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While the three of us vent out our frustration of how the most hateable untalented rich people in the world are ruining the world of art and bad fans ruin every experience for everyone involved, we also talk about the amazing second episode of Knights of Guinevere.

In this episode, Mike, Bri, and Cam tackle a trio of animated features involving sheep shenanigans from the always reliable Aardman Entertainment, a duo of best friends stuck on a mystical island from DreamWorks, and a fantastic queer comedy from France. Animation fans will be eating well with this trio of films. Films talked about in this podcast. Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottoms Forgotten Island Jim Queen

As we dive into the Fall 2026 Anime Seasonal drop, The Animation Guru himself went through a majority of the Summer 2026 Anime Season in what might be the best Summer Anime Season in a long time. The Burnout still happened, but at least it came with great anime.

Hey everyone, this is the Animation Guru! We apologize about having a backlog of episodes. The World has been chaotic for everyone involved. Let’s get started where we talk about the harrowing, heartbreaking, and fantastic Cocoon - One Summer of Girlhood, and the amazing and nuanced The Last Blossom from Oddtaxi duo Baku Kinoshita and Kazuya Konomoto. Sorry for the delay, but here we go!

In this episode, Captain Kaye, the Animation Guru, and the Crazy Lemur share their thoughts on Coyote vs Acme, a movie that fought the law, and won!

In this episode, Captain Kaye, the Animation Guru, and the Crazy Lemur share some thoughts on this year's D23 presentation, as well as My Adventures with Superman Season 3, and X-Men '97 Season 2!

In this episode, Captain Kaye, the Animation Guru, and the Crazy Lemur discuss The Ribbon Hero, as well as Season 2 of Batman: Caped Crusader!

In this episode, Captain Kaye, The Animation Guru, and the Crazy Lemur discuss Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, and the cursed history that surrounds the Avatar franchise at large!

It's time for Cameron, the Guru, to be joined by our Captain, Mike, and everyone's favorite Crazy Lemur, Bri, as they discuss more Annecy International Festival news, Studio 4°C's Chimney Town, and of course, Minions & Monsters! Hit that play button!

The Terrific Trio of Mike, Cameron, and Bri return to discuss Toy Story 5 and our big topic of the episode, the Annecy 2026 Animation Festival! Plus some thoughts on Shrek 5! Come on, click that play button. You want to.

The Captain and the Animation Guru are joined by Bri, the Crazy Lemur herself, as they discuss I Am Frankelda and give us a Summer Anime Preview! Also, Bri gives her thoughts on the Amazing Digital Circus finale! Click that play button!

In this episode, Captain Kaye, the Animation Guru, and the Crazy Lemur discuss Hong Kong's 2nd feature length animated film Another World, as well as the series finale of The Amazing Digital Circus!

In this episode, Captain Kaye, the Animation Guru, and the Crazy Lemur share their thoughts on Decorado, the latest feature film from writer and director Alberto Vázquez, and Labyrinth, from director Shōji Kawamori!

In this episode, Captain Kaye, the Animation Guru, and the Crazy Lemur share their thoughts on the first trailer for Coyote vs Acme, preview this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival, and review Invincible Season 4!

In this episode, Captain Kaye, the Animation Guru, and the Crazy Lemur finally get a chance to discuss Mamoru Hosoda's latest directorial effort, Scarlet! Plus, there's still plenty of news to discuss in the world of animation!