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Toonami |MarApr17| Brought to you by Arby's and Old Spice
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Indeed, we are not actually losing all that much given how badly the series takes a nosedive, and keep in mind the pacing in Thrillerbark was pretty bad.
Hm... judging from Demarco's reaction and how sudden this was, I think what happened was that Toei started demanding more money for licensing more One Piece, sort of like what nearly happened with Dragonball Super. But since One Piece just isn't profitable enough, Demarco got the orders from on high to cut it and get Tokyo Ghoul for cheap.
I think they were planning to drop One Piece eventually to make room for new shows, but Toei made it happen sooner than they were planning to.
I think they were planning to drop One Piece eventually to make room for new shows, but Toei made it happen sooner than they were planning to.
Camie and Pappug debuted in 2001 in the manga. It was the chapter with the conclusion of Zoro vs. Mr. 1. In Arabasta.
Oda is ridiculous.
This sounds possible. It sounded like a combination of "we're not getting the ratings we want", "it's not worth spending the money to get future arcs", & "we need a new premiere slot to keep things fresh."
On the one hand, I heard after the following arc, the anime's pacing gets AWFUL, & it was clear from Thriller Bark that Toei was really trying to stretch things out, so maybe in the end, it was a blessing in disguise, but at the same time, it just feels so out of left field considering we only got tonight & then next week along with "oh, the replacement show has a rather negative reputation" & "how the hell is shippuden still around?!"
Plus I won't lie, during the Enies Lobby fights (I think it was when we focused on Nami vs. Soap Soap Lady), it finally made me check out the manga, which is something the Skypiea arc failed to make me do back in the day.
unknownstranger
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This was the exact moment I started watching One Piece (and Toonami for the first time in nearly a decade). I thought Nami's bubble design was the actual art style and I hated it at first.
The part where they were talking about how "smells ruined a show for them" got hilarious.
Also, how did you not bring up the dark story of how Dominoes had to end the Noid character when on the wiki page? It's possibly one of the most bonkers reason a company had to retire a mascot.
....& thanks to all the pizza talk, I got the urge to buy a frozen pizza to treat myself during the weekend.
Also, how did you not bring up the dark story of how Dominoes had to end the Noid character when on the wiki page? It's possibly one of the most bonkers reason a company had to retire a mascot.
....& thanks to all the pizza talk, I got the urge to buy a frozen pizza to treat myself during the weekend.
I was gonna say, even in the Japanese version of the anime, they're very careful with the whole "nazi" thing to the point they actually flat-out censored part of Stroheim's arm giving the salute in last week's episode (at least, I'm pretty sure it was).
Even Namco was like "wtf, no, we ain't keeping Stroheim's default outfit" when they localized Eyes of Heaven, so you can only have Stroheim be shirtless without the....german soldier attire, but I'm guessing that was more for the EU release.
Even Namco was like "wtf, no, we ain't keeping Stroheim's default outfit" when they localized Eyes of Heaven, so you can only have Stroheim be shirtless without the....german soldier attire, but I'm guessing that was more for the EU release.
Battle Tendency was Araki's take on Indiana Jones, so he was probably going for a joke/twist by having the Nazis be sort-of-allies instead of the primary enemies.
I'm pretty sure that's why Joseph has that weird fake tumblr story where he beats up a racist, haha. Gotta make sure you know Joseph's not that kind of guy.
I'm pretty sure that's why Joseph has that weird fake tumblr story where he beats up a racist, haha. Gotta make sure you know Joseph's not that kind of guy.
I got bored & decided for some reason, to look back at the reactions to Black Lagoon involving those vampire twins.
Damn, I want to own that show someday & rewatch those episodes with my friend just to see the look on his face. Hell, I should rewatch the entire series someday.
Damn, I want to own that show someday & rewatch those episodes with my friend just to see the look on his face. Hell, I should rewatch the entire series someday.
YoodiHoshi
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Need to watch that with my sister. She only saw the episodes where Rock and Revy argue & practically get shipped with each other, then the episodes of Roberta's introduction. (Each of those being the ones where I think Revy was the least badass)
There's been this thing with her watching good anime that happen to also have really good dubs, so I might even consider getting her and her boyfriend through Yu Yu Hakusho and Baccano!
I myself need to catch up on
Cowboy Bebop/maybe also Dandy season 2
https://twitter.com/LarryWentworth/status/839684845576024064
Already have a plan for catching up on Code Geass
There's been this thing with her watching good anime that happen to also have really good dubs, so I might even consider getting her and her boyfriend through Yu Yu Hakusho and Baccano!
I myself need to catch up on
FMA and
https://twitter.com/LarryWentworth/status/839684845576024064
Already have a plan for catching up on Code Geass
mightynine
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If you're looking for a reason why the cut-off point for OP is what it is, next week would be the end of the "season" in how Funi breaks up the show, at least on their streaming platform.
