Episode 66: Saint Seiya

Get me on my good side!

Hope you enjoy profile shots. You'll be seeing a lot of them.

Known in America as Knights Of The Zoidiac, Saint Seiya is the first in our series looking at anime based on Shounen Jump! Joining us tonight is Kittyhawk of Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki as well as Pablo and Aisaku of Hero Academy

Topics covered:
What’s with the English opening?!
Why saints?
Hope you like ¾ profiles
Endrogenous boys
Secretariat’s here!

Episode 65: Duck Dodgers and the Green Loontern!


The Green Loontern

The Green Loontern

A whole podcast on a single episode of a cartoon? Only if it’s something as epic as The Green Loontern episode of Duck Dodgers! A cartoon made with love, with an episode made with love, this is still technically part of the crossover series with Tooncast Beyond, with Mike Blanchard! How can a cartoon made with such love be destroyed by management?

Topics Discussed
Daffy turns heel
Reviving the Corps
Offending the target audience
Robot Highschool Rivalries
A superstitious and cowardly lot
What does Neil Gaiman think about Teen Titans?

Cantaloupe, Watermelon...

Cantaloupe, Watermelon...

Bonus Material
Jamie Kellner is a douche
It’s called Cartoon Network for a reason
The Crapman still sucks, like Smallville
When will they kiss?
Screenshot from Freakazoid

Actual photograph of Jamie Kellner

The Sexy Girls Podcast Episode 4: Al Rio

Caitlin Fairchild

No one ever drew Fairchild better.

Tonight, in honor of our fallen hero Al Rio, we present a very somber edition of the Sexy Girls podcast, now officially christened a spin-off of Animation Aficionados. On this very special episode, we are joined by comic artists Pablo Praino and Aisaku as we talk about the Al Rio as well as many other “good girl” comic artists.

As someone who was inspired by Al Rio, I was shocked to hear of his death. He was and always will be one of my favorite comic artists. I think I speak for everyone on the show when I say that we will miss Al Rio.

This is a fairly short episode, so after the mid-show commercial break, you’ll get to hear some bonus audio that we recorded with Pablo Praino.

Topics Covered:
The secret of every good girl artist: Frederick’s Of Hollywood
Exposure – It’s like Dirty Pair with nuns.
“Wait a minute! That’s not J. Scott Campbell!!!”
Fronk Cho’s mom
We love Amanda Conner
Adam Warren, Adam Hughes, and Ed Benes

Bonus Content:
More stiff with Pablo
Dragonball is silly
His name is PAIN!!!!
The Crapman

Evil Mary Marvel

I'll take the Mary Marvel on the right. Thank you.


Exposure

It's like Dirty Pair...without all the genocide...and with nuns.


Self portrait of Al Rio

Being from Brazil, this working environment is far from being inaccurate.


Red Sonja

Impenetrable armor, for sure.


Wonder Woman vs Wonder Woman

Yep, that's how we felt this time last year. Thanks, Al!

Episode 62: Green Lantern Emerald Knights

Laira - The resident hottie of the Green Lantern Corp.

As long as I'm on this show, you can always count on me to highlight the girl in the leotard.



The best comes to those who wait. Our expanded edition of the Emerald Knights review once again features Mike “TFG1” Blanchard of the Geekcast Radio Network. In this exciting episode, we cover another set of DC animated stories compiled into a film. However, unlike Gotham Knight, which was a disjointed mess of barely-connected stories, this one actually comes together at the end in a satisfying way. The stories were hit-or-miss, but there is enjoyable stuff here, particularly Laira (and no, I don’t just mean her costume).

Expanded content in this episode includes our standard cold opening, plus a whole middle section that you’ll not hear in the Tooncast Beyond version of this show. Additionally, we have short conversation with 1UP‘s Bob Mackey plus a tease for next week’s show. Be sure to check out Bob’s podcast, Retronauts.

Topics Covered:
Laira’s hot
Arisia is jailbait
Kilowog is a poozer
Mogo vs. Unicron – Who wins???
Batman and the Golden Lagoon

Batman hangs at Autobot Headquarters

Green Lantern's greatest weakness: That yellow metal that Autobots always use.

Episode 61: Cartoons based off Video Games

Bob Mackey of Retronauts is our guest

Bob Mackey of Retronauts is our guest


Tonight on Animation Aficionados, we are joined with Bob Mackey of Retronauts as we journey through cartoons based off video games. You may not believe it, listeners, but games used to be much more abstract than they are now. A storyline for square sprites, hard to believe!

Topics Covered:
Creepy Pasta
Peter Cullen IS Mario!
The Sonic cartoon that takes itself too seriously
The clairvoyance of the Zelda cartoon
The origin of Yoshi’s idiot/baby voice
The shortcomings of DiC and Ruby-Spears
Sonic is best when he’s mute
We prefer to call it “Pokey-Mans”
Super Fighting Robot! Vacuum Cleaner!
The Pac-Man/Richie Rich/Little RascalsOur Gang Show
A round red ball living with four other random roommates as they solve crimes?(That sunnabitch had an AX!)
POLE POSI-TIOOOOOOOON!!! What’s behind their stunt shooooow?!
Do the Mario! Swing your tools into your crotch!




Well, excuuuuuuuuse ME, Princess!!!

Well, excuuuuuuuuse ME, Princess!!!