Greetings bold adventurers, and welcometh to The AFA Podcast, which this week ventures forth to discuss the latest Pixar film, Onward. Dungeon Master Rachael and loyal companion Dan recount the bold adventures as they discuss Dan Scanlon's film (available in the US now on Disney Plus). But bewareth, for from 18:30 they venture into the deadly spoiler zone- enter at your own risk!

Contains some strong language.

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The Team: 

• Rachael Ward @fail2ninja  

• Dan Hamman @hammoo  

Episode produced by  Chris Perkins @misterchristor 

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The Adventure Zone

Hey there animation lovers! This week on The AFA Podcast, things are a bit different. With your hosts Rachael, Dan and Chris in self-isolation mode, we thought it was the right time for a less structured episode. So this week's episode is a loose-form discussion that's part Watercooler, part therapy session, with only the lightest of editing. We bounce around a lot, but as well as discussing the current situation (in terms of how it's affecting animation and our viewing habits- nothing too bleak) we cover Disney Plus, DuckTales, (woo-woo) Farmageddon, Beastars, Attack On Titan Season 3, Promare and a whole lot more. Contains some strong language.

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Want to send us a message, question or suggestion for a future show? Email us at podcast[@]animationforadults.com.

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: 

• Rachael Ward @fail2ninja  

• Chris Perkins @misterchristor 

• Dan Hamman @hammoo  

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The Willoughbys Trailer

Beastars

Land Of The Lustrous Opening

As finding entertainment becomes more important than ever, we're experimenting with some new things on The AFA Podcast. So this time. we're presenting our first ever commentary. It can be enjoyed with or without the film, but you'll get the most out of it if you listen in conjunction with the film. For our first commentary, we chose Hayao Miyazaki's classic 1979 film Lupin III: The Castle Of Cagliostro, which can be found on Netflix (in the US and UK). Listen out for the countdown and get ready to press play!

If you have any suggestions for films we could do commentaries on, please let us know!

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: 

• Rachael Ward @fail2ninja  

• Chris Perkins @misterchristor 

• Dan Hamman @hammoo  

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The Castle Of Cagliostro On Netflix

To Catch A Thief: The Lupin III: Files

There's a lot of craziness going on in the world right now, but The AFA Podcast is here to bring you one our mixed bag episodes! Rachael, Dan and Chris kick off with a news round-up. First, we talk about the announcements of new Netflix shows from Taika Waititi and Tina Fey, and the new fantasy animation from Ava DuVernay.  Then it's trailer talk: (0:22) featuring Sony's Connected, Pixar's Soul, Warner's Scoob and Apple's Central Park.

Then (1:00) it's watercooler time! Dan shares his thoughts on Pixar's Onward, Rachael and Chris get stuck into Dragon Quest: Your Story, Rachael and Dan talk the newest Pokemon movie, and Chris talks about I Want To Eat Your Pancreas.

SHOW NOTES

TAIKA WAITITI ADAPTING 'CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY' FOR NETFLIX

NEW ANIMATED SERIES 'MULLIGAN' ANNOUNCED FROM TINA FEY AND ROBERT CARLOCK

On this week's AFA Podcast Yvonne is joined by Nina and Kelly to talk about their experiences at the Animation First French Animation festival in New York (0:01). They also discuss the importance of festivals for animation.

We also bring you their reactions recorded live at the festival itself (0:33). In the Watercooler discussion (0:41) they talk about Ride Your Wave, Sonic The Hedgehog, The English Teacher and more.

