OwlChemist81

Why does no one else who makes the threads ever post the promos??

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4 Diamond Is Unbreakable Episode 23: Heart Attack, Part 1 1:30 AM Tomorrow night (2/16) ONLY TOONAMI!!!

That's Season 2, Episode 24!! Midnight tomorrow, ONLY TOONAMI!!

The Fanzell mini-saga is now over, so we can get back to the good stuff, eh??? 2 AM 2 MORO 2/16 ONLY 2-NAMI!!

Despite the fact that Unicorn's ending was a buried, low rated mess, it had fans, and I'm one of them! In fact, I've been re-watching my DVDs of the UC OVAs lately and have noticed some of the differences between OVA and TV edits, and I gotta say, while the OVA USUALLY gets it right, there are some instances in which the Re:0096 TV edit actually ended up doing a BETTER job than the OVAs: This episode ended with the crash near the mansion. Kinda awkward considering the OVA just keeps going. Also, the "flashback" mode of storytelling that has a scene from later in the first OVA was a bit jarring to new viewers on Toonami, but that first episode of Re:0096 just wouldn't make much sense without it. Grade: B+ This episode ended with the long dialog between Cardeas Vist and the Captain of the Garancieres. Kind of a jarring ending, but of course the OVA just keeps going from there, which is better. As a result, most of the major action is in the first half, and is human-on-human. Grade: C+ If you ask me, this episode the Re:0096 TV edit actually got right. While the OVA ends right after Banagher first pilots the Unicorn, the TV episode keeps going through the major conflict with Marida and her Quad Wing (whose name I can't spell correctly), which kicks off the 2nd OVA. At least the 1st and 2nd OVAs were packaged on the same DVD/BD in the US! BTW, those OVAs also were packaged with recaps that are very similar to what aired on Toonami, but quite a bit longer, as extras. Grade: A This episode ends soon after the Red Comet is introduced and starts to shoot up some of the grunts of the Nahel Argama. OVA keeps going, so it gets the win. Grade: B- This episode ends after the main conflict with the Red Comet wraps up and when Banager first confronts Full Frontal in person. It's a cliffhanger, but at least it's not in the middle of the action. Grade: B+ This episode is pretty much all dialog; the only real action is one minor character banging his fist on the elevator. Yes, the seeds for the Battle at Palau are set, but in both OVA and TV edit are saved for the next episode. But because there is almost no action at all in the TV edit of this episode, of course it gets the lower grade. Grade: C I'll continue with Episodes 7-12 later on...

Oh, I see. If you have DirecTV DVR, then you have a "playlist" of what's on your DVR. I thought that was ubiquitous, but I guess not!

Stuff from 2010!? What does that have to do with Toonami? That was during the "dark ages" where Toonami existed only in fan sites and VHS tapes of the CN era. But I'm right with you on last week's MHA! A bit confused regarding Mob Season 1 finale, though.

For those of y'all with access to DVR's of course... I think for starters I'm gonna rewatch the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond Is Unbreakable Yukako Yamagishi trilogy (Episodes 7, 8, and 20). What's yours??

I don't think his anime career is over by far. Once he's done with his counseling and recovery, Sentai will probably come calling. And he might have made this declaration in enough time to save his ironically creepy-ass role in JoJo Part 4... In other news, damn, didn't know he worked as a cop...uhh, behind the scenes...

Somehow Megalobox failed to score the knockout punch in round 7 when it comes to U.S. Trending... United States Trends: #Toonami [#6] #JoJosBizarreAdventure [#8] #blackclover [#7] #HunterXHunter [#6] #Shippuden [#7] http://toonamifaithful.com/toonami-trending-rundown-for-february-2-3-2019/ ...but SAO started its run with a BANG in U.S. Trending, and pretty much led the parade! United States Trends: Toonami/#Toonami [#7] #SwordArtOnline [#9] Kirito (From Sword Art Online) [#12] #JoJosBizarreAdventure [#8] Shigechi (From JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure) [#18] #BlackClover [#10] #HunterXHunter [#6] #Shippuden [#11] Shino [#19] http://toonamifaithful.com/toonami-trending-rundown-for-february-9-10-2019/

Yeah, this week was actually BETTER retention in both total viewers and adults 18-49 than even last! (69%/70% vs. 68%/65%). A quick scroll up reveals that. Remember, earlier I said this week was actually a new high for Boruto in both adults 18-34 and 18-49! It also seemed to be fueled at least partially by girl power since it pulled a 0.25 in F12-34, only down 0.1 from the M12-34 number, though oddly enough NOT SAO, which if you'll recall was one of the major "girl power" shows of 2015. The premiere of SAO3 was overwhelmingly male in the 12-34 demographic, only 0.03 less than double the female number. Perhaps that's because MHA is more of a "manly" show that lost the ladies?

