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Animation For Adults: The AFA Podcast

The staff of AFA: Animation For Adults are here to bring you regular discussion on animation of all kinds- from Big Budget Hollywood fare to indie and anime we cover it all. Stay tooned!

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Episode 69: Serialised Storytelling, Life, Animated...

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2017/02/28

On this week's show Rachael, Dan and Chris are here to discuss the latest goings on in the animation world once again! In our news segment, (0:03) we talk about the confirmation of Hayao Miyazaki's new movie. new on Archer's new season and The Black Holes Kickstarter. Then in our main topic, (0:29) we look at the move towards more serialized storytelling in television animation. What is the reason for this trend and what does it mean for animation? Finally, in The Watercooler section (1:30), Chris

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129:55

Episode 68: My Life As A Zucchini, Courgette (or...

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2017/02/22

The AFA Podcast is back, with our 68th episode! This time Chris, Rachael, Dan and Yvonne talk about the Oscar-nominated My Life As A Zucchini/Courgette, ahead of its US Cinema release on February 24th! First up, we catch up with some news,(0;03) including Kubo's BAFTA victory. and Taika Waititi signing on to direct Bubbles. Then we take a look at some recent trailer releases,(0:15) before getting into our main topic ( 0:32, spoilers from 0:56). Then we finish up with our regular Watercooler segment

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Episode 67: Annie Awards, Lego Batman and The Last...

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2017/02/07

This week on The AFA Podcast your hosts Rachael and Dan are here to talk about the 44th Annual Annie Awards. Kicking off with a discussion of the event itself and the winners and nominees, we talk about one of the biggest events in the animation calendar!Then it's time for our regular Watercooler discussion, which this week includes (spoiler-free) talk about Lego Batman, (0:38) plus eagerly awaited PS4 game The Last Guardian (0:55). Help us bring you more content at

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98:41

Episode 66: Ocean Waves [or "The Statler and Waldorf...

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2017/02/01

It's time for another edition of The AFA Podcast! This week, Rachael,Dan and Chris talk about the Studio Ghibli TV Movie Ocean Waves- now playing in US Cinemas thanks to GKIDS.First there's our news segment (0:02) where we discuss the animated categories at the Oscars. Unfortunately, that part of our discussion was truncated by technical snafus but we head right into our discussion of Ocean Waves (0:07). Then we finish up with a visit to The Watercooler, (1:08) which this week includes The Secret

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175:07

Episode 65: 2016 Review/2017 Preview [or "I'm not a...

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2017/01/25

And we're back! Pardon the interruption, but Team AFA are here with the first proper episode of 2017.. and we think it's worth the wait. For starters, for the very first time we managed to have the full complement of the Pod Squad as Jill (and her cat, Toothless) joins Chris, Rachael, Dan and Yvonne to take a look back at the animated films of 2016 and look ahead to the 2017 crop! Firstly we quickly talk news, (0:04) with the latest updates on Your Name, My Life as A Zucchini/Courgette and the

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136:25

Best Of 2016 [Or "so it's come to this.. a clip show"]

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2017/01/06

This week on the podcast we're looking back at the last year of The AFA Podcast! You can hear some of our top moments from the past twelve months, plus some never heard before material too! We'll be back with our first proper podcast of 2017 but in the meantime thanks for sticking with us! Happy new year! Pixar's David Lally (0:01-0:18) talks about what it's like to work for one of the world's top animation studios. (From Episode 34).Jill, Yvonne and Rachael discuss how to introduce family and

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Bonus Episode: Moana

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2016/12/24

We're here with an early Christmas present for our listeners: a special bonus episode of the AFA Podcast! Rachael, Dan, Chris and Yvonne (who was fashionably late) are here to talk about Disney's Moana. Before we got into our extended discussion of the House of Mouse's latest feature, we covered a few news stories for the last time this year! We talked about The upcoming new anime Borutonaruto Next GenerationsThe casting of the new DuckTales (0:16) and the release of Ocean Waves from Studio Ghibli

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69:34

Christmas II: Christmas Boogaloo

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2016/12/21

Ho Ho Ho, and welcome to a very special festive edition of The AFA Podcast! Chris, Rachael and Dan gather around the fire (virtually) to talk about some of our recent festive-flavoured viewing and some of our favourites from past years!Titles we talk about include Tokyo Godfathers, Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas, Arthur Christmas and Santa Company.A very Merry Christmas to all our listeners! We will be back shortly after Christmas with our Bumper Bonus Moana episode and then return with regular

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Episode 64: Spirited Away at 15

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2016/12/15

On this week's show Rachael, Dan and Chris commemorate two special anniversaries- Spirited Away's 15th, and AFA's 3rd! So to mark this doubly special occasion we took a look back at this classic film! First though we've got news(0:03) to talk about. which this week includes Pixar's upcoming CoCo, The new DuckTales(woo-hoo), My Entire Highschool Is Sinking Into The Sea and the Golden Globes. Then we delve into our main topic of Spirited Away (0:41) (potential spoilers from the off). Just what makes

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Episode 63: Annie Awards and Anime

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2016/12/05

It's a two person show this week- and when it's a Chris and Rachael episode you can be pretty sure there's going to be a lot of anime talk! Before that though we start the news (0;05) by discussing the nominations for the 2017 Annie Awards.Then it's in to the Anime zone, with news breaking this week including The return of Code Geass, The cast of the Dragon Ball Super dub and the box-office success of Your Name.This week's Watercooler (0;43) includes Dragon Ball Super, Death Note and Izetta The Last

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Episode 62: With Mark Osbone, director of 'The Little...

