WELCOME TO THE ANIMATION STATION PODCAST
WE ARE A PODCAST ABOUT ALL THINGS ANIMATION!
ENJOY DISCUSSIONS, DEBATES, AND REVIEWS OF ANIMATED FILMS AND SERIES, OLD AND NEW.
ENJOY DISCUSSIONS, DEBATES, AND REVIEWS OF ANIMATED FILMS AND SERIES, OLD AND NEW.
November 19, 2018
Episode 131 - Disney Parks with Tony Simonetta
Welcome back ASPers and Disney fanatics! This week, Josh is joined by friend of the show Tony Simonetta. Together they chat about Tony's work at Rooster Teeth, Extra Life 2018, all of his trips to the multiple Disney Parks, D23 Expo, the weather, & more. From Disneyland to Tokyo Disney Sea, Tony hits the highs and lows of the parks.
What is his favorite park? Where goes he want to go next? When will he be head of Rooster Teeth? Tune in to find out!
Follow Tony on:
Twitter at @Tony_Simonetta
Instagram at Tony_Simonetta
and his website TonySimonetta.com
What’s better than anime? FREE ANIME! We are partnering with Funimation to give all ASP listeners 14 day free trial! CLICK HERE to sign up today! Get anime and support the show. It's a win win!
Want to watch exclusive ASP content? All you have to do is get the Unlocked app! Download for free at https://unlock.app.link/theASP.
Welcome back ASPers and Disney fanatics! This week, Josh is joined by friend of the show Tony Simonetta. Together they chat about Tony's work at Rooster Teeth, Extra Life 2018, all of his trips to the multiple Disney Parks, D23 Expo, the weather, & more. From Disneyland to Tokyo Disney Sea, Tony hits the highs and lows of the parks.
What is his favorite park? Where goes he want to go next? When will he be head of Rooster Teeth? Tune in to find out!
Follow Tony on:
Twitter at @Tony_Simonetta
Instagram at Tony_Simonetta
and his website TonySimonetta.com
What’s better than anime? FREE ANIME! We are partnering with Funimation to give all ASP listeners 14 day free trial! CLICK HERE to sign up today! Get anime and support the show. It's a win win!
Want to watch exclusive ASP content? All you have to do is get the Unlocked app! Download for free at https://unlock.app.link/theASP.
November 12, 2018
Episode 130 - Outlaw Star w/ Harold from The Tunes/Toons Podcast / Seihō Bukyō Autorō Sutā
Hello ASPers and everyone searching for the Galactic Leyline. On this episode, Josh is joined by Harold from the Tunes/Toons Podcast to discuss the 1998 anime classic "Outlaw Star". We discuss the plot, characters, that one random hot springs episode, and more.
What did we think about the series? How does it rank in our Toonami scale? Whose our favorite Ctarl-Ctarl? Tune in to find out!
Follow Harold on:
Instagram at @haroldstorey
Twitter at @AHaroldStorey
Check out Tunes/Toons on:
Instagram at @tunes.toons
Twitter at @TunesToonsOKC
& The Tunes/Toons Podcast on iTunes
Want to watch exclusive ASP content? All you have to do is get the Unlocked app! Download for free at https://unlock.app.link/theASP.
Hello ASPers and everyone searching for the Galactic Leyline. On this episode, Josh is joined by Harold from the Tunes/Toons Podcast to discuss the 1998 anime classic "Outlaw Star". We discuss the plot, characters, that one random hot springs episode, and more.
What did we think about the series? How does it rank in our Toonami scale? Whose our favorite Ctarl-Ctarl? Tune in to find out!
Follow Harold on:
Instagram at @haroldstorey
Twitter at @AHaroldStorey
Check out Tunes/Toons on:
Instagram at @tunes.toons
Twitter at @TunesToonsOKC
& The Tunes/Toons Podcast on iTunes
Want to watch exclusive ASP content? All you have to do is get the Unlocked app! Download for free at https://unlock.app.link/theASP.
November 9, 2018
Episode 129 - Dennis Do / Director of Funan
Hello ASPers! This week, Josh is joined by director Dennis Do to discuss his new animated film "Funan'. We dive into why we wanted to tell this story, why it is so personal to him, who he wants to see the film, and his hopes for the film.
