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[shadyspace]

You're basically being a crotchety old man right now, you realize that. "Back in my day we had REAL entertainment" etc.

Quality cartoons didn't begin and end with Toonami. Though it was certainly the best place to find them for a while.

This is such a bullshit argument. I wasn't alive in the 1970s but I can recognize that it remains the best decade of American cinema. You can't dismiss qualitative comparisons with plugging your ears and shouting LA LA LA NOSTALGIA. I never said good cartoons don't exist in the here and now. What I did say was that the shows that made up Toonami filled a specific role that is not being matched today.

 

[ezekial45]

New message from Blum's FB page;

Yo, Toonami Faithful...
Thanks for tuning in. Hope it kicked in some happy memories and kicked off a happy April! As you (hopefully) know, bringing Toonami back isn't up to me. I'm just a voice guy. Many of you want to know how to make your voices heard. Maybe start here... http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/feedback/ Go to "programming" then "Toonami"
Love you guys from the bottom of my servos.

 

[Parallax]

I'm not sure if the anime boom would have even happened if it weren't for Toonami leading the way with a lineup of well-curated, well-presented shows, broadcast at an hour where any kid could watch. I don't expect those days to return, but I think what happened here is a good possible compromise. The people who were kids growing up with Toonami are now becoming adults who can watch shows at 2 am on a weekend if they want to. I don't think that this is a particularly lucrative block now, so success here is all upside.

Thr anime boom had happened already by that point, toonami had just ridden the wave. Some of the shows that they aired initially had already aired in the us. It helped with its popularity, but also was around for its descent.

 

[kai3345]

Just realized Steve Blum was in Mass Effect 3 lol

 

[DarkKyo]

New message from Blum's FB page;

Awww... Blum seems like an awesome guy. I love him in pretty much everything he does.

 

[Trojita]

I'll say this, I don't know if it's because they just hit in the middle of the series, but nostalgia made me think they better than it actually was. The DBZ episode shown was terrible to me, and Tenchi was just silly imo. I didn't remember the voices in Tenchi being so damn annoying, and the animation seemed a bit sub-par to me. These were shows that I loved too, although I'll say that I think I always started to dislike Tenchi as the series got more and more ridiculous.

Which Tenchi series were they playing? I just watched the Blu-ray of Tenchi Muyo and that shit was fantastic.

 

[Parallax]

Which Tenchi series were they playing? I just watched the Blu-ray of Tenchi Muyo and that shit was fantastic.

Tenchi sounds like john arbuckle in every series. If in tokyo aired, I would have raged the fuck out.

 

[Narag]

Which Tenchi series were they playing? I just watched the Blu-ray of Tenchi Muyo and that shit was fantastic.

OAV3 Ep6

 

[Trojita]

Just realized Steve Blum was in Mass Effect 3 lol

He was in Mass Effect 2 as well if you didn't notice it.

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

Which Tenchi series were they playing? I just watched the Blu-ray of Tenchi Muyo and that shit was fantastic.

The third OAV series from the mid-00's.

 

[kai3345]

He was in Mass Effect 2 as well if you didn't notice it.

Yeah, I know but its weird seeing him review a game he's in and giving it an average score.

 

[vas_a_morir]

Tenchi sounds like john arbuckle in every series. If in tokyo aired, I would have raged the fuck out.

And they make Ayeka sound like Counselor Troi from TNG.

 

[DarkKyo]

Yeah, I know but its weird seeing him review a game he's in and giving it an average score.

My guess would be that he doesn't write the review - probably only reads it. I have no idea, though.

 

[Urban Scholar]

Yeah, I know but its weird seeing him review a game he's in and giving it an average score.

8.5 out of 10 is average? Oh wait this isn't gaming side...right?

 

[Kagari]

Original run of Gundam Wing in the US... such good times. I remember Toonami's midnight run had the uncut episodes too for a while.

 

[george_us]

Original run of Gundam Wing in the US... such good times. I remember Toonami's midnight run had the uncut episodes too for a while.

"The God of Death is back from Hell!"

I did a double take when I first heard that.:lol

 

[Zozz]

Yeah, I know but its weird seeing him review a game he's in and giving it an average score.

Don't really see how 8.5 is average.

 

[Kagari]

"The God of Death is back from Hell!"

I did a double take when I first heard that.:lol

Daytime was a little lenient on the edits for a while too until parents complained or something... ie, "I'll kill you," to "I'll destroy you."

 

[Sub_Level]

8.5 is a great score and in the review he says the game is great.

I don't expect people to use the whole 1-10 scale, but 9 being considered "above average" and not "excellent, superb" is ridiculous. It's bad enough with 7 being average.

 

[Raxus]

Daytime was a little lenient on the edits for a while too until parents complained or something... ie, "I'll kill you," to "I'll destroy you."

I remember watching Outlaw Star as a kid when Gene knocked over a table and yelled 'You Bastard!' and thinking it was the coolest thing in the world.

 

[AceBandage]

Daytime was a little lenient on the edits for a while too until parents complained or something... ie, "I'll kill you," to "I'll destroy you."

They seem far more laxed about that now.
Regular Show and Adventure Time both use "kill" and "die" a lot.

