Cartoon Catch Up

With Netflix recently releasing the series Hanma Baki – Son of Ogre, the third season of the modern Baki anime adaptation, and love for the series growing after a 17-year gap from the original Baki the Grappler anime, there’s no better…

With the release of Godzilla vs. Kong, there is no better time to explore this lesser-known animated series for our cartoon catch-ups. Kong: The Animated Series was an American-Canadian production that ran for two seasons, beginning in…

Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, or simply, Big Guy and Rusty as it is often called, was a 26-episode animated series that first aired in 1999 and found its way to Irish screens not long after. I have fond memories of sitting down and…

Inspector Gadget was a cartoon that ran from 1983 to 1986 and spawned a film as well as various other TV series, most of which are now more well-known than the original. That said, the first animated series deserves credit for paving the…

The Boondocks ended in 2014 after a 55-episode and four-season run, having achieved something that, up until then, other adult animated sitcoms hadn’t. A heartfelt commentary on society and race, it explores the interpersonal and…

Sandokan is a late 19th century fictional pirate who bravely scoured the waters of the South China Sea in 11 novels by Italian writer Emilio Salgari. The pirate, nicknamed ‘The Tiger of Malaysia’, would go on to be portrayed in a number of…

It may not look the most visually appealing but there was something beautiful about a little-known series called Pelswick. Created by Canadian animation studio Nelvana Limited and Chinese company Hong Ying Animation, we are treated to an…

“Are ya ready, kids?” “Aye Aye, Captain!” Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Spongebob Squarepants, and he has done so for twenty years. First created by Stephen Hillenburg after a pilot in 1997, Spongebob Squarepants managed to swim…

The World of David the Gnome, or David the Gnome as it is better known, is a gorgeous animated series from the late 80s. It was created by Spanish company, BRB Internacional, and distributed to the rest of the world in 1987 with an English…

Men in Black International released recently and so the time has come for another Cartoon Catch Up. A bit of history on this one. Without going too deeply into the lore, this concept is based on the urban legend of strange individuals who…