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Toonami |Jan14| See you, Space Cowboy. Hello, Space Dandy

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I will forever defend the next canon arc of Bleach for having way better pacing and a self contained story that is still enjoyable. The only bad/goofy part is the design of Ichigo's
Fullbring
but that was
deliberately ridiculous because it was not planned to be permanent
.
 

Jintor

Member
I liked it in the manga. Felt like a return to goofy urban mysteries for a bit, then nicely transitioned into a full-blown fucking horror and then went straight for the "Villain is completely out of his fucking depth" ending which is very, very satisfying.
 
I liked it in the manga. Felt like a return to goofy urban mysteries for a bit, then nicely transitioned into a full-blown fucking horror and then went straight for the "Villain is completely out of his fucking depth" ending which is very, very satisfying.

I'd be very happen in an alternate world where every Bleach arc was like this and about this length.
 
Showing the villain how hopelessly outclassed he was is a really satisfying sensation.

Mhm, and condensing down the one on one fights giving them only to
the characters the audience cares about
was also smart compared to the everyone and the kitchen sink approach Kubo uses in hueco mundo/fake town/final arc.
 

foxuzamaki

Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
so I spent the past like 2 hours listening to bleach endings and I gotten to the ones I havent seen, and I have to say toonami kinda didnt do the last 2 endings we heard justice, ending 26 and 27 that is
 

foxuzamaki

Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
guys, im just saying, dont be surprised if suddenly tomorrow or something SAO season 2 is announced to air simultaneously on toonami
note: im not claiming to know anything, just telling toonamigaf to prepare just incase lol
 
guys, im just saying, dont be surprised if suddenly tomorrow or something SAO season 2 is announced to air simultaneously on toonami
note: im not claiming to know anything, just telling toonamigaf to prepare just incase lol

I'd be okay with this
then I wouldn't have to watch it twice in English and Japanese
 

Shard

XBLAnnoyance
guys, im just saying, dont be surprised if suddenly tomorrow or something SAO season 2 is announced to air simultaneously on toonami
note: im not claiming to know anything, just telling toonamigaf to prepare just incase lol

I don't really see that happening since Space Dandy is a confluence of closeness, Cartoon Network/Adult Swim/Toonami is very close to Wantanabe, BONES, Bandai and Funimation which allowed this to happen in the first place.
 

Man God

Non-Canon Member
Can't decide or not if I want to wait.

Might marathon it with my SAO buddy if it's all out before the dub is picked up. Might wait for the promised day it premieres on Toonami.
 

MetatronM

Unconfirmed Member
But yeah, One Piece is going to have to find voice actors for giant roles such as:

Moria
Camie
The Eleven Supernovas (Kidd and Law especially)
Admiral Kizaru
Silvers Rayleigh
Sentomaru
Boa Hancock
Magellan
Ivankov
Jimbei

I would say
Kuma and Akainu as well
, but they both have short appearances already.
Silvers Rayleigh has already appeared AND had lines of dialogue in the series at this point.
By contrast,
Kuma
has not had any dialogue yet.
 

Man God

Non-Canon Member
You'll be so hyped after watching the end of that fight that you'll want to continue on.

Watch at least the first episode of filler hell to see what you're missing. The animation switch over is jarring to say the least. Reminds me of watching Tenchi TV to Tenchi in Tokyo or the animation team switch over in Outlaw Star levels of holy shit.
 
Naruto 128 impressions.

And so it begins. That is some stellar voice acting by Maile Flanagan and Yuri Lowenthal. You can tell Maile really improved over the course of the series. Yuri Lowenthall was always amazing though. Anywho, Naruto really got roflstomped. Sasuke even pulled out the Dragon Flame Jutsu just for him. True friendship.

You'll be so hyped after watching the end of that fight that you'll want to continue on.

Watch at least the first episode of filler hell to see what you're missing. The animation switch over is jarring to say the least. Reminds me of watching Tenchi TV to Tenchi in Tokyo or the animation team switch over in Outlaw Star levels of holy shit.

But i've already seen the filler hell. And i've set it up so that I finish on Saturday exactly. There'll be no time to watch filler.
 
Can you list them, their site is blocked at my work. I have a Gift card for Amazon...

Doing this from my phone only posting ones that are or will be relevant to Toonami

Wolf Children 20.99
Strong World 17.99
Fairy Tail Collection One 32.99
Summer Wars 17.99
 
Naruto 129 impressions.

Fugaku is a terrible father. Maybe he wouldn't have gotten his whole clan murdered if he was more attentive to his other son. So as of now i'm switching all blame from Shizune and Iwashi to Fugaku Uchiha. Anywho, Crispin Freeman is amazing. Truly one of the top voice actors out there. You can feel the hatred and anger in his words. On to the next episode.

Can you list them, their site is blocked at my work. I have a Gift card for Amazon...

