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 &amp; Ronaldo (Steven Universe), Jerry (Rick and Morty). Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, &amp; Aly Martin. See the final grades here (SPOILERS!) http://www.overlyanimated.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CursedFinalGrades.png

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 &amp; Ronaldo (Steven Universe), Jerry (Rick and Morty). Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, &amp; Aly Martin. See the final grades here (SPOILERS!) <a href="http://www.overlyanimated.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CursedFinalGrades.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.overlyanimated.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CursedFinalGrades.png</a>

We Find the Most Cursed Animation Character

We dove into the big reveals and more from the huge Rick and Morty Season 5 finale “Forgetting Sarick Mortshall” &amp; “Rickmurai Jack” and talked about Season 5 overall. Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, &amp; April Collins. Timestamps for the podcast:  0:00 – Introduction 1:10 – What Watching: Kid Cosmic S2, Wizard City, Q-Force, What If…? 5:00 – Rick and Morty Discussion Starts – Finale Thoughts 18:00 – Evil Morty &amp; Central Finite Curve 22:45 – Rick’s Backstory 28:00 – Producing Mortys 34:00 – Will the show change moving forward? 48:00 – S5 Overall/Favorite Episodes 1:00:00 – Conclusion

We dove into the big reveals and more from the huge Rick and Morty Season 5 finale “Forgetting Sarick Mortshall” &amp; “Rickmurai Jack” and talked about Season 5 overall. Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, &amp; April Collins. Timestamps for the podcast: <ul> <li>0:00 – Introduction</li> <li>1:10 – What Watching: Kid Cosmic S2, Wizard City, Q-Force, What If…?</li> <li>5:00 – Rick and Morty Discussion Starts – Finale Thoughts</li> <li>18:00 – Evil Morty &amp; Central Finite Curve</li> <li>22:45 – Rick’s Backstory</li> <li>28:00 – Producing Mortys</li> <li>34:00 – Will the show change moving forward?</li> <li>48:00 – S5 Overall/Favorite Episodes</li> <li>1:00:00 – Conclusion</li></ul>

That Huge Rick and Morty Season 5 Finale!

There was so much to discuss about the back-half of The Owl House S2A as we dove into many topics about episodes “Hunting Palismen”, “Eda’s Requiem”, “Knock, Knock, Knockin’ on Hooty’s Door”, “Eclipse Lake”, &amp; “Yesterday’s Lie”. Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Aly Martin, &amp; April Collins. Timestamps for the podcast:  0:00 – Introduction 1:15 – What Been Watching: Centaurworld, Rick and Morty, Tuca &amp; Bertie, Central Park, What If…?, Vivo 5:30 – Owl House S2E6-10 Discussion Starts 7:55 – Yesterday’s Lie Reactions 12:15 – Creepy Luz 16:25 – The Promise 22:30 – Emotional Core of the show 29:30 – Favorite parts of S2 so far 39:45 – Belos reveals 45:00 – Grimwalkers 53:45 – Hunter/The Golden Guard 1:03:00 – Raine Whispers 1:10:00 – Harpy Eda 1:16:45 – Lumity 1:25:30 – Other things from the episodes 1:37:45 – Final Thoughts/Conclusion

There was so much to discuss about the back-half of The Owl House S2A as we dove into many topics about episodes “Hunting Palismen”, “Eda’s Requiem”, “Knock, Knock, Knockin’ on Hooty’s Door”, “Eclipse Lake”, &amp; “Yesterday’s Lie”. Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Aly Martin, &amp; April Collins. Timestamps for the podcast: <ul> <li>0:00 – Introduction</li> <li>1:15 – What Been Watching: Centaurworld, Rick and Morty, Tuca &amp; Bertie, Central Park, What If…?, Vivo</li> <li>5:30 – Owl House S2E6-10 Discussion Starts</li> <li>7:55 – Yesterday’s Lie Reactions</li> <li>12:15 – Creepy Luz</li> <li>16:25 – The Promise</li> <li>22:30 – Emotional Core of the show</li> <li>29:30 – Favorite parts of S2 so far</li> <li>39:45 – Belos reveals</li> <li>45:00 – Grimwalkers</li> <li>53:45 – Hunter/The Golden Guard</li> <li>1:03:00 – Raine Whispers</li> <li>1:10:00 – Harpy Eda</li> <li>1:16:45 – Lumity</li> <li>1:25:30 – Other things from the episodes</li> <li>1:37:45 – Final Thoughts/Conclusion</li></ul>

