Animation news with livestream momentum.
AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast follows animation news with the speed and looseness of a livestream. The show moves from Pixar controversy to Oscars reactions, Disney box-office trouble, Netflix animation surprises, and chat-fueled sidebars without losing the fan-first pulse.
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AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast is a rapid, fan-centered animation commentary show where weekly news turns into a running conversation. It rarely sounds sealed off from the moment. The show talks through headlines with the looseness of a livestream, folding in chat reactions, personal updates, and mid-thought clarifications as the episode moves. That live quality matters. A Pixar lineup discussion can become a wider argument about Pete Doctor's public comments, LGBTQ+ representation, and how quickly reputation changes inside the cartoon community. An awards recap can shift from winners to ceremony texture, with special attention on animated features. The Oscars get their own recurring treatment. Top 5 episodes give the show a countdown structure, especially when looking back at animation news across a year. The show also tracks the business side of animation fandom. Disney's difficult movie run, Universal taking the box-office lead, over-budgeted releases, and the mixed fortunes of major franchises all appear as part of the same conversation as fan excitement. Streaming animation gets similar attention. K-pop Demon Hunters is framed as a word-of-mouth surprise from Sony Pictures Animation and Netflix, while Flow becomes an example of indie animation breaking through during awards season. The tone is energetic, blunt, and sometimes emotionally sharp. Serious topics are handled in the same talkative stream as lighter industry chatter, which can make the show feel immediate rather than polished. Recorded mini episodes are treated as unusual exceptions, with the missing chat wall and the shorter format explained. The usual version feels more communal. It is a show for listeners who enjoy animation news with strong reactions attached, not just tidy headlines. It also rewards fans who follow studios, awards, streaming releases, and the online arguments around representation and creative leadership. The distinguishing feature is not access or polish. It is momentum: a fan commentator thinking aloud at speed, turning the week's animation chaos into a guided monologue.
Made for: Best for animation fans who follow studio news, awards, streaming hits, and online fandom debates. It especially suits listeners who like commentary that sounds immediate, personal, and chat-aware.
What sets it apart: The show keeps the rough edges of a live fan broadcast, including audience callouts, scheduling notes, and spontaneous pivots. That gives its animation coverage a more reactive, communal feel than a tightly edited news recap.
Hosted by Mat Brunet (aka AniMat from the YouTube channel ElectricDragon505), AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast tells the latest news happening throughout the week in the field of animation and what he has to say regarding those insane events. The podcast is live on Twitch every Saturday at 2pm EST, which includes interacting with the audience and occasional special guests.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Mat Brunet connects animation criticism with studio strategy, audience reaction, awards, and the industry's recurring explanations for success or failure.
AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast turns animation news into a running argument about why studios succeed, stumble, or misread their own work. Mat Brunet moves between reviews and industry context, connecting Disney's recent films to budgets and franchise fatigue, Pixar's decisions to…
Disney's rough year becomes your spirited group chat, with Mat Brunet bringing the strong opinions.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A live Pixar discussion where fandom and accountability meet around Pete Docter's disputed comment.
The episode follows a live Pixar conversation that weighs upcoming projects while working through the backlash to Pete Docter's comment that movies cannot be treated as therapy. It moves from a Domee Shi animated musical and Monsters Inc.
A scheduling disruption leads Animat into a blunt reckoning with Scott Adams, his politics and his damaged legacy.
A rare break from Animat's usual livestream format becomes a personal response to Scott Adams's death. Animat opens by explaining why there is no live audience: scheduling problems arose while he dealt with replacing a car his insurer had deemed scrapped.
Animation surprises lead the conversation, from Flow's Oscar win to K-pop Demon Hunters' record Netflix run.
This episode finds its charge in two animation stories that feel unlikely for different reasons: Flow's little black cat winning at the Oscars over larger studio rivals, and K-pop Demon Hunters growing from a modest Netflix rollout into the platform's biggest movie.
An upbeat look at K-Pop Demon Hunters as an overlooked release turned Netflix record-breaker.
AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast opens 2026 after a holiday break and works its way toward its number-three pick, K-Pop Demon Hunters. The episode treats the Sony Pictures Animation and Netflix film as an unlikely breakout: a title first positioned as an afterthought, given a small…
A spirited Disney critique that separates craft concerns from culture-war noise.
Disney's difficult 100th anniversary gives the episode a clear point of tension: what actually needs fixing at the company? The host pushes back on the idea that recent setbacks can be pinned on being "woke," using Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse and Barbie as…
Disney's rough movie year sets up a sharper look at Elemental's surprising recovery.
The episode comes back from a holiday break with a focused look at Disney's difficult 2023 at the movies. It works best when it weighs the studio's costly misses, from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny to Haunted Mansion, The Marvels,…
AniMat revisits *Dilbert* and considers how Scott Adams's politics overshadowed the success he built.
Scott Adams's death leads AniMat back to Dilbert, the animated series, its celebrity guest stars, and the reputation its creator later acquired.
Multi-part dramatized retellings of scandals like OceanGate's Titan and the Lehman Brothers collapse.
Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, and Jason Mantzoukas argue their way through terrible movies.
AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast 'Top 5 Animation News of 2025' is a live-streamed New Year episode from early 2026 counting down the five most impactful animation stories of the year.
Justin Roiland's career imploded over domestic violence charges and allegations of pursuing young fans.
The host explains a shorter episode format due to circumstances, thanking a listener and discussing Memorial Day weekend.
A podcast episode dedicated to recapping the 96th Academy Awards, focusing on animated film winners and the ceremony.
Disney failed to produce a single billion-dollar movie in 2023, a stark collapse from its seven hits in 2019.
AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast 'Guess Who's Back and Gone?' is a solo-recorded episode (no live stream) covering major animation and entertainment news, led by the Warner Brothers confirmation of a Speedy Gonzales animated feature directed by Jorge Gutierrez.
AniMat reviews Netflix's Steps teaser, a Cinderella story told from evil stepsister Lilith's view and due November 20th, and calls it a late Shrek-style spoof, citing Cinderella 3 as a prior example.
["Animat opens with Cartoon Saloon's Kindred Spirits teaser, a 2028 Tom Moore film tied to the Irish famine of 1847 and the Chukta Nation's donation to Ireland.", "He says the trailer looks visually strong but still unfinished in places, while comparing its child-led structure to The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, Wolfwalkers, The Breadwinner, and My Father's Dragon.", "The episode then pivots to Pixar after Hoppers opens to $46 million domestically and $88 million worldwide, and Animat walks through Incredibles 3, Coco 2, a new Monsters, Inc.
AniMat opens a prerecorded AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast after a car accident, an insurance call that totaled his car, and a scheduling conflict made the usual livestream impossible.
["AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast's Top 5 Animation News of 2025 ranks Saberspark, Flow, and K-Pop Demon Hunters as the year's biggest animation stories.", "Animat, the solo host, opens after a holiday break, thanks Jay Monte, Edward Bova, Tommy Zombie, Crimson Mayhem, Omid, and Amanda Ralph, and says 2025 felt like a nightmare.", "The number five slot revisits I Love Kim Possible A Lot's May call-out video, the Saberspark allegation involving Emily Jones, and the later receipts from Copenseed.", "Flow's 41 awards and K-Pop Demon Hunters' 325.1 million Netflix views frame the list's larger argument that 2025 shifted animation attention across awards and streaming."]
The host explains that this mini episode is a recorded, not live, version of Animat's Crazy Cartoon Cast, discussing Disney's biggest mistake.
The host explains a shorter episode format due to circumstances, covering four stories instead of five, and thanks a listener.