OwlChemist81

Speaking of the next universe... ...oh crap!

Piccolo doesn't understand the art of the bluff... ...there's no telling what he would make of Trump before he Special Beam Cannoned him into the next universe!

Well, that was a blast! ON to Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters!

What the hell is "DBO"?

Wow, she looked pretty good for a 30-something! But that's anime for ya!

The real question is "does she get to lose her virginity twice?"

SUCK IT!!!

What's funny is she's probably old enough to be his grandmother, since she was like 18 when Goku was 7, and grew up not once, but TWICE! So I guess you could say she's a total COUGAR!?!

Wow, new OP! Cool!

Gene's misadventures continue! 2:30 AM tomorrow night (1/20/18) Only Toonami!!!

Episode 21: Judgment, Part 1 Only 4 episodes left until the end of the 2nd season! Ain't that a kick in the head? Let's get ready to SUCK IT!!! Midnight tomorrow night (1/20/18) Only Toonami!

Episode #37: Battle for Chryse ALL OUT WAR The epic battle between Gundams and Mobile Armors continues on the Red Planet as humanity hangs in the balance both there, and possibly beyond! But hey, at least their government still works! 12:30 AM Tomorrow night (1/20/18). Only Toonami!!

The Final Episode of Part 4, Episode #26: World Dissection, Part 2 It has come down to this. Can Lupin rescue Rebecca from DaVinci's nightmare dreamscape? Grab a bottle of Peroni and find out tonight (1/20/18) at 1:30 AM! Only Toonami!! Also, there will be a Live Q&A put on by Richard Epcar, voice of Jigen, and many of the other voice actors after the show at the link below: http://toonamifaithful.com/discotek-media-to-host-live-stream-virtual-panel-with-lupin-the-third-cast/ Let's get real, you weren't gonna watch Shippuden anyway, right? Might as well check it out! (As for me, Filler Hell Shit-Pudd'n will still be on in the background...)

It's 1.5 years, almost exactly. Well, ok, probably more like 1.67 years, due to Toonami's approximately 2 months worth of marathons & the April Fool's stunt, but that doesn't change the fact that since Super premiered in Japan in July 2015 and on Toonami on 1/7/17, at least when they started they were pretty much exactly 1.5 years apart. Kai ends in June, and this new series I'm calling Dragon Ball Ultra, or DBU, for lack of a better name, would likely begin in October. As I stated before, I think we could end up with a situation in which DBU starts the block and leads into DBS, like what we have right now with Super and Kai. And as for Kai, I can't overstate its value from the beginning as an "anchor" show for the back of the block.

Well, maybe they'll mention something about Part 5 during the panel? THAT would be HUGE!!

Well, that's just great. When it comes to getting the hottest and the best, Toonami can hardly catch a break! The GOOD news is maybe this time after Kai ends and we've just got Super, maybe Ultra will air concurrent to Super a la what's going on with Super and Kai. Maybe THIS time Toonami will get in on the ground floor and get a Black Clover-style simuldub of Ultra in an earlier timeslot while Super airs in the later?

Well folks, you've got less than 8 hours left to stream the first 5 episodes of this amazing series before the One-Punch Man marathon turns to a much longer Bebop marathon! And, oh yeah, new Pre-Flight. BTW, Zeniru's "Golden Turd Tower" was totally a reference to...

Maybe one of these days, I'll have a listen, but that said...

Well, here's the official #s: http://programminginsider.com/saturday-final-nationals-patriots-blowout-win-titans-cbs-generates-least-watched-nfl-divisional-playoff-9-years/ PROGRAM Viewers (000) A1849 rating A1849 (000) 10:30 Dragon Ball Super 904 0.37 475 11:00 Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters 761 0.34 442 11:30 Black Clover 609 0.29 371 12:00a Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders 508 0.21 274 12:30a Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 455 0.19 249 1:00a Hunter X Hunter (r) 460 0.22 280 1:30a Lupin the 3rd: Part 4 428 0.21 276 2:00a Naruto: Shippuden (r) 430 0.21 272 2:30a Outlaw Star (r) 421 0.20 259 3:00a Cowboy Bebop (r) 412 0.21 270 3:30a Ghost in the Shell: 2nd Gig (r) 370 0.19 245 Nothing above 500K 18-49 for the first time in a while. And still no word about Family Guy at 10 PM.

It's either a hiatus or it's moving to a new timeslot. But this WILL enable Toonami to catch up to the Japanese airing somewhat. We're about to begin a story arc which aired in Summer 2016 in Japan, right? If it takes a hiatus then comes back in October, we could only be like a year behind. Remember, Bleach was a monster hit and it was 2-3 years behind the Japanese airing!

I only made it through like a minute of that and it's already stuck in my head. 9 minutes of this might cause one's head to explode!

