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[Shard]

If Toonami doesn't get F/Z by next year I'll be so sad.

Not sure how Fate/Zero being on Neon Alley effects things.

 

[Man God]

That explains why she looks like she was plucked from a season one episode of Reboot.

Hey that's way out of line!

She looks to be from at least season three!

 

[kayos90]

Not sure how Fate/Zero being on Neon Alley effects things.

Most likely NA has the rights to the exclusive run for the entirety of the show. This is why it's not anywhere else. Once it finishes on NA, the exclusive rights should end within a few weeks and Toonami will most likely air it. Same for Accel World.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

Luffy: "Well what are we waiting for? We need to find its butthole right away!"

/dead

 

[yami4ct]

Here’s as specific as we can get: We very much wanted to work with Aniplex. They have several shows we are interested in. Sword Art Online was the show they very much wanted to see on Toonami, and a show WE had heard from a lot of Toonami fans about. We watched a few (no, not all) episodes, reached an agreement, and now we’re premiering the show in August!

That explains a whole lot. Man, this is going to be fun all around.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

i dunno. i find it hard to believe the Toonami staff lives in that much of a bubble; i've heard of Sword Art Online's plunge in quality, and i don't really follow anime at all

 

[Seda]

i dunno. i find it hard to believe the Toonami staff lives in that much of a bubble; i've heard of Sword Art Online's plunge in quality, and i don't really follow anime at all

Same.

 

[B-Dubs]

i dunno. i find it hard to believe the Toonami staff lives in that much of a bubble; i've heard of Sword Art Online's plunge in quality, and i don't really follow anime at all

They probably saw part, figured the internet overreacted like it usually does and disregarded the warnings.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

They probably saw part, figured the internet overreacted like it usually does and disregarded the warnings.

maybe. probably. but given the show's potential popularity, would its quality really have been a huge concern? if One Piece isn't gonna be Toonami's breakout show, Sword Art Online could be. and as awful as it could be to have to admit SAO was the show that put us back on the map, i think it's the getting there that matters above all else.

 

[Shard]

Who says One Piece is not going to be a break out show?

 

[Seda]

Who says One Piece is not going to be a break out show?

It could do well, but starting 207 episodes in might give it a high barrier of entry for some people.

 

[Moaradin]

I'm sure new viewers will be able to settle in once Water 7 starts. This arc seems like a good way to get familiar with the characters without anything major going on.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

Who says One Piece is not going to be a break out show?

it might be, but that would surprise me at the moment. Water 7 isn't for 20 weeks.

 

[B-Dubs]

it might be, but that would surprise me at the moment. Water 7 isn't for 20 weeks.

Plus One Piece is the kind of thing that grows on you. Even if they had started from the beginning people wouldn't have been hooked until Arlong. It won't be a breakout hit, but it'll be damn solid.

 

[grandjedi6]

i dunno. i find it hard to believe the Toonami staff lives in that much of a bubble; i've heard of Sword Art Online's plunge in quality, and i don't really follow anime at all

I think Toonami knows by now that "being cool at first then plunging in quality" has yet to ruin a show's ratings. In fact, it seems to correlate highly with popularity. Better to start out strong apparently.

 

[Raxus]

I think Toonami knows by now that "being cool at first then plunging in quality" has yet to ruin a show's ratings. In fact, it seems to correlate highly with popularity. Better to start out strong apparently.

Look at Thundercats. Nothing spells plunge in quality quite like Thundercats.

 

[Seda]

Look at Thundercats. Nothing spells plunge in quality quite like Thundercats.

Or Bleach

 

[B-Dubs]

Or Bleach

That implies it has been good at any point.

 

[Seda]

That implies it has been good at any point.

I liked early Bleach

 

[Doctor Decimate]

That implies it has been good at any point.

but Soul Society, man ;-;

 

[lazybones18]

but Soul Society, man ;-;

And once that's done, the quality drops....hard

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Early Bleach was enjoyable, but I don't know that it was ever really 'good'.

 

[mightynine]

Skypeia is in the books! Hell of an ending fight, but I know I've said this before, but One Piece has the best final episodes of an arc.

