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[Megalosaro]

It's not like Hathaway didn't deserve it. Bright sent that blockhead half way across the ship when he smacked him.

Chan shouldn't have even caught his ass knowing what happens to her later on. "Nope, you gonna hit the ground dumbass."

That's a good gif

 

[Man God]

he totally should've slapped banagher though

I love Bright's relationship with Banger. He basically sent him to go chase the girl and bring her back to the Sleeves when his orders are presumably the exact opposite.

 

[Hellwarden]

Samurai Jack right where it belongs. On top.

In news that might make you question your sanity however, Tokyo Ghoul did better than Jojo.

 

[caliph95]

Samurai Jack right where it belongs. On top.

In news that might make you question your sanity however, Tokyo Ghoul did better than Jojo.

 

[SAB CA]

I love you so much for doing it SAB. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Samurai Jack right where it belongs. On top.

In news that might make you question your sanity however, Tokyo Ghoul did better than Jojo.

Thank God TG is preempted next week for DOUBLE DOSES OF GAINS

 

[Mizerman]

Samurai Jack right where it belongs. On top.

In news that might make you question your sanity however, Tokyo Ghoul did better than Jojo.

Hello darkness, my old friend.

 

[Line_HTX]

Coming up at 10 o'clock, the vast majority of Toonami viewers have edgy tastes.

 

[JadedWriter]

Can Tokyo Ghoul be compared to any anime I've ever seen or is it just full on shit?

 

[Zonic]

Samurai Jack: 1,335
Super: ???
Kai: 1,012
Jojo: 783
Tokyo Ghoul: 820 (HOW DID IT MORE VIEWERS THAN JOJO??!?!?!?!)
HxH: ????
Unicorn: 576
Shippuden: ????

 

[Ray Down]

Samurai Jack: 1,335
Super: ???
Kai: 1,012
Jojo: 783
Tokyo Ghoul: 820 (HOW DID IT MORE VIEWERS THAN JOJO??!?!?!?!)
HxH: ????
Unicorn: 576
Shippuden: ????

Toonami likes the edge.

 

[Man God]

Coming up at 10 o'clock, the vast majority of Toonami viewers have edgy tastes.

Explain Black Lagoon and Hellsing...

 

[Zubz]

Samurai Jack right where it belongs. On top.

In news that might make you question your sanity however, Tokyo Ghoul did better than Jojo.

It's almost as if people don't want to watch Dragon Ball Super because it took too long to come out here or something.

Definitely happy about Jack, and although I don't know enough about Tokyo Ghoul, I'll echo the sentiment that JoJo should be doing better.

 

[Moaradin]

It's almost as if people don't want to watch Dragon Ball Super because it took too long to come out here or something.

Definitely happy about Jack, and although I don't know enough about Tokyo Ghoul, I'll echo the sentiment that JoJo should be doing better.

Huh? People are clearly watching Super. And that's with the 8:00 slot cannibalizing potential viewers for the 11:00 slot.

 

[Zonic]

Super will still be in the millions, it's just the 8 p.m. slot that does lower in ratings & what was reported in the link, not sure why they didn't mention the 11:30 slot.

 

[Seda]

Super seems to consistently pull a .5 demo rating. I don't think that's, like, 'over-the-stratosphere' amazing but it is 'easily-beats-everything-else-on-Saturdays-except-sports' solid. Having the 8pm airing before there is a kinda weird oddity DB Super has, too.

Super will still be in the millions, it's just the 8 p.m. slot that does lower in ratings & what was reported in the link, not sure why they didn't mention the 11:30 slot.

Maybe confused by its preemption last week, the earlier airing, or that there's another Dragon Ball show.

 

[Regiruler]

Jojo has been more enjoyable since Kars went completely insane.

 

[Xe4]

Samurai Jack: 1,335
Super: ???
Kai: 1,012
Jojo: 783
Tokyo Ghoul: 820 (HOW DID IT MORE VIEWERS THAN JOJO??!?!?!?!)
HxH: ????
Unicorn: 576
Shippuden: ????

As others have said, TG fits the Toonami demo to a T, definitely more so than JoJo. While Bizarre Adventure is the better show, there are a lot of teenagers and middle schoolers who watch Tokyo Ghoul and really like it. It's understandable, I was once that way (back in high school with AoT S1).

Also, I'm surprised about Super not doing better. It's usually right below Jack in terms of ratings.

 

[Moaradin]

I'm looking forward to AoT S2 a lot more now. The first two episodes were pretty dang good.

 

[caliph95]

Seeing reactions here i guess TG is shit i'v only a few episodes and gigguk's TG in under 9 minutes video

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

Don't know why you guys are surprised. Akame Ga Kill also consistently pulled in high ratings.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Explain Black Lagoon and Hellsing...

Toonami only likes juvenile teenage edge

 

[Moaradin]

Hellsing isn't juvenile teenage edge?

 

[Mizerman]

In the case of Black Lagoon and Hellsing, it did not help that they were on the late night timeslot during their appearance. Low ratings was only inevitable on that front.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Hellsing skews pretty older than the demographic for Tokyo Ghoul.

Tokyo Ghoul ran in Young Jump magazine (which despite the name is a seinen magazine).

 

[JadedWriter]

In the case of Black Lagoon and Hellsing, it did not help that they were on the late night timeslot during their appearance. Low ratings was only inevitable on that front.

Black Lagoon probably aired a couple of years too late. I probably watched it about six times before Toonami even aired it.

