The Manhwa that's taking the world by storm in the new anime adaptation of Solo Leveling. Jinwoo Sung has the power to level up in this world of hunters and magical dungeons. But is the SYSTEM planning more insidious reasons for him to become as powerful as he desires? This show took me by surprise and it's one heck of an introductory season. So toon in now!

Two Season in and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is the first great Marvel animated show in a LONG TIME. I would say it's the best animated show since Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. This show is a great direction for Marvel Animation to go and we hope we get a Season 3. Toon in now!

Season 2 of Spy X Family hits all the right spots with more Thorn Princess Yor doing crazy assassin missions! Not to worry the show doesn't get too dark, there's plenty of fun comedy to enjoy. But this season is packed with crazy action and plenty of violence as well. Toon in for our review of Spy X Family Season 2 with Ricky Vang of the Spoiler Force Podcast.

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.

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!

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!

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!

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. 

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!

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!

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.

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!

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...

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...

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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...

It's back baby! Anime Movie Night is here and we watch the classic NINJA SCROLL from 1993! All the crazy, bloody, adult anime that was brought over to the states, this movie was the quintessential anime viewing as a young kid to level up into adult oriented anime. Does it hold up as anything more than that? Let's find out!