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433. Maul: Shadow Lord

We are back to talking about Star Wars as the latest animated adventure has hit, Maul: Shadow Lord. Taking place between the end of Clone Wars and the start of Star Wars Rebels and all the dark things Maul has gotten up-to sense the fall of Mandalor. Let's Toon in and check out this villain's story!

432. Primal Season 3

We are back to Genndy Tartakovsky's PRIMAL on Adult Swim this week on Animation Destination and we have special guest from The Cartoon Chronicles Podcast Julian Hester is on the show today. Toon in and listen to us geek out about a near peak season of animation as we cover Primal Season 3!

431. Invincible Season 4

Season 4 of Invincible has wrapped and the AD crew has a lot to say! The Viltrumite War has kicked off and even wraps up in this season but we are left in a spot that is far beyond any situation I ever assumed we would be from the start of this show. Thragg is a problem and the finale of this season is CRAZY. Let's toon in!

430. Re:Zero Seasons 1-3

I sat down and blasted through Re:Zero for the first time and I have a lot to say! Me and Ricky Vang of the Spoiler Force Podcast jam about our experience with Re:Zero the same week that Season 4 is about to premiere! So sit back and have a listen as we praise the first 3 seasons of this isekai hit!

429. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2

We are back to the world of Frieren with season 2 of the journey beyond the journey! That's right one of my all time favorite anime is back for another season and I couldn't be more happy with how good the return has been. With less than half the episodes of season 1 we still get high quality. Toon in now!

428. Anime Movie Night: Bubblegum Crisis

Anime Movie Night is here again and we cover the whole original Bubblegum Crisis! We watched all 8 OVA's over a few weeks and I even bought a Blu-Ray copy of it because the animation is so gorgeous to look at. It's also just great to have an HD version of Hurricane I can fire up any time I want.

427. The Boy and the Beast

Atlanta Comedian Swafford joins us this week for a little Anime Movie Night as we talk The Boy and the Beast by Mamoru Hosoda animated by Studio Chizu. Come with us and dive into the urban fantasy exploring family, fatherhood, and the trauma of abandonment. This movie explores it in contemporary as well as fantastical ways. Toon in now! 

DISCLAIMER: My recording was on the wrong mic. So my Audio is really WACK on this one coming from a cam mic. Sorry about that. I will be more diligent next time!

426. Bleach: 1000 Year Blood War – Season 3

We finally get to talk about Bleach: 1000 Year Blood War Cour 3 and just in time for the final season to drop this year in October! Toon in as we discuss the added anime material this season and all the STAT PADDING Uryu gets away with in these episodes! Let's get back to our weekly schedule now so TOON IN!

425. Tubi Catalog News

It's a news episode of the Animation Destination Podcast as we square up to get back to our weekly schedule! It's a solo episode with just your Toon Junkie host talking about the Tubi cartoon acquisition and other BIG toon news that dropped this week including the sad sudden end of Smiling Friends and up coming cartoon projects. Toon in now!

424. Spy X Family Season 3

This week Ricky Vang from Spoiler Force Podcast joins us once again to talk about Spy X Family's third season. A lot of Loid backstory and some major action filled storylines this week including enemy spies, bomb terrorists and lots of family drama threatening to break up Operation Strix! Toon in now as we reaffirm that this show is indeed... a comedy!

423. 2025 Animation Awards

It's that time of year again! The Animation Awards for 2025 are here and it's the only animation awards show that matters! We talk about the nest Kids Cartoons, the best Anime and the best animated movies and series in 2025 this week on the AD Podcast to TOON IN! Don't forget to WRITE IT DOWN!

DISCLOSURE: The Audio isn't the best on this episode I had a new set-up but didn't dial all the setting in properly until the next recording. So from now on Audio should have no more problems!

422. The Mighty Nein

Critical Role has dropped their second campaign series on Amazon and The Mighty Nein has hit the ground running. We have noticed even people who didn't much care about Vox Machina are really enjoying Mighty Nein and with good reason. The story is more thought out, the characters are deeper and the music is cooking! Let's Toon in!

421. Kim Possible

A Disney channel classic from the early 2000's, Kim Possible was a highly successful tween action hit that the Disney Channel... kind of hated? They didn't ever seem to want to give the show a fair shake despite it being highly successful and a hit with fans, parents and a down right good time. Toon in and let's talk about KIM POSSIBLE!

420. My Hero Academia Final Season

The Final Season of My Hero Academia is here people and we're gonna cover it this week on the Animation Destination Podcast. We have Ricky Vang join us from the Spoiler Force Podcast to talk about all our favorite parts of this finale and the previous seasons. Toon in now as we celebrate My Hero Academia! 

419. Hazbin Hotel Season 2

It's the Hazbin Guarantee this week on Animation Destination. Last time we sat down to talk about Hazbin Hotel we went for about 3 hours over 2 episodes. Luckily we were able to talk more succinctly about season 2 so TOON IN to our discussion of this entertaining raunchy musical. 

418. Dragon Ball Z - Dead Zone

We continue our journey through Dragon Ball with the first chronological adventure in the DBZ era: DEAD ZONE. Garlic Jr. is back from the Dead Zone and he uses the Dragon Balls for immortality! This 45 minute TV Movie Special is the first in a long list of DBZ Movies we'll be covering so let's toon in!

417. Over the Garden Wall (Revisit)

Over the Garden Wall is now TEN YEARS OLD (it's actually 11) and I sit down with Jay to talk about the 2014 Cartoon Network Mini-series by Patrick McHale. We discuss the inspirations, the themes, the original ideas and pilot content for this wonderful and well remembered special from the high end days of television animation. Toon in now!

416. Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc

Chainsaw Man is finally back after 3 years of being off the air but it's back in MOVIE form. The Reze Arc is a highly anticipated storyline about Denji vs The Bomb Devil! Everyone cares about Chainsaw's heart. But no one cares about Denji's. Let's dive into this tortured love story with Ricky Vang from the Spoiler Force Podcast, this week AD. Toon in now!

415. To Be Hero X

To Be Hero X, a Chinese Anime, may very well be the show of the YEAR for 2025. This amazing take on modern superheroes takes you into a bunch of different forms of animation, story telling, mystery and insane action. To Be Hero X has really hit all the right spots for me and some of the best character arc stories the medium has to offer. Let's toon in to Hero X!

414. Predator: Killer of Killers

Predator is getting some franchise treatment as of late and as part of that this past summer we got Predator: Killer of Killers on Hulu! A semi-anthology series that links together into a very decisive direction that could revive the franchise in a brand new way bringing the future and the past of the franchise together in some stunning animation. Toon in now!