The Rock-afire Explosion Show (Johnsonverse)

The Rock-Afire Explosion Show is an American animated series developed by Tim Johnson and Aaron Fechter, based on the eponymous band by Creative Engineering, Inc. It has aired on Netflix since December 16, 2016, and all of the band's voice actors reprise their roles.

The show has been critically acclaimed for its fluid, detailed animation, its voice acting and writing, and its songs. It has been renewed to Season 8.

Rock-Afire Explosion

 * Aaron Fechter as Billy Bob, Looney Bird, Rolfe DeWolfe, Earl Schmerle, and Sun
 * Burt Wilson as Fatz Geronimo and Antioch
 * Rick Bailey as Beach Bear
 * Duke Chaupetta as Dook LaRue
 * Jeff Howell as Uncle Klunk and Moon
 * Sarah Locke as Mitzi Mozzarella Jr.
 * Shalisa James as Mitzi Mozzarella Sr.

Munch's Make-Believe Band

 * Jaret Reddick as Chuck E. Cheese
 * Carolyn Richardson as Helen Henny
 * Jeremy Blaido as Jasper T. Jowls
 * Earl Fisher as Pasqually T. Pieplate
 * Chris Hill as Mr. Munch

Ho-Kago Teatime

 * Stephanie Sheh as Yui Hirasawa
 * Cassandra Lee Morris as Ritsu Tainaka
 * Cristina Valenzuela as Mio Akiyama
 * Shelby Lindley as Tsumugi "Mugi" Kotobuki
 * Christine Marie Cabanos as Azusa Nakano
 * Xanthe Hyunh as Ui Hirasawa
 * Michelle An Dunphy as Jun Suzuki
 * Laura Bailey as Nodoka Manabe

Development
The idea of a Rock-Afire Explosion cartoon was first floated in the late 1980s, and was one of the reasons Fechter refused to sign over the rights for the characters to ShowBiz Pizza Time Inc., in addition to SPT's assumption that Fechter would do so for free.

Production began in earnest in 2016. Johnson and Fechter made sure that the series would not be an advertisement for ShowBiz Pizza Place or its products, instead opting to make it an incidental location within the series.

Writing
The writing team consists of Johnson, Fechter, regular Johnson writers Robby Victors and Jennifer Tennville,

Casting
All of the voice actors for the Rock-Afire Explosion and Munch's Make-Believe Band reprise their roles for the series.

Animation
The animation is produced by Johnson Television Animation; with a budget of $50 million per season, this is one of the highest-budgeted productions from the studio. Veteran animator Eric Goldberg is one of the directors, alongside former animator Greg Duffell, Milt Gray, and Chuck Jones protege Stephen Fossatti, while Derek Drymon and Jeff Degrandis serve as supervising producers.

Reception
The series has been critically acclaimed. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has a score of 100%, and