Toonami Faithful Podcast

Sketch, Kuro, Laser and CJ discuss Ninja Kamui and Adult Swim's Rick & Morty anime before diving deeper into the abyss with a recap of the second half of Made in Abyss along with our thoughts on the series. 36:45 - Made in Abyss Disccusion Begins Music Credits for this episode: "Roar of the Abyss" as composed by Kevin Penkin "Theme of Reg" as composed by Kevin Penkin "Hanezeve Caradhina" (ft. Take...

Sketch and LaserKid are joined by Celia and our returning guest Karl Olson to talk about Adult Swim Action: the programming, the vibe, the cultural impact and the legacy of the block that died so that Toonami could live again. Music credits for this episode: "Kick Boxing" as performed by Phil Beazley "What U Sittin' On?" instrumental by Dangermouse

Sketch, Kuro and LaserKid are joined by our returning guest: Arthur Mesa to discuss the final two episodes of Shenmue the Animation and Toonami's current line-up. Shenmue the Animation Discussion begins at 36:33 Music Credits for this episode: "Undead-Noid" as performed by Kashitarō Itō "Sympathy" as performed by Narudora

We look back on 400 episodes and ten years of the Toonami Faithful Podcast. The rotating panel includes Paul, Sketch, Darrell, CJ, Fabian, AmpRen, Kuro, VLord and LaserKid. Thank you so much for sticking with us for all these years, we wouldn't still be here without Toonami and without listeners like you. Sign-Off Music: "Toonami Faithful" as performed by Kadesh Flow Check out his music at https:/...

Sketch, Kuro and Laser discuss episodes 10 and 11 of Shenmue: The Animation and kick around ideas for what series could replace Shenmue and Attack on Titan. Then Sketch, Laser and VLord embark on a 2 hour tour covering 22 episodes of One Piece from the reunion of the Straw Hat crew to the start of the Fishman Island arc. Music Credits for this episode: "We Go!" as performed by Hiroshi Kitadani One...

Resident Black Clover super fan CJ hosts this week's episode giving Black Clover a proper send-off now that has since finished its run on the block. Joining him are fellow fans Happy Kuro Kitty, VLordGTZ, and Laser Kid as they talk about why this series became a huge favorite among Toonami fans and their favorite moments from the long-running series!

Sketch, Colt, VLord, LaserKid and Junior discuss many topics including The Return, Toonami's new packaging, Adult Swim's latest April Fools stunt and episodes 8 and 9 of Shenmue: The Animation. After that, Duelist joins Sketch for a quick Toonami schedule update. Music credits for this episode: "UNDEAD-NOID" as performed by Kashitarō Itō "Showstopper" as performed by Joe Boyd Vigil "Theme from Lup...

Sketch, Kuro, VLord and Junior discuss first part of The Return, the final part of Cosmo Samurai 2, the upcoming Toonami original series and episodes 6 and 7 of Shenmue the Animation. TOM has anxiety circuits, alternate universe TOM can throw a spear into the past, people have a lot of thoughts on more FLCL seasons and Ryo could have saved himself a lot of trouble if he had not assumed Master Lish...

Hosts Sketch and CJ are joined by Steve Blum and Dana Swanson to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Toonami! Hear what the voices of the beloved hosts of the block had to say about Toonami's amazing accomplishment, the impact these roles have had on them, and how Adult Swim came up with the scripts for the video game reviews! There's a lot of love in the air, and we hope you check this episode out...

EVERYONE IS HERE to celebrate Toonami's 25th Anniversary by sharing our favorite Toonami memories in this massive live show featuring more cameos from the history of Toonami Faithful than you can shake a Jose on a stick at. Music Credits for this episode: "Ignition" by Joe Boyd Vigil "E.T.U.C." by Coldcut

Sketch, Paul, VLord and LaserKid discuss Cosmo Samurai 2 part 3, Shenmue the Animation episodes 4 and 5 and the recent folding of FUNimation into Crunchyroll.