Thanks to the Animation Is Film Festival and GKIDS for allowing us to preview the film and interview Dennis.
Follow the AIF on:
Instagram at @animationisfilm
Twitter at @AnimationIsFilm
Follow GKIDS:
Instagram at @gkidsfilms
Twitter at @GKIDSfilms
Check out the trailer for Funan HERE
Want to watch exclusive ASP content? All you have to do is get the Unlocked app! Download for free at https://unlock.app.link/theASP.
Hello ASPers! This week, Josh is joined by director Dennis Do to discuss his new animated film "Funan'. We dive into why we wanted to tell this story, why it is so personal to him, who he wants to see the film, and his hopes for the film.
Thanks to the Animation Is Film Festival and GKIDS for allowing us to preview the film and interview Dennis.
Follow the AIF on:
Instagram at @animationisfilm
Twitter at @AnimationIsFilm
Follow GKIDS:
Instagram at @gkidsfilms
Twitter at @GKIDSfilms
Check out the trailer for Funan HERE
Want to watch exclusive ASP content? All you have to do is get the Unlocked app! Download for free at https://unlock.app.link/theASP.
November 7, 2018
Episode 128 - Salvador Simo / Director Of Bunuel In The Labyrinth Of Turtles
Hello ASPers! This week, Josh is joined by director Salvador Simo. We discuss his new animated film "Bunuel in the Labyrinth of Turtles'. We discuss why we wanted to co-wright/direct the film, how was he familiar with Bunuel, and his hopes for the film.
Thanks to the Animation Is Film Festival and GKIDS for allowing us to preview the film and interview Salvador.
Follow the AIF on:
Instagram at @animationisfilm
Twitter at @AnimationIsFilm
Follow GKIDS:
Instagram at @gkidsfilms
Twitter at @GKIDSfilms
Check out the trailer for Bunuel In The Labyrinth Of Turtles HERE
Want to watch exclusive ASP content? All you have to do is get the Unlocked app! Download for free at https://unlock.app.link/theASP.
Hello ASPers! This week, Josh is joined by director Salvador Simo. We discuss his new animated film "Bunuel in the Labyrinth of Turtles'. We discuss why we wanted to co-wright/direct the film, how was he familiar with Bunuel, and his hopes for the film.
Thanks to the Animation Is Film Festival and GKIDS for allowing us to preview the film and interview Salvador.
Follow the AIF on:
Instagram at @animationisfilm
Twitter at @AnimationIsFilm
Follow GKIDS:
Instagram at @gkidsfilms
Twitter at @GKIDSfilms
Check out the trailer for Bunuel In The Labyrinth Of Turtles HERE
Want to watch exclusive ASP content? All you have to do is get the Unlocked app! Download for free at https://unlock.app.link/theASP.
November 5, 2018
Episode 127 - Animation Is Film Festival with Caleb Masters / Bunuel In The Labyrinth Of Turtles / Funan / Mirai / Studio Ponoc's Modest Heroes
Hello animation fans and ASPers! This week, Josh is joined by Caleb Masters from The Cinematropolis to discuss from of the films from the Animation Is Film Festival. We discuss:
Bunuel In The Labyrinth Of Turtles -
In a stranger than fiction tale befitting of the master surrealist filmmaker, Buñuel and the Labyrinth of the Turtles captures the moment when, based on a wild lottery ticket promise, Buñuel and his friend and new benefactor Ramón set out to make the unexpected and ambitious documentary on the Las Hurdes region in Spain. The production tests Bunuel’s mental stamina as well as the two men’s friendship as the fate of the project comes into question.
Check out the trailer for Bunuel In The Labyrinth Of Turtles HERE
FUNAN -
Winner of the Cristal for a Feature Film, the highest award at the Annecy International Festival of Animated Films, Funan is a powerful and beautiful story of a young mother’s fight and determination to hold on to her family during unspeakably trying times. During the Khmer Rouge madness of the 1970s in Phnom Penh, young mother Chou’s life is brutally disrupted when the population is deported to camps and she is separated from her 4-year-old son. While her world falls apart Cho remains steadfast in her determination to find her son and reunite her family even if it means risking everything.
