Animation For Adults: The AFA Podcast

The AFA Podcast is back once again to bring you the latest animation talk First Chris Rachael and Dan discuss the latest news stories This includes the latest anime announcements from Otakon the details on the Maquia English dub and the Fantoche FestivalThen 024 Chris and Rachael discuss a selection of film that screened at this years Fantasia Film Festival that we were able to watch which are Fir...

Hey there AFA Gamers Sorry for the delay we recorded this episode a while ago but we are finally back with our latest roundtable episode of The AFA Gaming Podcast This time around Rachael and Chris look back at this years E3 Expo and discuss the upcoming games we are most looking forward to

Welcome back to The AFA Podcast This week Rachael and Chris preside over a grabbag of animation topics and discussion Starting with news 115 we take a look back at last months San Diego ComicCon announcements including the return of Clone Wars Dragon Ball Super Broly SpiderMan Into The SpiderVerse and more Then we get stuck into the fresh theatrical announcements 3800 including Mirai Perfect Blue...

Thanks to the awesome folks at Eleven Arts Anime Studio Team AFA brings you a special episode discussing the highly anticipated anime film Maquia When the Promised Flower Blooms We discuss the film and its director anime screenwriter Mari Okada at length so if you havent seen the film please stop listening around 28 minutes into the episode if you want to avoid spoilers From there we discuss speci...

The AFA Podcast is back in action to cover the return of the beloved Parr family and their super hero antics Rachael and Artist in Residence Ali take the stage to discuss why the Incredibles is such a beloved film series and how its latest sequel has improved on many aspects from the original From the super hero action family dynamics laughs and scares the Incredibles 2 is packed with content for...

Its been a while since weve covered the latest news on the AFA Podcast so its about time we caught up Firstly time Chris Dan and Nina talk about the fate of DisneyPixars John LasseterThen its time to get into the exciting trailers that were released recently 014 covering Wreck It Ralph 2 The Lego Movie 2 SpiderMan Into The Spider Verse and How To Train Your Dragon The Hidden WorldFinally 134 we st...

Though we were unable to release this episode alongside the films Ghibli Fest run we are super stoked to finally present our discussion of this classic Ghibli film Rachael Dan and Nina dive in headfirst into their history of the film before breaking down what makes this animated film such a fun romp From heartwarming characters to animation that is practically bursting with life there is so much t...

The only disappointment with our 100th episode was that we werent able to record with Yvonne However she had an amazing excuse for missing it she took Animation Nights New York to The Cannes Festival Yvonne joins Rachael and Chris to talk about her adventures in the south of France earlier this month Then as a bonus we took a little stroll down memory lane from 037 and talked about our favourite m...

The AFA Podcast is back with our longawaited 100th episode For this special episode we wanted to do something different and asked our twitter followers to vote on which film we would discuss The winner was Katsuhiro Otomos classic AKIRA which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year The team this time joined by AFA writer and artist Ali Cat Harris discuss our individual experiences with the film...

The AFA Gaming Podcast returns for its first GameFranchise Spotlight on a classic series for the adventurous at heart Tomb RaiderRachael and Chris discuss their first experience of the franchise back in the late 1990s before diving into the recent trilogy of games developed by Crystal Dynamics Including the recent trailer for the Shadow of the Tomb RaiderThe Team This Week Rachael Ward fail2ninja...

The AFA Podcast is back with our 99th regular episode This week its one of our mixed bag episodes catching up with a range of news topics and what weve been watching lately First we talk a little about what to expect for episode 100 followed by a roundup of Awards news The Oscars Crunchyroll Anime Awards and The British Animation Awards Then we discuss the lineup at the upcoming Cardiff Animation...

Welcome to the first episode of an allnew Podcast series The AFA Gaming Podcast The Podcast that explores the realm of video gamesinteractive media and the animation that brings them to lifeAfter a few minor introductionsreintroductions from our hosts Rachael and Chris we kick off the first installment of the Game Roundtable A casual discussion of video games played recently by our commentators Th...

This week Yvonne makes her triumphant return for her first appearance on the podcast in 2018 She joins us to look back at her time at Animation First Americas first French animation festival which took place earlier this monthThe episode kicks off with our regular news discussion which this week kicks off with our look at the Detective Holmes Kickstarter 001 Then its on to Glen Keanes new movie fo...