They Were Absolutely Probably Maybe Belos & Phillip – The Owl House Season 2

Time for more Owl House Season 2 discussion as we dive into everything about episodes 3-5 “Echoes of the Past”, “Keeping Up A-fear-ances”, &amp; “Through the Looking Glass Ruins”, including more Lumity and other topics! Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Aly Martin, &amp; Sarah Dolman. Timestamps for the podcast:  0:00 – Introduction 1:15 – What Been Watching: Craig of the Creek, Rick and Morty, Tuca &amp; Bertie, Luca, Summer Camp Island, Central Park 8:00 – Owl House S2E3-5 Discussion Starts 13:00 – Lumity Discussion 24:50 – Amity’s New Hair 35:50 – Eclipse Lake/Lumity Speculation 46:00 – Gus &amp; Mattholomule  57:30 – Gwendolyn 1:02:20 – Eda’s Curse &amp; Chronic Illness 1:14:00 – Plot Stuff 1:25:15 – King’s Past 1:35:40 – Final Thoughts/Conclusion

Time for more Owl House Season 2 discussion as we dive into everything about episodes 3-5 “Echoes of the Past”, “Keeping Up A-fear-ances”, &amp; “Through the Looking Glass Ruins”, including more Lumity and other topics! Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Aly Martin, &amp; Sarah Dolman. Timestamps for the podcast: <ul> <li>0:00 – Introduction</li> <li>1:15 – What Been Watching: Craig of the Creek, Rick and Morty, Tuca &amp; Bertie, Luca, Summer Camp Island, Central Park</li> <li>8:00 – Owl House S2E3-5 Discussion Starts</li> <li>13:00 – Lumity Discussion</li> <li>24:50 – Amity’s New Hair</li> <li>35:50 – Eclipse Lake/Lumity Speculation</li> <li>46:00 – Gus &amp; Mattholomule </li> <li>57:30 – Gwendolyn</li> <li>1:02:20 – Eda’s Curse &amp; Chronic Illness</li> <li>1:14:00 – Plot Stuff</li> <li>1:25:15 – King’s Past</li> <li>1:35:40 – Final Thoughts/Conclusion</li></ul>

I’ll Jump Out the Window When They Kiss – The Owl House Season 2

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 Season 3 of Craig of the Creek. Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, &amp; April Collins. Timestamps for the podcast:  5:10 – Adventure Time: Distant Lands Obsidian 12:30 – Onyx Equinox Episodes 1 &amp; 2 22:25 – Animaniacs Reboot 33:15 – Craig of the Creek Season 3 57:45 – Main topic – Best of 2020 Animation

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 Season 3 of Craig of the Creek. Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, &amp; April Collins. Timestamps for the podcast: <ul> <li>5:10 – Adventure Time: Distant Lands Obsidian</li> <li>12:30 – Onyx Equinox Episodes 1 &amp; 2</li> <li>22:25 – Animaniacs Reboot</li> <li>33:15 – Craig of the Creek Season 3</li> <li>57:45 – Main topic – Best of 2020 Animation</li></ul>

Best of 2020 TV Animation

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, &amp; Michelle Anderer talk about that crazy Rick and Morty Season 4 finale and look back on the back half of Season 4 of the show.

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, &amp; Michelle Anderer talk about that crazy Rick and Morty Season 4 finale and look back on the back half of Season 4 of the show.

Season 4 Part 2 Review – Rick and Morty

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, &amp; Alex Bonilla share their thoughts on all of Season 1 of the new Hulu adult animated series “Solar Opposites”!

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, &amp; Alex Bonilla share their thoughts on all of Season 1 of the new Hulu adult animated series “Solar Opposites”!

Solar Opposites Season 1 Review

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, &amp; Michelle Anderer talk all about Season 4 Episode 6 of Rick and Morty “Never Ricking Morty” and what it means for the show as a whole.

