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Since this is the 1-hour finale, can we get the full op? Nope.

Yeah, definitely a series of unfortunate circumstances!

Yeah, I know! So it turns out he DIDn't destroy the moon!

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/attack-on-titan-the-final-season-part-2/episode-84/.183336 3 stars!? Well, this season HAS hit quite the lull right now!

Anyone else missing the OPs this week?

Jean, quit being a dick!

Crazy episode! Oh, it's not over yet!

Oop, spoke too soon!

Wow, peace-ish just might prevail?

Get Ready for Ass Class and a Blast from the Past!! See the next chapter in the story of how Koro-Sensei came to be! 1 AM tonight--ONLY TOONAMI!!

Hange's stew an eyecatch!? Really!?!

This saga started in 2013. Only makes sense that it ends in 2023.

No "Rumbling" tonight!? RAM IT UP YOUR BUTT, MAPPA!

Update: LUPIN PART 6 IS ON ITS WAY!!

I thought the dub was already on HiDIVE--I am happy to stand corrected! Thanks, SENTAI! Now the next mystery is: "What do we get in the Midnight Hour on May 7th?" BOTH Shenmue and AOT end April 30th... But I'm willing to bet the 1 AM hour becomes the Sentai hour after Ass Class ends. After all, its Season 1 was essentially replaced by Food Wars! Third Plate, so Season 2 could have a similar fate.

This may come as a bit of a surprise, but I have absolutely no qualms with American Dad being a direct lead-in to Toonami with 90 minutes or even 2 hours. Next best thing to Family Guy, and first proved itself as a competent lead-in to [as] ACTN in 2010 when the Bleach Amagai arc got huge ratings at Midnight. That said, Rick & Morty is a lot weaker lead-in than American Dad, but if they HAVE to air it right before Toonami, AT LEAST it's only half an hour this way. I would rather it air after Futurama and lead-in to AD, but whatever.

If we can't get Gundam or SSSS back, I'll take a little Break Blade! Of course, that's probably unlikely since the episodes are an hour long...

Well lookie there! Kinda called it! I mean, we're not getting that new dub of Part 1 (at least, not yet), but at least after this week, Lupin is back on the block! And granted, unlike the last 2 Parts of Lupin to grace the Better Cartoon Show, it isn't a dub premiere, but who really cares? LUPIN IS BACK, BABY!!!

No, not ON Toonami. But LEADING IN to Toonami would be IDEAL. BUT maybe think outside the box a little? Have T.O.M. and S.A.R.A. appear on screen and comment briefly on the in-ring action we just watched at like 11:30 PM before a rundown of Toonami's topicals and other promos for the week, or maybe a lineup promo? If [as] were to actually air an AEW/ROH live or clip show, it could easily be [as]'s biggest ratings driver for the week. It should also be filled with references to other [as] shows, including Toonami. For example, imagine Luchasaurus wearing a PRIMAL shirt to the ring! Or "alien" Kris Statlander and Rick & Morty? The possibilities are endless...

Shenmue did pretty well last week, but then the rest of the block dropped the ball pretty bigly as people who were intrigued by Shenmue's fetch quest mysteries didn't want to stick around for Conny's cringeworthy plot to save his mom by sacrificing Falco: https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-saturday-4-2-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html Oh well. At least the meat of the block stayed over 100K and 0.05 18-49, and since Shippuden actually rebounded nicely from the post-Abyss abyss of One Piece, Cowboy Bebop probably followed suit...

I didn't watch the whole game, but I didn't see it. That WOULD have been cool though!

Blatch, you have a point. If they only have the home video rights, it may take going back to the Japanese distributor to get the TV rights to get stuff like Black Rock Shooter on Toonami. Hopefully Sentai will be willing to play ball with the new season of Lupin. If they're willing to drop a One Piece temporarily, a Lupin hour leading into that would be interesting. Part 6 at 1:30 moving up to 1 when Ass Class ends, and Part 1 at 2 AM moving up to 1:30 then.

Didn't Sir Mix-A-Lot say it was his favorite anime series? 😉🤣

They could air the first season of Fate/Stay night from like 2002, but the new stuff? Aniplexunchyrollimation. Not happening.

Made In Abyss seems to prove that despite being a cable competitor they're still willing to work with Toonami. I guess we'll know for sure if Food Wars Season 5 or something else from Sentai pops up. Now might be Break Blade's big chance!