Animation For Adults: The AFA Podcast

This is the first part of our oneyear anniversary special Its true weve been doing this for a whole year now and decided to look back at our first year of podcasting Not only that but we managed to pack in a spoilerfree discussion of Finding Dory and the usual news and animation discussion Part two is coming soonIn the first part Chris Rachael Dan and Yvonne talk about the last year of podcasting0...

Its a shorter show this week as Chris Dan and Yvonne talk about some of the news that came out of Annecy earlier this month alongside the usual discussion of what they have been watching this weekWe talk about upcoming anime In This Corner Of The World 009The return of Samurai Jack 017 and the Annecy Awards 026 Then we get into the stuff weve been watching 038 120 which includes Archer Parasyte Th...

Its that time again when the annual E3 Videogame event took place in LA its like Christmas for Gamers So Rachael and Chris get into the latest videogame reveals from this years event but not until theyve taken a look at the usual news and discussed what theyve been watching The news this week includes the Hey Arnold Jungle Movie 007 and Finding Dorys Huge opening 014Then its on to what weve been w...

This week Chris Rachael Dan and Yvonne assemble to form Team AFA and podcast about some cartoons and a little show called Voltron Legendary Defender First up its news time so we cover The new Moana teaser from Disney 004 Zootopia sequel possibilities 010 and some exciting news about The Breadwinner 022Then Rachael and Chris talk some spoilerfree Voltron thoughts 039 and Dan offers some thoughts on...

Dan returns to the fold this week just in time to join Chris and Rachael to discuss the work of Studio Ghiblis Isao Takahata in the week the new version of Takahatas Only Yesterday reaches UK CinemasFirst though its time for some news as we talk about the surprising announcement that WW2 Propaganda anime Momotaro Sacred Sailors is coming to the US 003 and the exciting clips from Voltron Legendary...

Time for another AFA Podcast With the rest of the team otherwise engaged its up to Chris and Rachael to hold the fort again this week With so much going on in the animation world lately this episode we decided to concentrate mainly on the sudden influx of exciting animated trailersTheres lots of news to cover with the new trailer for Finding Dory 001 giving us the Fishy Feels and Chuck Steel Night...

Yarr Buckle up ye scurvy landlubbers because this time Rachael and Chris are here to talk about the phenomenon that is One Piece This weeks News includes discussion about Nintendos plans to make movies 003 and The Red Turtles Cannes Triumph 025Stuff weve watched this week includes Moomins On The Riviera 034 Steven Universe and Batman Bad Blood 048 Then its time to Talk One Piece 100 154 Sign up to...

Join Chris Rachael Dan and Yvonne as they discuss the latest animation news which includes new trailers for Voltron Legendary Defender 003 and The Red Turtle 008 and the latest Aardman News 010 Things weve been watching this week include Ghost In The Shell The New Movie 021 and Space Patrol Luluco 028 Then finally its on to our main topic 055204 which this week is AFAs Most Wanted looking at The M...

Welcome to another fine edition of the AFA Podcast This time Rachael Chris and Dan are joined by Yvonne and Yvonnes cold who tells us all about her adventures at the Tribeca Film Festival This years event featured a considerable amount of VR content which makes up the majority of our chat this time Its fascinating to hear all about Yvonnes handson experiences with VR and wonder how it will effect...

Welcome to another episode of the AFA Podcast This week we bring you a mixed bag of topics as Rachael Chris and Dan talk about the latest news and what weve been watching First its time to talk about the DreamWorks AnimationComcast Deal 001 The new Watership Down Miniseries 019 The Annecy Line up 030 and the latest Kubo and The Two Strings Trailer 034 Then is its on to what weve been watching 050...

The AFA Podcast returns once again This time around Chris Rachael and Jill are here to discuss the usual range of animation topics and review the French Steampunk romp April and The Extraordinary World First we talk news 004 025 including some exciting animation exhibitions around the world the return of Steven Universe and the StarFox animated short Then its on to catch up with what weve been wat...

Lets try this again After our original episode 35 recording had to be scrapped its second time lucky Chris and Dan are here to catch up on news including more details on the Scooby Doo reboot FLCL The Goon and more Then its on to talk about what weve been watching which this time around includes Dans thoughts on the new sort of liveaction but actually animated Jungle Book movie and Ocean Waves and...