I don't think for a minute Toonami is "done" with JoJo and Gundam. I think they'll keep airing Part 3, will after a small hiatus go into Part 4, and will air Part 5 whenever the hell that becomes available if not right after Part 4. And as for Gundam, I think they'll keep airing those too. They'll either keep going with modern Gundams such as Thunderbolt and Origin, or they'll add Gundam to the back third "nostalgia zone" with stuff like G Gundam or Gundam Wing. Both would be a treat to see in HD. But something must be said: Hunter x Hunter needs to be on earlier. Midnight might be a stretch, but 12:30 in front of the mystery show would be decent. If the mystery show is enough of a draw, I think Black Clover can maintain 11:30, but maybe should move down to Midnight. At any rate, here is how I would re-arrange the schedule for maximum ratings: SCENARIO 1 - JOJO TAKES A BREAK: 2/17/18 DBS; DBZK; BC; Mystery Show; HxH; GIBO; NS; OS; SD; CB; GITS2. Note: JoJo returns at 1:30 AM after OS ends SCENARIO 2 - JOJO KEEPS GOGOING: 3/24/18 DBS; DBZ; BC; Mystery Show; HxH; JOJO; GIBO; NS; SD; CB; GITS2. Under this scenario, the "mystery show" is a birthday present for me!

It DID come close twice though (Episodes 2 and 9). That Phantom Blood arc was BOSS in retrospect! Part 1 averaged over a million total viewers! Meanwhile, Part 2 couldn't crack a million, and Part 3 so far hasn't cracked 750K. Oy Vey.

UPDATED: http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-1-13-2018.html The average in total viewers was well below the "unholy megabomb" of Hellsing Ultimate X and Fullmetal Alchemist: Sacred Star of Milos on 12/13/14: TOTAL VIEWERS RETENTION 10:30 PM Dragon Ball Super 904,000 #VALUE! 11:00 PM DBZ Kai: The Final Chapters 761,000 (84.18%) 11:30 PM Black Clover 609,000 (80.03%) 12:00 AM JJBA: Stardust Crusaders 508,000 (83.42%) 12:30 AM Gundam IBO S2 455,000 (89.57%) 1:00 AM Hunter × Hunter 460,000 (101.10%) 1:30 AM Lupin The 3rd 428,000 (93.04%) 2:00 AM Naruto: Shippuden 430,000 (100.47%) 2:30 AM Outlaw Star HD 421,000 (97.91%) 3:00 AM Cowboy Bebop HD 412,000 (97.86%) 3:30 AM GITS: SAC 2nd Gig 370,000 (89.81%) TOONAMI TOTAL VIEWERS AVERAGE - 523,455 The block-to-block comparison is in favor of the 12/13/14 lineup by 13k, but the respective portions of the lineups in the same timeslots also favors that night by a whopping 100K. OUCH! As for whether last week's lineup still edged that out in 18-49, that remains yet to be seen. An estimate CAN be made, however, using 1282K=1.00 ratings points, as follows: ADULTS 18-49 - Viewers (Est.) Retention 10:30 PM Dragon Ball Super 478,000 #VALUE! 11:00 PM DBZ Kai: FC 439,000 (91.84%) 11:30 PM Black Clover 375,000 (85.42%) 12:00 AM JJBA: S. Crusaders 271,000 (72.27%) 12:30 AM Gundam IBO S2 246,000 (90.77%) 1:00 AM Hunter × Hunter 284,000 (115.45%) 1:30 AM Lupin The 3rd 271,000 (95.42%) 2:00 AM Naruto: Shippuden 271,000 (100.00%) 2:30 AM Outlaw Star HD 258,000 (95.20%) 3:00 AM Cowboy Bebop HD 271,000 (105.04%) 3:30 AM GITS: SAC 2nd Gig 246,000 (90.77%) ADULTS 18-49 AVERAGE - 310,000 According to this estimate, the 11:30 PM-4 AM portion of the lineup averaged 277K, which is still 17K better than the corresponding portion of the "unholy megabomb" night. In fact, to date, the only thing that's managed to edge that out in the ratings Limbo ("how low can ya go?") is the last 9 shows of the Cowboy Bebop marathon from 12/23/17, which averaged a mere 230K. In conclusion, sure things look bad now, but it's been much worse. And it seems like whatever decision got the block cut in half back in February 2015 is no longer an issue. With competition like the NFL and Live PD, I guess these numbers are OK. But I still can't help but hope that Toonami has a major hit coming up in 2018 that isn't Dragon Ball Super. FLCL2 and FLCL3 will obviously fit the bill, but it would be nice if there's a surprise hit that comes to Toonami, something like One Punch Man (and yes, I know we'll probably get Season 2 later in the year as well). Also, I'mma say it: Hunter x Hunter should be on earlier. JoJo at 12:30 and Gundam at 1 AM would be fine if it helps the block.

So true. The commercials which are tailored to those demographics cost money to air on the networks (hell, they're the networks' TRUE bread-and-butter, not the shows), and there's no better place for that investment than the #1 in those demographics. Last week, that was a clear toss-up between A&E and Adult Swim.