- Wolf Children BD/DVD Combo
- One Piece Film: Strong World BD/DVD Combo
- High School DxD BD/DVD Combo - Summer Wars BD/DVD Combo
- Guilty Crown, Part One BD/DVD Combo
- Future Diary, Part One DVD
- Fairy Tail Collection One BD/DVD Combo
- Haganai BD/DVD Combo
- A Certain Scientific Railgun, Part One DVD
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Blu-ray
 

foxuzamaki

Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Naruto 129 impressions.

Fugaku is a terrible father. Maybe he wouldn't have gotten his whole clan murdered if he was more attentive to his other son. So as of now i'm switching all blame from Shizune and Iwashi to Fugaku Uchiha. Anywho, Crispin Freeman is amazing. Truly one of the top voice actors out there. You can feel the hatred and anger in his words. On to the next episode.



- Wolf Children BD/DVD Combo
- One Piece Film: Strong World BD/DVD Combo
- High School DxD BD/DVD Combo - Summer Wars BD/DVD Combo
- Guilty Crown, Part One BD/DVD Combo
- Future Diary, Part One DVD
- Fairy Tail Collection One BD/DVD Combo
- Haganai BD/DVD Combo
- A Certain Scientific Railgun, Part One DVD
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Blu-ray
Cant wait for the hype your gonna experience
 
Naruto 130 impressions.

Yup. Fugaku for number one terrible father. I get that he's supposed to be a stereotypical reserved Japanese father, but would it have killed him to show a little bit more excitement at Sasuke's achievements? Maybe some knucks or a high five or something. No? Okay. Mikoto is hot tho and a good mother. Too bad she died. Oh well. Next episode.
 

foxuzamaki

Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Naruto 130 impressions.

Yup. Fugaku for number one terrible father. I get that he's supposed to be a stereotypical reserved Japanese father, but would it have killed him to show a little bit more excitement at Sasuke's achievements? Maybe some knucks or a high five or something. No? Okay. Mikoto is hot tho and a good mother. Too bad she died. Oh well. Next episode.

I forgot about those episodes
 
Naruto 131 impressions.

With friends like the Uchiha, who needs enemies? That is one crazy clan. At least the bigger flashbacks are done for now. Time for some fighting. Also, goodbye favorite opening. You were too good for this world. Time for the final episode for today.
 

LOLDSFAN

Member
guys, im just saying, dont be surprised if suddenly tomorrow or something SAO season 2 is announced to air simultaneously on toonami
note: im not claiming to know anything, just telling toonamigaf to prepare just incase lol

My body is ready.

Also if this happens, we can call it the Toonami Effect. Recently aired show gets sequel when it's shown on Toonami. Then we start hoping for HOTD on Toonami so it gets a sequel.
 
So this is kind of weird because I've been a GAFfer for a long time but it never occurred to me to pop into the Toonami community thread... So this is kind of self-promotion, but there's no money involved so...I guess it's cool? But anyway, some of you might remember ToonamiFan from back around 2008/9. We kind of died off with Toonami, but there's been some action recently (toonami.com linking to us, me feeling bad about the old site's broken-down state) and we relaunched the site a few weeks ago:

http://toonamifan.com

Updating here and there with opinion and media pieces about Toonami. Maybe something there to interest you.
 
Who's up for some Boobies? http://twitter.com/FUNimation/status/418835994209570816

Naruto 132 impressions.

Once again, stellar voice acting from Maile Flanagan. She really is good. Anywho, things will finally get full on action-y next episode. I remember that the animation is some of the best in the series. Can't wait. Also, Naruto almost said the thing in the preview. "Sasuke, you are my..." So funny to hear it straight from Naruto's mouth.

Time for some Valvrave. But first, I need to take a short break.
 
So this is kind of weird because I've been a GAFfer for a long time but it never occurred to me to pop into the Toonami community thread... So this is kind of self-promotion, but there's no money involved so...I guess it's cool? But anyway, some of you might remember ToonamiFan from back around 2008/9. We kind of died off with Toonami, but there's been some action recently (toonami.com linking to us, me feeling bad about the old site's broken-down state) and we relaunched the site a few weeks ago:

http://toonamifan.com

Updating here and there with opinion and media pieces about Toonami. Maybe something there to interest you.

Looks cool! Haven't been to TF in years. Nice to see you guys are still alive.
 

Cwarrior

Member
That's the main problem with the fanservice in SAO. The show takes itself so seriously that it makes the fanservice stick out like a sore thumb. It doesn't fit the tone of the show at all.

Stuff like Kill la Kill and (presumably) Space Dandy is a lot more lighthearted and self-aware of it's fanservice.

Fan service is always a terrible thing what matters is the amount of fanservice and how excessive is it, both sao & kill la kill have disgusting amounts of fanservice make it impossible for a normal person to ignore and make it through the show, for example naruto has it fan service but in such a small amount you can easily ignore it.

the question is how much fanservice will it have and will it have any substance to it's story make it more then an excuse for crappy fanservice jokes.