Sketch, CJ, Kuro and LaserKid discuss the first 7 episodes of Made in Abyss before the other shoe drops. After that they recap the 2nd segment of Cosmo Samurai 2 where yet more exposition will be dumped. Music credits for this episode: "Deep in Abyss" as performed by Miyu Tomita & Mariya Ise

Sketch, Paul, Darrell and LaserKid discuss the 2nd and 3rd episodes of Shenmue the Animation and the first segment of Cosmo Samurai 2. Music credits for this episode: "UNDEAD-NOID" as performed by Kashitarō Itō

Sketch, Kuro and VLord are joined by our special guest Grant the Theif to retire Blade Runner: Black Lotus. They discuss the final two episodes and their opinions on the conclusion and the series as a whole. Music credits for this episode: "Perfect Weapon" as performed by 070 Shake - Available on the Blade Runner: Black Lotus Original Television Soundtrack

Sketch, Paul, Kuro and LaserKid discuss the first episode of Shenmue the Animation and the return of Attack on Titan. Music credits for this episode: "UNDEAD-NOID" as performed by Kashitarō Itō

Sketch, Paul, Darrell and Junior shoot the breeze and discuss some of the other things that came up in Jason DeMarco's latest Twitter Q&A.

Sketch, Paul, VLord and LaserKid talk about Shenmue the Animation, One Piece and some other interesting tidbits we got from Jason DeMarco regarding Toonami's current status. Then it's time for Sketch, CJ, Kuro, VLord and LaserKid discuss episodes 10 and 11 of Blade Runner: Black Lotus. It makes for an extra long podcast but we hope you can endure it. Blade Runner: Black Lotus discussion begins at...

CJ is joined by Celia, Kuro and Sketch to touch on some astonishing Toonami news before diving into a discussion on the success and cultural impact of Netflix's League of Legends animated series: Arcane. Even Toonami co-creator Jason DeMarco had a lot to say about Arcane. They ponder what Toonami could learn from Arcane as Adult Swim strives to create their own series.

Sketch, VLord and Laser discuss Toonami's next programming addition, episode 9 of Blade Runner: Black Lotus and finally cover the vacation arc of Assassination Classroom along with the start of season 2. Music credits for this episode: "Jiriki Hongan Revolution" as performed by 3-nen E-gumi Utatan "Feel You Now" as performed by Alessia Cara "Hello, shooting star" as performed by Moumoon

Sketch, Paul, VLord and LaserKid enter 2022 and The Matrix. They discuss long awaited and exciting Toonami schedule updates, interesting developments in the anime industry, Blade Runner: Black Lotus episodes 7 and 8 and The Animatrix. Music credits for this episode: "Feel You Now" as performed by Alessia Cara

Sketch, Paul, Colt and Kuro discuss the 4th season of Food Wars, episodes 5 and 6 of Blade Runner: Black Lotus and Toonami's holiday schedules. Music credits for this episode: "Chronos" as performed by Stereo Dive Foundation "Feel You Now" as performed by Alessia Cara

Sketch, Darrell, VLord and LaserKid are joined by previous host Jose Argumedo to talk all things Blade Runner. They discuss episodes 3 and 4 of Black Lotus, the Blackout 2022 short and the film Blade Runner 2049 while repeatedly reminding the listeners that they should watch the original Blade Runner but only the Final Cut. Music credits for this episode: "Face Smasher" from the Blade Runner: Blac...

Sketch, VLord and returning guest Jesse Betteridge discuss the first two episodes of Blade Runner: Black Lotus and compare the viewing experience for Black Lotus between the States and the Great White North. Music credits for this episode: "Feel You Now" as performed by Alessia Cara

Kuro, Celia and Umeko are taking over the podcast again. This time they examine the utilization of titillating imagery in anime, but before that they touch on the first season of Harley Quinn.

CJ Maffris and Celia Rose are joined by the English voice of Kaede, Darrel J. Delfin. Celia and CJ find out what it was liking being cast in the project and a rather funny mixup that happened even at the dubbing level! Darrel also clues our listeners in about his passion for Fena: Pirate Princess as well as how much anime he consumes. It's a special FenaCast episode you won't want to miss!