OwlChemist81

Oh wow, so I guess this means JoJo Part 5 ISN'T ready yet!? Well, it probably will be after AOT S3 Part 2! WELCOME BACK LUPIN!!!

Well, it's updated, even if it doesn't say so... http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-20-2019.html "Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows: DRAGON BALL at 0.36 and at 0.09/260K & 0.12/297K, compared to last week’s 0.41 and 0.09/255K & 0.08/241K, MY HERO ACADEMIA down 0.06 to 0.24/512K, PROMISED NEVERLAND down 0.08 to 0.19, SWORD ART ONLINE down 0.08 to 0.19, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE down 0.03 to 0.19/393K, BLACK CLOVER down 0.02 to 0.19/377K, BORUTO down 0.01 to 0.16/332K, NARUTO down 0.03 to 0.14/300K, HUNTER X HUNTER steady at 0.15/297K, and ATTACK ON TITAN steady at 0.13/253K." 4/20/19 - Total Viewers Show Viewers Retention DBS (P) 787,000 #DIV/0! MHA 512,000 65.06% TPN 424,000 82.81% SAO3 418,000 98.58% JoJo4 393,000 94.02% B. Clover 377,000 95.93% Boruto 332,000 88.06% Shippuden 300,000 90.36% H×H 297,000 99.00% AOT 253,000 85.19% AVERAGE 409,300 8th of 16 GO HUNTER × HUNTER!!!

Now now, I think it's too early to make a judgment call on The Promised Neverland, and it's FAR too early to make a judgment call on noitaminA. You know, when I first heard of the "noitaminA" block, I thought its thing, like Toonami's [as] incarnation, was "edgy" animation, but that's not it at all. It turns out at its inception, the shows were meant for women, as this article explains: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2019-04-22/.145772 We did see a bit of this effect with Promised Neverland's first episode, as the number of female viewers edged out the number of males. But not so with the second, and it's also clear that effect might be moreso due to NBA Playoffs starting on 4/13 than it is Promised Neverland's female appeal. TNT IS running an NBA Playoffs game this Saturday night at 1 AM, but I suspect that's a rerun. The actual games end by 11 PM, just in time for Dragon Ball Super, and there's no games on ESPN, so at least theoretically, Toonami should "rebound".

Welp, so much for the promise of Promised Neverland, as it gets edged out by SAO and JoJo on what arguably is a "bad" night in this day and age: Well, at least all 5 shows that were eligible made the Top 50, but Boruto's 18-34 number was just plain awful! An unlucky 0.13 translates to about 88K viewers 18-34; we haven't seen 18-34s that low since the all-nighter experiment late last fall! Then again, to be fair we also haven't actually known an 18-34 at 2 AM in a long time either. Thank goodness my demographic, the 35-49s, picked up the slack, equaling about half the viewership for 12-1:30 AM, despite being slightly smaller (spanning 15 years of life as opposed to 17). Maybe going forward, Toonami will skew older after midnight? Last Easter, Toonami didn't do great ratings but it DID have the special April Fool's Day event. Perhaps going forward it would behoove them to stick to special events on Easter Sunday? IIRC 2017 ratings weren't that great either. It DID have the JoJo double-header but otherwise was pretty much a "normal" night. By that definition, both the 3/30 and 4/6 lineups were "special" with their SAO double-headers, that really only did about the same or slightly better. Perhaps after the week of 4/13's "bumper" ratings, last week we were more or less back to normal with the exception of the 2 AM timeslot?

BREAKING NEWS: Looks like Asta won't be marrying Sister Lily after all, at least not IRL... https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-04-22/voice-actors-jill-harris-dallas-reid-announce-engagement/.145999 Kinda makes ya wonder who'll be screaming the loudest on their wedding night, huh!? [probably Noelle...]

Damn, did I REALLY never post to this thread!? To be fair, I may have JUST watched this episode all the way through for the first time. It was kind of a weird episode, but I enjoyed it! https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragon-ball-super/episode-106/.120902 Grade: "B-". Well, at least it's not a C. I mean, even though I knew these weird tactics were probably more easily handled than the U7 crew actually did, it still made it entertaining.

