Overly Animated Steven Universe 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 […]

We go through all our favorites of the year from 2020 Western TV animation after giving all of our thoughts on the recent Adventure Time Obsidian special, the premiere episodes of Onyx Equinox, Season 1 of the Animaniacs reboot, and […]

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, April Collins, & Maddie Potter tackle some of the big questions that remained unanswered after the end of Steven Universe, like what’s in the chest? And who made the gems?

Alex Bonilla, Delaney Stovall, Michelle Anderer & Ally Martin get together to talk about how Steven Universe has emotionally resonated with them over the course of the show’s airing.

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Justin Cummings, & Alex Bonilla give their reactions and all their thoughts on the Steven Universe Future series finale.

Alex Bonilla, Michelle Anderer and Maddie Potter react to the first episode of Steven Universe: Future’s four-part finale, “Homeworld Bound”, released online via the Cartoon Network app.

Alex Bonilla, Delaney Stovall, Michelle Anderer & Ally Martin break down the latest episodes of Steven Universe: Future, “Mr. Universe” and “Fragments”.

Alex Bonilla, Michelle Anderer & Maddie Potter do a deep dive on the themes of trauma, rejection and moving forward in life as presented in the latest episodes of Steven Universe: Future, “Together Forever” and “Growing Pains”.

Alex Bonilla, Michelle Anderer, Madeline Potter and Ally Martin discuss the latest two episodes of Steven Universe: Future, “In Dreams” and “Bismuth Casual”.

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 […]

Alex Bonilla, Michelle Anderer, Sarah Potter and Ally Martin discuss the latest two episodes of Steven Universe Future, “Little Graduation” and “Prickly Pair”.

Join as Sam Quattro, Sarah Potter, Sarah Dolman, and Michelle Anderer discuss the newest episodes of Steven Universe Future, “Snow Day” and “Why So Blue”.

Alex Bonilla, Sam Quattro, Michelle Anderer and Ally Martin discuss the latest two episodes of Steven Universe Future, “Bluebird” and “A Very Special Episode”.

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. […]

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Sam Quattro, & Alex Bonilla recap the premiere of Steven Universe Future, consisting of “Little Homeschool”, “Guidance”, “Rose Buds”, & “Volleyball”!

Alex Bonilla, Sam Quattro & Delaney Stovall break down the latest trailer released for Steven Universe Future.

Alex Bonilla, Sam Quattro, Michelle Anderer & Sarah Potter discuss the news of Steven Universe Future, its status as an epilogue limited series, and the new opening sequence.

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Alex Bonilla, & Sarah Potter take another look at Steven Universe: The Movie a week after its premiere.

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Michelle Anderer, Sam Quattro, & others recap the Steven Universe Movie!

Dylan Hysen & Alex Bonilla bring you all the animation news from this week’s 2019 San Diego Comic-Con!

Justin Cummings, Andy Potter, & Beatriz Mourad take your comments and questions on the huge Steven Universe Season 5 finale, “Change Your Mind”!  

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Justin Cummings, & Alex Bonilla recap the huge Season 5 finale of Steven Universe, “Change Your Mind”.

Alex Bonilla, Beatriz Mourad, & Haruun Muse take your questions and comments about the latest Steven Universe episode “Escapism”.

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Sam Quattro, & Alex Bonilla recap the January 7th episode of Steven Universe, “Escapism”.

Justin Cummings & John McKenna take your questions and comments about the latest Steven Universe episode “Together Alone”.

Dylan Hysen, Alex Bonilla, & Andy Potter recap the December 31st episode of Steven Universe, “Together Alone”.

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 […]

Justin Cummings, Beatriz Mourad, & John McKenna take your questions and comments about the latest Steven Universe episode, “Familiar”.

Dylan Hysen, Alex Bonilla, Sarah Dolman, & Andy Potter recap the December 24th episode of Steven Universe, “Familiar”!

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, […]

Justin Cummings, Michelle Anderer, John McKenna, & Andy Potter take your questions and comments on Steven Universe’s “Legs from Here to Homeworld”.

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, Delaney Stovall, Sam Quattro, & Alex Bonilla recap the latest episode (out now on the CN app) of Steven Universe, “Legs From Here to Homeworld”.  

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

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, & Justin Cummings recap the 7/6 episode of Steven Universe, “Reunited”.

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & Michelle Anderer recap the 7/5 episode of Steven Universe, “Made of Honor”.

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Sam Quattro, & Justin Cummings recap the 7/4 episode of Steven Universe, “The Question”.

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Michelle Anderer, & Justin Cummings recap the 7/3 episode of Steven Universe, “What’s Your Problem?”.

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Michelle Anderer, & Alex Bonilla recap the 7/2 episode of Steven Universe, “Now We’re Only Falling Apart”.

Dylan Hysen, Beatriz Mourad, Alex Bonilla, and special guest K-K Bracken, organizer of Beach City Con, delve into “Can’t Go Back” & “A Single Pale Rose” once again, discussing topics if Rose is a bad person and the Zoo. Find information on […]

Dylan Hysen, April Collins, John McKenna, & Steve Zec delve even deeper into the big Steven Universe episodes “Can’t Go Back” & “A Single Pale Rose”, discussing topics such as Pearl’s relationship with Rose, the Diamonds dismantling cities, and where […]

Dylan Hysen, Justin Cummings, Hayley Nabuurs, & Alex Bonilla dive more into the recent huge episodes of Steven Universe “Can’t Go Back” & “A Single Pale Rose”, discussing topics such as the timeline of events in the rebellion, is Rose a […]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Sam Quattro, & Michelle Anderer recap the huge May 7th episodes of Steven Universe, “Can’t Go Back” & “A Single Pale Rose”!

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Michelle Anderer, & Sam Quattro recap the March 26th episodes of Steven Universe (on the CN app), “Your Mother and Mine”, “The Big Show”, “Pool Hopping”, & “Letters to Lars”!

Alex Bonilla, Beatriz Mourad, Hayley Nabuurs, Justin Cummings, & Andy Potter break down the latest teaser/series recap released by Cartoon Network in the runup to new episodes premiering soon (on the app March 26, on TV April 9). See the […]

Justin Cummings, Michelle Anderer, Andy Potter, & Steve Zec take your questions and comments on the new Steven Universe special “Stranded”.

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Justin Cummings, & Alex Bonilla recap the Jan 5th “Stranded” event of Steven Universe consisting of episodes “Lars of the Stars” and “Jungle Moon”.