Overly Animated Steven Universe Podcasts

**We Find the Most Cursed Animation Character** Oct 13, 2021
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 & Ronaldo (Steven Universe), Jerry (Rick and Morty).

Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, & Aly Martin.

See the final grades here (SPOILERS!) https://www.overlyanimated.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CursedFinalGrades.png

**Shipping Archetypes** Feb 10, 2021
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

8:30 – Boy Meets Girl: Adrinette, Lumity, Kataang, Troy/Benson, Yuu/Touko

49:00 – Best Friends to Couple: Starco, Korrasami, Connverse, Bumbleby

1:10:15 – Childhood Friends to Couple: Ron/Kim, Moonboon, Glimbow

1:19:00 – Enemies to Couple: Catradora, Raya/Namaari, Chihiro/Haku, Ashitaka/San, Lapidot

1:43:15 – Rivals to Couple: Diana/Akko, Hiccup/Astrid

1:48:15 – Opposites Attract: Zutara, Rupphire, WALL-E/EVA, Bubbline

1:54:45 – Love Triangles: Korra/Bolin/Mako

1:57:00 – Red String of Fate: Taki/Mitsuha

1:59:45 – Bad for Each Other: PearlRose, Makorra

2:03:00 – Polyamorous Relationships: Fluorite, Hollyhock’s dads

2:07:00 – Conclusion

**Best of 2020 TV Animation** Dec 02, 2020
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, & April Collins.

Timestamps for the podcast:

5:10 – Adventure Time: Distant Lands Obsidian

12:30 – Onyx Equinox Episodes 1 & 2

22:25 – Animaniacs Reboot

33:15 – Craig of the Creek Season 3

57:45 – Main topic – Best of 2020 Animation

**Unanswered Lore Questions – Steven Universe** Apr 17, 2020
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?

**What Steven Universe Has Meant to All of Us** Apr 05, 2020
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.

**Series Finale Reactions – Steven Universe** Mar 28, 2020
Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Justin Cummings, & Alex Bonilla give their reactions and all their thoughts on the Steven Universe Future series finale.

**“Homeworld Bound” Discussion – Steven Universe Future** Mar 24, 2020
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.

**“Mr. Universe” & “Fragments” Discussion – Steven Universe Future** Mar 21, 2020
Alex Bonilla, Delaney Stovall, Michelle Anderer & Ally Martin break down the latest episodes of *Steven Universe: Future*, “Mr. Universe” and “Fragments”.

**“Together Forever” & “Growing Pains” Discussion – Steven Universe Future** Mar 14, 2020
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”.

**“In Dreams” & “Bismuth Casual” Recap – Steven Universe Future** Mar 07, 2020
Alex Bonilla, Michelle Anderer, Madeline Potter and Ally Martin discuss the latest two episodes of *Steven Universe: Future,* “In Dreams” and “Bismuth Casual”.

**Script-Driven & Board-Driven Primer** Feb 21, 2020
Dylan Hysen & Michelle Anderer go through the basics and differences of the script-driven and storyboard-driven animation productions formats.

Overly Animated Podcast Restructuring Jan 07, 2020

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!

**Queer Representation in 2019 Animation** Dec 31, 2019
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.! Let’s Be Heroes,* Young Justice: Outsiders, Craig of the Creek, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, gen:LOCK, Arthur, Rocko’s Modern Life, RWBY, BoJack Horseman, Tuca & Bertie, The Dragon Prince, Twelve Forever, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Miraculous Ladybug, Love Death + Robots, Hazbin Hotel, Big Mouth, Given, Stars Align, Sarazanmai, Carole & Tuesday, & Fruits Basket.

**Winners: 2019 OVA-ies TV Animation Awards** Dec 30, 2019
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* was the big winner of the night, taking home four of the seven awards, including the two biggest categories: Best Show and Best Episode. *Infinity Train* also had a big night with wins for Best New Show and Best Main Character for Tulip. *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power* won Best Supporting Character for Scorpia.

How the results were calculated: final placement was determined by an averaging of the percentages of the Open Vote and the Internal Vote of our patrons and staff, the latter of which was also weighed by number of shows watched in each category.

Best Animated Show of 2019

Winner: *Steven Universe*

Show Average% Open Vote Internal

Steven Universe 38.27% 38.90% 37.63%

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 22.69% 22.80% 22.58%

Tuca & Bertie 13.64% 4.70% 22.58%

gen:LOCK 12.03% 9.00% 15.05%

Infinity Train 8.03% 13.90% 2.15%

BoJack Horseman 5.40% 10.80% 0.00%

Past winners: 2018-*Steven Universe*; 2017-*Rick and Morty*; 2016-*Steven Universe*

Best Animation Episode of 2019

Winner: “Change Your Mind”, *Steven Universe*

Episode Average% Open Vote Internal

“Change Your Mind”, Steven Universe 37.74% 46.90% 28.57%

“The Jelly Lakes”, Tuca & Bertie 20.90% 7.10% 34.69%

“The Only Me I Know”, gen:LOCK 14.43% 10.50% 18.37%

“121045” (Episode 1), The Promised Neverland 12.13% 11.00% 13.27%

“Remember”, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 9.95% 14.80% 5.10%

“Cleaved”, Star vs. the Forces of Evil 4.85% 9.70% 0.00%

Past winners: 2018-“A Single Pale Rose”, *Steven Universe*; 2017-”Tales from the Citadel”, *Rick and Morty*; 2016-“Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls”, *Gravity Falls*

Best Animation Main Character of 2019

Winner: Tulip, *Infinity Train*

Character Average% Open Vote Internal

Tulip, Infinity Train 28.05% 15.90% 40.21%

Steven, Steven Universe 23.11% 28.70% 17.53%

Marinette, Miraculous Ladybug 19.55% 25.70% 13.40%

Bertie, Tuca & Bertie 13.31% 6.00% 20.62%

Ruby, RWBY 11.31% 18.50% 4.12%

Glimmer, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 4.66% 5.20% 4.12%

Past winners: 2018-Marinette, *Miraculous Ladybug*; 2017-Star Butterfly, *Star vs. the Forces of Evil*; 2016-Pearl, *Steven Universe*

Best Animation Supporting Character of 2019

Winner: Scorpia, *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power*

Character Average% Open Vote Internal

Scorpia, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 41.65% 24.20% 59.09%

Spinel, Steven Universe 22.71% 35.20% 10.23%

Amaya, The Dragon Prince 12.20% 15.30% 9.09%

Speckle, Tuca & Bertie 9.74% 4.70% 14.77%

Venomous, OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes 8.66% 10.50% 6.82%

One-One, Infinity Train 5.05% 10.10% 0.00%

Past winners: 2018-Lotor, *Voltron: Legendary Defender*; 2017-Diana Cavendish, *Little Witch Academia*; 2016-Peridot, *Steven Universe*

Best New Animated Show of 2019

Winner: *Infinity Train*

Show Average% Open Vote Internal

Infinity Train 32.28% 40.20% 24.36%

Tuca & Bertie 18.13% 11.90% 24.36%

gen:LOCK 17.77% 16.30% 19.23%

Carmen Sandiego 11.01% 15.60% 6.41%

The Promised Neverland 10.99% 13.00% 8.97%

Undone 9.83% 3.00% 16.67%

Past winners: 2018-*She-Ra and the Princesses of Power*

Best Visuals for an Animated Show of 2019

Winner: *Steven Universe*

Show Average% Open Vote Internal

Steven Universe 27.14% 35.30% 18.99%

Undone 19.95% 3.20% 36.71%

Carmen Sandiego 17.81% 14.10% 21.52%

Love, Death + Robots 12.15% 12.90% 11.39%

Hazbin Hotel 11.91% 17.50% 6.33%

RWBY 11.08% 17.10% 5.06%

Past winners: 2017-*Little Witch Academia* & *Samurai Jack*

Best Music for an Animated Show of 2019

Winner: *Steven Universe*

Show Average% Open Vote Internal

Steven Universe 44.37% 50.80% 37.93%

RWBY 20.92% 22.30% 19.54%

Carole & Tuesday 11.65% 7.20% 16.09%

The Promised Neverland 8.67% 4.70% 12.64%

Infinity Train 8.30% 7.40% 9.20%

Hazbin Hotel 6.10% 7.60% 4.60%

**“Little Graduation” & “Prickly Pair” Recap – Steven Universe Future** Dec 29, 2019
Alex Bonilla, Michelle Anderer, Sarah Potter and Ally Martin discuss the latest two episodes of *Steven Universe Future*, “Little Graduation” and “Prickly Pair”.

