Animation Aficionados

Lizard Of Death This is a special non-animation, non-edited interview with internet modder, Ben Heckendorn. We talk about movies, games, and a whole bunch of other nonsense. This is a companion to our Possumus Woman review. Mr. Heckendorn offered to be on the show, and before we even had a topic in mind, we were just shooting the breeze. Yeah, don’t expect much direction to this show. This is NOT your regularly-scheduled program. This is a bonus. Happy Halloween.

This is a special non-animation, non-edited interview with internet modder, Ben Heckendorn. We talk about movies, games, and a whole bunch of other nonsense. This is a companion to our Possumus Woman review. Mr. Heckendorn offered to be on the … Continue reading →

Possumus Woman Yes, kiddos. It’s another movie night. But this ain’t no cartoon, dude! It’s Possumus Woman! One of the greatest low-budget movies ever made. We’re again joined by the Kittyhawk, and we regale for you the tale of watching this amazing movie, which you can actually download for FREE!!! We also talk about the apparent demise of DC Nation after the movie review, so those of you who came for cartoon talk will get your share. Don’t worry, this IS Animation Aficionados, so we’re going to talk about animation, eventually. But in honor of Halloween, we couldn’t let a chance like this escape! “It’s headed toward the RESOOOORT!” The extremely rare Marcupoflias Plant! Possum ‘B’ Gone!!! “A phylum I’ve never heard of before! But it’s fuuuuurrrr!”

Yes, kiddos. It’s another movie night. But this ain’t no cartoon, dude! It’s Possumus Woman! One of the greatest low-budget movies ever made. We’re again joined by the Kittyhawk, and we regale for you the tale of watching this amazing … Continue reading →

Slayers TVAt long last, it’s the second part of our Slayers special! Joining us tonight is The Chu. We talk about the Slayers TV series, which spans an epic 104 episodes! Three back-to-back seasons were made back in the 90s, and then an extra series of episodes were released in the 2000s, several years after the original series. We also have an extrended pre-show, in which we talk about time lines and story chronology, and we talk about why some people don’t understand that trying to make everything fit together ruins the story more than it helps. Somehow, we resisted bringing up Star Wars. Topics covered: The Slayers (TV series) Slayers Next Slayers Try Slayers Revolution Slayers Evolution-R Slayers Royal Lost Universe

At long last, it’s the second part of our Slayers special! Joining us tonight is The Chu. We talk about the Slayers TV series, which spans an epic 104 episodes! Three back-to-back seasons were made back in the 90s, and … Continue reading →

Ladies and gentlemen, there are only a few anime series I would recommend to the non-anime fan. Slayers is one of them. The Slayers series is so extensive and huge that we had to split it up into two halves. … Continue reading →

The SlayersLadies and gentlemen, there are only a few anime series I would recommend to the non-anime fan. Slayers is one of them. The Slayers series is so extensive and huge that we had to split it up into two halves. This week, we’ll be talking about the movies and OVAs. Returning to the show is the Chu as well as Lina Inverse herself, Cynthia Martinez. Even after hearing us spoil the hell out of this series, you’re going to want to track down these DVDs and share them with everyone you know. Slayers is one of the funniest anime series ever made. Discussed: Slayers The Motion Picture Slayers Special Slayers Return Slayers Great Slayers Gorgeous Slayers Excellent Slayers Premium World’s Least Frightening Vampire A mystery is solved

Bad airbrushing! A 90s direct-to-video tradition!Tonight we have a movie night double feature with Kittyhawk! We had technical difficulties with our first attempt at recording an American Tail 3 episode, so we re-recorded just for you! After the first half, we take a break and come back with Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue, a crossover cartoon filled with anti-drug propaganda that could only be enjoyed by pasty old white people who have no idea who these characters actually are. Topics: Bad VHS Covers No timeline theories!!! The color of the Statue Of Liberty The color of cheese Pacifist Native American mice who make death traps The magical scarf that hides your race “Will everyone just go and do?!” “What’s up, Doc, is your life!” Don’t do dope, but obesity is okay. Shut up, Michelle Obama! An anti-drug message that’s probably more entertaining if you’re high on acid.

Tonight we have a movie night double feature with Kittyhawk! We had technical difficulties with our first attempt at recording an American Tail 3 episode, so we re-recorded just for you! After the first half, we take a break and … Continue reading →

Tonight, listener Tim Silvers joins us to talk about Ghostbusters. Real Ghostbusters or Faux Busters? Hmm…

Tonight, listener Tim Silvers joins us to talk about Ghostbusters.

The Virtua Fighter anime logo. Adjust your expectations downward from here.Kittyhawk is back this week, and we’re talking about the Virtua Fighter anime. Yes, we can’t get enough of cartoons based on fighting games. We really only watched this for one scene, but we discovered several more that made us laugh just as hard. After four episodes, we had enough, so we decided to sit down and talk about the show. Our opinions were mixed. Some of us were genuinely entertained, but somehow this is a series unfitting of Virtua Fighter. Our review is a bit short, so after the break, we come back with our review of Saint Warrior Girl Valkyrie, a Japanese live action rip-off of Kittyhawk’s own Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki! It’s a show so terrible that it bankrupted the company that made it. Please, please don’t watch it, but you can listen to us groan about how terrible it was. We’ll forgo any screen shots, because we’re just not that cruel. Topics: Zoning out How old is Pai? Smile Steak “Herroooo! Deribery guy!” Run away! A boy hanging from a tree A classic cartoon trap The normally jovial Akira gets serious if he puts his bandanna on. Otherwise, you can expect something more like this. Smile Steak! Helloooo…. Helloooooo… HELLOOOOOO!!!!! A Team Rocket classic Not mentioned in today’s episode, Virtua Fighter Animation for Game Gear is actually based on this series. Some music from the video games… Bonus Topic: This is the most disturbing thing I’ve ever watched.

Kittyhawk is back this week, and we’re talking about the Virtua Fighter anime. Yes, we can’t get enough of cartoons based on fighting games. We really only watched this for one scene, but we discovered several more that made us … Continue reading →

John K – Professional ScrewballJoy! It’s the John K episode! John K was the groundbreaking animator who brought us Ren & Stimpy, The Adult Party Cartoon Show, The Ripping Friends, and two new Ranger Smith cartoons. Tonight, we’re joined by internet animator Spazkid! Please check out his YouTube channel. We talk about: Creator-driving cartoons! What a concept! Working on some of the worst cartoons of all-time The astonishingly short list of Spümcø programming “A Day In The Life Of Ranger Smith” “Boo Boo Runs Wild” GEORGE LIQUOR! AMERICAN!!! Eating a girl’s face off Ripping Friends Powered Toast Man! Jimmy The Retarded Boy The Three Stooges Games Studio Bob Jaques Bob Clampett Ed Benedict The cartoon that changed everything. Eddie’s clean hand Actual production note from Nickelodeon: “Change duck to woodpecker.”John K’s response: “No.” John K pays homage to classic H-B cartoons with the help of Ed Benedict! Weird show, but still animated better than most cartoons on at the time. John K tried to get this obviously dirty joke onto Fox Kids. And he kind of succeeded.