 

[BatDan]

Skypeia is in the books! Hell of an ending fight, but I know I've said this before, but One Piece has the best final episodes of an arc.

At first glance, Skypiea seems like a drag.
In hindsight, Skypiea is an amazing arc that sets up a lot of elements for later.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

Skypiea so far has really picked up once they got into the "Survival Game"

 

[B-Dubs]

At first glance, Skypiea seems like a drag.
In hindsight, Skypiea is an amazing arc that sets up a lot of elements for later.

It really is a lot better going back and watching it knowing where the story goes. You can see all the little plot threads starting out.

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

Skypeia has one off the oddest One Piece characters.

 

[789shadow]

Skypeia has one off the oddest One Piece characters.

You're going to have to be more specific when it comes to Skypeia.

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

You're going to have to be more specific when it comes to Skypeia.

Gedatsu

 

[789shadow]

Gedatsu

Not even close to the weirdest thing in Skypeia.

 

[Moaradin]

Gedatsu

That dude freaked me the fuck out

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

Not even close to the weirdest thing in Skypeia.

Skpeia/sky islands are fucking weird. Islands in the sky are causes for alarm.
What happens to Enel is pretty wtf too.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

is it ever explained why Eneru has that shit in his back or what?

 

[LycanXIII]

maybe. probably. but given the show's potential popularity, would its quality really have been a huge concern? if One Piece isn't gonna be Toonami's breakout show, Sword Art Online could be. and as awful as it could be to have to admit SAO was the show that put us back on the map, i think it's the getting there that matters above all else.

But I want Soul Eater to be the breakout show. :'(

 

[B-Dubs]

is it ever explained why Eneru has that shit in his back or what?

Piercings?

 

[Doctor Decimate]

Piercings?

the giant fucking ring in his back?

 

[BatDan]

You're going to have to be more specific when it comes to One Piece.

Fixed that for you.

 

[B-Dubs]

the giant fucking ring in his back?

I know, the dude just got a piercing. Big deal.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

it weirds me out

 

[B-Dubs]

it weirds me out

He thinks he's god, sort of makes sense (in One Piece logic) he'd get the most insane piercing ever.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

but god damn, it looks like he got impaled lol

 

[B-Dubs]

but god damn, it looks like he got impaled lol

He's a logia, that shit don't matter to him.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

speaking of which, when does the series actually sit down and say "these are the types of Devil Fruit"? i only really remember them talking about Zoan, and now they're throwing around terms like "Paramecia" and "Logia" that i only know because i helped edit Raxus's guide.

 

[B-Dubs]

speaking of which, when does the series actually sit down and say "these are the types of Devil Fruit"? i only really remember them talking about Zoan, and now they're throwing around terms like "Paramecia" and "Logia" that i only know because i helped edit Raxus's guide.

It'll happen soon enough. We get a bit of an explanation in Water 7, they'll go through the basics at some point in the arc. The explanation of wtf mantra was isn't going to happen for a long time though.

 

[Jintor]

I can't actually remember if any show previously shown on Toonami has had

Spoiler

weird incesty vibes before

Maybe .hack sign

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

speaking of which, when does the series actually sit down and say "these are the types of Devil Fruit"? i only really remember them talking about Zoan, and now they're throwing around terms like "Paramecia" and "Logia" that i only know because i helped edit Raxus's guide.

Funny enough I recall 4kids did this.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

I can't actually remember if any show previously shown on Toonami has had

Spoiler

weird incesty vibes before

Maybe .hack sign

Tenchi Muyo.

 

[B-Dubs]

Tenchi Muyo.

Yea but she was his great aunt once removed or whatever. Doesn't count.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

Yea but she was his great aunt once removed or whatever. Doesn't count.

she was also supposed to marry her brother, and then decided she wanted the dick of her brother's grandson. that's kinda fucked up lol

 

[B-Dubs]

she was also supposed to marry her brother, and then decided she wanted the dick of her brother's grandson. that's kinda fucked up lol

Yea but they're royalty, incest is like the norm with them.