**“Snow Day” & “Why So Blue” Recap – Steven Universe Future** Dec 22, 2019
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”.

**“Bluebird” & “A Very Special Episode” Recap – Steven Universe Future** Dec 15, 2019
Alex Bonilla, Sam Quattro, Michelle Anderer and Ally Martin discuss the latest two episodes of *Steven Universe Future*, “Bluebird” and “A Very Special Episode”.

**Nominations for the 2019 OVA-ies TV Animation Awards** Dec 13, 2019
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. Winners are chosen 50% by an open vote, 50% from our internal community of patrons & staff weighed by shows watched. Nominees were chosen internally by our patrons & staff, and you can see the nominations below! Winners will be revealed in a podcast at the end of December.

Steven Universe leads with 6 nominations, one in every category it was eligible for. Followed by Tuca & Bertie and Infinity Train with 5 nominations, and *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power* with 4 nominations. *gen:LOCK*, *The Promised Neverland*, and *RWBY* had 3 nominations each.

Vote Here Now!

Voting closes at noon on Sunday December 29th. 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 2019

*BoJack Horseman*

*gen:LOCK*

*Infinity Train*

*She-Ra and the Princesses of Power*

*Steven Universe*

*Tuca & Bertie*

Best Animation Episode of 2019

“121045” (Episode 1), *The Promised Neverland*

“Change Your Mind”, *Steven Universe*

“Cleaved”, *Star vs. the Forces of Evil*

“The Jelly Lakes”, *Tuca & Bertie*

“The Only Me I Know”, *gen:LOCK*

“Remember”, *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power*

Best Animation Main Character of 2019

Bertie, *Tuca & Bertie*

Glimmer, *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power*

Marinette, *Miraculous Ladybug*

Ruby, *RWBY*

Steven, *Steven Universe*

Tulip, *Infinity Train*

Best Animation Supporting Character of 2019

Amaya, *The Dragon Prince*

One-One, *Infinity Train*

Scorpia, *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power*

Speckle, *Tuca & Bertie*

Spinel, *Steven Universe*

Venomous, *OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes*

Best New Animated Show of 2019

*Carmen Sandiego*

*gen:LOCK*

*Infinity Train*

*The Promised Neverland*

*Tuca & Bertie*

*Undone*

Best Visuals for an Animated Show of 2019

*Carmen Sandiego*

*Hazbin Hotel*

*Love, Death + Robots*

*RWBY*

*Steven Universe*

*Undone*

Best Music for an Animated Show of 2019

*Carole & Tuesday*

*Hazbin Hotel*

*Infinity Train*

*The Promised Neverland*

*RWBY*

*Steven Universe*

**Steven Universe Future Premiere Recap** Dec 08, 2019
Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Sam Quattro, & Alex Bonilla recap the premiere of Steven Universe Future, consisting of “Little Homeschool”, “Guidance”, “Rose Buds”, & “Volleyball”!

**November 2019 Trailer Breakdown – Steven Universe Future** Nov 20, 2019
Alex Bonilla, Sam Quattro & Delaney Stovall break down the latest trailer released for *Steven Universe Future*.

**New Intro Breakdown – Steven Universe Future** Oct 05, 2019
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.

**Steven Universe: The Movie Revisited** Sep 10, 2019
Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Alex Bonilla, & Sarah Potter take another look at Steven Universe: The Movie a week after its premiere.

**Steven Universe Movie Recap** Sep 03, 2019
Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Michelle Anderer, Sam Quattro, & others recap the Steven Universe Movie!

Animation News Roundup from San Diego Comic-Con 2019 Jul 21, 2019

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

**“Change Your Mind” Feedback – Steven Universe** Feb 04, 2019
Justin Cummings, Andy Potter, & Beatriz Mourad take your comments and questions on the huge Steven Universe Season 5 finale, “Change Your Mind”!

**“Change Your Mind” Recap – Steven Universe** Jan 22, 2019
Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Justin Cummings, & Alex Bonilla recap the huge Season 5 finale of Steven Universe, “Change Your Mind”.

**“Escapism” Feedback – Steven Universe** Jan 10, 2019
Alex Bonilla, Beatriz Mourad, & Haruun Muse take your questions and comments about the latest Steven Universe episode “Escapism”.

**“Escapism” Recap – Steven Universe** Jan 08, 2019
Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Sam Quattro, & Alex Bonilla recap the January 7th episode of Steven Universe, “Escapism”.

**“Together Alone” Feedback – Steven Universe** Jan 03, 2019
Justin Cummings & John McKenna take your questions and comments about the latest Steven Universe episode “Together Alone”.

**“Together Alone” Recap – Steven Universe** Jan 01, 2019
Dylan Hysen, Alex Bonilla, & Andy Potter recap the December 31st episode of Steven Universe, “Together Alone”.

**Winners: 2018 OVA-ies TV Animation Awards** Dec 29, 2018
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 winners and analyze the results.

*Steven Universe* was the big winner of the night, sweeping the two biggest categories: Best Show and Best Episode. *Miraculous Ladybug* won best main character for Marinette and *Voltron: Legendary Defender* won supporting character for Lotor while also having high voting turnout. *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power* won best new show while also being competitive in the other categories.

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 2018

Winner: *Steven Universe*

Show Average Rank Open Vote Expert Panel

1st: *Steven Universe* 1.5 2 (29%) 1

2nd: *Voltron: Legendary Defender* 2 1 (34%) 3

T-3rd: *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power* 3.5 3 (23%) 4

T-3rd: *BoJack Horseman* 3.5 5 (6.7%) 2

5th: *RWBY* 5 4 (6.8%) 6

6th: *Mysticons* 5.5 6 (1%) 5

Best Animation Episode of 2018

Winner: “A Single Pale Rose”, *Steven Universe*

Episode Average Rank Open Vote Expert Panel

1st: “A Single Pale Rose”, *Steven Universe* 1.5 2 (23%) 1

T-2nd: “Come Along With Me”, *Adventure Time* 3 3 (16%) 3

T-2nd: “The Black Paladins”, *Voltron: Legendary Defender* 3 1 (41%) 5

4th: “Free Churro”, *BoJack Horseman* 3.5 5 (3%) 2

5th: “Promise”, *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power* 4 4 (15%) 4

6th: “The Princess and the Pirate”, *Mysticons* 6 6 (1%) 6

Best Animation Main Character of 2018

Winner: Marinette Dupain-Cheng, *Miraculous Ladybug*

Character Average Rank Open Vote Expert Panel

1st: Marinette Dupain-Cheng, *Miraculous Ladybug* 1.5 1 (28.4%) 2

T-2nd: Pearl, *Steven Universe* 3.5 3 (26%) 4

T-2nd: Catra, *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power* 3.5 2 (28.3%) 5

T-2nd: Zarya Moonwolf, *Mysticons* 3.5 6 (1%) 1

5th: BoJack Horseman, *BoJack Horseman* 4 5 (8%) 3

6th: Star Butterfly, *Star vs. the Forces of Evil* 5 4 (9%) 6

Best Animation Supporting Character of 2018

Winner: Lotor, *Voltron: Legendary Defender*

Character Average Rank Open Vote Expert Panel

1st: Lotor, *Voltron: Legendary Defender* 1 1 (43%) 1

2nd: Lapis, *Steven Universe* 3 2 (20%) 4

T-3rd: Hawk Moth, *Miraculous Ladybug* 3.5 4 (12%) 3

T-3rd: Eclipsa, *Star vs. the Forces of Evil* 3.5 5 (11%) 2

5th: Scorpia, *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power* 4 3 (14%) 5

6th: Kitty Boon, *Mysticons* 6 6 (1%) 6

Best New Animated Show of 2018

Winner: *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power*

Show Average Rank Open Vote Expert Panel

1st: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 2 1 (40%) 3

2nd: Bloom Into You 3 5 (5%) 1

T-3rd: Craig of the Creek 4 6 (5%) 2

T-3rd: Final Space 4 4 (6%) 4

T-3rd: Hilda 4 3 (13%) 5

T-3rd: The Dragon Prince 4 2 (31%) 6

**“Familiar” Feedback – Steven Universe** Dec 28, 2018
Justin Cummings, Beatriz Mourad, & John McKenna take your questions and comments about the latest Steven Universe episode, “Familiar”.

