adventure time season fifth season american animated television series adventure time created originally aired united_states series based short produced animation series random cartoons season debuted november finished march season follows adventures finn human boy best friend adoptive brother jake dog magical powers change shape grow shrink finn jake live post apocalyptic land way interact main characters princess bubblegum ice king episode fifth season episode finn human jake dog aired november episode viewed million viewers marked dramatic increase previous season premiere finale season ended billy bucket list viewed million viewers season met largely positive critical reception june series nominated best animated series win simon nominated primetime emmy awards respectively character designer series art director won outstanding individual achievement animation respectively season comprised episodes making twice length previous seasons episodes written ward season featured guest animators episodes respectively furthermore year feature sugar page left create shows final season feature ward showrunner produced studios addition compilation dvds contained episodes season released season set released dvd blu ray july development concept season follows adventures human boy best friend jake dog magical powers change shape grow shrink finn jake live post apocalyptic land way interact main characters princess bubblegum ice king common storylines revolve finn jake discovering strange creatures dealing antagonistic misunderstood ice king battling monsters order help episodes deal finn romantic relationship production october announced officially renewed adventure time fifth season episode titles released november reached end fourth season based production numbers finn human episode underwent production episode aired season contains episodes twice normal number episodes season storyboard artist explained originally special supposed divide season half special pushed later cancelled production half season referred season second half referred season episodes produced process similar previous seasons episodes episodes began simple page outline contained necessary plot information outlines handed storyboard artists expand rough outline storyboard episodes design coloring burbank california animation handled overseas south_korea rough draft korea episodes hand animated fifteenth episode created guest animator signature animation according brought board ward expressed interest letting helm episode initially producers wanted appear earlier seasons network hesitant bring guest directors eventually network relented finally approved appear fifth season british animator guest animated horse featured episode half season writers room largely composed ward eventually left series create garden wall newly promoted brought board pen story outlines season written sugar ward little entry series prop character designer wrote official cole basically held hand process incredibly patient starting love games promoted lead character designer storyboard artist guest artist creator animated series episodes root beer guy dedicated storyboard artist earlier episodes series died car accident february age regular storyboard art partner worked german cartoonist worked google pearson paired episodes pairing temporary boarded rest season kim season feature page sugar page left completing create series sugar left series episode simon focus attention series episode fault regular episode season feature directed credit subsequent episode little credited supervising director art director later explained currently gets directed credit cash previous episodes credited creative directors according series decided phase title favor supervising director half season cash took turns holding supervising director credit different episodes starting storyboard artist season returned series credited supervising director place bad little boy season eleventh episode directed credit fact episode produced little aired order featured directed credit fact episode director guest animator director series interview rolling_stone ward revealed stepped series showrunner season favor explained naturally person found extremely exhausting having deal people day said ward remained working series storyboard artist storyline writer single fifth season episode exception featured story input ward cast voice actors include voice acting veterans portrays plays ice king voices princess bubblegum addition portrays voice portrays ward provides voice minor characters including storyboard artist voices video game console english jake girlfriend korean friend mother plays voice small elephant voices finn romantic interest season episodes feature series principal antagonist portrayed adventure time cast records lines group recordings opposed different recording sessions voice actor record natural sounding dialogue characters described group recordings akin play reading play voices actors actresses reprise characters season fourth season character short short reprise roles earl respectively mystery dungeon voice following episodes fault short old voice character old eponymous episode bad little boy featured returning reprising role cake voices flame king vault bones earth water red throne reappears king great bird man voices titular character episode features candy person named plays recurring role role play date role grand master wizard betty musical parody artist weird role fixed truck role demon play date pit having appeared season episode dad dungeon recurring role finn jake dad episode pit returns series apple wedding voicing pig role episode blade grass voices alternate universe version character named episode finn human role death returns ash betty return billy bucket list respectively series regularly employs guest voices new characters instance finn human jake dog voiced finn mother season cliffhanger appeared plays role additionally jake dog voices cosmic owl tree voices beaver owl appears later season episode playing different character jake dad voice reprise role later episodes job short appears sunny voices charlie viola little appears bad little boy debuted male counterpart episode voices grown version finn voices voices voices anthropomorphic bubble lost plays eponymous character appear episode voicing demon possessed respectively series storyboard artist voiced party god party portrayed female island episode character appeared minor role season episode favorite people reappears job season voiced job voiced appears ann appears betty appears jake suit appear respectively sky witch features wife kenny voicing eponymous sky witch vault voices voices bath boy gang boss love games voices princess sister appears voices character samantha episode pit james appears titular character episode root beer guy series outline writer voice character voices character wife addition wish foundation arranged year old named christopher voice background character root beer guy voices king apple wedding rainn_wilson voices titular character plays red throne appears betty episode actor musician voices character series storyboard artist voices canyon billy bucket list characters voiced little reception release ratings season debuted november episode finn human jake dog episodes watched million viewers marked drastic increase million viewers compared previous season premiere previous season finale season opener watched episode season aside season opener jake dad bad little boy episodes season garner million viewers watched million viewers respectively march reported averaged roughly million viewers episode season billy bucket list march episode viewed million viewers marking slight decrease viewers compared season finale viewed million viewers reviews accolades praised beginning season engaging called ideal testament animation glorious commercial arena defined restrictions felt exploration sad series mysterious relationship ice king characters abilities deny bad surrounding world invites songs vibrant artwork series strongest points particularly pleased season opener calling interesting creative challenge later published article explaining adventure time best right singled simon praising way episode world kinds fascinating ways furthermore compared entry book road specifically citing similarities creatures episode people ultimately concluded series willingness themes episode sticking unique combination haunting beauty routinely transforms genre experiment wrote season experimental series writers storyboard artists continue experiment minutes specifically cited plots season little people examples applauded fact series willing explore different styles animation installment argued emotional depth series increased season highlighting simon example emily later awarded entire season noting adventure time managed stay fire fifth season double wide episode run praised aforementioned creativity experimentation wrote writing staff taken obvious x-files approach expanding length stories able tell linking monster week episodes longer arcs later named series 27th best television series noting end super sized season saw string ambitious episodes blew world wide open deepening stories princess doomed romance ice king past site selected stand season end episode graded different letter grade season received grade entries grade installments grade episodes june series nominated best animated series lost series archer primetime emmy awards simon later nominated primetime emmy award short format animation character designer won emmy outstanding individual achievement animation character designs episode making series emmy win episode later nominated primetime emmy award short format animation primetime emmy awards july announced series art director won emmy outstanding individual achievement animation work episode home media released multiple dvd volumes jake dad princess day contain episodes fifth season complete season set released july dvd releases purchased individual episodes downloaded itunes_store episodes director supervising director dvd release
Adventure Time (season 5)