Overly Animated Star vs. the Forces of Evil Podcas

It’s probably the most important exercise we’ve ever attempted on the podcast, finding the most cursed animation character! We debate and grade the cursed-ness of these cursed heavyweights: Hooty (The Owl House), Scratch (The Ghost and Molly McGee), Swift Wind (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power), KVN (Final Space), Tikki (Miraculous Ladybug), Lemongrab (Adventure Time), Dave (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts), Woodman (Hilda), Pig Baby (Infinity Train), Glossaryck (Star vs. the Forces of Evil), Kyubey (Madoka Magica), Scrappy Doo, Onion & Ronaldo (Steven Universe), Jerry (Rick and Morty). Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, & Aly Martin. See the final grades here (SPOILERS!) http://www.overlyanimated.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CursedFinalGrades.png

We go over several relationship archetypes that are frequently discussed and go through examples of notable animation ships that fall under those archetypes. Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & Beatriz Mourad. Timestamps for the podcast: 0:00 – Introduction 8:30 – Boy Meets Girl: Adrinette, Lumity, Kataang, Troy/Benson, Yuu/Touko 49:00 – Best Friends to Couple: Starco, Korrasami, Connverse, Bumbleby 1:10:15 – Childhood Friends to Couple: Ron/Kim, Moonboon, Glimbow 1:19:00 – Enemies to Couple: Catradora, Raya/Namaari, Chihiro/Haku, Ashitaka/San, Lapidot 1:43:15 – Rivals to Couple: Diana/Akko, Hiccup/Astrid 1:48:15 – Opposites Attract: Zutara, Rupphire, WALL-E/EVA, Bubbline 1:54:45 – Love Triangles: Korra/Bolin/Mako 1:57:00 – Red String of Fate: Taki/Mitsuha 1:59:45 – Bad for Each Other: PearlRose, Makorra 2:03:00 – Polyamorous Relationships: Fluorite, Hollyhock’s dads 2:07:00 – Conclusion

Dylan Hysen & Michelle Anderer go through the basics and differences of the script-driven and storyboard-driven animation productions formats.

Happy New Year everyone! After years of moving forward with a similar format, we’re switching things up for the podcast. The headline is: We’re going to stop doing episode recap podcasts, and we’re going to focus on more high-level discussions. The immediate change you’ll see is no episode recap podcasts which will result in less podcasts. However, we’ll still be covering the same shows, the podcast will still generally be similar, we’ll just be structuring our discussions in different ways. We think this new structure will result in more interesting discussions, and we’ll be better equipped to cover shows with a wide variety of release formats. Here are the types of podcasts you’ll see instead of episode recaps: Season recaps! We’ll still be discussing seasons as a whole when a show we cover wraps up its season. So you’ll see an Infinity Train Season 2 recap podcast but not nightly podcasts this week. When the next season of She-Ra drops we’ll have a podcast on the whole season soon after it comes out like normal (but no proceeding episode recaps). Podcasts at regular intervals for certain shows: This is the replacement model for episode recaps for weekly shows (or others) we still want to talk about regularly while they’re airing. We won’t discuss all the shows we cover on a regular basis, but in the short term look out for Miraculous Ladybug every-other-week podcasts starting sometime in the next two months, and Owl House podcasts monthly (after we do a special podcast for the premiere this weekend). These will be high-level discussions on anything about the show. If there are episodes to talk about we’ll talk about them generally, but we can also talk about general topics surrounding the show or any news about the show. Show-specific topics: If something is on our mind about a show, even if we’re not podcasting on it regularly, we might do a podcast to discuss a specific topic whenever! Likely something we’re passionate about like Bumbleby with RWBY. Cross-show or movie topics: This is the one we’re most excited about and hope to do a lot more: A trend in the industry, a trend in a social issue (we definitely want to do queer rep topics more than once a year), or some theme we notice across a few shows. This could really be anything involving animation. Some exceptions to no more episode recaps: First, we still could do one if there’s an episode we’re super excited to talk about! Also, Steven Universe Future may or may not continue with episode recaps until its completion (if not we’d have every-other-week podcasts when it comes back). We’ll finish out Volume 7 recaps for RWBY since it’s almost over. We may finish out the She-Ra S4 recaps we almost finished. And we can still do pods on a single movie, whether it’s recently released or not! We’re excited to continue to talk about a lot of awesome animated shows and movies in a format we think will work better. As always reach out with any feedback you have on the podcast!