**“Familiar” Recap – Steven Universe** Dec 25, 2018
Dylan Hysen, Alex Bonilla, Sarah Dolman, & Andy Potter recap the December 24th episode of Steven Universe, “Familiar”!

**Queer Representation in 2018 Animation** Dec 23, 2018
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, Mysticons, BoJack Horseman, OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes, Craig of the Creek, Super Drags, Miraculous Ladybug, RWBY, Big Mouth, Summer Camp Island, Bloom Into You, & *Zombie Land Saga*.

**“Legs from Here to Homeworld” Feedback – Steven Universe** Dec 20, 2018
Justin Cummings, Michelle Anderer, John McKenna, & Andy Potter take your questions and comments on Steven Universe’s “Legs from Here to Homeworld”.

**Nominations for the 2018 OVA-ies TV Animation Awards** Dec 17, 2018
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. Winners are chosen 50% by an open vote weighed by shows watched, 50% from internal “expert” committees. Nominees were chosen internally by our patrons & staff, and you can see the nominations below! Winners will be revealed in a podcast at the end of December.

*She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Steven Universe*, & *Mysticons* lead with nominations in every category they were eligible for. Followed by BoJack Horseman and Voltron: Legendary Defender with nominations in all but one eligible category.

Vote Here Now!

Voting closes at noon on Friday December 28th. 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 2018

*BoJack Horseman*

*Mysticons*

*RWBY*

*She-Ra and the Princesses of Power*

*Steven Universe*

*Voltron: Legendary Defender*

Best Animation Episode of 2018

“A Single Pale Rose”, *Steven Universe*

“The Black Paladins”, *Voltron: Legendary Defender*

“Come Along With Me”, *Adventure Time*

“Free Churro”, *BoJack Horseman*

“The Princess and the Pirate”, *Mysticons*

“Promise”, *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power*

Best Animation Main Character of 2018

BoJack Horseman, *BoJack Horseman*

Catra, *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power*

Marinette Dupain-Cheng, *Miraculous Ladybug*

Pearl, *Steven Universe*

Star Butterfly, *Star vs. the Forces of Evil*

Zarya Moonwolf, *Mysticons*

Best Animation Supporting Character of 2018

Eclipsa, *Star vs. the Forces of Evil*

Hawk Moth, *Miraculous Ladybug*

Kitty Boon, *Mysticons*

Lapis, *Steven Universe*

Lotor, *Voltron: Legendary Defender*

Scorpia, *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power*

Best New Animated Show of 2018

*Bloom Into You*

*Craig of the Creek*

*The Dragon Prince*

*Final Space*

*Hilda*

*She-Ra and the Princesses of Power*

**“Legs From Here to Homeworld” Recap – Steven Universe** Jul 23, 2018
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”.

**Animation News Roundup from San Diego Comic-Con 2018** Jul 22, 2018
Dylan Hysen & Alex Bonilla break down all the Animation news from this year’s 2018 San Diego Comic-Con.

**“Reunited” Recap – Steven Universe** Jul 07, 2018
Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, & Justin Cummings recap the 7/6 episode of Steven Universe, “Reunited”.

**“Made of Honor” Recap – Steven Universe** Jul 06, 2018
Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & Michelle Anderer recap the 7/5 episode of Steven Universe, “Made of Honor”.

**“The Question” Recap – Steven Universe** Jul 05, 2018
Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Sam Quattro, & Justin Cummings recap the 7/4 episode of Steven Universe, “The Question”.

**“What’s Your Problem?” Recap – Steven Universe** Jul 04, 2018
Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Michelle Anderer, & Justin Cummings recap the 7/3 episode of Steven Universe, “What’s Your Problem?”.

**“Now We’re Only Falling Apart” Recap – Steven Universe** Jul 03, 2018
Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Michelle Anderer, & Alex Bonilla recap the 7/2 episode of Steven Universe, “Now We’re Only Falling Apart”.

**Part 4 of “Can’t Go Back” & “A Single Pale Rose” Discussion – Steven Universe** Jun 01, 2018
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 Beach City Con here, and you can use promo code “OVA” for $5 off when buying tickets!

**Even More “Can’t Go Back” & “A Single Pale Rose” Discussion – Steven Universe** May 25, 2018
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 Lapis is going.

**More “Can’t Go Back” & “A Single Pale Rose” Discussion – Steven Universe** May 15, 2018
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 bad person, & White Diamond theories.

**“Can’t Go Back” & “A Single Pale Rose” Recap – Steven Universe** May 08, 2018
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 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”!

**March 2018 Episodes Recap – Steven Universe** Mar 27, 2018
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”!

**March 2018 Trailer Speculation – Steven Universe** Mar 22, 2018
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 trailer being discussed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRzcciuZus0

**“Stranded” Feedback – Steven Universe** Jan 10, 2018
Justin Cummings, Michelle Anderer, Andy Potter, & Steve Zec take your questions and comments on the new Steven Universe special “Stranded”.

**“Stranded” Recap – Steven Universe** Jan 06, 2018
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”.

**Winners: 2017 OVA-ies TV Animation Awards** Dec 24, 2017

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 Morty*

Show **Average Rank** Open Vote Expert Panel

1^st: *Rick and Morty* 1 1 (30%) 1

2^nd: *BoJack Horseman* 2 2 (18.4%) 2

3^rd: *Star vs. the Forces of Evil* 3 3 (18.1%) 3

T-4^th: *Mysticons* 5 6 (2.6%) 4

T-4^th: *Voltron: Legendary Defender* 5 5 (13.6%) 5

T-4^th: *Steven Universe* 5 4 (17.3%) 6

Best Animated Episode of 2017

Winner: “The Ricklantis Mixup”/”Tales from the Citadel”, *Rick and Morty*

Episode **Average Rank** Open Vote Expert Panel

1^st: “The Ricklantis Mixup”/”Tales from the Citadel”, *Rick and Morty* 1 1 (32.5%) 1

2^nd: “XCIII”, *Samurai Jack* **2.5** 2 (26.4%) 3

3^rd: “Time’s Arrow”, *BoJack Horseman* 3 4 (13.3%) 2

T-4^th: “The Legend Begins”, *Voltron: Legendary Defender* **4.5** 5 (8.8%) 4

T-4^th: “The Trial”, *Steven Universe* **4.5** 3 (16.8%) 6

6^th: “All Hail Necrafa”, *Mysticons* **5.5** 6 (2.3%) 5

Best Animated Main Character of 2017

Winner: Star Butterfly, *Star vs. the Forces of Evil*

Character **Average Rank** Open Vote Expert Panel

1^st:Star Butterfly, *Star vs. the Forces of Evil* 2 3 (8.5%) 1

T-2^nd: BoJack Horseman, *BoJack Horseman* **2.5** 2 (9.5%) 3

T-2^nd: Weiss Schnee, *RWBY* **2.5** 1 (72.9%) 4

4^th: Emerald Goldenbraid, *Mysticons* 4 6 (1.4%) 2

5^th: Marinette Dupain-Cheng, *Miraculous Ladybug* **4.5** 4 (5.4%) 5

6^th: Morty Smith, *Rick and Morty* **5.5** 5 (2.5%) 6

Best Animated Supporting Character of 2017

Winner: Diana Cavendish, *Little Witch Academia*

Character **Average Rank** Open Vote Expert Panel

1^st: Diana Cavendish, *Little Witch Academia* **2.5** 1 (30.5%) 4

T-2^nd: Moon Butterfly, *Star vs. the Forces of Evil* **3.5** 4 (11.6%) 3

T-2^nd: Hollyhock, *BoJack Horseman* **3.5** 5 (11.4%) 2

T-2^nd: Prince Lotor, *Voltron: Legendary Defender* **3.5** 6 (8.2%) 1

T-5^th: Summer Smith, *Rick and Morty* 4 2 (23.3%) 6

T-5^th: Lars Barriga, *Steven Universe* 4 3(14.9%) 5

Best Visuals for an Animated Show of 2017

Winner: TIE – *Little Witch Academia* & *Samurai Jack*

Show **Average Rank** Open Vote Expert Panel

T-1^st: *Little Witch Academia* **1.5** 1 (30%) 2

T-1^st: *Samurai Jack* **1.5** 2 (29.1%) 1

3^rd: *Star vs. the Forces of Evil* 4 4 (10.2%) 4

T-4^th: *Steven Universe* **4.5** 3 (13.9%) 6

T-4^th: *Voltron: Legendary Defender* **4.5** 6 (8.1%) 3

6^th: *Miraculous Ladybug* 5 5 (8.6) 5

**Nominations for the 2017 OVA-ies TV Animation Awards** Dec 12, 2017
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:

