Overly Animated Star vs. the Forces of Evil Podcasts

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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.! […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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”.

The results are in for our 2018 OVA-ies TV Animation Awards! After 11,700 votes cast (!) and deliberations from our expert panels, the winners in five categories have been determined. Listen to the attached podcast to hear us announce the […]

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Sam Quattro, & Michelle Anderer look back on the ups and downs of portrays of queer characters and romance in 2018 animation, including Steven Universe, Adventure Time, Voltron: Legendary Defender, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, […]

Here are the nominees for the 2018 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 5 categories. […]

Dylan Hysen & Alex Bonilla break down all the Animation news from this year’s 2018 San Diego Comic-Con.

Dylan Hysen hosts this week’s panel for Star vs. the Forces of Evil, a second-a-week podcast series for the show where he asks participants key questions about the latest episodes of the season. This week, “Divide” & “Conquer”. Panel participants […]

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, & Andy Potter dive even deeper into the big Star vs. the Forces of Evil Season 3 Finale.

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & April Collins recap the huge Season 3 finale of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Divide” & “Conquer”.

Dylan Hysen hosts this week’s panel for Star vs. the Forces of Evil, a second-a-week podcast series for the show where he asks participants key questions about the latest episodes of the season. This week, “Bam Ui Pati!” & “Tough […]

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, & Alex Bonilla recap the March 31st episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Bam Ui Pati!” & “Tough Love”.

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & Michelle Anderer delve more into Saturday’s huge episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Skooled!” and “Booth Buddies”, talking Starco and more.

Andy Potter and April Collins recap the March 24th episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Skooled!” & “Booth Buddies”.

Dylan Hysen hosts this week’s panel for Star vs. the Forces of Evil, a second-a-week podcast series for the show where he asks participants key questions about the latest episodes of the season. This week, “Is Another Mystery” & “Marco […]

Dylan Hysen, April Collins, Sam Quattro, & Alex Bonilla recap the March 17th episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Is Another Mystery” & “Marco Jr.”

Dylan Hysen hosts this week’s panel for Star vs. the Forces of Evil, a second-a-week podcast series for the show where he asks participants key questions about the latest episodes of the season. This week, “Butterfly Trap” & “Ludo, Where […]

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Sam Quattro, & Alex Bonilla recap the March 10th episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Butterfly Trap” & “Ludo, Where Art Thou?”.

Dylan Hysen hosts the inaugural panel for Star vs. the Forces of Evil, a second-a-week podcast series for the show where he asks participants key questions about the latest episodes of the season. This week, “The Bogbeast of Boggabah” & […]

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Michelle Anderer, & April Collins recap the March 3rd episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “The Bogbeast of Boggabah” and “Total Eclipsa the Moon”.

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, April Collins, & Alex Bonilla discuss the increasing phenomenon of every character showing affection towards Marco on Star vs. the Forces of Evil and go through each potential romantic contender.

The results are in for our 2017 OVA-ies TV Animation Awards! After 1,420 votes cast and deliberations from our expert panels, the winners in five categories have been determined. Listen to the attached podcast to hear Dylan and others announce […]

Here are the nominees for the 2017 OVA-ies Awards, celebrating the best in television animation from the year. Vote for your favorites in 5 categories. Winners are chosen 50% by an open vote, 50% from internal “expert” committees. Nominees were […]

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, and Alex Bonilla recap the December 2nd Holiday episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Stump Day” and “Holiday Spellcial”.

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Sam Quattro, and Alex Bonilla recap the November 16th mid-season finale episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Night Life”, “Deep Dive”, and “Monster Bash’.

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Michelle Anderer, & Steve Zec recap the November 15th episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Death Peck” & “Ponymonium”.

Dylan Hysen, April Collins, Sam Quattro, and Alex Bonilla recap the November 14th episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Sweet Dreams” and “Lava Lake Beach”.

Dylan Hysen, April Collins, Andy Potter, and Steve Zec recap the November 13th episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Princess Turdina” and “Starfari”.

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Andy Potter, and Steve Zec recap the November 9th episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Lint Catcher” and “Trial by Squire”.

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Alex Bonilla, and Andy Potter recap the November 8th episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Demoncism” and “Sophomore Slump”.

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Sam Quattro, and Alex Bonilla recap the November 7th episodes of Star vs. the Forces of Evil, “Club Snubbed” and “Stranger Danger”.

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Sam Quattro, and April Collins recap the first night of Star vs. the Forces of Evil’s Starvember, discussing “Scent of a Hoodie” and “Rest in Pudding”. Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXCmedPIQWo

Dylan Hysen, April Collins, Alex Bonilla, Sam Quattro, and Steve Zec discuss the promo for new Star vs. the Forces of Evil episodes in November! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Imb-vOkz-8s

Dylan Hysen, April Collins, Alex Bonilla, and Andy Potter dive back into Star vs. the Forces of Evil “Battle for Mewni” discussion, debating topics like is Toffee gone too soon, how did Star enter Butterfly mode, and what’s to come […]