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Michelle Anderer, & Sarah Potter look back on the good, the bad, and overall trends in the portrayals of queer characters in 2019 animation including in Steven Universe, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes, Young Justice: Outsiders, Craig of the Creek, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, gen:LOCK, Arthur, Rocko’s Modern Life, RWBY, BoJack Horseman, Tuca & Bertie, The Dragon Prince, Twelve Forever, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Miraculous Ladybug, Love Death + Robots, Hazbin Hotel, Big Mouth, Given, Stars Align, Sarazanmai, Carole & Tuesday, & Fruits Basket.

The results are in for our 2019 OVA-ies TV Animation Awards! After 645 votes cast, the winners in seven categories have been determined. Listen to the attached podcast to hear us announce the winners and analyze the results. Steven Universe was the big winner of the night, taking home four of the seven awards, including the two biggest categories: Best Show and Best Episode. Infinity Train also had a big night with wins for Best New Show and Best Main Character for Tulip. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power won Best Supporting Character for Scorpia. How the results were calculated: final placement was determined by an averaging of the percentages of the Open Vote and the Internal Vote of our patrons and staff, the latter of which was also weighed by number of shows watched in each category. Best Animated Show of 2019 Winner: Steven Universe Show Average% Open Vote Internal Steven Universe 38.27% 38.90% 37.63% She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 22.69% 22.80% 22.58% Tuca & Bertie 13.64% 4.70% 22.58% gen:LOCK 12.03% 9.00% 15.05% Infinity Train 8.03% 13.90% 2.15% BoJack Horseman 5.40% 10.80% 0.00% Past winners: 2018-Steven Universe; 2017-Rick and Morty; 2016-Steven Universe Best Animation Episode of 2019 Winner: “Change Your Mind”, Steven Universe Episode Average% Open Vote Internal “Change Your Mind”, Steven Universe 37.74% 46.90% 28.57% “The Jelly Lakes”, Tuca & Bertie 20.90% 7.10% 34.69% “The Only Me I Know”, gen:LOCK 14.43% 10.50% 18.37% “121045” (Episode 1), The Promised Neverland 12.13% 11.00% 13.27% “Remember”, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 9.95% 14.80% 5.10% “Cleaved”, Star vs. the Forces of Evil 4.85% 9.70% 0.00% Past winners: 2018-“A Single Pale Rose”, Steven Universe; 2017-”Tales from the Citadel”, Rick and Morty; 2016-“Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls”, Gravity Falls Best Animation Main Character of 2019 Winner: Tulip, Infinity Train Character Average% Open Vote Internal Tulip, Infinity Train 28.05% 15.90% 40.21% Steven, Steven Universe 23.11% 28.70% 17.53% Marinette, Miraculous Ladybug 19.55% 25.70% 13.40% Bertie, Tuca & Bertie 13.31% 6.00% 20.62% Ruby, RWBY 11.31% 18.50% 4.12% Glimmer, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 4.66% 5.20% 4.12% Past winners: 2018-Marinette, Miraculous Ladybug; 2017-Star Butterfly, Star vs. the Forces of Evil; 2016-Pearl, Steven Universe Best Animation Supporting Character of 2019 Winner: Scorpia, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Character Average% Open Vote Internal Scorpia, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 41.65% 24.20% 59.09% Spinel, Steven Universe 22.71% 35.20% 10.23% Amaya, The Dragon Prince 12.20% 15.30% 9.09% Speckle, Tuca & Bertie 9.74% 4.70% 14.77% Venomous, OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes 8.66% 10.50% 6.82% One-One, Infinity Train 5.05% 10.10% 0.00% Past winners: 2018-Lotor, Voltron: Legendary Defender; 2017-Diana Cavendish, Little Witch Academia; 2016-Peridot, Steven Universe Best New Animated Show of 2019 Winner: Infinity Train Show Average% Open Vote Internal Infinity Train 32.28% 40.20% 24.36% Tuca & Bertie 18.13% 11.90% 24.36% gen:LOCK 17.77% 16.30% 19.23% Carmen Sandiego 11.01% 15.60% 6.41% The Promised Neverland 10.99% 13.00% 8.97% Undone 9.83% 3.00% 16.67% Past winners: 2018-She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Best Visuals for an Animated Show of 2019 Winner: Steven Universe Show Average% Open Vote Internal Steven Universe 27.14% 35.30% 18.99% Undone 19.95% 3.20% 36.71% Carmen Sandiego 17.81% 14.10% 21.52% Love, Death + Robots 12.15% 12.90% 11.39% Hazbin Hotel 11.91% 17.50% 6.33% RWBY 11.08% 17.10% 5.06% Past winners: 2017-Little Witch Academia & Samurai Jack Best Music for an Animated Show of 2019 Winner: Steven Universe Show Average% Open Vote Internal Steven Universe 44.37% 50.80% 37.93% RWBY 20.92% 22.30% 19.54% Carole & Tuesday 11.65% 7.20% 16.09% The Promised Neverland 8.67% 4.70% 12.64% Infinity Train 8.30% 7.40% 9.20% Hazbin Hotel 6.10% 7.60% 4.60%

