Animation For Adults: The AFA Podcast

Like all of you, we are devastated by  the news of the arson attack  on The Kyoto Animation Studio in Japan this week. On behalf of the whole team,our thoughts are with all the victims and their loved ones and everyone affected by this atrocity.  We hope that the outpouring of love and support from the animation community and fans will bring them some comfort at this difficult time. We know that f...

After a short summer break, The AFA Podcast is back. This week Rachael, Chris and Dan discuss the news from The Annecy 2019 Festival- including Sony Animation's exciting slate, Taika Waititi's Flash Gordon  (0:34)and Abominable. Later on in the watercooler (0:53), we discuss Godzilla King Of The Monsters, Toy Story 4 and Moominvalley. Want to help us make more episodes? Please consider  supporting...

Grab your deerstalker hat and your Pokeball and join Rachael and Dan as they discuss the new movie Detective Pikachu! They talk about their memories of the Pokemon franchise and then dive into the first (part) live-action outing for Pikachu and co. It's Super effective!   Want to send us a message, question or suggestion for a future show? Email us at podcast[@]animationforadults.com.            ...

This week OG team member Yvonne joins Rachael to catch us up with her latest adventures. Including her time at the Tribeca Festival, VR and her plans for taking Animation Nights New York back to Cannes.   Want to help us make more episodes? Please consider  supporting us on Patreon  and get episodes before anyone else, plus bonus episodes and more! Other ways to support the site  here   The Team: ...

Better late than never! Rachael teams up with Denhery to discuss the final film of Dreamwork's How To Train Your Dragon trilogy. Be warned, while this is a short episode, we discuss more than a few spoilers right from the beginning. Keep that in mind if you want to experience the movie without prior knowledge.   Want to help us make more episodes? Please consider  supporting us on Patreon  and get...

Since 2009, LAIKA Studios has become a household name in stop motion animation. With its latest film, The Missing Link about to hit theaters, Rachael and Dan take a step back to 2009 with LAIKA's first theatrical feature, Coraline. How did this film set the stage for LAIKA and it's future releases? Join us and find out! Want to help us make more episodes? Please consider  supporting us on Patreon...

Grab on to your shells and get ready for a ninja showdown as Team AFA covers the most recent incarnations of the famous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Their latest animated outing, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, has garnered a great deal of praise for its amazing animation, fight choreography and sense of humor. With a combo of new fans and a 1980s veteran, this episode is a good mixture...

    The one bright side of a turbulent flu season is enough downtime to catch up on on your favorite shows, or even starting some new ones. Team AFA returns to the water cooler to talk shows, animated sorts and a few video games. Particularly, ANNIE Award winning video game Gris, Kingdom Hearts 3, the origin of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Tu...

It's time to fuse and take on the Diamond Authority as Team AFA discusses the hit Cartoon Network show, Steven Universe. We discuss our introductions to the show, delving into its history as well as the show runner, Rebecca Sugar. How the show's music, themes of family, diversity and above compassion have made this series a favorite of so many people. We also discuss the recent season finale and w...

This week, Nina shares her recent experience of a full weekend at the Animation First French Animation Festival in New York City. An event full of films, shorts, documentaries, panels and more that present french animation at its best. Many of which include the feature films by Michel Ocelot, the emotionally gripping film Funan, and the marvel that is Pinscreen animation. We then close with a roun...

If you are a fan of this Podcast, you know how much Team AFA loves talking about animated short films. We also love the fledgeling Japanese animation studio, Studio Ponoc. What happens when to take both of those awesome things and combine them into one? You get Modest Heroes. The very first short film anthology from Studio Ponoc. This week, Rachael and Nina look into each short film and what makes...

After a lovely holiday break, the AFA Podcast is back with the first episode of 2019!   Rachael, Dan and Nina return to share their holiday viewing experience including Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse, Hinamatsuri, Planet With, High Score Girl, and the collection of short films expected to be at this year's Oscar nominations.   Want to help us make more episodes? Please consider  supporting us on...