Calling cartoon nudity "fan service" is odd thing not sure who came up with it, but I think nerdwank service is a more suitable name.
 

MetatronM

Unconfirmed Member
Fan service is always a terrible thing what matters is the amount of fanservice and how excessive is it, both sao & kill la kill have disgusting amounts of fanservice make it impossible for a normal person to ignore and make it through the show.

the question is how much fanservice will it have and if it will have any substance to it, outside of crappy fanservice jokes.

Calling cartoon nudity "fan service" is odd thing not sure who came up with it but I think nerdwank service is a more suitable name.

This post is basically the equivalent of saying a 13 minute lesbian sex scene in Blue is the Warmest Color is basically the same as a 13 minute lesbian sex scene in No Boys Allowed: Lezbo Sluts On Ice Vol. 43. Dismissing context and intent and focusing solely on quantity loses all perspective.
 

Cwarrior

Member
This post is basically the equivalent of saying a 13 minute lesbian sex scene in Blue is the Warmest Color is basically the same as a 13 minute lesbian sex scene in No Boys Allowed: Lezbo Sluts On Ice Vol. 43. Dismissing context and intent and focusing solely on quantity loses all perspective.

I have no clue what none of those are, so the comparison is lost on me, I still stand when I say anime fan service is trash across the board.
 
I have no clue what none of those are, so the comparison is lost on me.

One is an anime, one is a porno

The point is a fan service scene in something like fairy tail (where there is a character who's magic power literally erases clothing) does it for gratuitous reasons where a series like Bebop does it with subtly and class (fey dressed up to infiltrate an orchestra, got captured and found herself chained up).

You can't compare the two with some "all fan service is bad" statement. Fan service also doesn't have to be sexual it could be something like bringing all the fan favorites back for some all star super team or a cross over special.
 

Cwarrior

Member
One is an anime, one is a porno

The point is a fan service scene in something like fairy tail (where there is a character who's magic power literally erases clothing) does it for gratuitous reasons where a series like Bebop does it with subtly and class (fey dressed up to infiltrate an orchestra, got captured and found herself chained up).

You can't compare the two with some "all fan service is bad" statement. Fan service also doesn't have to be sexual it could be something like bringing all the fan favorites back for some all star super team or a cross over special.

Lol fanservice was never classy in cowboy bebop, I have yet to see a classy execution of it.
 
Lol fanservice was never classy in cowboy bebop, I have yet to see a classy execution of it.

I guess if boobs = FANSERVICE OMG RUINED then you're right, but I and a lot of others don't agree. I am glad that your opinion is so extreme it gives me more hope for Space Dandy after your preview impressions
 
Valvrave 13 impressions.

What's up with Ao from Eureka Seven being the AI for that other Valvrave? But seriously, no idea what's going on anymore. Some Illuminati shit is going on with the vampire people. Secret meetings and chanting? Not creepy at all. I guess it's all for the Greater Good. Anywho, they really did it. A whole country set up by teenagers and 2 teachers. This show is every kid's dream come true. Cool vampire powers, giant robots, hot girls throwing themselves at you. And then things got slightly homoerotic. So Haruto has to attack people in order to stay chill and keep the robots powered up and he decides that he's gonna attack L-Elf? I guess it's okay if that's what he's into. Also, valvrave children? Can robots have sex now? The crazy just never stops on this show. On to the next episode.
 

foxuzamaki

Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
here's something about "fanservice" it exists is basically every form of media, because guys like girls and girls like boys, even in really good movies, games, shows, animation, etc. there can still be forms of sexuality, some people even watch things purely for sexuality some shows give off, I think its time to embrace it by now, though obviously you dont have to like every bit of fanservice.
 

Jintor

Member
Lol fanservice was never classy in cowboy bebop, I have yet to see a classy execution of it.

It depends how you take it. The scene where Faye gets captured in the Bebop Movie could be classified as fanservice, or it could just be classified as the villain being a freaaaaaaaaaaak, but either way the physics in that scene are pretty excellent.
 
Valvrave 14 impressions.

That was a surprisingly normal episode for the series. Finally got to see crazy's backstory which is a good thing because she was starting to annoy me with the way she was. It's just too bad that whole thing really fucked them over. Nows they dead. And the weird tiny girl caught a glimpse of Haruto's "affliction". Talk about drama bombs. One more episode to go for the day.
 
Valvrave 14 impressions.

That was a surprisingly normal episode for the series. Finally got to see crazy's backstory which is a good thing because she was starting to annoy me with the way she was. It's just too bad that whole thing really fucked them over. Nows they dead. And the weird tiny girl caught a glimpse of Haruto's "affliction". Talk about drama bombs. One more episode to go for the day.

Akira...annoying?

no.gif
 

Levyne

Banned
I also think fanservice is dumb and unneeded maybe 80 percent of the time but that could just be me being an asexual prude.
 
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