**“Sadie Killer” & “Kevin Party” Recap – Steven Universe** Nov 11, 2017
Dylan Hysen, Alex Bonilla, Hayley Nabuurs, and Steve Zec recap the last two episodes of the November 10th Steven Universe bomb, “Sadie Killer” and “Kevin Party”.

**“Back to the Kindergarten” Recap – Steven Universe** Nov 10, 2017
Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Justin Cummings, and John McKenna recap the 4th episode of the November 10th Steven Universe bomb, “Back to the Kindergarten”!

**“Gemcation” Recap – Steven Universe** Nov 10, 2017
Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Justin Cummings, and Alex Bonilla recap the 3rd episode of the November 10th Steven Universe bomb, “Gemcation”!

**“Dewey Wins” & “Raising the Barn” Recap – Steven Universe** Nov 10, 2017
Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Michelle Anderer, and Justin Cummings recap the first two episodes of the November 10th Steven Universe bomb, “Dewey Wins” and “Raising the Barn”.

**Nov 10th Promo – Steven Universe** Oct 31, 2017
Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, Hayley Nabuurs, and Alex Bonilla discuss the news that 6 new Steven Universe episodes will be released on November 10th, and break down the associated promo.

**Pearl Roundtable – Steven Universe** Sep 29, 2017
The fan-favorite, Pearl, from Steven Universe is discussed by Hayley Nabuurs, Beatriz Mourad, and John McKenna. Topics include where she is now and predictions for her character going forward.

**r/StevenUniverse Episode Tournament Discussion** Sep 19, 2017
Alex Bonilla, Dylan Hysen and John McKenna discuss the results of the Steven Universe subreddit’s episode tournament! The bracket being discussed in the podcast can be found here, while the definitive results of the finals vote can be found here .

**Lars and Sadie Roundtable – Steven Universe** Aug 24, 2017
Andy Potter, Sam Quattro, and Alex Bonilla discuss the on-and-off relationship between Lars and Sadie in Steven Universe and the possible futures of it.

**SDCC Promos Breakdown – Steven Universe** Jul 28, 2017
Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Michelle Anderer go frame-by-frame through the two new Steven Universe Season 5 promos revealed at San Diego Comic Con.

**SDCC Animation News Roundup** Jul 22, 2017
Dylan Hysen and Alex Bonilla quickly take you through the animation news from San Diego Comic Con including news from shows Steven Universe, Rick and Morty, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Miraculous Ladybug, and Voltron: Legendary Defender.

**Even More “Wanted” Discussion – Steven Universe** Jul 04, 2017
Dylan Hysen, Michelle Anderer, Alex Bonilla, and Andy Potter discuss even more about the Steven Universe “Wanted” special including topics like who killed Pink Diamond, does “Wanted” hold up on rewatch, and what’s to come next on the show.

**“Wanted” Feedback #2 – Steven Universe** Jun 20, 2017
Dylan Hysen, Beatriz Mourad, John McKenna, and Steve Zec take another round of your questions and comments on Steven Universe’s “Wanted”.

**“Wanted” Feedback – Steven Universe** Jun 02, 2017
Dylan Hysen, April Collins, and Hayley Nabuurs take your questions and comments on the Steven Universe “Wanted” special.

**“Wanted” Recap – Steven Universe** May 30, 2017
Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss the big Steven Universe “Wanted” special! Topics include who killed Pink Diamond, is Pink Diamond Lion, and the new Off Color gems.

“Stuck Together” Recap – Steven Universe May 22, 2017

Justin Cummings and Michelle Anderer recap the latest Steven Universe episode, “Stuck Together”.

Steven Bomb 6 React – Steven Universe May 15, 2017

Justin Cummings and Michelle Anderer take their turn discussing all of last week’s 6th Steven Universe Steven Bomb.

“Wanted” Trailer React – Steven Universe May 12, 2017

Dylan Hysen, Hayley Nabuurs, and April Collins break down the just-released Steven Universe “Wanted” event trailer frame-by-frame and speculate in-depth on what’s to come during the event!

Season 4 Finale Recap – Steven Universe May 11, 2017

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss the Season 4 finale episodes of Steven Universe, “Are You My Dad?” & “I Am My Mom”.

“The Good Lars” Recap – Steven Universe May 10, 2017

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss the May 10th episode of Steven Universe, “The Good Lars”.

“Doug Out” Recap – Steven Universe May 09, 2017

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss the May 9th episode of Steven Universe, “Doug Out”.

“Lion 4: Alternate Ending” Recap – Steven Universe May 08, 2017

Justin Cummings and Michelle Anderer discuss the May 8th episode of Steven Universe, “Lion 4: Alternate Ending”.

The tape transcripts discussed in the podcast: http://imgur.com/a/DgKAr

White Diamond (Steven Universe Roundtable #27) – Overly Animated Podcast #354 Apr 20, 2017

Dylan Hysen and Justin Cummings speculate about everything involving White Diamond.

Lion 4: Alternate Ending LEAK Reactions (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #345 Apr 01, 2017

Dylan Hysen and Sam Quattro discuss the recently leaked episode of Steven Universe, “Lion 4: Alternate Ending”. Spoilers for the episode here and in the comments!

Steven’s Powers (Steven Universe Roundtable #26) – Overly Animated Podcast #343 Mar 28, 2017

Dylan Hysen and Delaney Stovall discuss Steven’s telepathy powers and potential negative implications of them.

Listener Feedback for Room for Ruby (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #340 Mar 20, 2017

Justin Cummings and Michelle Anderer take your questions and comments on the latest episode of Steven Universe, “Room for Ruby”.

Building the Rebellion (Steven Universe Roundtable #25) – Overly Animated Podcast #338 Mar 17, 2017

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss the potential scenario of a larger Crystal Gem rebellion against Home World and who their allies could be.

Room for Ruby (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #335 Mar 11, 2017

Dylan Hysen and Sam Quattro discuss the March 10th episode of Steven Universe, “Room for Ruby”.

Listener Feedback for Tiger Philanthropist (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #333 Mar 07, 2017

Justin Cummings and Michelle Anderer take your questions and comments on the latest episode of Steven Universe, “Tiger Philanthropist”!

Tiger Philanthropist (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #332 Mar 04, 2017

Dylan Hysen and Sam Quattro discuss the March 3rd episode of Steven Universe, “Tiger Philanthropist”.

Listener Feedback for Rocknaldo (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #330 Feb 26, 2017

Justin Cummings and Michelle Anderer take your questions and comments on the latest Steven Universe episode, “Rocknaldo”.

Rocknaldo (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #329 Feb 25, 2017

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss the February 24th episode of Steven Universe, “Rocknaldo”.

Listener Feedback for Storm in the Room (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #327 Feb 19, 2017

Dylan Hysen and Michelle Anderer take your questions and comments on the latest Steven Universe episode, “Storm in the Room”.

Storm in the Room (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #326 Feb 18, 2017

Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, and Michelle Anderer discuss the February 17th episode of Steven Universe, “Storm in the Room”.

Listener Feedback for The New Crystal Gems (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #324 Feb 12, 2017

Justin Cummings and Michelle Anderer take your questions and comments on the latest Steven Universe episode, “The New Crystal Gems”.

