Merge pull request matplotlib#28520 from meeseeksmachine/auto-backport-of-pr-28517-on-v3.9.1-doc

Backport PR matplotlib#28517 on branch v3.9.1-doc (DOC: better cross referencing for animations)

Author: rcomer

doc/api/animation_api.rst

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ Animation
 The easiest way to make a live animation in Matplotlib is to use one of the
 `Animation` classes.
 
+.. seealso::
+   - :ref:`animations`
+
 .. inheritance-diagram:: matplotlib.animation.FuncAnimation matplotlib.animation.ArtistAnimation
    :parts: 1
 

galleries/users_explain/animations/animations.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 generate animations using the `~matplotlib.animation` module. An
 animation is a sequence of frames where each frame corresponds to a plot on a
 `~matplotlib.figure.Figure`. This tutorial covers a general guideline on
-how to create such animations and the different options available.
+how to create such animations and the different options available.  More information is available in the API description: `~matplotlib.animation`
 """
 
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt