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Welcome to Episode 15 of the Toonzone Podcast! This episode is hosted by Todd “GWOtaku” DuBois. The podcast panel includes Eileen “Harley” Cruz, James Harvey of World’s Finest and Comic Book and Novel Author, Todd Black, as well as resident Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master, Kyle Thomas. In this episode of the Toonzone Podcast the group discusses Justice League, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars Battlefront 2 and 2018 video games we’re looking forward to.

Some of the topics, shows, and movies discussed include Justice League, Batman v Superman, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, Secret of Mana, The Last of Us – Part 2, Red Dead Redemption 2, Project Octopath Traveler and more.

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Special thanks to Karl Olson for permission to use his tracks on the Toonzone Podcast. You should check out his bandcamp at ultraklystron.bandcamp.com.

Welcome to Episode 14 of the Toonzone Podcast! This episode is hosted by Todd “GWOtaku” DuBois. The podcast panel includes Eileen “Harley” Cruz, James Harvey of World’s Finest and Toonzone Moderator, Andrei “RoyalRubble” Logigan. In this episode of the Toonzone Podcast the group discusses the animated DC Universe.

Some of the topics, shows, and movies discussed include the origins of worldsfinestonline.com, Batman and Harley Quinn, Batman: The Animated Series, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Teen Titans: The Judas Contract and Young Justice Season 3.

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Special thanks to Karl Olson for permission to use his tracks on the Toonzone Podcast. You should check out his bandcamp at ultraklystron.bandcamp.com.

Welcome to Episode 13 of the Toonzone Podcast! This episode is hosted by Todd “GWOtaku” DuBois. The podcast panel includes Eileen “Harley” Cruz, the legendary Jeff “Nemalki” Harris and Graham “Daikun” Finch. In this episode of the Toonzone Podcast the group discusses The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the Nintendo Switch, 20 years of Toonami, Toonami’s first era on Cartoon Network, the Adult Swim era, and what we’d like to see from Toonami in the future.

Some of the games, cartoons and anime touched on in the podcast include The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the Nintendo Switch, Toonami, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, ThunderCats, Gundam Wing, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe  (2002), Cyborg 009, Astro Boy, Blue Submarine No. 6, Zoids: New Century Zero, Zoids: Chaotic Century, Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Batman Beyond, Justice League Unlimited, Megas XLR, Tenchi Muyo!, Casshern Sins, Sym-Bionic Titan, Space Dandy, FLCL 2, IGPX, and more!

To listen to previous episodes of the Toonzone Podcast, click here.

Special thanks to Karl Olson for permission to use his tracks on the Toonzone Podcast. You should check out his bandcamp at ultraklystron.bandcamp.com.

 

Welcome to Episode 12 of the Toonzone Podcast! This episode is hosted by Todd “GWOtaku” DuBois. The podcast panel includes Eileen “Harley” Cruz and the legendary Jeff Harris. In this episode of the Toonzone Podcast the group discusses the 2017 Best Animated Feature and Best Animated Short Oscar winners and nominees, what video games they’re playing, what upcoming games they’re looking forward to, what’s different about the Nintendo Switch vs. the Wii or Wii U, why they loved the original Samurai Jack run and what they were looking forward to in the Season 5 premiere, which had not yet aired at the time of recording.

Some of the games, films and shorts touched on in the podcast include Rainbow Moon, Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead Season 3, the Pokemon video game series, the Fire Emblem series the Nintendo Switch, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Zootopia, Kubo and the Two Strings, The Red Turtle, Borrowed Time, Piper, Pearl, Pear Cider and Cigarettes, and Samurai Jack.

To listen to previous episodes of the Toonzone Podcast, click here.

Special thanks to Karl Olson for permission to use his tracks on the Toonzone Podcast. You should check out his bandcamp at ultraklystron.bandcamp.com.

It’s the first Toonzone Podcast of 2017 and we’re talking about anime! This episode is hosted by Todd “GWOtaku” DuBois. The podcast panel includes Keith “John Crichton” Hayward, Mackenzie “Macattack” Haa and Eileen “Harley” Cruz. We discuss how we became interested in the genre and talk about our favorite anime and anime news from 2016. You’ll also find out what anime we’re looking forward to in 2017!

Some of the anime we touch on in the podcast include Dragon Ball Super, Keijo!!!!!!!!, Re:Zero, Heroic Legend of Arslan, Shelter, FLCL 2, Children of Ether, Attack on Titan, Fist of the North Star, Gonna Be The Twin-Tail!!, My Hero Academia, Ultraman Leo, Chain Chronicle, Granblue Fantasy, Boruto, The Future Diary, Little Witch Academia.

Editors Note: The book referenced in association with the Lensman anime is Triplanetary. Triplanetary is a prologue to the Lensman series of novels by E.E. “Doc” Smith. The Lensman series of books consists of six titles.  

To listen to previous episodes of the Toonzone Podcast, click here.

Special thanks to Karl Olson for permission to use his tracks on the Toonzone Podcast. You should check out his bandcamp at ultraklystron.bandcamp.com.

Animation producer and director Rich Moore of Rough Draft Studios is our guest on the latest episode of the Toon Zone Podcast. Interviewed by producer Karl Olson and Daily News editor Ian Lueck (Speedy Boris), Moore talks to us about his break into the business, the hardest scene to direct in The Simpsons Movie, and most of all about the Futuramadirect-to-video DVD, Bender’s Big Score. Learn about why Moore thinks Futurama is cool, which of Fry’s body parts you should brace yourself to see, a special guest appearance in the DTV, and more!