I wonder how long it will be until Aniplex recasts Ed in FMA 03 and FMA:B and then charges an arm and a leg for them?

Wait, that REALLY formatted weird--let me try that again!! 2/9/19 - Total Viewers Show Viewers Retention DBZ Kai 326,000 DBS (R) 336,000 103.07% DBS (P) 802,000 Boruto 557,000 69.45% MHA 502,000 90.13% SAO3 394,000 78.49% JoJo4 316,000 80.20% B. Clover 318,000 100.63% H×H 284,000 89.31% Shippuden 317,000 111.62% AOTS3 288,000 90.85% PTE 255,000 88.54% Gundam 253,000 99.22% AVERAGE 390,000 3rd of 6 2/9/19 - Adults 18-49 Show Viewers Retention DBZ Kai* 128,000 DBS (R)* 167,000 130.47% DBS (P) 493,000 Boruto 344,000 69.78% MHA 293,000 85.17% SAO3 233,000 79.52% JoJo4 188,000 80.69% B. Clover 182,000 96.81% H×H 160,000 87.91% Shippuden 191,000 119.38% AOTS3 181,000 94.76% PTE 161,000 88.95% Gundam 161,000 100.00% AVERAGE 235,000 3rd of 6

PTE and Gundam went out on a decent note, posting their highest total viewer numbers their 2nd highest 18-49 viewers numbers for 2019! http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-9-2019.html https://programminginsider.com/saturday-final-ratings-duke-virginia-basketball-on-espn-is-most-watched-sporting-event-of-the-day/

So perhaps they CAN see each other, and they're the only ones who can??

I'll admit, last week's hour-long special of SAO was a SLOG. It was like 15 minutes of actual action and suspense, 15 minutes of exposition, and 15 of nigh-incomprehensible pseudotechnobabble. That said, those 15 minutes of action and suspense were among the best 15 minutes of the night, with dueling dragons in the Underworld, guns blazing in GGO, and the climactic real-world cliffhanger that saw Kirito apparently poisoned while dealing damage to Johnny Black with a freaking UMBRELLA.

Interesting-looking night so far. Dragon Ball Super back above 800K, and Boruto actually did better in Adults 18-34 and Adults 18-49 than it ever has, but then SAO came back with Alicization, and it was "Ehhh…": That's pretty much equivalent to last year's April Fool's Day stunt "Mind Game." So far, this has been the most hyped-up thing of 2019, and it doesn't seem like it lived up to the hype. But is that the fault of being led-into by a weaker episode of MHA than this week's, with its odd couple showdown of Deku and Bakugo vs. All Might would be? I guess we'll see if SAO: Alicization Episode 2 gets a boost a week from today! Also, we don't know how MHA did yet, because of Adult Swim's bizarre, stubborn insistence that it's a "rerun".

Bet the day SHE was born was confusing: "Uhh, ma'am you're done. The baby's just uhh...invisible. Guess that's its quirk. Now to determine the sex, but first you have to sign a waver that I am not sexually molesting your child. Unfortunately the only way we can determine the baby's sex is to touch the genitals. You understand, right, ma'am..." "It's OK; I'LL do it. Just gotta be gentle..." *2 minutes later* "She's a girl!" https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/my-hero-academia/episode-36/.121453 Grade: "B+". I would have gone a bit higher. Also, while I have thoroughly enjoyed this low stakes tournament-esque "Final Exam" arc, it does bug me a bit that the number of episodes left in Season 2 is so low that the only way this can play out is for the real threat lurking out there to re-emerge right at the tail end; in fact there are only 3! But next week is the big bad fight to end all Final Exam fights: and man is its setup a doozy! Deku must team up with his biggest rival to beat his mentor! Looking forward to it! Also, there was no review of the SAO3 1-hour premiere on ANN; the first review is for that and the 2nd episode together, so this is my last post of this week's Toonami...most likely.

Yep, this was round 1 of Cherami Leigh night on Toonami!! But between this show and SAO3, it looks like Cherami will be taking center stage for a while! https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/boruto-naruto-next-generations/episode-17/.119355 Grade: "B".

So a "use it or lose it" approach to procreation is somehow supposed to raise the population!? Then again, this is the same culture who used to believe long-haired ladies are always more beautiful than short-haired ladies!

Exactly. I like it a hell of a lot better than Chozetsu Dynamic! As for the ED, it's OK. It's just kinda "there."

http://toonami.tumblr.com/ No new GIFs since then. This is pretty troubling. At least they still have their Facebook account!

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure-diamond-is-unbreakable/episode-22/.105648 Grade: "B+". RIP, Shigechi & Harvest!!

See ya, space mafia! LATER!

Soooooooo much ominous foreshadowing!!