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, &amp; Michelle Anderer talk all about Season 4 Episode 6 of Rick and Morty “Never Ricking Morty” and what it means for the show as a whole.

How “Never Ricking Morty” Reestablishes What Kind of Show Rick and Morty Is

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!

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: <ul> <li>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).</li> <li>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.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>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.</li> </ul> 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!

Overly Animated Podcast Restructuring

Delaney Stovall, April Collins and Michelle Anderer recap Episode 5 of Season 4 of Rick and Morty, “Rattlestar Ricklactica”.

Delaney Stovall, April Collins and Michelle Anderer recap Episode 5 of Season 4 of Rick and Morty, “Rattlestar Ricklactica”.<a href="http://www.overlyanimated.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Rattlestar.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>

“Rattlestar Ricklactica” Recap – Rick and Morty

The reviewers talking about the slut dragons episode and saying it goes too far. Is this a Rick and Morty fan podcast or a PG movie reviewer watching the show podcast? If you are uncomfortable, don&#39;t be on a podcast reviewing Rick and Morty.

Not sure of the approach

A decent review of R&amp;M.  They go into detail and in-depth discussion. They highlight key elements and get into what happened and why. The host does a great job.

Two major drawbacks:
1 - Michelle Anderer says “like” a lot and yells into the microphone 
2 - They are not massive fans - they don&#39;t know Dan or Justin’s history and they make mistakes like not knowing gearhead’s name

Depends on the panel

Overly Animated Rick and Morty Podcasts

It’s finally time for the Vindicators! Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Michelle Anderer recap the 4th episode of Season 3 of Rick and Morty, “Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender”.

It’s finally time for the Vindicators! Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Michelle Anderer recap the 4th episode of Season 3 of Rick and Morty, “Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender”.

“Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender” Recap – Rick and Morty

Alex Bonilla hosts the Panel discussion this week for Season 3 of Rick and Morty, a 2nd a week podcast series for Rick and Morty where he asks participants key questions about the latest episode of the season. This week, “Pickle Rick”! Panel participants this week: Michelle Anderer, April Collins, and John McKenna. Note: We had some small audio issues for this week’s Panel, apologies and back to normal for our next one!

Alex Bonilla hosts the Panel discussion this week for Season 3 of Rick and Morty, a 2nd a week podcast series for Rick and Morty where he asks participants key questions about the latest episode of the season. This week, “Pickle Rick”! Panel participants this week: Michelle Anderer, April Collins, and John McKenna. Note: We had some small audio issues for this week’s Panel, apologies and back to normal for our next one!

The Panel for “Pickle Rick” – Rick and Morty

Rick Die Rickpeat

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, &amp; Michelle Anderer recap the Season 4 premiere of Rick and Morty, “Edge of Tomorty: Rick Die Rickpeat”!

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, &amp; Michelle Anderer recap the Season 4 premiere of Rick and Morty, “Edge of Tomorty: Rick Die Rickpeat”!

“Edge of Tomorty: Rick Die Rickpeat” Recap – Rick and Morty

Dylan Hysen hosts the Panel discussion this week for Season 3 of Rick and Morty, a second-a-week podcast series for Rick and Morty where he asks participants key questions about the latest episode of the season. This week, “Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender”! Panel participants this week: Alex Bonilla, April Collins, John McKenna, and Andy Potter.

Dylan Hysen hosts the Panel discussion this week for Season 3 of Rick and Morty, a second-a-week podcast series for Rick and Morty where he asks participants key questions about the latest episode of the season. This week, “Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender”! Panel participants this week: Alex Bonilla, April Collins, John McKenna, and Andy Potter.

The Panel for “Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender” – Rick and Morty

Dylan Hysen hosts the first Panel discussion for Season 3 of Rick and Morty, a 2nd a week podcast series for Rick and Morty where he asks participants key questions about the latest episode of the season. This week, “Rickmancing the Stone”! Panel participants this week: Alex Bonilla, John McKenna, and Andy Potter.

Dylan Hysen hosts the first Panel discussion for Season 3 of Rick and Morty, a 2nd a week podcast series for Rick and Morty where he asks participants key questions about the latest episode of the season. This week, “Rickmancing the Stone”! Panel participants this week: Alex Bonilla, John McKenna, and Andy Potter.