More importantly, who the hell are you!?

Episodes with new VAs typically do pretty well in the ratings!

I thought this episode was pretty good for a recap episode. No grade because of it though, I guess...

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure-diamond-is-unbreakable/episode-32/.108492 Grade: "B+". I surely thought this one was deserving of an A-, because it had Josuke outsmarting one stand user only to find himself back in a trap again!

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/sword-art-online-alicization/episode-12/.141232 Grade: "B". Some great action in the first 5-10 minutes, but after that, we entered infodump territory. Thank Goodness for the action, because that exposition was HEAVY!

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/my-hero-academia/episode-46/.132068 Grade: "B+". Good episode, and also thought-provoking with the question of what it means to be a hero!

Yeah, we saw what happened with the Evill Containment Wave (or ECW for short) in the Zamasu arc. That was stupid! It seems every time with the exception of 2 episodes ago this attack is used in Super, it backfires hilariously!! https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragon-ball-super/episode-107/.121456 Grade: "A". I think it's safe to say that Super is hitting its stride!!

I don't think we're gonna get two different episodes of AOT on the same block long-term, but I do hope they at least don't end these reruns on the cliffhanger that ends Episode 12. If AOT gets a double-header somehow the week before, that would work. For those reading this thread after-the-fact, up next we've got Episode #09: Whereabouts Of His Left Arm Struggle For Trost, Part 5

I'm really gonna miss the early episodes of this series, but THANK GOODNESS we've got NEW episodes coming 5/25!! I hope Toonami gets to expand to 4:30 on 5/18 just to finish this arc!

And there in that humorous moment was ACTUALLY the first indication that Reiner knows something the others don't, but it isn't that!

So if retaking Wall Maria is the goal of the 2nd half of Season 3, these bumps are ON POINT!!

Happy Easter!! Finally made it, though I have seen most of the earlier shows.

Not gonna lie, not really sure what the hell is going on in this show anymore, but it is kinda entertaining. 2 AM tomorrow night (4/20), to kick off the Naruto hour! ONLY TOONAMI!!

If you haven't figured it out yet, the episode titles refer to days on the calendar. The kids learned the horrible truth on Thursday the 12th of October, 2045. It's now the next day, UNLUCKY FRIDAY THE 13TH!! P.S.: You need to tag your OP with "tpn" and/or "promised neverland".

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Episode 32 "July 15 (Thurs), Part 2" The strange stand user in the electrical tower may have been vanquished, but the LONG day for Josuke and crew continues! 1 AM tomorrow night (4/20), ONLY TOONAMI!!

Last time you remember, a new adversary came STRAIGHT OUTTA BASKIN-ROBBINS, Synthesis 31, and claimed to be the protégé of Alice, a.k.a. Synthesis 30! Can Kirito and Eugeo defeat this new adversary, or will they become Syntheses 32 and 33, respectively? Find out tomorrow night (4/20) at 12:30 AM!! ONLY TOONAMI!! Also, it has come to my attention from watching Pre-Flight that this episode actually DID get a topical promo! Apologies for the crappy video quality; it seems SAO-A has fallen into the same category that DBS used to be in, and topicals can't be made in time for the previous week due to the show's dubbing production schedule:

Dragon Ball Super Episode 107: Revenge 'F'! The Cunningly Set Trap! Get ready for more from the Tournament of Power, as the fate of the cosmos hangs in the balance! 11 PM TOMORROW (4/20), ONLY TOONAMI!!

Bakugo has been captured! How will our heroes respond?? Will he be the same??? Find out tomorrow night (4/20) at 11:30! ONLY TOONAMI!!!

Slow night for trending, but at least The Promised Neverland got a promising start with a U.S. trend! http://toonamifaithful.com/toonami-trending-rundown-for-april-13-14-2019/ United States Trends: Toonami/#Toonami [#14] #ThePromisedNeverland [#12] #JoJosBizarreAdventure [Trending with #Toonami] #Boruto [Trending with #Toonami] #Shippuden [Trending with #Toonami and #HunterXHunter] #HunterXHunter [#15]