Its a very special edition of the show this week as Rachael Chris Dan and Yvonne are joined by guest David Lally technical artist at Pixar After grilling David about what life inside Pixars hallowed halls is like and finding out more about the independent short Borrowed Time David worked on we head into the main topic Inspired by the very different approaches to adult animation of the likes of Ano...

As Zootopia finally arrives in the UK under the title of Zootropolis its time for Chris Rachael and Dan to sit down and talk about Disneys latest smash hit Before that we talk about some of the latest animation news including the Annecy lineup Amazons moves into anime streaming and the new film coming from Anomalisa makers Starburns Unfortunately we had a ton of issues with Skype this week so the...

Its time for a retrotastic instalment of the AFA Podcast This week Rachael and Dan talk about the return of DuckTales Voltron and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in this weeks news segment Not only that but our main topic this week is the 20th anniversary of the Pokemon Franchise Its Super effectiveIts not all old school though as theres also time to talk about Anomalisa Zootopia and Kubo and The Two...

After a week out sorry The AFA Podcast is back This time Chris Rachael Dan and Yvonne talk about the latest animation news including the End of Wander Over Yonder The Return of Hey Arnold The Oscars and more Then its on to talking about what weve watched which this week includes Zootopia Sword Art Online Whisper Of The Heart and Evangelion 333 Then its on to the weeks main topic which this time is...

What better way to mark our 30th episode than by talking about Pixar Animation Studios 30th anniversary So thats just what Rachael and Dan are here to do But not before weve talked about the latest animation news including the Annie Award Results the Return of Voltron and The Empire Awards Then Dan gives some spoiler free early thoughts on ZootopiaZootropolis 035050 and Miss Hokusai and Rach talks...

Skidoosh Its time for another AFA Podcast and this week Rachael and Jill are here to discuss the third part in DreamWorks Animations Kung Fu Panda series Before that we hear about Jills adventures at last years CTN Expo and the latest animation news and some serious Star Wars Rebels discussion Other topics include The Miraculous Ladybug and One Punch Man then its on to Kung Fu Panda 3If you like t...

This week the AFA Podcast is veritably stuffed to the gills as we bring you the latest news and discussion from the animation world Chris Rachael and Yvonne discuss the release of several new trailers including Kubo And The Two Strings Zootopia and more and take a look at the possibility of a TV series adaptation of the classic Akira Then we talk about what weve watched including early thoughts on...

Kamehameha To celebrate the arrival of the latest Dragon Ball Z Movie Resurrection F on BluRay and DVD Rachael and Chris take a look at everything Dragon Ball but particularly the two new movies Before we get to our main topic of course theres the usual news and discussion of what weve been watching This time it includes two interesting crowdfunding projects the US release of The Boy and The Beast...

This week Chris Rachael Dan and Yvonne delve into a topic that will be of interest to animation students or anyone interested in the more technical side of animation Namely acting or performance in animation were not talking not voice acting this time but the actual performance created by animators Every animator is an actor with a pencilBefore that we talk the latest big animation news which this...

Were back with another packed episode of the AFA Podcast Last week was Hayao Miyazakis 75th Birthday so to mark the occasion Rachael Dan and Chris reflect on what his work means to them In our opening segment they talk about some of the big stories of recent days including Alex Hirschs New Project The BAFTAs and the controversy surrounding Cartoon Network UKs treatment of Steven UniverseWant to se...

Its the first AFA Podcast of 2016 With most of the team struck down by illness or otherwise engaged Rachael and Dan go it alone They discuss the latest happenings in the animation world including the third Zootopia trailer the announcement of the Gravity Falls finales air date and Only Yesterdays US debut After a brief roundup of what weve been watching its time to look back at 2015 in animation a...

Its that time of year so how about a special Christmas episode of the podcast Chris Rachael Dan and Yvonne assemble in the AFA Christmas shack to talk about a range of Christmassy topics We talk about our favourite Christmas animated specials including The Snowman A Charlie Brown Christmas and How The Grinch Stole Christmas A bit later we get into our fave Christmas animated movies and talk about...

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 mes...