The Panel for “Rickmancing the Stone” – Rick and Morty

We discuss the latest episode of Rick and Morty, “Total Rickall” as Dylan Hysen is joined by Delaney Stovall.

We discuss the latest episode of Rick and Morty, “Total Rickall” as Dylan Hysen is joined by Delaney Stovall.

Total Rickall (Rick and Morty) – Overly Animated Podcast #31

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, &amp; Michelle Anderer recap Episode 4 of Season 4 of Rick and Morty, “Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim’s Morty”.

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, &amp; Michelle Anderer recap Episode 4 of Season 4 of Rick and Morty, “Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim’s Morty”.

“Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim’s Morty” Recap – Rick and Morty

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, &amp; Sarah Potter recap Episode 4 of Season 4 of Rick and Morty, “One Crew Over the Crewcoo’s Morty”!

Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, &amp; Sarah Potter recap Episode 4 of Season 4 of Rick and Morty, “One Crew Over the Crewcoo’s Morty”!

“One Crew Over the Crewcoo’s Morty” Recap – Rick and Morty

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, &amp; Michelle Anderer recap Episode 2 of Season 4 of Rick and Morty, “The Old Man and the Seat”.

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, &amp; Michelle Anderer recap Episode 2 of Season 4 of Rick and Morty, “The Old Man and the Seat”.

“The Old Man and the Seat” Recap – Rick and Morty

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Michelle Anderer recap the fifth episode of Season 3 of Rick and Morty, “The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy”!

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Michelle Anderer recap the fifth episode of Season 3 of Rick and Morty, “The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy”!

“The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy” Recap – Rick and Morty

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Andy Potter recap the 3rd episode of Season 3 of Rick and Morty, “Pickle Rick”!

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Andy Potter recap the 3rd episode of Season 3 of Rick and Morty, “Pickle Rick”!

“Pickle Rick” Recap – Rick and Morty

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

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

Animation News Roundup from San Diego Comic-Con 2019

Dylan Hysen, Alex Bonilla, John McKenna, and Andy Potter count down our consensus Top 5 Stingers (post-credits scenes) from all of Rick and Morty.

Dylan Hysen, Alex Bonilla, John McKenna, and Andy Potter count down our consensus Top 5 Stingers (post-credits scenes) from all of Rick and Morty.

