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Toonami |Apr15| Watching Toonami protects your brain from sorcery
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The numbers are fine for that time of the night, I mean FLCL wished it could hit those numbers at the same slot last year. As long as the demo is solid it'll be fine.
A) What the FUCK did Funimation do to piss of Anno and Studio Khara so much? They didn't bungle the first two Eva films so I'm not sure what they did with the 3rd film that was so terrible.
B) Blood Blockade Battlefront (new show from this season) is SO Toonami bound it hurts LOL
B) Blood Blockade Battlefront (new show from this season) is SO Toonami bound it hurts LOL
BassForever
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So is Seraph of the End, the difference is B3 is genuienly good
A) It makes you wonder how far off Funi's script was from the original...
B) I'm fine with that.
Numbers have generally been pretty good since DBZ/KLK took the lead hour. Definitely better than the period after Space Dandy / Attack on Titan ended. At a glance, seems to be roughly the same as numbers when Space Dandy S1 was airing last year.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
no
edit: to elaborate, they are pretty much the same as last year when dandy and bleach spearheaded the block. winter is typically a slow period, spring is where momentum is gained, summer and fall are peak ratings.
I would hope AoT would be replaced with HD Bebop or Dandy Season 2
Gucci Messiah
Banned
DBZ Kai really saved toonami, can't believe Shard didn't want it lol
HD Bebop seems likely. But hopefully Space Dandy S2 finally gets a chance to re-air to further give Bebop a rest. That way, it'll be kind of refreshing for Bebop coming back after a leave of absence.
I imagine HD Bebop will run first since it was already in the middle of running before being cut short. I think they'll try and get the first HD airing out of the way before airing Dandy S2, which they likely have the rights to forever.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
s/o to Kuwabara
I still maintain that Toonami could have stood with something new. Unfortunaly that would have probably been Fairy Tail.
Yeah, this sounds like the more likely option. I just remember DeMarco acknowledging how many times they've reaired certain shows like Bebop & that was sort of the reason why the ratings for the later half of Toonami were doing so poorly. Maybe could've done Dandy first, then that way, when Bebop came back, people would probably have missed it more being gone for a longer period of time.
Maybe if they get more breathing room. See this is the downside to having the block contract, there is no room for anything, no room for anymore long runners.
TheAbsolution
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Gucci Messiah
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Eh, Kai is breaking records and bringing in an audience that wouldn't normally tune in. I'm not so sure there's another show out there that toonami could have attained and put in the 12AM spot that would match or exceed what DBZ is doing now. In fact, I think the ratings would be down instead of comparable to last year which is not a good thing.
The problem is the first 6 months of YYH probably isn't what people want to see, and we know how they feel about skipping episodes.
I suppose the world will not know for a few years but eventually a new star is going to be needed.
Doctor Decimate
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I am about 80% sure it's tied up with Netflix at this point
Gucci Messiah
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Not really until they get to the Genkai tournament arc
Na, that's when it gets great. Before then is still infinitely more watchable than Bleach or Naruto right now.
Honestly, with how much I'd think they'd have to censor, the show might be better off missing Toonami. Granted, I could be wrong; if shown uncut, it'd definitely be the channel's next heavy-hitter! But as Oni Actual said, the show being on Netflix might have something to do with it (Although it hasn't been a problem in the past, has it?).
Ditto. Granted, this is the perfect place for it, but that show could do pretty well on most channels.
What would they need to censor? I haven't seen it, but what makes it worse than something like Black Lagoon or Hellsing?
Yep, early YYH is still good.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
None of my friends would watch until that arc because it's slow and boring to the casual anime fan. Most people don't care about watching Yusuke float around as a ghost trying to get his body back and the Gouki/Hiei fights are very weak.
Doctor Decimate
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I'm not really sure what they'd actually need to censor. Anyway, Toonami has made it clear that Netflix has snatched up shows they were going for; they've pointed out that every deal they make is a little bit different, so I don't think it's too much of a stretch to say that maybe Netflix negotiated for at least one or two shows to be exclusive to their platform. I mean, the only original show they have is Knights of Sidonia and I can't really see that one being the case since Netflix localized it to begin with, unless Toonami was looking for another Space Dandy. But with how rare that situation would probably be, I think it makes more sense to assume it was some other show, and the biggest one that'd probably be on their radar is Psycho-Pass.
BassForever
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The best decision the YYH anime did was condense the boring crap of "Yosuke tries to get his body back" to 5 episodes from the 20ish manga chapters.
I agree with Shard that Fairy Tail would have (and will) do very well for Toonami when they have a slot for another long running show, but if you have a chance to air "new" dbz in the form of dbz kai that should take priority over all other anime/action cartoon in existence. After that number two on the priority list would be "new" bleach either in the form of a final act anime or a bleach recut, finally would be probably be any Sailor Moon either classic series "uncut" or Crystal.
IIRC they said DBZ, Sailor Moon, and Bleach were the 3 most successful Toonami shows of all time, anything new from those 3 franchises should always be top priority to air on the block.
I agree with Shard that Fairy Tail would have (and will) do very well for Toonami when they have a slot for another long running show, but if you have a chance to air "new" dbz in the form of dbz kai that should take priority over all other anime/action cartoon in existence. After that number two on the priority list would be "new" bleach either in the form of a final act anime or a bleach recut, finally would be probably be any Sailor Moon either classic series "uncut" or Crystal.
IIRC they said DBZ, Sailor Moon, and Bleach were the 3 most successful Toonami shows of all time, anything new from those 3 franchises should always be top priority to air on the block.
UltraGunner
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Wasn't Jet the captain of the Bebop? He ain't no sidekick.
Nice to see ratings are back to doing multiple millions. DBZ is still somehow a main anchor lol
Nice to see ratings are back to doing multiple millions. DBZ is still somehow a main anchor lol
The best.
Imperial Bishop
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Jason's picks were Jet, PIkachu, and Ryoko
Gill's were Krillin, Robin, Mako
I agree with most of this.
This is a true statement, a bit of an astounding one and a bit of a sad one. I will clarify that last point because it means certain critics and indeed the very DBZ fanbase were correct. Dragon Ball Z is bigger then Toonami, Toonami is not bigger then Dragon Ball Z and that is truly unfortunate.
mightynine
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I got a chuckle: The Adventures Of Butthurt Anime Fan (featuring current and past Toonami favorites!)
Ugh, they got Naota's voice completely & utterly wrong. & this is coming from the guy who was from FLCL, which had a decent amount sexual metaphors, so why is he complaining about pervy stuff?
CollegeHumor didn't even WATCH FLCL, did they?! 0/10 NEVER WATCHING THEIR STUFF AGAIN.
CollegeHumor didn't even WATCH FLCL, did they?! 0/10 NEVER WATCHING THEIR STUFF AGAIN.
Sadly sort of accurate, though that ending is spot-on.
Imperial Bishop
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It's funny because it's true.
I also find it funny that Naota is the one who thinks anime is pervy.
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