Key Frames

By Key Frames

Key Frames is a podcast where we talk about anime the way it should be talked about. Join us as we cast a critical eye on that animation out of Japan!... more

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The podcast currently has 191 episodes available.

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December 15, 2016 08 - Amorous Lady Squirrel
Episode 08 of the Key Frames podcast, a podcast about anime. Ben, Jon, and Andy tackle the anxieties of being an anime fan who has to go outside on occasion. It's just so scary! This time around, we have no spotlight anime, but walk through the process of how we choose what it will be. Spoilers: we pick Natsuyuki Rendezvous, so watch that before you listen to the next episode.
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1h 25min
May 27, 2016 07 - The Perversion that Pervades (Berserk: The Golden Age)
Episode 07 of the Key Frames podcast, a podcast about anime. Ben, Jon, and Duncan take on three whole movies and it shows. Get ready for a long runtime this episode, folks! Don't miss out on painfully sincere conversations about the place of sexual violence in fiction and what it means to have a life's work — and a just plain painful conversation about medieval history in anime.
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1h 49min
May 27, 2016 07 – The Perversion that Perviates (Berserk: The Golden Age)
Episode 07 of the Key Frames podcast, a podcast about anime. Ben, Jon, and Duncan take on three whole movies and it shows. Get ready for a long runtime this episode, folks! Don’t miss out on painfully sincere conversations about the place of sexual violence in fiction and what it means to have a life’s work — and a just plain painful conversation about medieval history in anime.
Starring:
Ben
Duncan
Jon
Spotlight:
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc movie trilogy (31:10)
– Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I – The Egg of the King
– Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II – The Battle for Doldrey
– Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III – The Advent
Discussed:
Owarimonogatari (1:51)
Natsume’s Book of Friends (14:06)
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu (19:36)
Apologies for the five-month delay in releasing this! We talked a long, long time about Berserk to make up for it.
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1h 49min
December 04, 2015 06 - Only Six Episodes (FLCL)
Episode 06 of the Key Frames podcast, a podcast about anime. Ben, Andy, and Jon are joined by Reuben and Peterz and the podcast gets violent! Guns, tanks, and bombs are everywhere, before talk finally turns to the ultimate weapon: the kiss of a space alien masquerading as a twenty-something housekeeper. Or would it be a Rickenbacker bass?
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1h 45min
November 13, 2015 05 - Samurai Hackslash (Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal)
Episode 05 of the Key Frames podcast, a podcast about anime. Ben, Andy, Duncan, and Jon talk about children who are too wise and adults who are too dense, then dig into the meaning of flowers in Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal.
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1h 36min
October 14, 2015 04 - Taste the Rain (Garden of Words)
Episode 04 of the Key Frames podcast, a podcast about anime. Ben, Andy, Jon, and Sean are plagued by nightmares of success as they discuss Shinkai Makoto, a writer and director whose works might just happen to always be better on second viewing...
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1h 36min
October 14, 2015 04 – Taste the Rain (The Garden of Words)
Episode 04 of the Key Frames podcast, a podcast about anime. Ben, Andy, Jon, and Sean are plagued by nightmares of success as they discuss Shinkai Makoto, a writer and director whose works might just happen to always be better on second viewing…
Starring:
Ben (sometimes Gormongous)
Andy (sometimes NinjaSquirrel)
Jon (sometimes Twig)
Seth (sometimes Zeus)
Spotlight:
The Garden of Words (1:00:22)
Discussed:
Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma (2:05)
Monster Musume (6:14)
Prison School (13:40)
Dragon Ball Super (19:55)
Rokka no Yuusha (25:25)
Kill la Kill (30:38)
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (31:55)
Clannad (40:42)
anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (54:35)
His and Her Circumstances (56:46)
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1h 36min
August 24, 2015 03 - It's a Doc Eat Dog World (Dallos)
Episode 03 of the Key Frames podcast, a podcast about anime. Ben, Andy, Duncan, and Jon complain about criteria on fan-made wikis, struggle to recommend a comedic anime, and discover that historically significant anime are not necessarily good anime... except when it comes to their sweet eighties soundtracks.
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2h 23min
August 17, 2015 02 - I Have No Coffee And I Must Scream (Time of Eve)
Episode 02 of the Key Frames podcast, a podcast about anime. Ben, Andy, and Jon spend way too long talking about JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Only robots, coffee, and complex sci-fi allegories can save them now!
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1h 22min
August 10, 2015 01 - Gasbag and the Bomb Guy (Trigun: Badlands Rumble)
Episode 01 of the Key Frames podcast, a podcast about anime. Ben, Jon, and Delerat discuss how to add mecha to the Scooby Doo formula, why sports anime are even worth watching, and what it must be like to live on a desert planet where everyone wants to kill everyone.
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1h 2min

FAQs about Key Frames:

How many episodes does Key Frames have?

The podcast currently has 191 episodes available.