 

[Emitan]

Yeah, I know but its weird seeing him review a game he's in and giving it an average score.

But he gave it a great score...?

 

[AceBandage]

But he gave it a great score...?

An 8.5 from Toonami is like a 10 from any place else!

 

[Urban Scholar]

Original run of Gundam Wing in the US... such good times. I remember Toonami's midnight run had the uncut episodes too for a while.

When the showed the uncut ep when Lady Un kicked dude from the plane & her shooting him...I said damn.

 

[ColtraineGF]

Original run of Gundam Wing in the US... such good times. I remember Toonami's midnight run had the uncut episodes too for a while.

Gundam Wing was actually the first time I'd heard of any Gundam series - I used to watch it on Toonami when I was young, and liked the action and the intrigue (although I'm not sure if I got the story at the time).

Duo was my favorite at the time since, in my opinion, Deathscythe was the coolest out of the 5 (because scythes are awesome).

 

[Pirabear]

LTTP but holy shit, Toonami coming back is a possibility? Kinda hope it isn't a complete nostalgia block if this becomes a reality, there are plenty of decent "modern" anime that could be aired.

 

[Canuck76]

Glad Blum put that link out on facebook. They got at least a thousand people (conservatively) to write in I'd imagine with this thread and that facebook message.

 

[shadyspace]

Daytime was a little lenient on the edits for a while too until parents complained or something... ie, "I'll kill you," to "I'll destroy you."

I think they lightened up as time went on as well, there was occasional cursing in Rurouni Kenshin and that was later in Toonami's run.

They seem far more laxed about that now.
Regular Show and Adventure Time both use "kill" and "die" a lot.

They started saying "kill" again in DBZ around the Buu saga too.

 

[bistromathics]

haha, pretty good one

 

[CorvoSol]

They seem far more laxed about that now.
Regular Show and Adventure Time both use "kill" and "die" a lot.

"I'll kill you Lumpy Space!"

 

[B.K.]

LTTP but holy shit, Toonami coming back is a possibility?

No. It was this year's April Fool's Joke. We got Toonami instead of The Room.

 

[Dominican Power]

Is Outlaw Star that good? I haven't watched it.

 

[Kagari]

Is Outlaw Star that good? I haven't watched it.

Do you like Cowboy Bebop?

 

[shadyspace]

Do you like Cowboy Bebop?

I knew it!

 

[pgtl_10]

Why is anime dying in America?

 

[B.K.]

Is Outlaw Star that good? I haven't watched it.

Not really.

 

[ezekial45]

Is Outlaw Star that good? I haven't watched it.

I think it's amazing. I adored it back on Toonami, and watching this tonight brought back lots of memories. The complete series is on amazon for $26. I recommend it.

 

[AceBandage]

Why is anime dying in America?

The internet and subs, mostly.
Why wait months/years to watch an episode on TV when you can watch it the day it airs in Japan?

 

[Urban Scholar]

Why is anime dying in America?

Whoo boy this is for a thread we will visit later...soon

 

[shadyspace]

Why is anime dying in America?

It's not doing great in Japan either.

 

[Kagari]

The internet and subs, mostly.
Why wait months/years to watch an episode on TV when you can watch it the day it airs in Japan?

I would attribute it to several things including: downloads, high cost of anime DVDs/blu-ray, lack of good series out of Japan, overall interest in "Japanese things" in America down as a whole, as well as several other factors... it's sad really.

 

[george_us]

When the showed the uncut ep when Lady Un kicked dude from the plane & her shooting him...I said damn.

Lady Un was coldblooded.

Is Outlaw Star that good? I haven't watched it.

It's not nearly as good as something like Cowboy Bebop but it's still a very enjoyable ride. The box set is pretty cheap now too.

 

[Lebron]

Why is anime dying in America?

probably due to a lot of it being shit nowadays.

 

[Pirabear]

No. It was this year's April Fool's Joke. We got Toonami instead of The Room.

Well, I know that much, but this huge thread plus Steve Blum's comment isn't just an elaborate joke is it?

 

[DarkKyo]

probably due to a lot of it being shit nowadays.

Yeah. Seems like a lot of studios aren't willing to take any interesting chances anymore so the field is kind of stagnant in recent years.

 

[AceBandage]

Well, I know that much, but this huge thread plus Steve Blum's comment isn't just an elaborate joke is it?

CN could be testing the waters for bringing Toonami back.
It's certainly no secret that the fanbase has been clamoring for it for years now.

 

[polyh3dron]

Original run of Gundam Wing in the US... such good times. I remember Toonami's midnight run had the uncut episodes too for a while.

Yup the midnight run was my first exposure to Gundam. I had just graduated high school at that time so I was able to stay up late every night watching that.

 

[Kagari]

Yeah. Seems like a lot of studios aren't willing to take any interesting chances anymore so the field is kind of stagnant in recent years.

Between that and pumping out lazy computer generated animation.

 

[RiderKairuu]

At work tired as shit but the nostalgia trip was well worth it!

 

[polyh3dron]

CN could be testing the waters for bringing Toonami back.
It's certainly no secret that the fanbase has been clamoring for it for years now.

But there's no way they'd actually put anime on it, it'd just be American shows.