Top 5 Stingers – Rick and Morty

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 the winners and analyze the results. Rick and Morty won big, sweeping the two biggest categories: Best Show and Best Episode. Little Witch Academia also fared well, winning Best Supporting Character for Diana and finishing tied for Best Visuals. Star vs. the Forces of Evil picked up a win for Best Main Character for Star Butterfly, and Samurai Jack tied for Best Visuals. How the results were calculated: an average ranking was determined by averaging the placement in the Open Vote and what the Expert Panel ranked the order of the nominees. The specific percentage in the Open Vote did not factor in, only what place it finished (1st, 2nd, etc.) in the category’s vote. The Expert Panels were made up of people in our internal community who watch each show nominated in the specific category, and was factored into the final result to mitigate the popularity contest element. Best Animated Show of 2017 Winner: Rick and MortyShowAverage RankOpen VoteExpert Panel1st: Rick and Morty 11 (30%)12nd: BoJack Horseman 22 (18.4%)23rd: Star vs. the Forces of Evil 33 (18.1%)3T-4th: Mysticons 56 (2.6%)4T-4th: Voltron: Legendary Defender 55 (13.6%)5T-4th: Steven Universe 54 (17.3%)6  Best Animated Episode of 2017 Winner: “The Ricklantis Mixup”/”Tales from the Citadel”, Rick and MortyEpisodeAverage RankOpen VoteExpert Panel1st: “The Ricklantis Mixup”/”Tales from the Citadel”, Rick and Morty 11 (32.5%)12nd: “XCIII”, Samurai Jack 2.52 (26.4%)33rd: “Time’s Arrow”, BoJack Horseman 34 (13.3%)2T-4th: “The Legend Begins”, Voltron: Legendary Defender 4.55 (8.8%)4T-4th: “The Trial”, Steven Universe 4.53 (16.8%)66th: “All Hail Necrafa”, Mysticons 5.56 (2.3%)5  Best Animated Main Character of 2017 Winner: Star Butterfly, Star vs. the Forces of EvilCharacterAverage RankOpen VoteExpert Panel1st: Star Butterfly, Star vs. the Forces of Evil 23 (8.5%)1T-2nd: BoJack Horseman, BoJack Horseman 2.52 (9.5%)3T-2nd: Weiss Schnee, RWBY 2.51 (72.9%)44th: Emerald Goldenbraid, Mysticons 46 (1.4%)25th: Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Miraculous Ladybug 4.54 (5.4%)56th: Morty Smith, Rick and Morty 5.55 (2.5%)6  Best Animated Supporting Character of 2017 Winner: Diana Cavendish, Little Witch AcademiaCharacterAverage RankOpen VoteExpert Panel1st: Diana Cavendish, Little Witch Academia 2.51 (30.5%)4T-2nd: Moon Butterfly, Star vs. the Forces of Evil 3.54 (11.6%)3T-2nd: Hollyhock, BoJack Horseman 3.55 (11.4%)2T-2nd: Prince Lotor, Voltron: Legendary Defender 3.56 (8.2%)1T-5th: Summer Smith, Rick and Morty 42 (23.3%)6T-5th: Lars Barriga, Steven Universe 43(14.9%)5  Best Visuals for an Animated Show of 2017 Winner: TIE – Little Witch Academia &amp; Samurai JackShowAverage RankOpen VoteExpert PanelT-1st: Little Witch Academia 1.51 (30%)2T-1st: Samurai Jack 1.52 (29.1%)13rd: Star vs. the Forces of Evil 44 (10.2%)4T-4th: Steven Universe 4.53 (13.9%)6T-4th: Voltron: Legendary Defender 4.56 (8.1%)36th: Miraculous Ladybug 55 (8.6)5

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 the winners and analyze the results. Rick and Morty won big, sweeping the two biggest categories: Best Show and Best Episode. Little Witch Academia also fared well, winning Best Supporting Character for Diana and finishing tied for Best Visuals. Star vs. the Forces of Evil picked up a win for Best Main Character for Star Butterfly, and Samurai Jack tied for Best Visuals. How the results were calculated: an average ranking was determined by averaging the placement in the Open Vote and what the Expert Panel ranked the order of the nominees. The specific percentage in the Open Vote did not factor in, only what place it finished (1st, 2nd, etc.) in the category’s vote. The Expert Panels were made up of people in our internal community who watch each show nominated in the specific category, and was factored into the final result to mitigate the popularity contest element. <h2>Best Animated Show of 2017</h2> Winner: Rick and MortyShow Average Rank Open Vote Expert Panel 1st: Rick and Morty 1 1 (30%) 1 2nd: BoJack Horseman 2 2 (18.4%) 2 3rd: Star vs. the Forces of Evil 3 3 (18.1%) 3 T-4th: Mysticons 5 6 (2.6%) 4 T-4th: Voltron: Legendary Defender 5 5 (13.6%) 5 T-4th: Steven Universe 5 4 (17.3%) 6 <h2>Best Animated Episode of 2017</h2> Winner: “The Ricklantis Mixup”/”Tales from the Citadel”, Rick and MortyEpisode Average Rank Open Vote Expert Panel 1st: “The Ricklantis Mixup”/”Tales from the Citadel”, Rick and Morty 1 1 (32.5%) 1 2nd: “XCIII”, Samurai Jack 2.5 2 (26.4%) 3 3rd: “Time’s Arrow”, BoJack Horseman 3 4 (13.3%) 2 T-4th: “The Legend Begins”, Voltron: Legendary Defender 4.5 5 (8.8%) 4 T-4th: “The Trial”, Steven Universe 4.5 3 (16.8%) 6 6th: “All Hail Necrafa”, Mysticons 5.5 6 (2.3%) 5 <h2>Best Animated Main Character of 2017</h2> Winner: Star Butterfly, Star vs. the Forces of EvilCharacter Average Rank Open Vote Expert Panel 1st: Star Butterfly, Star vs. the Forces of Evil 2 3 (8.5%) 1 T-2nd: BoJack Horseman, BoJack Horseman 2.5 2 (9.5%) 3 T-2nd: Weiss Schnee, RWBY 2.5 1 (72.9%) 4 4th: Emerald Goldenbraid, Mysticons 4 6 (1.4%) 2 5th: Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Miraculous Ladybug 4.5 4 (5.4%) 5 6th: Morty Smith, Rick and Morty 5.5 5 (2.5%) 6 <h2>Best Animated Supporting Character of 2017</h2> Winner: Diana Cavendish, Little Witch AcademiaCharacter Average Rank Open Vote Expert Panel 1st: Diana Cavendish, Little Witch Academia 2.5 1 (30.5%) 4 T-2nd: Moon Butterfly, Star vs. the Forces of Evil 3.5 4 (11.6%) 3 T-2nd: Hollyhock, BoJack Horseman 3.5 5 (11.4%) 2 T-2nd: Prince Lotor, Voltron: Legendary Defender 3.5 6 (8.2%) 1 T-5th: Summer Smith, Rick and Morty 4 2 (23.3%) 6 T-5th: Lars Barriga, Steven Universe 4 3(14.9%) 5 <h2>Best Visuals for an Animated Show of 2017</h2> Winner: TIE – Little Witch Academia &amp; Samurai JackShow Average Rank Open Vote Expert Panel T-1st: Little Witch Academia 1.5 1 (30%) 2 T-1st: Samurai Jack 1.5 2 (29.1%) 1 3rd: Star vs. the Forces of Evil 4 4 (10.2%) 4 T-4th: Steven Universe 4.5 3 (13.9%) 6 T-4th: Voltron: Legendary Defender 4.5 6 (8.1%) 3 6th: Miraculous Ladybug 5 5 (8.6) 5

