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#05: An Ice Queen and a Spring Storm Soma cooks a pretty mean dish of...just about anything, except Squid!! Umami? Yo MOMMY!! See the next chapter of his struggle with the Council of 10--1 AM ON TOONAMI!!!

BURN BABY BURN!!! MIDNITE 2MORO (8/3) ONLY TOONAMI!!!!!

New OP, new ED, New Mecha battles? [just in case you didn't get enough of them in gen:LOCK] 3 AM Tomorrow Night (8/3), ONLY TOONAMI!!!

American Animation is BACK on Toonami!!! 11:30 PM Tomorrow (8/3)...

And it's kinda EDUCATIONAL!! Like, how many Toonami faithful actually became better cooks from the first 4 episodes of this show???

I wonder if the cut scenes will be streaming on Adult Swim's site? They sure are promoting the hell out of it on-air

I thought the Nine Titans were mentioned in the literature in the basement. "Abnormal" is just a term that the people of Paradis used to refer to any Titan that acts in an unusual way. The Colossal and Armored were lumped into that, but it was pretty clear from the outset that they were different.

You're right. It was indeed mentioned that that thing went into overdrive soon after the scouting expedition to Shiganshina. But as for the Titans inside the walls, they're not bothering anything as long as they're not exposed to sunlight. BTW, Eren now has 3 Titan powers: Attack (his first); Hardening (acquired in 1st half Season 3); and Coordinate. The other 6 are apparently Agile/Female (Annie), Beast (Zeke), Armored (Reiner), Colossal (Armin), Jaw (Ymir), and maybe one other we haven't seen yet?

That is quite odd. They might really hold the rights to that in perpetuity? I'm sure it will never see another run on Cable TV again, either way. Or maybe they shelled out a bit more to extend it when they got Lupin the 3rd Part 5? I suppose it makes sense to keep Part 4 streaming while airing Part 5 if possible. I'm sure Part 5 will get a rerun (and it might not) before Part 4 ever does either way. Yeah, a good rule of thumb is rights expire to shows that premiered on Toonami 2 years ago. Of course, there are some exceptions, like Dragon Ball Super and Attack on Titan, the latter of which I believe they got for a 5-year deal and actually renewed Season 1 in order to do their short rerun at 3:30 AM prior to the 2nd half of Season 3. And it remains yet to be seen if the 1st season of Black Clover is up this December. At least until then all episodes are streaming on [as].com and the [as] app!

Right. Now if he had gone into shock from losing his arm, he would have been dissolved in the Titan's stomach, and then we would have had "Attack Santa Titan" in an alternate universe! Kind of amazing that there turned out not to be THAT many free-walking Titans, but man, are there a BUNCH of Titans inside those walls. I think the secret to turning them human again and saving the Eldians of Paradis may be in Marley somewhere!

Oh yeah. At this point, Gundam and MHA are definitely "buried treasure!"

You mean NEARLY kill Mikasa, inject her with Titan serum, have her eat Annie or one of the other 7 of the Nine, and then they'll all be Titans? Ah, but Mikasa is an Ackerman, and there is some sort of significance to that family name of which the surface has just been scratched. It's almost like SHE may have royal blood needed to trigger Eren's Coordinate power too? I'm sure it will be blown wide open in the Final Season, which starts next fall!

What show are you referring to with that "biggest pickup regret since GXP?" Food Wars! or Gundam? Because Gundam is definitely turning out NOT to be like that at all. It beat Lupin AND Food Wars!