Check out the trailer for Funan HERE
MIRAI -
A young boy encounters a magical garden which enables him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras, with guidance by his younger sister from the future. An official selection at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, and the epic capstone of director Mamoru Hosoda’s career, Mirai is a sumptuous, magical, and emotionally soaring adventure about the ties that bring families together and make us who we are. (Courtesy of GKIDS)
Check out the trailer for Mirai HERE
MODEST HEROES -
An ambitious collection of three thrilling tales created by some of the greatest talents working in Japanese animation today.
In Kanini & Kanino, directed by Academy Award®-nominee Hiromasa Yonebayashi (When Marnie Was There, Mary and The Witch’s Flower), two crab brothers embark on a grand underwater adventure to find their father, after an accident carries him far downstream. Depicted as tiny beings in a large and merciless natural world, the brothers must evade a series of freshwater predators if they are ever to reunite with their family again.
In Life Ain’t Gonna Lose, acclaimed animator Yoshiyuki Momose (key animator on Isao Takahata’s films at Studio Ghibli, and animation director of the video game Ni No Kuni) makes his directorial debut with a very different kind of story. Shun is an 8-year-old boy living in Tokyo, who suffers from a life-threatening allergy to eggs. While his mother works hard to protect him and lead an ordinary life, one afternoon Shun has an unexpected encounter with an egg product, and he must begin a race against time to save himself.
Lastly, in Invisible (the directing debut of Akihiko Yamashita, a talented key animator on many of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki’s best-known films) a young man wakes up one morning to discover that no one can see him. As he finds his life beginning to quite literally float away, a momentous decision gives him the chance to reclaim his humanity.
Check out the trailer for Modest Heroes HERE
Thanks to Animation Is Film, GKIDS, and Annecy International for allowing us to view some of these films.
Follow GKIDS:
Instagram at @gkidsfilms
Twitter at @GKIDSfilms
Follow the AIF on:
Instagram at @animationisfilm
Twitter at @AnimationIsFilm
Follow Caleb:
Twitter at @CMastersTalk
Follow The Cinematropolis:
Twitter at @thecinematrop
and their www.thecinematropolis.com
Want to watch exclusive ASP content? All you have to do is get the Unlocked app! Download for free at https://unlock.app.link/theASP.
Hello animation fans and ASPers! This week, Josh is joined by Caleb Masters from The Cinematropolis to discuss from of the films from the Animation Is Film Festival. We discuss:
Bunuel In The Labyrinth Of Turtles -
In a stranger than fiction tale befitting of the master surrealist filmmaker, Buñuel and the Labyrinth of the Turtles captures the moment when, based on a wild lottery ticket promise, Buñuel and his friend and new benefactor Ramón set out to make the unexpected and ambitious documentary on the Las Hurdes region in Spain. The production tests Bunuel’s mental stamina as well as the two men’s friendship as the fate of the project comes into question.
Check out the trailer for Bunuel In The Labyrinth Of Turtles HERE
FUNAN -
Winner of the Cristal for a Feature Film, the highest award at the Annecy International Festival of Animated Films, Funan is a powerful and beautiful story of a young mother’s fight and determination to hold on to her family during unspeakably trying times. During the Khmer Rouge madness of the 1970s in Phnom Penh, young mother Chou’s life is brutally disrupted when the population is deported to camps and she is separated from her 4-year-old son. While her world falls apart Cho remains steadfast in her determination to find her son and reunite her family even if it means risking everything.
Check out the trailer for Funan HERE
MIRAI -
A young boy encounters a magical garden which enables him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras, with guidance by his younger sister from the future. An official selection at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, and the epic capstone of director Mamoru Hosoda’s career, Mirai is a sumptuous, magical, and emotionally soaring adventure about the ties that bring families together and make us who we are. (Courtesy of GKIDS)
Check out the trailer for Mirai HERE
MODEST HEROES -
An ambitious collection of three thrilling tales created by some of the greatest talents working in Japanese animation today.