 

[HStallion]

Maybe people are just coming to realize that Super is pretty crappy most of the time.

 

[Zonic]

toonami fanbase: "we want darker, more mature shows!"

demarco: "k, here's black lagoon & hellsing ultimate"

fanbase: "noooooooooooo, not that kind of dark & mature"

demarco: "uh, akame ga kill & tokyo ghoul?"

fanbase: "yeaaaaaah, that's it"

But I guess it's like what I said during the 2nd episode, I can see why it's popular with the teenage demographic (i.e. junior & younger high schoolers) because it's their "gateway" into "darker" anime/manga, so they get this sense of "yeaaaaah, this is why anime/manga is better than those lame american cartoons, this has more violence & gore!"

 

[caliph95]

Maybe people are just coming to realize that Super is pretty crappy most of the time.

At least for the first two arcs, Toei decision to pad the movie confuse me

 

[Ray Down]

At least for the first two arcs, Toei decision to pad the movie confuse me

We got to make money by cheaping out!

 

[Moaradin]

BoG in the anime isn't that bad. It's serviceable. I heard not so great things about the RoF arc, but after that it's all pretty gravy. The current Super arc is the best Dragon Ball has been in a long time.

 

[Zonic]

I think the real question is why bother recapping the movies in the first place, especially with how long they got dragged out & making some weird changes.

Imagine if we got Dragon Ball Mega, but Toei decided "hey, know what we should do for the first 30 episodes? Recap the Broly movies"

 

[HStallion]

At least for the first two arcs, Toei decision to pad the movie confuse me

I don't care for it even beyond that. Just feels like it's aping what DBZ did but nowhere near is as good. I do like the slice of life stuff but when gift fighting starts I just check out

 

[Ray Down]

I don't care for it even beyond that. Just feels like it's aping what DBZ did but nowhere near is as good. I do like the slice of life stuff but when gift fighting starts I just check out

Sounds like Dragon Ball GT.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

At least for the first two arcs, Toei decision to pad the movie confuse me

They started production of Super a few months before it aired and needed to throw something together in a short time.

 

[JadedWriter]

Maybe people are just coming to realize that Super is pretty crappy most of the time.

I actually think it got better post the ROF movie, it's not HxH, but it's still at least fun.

 

[Ray Down]

How does Metal Gear Solid 4 feel even dumber every time I revisit it?

Kojima was writing like a fan to get it over with.

 

[JadedWriter]

There's probably a reason why I play MGS 4 once every couple of years. I wait till I forget about the bullshit and then probably just check out mentally during the info dumps. That end credits fucking killed my ass though. All I remember are Mery's broad ass shoulders in that fucking wedding dress and it lasting over an hour.

 

[HStallion]

Sounds like Dragon Ball GT.

I'd actually say is comparable. Toriyama was never a great long term story teller but a lot of DB Super just feels really slapdash, even the whole idea of a Super Saiyan god in the first place had my eyes rolling.

 

[JadedWriter]

I'd actually say is comparable. Toriyama was never a great long term story teller but a lot of DB Super just feels really slapdash, even the whole idea of a Super Saiyan god in the first place had my eyes rolling.

Super Saiyajin God Super Saiyajin...

 

[Ray Down]

Best reaction for MGS4: http://i.imgur.com/VtTgut1.jpg

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

BoG in the anime isn't that bad. It's serviceable. I heard not so great things about the RoF arc, but after that it's all pretty gravy. The current Super arc is the best Dragon Ball has been in a long time.

I didn't help that Resurrection F the movie was already not as good as Battle of Gods.

 

[JadedWriter]

Best reaction for MGS4: http://i.imgur.com/VtTgut1.jpg

Did Araki co-write MGS 4?

 

[Zonic]

still never played a mgs game despite the collection/re-releases. one of these days, maybe I'll change that.

Is the RF recap longer or shorter than the BoG one?

 

[JadedWriter]

still never played a mgs game despite the collection/re-releases. one of these days, maybe I'll change that.

Is the RF recap longer or shorter than the BoG one?

Probably longer and worse animated.

 

[caliph95]

Probably longer and worse animated.

Ugh watching it in dub is torture, skipping it the first time was the best decision i ever had

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

still never played a mgs game despite the collection/re-releases. one of these days, maybe I'll change that.

Is the RF recap longer or shorter than the BoG one?

Resurrection F is actually shorter funny enough. BoG has 12 episodes dedicated to it while RF is about 9-10. My issue with the latter though is how much it undermine it's own stakes and this is a problem rooted with the movie that this re-adaptation doesn't fix.

 

[TheSun]

Hopefully with Samurai Jack's success that'll encourage jerks to greenlight more action cartoons.

I doubt it, but it's fun to imagine.

 

[Regiruler]

Hellsing isn't juvenile teenage edge?

Going from TG to Hellsing is going from cutting yourself with a potato peeler to

 

[B-Dubs]

Hopefully with Samurai Jack's success that'll encourage jerks to greenlight more action cartoons.

I doubt it, but it's fun to imagine.

I wouldn't be shocked if DeMarco gave Genndy a bunch of cash and told him to give him his best after Jack, especially if he sticks the landing. The numbers Jack is putting up make it a smart business move on his part and it'd be amazing for us.

Genndy's talents have been wasted after Titan got canned for no reason until now, he should have been doing one show after another. Dude's trophy cabinet should be overflowing.