Animation For Adults: The Afa Podcast

Time for another edition of the AFA Podcast This week Chris Dan Rachael and Yvonne talk about some exciting recent animation news such as Cartoon Saloons The Breadwinner the Golden Globe Nominations and the amazing trailer for LAIKAs next Kubo and The Two Strings A bit later we talk about things weve been watching including the latest South Park One Punch Man and Yu Yu HakushoWant to send us a message question or suggestion for a future show Email us here If youd like to advertise or sponsor a future episode then please drop us a line right hereFull show notes for all episodes can be found at httpwwwanimationforadultscomsearchlabelPodcast

Welcome to The AFA Podcast Episode 21 Its very much a show of two halves this week In the first part Chris Dan Rachael and Yvonne talk animation news including the Annie Awards Nominations Only Yesterdays US details the return of Samurai Jack and more Then in the second half Rachael and Dan discuss the last two major animation releases of 2015 Pixars The Good Dinosaur and The Peanuts Movie from Blue SkyIf you like the show dont forget to subscribe via the method of your choice and why not leave us a review They can really help others discover the showWant to send us a message question or suggestion for a future show Email us here If youd like to advertise or sponsor a future episode then please drop us a line right hereAPPROXIMATE TIME CODES001 055 ANIMATION NEWS Annie Awards nominations Only Yesterday Ni no Kuni 2055 135 The Good Dinosaur amp Sanjays Super Team135 201 The Peanuts Movie

Its Episode 20 of The Podcast With Team AFA USA otherwise engaged it was up to Dan and Chris to hold the fort Luckily there was plenty to discuss with lots of news on the agenda This weeks topics include the end of Gravity Falls Edgar Wrights unexpected animated project and that Zootopia trailerThen its on to Stuff we watched where Dan gives his thoughts on Pixar The Good Dinosaur and Sanjays Super Team then Chris talks Home and FLCLDont forget to Subscribe on iTunes or find us on Podcastscom or Stitcher If you enjoy the show please leave us a rating or review itll help more people find the show in futureSend us your listener mail for future shows to podcastanimationforadultscom If youd like to advertise or sponsor a show please contact us Full show notes at animationforadultscom

This week we had so much stuff to talk about we didnt even need an overall topic Yvonne joins us briefly to update us on Animation Nights New York and then Chris Dan and Rachael get into a range of animation topicsThis weeks news includes new details on Tomm Moores Wolf Walkers as well as the trailers for Finding Dory and Boy and The World Then its time to talk what weve been watching including this week Whisper Of The Heat Kill La Kill Gravity Falls and Transformers the MovieDont forget to Subscribe on iTunes or find us on Podcastscom or Stitcher If you enjoy the show please leave us a rating or review itll help more people find the show in futureSend us your listener mail for future shows to podcastanimationforadultscom If youd like to advertise or sponsor a show please contact us

This week Chris Dan Rachael and Yvonne are joined for a second time by animator Michael Collin who previously guested back in episode 2 This time however Michael joins us to talk about his work with using animation as community outreach working with groups such as disadvantaged youths homeless people or people dealing with mental health issues Breaking with tradition we talk to Michael in the first part of the show before diving into our normal animation chat for the second part of the show This week we discuss Anomalisa Kung Fu Panda 3 The Oscars and a whole lot more We even have a surprise new segment in This Day InDont forget to Subscribe on iTunes or find us on Podcastscom or Stitcher If you enjoy the show please leave us a rating or review itll help more people find the show in futureSend us your listener mail for future shows to podcastanimationforadultscom If youd like to advertise or sponsor a show please contact usFull show notes at animationforadultscom

This week Chris Dan Jill and Rachael decided it was time to Woman Up and finish up our discussion of this years Animated Feature Oscar Nominees by discussing the eventual winner Disneys Big Hero 6Before that though we wonder whats going on with Don Bluths Dragons Lair Kickstarter and talk about Crunchyrolls move into anime coproductions In our discussion of what weve been watching we talk Asterix Mansion Of The Gods South Park and Noragami Aragoto while Rach and Jill dive into a spoilertastic discussion of the most recent Gravity Falls Then we chat Big Hero 6 before rounding it up with summing up this years Oscar result and ponder next years contendersDont forget to Subscribe on iTunes or find us on Podcastscom or Stitcher If you enjoy the show please leave us a rating or review itll help more people find the show in futureSend us your listener mail for future shows to podcastanimationforadultscom If youd like to advertise or sponsor a show please contact us

Welcome back to another episode of the AFA Podcast This week Chris Dan Rachael and Jill are joined by Jason Lee Weight of the Web animation series Sam Sweetmilk Jason joins us as we discuss the latest animation news including the announcement of the Zootopia cast the Childrens BAFTA nominations and Garth Jennings teaming up with Illumination entertainment Then we talk about things weve been watching including The Boy and The Beast Rick and Morty Star Wars Rebels and more Then we talk with Jason about the story behind Sweetmilk Its pretty DatchIf you enjoy the show please leave a review or rating If its a good one be sure to let us know where you left it and we might just read it on the show And were always happy to get your emails or questions to feature on the show If youd like to advertise or sponsor a show please contact usFull shownotes and timecodes httpwwwanimationforadultscom201510theafapodcastepisode16html

