Animation Destination

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!

413. ParaNorman

It's Halloween! And we have a new classic re-release by studio LAIKA with ParaNorman. I went to check it out along with the brand new short cartoon "The Thrifting" an exclusive CG animated sequel short staring the titular characters of the 2012 movie. If you haven't let ParaNorman into your cult classics list run this one back and appreciate how good this story really is. Toon in now!

412. Animation Coming Soon! (2025)

This week we have a clip of TOON NEWS from a future episode. Here we cover all the stuff that is coming in the near future in late 2025 and early 2026 that has been announced from NYCC and other media blitz events where animation is top of the list! Toon in now!

411. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle

The brand new Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle movie has been breaking box offices and we get to talk about this week on Animation Destination. Despite some pacing issues this one is a real winner and I'll be interested to see it brought out in an episodic form next year. There's so much more to come in the next 4 years.

410. Trigun (1998)

It's an ANIME CLASSIC this week on AD Podcast with 1998's Cowboy Sci-fi epic Trigun! Vash the Stampede the $$60,000,000,000,000 Man, the humanoid typhoon might be one of my all time favorite characters in anime and we get to talk about him on this episode of the podcast. Toon in for TRIGUN.

Also sorry for the poor Audio quality. We had a bunch of problems with the microphones and lost 30 Mins of the end that we had to re-record weeks later. But it's DONE! 

409. Dragon Ball: Piccolo Jr. Saga

We've been covering the arcs of Dragon Ball from time-to-time on this podcast for some time now. And we are finally at the last arc before the Saiyan Saga begins. Piccolo Jr. is introduced as the new villain of the series, and man does he make a great first impression. There's little mystery as to way he becomes a fan favorite character as the show continues. Toon in now!

408. King of the Hill Season 14

We just talked about the best of the best from the original run of King of the Hill so now it's time to talk about the return, and what a great return it was. A great retread of old characters and addition new ones that have the same charm of the original show. A truly successful relaunch. Let's toon in now!

407. Avatar and Animation News

Hey guys it's been a while! The AD Podcast is back and we're covering all the crazy news we got during the month I was away. Lots of crazy news with The Last Airbender, plenty of Critical Role updates and we got some new looks at Netflix video game animated shows like DMC 2 and Splinter Cell: Deathwatch. Let's toon in!

406. Not Just A Goof (Goofy Movie)

A Goofy Movie was a true Disney cult classic and the "Not Just A Goof: documentary showcases director Kevin Lima's personal recollection of the production, including his collection of video tapes he used to record the process. It's a fabulous documentary that explores a classic Disney film and we're here to talk about it!

405. K-Pop Demon Hunters

The hit new movie from Sony Pictures released as a Netflix original has taken the culture by storm. The songs are topping the charts and the movie has gotten rave reviews from critics and audiences. A fun action musical with great characters and a succinct, focused story this beautifully animated original movie takes you on a fun romp filled with nearly perfect musical scores. Let's toon in now!

404. Love Death + Robots Volume 4

We return to the fourth installment of Love Death + Robots, Netflix's animated anthology sci-fi series and we have a very... mixed reaction to this season. There are a lot of mid-tier episodes on this one BUT there are some very standout shorts. Toon in to hear us RANK all 10 shorts of LD+R Volume 4!

403. The Best of King of the Hill

That's right we're taking a trip to Arlen Texas this week as we talk the BEST EPISODES of all 13 Seasons of King of the Hill. We go through each season and zero in on the best episodes for each season in anticipation for the return of the show with season 14 on Hulu this summer! Toon in for The Best of King of the Hill!

402. EPIC: The Musical

This week we are taking a different little journey. We're talking about a MUSICAL. But not an actual, animated musical. This is EPIC The Musical by Jorge Rivera-Herrans that has a huge following of amateur animators making fan animatics for all the songs on the Tik Tok trending musical version of Homer's Odyssey. Well if you're a fan of this it's time to get some recommendations of OTHER animated shows involving Greek mythology, and hear us discuss who needs to animate the inevitable official animation of this amazing hit!

401. Ralph Bakshi

Ralph Bakshi is a prolific animator, director, and writer in the animation industry. And we are here to go through his whole library of work as well as feed out some crazy trivia from his work in the business. He is a controversial figure so lets dive in. Toon in now!

280. Star Wars Visions - REVISION

We finally got back together to RE-RECORD our Star Wars Visions episode! With perfect audio and a full crew we are here to revisit Star Wars Visions Season 1 and see if our Rankings have UPDATED at all from the last time we talked about these mini-sodes. The discussion is just as crazy and heated as last time so TOON IN for a highly entertaining episode. This Audio will ALSO replace the old inaudible episode from years past so we now have a fully complete library going into SEASON 3 of Visions as that is hot on the market as well! Toon in!

400. Spectacular Spider-Man

Spectacular Spider-Man is the best Spider-Man cartoon hands down in this Podcast Host's humble opinion. This is coming from someone who grew up with Spider-Man (1994) animated series. This show was a perfection on the formula of the wall-crawler. With only 2 tight 13 episode seasons to it's name it didn't last long after the Disney/Marvel acquisition so it rests here in the memories of it's fans. This week is our FOUR HUNDREDTH episode and I wanna talk about my favorite Spidey Cartoon. TOON IN NOW!

399. Solo Leveling Season 2

Solo Leveling season 2 might be the most anticipated return of an anime I remember for some time. Sung Jin-woo continues his mission in the Demon Realm, and the Hunter Association is about to launch a raid on the Jeju Island dungeon with the help of Japan. This season is CRAZY and the developments go places you're not ready for. Toon in now as Julian from Cartoon Chronicles joins us for Solo Leveling season 2!

398. Devil May Cry

Devil May Cry has a new animated series by Studio MIR and series creator Adi Shankar is here to make the feeling really sing. This series is the early 2000's personified and they embrace it with everything they have from the soundtrack to the comedy and the setting. Let's get in with this crazy ride on the AD Podcast!

397. The State of Animation 2025

It's 2025 and there's a lot of discourse over the state of animation and I thought it was worth talking about it. The Day the Earth Blew Up has a very shaky history leading up to it's release earlier this year and it has lead to Ketchup Entertainment acquiring the rights to Coyote vs Acme. The previous year was filled with animation triumphs and animation mishaps. Let's talk about all of it as a whole and see where they state of animation truly is in 2025.