Animation producer and director Rich Moore of Rough Draft Studios is our guest on the latest episode of the Toon Zone Podcast. Interviewed by producer Karl Olson and Daily News editor Ian Lueck (Speedy Boris), Moore talks to us about his break into the business, the hardest scene to direct in The Simpsons Movie, and most of all about the Futurama direct-to-video DVD, Bender’s Big Score. Learn about why Moore thinks Futurama is cool, which of Fry’s body parts you should brace yourself to see, a special guest appearance in the DTV, and more!

David Burgess, John Hill and Jason Reisig, supervising animators at DreamWorks Animation, talk about characterizations, fur troubles, and animation in Over the Hedge, plus the new wave of \”cartoony\” cg cartoons and new projects such as Bee Movie, Kung Fu Panda and Rex Havoc.

On the next episode, TZ talks with Pixar animator and graphic novel and comics artist Scott Morse. Submit your questions in text or MP3 format to [email protected]!

David Burgess, John Hill and Jason Reisig, supervising animators at DreamWorks Animation, talk about characterizations, fur troubles, and animation in Over the Hedge, plus the new wave of \”cartoony\” cg cartoons and new projects such as Bee Movie, Kung Fu Panda and Rex Havoc.

On the next episode, TZ talks with Pixar animator and graphic novel and comics artist Scott Morse. Submit your questions in text or MP3 format to [email protected]!

Toonami gurus Sean Akins and Jason DeMarco bring the noise and perhaps a bit of the funk to TZ’s editor in chief Ben Applegate, producer Karl Olson, reviews editor William C. Maune and reviewer Chad Bonin (Knux Five). The Absolution captains discuss:

The revolution’s new frontier: Toonami Jetstream

“Mo’ money, mo’ problems” in IGPX Season 2

IGPX DVDs: “Toonami Version” vs. “Uncut Version”: What’s the difference?

The Gundam Dilemma

Guitar Hero: “‘Crossroads’ on Expert separates the men from the boys.”

Note: Since this interview was conducted last week, Megas XLR has been announced as part of Toonami Jetstream.

In two weeks TZ talks with supervising animators from DreamWorks’s new film Over the Hedge. Submit your questions in text or MP3 format to [email protected]!

Toons mentioned in this podcast:

IGPX, Megas XLR, Camp Lazlo, Full Moon wo Sagashite, Naruto, Prince of Tennis, Samurai Jack, Voltron, Gundam SEED Destiny, Gundam Wing, Gundam 0080, 08th MS Team, G Gundam, Zatch Bell, Bobo-bo Bo-bobobo, Planetes, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Toonami gurus Sean Akins and Jason DeMarco bring the noise and perhaps a bit of the funk to TZ’s editor in chief Ben Applegate, producer Karl Olson, reviews editor William C. Maune and reviewer Chad Bonin (Knux Five). The Absolution captains discuss: The revolution’s new frontier — Toonami Jetstream, “Mo’ money, mo’ problems” in IGPX Season 2, IGPX DVDs: “Toonami Version” vs. “Uncut Version”: What’s the difference, the Gundam Dilemma, Guitar Hero: “‘Crossroads’ on Expert separates the men from the boys.”

Note: Since this interview was conducted last week, Megas XLR has been announced as part of Toonami Jetstream.

Editor in chief Ben Applegate, producer Karl Olson, graphics editor Matthew Williams and former editor in chief Jay Allman dissect:

The fusion of Pixar & Disney, and of UPN and the WB

The animated Oscar nominations

Tartakovsky’s Dark Crystal sequel

The end of Bonus Stage?

Plus, we talk about commercial machinema on the TV with Alex Raffe, Tara Twigg and Michael Shepard, three crewmembers from Zixx, the Canadian live action/animated hybrid now showing on Cartoon Network.

Submit your questions in text or MP3 format to [email protected], and stay tuned!

Editor in chief Ben Applegate, producer Karl Olson, graphics editor Matthew Williams and former editor in chief Jay Allman dissect the fusion of Pixar & Disney, and of UPN and the WB, the animated Oscar nominations and Tartakovsky’s Dark Crystal sequel. Plus, we talk about commercial machinema on the TV with Alex Raffe, Tara Twigg and Michael Shepard, three crewmembers from Zixx, the Canadian live action/animated hybrid now showing on Cartoon Network.

Editor-in-chief Ben Applegate, producer Karl Olson, staff reviewer Chad Bonin, graphics editor Matthew Williams and, for the first time, reviews editor William C. Maune gather ’round the digital campfire to tell these tall tales:

The decay of Boomerang begins?

Astroboy on DVD

Train Man and the otaku mentality

Boondocks gets serious

Plus, a trio of guests from anime trailblazer Central Park Media: John O’Donnell, founder and managing director; Newton Grant, business development manager, and Peter Tatara, asst. marketing manager. We talk about the past and future of anime, from putting “Japanimation” on store shelves and shocking the States with tentacle porn to the next generations of digital distribution.

In two weeks, TZ talks to the crew behind Cartoon Network’s new live action-animation hybrid show, Zixx.

Submit your questions in text or MP3 format to [email protected], and stay tuned!

Editor-in-chief Ben Applegate, producer Karl Olson, staff reviewer Chad Bonin, graphics editor Matthew Williams and reviews editor William C. Maune gather ’round the digital campfire to talk The decay of Boomerang, Train Man and the otaku mentality, and Boondocks. Plus, a trio of guests from anime trailblazer Central Park Media: John O’Donnell, founder and managing director; Newton Grant, business development manager, and Peter Tatara, asst. marketing manager. We talk about the past and future of anime, from putting “Japanimation” on store shelves and shocking the States with tentacle porn to the next generations of digital distribution.