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Keyframe 140 – Let’s Talk About Conventions

Archaeon 22/03/2019

One of the highlights of any anime fan’s calendar is the convention, where like-minded people gather together to cosplay, shop, listen to panels, enjoy the atmosphere, and even possibly meet the odd voice actor. They’ve become a staple of anime communities all over the world, but could they be better? […]

Keyframe 136 – Bardock’s Geordie Genes

Archaeon 09/02/2019

Computer graphics have become the norm in animation thanks to their versatility and efficiency, but there are certain types of CG animation that some people just don’t like. With that in mind, Rob and Andrew investigate cel-shaded CG animation and some of the possible reasons why it divides opinion. After […]

PX38 – What Would Make You Boycott A Game

Archaeon 25/01/2019

Tis the season to be grumpy, and nobody complains like a gamer (or spits their pacifier out/throws their toys out of the pram). Now there are plenty of reasons to complain about a game (micro-transactions, pay-walls, pay-to-win, gorily-detailed hunting, forcing developers to censor their games after signing exclusivity contracts, etc), […]

Keyframe 134 – 2018 (The Good Side)

Archaeon 20/01/2019

Now that we’ve got all of the bad stuff from the last year of animation out of our systems it’s time for the Keyframe gang to talk about the good things that were released during 2018. With that in mind, gather round fellow fans as we take a long and […]

Keyframe 133 – 2018 (The Bad Side)

Archaeon 14/01/2019

It’s the end of another year in animation, so join Tucky and Rob as they cast their collective nostalgic gazes back over the medium of animation during 2018 … Just kidding. That show is next week. This episode is dedicated to all of the things in animation that tried to […]

Keyframe 129 – Muffin-Topping Into Mainstream

Archaeon 03/12/2018

My Hero Academia has been a huge success as a series, but it’s the remarkable success of the Two Heroes movie that has Tucky and Producer Rob thinking about the changing perception of animated feature films in the West. This naturally leads to an interesting discussion about anime movies in […]