The New Crystal Gems (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #323 Feb 11, 2017

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss the February 10th episode of Steven Universe, “The New Crystal Gems”.

That Will Be All (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #319 Feb 03, 2017

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss the February 2nd episode of Steven Universe, “That Will Be All”.

The Zoo (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #318 Feb 02, 2017

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss the February 1st episode of Steven Universe, “The Zoo”.

Gem Heist (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #317 Feb 01, 2017

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss the January 31st episode of Steven Universe, “Gem Heist”.

Steven’s Dream & Adventures in Light Distortion (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #316 Jan 31, 2017

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss the January 30th episodes of Steven Universe, “Steven’s Dream” and “Adventures in Light Distortion”.

January Leaks Pt 2 (Steven Universe Roundtable #24) – Overly Animated Podcast #302 Jan 06, 2017

Justin Cummings and Michelle Anderer discuss the January 2nd Steven Universe “leaked” episodes. The beginning of this podcast is spoiler-free but after that spoilers for the five episodes!

Jan 2 Leaks SPOILER Reactions (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #300 Jan 03, 2017

Dylan Hysen and Sam Quattro give their reactions to the five leaked episodes of Steven Universe that will air the week of January 30th. SPOILERS for all 5 episodes in this podcast!!!

2016 OVA-ies Animation Awards Results – Overly Animated Podcast #297 Dec 26, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Sam Quattro, Justin Cummings, and Michelle Anderer reveal the results to the 1st Annual OVA-ies Animation Awards!

Check out the winners and commentary for each category below as you listen along during the podcast, but don’t look below first!

Here are the winners of each category (in reverse order like we go through them on the podcast). I list the Winner (which was chosen by open popular vote) the Patron winner (which was chosen by a vote of just our Patrons and Co-hosts), and my choice for each category followed by my commentary on the results.

Individual Achievement Awards

Let’s start with these three individual production acknowledgements that were not voted on, but rather were determined out of suggestions from our Patrons and Co-hosts.

Achievement in Storyboarding: Lauren Zuke & Hilary Florido

No storyboarder or storyboarding team shined more this year than Lauren and Hilary who beautifully crafted the Peridot and Lapis arc, one of the most memorable all year. No team was more obviously instrumental in a single plot arc, as Lauren and Hilary storyboard and wrote every essential “Lapidot” episode, beautifully shaping the direction of their dynamic and relationship with hilarious moment after hilarious moment.

Achievement in Directing: Giancarlo Volpe

I’m definitely biased towards Giancarlo, who directed in all three seasons of my eternal favorite Avatar. I was so ecstatic to see his name pop up on Star vs. the Forces Of Evil this year and it coincided with a large leap in quality for the show, the largest of any show this year. Two Giancarlo directed episodes stand out in particular with “Mr. Candle Cares” achieving humor and characterization at an extremely high level and then the perfectly executed “Bon Bon the Birthday Clown”, which featured arguably the best production execution top to bottom out of any animated episode this year. Credit for that has to go to the director and I hope Giancarlo and the rest of the Star crew continue to take the show to new heights as its second season continues next year.

General Achievement: Rebecca Sugar

Another year, another triumph for Steven Universe which continues to firmly hold down its place as the best animated show on TV and was nominated heavily by our Patrons in these awards (19 times). Rebecca Sugar is at the heart of it all and has amassed a group on incredible talent that has crafted such wonderful characters, plot arcs, and themes that have resonated so deeply with many different types of people.

Now onto the open voting categories:

Best Animated Fight of 2016

Alexandrite vs. Malachite from “Super Watermelon Island”, Steven Universe – 26.7%
Bismuth vs. Steven from “Bismuth”, Steven Universe – 24.1%
Star vs. Ludo from “Bon Bon the Birthday Clown”, Star vs. the Forces of Evil – 14.9%
Steven vs. Amethyst from “Steven vs. Amethyst”, Steven Universe – 10.3%
Voltron vs. Gladiator from “Return of the Gladiator”, Voltron: Legendary Defender – 23%

Winner: Alexandrite vs. Malachite

Patron’s Choice: Voltron vs. Gladiator

My Choice: Voltron vs. Gladiator

Alexandrite vs. Malachite was great, and one of several memorable fight sequences from Steven Universe this year, but I think it’s a shame not to give this category to the show with clearly the best action of the year, Voltron. The Voltron vs. Gladiator sequences was wonderfully executed. My 2nd choice here would be the stunningly creative Star vs. Ludo sequence from Bon Bon.

Best Animated Scene of 2016

Garnet and Stevonnie Sing from “Mindful Education”, Steven Universe 35.3%
Lapis and Peridot show off their Meep Morps from “Beta”, Steven Universe 10.6%
Moana Restores the Heart, Moana 24.7%
Star Sees Her Family’s Portraits from “Into the Wand”, Star vs. the Forces of Evil 10.6%
Steven Confronts Bismuth from “Bismuth”, Steven Universe 18.8%

Winner: Garnet and Stevonnie Sing

Patron’s Choice: Garnet and Stevonnie Sing

My Choice: Steven Confronts Bismuth

The “Here Comes a Thought” scene from “Mindful Education” was maybe the most creative, inventive, emotional, and intricately executed scene of the year, and for that it deserves recognition, so it’s a good pick by the voters. For me it’s not nearly the best of the year though, as Steven confronting Bismuth was a shocking, impactful, and incredibly written scene that capped off the best episode of the year. I’ll take narrative over aesthetic gold any day, but the voters went the opposite way. (The end of Moana is maybe a wonderful combination of the two.)

Best Voice Actor from an Animated Show or Movie of 2016

Auli’i Cravalho as Moana, Moana 22.7%
Deedee Magno Hall as Pearl, Steven Universe 31.8%
Eden Sher as Star, Star vs. the Forces of Evil 9.1%
Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy, Zootopia 15.9%
Shelby Rabara as Peridot, Steven Universe 20.5%

Winner: Deedee Magno Hall

Patron’s Choice: Shelby Rabara

My Choice: Shelby Rabara

Deedee did wonderful work again this year and always does, but this should be Shelby’s category for as long as Peridot remains the dominant force that she is on Steven Universe. Shelby’s performance is such an integral, intricate, and emotional component of Peridot and she shines in every episode Peridot is in. The same can be said for Deedee though so she’s certainly a worthy choice here as well. (Auli’i also received a lot of love from voters as Moana.)

Best Song from an Animated Show or Movie of 2016

“Here Comes a Thought“, Steven Universe 24.4%
“How Far I’ll Go“, Moana 15.1%
“It’s Over, Isn’t It?“, Steven Universe 39.5%
“Peace and Love (On the Planet Earth)“, Steven Universe 8.1%
“You’re Welcome“, Moana 12.8%

Winner: “It’s Over, Isn’t It?”

Patron’s Choice: “It’s Over, Isn’t It?”

My Choice: “It’s Over, Isn’t It?”

These are 5 phenomenal songs but “It’s Over, Isn’t It” shined through with its powerful thematics, great vocals from Deedee Magno Hall, and a wonderful surrounding sequence in “Mr. Greg”. My 2nd choice for this category would be “How Far I’ll Go”, one of many incredible songs from Moana.

Best Animated Ship of 2016

Keith & Lance, Voltron: Legendary Defender 5.6%
Lapis & Peridot, Steven Universe 19.1%
Pearl & Mystery Girl, Steven Universe 21.3%
Star & Marco, Star vs. the Forces of Evil 23.6%
Yuri & Victor, Yuri!!! on Ice 30.3%

Winner: Yuri & Victor

Patron’s Choice: Pearl & Mystery Girl

My Choice: Lapis & Peridot

This was a close race all week with all five deserving options having a shot at it. In the end, Yuri & Victor narrowly edged out Star & Marco. Yuri and Victor were notable for wonderful male-male romance representation in an anime that actually featured a queer romance, so it’s obviously a worth choice here. Star and Marco also would have been a great pick as they’ve had a wonderful long-term plot arc this season. My pick would have been Lapis and Peridot who also had a great year-long arc that featured some of the most memorable scenes of the year. My true pick though was snubbed in the nominations! Ruby and Sapphire were the couple of the year with “Hit the Diamond” and “The Answer” being the two best romance episodes of the year.