Winners: 2017 OVA-ies TV Animation Awards

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 chosen internally by our patrons, co-hosts, hosts, and writers, and you can see the nominations below! Winners will be revealed in a podcast towards the end of December. BoJack Horseman, Rick and Morty, Steven Universe, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, and Voltron: Legendary Defender lead with 4 nominations each. Vote Here Now! Voting closes at noon on Friday December 22nd. 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 2017  BoJack Horseman Mysticons Rick and Morty Star vs. the Forces of Evil Steven Universe Voltron: Legendary Defender  Best Animated Episode of 2017  “All Hail Necrafa”, Mysticons “The Legend Begins”, Voltron: Legendary Defender “The Ricklantis Mixup”/”Tales from the Citadel”, Rick and Morty “The Trial”, Steven Universe “Time’s Arrow”, BoJack Horseman “XCIII”, Samurai Jack  Best Animated Main Character of 2017  BoJack Horseman, BoJack Horseman Emerald Goldenbraid, Mysticons Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Miraculous Ladybug Morty Smith, Rick and Morty Star Butterfly, Star vs. the Forces of Evil Weiss Schnee, RWBY  Best Animated Supporting Character of 2017  Diana Cavendish, Little Witch Academia Hollyhock Manheim-Mannheim-Guerrero-Robinson-Zilberschlag-Hsung-Fonzarelli-McQuack, BoJack Horseman Lars Barriga, Steven Universe Moon Butterfly, Star vs. the Forces of Evil Prince Lotor, Voltron: Legendary Defender Summer Smith, Rick and Morty  Best Visuals for an Animated Show of 2017  Little Witch Academia Miraculous Ladybug Samurai Jack Star vs. the Forces of Evil Steven Universe Voltron: Legendary Defender  Check out the nominations announcement:

