Animation Destination

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

Pixar's Win or Lose is the first TV (or rather streaming) series from the studio and man do they hit it out of the park! Following the little league softball team The Pickles we see different perspectives from one week of events through the eyes and anxieties from different members of the team. It's a great concept and some of the most solid execution from a studio that, in my opinion has been losing a lot of it's magic. But they've got it back now and this one is a homerun! Toon in now for Win or Lose!

This may be the best season of Invincible to date as Mark's duty to protect Earth from the Viltrumite Empire is put to the ultimate test. That as well as the morality of being an all-powerful hero with dangerous villains threatening people he cares about, how does he handle them?

Dragon Ball DAIMA is the latest addition to the Dragon Ball Saga and the final adaptation in which Akira Toriyama was heavily involved. This 20 episode series is the swan song of the series creator and it's a fun-loving romp for any DB fans out there. Toon in now and have listen to our discussion on Dragon Ball DAIMA!

Lord of the Rings War of the Rohirrim wasn't hyped or really talked about even by Warner Bros Discovery, and it wasn't lighting critics up either. But that doesn't stop it from being a beautiful new adaptation from a little known story in the LOTR Universe. With a talented director and gorgeous art design that sucks you right back into the Peter Jackson trilogy Rohirrim takes home some strong thumbs up from this crew. Toon in now!

Castlevania Nocturne is back with season 2 and what an exciting season it is! The sequel series is certainly carrying the tradition of the original with subsequent seasons being better and better! The action and animation of this series has hit new levels along with better themes and the return of a series favorite character. Toon in now!

It's that time of year again and we have all our BEST of the Year Nominees ready to go for the annual Animation Destination Awards! Who will take home the Best Animated Movie? What was the Best Indie Animation of the year? And which one will top the Best Animated Series? Toon in to find out!

Today we finally get to tackle probably the new greatest anime of all time. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End has hit western and eastern viewers with a massive punch to the heart. Does this anime's reputation hold up to all praise? Toon in now!