Best Animated Supporting Character of 2016

Janna, Star vs. the Forces of Evil 12.9%
Lance, Voltron: Legendary Defender 10.6%
Maui, Moana 14.1%
Monkey, Kubo and the Two Strings 11.8%
Peridot, Steven Universe 50.6%

Winner: Peridot

Patron’s Choice: Peridot

My Choice: Peridot

This is a no-brainer. Peridot is once again the character of the year after seeing the fruits of last year’s great redemption arc. She shined on screen with Lapis and just about with every character she interacted with.

Best Animated Main Character of 2016

Kubo, Kubo and the Two Strings 9.3%
Moana, Moana 29.1%
Pearl, Steven Universe 31.4%
Star Butterfly, Star vs. the Forces of Evil 17.4%
Steven, Steven Universe 12.8%

Winner: Pearl

Patron’s Choice: Pearl

My Choice: Star Butterfly

These were all strong choices and of course Pearl was incredible this year, especially shining in “Mr. Greg” and “Last One Out of Beach City”. I chose to put Pearl in this category instead of Supporting (the Patrons largely nominated her there) as I thought it’d be unfair for the likes of Janna to go up against her. Maybe it’s just as unfair for her to be in this category though, against my choice, Star, who had tons of development in several great arcs this year while appearing in almost every episode. Pearl’s ability to shine while only the focus of half (if that) episodes of Steven Universe shows the strengths of her character.

Best Animated Episode of 2016

“Bismuth”, Steven Universe 18.4%
“Bon Bon the Birthday Clown”, Star vs. the Forces of Evil 14.9%
“Earthlings”, Steven Universe 11.5%
“Mindful Education”, Steven Universe 25.3%
“Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls”, Gravity Falls 29.9%

Winner: “Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls”

Patron’s Choice: “Bismuth”

My Choice: “Bismuth”

The Gravity Falls series finale is undoubtedly a good choice. It was definitely one of the best episodes of the year and a great cap to one of the best animated series of all time. My pick in this category is “Bismuth” by a fair amount though, which I think is absolutely incredible and one of the best animated episodes we’ve seen in a while.

Best Animated Film of 2016

Finding Dory 4.7%
Kubo and the Two Strings 17.6%
Moana 42.4%
Your Name 1.2%
Zootopia 34.1%

Winner: Moana

Patron’s Choice: Moana

My Choice: Your Name

This was a particularly strong year for animated films and these are five great choices. My pick for this category was Moana until a few days ago. Moana is worthy winner here as it’s one of the best modern Disney animated films ever (the best?) with incredible animation, music, and a wonderful lead. I think Your Name is the best of the bunch here, and maybe the best film of the year in general. It’s stunningly gorgeous, incredibly emotional, and has some great character work.

Best Animated Show of 2016

BoJack Horseman 6.7%
Star vs. the Forces of Evil 11.1%
Steven Universe 56.7%
Voltron: Legendary Defender 8.9%
Yuri!!! on Ice 16.7%

Winner: Steven Universe

Patron’s Choice: Steven Universe

My Choice: Steven Universe

Fittingly, the highest percentage of the vote in any category went to Steven Universe here. It wasn’t close and it shouldn’t have been. The other shows in this category are great but Steven Universe is the best show on TV and had its best year ever. That’s 7 out of 10 category wins for Steven Universe.

Songs Pt. 2 (Steven Universe Roundtable 23) – Overly Animated Podcast #295 Dec 23, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Sam Quattro, and Justin Cummings go through all the songs from Steven Universe in 2016.

Note: this was recorded before the announcement that the next new episode would be on January 30th.

Year in Review (Steven Universe Roundtable 22) – Overly Animated Podcast #291 Dec 15, 2016

Dylan Hysen and Delaney Stovall look back on the year Steven Universe had in 2016.

Weapons (Steven Universe Roundtable 21) – Overly Animated Podcast #288 Dec 11, 2016

Justin Cummings and Michelle Anderer discuss the various Gems’ weapons in Steven Universe.

Feedback for Three Gems and a Baby (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #284 Dec 04, 2016

Justin Cummings and Dylan Hysen take your questions and comments on the latest episode of Steven Universe, “Three Gems and a Baby”.

Three Gems and a Baby (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #282 Dec 02, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, and Justin Cummings discuss the December 1st episode of Steven Universe, “Three Gems and a Baby”.

Listener Feedback for Gem Harvest (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #279 Nov 21, 2016

Justin Cummings and Michelle Anderer go through your feedback for “Gem Harvest”, the latest Steven Universe episode.

Gem Harvest (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #277 Nov 18, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, and Michelle Anderer discuss the half hour special episode of Steven Universe, “Gem Harvest”!

Rose (Steven Universe Roundtable 20) – Overly Animated Podcast #273 Nov 03, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro evaluate their perceptions of Rose on this week’s Steven Universe roundtable.

Amethyst (Steven Universe Roundtable 19) – Overly Animated Podcast #270 Oct 27, 2016

Justin Cummings and Michelle Anderer take a deep-dive into Amethyst’s character in this week’s Steven Universe roundtable.

Pink Diamond Theories (Steven Universe Roundtable 18) – Overly Animated Podcast #267 Oct 20, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Michelle Anderer speculate on what’s to come with Pink Diamond in this week’s Steven Universe roundtable.

Jasper 2 (Steven Universe Roundtable #17) – Overly Animated Podcast #264 Oct 13, 2016

Justin Cummings and Michelle Anderer take another look at Japser after the events of Summer of Steven.

Season 4 Shorts! (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #259 Oct 07, 2016

Dylan Hysen and Sam Quattro discuss the 5 recently released Steven Universe shorts: “Cooking with Lion”, “Gem Karaoke”, “Steven Reacts”, “Video Chat”, and “Steven’s Song Time”.

Genre Episodes (Steven Universe Roundtable #16) – Overly Animated Podcast #255 Sep 29, 2016

Justin Cummings and Michelle Anderer discuss different types of genre episodes in Steven Universe.

State of SU (Steven Universe Roundtable #15) – Overly Animated Podcast #252 Sep 22, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Sam Quattro, and Michelle Anderer discuss the current state of Steven Universe as a whole and of specific plot elements, coming off of months of new episodes.

Onion Gang (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #249 Sep 15, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, and Justin Cummings discuss the September 15th episode of Steven Universe, “Onion Gang”.

Listener Feedback for “Last One Out of Beach City” (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #246 Sep 10, 2016

Delaney Stovall and Michelle Anderer take your questions and comments about the latest Steven Universe episode, “Last One Out of Beach City”.

Last One Out of Beach City (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #244 Sep 09, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, and Justin Cummings discuss the September 8th episode of Steven Universe, “Last One Out of Beach City”.

Listener Feedback for Future Boy Zoltron (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #242 Sep 03, 2016

Delaney Stovall and Michelle Anderer take your questions and comments on the latest Steven Universe episode “Future Boy Zoltron”.

Future Boy Zoltron (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #241 Sep 02, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, and Justin Cummings discuss the September 1st episode of Steven Universe, “Future Boy Zoltron”.

Listener Feedback for Mindful Education (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #239 Aug 27, 2016

Justin Cummings and Michelle Anderer take your questions and comments on the latest Steven Universe episode, “Mindful Education”.

Mindful Education (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #238 Aug 26, 2016

Delaney Stovall, Justin Cummings, and Michelle Anderer discuss the August 25th episode of Steven Universe, “Mindful Education”.

Listener Feedback for Buddy’s Book (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #236 Aug 20, 2016

Justin Cummings and Michelle Anderer take your comments and questions about the latest Steven Universe episode, “Buddy’s Book”.

Buddy’s Book (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #235 Aug 18, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Sam Quattro, and Justin Cummings discuss the August 18th episode of Steven Universe, “Buddy’s Book”.

Know Your Fusion (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #232 Aug 13, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Michelle Anderer discuss the August 12th episode of Steven Universe, “Know Your Fusion”.