In Kanini & Kanino, directed by Academy Award®-nominee Hiromasa Yonebayashi (When Marnie Was There, Mary and The Witch’s Flower), two crab brothers embark on a grand underwater adventure to find their father, after an accident carries him far downstream. Depicted as tiny beings in a large and merciless natural world, the brothers must evade a series of freshwater predators if they are ever to reunite with their family again.
In Life Ain’t Gonna Lose, acclaimed animator Yoshiyuki Momose (key animator on Isao Takahata’s films at Studio Ghibli, and animation director of the video game Ni No Kuni) makes his directorial debut with a very different kind of story. Shun is an 8-year-old boy living in Tokyo, who suffers from a life-threatening allergy to eggs. While his mother works hard to protect him and lead an ordinary life, one afternoon Shun has an unexpected encounter with an egg product, and he must begin a race against time to save himself.
Lastly, in Invisible (the directing debut of Akihiko Yamashita, a talented key animator on many of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki’s best-known films) a young man wakes up one morning to discover that no one can see him. As he finds his life beginning to quite literally float away, a momentous decision gives him the chance to reclaim his humanity.
Check out the trailer for Modest Heroes HERE
Thanks to Animation Is Film, GKIDS, and Annecy International for allowing us to view some of these films.
Follow GKIDS:
Instagram at @gkidsfilms
Twitter at @GKIDSfilms
Follow the AIF on:
Instagram at @animationisfilm
Twitter at @AnimationIsFilm
Follow Caleb:
Twitter at @CMastersTalk
Follow The Cinematropolis:
Twitter at @thecinematrop
and their www.thecinematropolis.com
Want to watch exclusive ASP content? All you have to do is get the Unlocked app! Download for free at https://unlock.app.link/theASP.
October 31, 2018
Spooktober 3- Episode 126 - Over The Garden Wall
Welcome back ASPers and all those lost in the woods! For our final episode of Spooktober 3: Here Comes Spookums, Josh & Ashley are back to review the 2014 Cartoon network mini-series "Over the Garden Wall". They discuss the characters, story, music, voice acting, and more! Plus, we welcome our new sponsor Funimation!
What did we think about the show? What's in store for next month? James Earl Jones? Tune in to find out!
What’s better than anime? FREE ANIME! We are partnering with Funimation to give all ASP listeners 14 day free trial! CLICK HERE to sign up today! Get anime and support the show. It's a win win!
Use PROMO CODE: ASP10
at RiptApparel.com to receive 10% off your purchase.
Want to watch exclusive ASP content? All you have to do is get the Unlocked app! Download for free at https://unlock.app.link/theASP.
Welcome back ASPers and all those lost in the woods! For our final episode of Spooktober 3: Here Comes Spookums, Josh & Ashley are back to review the 2014 Cartoon network mini-series "Over the Garden Wall". They discuss the characters, story, music, voice acting, and more! Plus, we welcome our new sponsor Funimation!
What did we think about the show? What's in store for next month? James Earl Jones? Tune in to find out!
What’s better than anime? FREE ANIME! We are partnering with Funimation to give all ASP listeners 14 day free trial! CLICK HERE to sign up today! Get anime and support the show. It's a win win!
Use PROMO CODE: ASP10
at RiptApparel.com to receive 10% off your purchase.
Want to watch exclusive ASP content? All you have to do is get the Unlocked app! Download for free at https://unlock.app.link/theASP.
October 22, 2018
Spooktober 3 - Episode 125 - The Boxtrolls
Hello ASPers! For our fourth episode of Spooktober 3: Here Comes Spookums, Josh is join by a long lost spirit in Gavin Otteson! The dynamic duo is back! This week, we discuss the 2014 Laika stop-motion animated film "The Boxtrolls". They breakdown the plot, animation, characters, trolls, crossdressing, and more.Plus, Josh nerds out about "Game of Thrones".
What did we think of the movie? How does it rank among the Laika films? Will Gavin be on next week's episode? Tune in to find out! (spoiler...no)
Use PROMO CODE: ASP10
at RiptApparel.com to receive 10% off your purchase.
Want to watch exclusive ASP content? All you have to do is get the Unlocked app! Download for free at https://unlock.app.link/theASP.