Ever since its release on Netflix in early JanuaryMasaaki Yuasa anime adaptation of Go Nagais Devilman has taken the anime community by storm Some are in awe some are horrified and some somewhere in between With a show that runs such a huge gambit of adult content sex violence and religious symbolism Team AFA decides to undertake an in-depth discussion of the original source material a few previou...

The long awaited US release of Mary and the Witchs Flower from Studio Ponoc has finally arrived and Team AFA is more than ready to discuss the films highs and lows Also joining this weeks discussion is Gino Balton Abello host of the ANNY Animator Interview series. In the news this week we discuss the nominations for the upcoming Academy Awards for best Animated Feature and Short film 003 We then d...

Please excuse the interruption but The AFA Podcast has returned with our first episode of 2018 This time we are joined by a very special guest Author Academic and screenwriter Northrop Davis For our news section we talked 002 about the BAFTA nominations and The Canadian Screen Awards Then we talked about Kilkenny Animated and the upcoming Festival Animation First in New York and the return of the...

We may be off for the Holidays but weve got one more podcast treat for you before the year is out In this special bonus episode Rachael is joined by our social media manager Denhery to discuss Pixars new smash hit Coco Spoilers start around 009 And thats not all After that weve got the first episode of our new podcast Saturday Morning Cartoon Club 041 Future episodes will be available via our Patr...

Ho ho ho Its time for our annual Christmas episode of The AFA Podcast To celebrate its release 25 years ago this time Rachael and Chris discuss the classic The Muppet Christmas Carol First up though its time for the final News section of 2017 Its an awards special including the Emile Awards The Annies and The Golden Globes Then its time for our main topic discussion 040 Theres sort of spoilers I g...

This week its a British Invasion as Chris and Dan hold the fort while our US team are kept busy by Thanksgiving festivities They catch up with all the animation news thats broken since our last recording which this week includes the Emile Awards 002 The Oscars shortlist and a new trailer for Early Man 042 Then they talk about whether an animated Mario Brothers movie from Illumination is a good ide...

This episode of The AFA Podcast is dedicated to just one thing our discussion of Nora Twomey and Cartoon Saloons The Breadwinner Rachael Yvonne Dan and Chris have a detailed discussion about one of the most anticipated animated movies of the year spoilers start from around 20 minutes in

On this weeks episode of The AFA Podcast after too long an absence Yvonne makes her triumphant return joining Rachael Chris and Dan for another discussion of the latest happenings in the animation world First up in the news discussion topics include Miyazakis new films first information The Lion King remake casting announcement and the new Ninja Turtles show In the Watercooler section this week Yv...

This week Rachael Chris and Dan are back together yay to talk about the latest animation happenings In the news section 004 they discuss stories including The UK premiere of Osamu Tezukas Cleopatra the canceling of Disneys Gigantic and moreThen in a special edition of The Watercooler 024 Rachael and Dan talk about their time at London Film Festival and share some spoilerfree thoughts on Loving Vin...

This week on The AFA Podcast your hosts Chris and Dan are here to talk about the latest goings on in the animation world First up in the news section 004 we talk about the potential liveaction adaptation of Your Name and the Bobs Burgers Movie Then its time to discuss Kenji Kamiyamas new feature Napping Princess 022 before stopping off by The Watercooler 048 This weeks topics include Dans trip to...

This time on The AFA Podcast your hosts Chris and Rachael delve into the hit multimedia franchise Death NoteFirst though its time for our regular news section 002 which this week features Wes Andersons Isle Of Dogs Trailer Manchester Animation Festival Animation Is Film and more Then on to Death Note 035 We discuss the manga anime Japanese liveaction and even that recent Netflix movie 123 Spoilers...

Welcome to another edition of The AFA Podcast Its a bit of a lighter show this week as Rachael and Chris catch up on the latest news and catch up with what weve been watching The news section 002 kicks off with some discussion of the latest trailers including Netflixs Big Mouth and Neo Yokio and Pixars Coco Then its on to the casting news of the new series Moominvalley and some classic anime getti...