That's precisely why it's not counted. A show only counts as a "dub premiere" if it has an English dub vocal track that has never been heard anywhere else on TV, home video, or online. Is Fire Force the freshest show that's NOT a dub premiere? Indubitably. It also has the newest animation of any show on Toonami, obviously! Which on that note, starting this Saturday, here is the year in which each show's animation on Toonami was first seen in Japan (or in the case of gen:LOCK, over here...) Dragon Ball Super - 2018 Gen:LOCK - 2019 Fire Force - 2019 Lupin III Part 5 - 2018 Food Wars - 2015 Black Clover - 2019 Boruto - 2018 Naruto Shippuden - 2012 Gundam: The Origin - 2016 My Hero Academia - 2018 Essentially, what has happened recently is two shows from 2019 (Sword Art Online: Alicization and Attack On Titan Season 3) got replaced by 2 shows from 2019 (Fire Force and gen:LOCK), but the ones that ended were dub premieres, while the new shows aren't. Hunter x Hunter, with its last episode animated in 2014, got replaced by a contemporary in Gundam: The Origin--or actually a show that was slightly newer (2015) when it began. The only recent "WTF!?" replacement was Food Wars, which replaced The Promised Neverland - a 2019 show with a 2015 one of much lower quality! I'm thinking when MHA ends it will most likely be replaced by AOT S3 Part 2 reruns, bringing up another 2019 show. And in September Gundam advances to 2017 and later 2018, but those will be the only changes to the year shows were animated on the lineup until October or so. And hopefully that will bring in more 2019 shows with Demon Slayer and the return of MHA for Season 4, replacing DBS and gen:LOCK. As for Gundam, it's an older show but it would be nice to see Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Star Blazers 2199) on Toonami. It would lock down a timeslot for a while if they aired the entire series, though.

The 3 current dub premieres are Dragonball Super, Lupin the 3rd Part 5, and Boruto.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/boruto-naruto-next-generations/episode-41/.126562 Grade: "B". Teamwork makes the dream work!

Good question...I suppose it might have something to do with the spinal fluid? Eren's was never breached.

Well, what do you know? Full numbers out early today, and just how many shows before it did MHA beat? Look below and find out! https://programminginsider.com/saturday-final-ratings-henry-danger-on-nickelodeon-hits-summer-high-in-total-viewers-with-special-musical-episode/ 7/27/2019 - Total Viewers Show Viewers Retention DBZ Kai 314,000 DBS (R) 287,000 91.40% TOONAMI DBS (P) 757,000 99.74% AOT #59 463,000 61.16% FireForce 388,000 83.80% LupinPt5 301,000 77.58% FoodWars! 304,000 101.00% B. Clover 346,000 113.82% Boruto 343,000 99.13% Shippuden 283,000 82.51% Gundam 278,000 98.23% MHA 362,000 130.22% AVERAGE 382,500 16 of 30 7/27/19 - Adults 18-49 Show Viewers Retention DBZ Kai 154,000 DBS (R) 154,000 100.00% TOONAMI DBS (P) 436,000 100.00% AOT #59 253,000 58.03% FireForce 217,000 85.77% LupinPt5 182,000 83.87% FoodWars! 175,000 96.15% B. Clover 215,000 122.86% Boruto 217,000 100.93% Shippuden 176,000 81.11% Gundam 195,000 110.80% MHA 222,000 113.85% AVERAGE 228,800 16 of 30 Note: Italics indicates an estimate. Yep, that's right--SIX shows in total viewers and SEVEN in Adults 18-49! But it's now the lamest duck on the lineup with only 3 episodes left, so no point moving it up now. And while it has given significant strength to Gundam as its lead-in, it obviously hasn't had the same effect on Gemusetto Machu Picchu or anything AFTER Toonami: We can tell that Family Guy edged out Dragon Ball Super's premiere in total viewers, but because the 436K figure is an estimate in Adults 18-49, we really can't tell which show if any edged the other out. But in 25-54, it IS clear that Super won the night! And of course, coming in 2nd in cable originals behind only Live PD ain't too shabby. Starting next week, with AOT's departure, we're down to only 3 dub premieres. But I think Fire Force is fresh enough and gen:LOCK will be able to bridge the gap well between it and Super. But looking long-term, it seems Toonami SHOULD be able to hang on to 11 PM for a while. Either MHA Season 4 or Demon Slayer is replacing Dragon Ball Super, and hopefully MHA's strength in a crappy timeslot to end Season 3 is a decent indicator of its potential to lead with dub premieres for the first time ever! Demon Slayer is a great alternative and would also be dub premieres, right? So while in August and September the number of dub premieres has just shrank to a low not seen since Toonami only had 7 time slots, I believe that will change again soon, and hopefully one of the newbies will be able to carry the block like Super has. But if not, I could easily see it drop back to a Midnight start time and only 8 timeslots in 2020.

