Animation Aficionados

Tonight, we talk about America’s favorite disfunctional family, The Simpsons. Joining us tonight is Mike “TFG1” Blanchard of the Geekcast Radio Network, as we do a rather unorthadox side-by-side, comparing the first half of The Simpsons versus the second half … Continue reading →

Yes, this is as badass as it looks!Tonight we’re joined by Brett Weaver, formerly of ADV Films, and we are talking about Dirty Pair Flash, an extremely underrated anime OVA series from the 90s. Is it a reboot or a prequel? The answer is… uh… yes? (I don’t know!) But who cares?! This series is so awesome! It’s got explosions, toilet humor, tits, robots, spaceships, laser swords, and everything else you could ever ask for from a 90s anime! Topics: Cribbing from Adam Warren Yuri living up to her name once again A village of Bretts Rearry orffensive Asian stererotypes Yes, I said that Dirty Pair Flash is better than GITS. Live with it. You don't get transformations like this in Sailor Moon! Warrior Princess Yuri surrounded by a village of Brett Weavers This guy's English voice is SO wrong. Leave it to me to find the space bikini in Dirty Pair Flash! Showing skin. There's lots of this!

Tonight we’re joined by Brett Weaver, formerly of ADV Films, and we are talking about Dirty Pair Flash, an extremely underrated anime OVA series from the 90s. Is it a reboot or a prequel? The answer is… uh… yes? (I … Continue reading →

I love Star Trek reunions Tonight we talk about Gargoyles, the action series created by Disney that the Mouse doesn’t know what the heck to do with. Co-created by Frank Paur and mostly written by Micheal Reaves, it is a good, solid series, if not slightly overrated by fans. We are joined by JT from Saskatoon to go over the particulars of this series. Topics Covered Ok ok, Greg Weisman helped too… I guess. 13 Backdoor Pilots Star Trek Reunions Japanese Episode to Japanese animators? Put the spurs to it! The Green!(amigo!) Ethnicity Not Important! Let’s see, our organization needs hoods! Greg always going back to Gargoyles

Tonight we talk about Gargoyles, the action series created by Disney that the Mouse doesn’t know what the heck to do with. Co-created by Frank Paur and mostly written by Micheal Reaves, it is a good, solid series, if not … Continue reading →

We here like Silly Kenshin Continuing our look at anime based off Shonen Jump manga, we hit Rurouni Kenshin(sometimes called Samurai X). Once again, Kittyhawk joins us as Neil sits in silence. Don’t worry, Neil will have to watch it one day. Topics Covered The hero that doesn’t kill How awesome Kaoru is Watsuki’s unique artstyle Watsuki’s love for Marvel Comics Sandy Fox Ranma Crossover? Not on my watch! Why I hate the OVA’s Rurouni Rex The Upcoming Movie Retelling the Same Story

Continuing our look at anime based off Shonen Jump manga, we hit Rurouni Kenshin(sometimes called Samurai X). Once again, Kittyhawk joins us as Neil sits in silence. Don’t worry, Neil will have to watch it one day. Topics Covered The … Continue reading →

"Hey, Puppet Pal Oshii!" "Hi, Puppet Pal Shirow!" Ben and I decided to take a few moments to address, very briefly, the episode 79 controversy. Oh, Blanchard’s in this special episode, too. Most of this conversation is comprised of outtakes from the night we were recording the finale to season 1 of Tooncast Beyond. Aside from defining the Oshii Puppet Syndrome, we also talk about future episodes about Sonic The Hedgehog cartoons as well as a side-by-side between The Simpsons and…The Simpsons(?)! Yes, we draw an arbitrary line and compare old Simpsons to new Simpsons. Stay tuned for that one. We also talk about Expendables 2, Battleship, Filmation, John Semper, and Popeye.

Ben and I decided to take a few moments to address, very briefly, the episode 79 controversy. Oh, Blanchard’s in this special episode, too. Most of this conversation is comprised of outtakes from the night we were recording the finale … Continue reading →