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2016/11/29

In this very special episode Rachael, Chris and Dan are joined by director of The Little Prince and Kung Fu Panda, Mark Osborne. Mark talks about the production of The Little Prince, and his personal connection with the source material. We also hear about his earlier career and his favourite recent animated films. We're also treated to a few details on his next project - the animated adaptation of Jeff Smith's comic series Bone. Please consider supporting us at pateron.com/animationforadults.

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Episode 61: Hayao, Look who's back!

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2016/11/24

It's been quite a while since we've covered the latest news, so this week Chris and Rachael are here to catch you up on what's been going on! In the news section ( 0:04) we talk about Hayao Miyazaki's possible return to features, Spirited Away coming back to US cinemas, The Oscar longlist and more.Then we discuss a pair of live-action trailers adapted from animated originals, with Beauty and The Beast and Ghost In The Shell. (0:40).Finally, in the Watercooler (0:57), we talk Long Way North, Pokemon,

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Episode 60: With Special Guest Ed Hooks

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2016/11/09

We have a very special episode of the podcast this week, as Rachael, Chris, Dan and Yvonne are joined by Ed Hooks. For the uninitiated Ed is very respected in the animation community, having written, talked and taught on the subject of acting in animation for close to 20 years. Ed talks with us about his work, but also we discuss the topic of adult animation- and the challenges of appealing to an adult audience. We even found time to talk about the possibilities of storytelling through Virtual

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Episode 59: This is Halloween

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2016/10/31

Welcome listeners, as Rachael, Chris and Dan are here for our special Halloween episode! First up we talk about news (0:01) which this week includes Shaun The Sheep's sequel and the Klonoa movie news. Then it's time to get spooky as we get into talking about the appeal of Halloween-themed animated TV and movies that crop up this time of year (0:27).Join us for a super fun spooky episode!

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Episode 58: Nintendo and VR

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2016/10/27

Team AFA is back, with one of our occasional jaunts into the world of videogames. This time, following the reveal of the new Nintendo Switch system, we take a look at the past, present, and future of the inimitable Nintendo, and also continue to discuss the world of VR!First, though we talk the latest animation news (0:05) including the news that Dragon Ball Super is finally streaming in English and news of a new Roald Dahl adaptation. Then it's on to our main topic: Nintendo (0:24). Finally, we

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117:25

Episode 57: Miss Hokusai

Animation For Adults: The AFA Podcast ·

2016/10/18

Chris, Rachael, Dan and Yvonne are back for another episode, this time to discuss Production IG and Keiichi Hara's award-winning Miss Hokusai. First up though is our regular news section (0:05)! Stories this week include the return of Ghost In The Shell to cinemas in the UK, Ronja The Robber's Daughter, Borrowed Time's online debut. and Dan pays tribute to the career of Studio Ghibli's Michiyo Yasuda. Then it's on to Miss Hokusai (0:28)[Potential spoilers start around 0:46]. Finally it's time for

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Episode 56: Animation Nights New York Best of Fest...

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2016/10/12

This week on the show Rachael reports on her exploits at the first annual Animation Nights New York Best of Fest . First up though is our regular news round-up, which includes the latest news of New York Comic Con (0:05) and a couple of exciting new animated kickstarter campaigns (0:20)! Then comes Rachael's ANNY BOF report (0;43) which includes getting to try VR, animation screenings and panels. Finally, we catch up on what Chris and Dan have been watching (1:53- 2:30), which this week includes One

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Episode 55: Kubo and The Two Strings

Animation For Adults: The AFA Podcast ·

2016/10/04

AFA's Editor-at-Large Jill returns to the show this week, to join Chris, Rachael and Dan to go in depth about LAIKA's stop-motion epic Kubo and The Two Strings! First it's our regular news section and this week we cover the end of Adventure Time (0:03) and the Lion King CG (not live-action) remake (0:16). Then we dive into our discussion of Kubo (0:38) (spoiler warning- also there's a rogue spoiler for the most recent season of Game of Thrones). Finally we talk about some of the stuff we've been

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Episode 54: Manchester, Moana and Member Berries...

Animation For Adults: The AFA Podcast ·

2016/09/27

And we're back with another AFA Podcast! Having taken last week off and with some exciting things coming up we decided to have a quieter catch-up episode this week. So join Chris, Rachael and Dan as we catch up with the latest news and discuss some of the latest animation that we've been watching! First we talk about the upcoming ANNY Best Of Fest, then preview the Manchester Animation Festival (0:05) and Milo Murphy's Law (0:12) Then it's on to the newest Moana Trailer (0;18) and the announcement

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Episode 53: Happy Birthday Aardman! [With Dani Abram]

Animation For Adults: The AFA Podcast ·

2016/09/13

This month sees the fortieth anniversary of the UK's amazing Aardman animation.. so we decided it was about time we celebrated them on the podcast. This week Chris, Dan and Yvonne are joined by independent animator (and former Aardman employee) Dani Abram to talk about the stop-motion supremos.In our news segment (0;03) this week we talk about a new documentary on internet animation, the upcoming animated Doctor Who episodes and the Funimation and Crunchyroll deal. Our What We've Watched segment

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