<a href="http://www.overlyanimated.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ovaies2017.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>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 chosen internally by our patrons, co-hosts, hosts, and writers, and you can see the nominations below! Winners will be revealed in a podcast towards the end of December. BoJack Horseman, Rick and Morty, Steven Universe, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, and Voltron: Legendary Defender lead with 4 nominations each. <h3><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/dDKpzgx37JnmyFer1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vote Here Now!</a></h3> Voting closes at noon on Friday December 22nd. Google sign-in is required for voting. Voting is anonymous, the sign-in is just required to restrict voting to 1 per person. <h2>Best Animated Show of 2017</h2> <ul> <li>BoJack Horseman</li> <li>Mysticons</li> <li>Rick and Morty</li> <li>Star vs. the Forces of Evil</li> <li>Steven Universe</li> <li>Voltron: Legendary Defender</li> </ul> <h2>Best Animated Episode of 2017</h2> <ul> <li>“All Hail Necrafa”, Mysticons</li> <li>“The Legend Begins”, Voltron: Legendary Defender</li> <li>“The Ricklantis Mixup”/”Tales from the Citadel”, Rick and Morty</li> <li>“The Trial”, Steven Universe</li> <li>“Time’s Arrow”, BoJack Horseman</li> <li>“XCIII”, Samurai Jack</li> </ul> <h2>Best Animated Main Character of 2017</h2> <ul> <li>BoJack Horseman, BoJack Horseman</li> <li>Emerald Goldenbraid, Mysticons</li> <li>Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Miraculous Ladybug</li> <li>Morty Smith, Rick and Morty</li> <li>Star Butterfly, Star vs. the Forces of Evil</li> <li>Weiss Schnee, RWBY</li> </ul> <h2>Best Animated Supporting Character of 2017</h2> <ul> <li>Diana Cavendish, Little Witch Academia</li> <li>Hollyhock Manheim-Mannheim-Guerrero-Robinson-Zilberschlag-Hsung-Fonzarelli-McQuack, BoJack Horseman</li> <li>Lars Barriga, Steven Universe</li> <li>Moon Butterfly, Star vs. the Forces of Evil</li> <li>Prince Lotor, Voltron: Legendary Defender</li> <li>Summer Smith, Rick and Morty</li> </ul> <h2>Best Visuals for an Animated Show of 2017</h2> <ul> <li>Little Witch Academia</li> <li>Miraculous Ladybug</li> <li>Samurai Jack</li> <li>Star vs. the Forces of Evil</li> <li>Steven Universe</li> <li>Voltron: Legendary Defender</li> </ul> Check out the nominations announcement:

Nominations for the 2017 OVA-ies TV Animation Awards

Dylan Hysen, John McKenna, Brit Griffin, Carlton Smith, and Andy Potter give the Overly Animated consensus Season 3 episode rankings for Rick and Morty. The rankings! (Spoilers): http://www.overlyanimated.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/RMS3ConsensusRanks.jpg

Dylan Hysen, John McKenna, Brit Griffin, Carlton Smith, and Andy Potter give the Overly Animated consensus Season 3 episode rankings for Rick and Morty. The rankings! (Spoilers): <a href="http://www.overlyanimated.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/RMS3ConsensusRanks.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.overlyanimated.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/RMS3ConsensusRanks.jpg</a>

Season 3 Episode Rankings – Rick and Morty

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Dylan Hysen hosts the Panel discussion this week for Season 3 of Rick and Morty, a second-a-week podcast series for Rick and Morty where he asks participants key questions about the latest episode of the season. This week, “The Rickchurian Mortydate“. Panel participants this week: John McKenna, Andy Potter, Brit Griffin, and Alex Bonilla.

Panel for “The Rickchurian Mortydate” – Rick and Morty

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Michelle Anderer recap the Season 3 finale of Rick and Morty, “The Rickchurian Mortydate”.

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Michelle Anderer recap the Season 3 finale of Rick and Morty, “The Rickchurian Mortydate”.

“The Rickchurian Mortydate” Recap – Rick and Morty

Dylan Hysen hosts the Panel discussion this week for Season 3 of Rick and Morty, a second-a-week podcast series for Rick and Morty where he asks participants key questions about the latest episode of the season. This week, “The ABC’s of Beth”. Panel participants this week: Alex Bonilla, April Collins, John McKenna, and Brit Griffin.

Dylan Hysen hosts the Panel discussion this week for Season 3 of Rick and Morty, a second-a-week podcast series for Rick and Morty where he asks participants key questions about the latest episode of the season. This week, “The ABC’s of Beth”. Panel participants this week: Alex Bonilla, April Collins, John McKenna, and Brit Griffin.

Panel for “The ABC’s of Beth” – Rick and Morty

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