OwlChemist81

Sale final? Netflix has gotten random Gundam shows in the past but usually only AFTER they air on Toonami! Netflix may have "f**k you" money, but they're NOT omnipotent!

Eh, they had to set up the "million monkeys mecha" gag somehow!

Or perhaps Yamato 2199/2202? It's damn near mysterious THAT hasn't shown up on Toonami yet. A bona fide space opera like that would be great in a mid-block slot, and Food Wars! won't last THAT much longer. Gundam isn't exactly "space opera" subgenre; it's "Real Robot." Elements of the same but not quite the same. Never thought we'd be at the point where DC animated movies seem to be easier to acquire than actual anime series, but here we are.

Excuse me, sir! I'm a "Xennial," and proud of it! 😉 But seriously, my 40-year old ass can't help but fall asleep sometimes during Toonami no matter how awesome the shows are. Thank God for DVR! The ratings breakdowns have shown that very few "Boomers" (50+) actually watch the block. They're much more likely to watch ESPN, Fox News, or whatever trash Hallmark is playing. Toonami's chief viewership is still 18-49.

Dammit, I absolutely HATE that I couldn't stay up for this movie! It IS on my DVR though, as is Red Hood. The sacrificial lamb? The first season of SAO-Alicization War of Underworld.

I think Gorilla Grodd is Beau Billingslea?

Oh look. Bane is here too--and he's a Sumo wrestler!?

So let me get this straight: I'm watching the Joker using a giant robot to throw giant Shurikens at the Batmobile!? Yep, this is Toonami alright!

The Batmobile--in Feudal Japan!?

Alfred looks about the same!

It makes sense if it happened after Dark Knight Rises?

Why the hell would Batman care what Poison Ivy thinks!?

Joker-sama? Seems legit!

The caped crusader rides just after midnight!!! Tune in at 12:30 AM tonight (10/16-17/21) for this completely nuts mashup of Batman and Ninjas! Only Toonami!!!

I think it's a foregone conclusion that MHA Season 5 will conclude in the Midnight Hour on November 6th, but I don't think it's out of the question for a new show to debut that night either. Since [as] and maybe Toonami have an extra hour to play with, you couldn't use it better than to also debut Demon Slayer Season 2 that night at 1 AM, though the rest of the schedule admittedly would get a little silly after that: 1st 2AM - Yashahime #16 1st 2:30 - Food Wars! 4th Plate #9 2nd 2AM - Food Wars! 4th Plate #10 2nd 2:30 - Naruto Shippuden #361 3 AM - Dr. Stone #31 3:30 - Fena: Pirate Princess #1 (Bye, Super) Then the following week, same schedule, but Yashahime moves back up to 1:30 and only one episode of Food Wars! (4th Plate #11) runs at 2.

I hope these movies do gangbusters for Toonami. Batman movies last year were some of the highest-rated programs of 2020, averaging over 500K. I think RERUNNING these movies during plain ol' [as] after CN airs a Live Action DC movie at some point wouldn't be a bad move. Probably do better ratings than Naruto/AD/Rick. But if their content was objectionable enough to have to air at 12:30 AM, that might be a problem. It should be noted that 10/23/21 will be the first time Toonami on [as] will have ever aired nothing but animation from the same calendar year from start to finish. Previously, the most it's ever had percentage-wise is 57%, 4 shows out of 7, from 2020: SAOAWOU2; Black Clover; Fire Force; and Gemusetto back in November.

Maybe they feel it will do better in the lead-up to Halloween than it would on Halloween weekend itself? I think at this point it's a foregone conclusion we'll get the normal lineup on Thanksgiving weekend this year. With both Christmas and New Year's Day on Saturdays this year, those are almost guaranteed to be marathons or some other sort of special event, though I suppose they COULD attempt the regular lineup on 1/1/22. I for one would like to see them air Gundam Thunderbolt one December. Could this be the year?

Most of these Batman movies are from the past 3 years, as only Red Hood is from 2010, and of course Last Halloween is from THIS YEAR; frankly I'm SHOCKED Toonami was able to get it! To say I'm stoked is an understatement!

Do you have any idea how much DeMarco and Co. probably lusted after those Batman animated movies but couldn't get them, and now they CAN!? That's really all that matters here, and who really cares if DC FanDome facilitated it!? I'm excited as hell about all these Batman movies!

Eh, I guess you're half-right. I expected we would get Batman Long Halloween eventually, but more likely the week before Halloween next year. I predicted a Fena marathon and some kind of "spooky" marathon. At least it's not Promised Neverland Season 2!

Batman Toonami is still Toonami.

Batman: The Long Halloween is actually a movie series from 2021! This is pretty damn huge! I thought Batman Ninja was big, but this is like Trick-or-treat jack o'lantern jackpot full of the best candies big!!!!

I'd say it's more likely to be February following the conclusion of Blade Runner: Black Lotus. THIS JUST IN!!! Aaaaaand a marathon of Fena on October 30th (starting curiously at 10:30), which means we don't get the regular lineup back (probably with a full hour of MHA) until November 6th!

They probably already have made a few of them. I will be shocked if they don't already have Demon Slayer Season 2 locked down. I can see a bunch of reasons to hold off on making announcements of the new shows until promos during Batman night, since ratings will be much higher.

In this thread, we talk about how, while we know for certain that we get an epic night of Batman this Saturday, and we know Blade Runner: Black Lotus is coming November 13th, practically everything else about Toonami is a big fat question mark, and here's why... SHOWS ENDING (EPISODES LEFT) Black Clover (0) Fena: Pirate Princess (1) My Hero Academia (2) Food Wars (4?) Yashahime Season 1 (8? 11?) By December, with the exception of Shippuden, we will have an almost completely different lineup. So it would really behoove Toonami to announce what the heck it's gonna do with some of those rotating timeslots! Low hanging fruit: Demon Slayer Season 2; Jujutsu Kaisen; Ass Class Season 2; Harley Quinn Season 2?? (Hell, they ARE airing Batman movies, and you couldn't pick a better time to announce it, especially if it's allowed to air uncut and uncensored at 2 AM/11 PM PT or something!) Longshots: SSSS.Dynazenon; Lupin III Part 6; Mob Psycho Season 2; Boruto Season 2 One thing is for certain: I expect to be surprised! Bring it on, Toonami!!