Welcome to Toonami Absolution's holiday week!

This week, we'll be diving into three slices of festive-themed media. Sam is starting the week off with Tokyo Godfathers, Satoshi Kon's legendary tragicomedy that follows three people experiencing homelessness as they race across Tokyo on Chrismtas eve, deterimed to reunite a baby with its parents. Widely conisdered a classic, the film is always an emotional rollercoaster, so join us as we explore the Tokyo Godfather's history and its numerous memorable details.

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Toonami Absolution is a weekly podcast where Alyx, Jon, and Sam revisit the Toonami and Adult Swim shows that made them, and you, you.

From the block's early days with shows like Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and Transformers: Beast Wars to the imported anime that made Toonami and Adult Swim appointment television for a generation of kids, such as Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, and Dragon Ball.

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Shonen anime endings (especially those based on Shonen Jump series) tend to be predictable. The hero saves the day, defeats the evil, and walks off into the sunset with the girl.

However, Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa decided to buck the trend, completing the Fullmetal Alchemist storyline by throwing Edward Elric into 1930s Germany and inserting him into a political thriller that is dripping with creeping dread.

While deeply controversial within the fanbase, Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa, is a one-of-a-kind movie, and one that sparks a lot of interesting discussion.

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Toonami Absolution is a weekly podcast where Alyx, Jon, and Sam revisit the Toonami and Adult Swim shows that made them, and you, you.

From the block's early days with shows like Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and Transformers: Beast Wars to the imported anime that made Toonami and Adult Swim appointment television for a generation of kids, such as Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, and Dragon Ball.

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This week, we tackle "The Probe," an episode that turns Beast Wars on its head, reminding viewers that Cybertron (and thus the regular Transformers timeline is still part of this story). We also dive into "Victory" an episode that teases the idea that the Maximals may finally be able to escape the planet and return home. However, due to Victory being the 12th episode of a 26 episode series, you can likely guess how well that plan goes.

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Toonami Absolution is a weekly podcast where Alyx, Jon, and Sam revisit the Toonami and Adult Swim shows that made them, and you, you.

From the block's early days with shows like Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and Transformers: Beast Wars to the imported anime that made Toonami and Adult Swim appointment television for a generation of kids, such as Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, and Dragon Ball.

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We pick up Cowboy Bebop where we left off last week, with Jupiter Jazz (Part 2). Will Spike be able to dig himself out of the snow after his encounter with Vicious or will his friends have to come and bail him out? After that, we take a surreal jaunt into Bohemian Rhapsody, as Edward finally gets their chance to shine as they go head-to-head with a mysterious chess player.

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Toonami Absolution is a weekly podcast where Alyx, Jon, and Sam revisit the Toonami and Adult Swim shows that made them, and you, you.

From the block's early days with shows like Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and Transformers: Beast Wars to the imported anime that made Toonami and Adult Swim appointment television for a generation of kids, such as Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, and Dragon Ball.

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It is time to D-d-d-d-d-d-duel! After Pokémon made millions at the box office, it was only a matter of time before Yu-Gi-Oh had a crack at the big screen. Alas, despite getting help from an actual Egyptologist, Yugi's attempt didn't go as well.

But it does mean Alyx gets to flex her Ancient Egypt, meaning Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light is a rare episode of Toonami Absolution where you may learn something.

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Toonami Absolution is a weekly podcast where Alyx, Jon, and Sam revisit the Toonami and Adult Swim shows that made them, and you, you.

From the block's early days with shows like Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and Transformers: Beast Wars to the imported anime that made Toonami and Adult Swim appointment television for a generation of kids, such as Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, and Dragon Ball.

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This week we dive into A Better Mousetrap and Gorilla Warfare. So we get to see Rattrap do his best James Bond impression and Optimus Primal go evil for a little bit. Plus, Optimus and Dinobot's strange romance subplot somehow intensifies, to the point that it really doesn't feel like subtext anymore.

Plus, Jon has fun explaining why 'slag' the Transformer's fake swear of choice, is really funny for viewers in the UK.

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Toonami Absolution is a weekly podcast where Alyx, Jon, and Sam revisit the Toonami and Adult Swim shows that made them, and you, you.

From the block's early days with shows like Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and Transformers: Beast Wars to the imported anime that made Toonami and Adult Swim appointment television for a generation of kids, such as Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, and Dragon Ball.

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In one of the biggest moments of tonal shift we're get this block, we tackle Toys In The Attic to Jupiter Jazz (Part 1). This means we go from a funny, charming parody of Alien to one of the most emotional episodes of Bebop yet, as Spike comes face-to-face with Vicious, leading to one of Bebop's most memorable cliffhangers.

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Toonami Absolution is a weekly podcast where Alyx, Jon, and Sam revisit the Toonami and Adult Swim shows that made them, and you, you.

From the block's early days with shows like Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and Transformers: Beast Wars to the imported anime that made Toonami and Adult Swim appointment television for a generation of kids, such as Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, and Dragon Ball.

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This week we're saving the world before bedtime!

Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup's big screen outing tackles the girl's origin story including their first clash with the evil Mojo Jojo.

We also dig into the movie's weird production history and its surprising links to the early days of Adult Swim, and take a moment to enjoy some very strange critic reviews.

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Toonami Absolution is a weekly podcast where Alyx, Jon, and Sam revisit the Toonami and Adult Swim shows that made them, and you, you.

From the block's early days with shows like Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and Transformers: Beast Wars to the imported anime that made Toonami and Adult Swim appointment television for a generation of kids, such as Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, and Dragon Ball.

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This week on Beast Wars we tackle Fallen Comrades and Double Jeopardy and meet two brand-new transformers in the form of Tigatron and Blackarachnia.

Alyx also fills us in on the lore surrounding Protoforms, Beast Wars' newest plot device. One that raises really weird questions about the nature of free will in the Transformers universe

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Toonami Absolution is a weekly podcast where Alyx, Jon, and Sam revisit the Toonami and Adult Swim shows that made them, and you, you.

From the block's early days with shows like Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and Transformers: Beast Wars to the imported anime that made Toonami and Adult Swim appointment television for a generation of kids, such as Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, and Dragon Ball.

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Radical Edward is here!

This week's Cowboy Bebop drops us into Jamming With Edward and Ganymede Elegy, meaning we finally get to meet the final (and most memorable) member of the Bebop crew.

We also enjoy the most mean-spirited reference in Cowboy Bebop history, as they take a moment to make a dig at a specific magician.

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Toonami Absolution is a weekly podcast where Alyx, Jon, and Sam revisit the Toonami and Adult Swim shows that made them, and you, you.

From the block's early days with shows like Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and Transformers: Beast Wars to the imported anime that made Toonami and Adult Swim appointment television for a generation of kids, such as Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, and Dragon Ball.

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See more Toonami Absolution stuff (including the video version of the podcast) by checking out our Linktree!

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