This week we’re looking at the Dreamworks original Kipo and the Age of the Wonderbeasts. A lovely little show from Studio Mir dropped onto Netflix last month. A character driven kid adventure epic in a post-apocalyptic world with crazy mutants, underground humans and a girl with a big secret. Toon in now!
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223. 2019 Animation Awards
That’s right it’s the Animation Awards of 2019! You get to find out what was the best stuff of 2019 (according to your resident Cartoon Junkie host). So many streaming services put out a lot of content this year and really highlighted the shift of animation over to these content services. Not a lot of great animated movies came out but let’s shine a light on the great ones that did that you probably didn’t even hear about!
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222. Anime Classics: Dragon Ball
It’s our first episode of the year and it’s a new concept episode. We’re going to start diving into CLASSIC ANIME and a great one to start with would be the grandad of all Shonen Dragon Ball! Take a listen as we talk about the PIlaf and First Tournament arcs of the original Dragon Ball!
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221. Klaus
Disney veteran Sergio Pablos crowd funded and pitched this Santa Clause Origin story years ago and it delivered in every possible way. Klaus is not only is it an instant Christmas classic with heart and love but it has a visual style that seems to revitalize the 2D animation medium for a more marketable visual in these days of 3D animated movies.
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220. Cartoons Coming in 2020
This week I talk about all the cartoons coming out in 2020. Or at least all the ones I want to talk about and maybe even a few that I don’t even care to see. I also talk about all the animated movies that are slated for 2020.
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219. Dragon Prince Book 3: Sun
Dragon Prince is back baby! Book 3 titled Sun is on Netflix and it’s the best LOOKING season yet. It’s also the end of the first volume of the series so we have a huge climatic build but does the finale leave anything to be desired? Toon in to find out now!
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218. Carmen Sandiego Season 2
Another season of Carmen Sandiego is here and done and Animation Destination is here to talk about all the new stuff we learn and all the crazy questions that are answered. And of course all the crazy questions that lead into the next season! It’s kind of surprising how plot driven an little educational cartoon can really dive into. Toon in now!
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217. She-Ra Season 4
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power are back for a 4th season and it’s back to the 13 episode structure from season one. Which is a very good thing! Glimmer and Catra have new looks and renewed motivations to win the war. Does this season hold up or is this where the show gets stale? What about the impending arrival of Horde Prime? Toon in now!
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216. Sonic: The Redesign
It’s a rare opinion piece this solo episode where I rant and rave about the Sonic Movie redesign controversy. For the first time in a long time a company listened to the audience and made corrections to an IP they had hold of to satisfy the fandom. Is this good? Is it bad? You can decide that, but I already have so go listen to your resident toon junkie give you his opinion instead!
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215. Star vs the Forces of Evil Season 4
Star has come to an end! Well it came to an end months ago but we finally cover the final season of Star vs the Forces of Evil here on the AD Podcast. Toon in now and see how Marco and Star’s journey ends and what we thought about it!
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214. Return of the Joker
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker was the direct DVD movie to finish off Batman Beyond. It was actually one of two movies planned, but for the longest time this was the only real "finale" to the Batman Beyond series we got. And we even had to wait a few years for that to be actually released in it’s full form. Find out what that means by Tooning in now!
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213. November News
Lots of big and exciting properties are coming out in November of this year and it’s only a few weeks away. So it felt like a good idea to talk about all the things coming out in November. So it’s a short solo episode but full of big announcements coming in the next few weeks. Toon in now!