The Team: 

• Yvonne Grzenkowicz @eyesnare_inc

• Nina Balton @ninanIchi

• Kelly Barahona

SHOW NOTES

• Animation Nights New York (ANNY) 

• Monthly screening events

• Debut 1969

• http://www.animationblock.com/

• Feb 21 - March 15

• April 15-26

• April 6-7

• Sept 23-27

• June 15-20

• Mar 3-5

• Oct 18-20

• Mar 19-22

• SIGGRAPH 

Comprehensive list from animation-festivals.com https://www.animation-festivals.com/

Short Films Qualifying Festival List OSCAR

https://www.animation-festivals.com/wp-content/uploads/Academys-Short-Films-Qualifying-List-here-2020.pdf

Short Films Qualifying Festival List BAFTA

https://www.animation-festivals.com/wp-content/uploads/Academys-Short-Films-Qualifying-List-here-2020.pdf

Best Of Annecy Shorts 

Brazen Shorts 

Marona's Fantastic Tale 

The Prince's Voyage  

Welcome back to the 6th Episode of our dedicated Gaming podcast where we celebrate games and the animation that brings them to life. This time, as the first Sonic The Hedgehog Movie speeds into cinemas, Rachael and Chris look back at the franchise as a whole.

We talk about the games, the various animated series (0:15) and anime (0:56) the comics and eventually discuss the new movie itself (from 1:hr16). We discuss how the games have adapted to the 3D era (at 0:31) and whether the franchise is fit for the new century or better left in the 1990s.

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Sonic Adventure Intro 

Movie trailer (original version) 

Movie trailer (new) 

Ian Flynn (Sonic Comics Artist) 

Hello strangers! Yes, folks, the AFA Podcast is back with our very first episode of 2020! But hopefully, it's worth the wait as the whole original team is here for the first time in quite a while. Rachael, Chris, Dan and Yvonne discuss last month's 47th Annie Awards, as well as getting into this year's awards season as a whole with some Oscar chats thrown in for good measure.

Then we dive into a bumper sized Watercooler, which includes The LEGO Movie 2, Missing Link, Life Is Strange 2, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, Rick and Morty and more! Plus of course, the usual array of tangents, sidebars and other fun stuff. We hope you enjoy it.

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Annie Awards 

Golden Globes 

Quirino Awards 

The LEGO Movie 2 

Missing Link 

Unruly Heroes 

A Place Further Than The Universe 

While we await the return of the AFA Podcast (sorry, it is coming, honest) as a little holiday bonus, we've got an episode of another podcast we think you might like to check out! Please enjoy this episode of Black 'N' Animated! BNA is an animation podcast to educate, inform and inspire black artists pursuing careers in animation. Hosted by Breana Williams and Waymond Singleton.  If you have a podcast you would like to share with our listeners, drop us a line! 

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We're black and backer than EVER! (nailed it!)

It's 2019 and Black N Animated is back with a fresh new episode! We watch the award winning film Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse discussing story elements, aesthetic, and theme. If you haven't seen it yet, PLEASE DO, because spoilers abound. Or just listen to the episode and find out why we love and or dislove the film so much.

Thanks for for listening to the podcast!

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This time on the AFA Podcast, the crew's UK members Chris and Dan tackle the recent glut of trailer releases, using it as springboard to talk about upcoming animation releases -and current trends in animation!

The trailers discussed are SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge On The Run, Scoob, Lupin III The First, Arcane, Onward and Soul.  Then it's time for a stop off at The Watercooler (1:13) featuring Enter The Anime, Bluey, Carole & Tuesday and Undone.

Want to send us a message, question or suggestion for a future show? Email us at podcast[@]animationforadults.com.

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The Team: 

• Chris Perkins @misterchristor

SHOW NOTES

SpongeBob SquarePants

Scoob

Lupin III The First

Weathering With You

Arcane

Onward

Soul

Enter The Anime

Carole & Tuesday

Undone

It's been quite some time but we're back with another episode of the AFA Gaming Podcast series. This time around both Rachael and Chris are both happy new Nintendo Switch owners and are here to discuss some of the games they've been enjoying in this special gaming round table episode.

The main topic of discussion this time is House House's incredibly charming Untitled Goose Game, but we also cover Astral Chain, Fire Emblem 3 Houses and more.

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: 

• Rachael Ward @fail2ninja  

• Chris Perkins @misterchristor