Join Chris Dan and Rachael as they take a look back at the career of the mighty Mamoru Hosoda With The Boy And The Beast arriving this year its a perfect time to look back at the films of one of the foremost talents working in anime today Before that theres a quicker than usual opening segment where we talk about some of the latest animation news including more news of Wes Andersons new stopmotion animation and more awards love for Song Of The Sea Full show notes at animationforadultscomCONTAINS SPOILERS FOR WOLF CHILDREN AND SUMMER WARSSubscribe via iTunes or find us on Podcastscom or Stitcher If you enjoy the show please leave a review or rating to help spread the wordSend us your email or questions and they may feature in the show If youd like to advertise or sponsor a show for super low introductory rates no less please contact us

This week we turn our sights on the world of videogames for the first time Animation is a big part of games and the two industries are closely connected so we feel its completely within AFAs area Besides even if games arent your thing we still covered a lot of the usual animation news and discussed some things weve been watching lately before we even touch on gaming Join Chris Rachael Yvonne and Dan for another packed showTopics this week include the developments from New York Comic Con including the Tiger and Bunny Movie and the Adventure Time Spinoff plus the latest from Disney and Pixar On the gaming side we talk Virtual Reality Until Dawn and Telltales Walking Dead Game of Thrones and Fables games Our supposed topic was animation in gaming but we ended up covering much more Lots of fun stuff this week we hope youll agreeIf you enjoy the show please leave us a review on iTunes Stitcher or Podcastscom and help spread the wordAnd were always happy to get your emails or questions to feature on the showIf youd

Chris and Yvonne talk to Brian Austin of The Animation Project an initiative in New York that helps at risk and court involved youth to produce their own animation as a form of art therapy Its a fascinating topic and were extremely grateful for Brian for taking the time to talk to us Visit theanimationprojectorg for more information on TAPIf you enjoy the show please leave us a review on iTunes or Podcastscom and help spread the word Subscribe on iTunes Here Or find us on StitcherAnd were always happy to get your emails or questions to feature on the show If youd like to advertise or sponsor a show please email podcast animationforadultscomFor Full show notes please visit animationforadultscom

Chris Rachael Dan and Yvonne get into some of the latest animation news including the Phoenix Wright anime and the latest developments in Hayao Miyazakis forthcoming Boro The Caterpillar Then we get into some of the great animated TV thats been airing lately including the start of the new Danger Mouse South Park and Steven Universe We also finally have a proper excuse to talk about the Muppets Sadly Rach and Yvonne had to make early exits but Chris and Dan stuck around to talk about the new trailers for Peanuts The Good Dinosaur and Angry BirdsFull show notes at animationforadultscomSubscribe on iTunes Here Or find us on StitcherIf you enjoy the show please leave us a review on iTunes or Podcastscom and help spread the word And were always happy to get your emails or questions to feature on the showIf youd like to advertise or sponsor a show please contact us

Welcome back to another episode of the Official AFA Podcast Its an exciting one too as Rachael makes her triumphant return to the podcast crew this week This week we dont have an overall topic but instead bring you a mixed bag of animation chat We talk about some of the latest happenings in the world of animation and catch up on what weve been watchingTopics covered this week include The Jungle Book VR Noragami Dragon Ball Z Resurrection F and moreIf you enjoy the show please leave us a review on iTunes or Podcastscom and help spread the word And were always happy to get your emails or questions to feature on the showIf youd like to advertise or sponsor a show please contact usFind Full show notes at httpwwwanimationforadultscom201509theafapodcastepisode11html

Wow we made it to 10 episodes already To mark this first milestone Chris Dan and Yvonne take a little look back at how the podcast has been going Then Yvonne tells us all about the very successful first Animation Nights New York Event which took place last week Then we dive into some news which includes a new Danger Mouse trailer The Boy and The Beasts US Premiere and Over The Garden Walls success at the Emmy awardsThen for our main topic we talk about LAIKAs Oscar nominated stopmotion The Boxtrolls This episode contains spoilers for the film and some strong language And a lot of really British references

We took last week off but were back for our regular discussions of everything animated Chris Dan and Yvonne were joined by the very talented animator James Rodgers of Lunar Animation James talked with us about his career and what its like to set up your own animation studio and it was a really interesting discussionJames joins us for the second part of the show but before that we talked some of the masses of animation news that has happened since we last recorded We talk Minions record breaking The Iron Giant FLCL and the London Film Festival among other subjectsThen its time to talk what weve been watching which this week includes Moonbeam City Dinner For Few Rick and Morty and The Snowman Then its time for our chat with James