So basically what you're calling for is a remake of the original Mobile Suit Gundam with the style of The Origin? I mean, that does seem like a logical step. I wonder if Japan will make it happen? It could be that The Origin is only the beginning, but of course nothing has been announced yet. From what I understand, Origin the TV series is airing in Japan kinda off-season, since it started April 29th and has 13 episodes. But it should still be about done by now since that's 3 months ago. I wonder what will take its timeslot in August and September (in Japan)? Normally, new series begin in January, April, July, or October.

Does the manga go on after the 6 OVAs (and 13 TV episodes)?

I guess Fire Force did OK with its U.S. TV debut, but Dragon Ball Super has soared back over not just 700K, but 750K again! And AOT posts its half-season high for its season finale: And Gundam once again beats shows at 12:30 and 1 AM. If I could re-arrange Toonami's schedule, I'd move Lupin and Food Wars down, Gundam and MHA (or whatever replaces it) up, and the Ninja Hour to 3:30 AM. Then again, Boruto HAD potential in the first quarter of the year before it got demoted to 2 AM in favor of 11:30 MHA in April. Sure we've got gen:LOCK now, but that's only going to last 8 weeks. So maybe Boruto moves back up to directly follow Dragon Ball Super after 11? But wait, Dragon Ball Super is ending soon, so it will either be a pre-gamer or no longer a headliner if it reruns. It would be neat somehow if Toonami went after a different Dragon Ball show, but what's left? Gen:LOCK is a temporary stop-gap, and the other 2 contenders for shonen staples, Black Clover and Boruto, are currently languishing in the 2nd half of the block. Perhaps pull a switcheroo with Super when it runs out of premieres if it's desired to remain on the block? Are Dragon Ball Super reruns equivalent to Boruto or Black Clover premieres? The ratings seem to support that hypothesis. Yet another X-Factor is that around the time Super ends, Toonami traditionally loses its 8 PM hour to CN for 3 months. Perhaps the Dragon Ball Power Hour and Toonami will converge once again, this time with only the RERUNS of Super sticking around? It will be interesting to see how they handle this when the time comes.

I think it's hilarious! Great comic relief right in the middle of a mostly-serious action block! Plus, I have this theory that the Food network was pitched this like 3 years ago and like totally passed on it! But I've been finding it entertaining, as long as my belly's full or currently being filled, of course! https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/food-wars-shokugeki-no-soma/episode-4/.87527 Grade: "B-." I thought it was a bit better than that! And of course the party scene overlaid by the exposition of the Council of Ten made for a nice juxtaposition of explanation and good drunken fun!

On the contrary, I feel these characters' arcs are intriguing since they hopefully will learn and improve to overcome their trappings (Mineta: lust; Bakugo: anger; Endeavor: pride) and let their greater nature as heroes shine through. The fact that they are humanly flawed is quite an asset to the series! https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/my-hero-academia/episode-60/.136534 Grade: "A". Man, it's sad that we've only got 3 episodes left...until Season 4, which hopefully gets a better timeslot, more in line with Season 1 & 2, and the first half of Season 3, on Toonami!

I haven't made this point yet, but I really like how Sentai will actually make use of different fonts in its on-screen translations of Japanese text. None of the others do that, and it was certainly in full display in this episode!

This seemed to be mostly an "exposition and setup" episode for the action that's to come! https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/lupin-the-third-part-5/episode-7/.131639 Grade: "A". I didn't get to watch it live, but I did try to watch it later that night (actually fell asleep to it on the West Coast feed, delayed 90 minutes), and I just watched it now, and I thought it was a good episode!