Here are the nominees for the 2019 OVA-ies Awards, celebrating the best in television animation from the year. Listen to the nominations announcement podcast accompanying this post and check out the nominations below! Vote for your favorites in 7 categories. Winners are chosen 50% by an open vote, 50% from our internal community of patrons & staff weighed by shows watched. Nominees were chosen internally by our patrons & staff, and you can see the nominations below! Winners will be revealed in a podcast at the end of December. Steven Universe leads with 6 nominations, one in every category it was eligible for. Followed by Tuca & Bertie and Infinity Train with 5 nominations, and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power with 4 nominations. gen:LOCK, The Promised Neverland, and RWBY had 3 nominations each. Vote Here Now! Voting closes at noon on Sunday December 29th. Google sign-in is required for voting. Voting is anonymous, the sign-in is just required to restrict voting to 1 per person. Best Animated Show of 2019 BoJack Horseman gen:LOCK Infinity Train She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Steven Universe Tuca & Bertie Best Animation Episode of 2019 “121045” (Episode 1), The Promised Neverland “Change Your Mind”, Steven Universe “Cleaved”, Star vs. the Forces of Evil “The Jelly Lakes”, Tuca & Bertie “The Only Me I Know”, gen:LOCK “Remember”, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Best Animation Main Character of 2019 Bertie, Tuca & Bertie Glimmer, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Marinette, Miraculous Ladybug Ruby, RWBY Steven, Steven Universe Tulip, Infinity Train Best Animation Supporting Character of 2019 Amaya, The Dragon Prince One-One, Infinity Train Scorpia, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Speckle, Tuca & Bertie Spinel, Steven Universe Venomous, OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes Best New Animated Show of 2019 Carmen Sandiego gen:LOCK Infinity Train The Promised Neverland Tuca & Bertie Undone Best Visuals for an Animated Show of 2019 Carmen Sandiego Hazbin Hotel Love, Death + Robots RWBY Steven Universe Undone Best Music for an Animated Show of 2019 Carole & Tuesday Hazbin Hotel Infinity Train The Promised Neverland RWBY Steven Universe

Alex Bonilla talks with Brian H. Kim, lead composer on Disney’s Star vs. The Forces of Evil about his work on the show, the deeper meanings behind the musical choices made during the program’s run, and what he’s learned along the way. [Written version of this interview to come later on this post]

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Alex Bonilla, & Sam Quattro recap the Star vs. the Forces of Evil series finale, “Cleaved”.

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, April Collins, & Andy Potter give their reactions to the Star vs. the Forces of Evil series finale, “Cleaved”.

Dylan Hysen, April Collins, Michelle Anderer, & Andy Potter recap the May 12th episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “The Right Way”, “Here to Help”, “Pizza Party”, & “The Tavern at the End of the Multiverse”.

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, April Collins, & Sam Quattro recap the May 5th episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Sad Teen Hotline”, “Jannanigans”, “Mama Star”, & “Ready, Aim, Fire”.

Dylan Hysen, Andy Potter, Sam Quattro, & Alex Bonilla recap the April 28th episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Doop-Doop”, “Britta’s Tacos”, “Beach Day”, & “Gone Baby Gone”.

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, April Collins, & Andy Potter recap the April 21st episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “A Boy and His DC-700XE”, “The Monster and the Queen”, & “Cornonation”.

Dylan Hysen, April Collins, Alex Bonilla, & Sam Quattro recap the April 14th episodes Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “The Knight Shift”, “Queen-Napped”, “Junkin’ Janna”, & “A Spell with No Name”.

Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, & Andy Potter recap the April 7th episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil,“Princess Quasar Caterpillar and the Magic Bell”, “Ghost of Butterfly Castle”, “Cornball!”, & “Meteora’s Lesson”!

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Sam Quattro, & Alex Bonilla recap the March 31st episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Out of Business”, “Kelly’s World”, & “Curse of the Blood Moon”!

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, April Collins, & Sam Quattro recap the March 24th episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Yada Yada Berries”, “Down by the River”, “The Ponyhead Show!”, & “Surviving the Spiderbites”.

Alex Bonilla, Delaney Stovall, Sam Quattro and April Collins recap the March 17th episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil: “Moon Remembers”, “Swimsuit”, “Ransomgram” and “Lake House Fever”.

Dylan Hysen, April Collins, & Sam Quattro recap the March 10th episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Butterfly Follies” & “Escape from the Pie Folk”.