As promised heres the second part of our podcast this week where we discuss the fantastic How To Train Your Dragon 2 We got so carried away talking about the movie that we had to split the episode in two If you want to hear our discussion of the latest news plus some things weve been watching you can find it in Episode 8a This episode however is pure DragonsJoin Jill Yvonne Dan and Chris for an in depth discussion of last years How To Train Your Dragon 2 Theres some brief discussion about the first film and the Dragons TV series and theres also some speculation about what might happen in the third film too It probably goes without saying but theres some pretty major spoilers here so if you havent seen the film yet you might want to hold backFull show notes here httpwwwanimationforadultscom201508theafapodcastepisode8bhowtotrainhtmlContains some strong languageIf you enjoy the show please leave us a review on iTunes or Podcastscom and help spread the word And were always happy to get your emails or questions t

This week weve got something new two podcasts Well technically its one episode cut into two but hey it still extra podcast goodness We managed to talk for nearly two hours about How To Train Your Dragon 2 so rather than put out one epic episode were putting out our Dragons chat later in the week as a second part Which means this first part is where we do our usual chat about the goings on in the world of animationThis week Jill Yvonne Dan and Chris talk a bit more about D23 discuss the news about the Scooby Doo movie and sing the praises of Rick and Morty and The Prophet Contains some strong language and adult themesFull show notes and timecodes can be found at httpwwwanimationforadultscom201508theafapodcastepisode8ahtmlJoin us later in the week for part 2If you enjoy the show dont forget to subscribe and please leave us a review on iTunes or Podcastscom and help spread the word And were always happy to get your emails or questions to feature on the showIf youd like to advertise or sponsor a show please conta

Its a different kind of show this week Weve got a slimmed down lineup with just Chris Dan and Yvonne but we had plenty to talk about as this week was a news extravaganza as we talk about all the revelations at the Disney D23 Expo in Anaheim We look at Disney and Pixars upcoming slate and lots more animation related discussionOther topics covered include Cartoon Saloons The Breadwinner Dragon Ball Z Ethel and Ernest and more This episode contains some strong language and adult topics And of course the obligatory Muppets referenceIf you enjoy the show please leave us a review on iTunes or Podcastscom and help spread the word And were always happy to get your emails or questions to feature on the showIf youd like to advertise or sponsor a show please contact usApproximate Time Codes001011 Listener questions011 057 Animation News057 120 D23 The Jungle Book and Disney Live Action120152 Disney Gigantic Zootopia and Moana152 230 Pixar Finding Dory Coco Toy Story 4Full Show Notes at httpwwwanimationforadults

Its a mixed bag of emotions this week as Rachael was unable to join us sniffle but we were joined by AFAs own Jill making her triumphant debut on the Podcast Yay This week we discussed topics including the massive success of the Dragon Ball Z movie and wonder why America hasnt flocked to see Shaun The Sheep Movie Full show notes at httpwwwanimationforadultscom201508theafapodcastepisode6insideouthtmlStuff weve been watching includes Simons Cat Wander Over Yonder Its Such a Beautiful Day and BoJack Horseman Then its time for our main topic which this week is finally Pixars Inside OutIf you enjoy the show please leave us a review on iTunes or Podcastscom and help spread the word And were always happy to get your emails or questions to feature on the showIf youd like to advertise or sponsor a show please contact usApproximate Time Codes0m 35m Animation News35m 1hr22 What Weve been Watching1hr22 133 Lava 133 246 Inside Out

After taking a week off the gang is back to talk about Isao Takahatas The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya Before that theres time for some news as we discuss the new trailer for Pixars The Good Dinosaur and wonder what Disney is doing with all these liveaction remakes Then we get into what weve been watching which this week includes BoJack Horseman Rick and Morty and Fairy TaleThen we jump into our discussion of Kaguya If you havent seen the film you should probably do so before listening we go in depth on this including the endingPlease note this episode contains some strong language Full show notes at httpwwwanimationforadultscom201508theafapodcastepisode5taleofhtml Approximate Time Codes3m 35m Animation News35m 1hr04 What Weve been Watching1hr04 2hr23 The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya SPOILERS

Pardon the interruption but just over a week late Chris Dan Rachael and Yvonne are back again to talk about some cartoons Our main topic is The State Of The Animation Nation where we discuss the current state of the animation industry Are we in a golden age of animationBefore that though we discuss some now hopelessly out of date animation news including the heartening success of Mamoru Hosodas Boy and the Beast Shaun The Sheeps Swedish theme park and bum ourselves out talking about the sad passing of Nintendos Satoru Iwata Then its time to discuss what weve been watching including titles such as Archer Star Wars Rebels and My Teen Romantic Comedy SnafuApproximate Time CodesStart 2m55 Introduction2m5535m Animation News 35m1h07 What Weve Watched1h082h 28 Main Topic The State Of The Animation Nation228 230 SignoffFull show Notes