The Kindergarten Kid (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #231 Aug 12, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Justin Cummings discuss the August 11th episode of Steven Universe, “The Kindergarten Kid”.

Bubbled (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #230 Aug 11, 2016

We discuss the Season 3 finale of Steven Universe, “Bubbled”.

Appearing: Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, Justin Cummings, and Michelle Anderer.

Back to the Moon (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #229 Aug 09, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, and Michelle Anderer discuss the August 9th episode of Steven Universe, “Back to the Moon”.

Beta & Earthlings (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #227 Aug 09, 2016

We discuss the August 8th episodes of Steven Universe, “Beta” and “Earthlings”!

Appearing: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Justin Cummings, and Michelle Anderer.

Bismuth (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #225 Aug 05, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Justin Cummings discuss the special August 4th episode of Steven Universe, “Bismuth”!

Steven vs. Amethyst (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #224 Aug 03, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Justin Cummings discuss the August 3rd episode of Steven Universe, “Steven vs. Amethyst”.

Crack the Whip (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #222 Aug 03, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss the August 2nd episode of Steven Universe, “Crack the Whip”.

Gem Hunt (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #221 Aug 02, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Justin Cummings discuss the August 1st episode of Steven Universe, “Gem Hunt”.

Greg the Babysitter (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #219 Jul 29, 2016

Dylan Hysen and Justin Cummings discuss the July 29 episode of Steven Universe, “Greg the Babysitter”.

Alone at Sea (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #218 Jul 29, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss the July 28 episode of Steven Universe, “Alone at Sea”.

Monster Reunion (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #217 Jul 28, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, and Justin Cummings discuss the July 26 episode of Steven Universe, “Monster Reunion”.

Kiki’s Pizza Delivery Service (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #216 Jul 27, 2016

Dylan Hysen and Sam Quattro discuss the July 25 episode of Steven Universe, “Kiki’s Pizza Delivery Service”.

Restaurant Wars (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #214 Jul 25, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Justin Cummings discuss the July 24 episode of Steven Universe, “Resturant Wars”.

Beach City Drift (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #212 Jul 23, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, and Justin Cummings discuss the new episode of Steven Universe on July 22, “Beach City Drift”.

The New Lars (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #211 Jul 21, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Michelle Anderer discuss the new episode of Steven Universe on July 21, “The New Lars”.

Too Short to Ride (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #210 Jul 20, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss the new episode of Steven Universe on July 20, “Too Short to Ride”.

Mr. Greg (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #209 Jul 20, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, and Michelle Anderer discuss the new episode of Steven Universe on July 19, “Mr. Greg”.

Steven Floats & Drop Beat Dad (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #207 Jul 19, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Justin Cummings, and Michelle Anderer discuss the two new episodes of Steven Universe on July 18, “Steven Floats” and “Drop Beat Dad”!

Summer of Steven Speculation (Steven Universe Roundtable #14) – Overly Animated Podcast #205 Jul 15, 2016

Dylan Hysen and Justin Cummings go over the recent previews for the upcoming Summer of Steven event and speculate on what’s to come!

Jasper (Steven Universe Roundtable #13) – Overly Animated Podcast #202 Jul 08, 2016

We take a deep dive into Jasper’s character and give our predictions on what will happen with her in this week’s Steven Universe Roundtable (after discussing all the recent SU news).

Appearing this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Justin Cummings, and Michelle Anderer.

Lion (Steven Universe Roundtable #12) – Overly Animated Podcast #199 Jul 01, 2016

We discuss everything about Lion on this week’s roundtable, speculating on what he is and is origins.

Appearing: Dylan Hysen, Justin Cummings, Michelle Anderer.

Greg (Steven Universe Roundtable #11) – Overly Animated Podcast #196 Jun 24, 2016

On this week’s roundtable we take a deep dive into Greg!

Appearing: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Justin Cummings, and Michelle Anderer.

Fusions (Steven Universe Roundtable #10) – Overly Animated Podcast #191 Jun 17, 2016

We talk about everything about fusions in this week’s Steven Universe roundtable.

On this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Justin Cummings, and Michelle Anderer.

Lapis (Steven Universe Roundtable #9) – Overly Animated Podcast #177 Jun 10, 2016

We take a deep dive into Lapis’ character and where things stand with her and Peridot on this week’s roundtable.

On this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Michelle Anderer.

Listener Feedback for Hit the Diamond (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #175 Jun 04, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Justin Cummings, and Michelle Anderer take your voicemails, questions, and comments on the latest episode of Steven Universe, “Hit the Diamond”.

Hit the Diamond (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #173 Jun 02, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss the latest episode of Steven Universe, “Hit the Diamond”.

Listener Feedback for Barn Mates (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #171 May 28, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Justin Cummings, and Michelle Anderer take your voicemails, questions, and comments on the latest episode of Steven Universe, “Barn Mates”.

Barn Mates (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #169 May 27, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss the latest episode of Steven Universe, “Barn Mates”.

Listener Feedback for Same Old World (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #167 May 20, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Justin Cummings, and Michelle Anderer take your voicemails and questions about the latest episode of Steven Universe, “Same Old World”.

Same Old World (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #165 May 20, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss the latest episode of Steven Universe, “Same Old World”.

Listener Feedback for Super Watermelon Island & Gem Drill (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #162 May 14, 2016

Dylan Hysen and Justin Cummings take your voicemails, questions, and comments about Steven Universe episodes “Super Watermelon Island” and “Gem Drill”.

Super Watermelon Island & Gem Drill (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #160 May 13, 2016

Steven Universe is back! And Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss the two new episodes, “Super Watermelon Island” and “Gem Drill”.

Note: The sound tracks are slightly off for this podcast episode, Delaney and Sam are a second ahead of Dylan. This will be fixed in the future.

Unresolved Plot Threads (Steven Universe Roundtable #8) – Overly Animated Podcast #158 May 06, 2016

On this week’s roundtable we discuss unresolved plot threads and speculate where they might be going heading into next week’s new episodes. Including: the cluster, Malachite, yellow diamond, and others. This podcast is spoiler-free!

Appearing this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Sam Quattro, Justin Cummings, and Michelle Anderer.

Trailer & Spoilers (Steven Universe Roundtable #7) – Overly Animated Podcast #155 Apr 29, 2016

On this week’s Steven Universe Roundtable, we discuss the recent “In Too Deep” news and break down the associated promo shot-by-shot. We then discuss the two spoiler clips from a month ago.

Spoilers in this podcast begin at 11:10! All discussion after that point will assume leaked clips knowledge.

Appearing this week: Dylan Hysen, Justin Cummings, and Michelle Anderer.

Pearl Theories (Steven Universe Roundtable #6) – Overly Animated Podcast #150 Apr 22, 2016

We discuss theories about Pearl including whether she belonged to White Diamond, Pink Diamond, or Rose, and others on this week’s Steven Universe Roundtable.

On this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Justin Cummings, and Michelle Anderer.

Songs (Steven Universe Roundtable #5) – Overly Animated Podcast #145 Apr 15, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, and Sam Quattro discuss all the songs from Steven Universe.

How Steven Works (Steven Universe Roundtable #4) – Overly Animated Podcast #141 Apr 08, 2016

Dylan Hysen and Justin Cummings discuss the hypothetical mechanics of how Steven works as a half-gem half-human and how Rose factors in.

Steven Universe News (Dylan Discourse #6) – Overly Animated Podcast #134 Mar 30, 2016

Dylan Hysen, in his drive-to-work series, walks you through the big renewal news about Steven Universe.

NOTE! Since this was recorded Matt Burnett has said the episodes will probably not be aired weekly over the summer.

Survivor: Steven Universe – Overly Animated Podcast #133 Mar 29, 2016

Dylan Hysen and Justin Cummings cast and play out a hypothetical season of Survivor with Steven Universe characters. Survivor knowledge not required for this podcast.

Shipping (Steven Universe Roundtable #3) – Overly Animated Podcast #131 Mar 25, 2016

We discuss shipping in Steven Universe on this week’s roundtable, going over all the potential pairings in the show, canon and not.

Appearing this week: Dylan Hysen, Justin Cummings, and Michelle Anderer.

