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Animation Destination
by Brandon Jones
Animation Destination is an animation celebration podcast dedicated to all things animated. Western animation, anime, independent animation, voice acting and more!
Episodes
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449. X-Men '97 Season 2
We're back to Marvel and mutants for X-men '97 Season 2! Apocolypse, the X-Men's most evil foe is running through the time stream and we get to see a lot more X-characters, X-teams and X-ternals! X marks the spot on all the... you get the idea right? Toon in now!
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448. Coyote Vs Acme
The new Looney Tunes hybrid animated film Coyote Vs Acme finally landed in theaters, thanks to Ketchup Entertainment and a lot of grass roots press in the fandom, we have not only a successful run for Wile E Coyote's first feature, but an all-time hilarious classic in the Looney Tunes library.…
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447. The Career of Peter Cullen
Peter Cullen passed away on August 26th 2026 and we pay tribute by talking about his roles, his career and what he meant to us as a performer as THE voice of the most iconic Transformer hero, Optimus Prime. Toon in to listen to us pay homage to the life, the voice and career of the late Peter...
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446. The Ninth Jedi
The first spin-off series form Star Wars: Visions has arrived with Kenji Kamiyana's The Ninth Jedi! I have been excited for this project for years all the way back when I first talked about the short film of the same name in Star Wars Visions Volume 1. So does it live up to my personal hype? Toon...
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445. Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2
We jump back into Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 as Prime jumps further into the darker noir take on the Batman property. This season is good but drops a bit in quality from last season by a few dud episodes. That said the positives are still here and we step further into this new take on...
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444. King of the Hill Season 15
King of the Hill returns for Season 15 on Hulu and it's another banger and probably an even better season than the return. We get back to the major hijinx from the original series and really hits its stride into this new era. Toon in now for King of the Hill!
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443. Legend of Hei Movies
We dive into this well received movie series from China with The Legend of Hei (2019) and The Legend of Hei 2 (2025) a martial arts anime developed from a series of comics and youtube short series that has ballooned into a multi-media franchise. Let's toon in for some five element fighting with...
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442. Witch Hat Atelier
We have a 2 Generations on board for this episode as the Barnes family joins my for Witch Hat Atelier as we discuss the themes and plot points of this beautiful adaptation of a long standing fantasy Manga. This anime has been much anticipated and we are finally able to talk about it here! Toon in...
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441. Vox Machina Season 4
Vox Machina Season 4 has dropped on Prime and we slip back into Campaign 1 for the Critical Role Crew and their penultimate adventure that puts them all to the test. There's twists and turns, a heist and a little bit of testing of this audiences patience but let's dive into it! Toon in now for…
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440. Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
It's finally time, everyone. The newest property from Avatar Studios has finally hit streaming (LEGALLY) and we are here to talk about it. It is an undeniably gorgeous movie that looks like nothing else out there thanks to the tag team of Studio MIR and Flying Bark. I've been seeing some very...
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439. Hoppers and Goat
It's a double feature this week with two animated movies from earlier this year, Hoppers from Pixar and Sony's GOAT. This week we have Swafford, Atlanta Georgia comedian back on the show to talk about these pretty different movies with protagonists I took a very diametric stance on while watching...
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438. Lord of Mysteries
It's time to talk about a show that is taking a real cult following (pun intended) in the anime community. A Chinese Donghua (Anime) adapted from a web novel about a group of magic using detectives as they solve crimes and mysteries in a steampunk Post-Victorian world as they combat eldritch,...
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437. Amazing Digital Circus
The Amazing Digital Circus was the first independent model from GLITCH and written and created by indie animator Gooseworx. And it came to a huge end with a theatrical release, a ton of lame controversy, and what I consider a near perfect ending to a project. Let's toon in for Amazing Digital...
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436. Annecy 2026 Announcements
We are back from our Summer Break! Didn't mean to take all of June off but it was a bit of a vacation for me and now I'm back and ready to talk about a ton of stuff and to start off we have Annecy 2026 and all the announcements from Adult Swim, Disney, Dreamworks and Warner Bros. A huge slate of...
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435. Gameoverse Pilot
GLITCH dropped their latest show pilot premiere GAMEOVERSE last week and we're here to talk about it along with the production model that GLITCH has seemingly perfected with it's shows and pilots. I've been a follower of Ross and Arin's youtube content for a long time so seeing this finally come…
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434. Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3
This week Ricky Vang returns for a big discussion about Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 the start of the Culling Game Arc! Yuji vs. Yuta, Megumi vs. Reggie and of course... Maki vs EVERYONE. This season was a visual splendor and a triumph of the medium. I eagerly await the rest of this arc and all the...
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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!
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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!
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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...
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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!
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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.…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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...
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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!...
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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…
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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....
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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...
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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.
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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…
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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...
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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…
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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...
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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…
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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...
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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!
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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…
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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...
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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…
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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...
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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:...
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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...
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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...
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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…
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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...
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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...
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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!
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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...
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