Episodes
Monday Mar 18, 2024
364. The Career of Akira Toriyama
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Akira Toriyama is one of the most influential manga creators in the history of the medium and it's hard to express the sadness that his passing has left for his fans. So it's best that we take some time to celebrate his life and career. All the things that he's worked on and of course we talk extensively about the first Shonen of it's kind Dragon Ball. This is our love letter to one of the best ever, Akira Toriyama.
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
363. Jujutsu Kaisen: Season 2
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Jujutsu Kaisen is one of the most anticipated Shonen Anime returns and Mappa did not disappoint with this new season. Every episode is jam packed with their signature animation style and covered in their dark and dreary tone they do so well. So sit back and toon in as we talk about the most depressing arc since the Chimera Ants... The Shibuya Incident Arc!
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
362. Anime Movie Night: Redline (2009)
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
It's Anime Movie Night so we site down and watch a cult classic for the first time, Takeshi Koike's REDLINE! A high octane action sci-fi racing movie about a guy who just wants to RACE his problems away. It's Sci-Fi meets Wacky Races meets anime! Toon in now!
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
361. Hazbin Hotel - Part 2
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
We're back with PART 2 of our review of Hazbin Hotel. We talked way too long about all these episodes and the awesome songs that came along, but this half has my favorite episode in it as well as the introduction of my favorite character. Join us for our discussion of Episodes 5-8 and our take what comes next season. Toon in to Hazbin Hotel Part 2!
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
360. Hazbin Hotel - Part 1
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Apparently we have A LOT to say about Hazbin Hotel because we had to split this episode into 2 parts! Part 1 covers Episodes 1-4 and all 8 songs in the first half of the season. Toon in to find out what we have to say about this show's plot, it's characters and especially the MUSIC.
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
359. Blue Eye Samurai
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Blue Eye Samurai hit Netflix late in 2023 with little fan-fair. But only a few months later it's one of the hottest and critically acclaimed show on the platform. And rightly so! Much like Arcane before it, Blue Eye Samurai is gorgeous, dark, gritty, gripping nuanced and massively entertaining to watch. Toon in and listen to us gush about our love for this series, it's characters, plot and art style on this episode of Animation Destination!
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
358. 2023 Animation Awards
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
It's our favorite Annual Award Show! No not the Emmy's. The Animation Destination Awards! Come and see what won the top spots for best animated film. The best animated series? And what was the top anime according to our esteem panel! Toon in now!
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
357. Hilda Season 3
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Hilda the final season has arrived on Netflix and it's a fabulous finale. With a run of only 8 episodes this time around we get a lot of answered questions about Hilda's family, Johanna's past and what's to come in casts future in this perfect wrap-up to one of my favorite series on Netflix since it debuted. Toon in now... for the Hilda finale.
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
356. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Scott Pilgrim has come a long way and we finally get an animated adaptation of the famous comic book from the early 2000's. At least that's what we thought! What we actually got was a new, in-continuity reboot of the original material with new ways to explore the characters as we take a totally different direction from the source. Does it hold up? Or is it a complete wreck like Masters of the Universe? Toon in now to find out!
Friday Dec 15, 2023
355. Attack On Titan Finale
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
The Attack on Titan anime has finally come to an end. After so many long delays we have a finish to Eren's story that started all the way back in 2013. It's been a crazy, wild ride with so many turns for the audience it feels like a completely different story by the end, yet we're still asking all the same questions. How far will you go to protect your own? How far is too far to protect humanity? What is worth fighting for? Have a listen as we ask the big questions, and get to the root of morality on this episode of the AD podcast.
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
354. Dragon Prince Book 5: Ocean
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Dragon Prince Book 5 is a welcome return to form for the show! Season 4 was not covered on this program as, frankly, I didn't think it deserved to be. It was such a massive downfall in writing quality that I had to back burner that season to something that shouldn't really be celebrated. HOWEVER I can say with supreme confidence that Book 5 brings us so far back on track, this might be my favorite season of the show entirely and definitely has one of my favorite episodes. Toon in now for Dragon Prince Book 5!
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
353. Bob’s Burgers Thanksgiving!
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
It's Thanksgiving and it's time we tackle the one adult cartoon that has an annual Thanksgiving episode, Bob's Burgers! We sit down and rank all 11 of the Turkey Day eps from worst to best so sit back, have a listen and let us know what we got right and what we got wrong! Toon in now!
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
352. Castlevania Nocturne Season 1
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Castlevania's sequel series has hit and the reviews are mixed to say the least. But are all the critiques warranted? Well lets break down what works and what doesn't work in this Powerhouse production of yet another animated video game adaptation from Netflix!
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
351. My Adventures with Superman
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
It's been a long time since Superman TAS and we finally get a dedicated animated series of the titular DC hero. My Adventures with Superman takes Clark back to his roots of being a true blue boy scout. He is a young man that just wants to do good. But is unsure on how to do that while learning about his origins. All supported by a flawed but empathetic Lois. Let's toon in and see how well this all works out with My Adventure's with Superman!
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
350. Bleach: 1000 Year Blood War – Season 2
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
BLEACH is back for Season 2 of the 1000 Year Blood War and we've got a hell of a lot out of it. New anime exclusive scenes. A tighter script on other hanging threads that didn't really pan out in the original manga source material. Lets dive into all the twists and turns together and talk about THE ZERO SQUAD... REDEEMED!
Friday Sep 29, 2023
349. Netflix DROP 01
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Netflix has finally decided to ADVERTISE the fact that they have the best animation in the streaming age by streaming a new event called DROP 01 with a slew of anime announcements, trailers, clips and previews. It was a wonderful stream with lots of new looks at announced projects and BRAND NEW surprise announcements including 3 new series from video game franchises. Toon in now!
Friday Sep 22, 2023
348. Fall of The Simpsons
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Eris is back and we're talking about The Simpsons again! Everyone's favorite sitcom family... for a time. A long time ago. Some of the greatest classic episodes come from The Simpsons. But now do we get those classic episodes 34 years later? Is it just Nostalgia nipping at our heels or is there something to this perceived drop in quality? Toon in to find out!
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
347. TMNT Mutant Mayhem
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
The latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie Mutant Mayhem has hit theatres. Let's see if this new modern take is worth the time and all the changes to the original franchises lore. Nickelodeon hasn't slowed down on this franchise but will they need a course correction after this one? Toon in now!
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
346. Star Wars Rebels
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
We're back baybay! Ashoka is premiering on Disney+ this week so it's best for us to cover the series that covers her post Jedi adventures here on Animation Destination. That's right it's time to talk about Star Wars Rebels. The first jump into the new Disney line of Star Wars content, how does this show hold up to the current crop of SW shows and movies? Toon and find out!
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
345. Bluey!
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
This week it's time we talk about Bluey the absolute phenomenon of a children's show from Australia. Probably the most brilliant, beautiful, nuanced, musically genius, artistically deep and overtly heartwarming show to ever grace the small screen. Bluey is a masterpiece of a show for all ages and worth all 7 minutes of every episode.
WARNING: This episodes contains spoilers for many episodes and the ENTIRETY of the episode "CRICKET". To skip, go to 1:33:00 from the start of the episode discussion.
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Animation Destination is a celebration of all things animation! From classic cartoon series from the Toon Boom of the United States, the 1980's and 90's cartoon, and the explosion of Anime from across the pacific the AD Podcast is here to shine a light on the most popular to the most obscure and fun animated projects.
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