Peridot (Steven Universe Roundtable #2) – Overly Animated Podcast #128 Mar 19, 2016

We go in-depth into Peridot and her redemption arc in the second of our Roundtable Discussions featuring specific Steven Universe Topics.

On this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Justin Cummings, and Michelle Anderer.

Steven (Steven Universe Roundtable #1) – Overly Animated Podcast #126 Mar 12, 2016

We go in-depth into Steven’s character in the first of our Roundtable Discussions featuring specific Steven Universe Topics.

On this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, Justin Cummings, and Michelle Anderer.

Steven and Connie – Overly Animated Podcast #101 Jan 09, 2016

Dylan Hysen and Justin Cummings take a deeper look into Steven and Connie’s relationship on Steven Universe.

Check out the article Justin wrote on this topic: https://www.overlyanimated.com/2015/12/26/why-steven-and-connie-compose-televisions-greatest-love-story/

Log Date 7 15 2 (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #100 Jan 08, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, and Delaney Stovall discuss the latest episode of Steven Universe, “Log Date 7 15 2”.

Message Received (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #98 Jan 07, 2016

Dylan Hysen and Delaney Stovall discuss the latest episode of Steven Universe, “Message Received”.

It Could’ve Been Great (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #97 Jan 06, 2016

Dylan Hysen and Delaney Stovall discuss the latest episode of Steven Universe, “It Could’ve Been Great”.

Steven’s Birthday (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #95 Jan 05, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, and Delaney Stovall discuss the latest episode of Steven Universe, “Steven’s Birthday”.

The Answer (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #94 Jan 04, 2016

Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, and Delaney Stovall discuss the latest episode of Steven Universe, “The Answer”.

Too Far (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #60 Oct 16, 2015

Dylan Hysen and Sam Quattro discuss the latest episode of Steven Universe, “Too Far”.

Back to the Barn (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #56 Oct 08, 2015

The latest episode of Steven Universe, “Back to the Barn”, is discussed by Dylan Hysen and Delaney Stovall.

When It Rains (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #54 Oct 01, 2015

Dylan Hysen and Sam Quattro discuss the latest episode of Steven Universe, “When It Rains”.

Catch and Release (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #50 Sep 24, 2015

Dylan Hysen and Cathy Smith discuss the latest episode of Steven Universe, “Catch and Release”.

Sadie’s Song (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #46 Sep 17, 2015

“Sadie’s Song”, the most recent episode of Steven Universe is discussed by Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, and Delaney Stovall.

Nightmare Hospital (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #43 Sep 10, 2015

Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, and Delaney Stovall discuss the latest Steven Universe episode, “Nightmare Hospital”!

Rose’s Scabbard Look-back (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #40 Sep 04, 2015

Dylan Hysen and Sam Quattro look back on Steven Universe’s Season 1 episode “Rose’s Scabbard”. Note that since we recorded this podcast the return date for Steven Universe has been announced as September 10th.

Steven Universe Alternate Earth Theory – Overly Animated Podcast #30 Aug 14, 2015

Dylan Hysen and Sam Quattro describe their big Steven Universe theory after discussing the recently released upcoming episode titles.

Friend Ship (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #18 Jul 17, 2015

We discuss the last episode in Week of Sardonyx, “Friend Ship” as Dylan Hysen is joined by Sam Quattro.

Historical Friction (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #17 Jul 16, 2015

We discuss the latest episode of Steven Universe, “Historical Friction”, as Dylan Hysen is joined by Delaney Stovall and Cathy Smith.

Onion Friend (Steven Universe)- Overly Animated Podcast #16 Jul 15, 2015

We discuss the latest episode of Steven Universe, “Onion Friend”, as Dylan Hysen is joined by Sam Quattro.

Keystone Motel (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #15 Jul 14, 2015

We discuss the latest episode of Steven Universe, “Keystone Motel” as Dylan Hysen is joined by Sam Quattro and Cathy Smith.

Cry For Help (Steven Universe) – Overly Animated Podcast #13 Jul 13, 2015

We discuss the latest episode of Steven Universe, “Cry For Help” as Dylan Hysen is joined by Sam Quattro.

Steven Bomb 2 Recap – Overly Animated Podcast #2 Jun 26, 2015

The last five episodes of Steven Universe are recapped as Dylan Hysen is joined by Sam Quattro and Delaney Stovall. Spoilers for all of SU within. We will be podcasting on each individual episode of Steven Universe when it returns on July 13th!

Show	Average%	Open Vote	Internal
Steven Universe	38.27%	38.90%	37.63%
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power	22.69%	22.80%	22.58%
Tuca & Bertie	13.64%	4.70%	22.58%
gen:LOCK	12.03%	9.00%	15.05%
Infinity Train	8.03%	13.90%	2.15%
BoJack Horseman	5.40%	10.80%	0.00%

Episode	Average%	Open Vote	Internal
“Change Your Mind”, Steven Universe	37.74%	46.90%	28.57%
“The Jelly Lakes”, Tuca & Bertie	20.90%	7.10%	34.69%
“The Only Me I Know”, gen:LOCK	14.43%	10.50%	18.37%
“121045” (Episode 1), The Promised Neverland	12.13%	11.00%	13.27%
“Remember”, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power	9.95%	14.80%	5.10%
“Cleaved”, Star vs. the Forces of Evil	4.85%	9.70%	0.00%

Character	Average%	Open Vote	Internal
Tulip, Infinity Train	28.05%	15.90%	40.21%
Steven, Steven Universe	23.11%	28.70%	17.53%
Marinette, Miraculous Ladybug	19.55%	25.70%	13.40%
Bertie, Tuca & Bertie	13.31%	6.00%	20.62%
Ruby, RWBY	11.31%	18.50%	4.12%
Glimmer, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power	4.66%	5.20%	4.12%

Show	Average Rank	Open Vote	Expert Panel
1st: Steven Universe	1.5	2 (29%)	1
2nd: Voltron: Legendary Defender	2	1 (34%)	3
T-3rd: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power	3.5	3 (23%)	4
T-3rd: BoJack Horseman	3.5	5 (6.7%)	2
5th: RWBY	5	4 (6.8%)	6
6th: Mysticons	5.5	6 (1%)	5

Show	Average Rank	Open Vote	Expert Panel
1^st: Rick and Morty	1	1 (30%)	1
2^nd: BoJack Horseman	2	2 (18.4%)	2
3^rd: Star vs. the Forces of Evil	3	3 (18.1%)	3
T-4^th: Mysticons	5	6 (2.6%)	4
T-4^th: Voltron: Legendary Defender	5	5 (13.6%)	5
T-4^th: Steven Universe	5	4 (17.3%)	6

Character	Average%	Open Vote	Internal
Scorpia, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power	41.65%	24.20%	59.09%
Spinel, Steven Universe	22.71%	35.20%	10.23%
Amaya, The Dragon Prince	12.20%	15.30%	9.09%
Speckle, Tuca & Bertie	9.74%	4.70%	14.77%
Venomous, OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes	8.66%	10.50%	6.82%
One-One, Infinity Train	5.05%	10.10%	0.00%

Show	Average%	Open Vote	Internal
Infinity Train	32.28%	40.20%	24.36%
Tuca & Bertie	18.13%	11.90%	24.36%
gen:LOCK	17.77%	16.30%	19.23%
Carmen Sandiego	11.01%	15.60%	6.41%
The Promised Neverland	10.99%	13.00%	8.97%
Undone	9.83%	3.00%	16.67%

Show	Average%	Open Vote	Internal
Steven Universe	27.14%	35.30%	18.99%
Undone	19.95%	3.20%	36.71%
Carmen Sandiego	17.81%	14.10%	21.52%
Love, Death + Robots	12.15%	12.90%	11.39%
Hazbin Hotel	11.91%	17.50%	6.33%
RWBY	11.08%	17.10%	5.06%

Show	Average%	Open Vote	Internal
Steven Universe	44.37%	50.80%	37.93%
RWBY	20.92%	22.30%	19.54%
Carole & Tuesday	11.65%	7.20%	16.09%
The Promised Neverland	8.67%	4.70%	12.64%
Infinity Train	8.30%	7.40%	9.20%
Hazbin Hotel	6.10%	7.60%	4.60%

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