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[Morlas]

Yeah.....so adult swim is down in ratings across the board huh?

 

[Seda]

Yeah.....so adult swim is down in ratings across the board huh?

seems that way, I recall previous weeks also mentioned ~20% down YOY. So it's a cable/channel problem, not specifically a Toonami problem, really.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

on the other hand Rick and Morty almost did 3 million

 

[Morlas]

on the other hand Rick and Morty almost did 3 million

Rick and morty is a phenomenon

 

[YoodiHoshi]

Damn those 50+ year old Tokyo Ghoul fans

Maybe kids and the 50+ year olds have to get to bed earlier

 

[Imperial Bishop]

on the other hand Rick and Morty almost did 3 million

Have Rick and Morty S3 lead into Toonami, DeMarco!

 

[Man God]

Ratings have been in a steep decline since getting rid of One Piece.

 

[YoodiHoshi]

!!! Good idea, Bishop!! Holy moly. Instead of a R&M marathon, they defo should try that out

 

[B-Dubs]

Ratings have been in a steep decline since getting rid of One Piece.

They should take over that live action adaptation and make it animated CG and air it. They'd never have to worry about pacing or catching up.

 

[Mizerman]

Damn those 50+ year old Tokyo Ghoul fans

Too old for Flesh.

 

[Morlas]

#Bringbackonepiece

 

[YoodiHoshi]

#GivePieceAChance

#GivePieceANOTHERChance

#LetItAirAtTheBeginningOfTheBlock #ItWouldMakeToeiHappy

 

[Morlas]

It also occurs to me that toei really screwed up supers international release schedule I mean there's no reason we should be a year and a half behind the Japan broadcast

 

[YoodiHoshi]

A few months back I heard there would be "Big News" in regards to both FUNimation & Super at the same time, and umm...?
Nothing so far?

I was speculating at the time we would get two new episodes premiering per week once Samurai Jack concluded, but no I guess

 

[caliph95]

#GivePieceAChance

#GivePieceANOTHERChance

#LetItAirAtTheBeginningOfTheBlock #ItWouldMakeToeiHappy

#OnSecondThoughtFuckToei

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Ratings have been in a steep decline since getting rid of One Piece.

I didn't want to be the first one to say it, but yeah, I noticed that.

 

[Morlas]

Toei must have a stand that causes them to make bad business decisions

 

[Raxus]

Toei must have a stand that causes them to make bad business decisions

Must share it with Nintendo.

 

[Morlas]

Must share it with Nintendo.

yeah....and they both got me by the throat with my favorite franchises...

Spoiler

nintendo isn't as bad as toei though

 

[cntr]

Tsurezure Children. The anime adaptation recently started airing for this season and I've been enjoying it so much I started reading the manga.

It basically follows an ensemble cast set in high school focusing on the different romances. It's pretty funny overall.

I've heard good things about that series. Specifically, that it's one of those series that's actually about romance as opposed to "romance".

Definitely on my to-read list.

 

[Xe4]

Ratings are going to continue to be down YOY until Nielson gets its head out of its own ass and takes into consideration streaming. It's how the vast majority of TV watching in the future will be done anyways.

 

[cntr]

Nielsen is going to be unreliable until they sort that shit out, yeah. And on the other hand, Demarco's explicitly said that Toonami's not in trouble, and we basically got a block expansion.

So those two things put together probably mean that Toonami's doing better than what Nielsen's saying.

 

[Morlas]

my guess is we get at the very least 1 million+ tv/streams watching super and kai every week...probably more

 

[Zonic]

"who's gonna listen to us talk for 4 hours about show rankings?"

Meeeeeeeeee.

Also you guys forgot to rank Sand Whale & Me, I need to know where it places on the list.

 

[YoodiHoshi]

yeah....and they both got me by the throat with my favorite franchises...

Spoiler

nintendo isn't as bad as toei though

You said it before I did!

 

[Xe4]

I think everyone forgot SW&M was even a thing that happened. I know I did.

 

[cntr]

I remember it from time to time.

 

[Tenumi]

I think everyone forgot SW&M was even a thing that happened. I know I did.

I remember it from time to time.

I only remember it because it messed up my recordings and cut the beginnings/ends off of some shows.

 

[HStallion]

Netflix going all out on the anime front. Devil Man, Baki the Grappler, Saint Seiya, Godzilla and so on. Damn that is a good line up.

 

[cntr]

Yo I knew about Devilman but Baki the Grappler and Saint Seiya? Dang.

 

[TheSun]

Man, Baki is my shit.