oh shit...Ben and I were indecisive as whether to do Ghost In The Shell or Akira…so because we’re masochists, we decided to do both. At long last, we’ve decided to take on the two more pretentious anime movies ever made! To be fair, our gripe with Akira is mostly directed at how overhyped it is. Yes, we know the animation is absolutely gorgeous, but the story itself is nothing particularly special. Oh, and it’s also way too long. It’s padded out with pseudo-philosophical mumbo-jumbo that nobody can follow, because it makes no damn sense. It’s fun watching gorgeous animation of a city getting torn to bits, but I shouldn’t have to sit through 100 minutes of nonsense about ameoba children in order to get to that part. And then there’s Ghost In The Shell. Finally, you guys get to hear why I hate this movie and everything it inspires. Get ready for a smackdown on the existential crisis genre of anime, because I lay the hate down on this film. It’s not even animated as well as Akira. It’s slow, boring, and had me fidgeting in my seat, despite being 40 minutes shorter. Ghost In The Shell might be the king of pretentious anime. This episode is about: The star child Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers “Get your ass to Mars!” “Kakarot!!! I mean…Kaneda!!!” Ooshi must be stopped, no matter the cost. Fuck both of these films; watch Roujin Z Watch Dominion Tank Police, too. Oh, here’s something that drives me crazy. I wouldn’t hate Ghost In The Shell half as much if I didn’t know so many people who make the exact following argument.If you've ever made this argument, do the world a favor and kindly get over yourself.As someone who enjoys shit like Dirty Pair, Slayers, or Tenchi, I at least have the candidness to tell you that I like it because of the sexy girls. Anyone who tries to tell you that there’s a deeper meaning to Kusanagi wearing a thong is a condescending prick. I'm sure these are all just coincidences Yeeeeeaaaaah.... Shit we forgot to mention: Kid Kusanagi

Ben and I were indecisive as whether to do Ghost In The Shell or Akira…so because we’re masochists, we decided to do both. At long last, we’ve decided to take on the two more pretentious anime movies ever made! To … Continue reading →

Ah, girls entertainment in the 80s. Pastel and sparkly.Stopping by this week is our old pal Kittyhawk of Valkyrie Yuuki and special guest Zuey from Destroy All Podcasts DX. Our topic is My Little Pony and Jem! Yes, to conclude our Sunbow spotlight (for now), we’re talking about the girl cartoons. Keep in mind, we could have talked about Robotix, Inhumanoids, or Big Foot & The Muscle Machines, but we decided to spare you guys some torture. We talk about a lot of fun stuff, like the different generations of Ponies, later iterations of MLP that you may not (and should not) remember, and how the My Little Pony movie manages to be even more of a toy commercial than the Transformers movie. Speaking of which, My Little Pony: The Movie demonstrates why you should never mix animation from AKOM and Toei. Don’t do it! We talk at length about “Rescue From Midnight Castle”, which might actually be one of the most badass things that Marvel/Sunbow ever produced. It’s a shame that the quality of MLP dropped so rapidly afterward. And at the end of the show, stick around, because we have some bonus animation talk with our guests about obscure shit that you may or may not have heard of. One of our listeners requested that we get Robin & The Dreamweavers. Funny enough, we were already talking about that before the request was made! And guess what! Kittyhawk is going to get it for us! OH NOES!!!! Pre-Crisis Megan Showtime, Synergy!

Stopping by this week is our old pal Kittyhawk of Valkyrie Yuuki and special guest Zuey from Destroy All Podcasts DX. Our topic is My Little Pony and Jem! Yes, to conclude our Sunbow spotlight (for now), we’re talking about … Continue reading →

Orko!!! How did you get in here?! Don't tell anyone what you saw!Well, it was coming sooner or later. We’ve delved into Filmation. On this episode, we talk mainly about He-Man and its spin-offs. Other topics include a very disorganized look back at the history of Filmation, Daffy Duck Meets The Groovy Ghoulies, the Faux Busters, Happily Ever After, the legacy of Lou Scheimer, and even a lost “gem” that Erika Scheimer didn’t want the world to know about. Yes, it’s He-Man tonight, ladies and gentlemen. And helping us is Andy, a listener of the show and quite the He-Man buff himself. While we blast the (extremely) limited animation and overuse of rotoscoping, Andy brings in his knowledge about the toy franchise. Topics covered: How to pronounce Conan “…but, Adam!” Teela is fucking stupid! Two men on a horse Orko walked in on He-Man with his sword in his hand Theatrical five-part episodes Taking moral advice from a klepto Skeletor’s faceturn Princess Adora is hot The New Adventures… not how I remembered ‘em! King Randor kicks ass in the ’02 series! Also, be sure to check out Blanchard’s Powers Of Grayskull series for a more indepth, episode-by-episode coverage. Boy, when Teela finds out about this... Only 25 years to get an action figure

Well, it was coming sooner or later. We’ve delved into Filmation. On this episode, we talk mainly about He-Man and its spin-offs. Other topics include a very disorganized look back at the history of Filmation, Daffy Duck Meets The Groovy … Continue reading →