Join us for a fireside festive chat as we discuss one of our favourite Christmas Movies- The Nightmare Before Christmas! Sleighchael, Christingle, Danta Clause and Nina Noel discuss their memories of the film and talk about its history and legacy. Merry Christmas to all our listeners- and we'll be back in 2019 with more animation fun!

Welcome to a very special episode of The AFA Podcast- in honour of the website's 5th anniversary! We wanted to do something special for this episode and what could be better than the much requested topic of Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece Princess Mononoke? Rachael, Chris, Dan and Nina talk about our memories of the film and what makes it so special in this deep dive episode. Be aware that we talk sp...

The AFA Podcast is back for (probably) our final news and watercolour discussion episode of 2018.  Join Chris, Rachael, Dan and Nina as we catch up with the latest stories in the animation world!   We start by saying a sad farewell to SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg,  Then talk awards (0:12) with   The Annies and Golden Globes  Nominations and the winners at the Emiles,   Then it's the latest...

It's something of a reunion this week as Chris, Rachael, Dan and Nina are back together for the first time in weeks! And it's for an auspicious occasion- the western release of Mamoru Hosoda's latest film Mirai. Before we get stuck into the film we discuss the new (NOT Live Action) trailer for The Lion King, Then (0:30 aprox) we take our deep dive into Mirai. Caution: We discuss the film in some d...

This week Chris and Dan talk about Netflix's gigantic animated slate and all their recent announcements. Then its time to talk about the Emile Awards (0:29), plus the new trailers (0:32) for Toy Story 4, Detective Pikachu and LAIKA's Missing Link. Then in the Watercooler (1:00) its time to talk In Another World With My Smartphone, She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power, Dragon Pilot and more!  

Its time to blow this scene get everyone and the stuff together 321 Lets Jam Yep its time for The AFA Podcast to talk Cowboy Bebop as the series is 20 years old this year Join us for a deep dive discussion as Rachael Gino and Chris discuss what makes this series so special as well as discussing the Movie favourite episodes and even ponder how the series could maybe returnThe episode was supposed t...

This week Rachael and Chris are here with another mixed bag episode Its short but sweet and we cover a lot Firstly its time to talk news this week we cover topics including the CrunchyrollFunimation deal ending Warner Bros Animation Movie Plans and moreThen its time to talk some stuff weve been watching over by The Watercooler 022 Our main discussion is Penguin Highway before moving on to discuss...

This week the podcasts UK contingent Chris and Dan fly solo to discuss the latest animation news Firstly we say a sad farewell to Roger Mainwood Will Vinton and Adam Burke Then we discuss the the lineup of Animation Is Film Festival 2018 and The new SpiderMan Into The SpiderVerse trailer and the Dogtanian And The Muskehounds movieFinally 050 we stop off by The Watercooler to discuss Netflixs Hilda...

Hey lets go Its the AFA Podcasts longawaited deepdive episode on The Hayao Miyazaki classic My Neighbour Totoro to celebrate the films 30th anniversary Chris Rachael and Dan discuss their memories of the film as well as looking at its lasting cultural impact and getting into just what makes this film so very special

AFA Gaming returns to go through the history of one of our favorite video game developers Naughty Dog From the humble beginnings of Jason Rubin and Andy Gavins creation of the now iconic Crash Bandicoot all the way to the Naughty Dog of 2018 and their advancements in their game design and animation Naughty Dog has crafted tons of memorable moments and innovations in the video game industry and it...

The AFA Podcast is back with our deep dive into Satoshi Kons seminal Perfect Blue in the wake of GKIDS recent 20th Anniversary theatrical rereleaseFirst Chris Dan and Gino discuss the latest animation news 001 including Cartoon Saloons big deal with techgiant Apple and new trailers for SheRa and Hilda Then its time for our Perfect Blue discussion From 030 with more spoilerific chat from around 114...

On this weeks AFA Podcast Gino makes his triumphant return joining Chris and Dan to discuss Masaakis Yuasas dreamlike feature The Night Is Short Walk On GirlFirstly its time to catch up with news 002 including Alex Hirschs Netflix Deal Liz And The Blue Bird and the MFKZ English cast Then its time to follow the Girl With The Black Hair and delve into our main topic 042 Then we stop off by the Water...

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