Love that damn show. Never finished it.
Love the grotesque manga art, so good.

 

[HStallion]

I didn't even know anyone was working on a new Baki anime. I can't wait. The fact that they have all these animes based on some classics as well as some strong looking new material seems to show they're going all especially combined with projects like Castlevania.

I always joke about a Netflix Berserk anime but its honestly looking like more of a possibility than ever.

 

[cntr]

We'd have to wait for the current license to expire but I'd be so down for that. Either live-action or animated.

 

[MetatronM]

Summer is always the lowest ratings time of year, last summer with opm was kind of an abnormal situation

These are still garbage tier numbers even when taking that into account. The viewership numbers aren't really the thing to look at. The real indicator is the ratings share. That's (in very simplified terms) the percentage of people actually watching TV at that time who are watching that show, which takes most of the "well, people aren't really watching in the summer" factor out of it. 0.2s are straight up awful.

 

[Regiruler]

"who's gonna listen to us talk for 4 hours about show rankings?"

Meeeeeeeeee.

Also you guys forgot to rank Sand Whale & Me, I need to know where it places on the list.

Said Napoleon.

 

[HStallion]

These are still garbage tier numbers even when taking that into account. The viewership numbers aren't really the thing to look at. The real indicator is the ratings share. That's (in very simplified terms) the percentage of people actually watching TV at that time who are watching that show, which takes most of the "well, people aren't really watching in the summer" factor out of it. 0.2s are straight up awful.

Everyone I know who does or would watch Toonami has moved onto services like PS Vue which apparently isn't counted by Nielson yet. I'm willing to bet that is the case for many people and part of the reason the numbers look as low as they are.

 

[cntr]

Well, Toonami's been getting major premiers and two separate schedule expansions. Nothing bad has actually happened yet.

So Toonami must be doing something to please Adult Swim, whatever Nielsen's ratings say.

 

[MetatronM]

Everyone I know who does or would watch Toonami has moved onto services like PS Vue which apparently isn't counted by Nielson yet. I'm willing to bet that is the case for many people and part of the reason the numbers look as low as they are.

Yeah, this is kind of key. There are lots of other metrics as well like Adult Swim's livestream and other platforms, which would give a more complete picture of what their audience actually looks like that they have access to and the general public does not.

Their live TV audience, though, is looking pretty shit at the moment.

 

[Morlas]

toonami heavily skews towards people who were born in the late 80s and through the 90s right? isn't that demo also one of the most likely not to have cable nowadays?

 

[Htown]

guys should... should I watch Naruto?

Like, the original, not Shippuden. Apparently Netflix has all the canon stuff because the last third was all filler.

Is it worth it?

 

[cntr]

I prefer the manga, but yeah the original anime is pretty good. Pierrot hadn't descended into shit by then. Skip the filler, tho.

(Except for the episode with Kakashi's mask, that shit's nearly DBZ driving license-tier.)

 

[Morlas]

guys should... should I watch Naruto?

Like, the original, not Shippuden. Apparently Netflix has all the canon stuff because the last third was all filler.

Is it worth it?

hmmm if you ever find yourself enjoying shippuden and its characters at all i'd say yes, its much more consistently good

 

[JadedWriter]

toonami heavily skews towards people who were born in the late 80s and through the 90s right? isn't that demo also one of the most likely not to have cable nowadays?

My broke ass don't have cable. I have internet, but not cable.

 

[cntr]

petition to replace the internet with ceefax

 

[caliph95]

guys should... should I watch Naruto?

Like, the original, not Shippuden. Apparently Netflix has all the canon stuff because the last third was all filler.

Is it worth it?

Yes it is
It's the reason people were disappointed with shippuden

 

[MetatronM]

Sweet, my Jojo LE Blu-ray shipped.

 

[Morlas]

anime always makes ramen look so good...never had the cheap storebought kind

 

[B-Dubs]

anime always makes ramen look so good...never had the cheap storebought kind

The store bought kind is kinda shitty, if you know an actual place odds are you'll have a good time though.

Also, LOL at Hinata somehow eating more than Naruto.

 

[Raxus]

The store bought kind is kinda shitty, if you know an actual place odds are you'll have a good time though.

Also, LOL at Hinata somehow eating more than Naruto.

Hell yea. Restraunt ramen is so chewy and thick. It is aces.

....shit now I want ramen.

 

[cntr]

I wish I could find some decent ramen here. Only thing anybody sells here is instant noodles, which I guess are good enough if you prepare them right, but still.