Hello ASPers! For our fourth episode of Spooktober 3: Here Comes Spookums, Josh is join by a long lost spirit in Gavin Otteson! The dynamic duo is back! This week, we discuss the 2014 Laika stop-motion animated film "The Boxtrolls". They breakdown the plot, animation, characters, trolls, crossdressing, and more.Plus, Josh nerds out about "Game of Thrones".
What did we think of the movie? How does it rank among the Laika films? Will Gavin be on next week's episode? Tune in to find out! (spoiler...no)
Use PROMO CODE: ASP10
at RiptApparel.com to receive 10% off your purchase.
Want to watch exclusive ASP content? All you have to do is get the Unlocked app! Download for free at https://unlock.app.link/theASP.
October 15, 2018
Spooktober 3 - Episode 124 - ScoobyNatural / Supernatural & Scooby-Doo Crossover
Welcome back ASPers! For our third episode of Spooktober 3: Here Comes Spookums, Josh, Ashley, Jennifer, and Hanna discuss the "Supernatural" and "Scooby-Doo" crossover event 'ScoobyNatural'. We breakdown the episode, talk about our favorite episodes and characters, the"13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo", and more!
What did we think of the crossover? How many tangents to we go off on? How should the show end? Tune in to find out!
'Supernatural' and 'Scooby-Doo' are owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment
Use PROMO CODE: ASP10
at RiptApparel.com to receive 10% off your purchase.
Want to watch exclusive ASP content? All you have to do is get the Unlocked app! Download for free at https://unlock.app.link/theASP.
Welcome back ASPers! For our third episode of Spooktober 3: Here Comes Spookums, Josh, Ashley, Jennifer, and Hanna discuss the "Supernatural" and "Scooby-Doo" crossover event 'ScoobyNatural'. We breakdown the episode, talk about our favorite episodes and characters, the"13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo", and more!
What did we think of the crossover? How many tangents to we go off on? How should the show end? Tune in to find out!
'Supernatural' and 'Scooby-Doo' are owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment
Use PROMO CODE: ASP10
at RiptApparel.com to receive 10% off your purchase.
Want to watch exclusive ASP content? All you have to do is get the Unlocked app! Download for free at https://unlock.app.link/theASP.
October 8, 2018
Spooktober 3 - Episode 123 - Highschool of the Dead / Gakuen Mokushiroku Haisukūru obu za Deddo
Welcome back zombros & ASPers! For our third episode of Spooktober 3: Here Comes Spookums, Josh & Ashley discuss the 2010 zombie apocalypse anime series "Highschool of the Dead"! We deep dive into the plot, characters, the "plot", continuation in the manga, ships, & giggle physics, & more. We also chat about TokenCon 2018, Ashley's con appearances, the newest Unlocked update, & "The Dragon Prince".
What did we think of the anime? Whose idea was this? The best scene in anime history? Tune in to find out!
'Highschool of the Dead' is preformed by Kisida Kyoudan & The Akebosi Rockets and is owned by Geneon Universal Entertainment.
Use PROMO CODE: ASP10
at RiptApparel.com to receive 10% off your purchase.
Want to watch exclusive ASP content? All you have to do is get the Unlocked app! Download for free at https://unlock.app.link/theASP.
Welcome back zombros & ASPers! For our third episode of Spooktober 3: Here Comes Spookums, Josh & Ashley discuss the 2010 zombie apocalypse anime series "Highschool of the Dead"! We deep dive into the plot, characters, the "plot", continuation in the manga, ships, & giggle physics, & more. We also chat about TokenCon 2018, Ashley's con appearances, the newest Unlocked update, & "The Dragon Prince".
What did we think of the anime? Whose idea was this? The best scene in anime history? Tune in to find out!
'Highschool of the Dead' is preformed by Kisida Kyoudan & The Akebosi Rockets and is owned by Geneon Universal Entertainment.
Use PROMO CODE: ASP10
at RiptApparel.com to receive 10% off your purchase.
Want to watch exclusive ASP content? All you have to do is get the Unlocked app! Download for free at https://unlock.app.link/theASP.