BassForever
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Of course and it would likely be time to renew the contract for x number of seasons and its not cost effective to do so. They've probably known this was gonna happen for awhile now and just let OP finish out its current contract since it wouldn't be cost effective to pull it early.
BassForever
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Just because its a sudden announcement doesn't mean it's something Toonami hasn't known about for awhile.
Sure, but there's also things like the line-up promo, Demarco seemingly being disappointed and mentioning "legal issues", and how it's timed to be around the same time of year One Piece started in the first place.
They probably called Toei a few weeks ago to get another year of episodes, but they suddenly raised the prices, and Adult Swim didn't think One Piece had enough ratings to make that profitable. So it got cut and replaced with a show they already had ready for later. That's the simplest explanation, and totally a thing Toei would do (and nearly did so with DBSuper.)
I mean, they definitely tried with One Piece, but you knew it wasn't long for the block as it just kept sloping further back on the lineup. It's just not a show the West anime watchers want to embrace for whatever reason.
Personally, I've never liked it but I gave it another shot and just couldn't get into it. C'est la vie.
Personally, I've never liked it but I gave it another shot and just couldn't get into it. C'est la vie.
Probably because when anime started getting big in English speaking countries, there was no other show quite like One Piece at the time. And since 4Kids butchered One Piece, people getting into anime didn't have a chance to used to the goofy One Piece style, and instead preferred shows like DBZ or Naruto, and those preferences've just stuck through the years. Combine that with how much back material you need to have watched or read, and...yeah.
One Piece is really popular in Europe, for comparison. They never got a butchered dub, so the series is just fine there. (...plus they're more friendly to comics and animation, but that's getting into other issues.)
skLaFarebear
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One Piece leaving is really sad, but after the next arc (which is really good and well-paced btw), it takes a considerable dip in quality/pacing for a while after that. Honestly, if you're still interested in watching One Piece, like I'm sure a lot of people are, there are much better ways to consume it. OP is a really bad show to watch weekly.
Jack tonight tho! Gonna try to make it home from work to be able to watch it live.
Jack tonight tho! Gonna try to make it home from work to be able to watch it live.
YoodiHoshi
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It took getting to Enies Lobby and Marineford which were around episodes 250 and 450 respectively. Granted I actually skipped to them w/ the foreknowledge of the characters I had from somewhat genuinely enjoying whatever ounces of faithfulness that 4kids actually left intact from back then (watched the actual earlier content later). This is what it took make it into a series that I loved (back then, but I still do have a fondness for it)
Oh, well cntr just summed that up!
Anyway as it's been previously mentioned I might go on ahead and check out "One Pace"
Hellwarden
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Favorite Episode: Jack and the Three Blind Archers
Runner-up:Jack and the Scotsman, Part 1
Runner-up:Jack and the Scotsman, Part 1
Doctor Decimate
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Yeah like
They did put together a promo that pulls from the show's entire run on Toonami. I dunno how long those take necessarily but they definitely put some effort into it.
Hellwarden
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Would Aku like Arby's?
Also apparently Tokyo Ghoul will not be airing in the One Piece slot.
Did we know that?
Makes me think everything is gonna be pushed down for it.
Also apparently Tokyo Ghoul will not be airing in the One Piece slot.
Did we know that?
Makes me think everything is gonna be pushed down for it.
Not a surprise. Why acquire a new show and send it to the tail end to die? I am assuming HxH is getting pushed back with Naruto taking the tail end now and Tokyo Ghoul will be slotted somewhere inbetween.
Crimson_Echidna
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I think that was to be expected. If I had to guess, TG will likely be getting JoJo's slot and everything else will get pushed back a half hour. My preference though is I'd prefer HxH and Unicorn to flip positions.
I'd bet on Tokyo Ghoul coming on after Jojo actually, since Mob Psycho's the most likely replacement for Battle Tendency, right? I'd imagine they'd want to keep it simple instead of moving down Tokyo Ghoul a few weeks after it airs, especially right on the heels of One Piece's departure shaking up the schedule.
Could go either way.
Could go either way.
the_sun_king
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Now I don't get to rant over how much I dislike the whole Marineford saga as a whole and how it made me lose some of the love I originally had for One Piece as it airs...
Drats.
And the time skip didn't fucking help either (those are rarely done well in shounen). Or how Fishman Island was an ultimately underwhelming and overly long arc after it being mentioned for so long.
Crimson_Echidna
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I feel like the One Piece Time Skip really didn't come into its own until the parts of it that started to focus on Trafalgar Law.
But honestly, the pacing of One Piece goes to absolute shit around this point. Like literally the point where Toei goes 1 Chapter = 1 Episode level pacing. So, while it sucks I'm not at all sad to see One Piece leave the block.
I'm also hoping that after the Pain arc, Shippuden leaves the block as well, because Shippuden's pacing also goes to shit and enters filler hell again.
I wonder if the Scotsman's insults will be dirtier now that they don't have to worry about the overseeing eye of Cartoon Network.
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