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Fullmetal Alchemist did this and it wasn't too bad--of course they DID let the first fight finish, and this show didn't even do THAT! Boy, Asta is thicker than those dudes on those old A&W commercials; how the hell is he gonna forget that NUNS CAN'T MARRY!? So we see what it takes to be the Wizard King.

No, that would be what almost happened back at the Pilaf Star in DBZ Super!

Forget Monster of the Day: DBZ Kai is a "monster of the year" show! 2015: 2016: 2017: And next year, 2018:

I'm more confused as to how she could handle atmospheric re-entry. Maybe she was still inside the stratosphere?

I was wondering where in the hell this scene, that was featured in a previous Toonami interstitial, was finally going to air. The answer was Episode 22!

We're back in Japan, y'all...

Man, he got beat the f--k UP!!

Here we go! Fantastic voyage conclusion! And my phone bout ta die...

What's the Steel Dan creep's secret??

Oh, you think there's another new show coming in in 2018? Nice theory! If January 2015 was the cutback, 2017 shall go down in history as the gradual "ratings be damned" regrowth! I had heard we would get to rewatch FLCL S1 in HD at some point before S2, and I wonder how that will be done...

It's pretty much a foregone conclusion at this point that this won't happen with the current season of Lupin, but perhaps it will happen with Part 5: The French Adventure? If I had to take a wild guess which show will get an on-air marathon next, and when, I'd have to say...Black Clover, on St. Patrick's Day! It will have 13 episodes out by then, which makes it ripe for one!

Now that the mystery of the holiday marathons has been solved, the next question is: what replaces Lupin the 3rd: The Italian Adventure on January 27th? Personally, I would love to see the long-awaited dub of Star Blazers 2199; it's finally premiering online on FUNimation and VRV, and DeMarco has gone on record saying he wants to air it on the block. It, like Lupin, is a modern-day remake of an old, old concept, and I feel would be ideal for the 1:30 AM timeslot. Another interesting possibility would be Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga. It had a suspiciously short streaming run on Hulu, and Toonami would have to have their eye on it since they aired the first season. A mid-block 1:30 timeslot seems slightly unfair for a series just over a year old, but keep in mind the first season aired its first 10 episodes in that timeslot. What else do you think it could possibly be? I believe we'll know sometime around Christmas!

Bebop is a great, timeless show, but who in the heck does this benefit? Maybe the issue with shows like JoJo and Gundam IBO is their content is too objectionable for 10:30 PM? Though how that applies to Lupin, which even browns blood, is quite frankly beyond me. But I digress. I may be mistaken, but I believe this will be the first time Adult Swim airs Cowboy Bebop at 10:30 PM! Action was never aired at 10:30 PM on old [as] ACTN; at the earliest, it began at 11. Also, please note that if I'm right, at least until Toonami's first marathon in 2018, the only action shows to air at 10:30 PM on [as] will be Dragon Ball Super and Cowboy Bebop.

I think it's possible that going forward, Dragon Ball Super MIGHT be affected by #MeToo and Roshi/Elder Kai suddenly lose their "pervy" moments, but we won't see that change in America until mid-2019!

Fun fact, all of the episodes in this marathon have been run an irregular number of times: #34 (9/23/17, if we go back that far; they could just play 10 episodes with one episode in lieu of long interstitials) would have its 4th airing. #35 (9/30) and #36 (10/7) will also have their 4th airings. #37 (10/14) & #38 (10/21), since they aired twice back-to-back in the power hour on 10/21 and 10/28, will be up to their 5th airings! #39 (11/4) will have its 4th airing, but because we had a Toonami marathon on 11/25, #40 (11/11), and #41 (11/18), will both be up to their 5th airings as well! And then it gets really crazy. Since the power hour disappeared on 12/2, the episodes after that #42-#44 will only have their 2nd airing in the wee hours of the morning. But that's IF they just go with the previous 11 episodes. There is also a chance that they might go with just the meat of the 6th Universe Tournament arc, episodes #31-#41, and if that's the route they choose, #31 (8/25) would be on its 5th airing, while #32 (9/9) and #33 (9/16) would be on their 4th.

"Sweet dreams are made of cheese; who am I to disagree..."

EPISODE 14: "Final Countdown!" This is my 3rd reference to this song this year, and I regret nothing! Well, at least it's the dance remix this time! [Warning: video may contain spoilers beyond this point in the series...] Space is the place. Don't mine if I do! Tonight, 12/9/17 AT 2:30 AM - ONLY TOONAMI!!

#33: Sovereign of Mars (Season 2, Episode 8) A new peace treaty is reached, but will it last? Find out tonight (12/9) at 12:30. Only Toonami!!

EPISODE 17: LOVERS, PART 2 Feel the love tonight (12/9/17) at midnight! Love hurts, kinda like being body-slammed through a glass door. Only Toonami!!

For what it's worth... PROGRAM Viewers (000) A1849 rating A1849 (000) 10:30 Dragon Ball Super 1029 0.47 606 11:00 Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters 799 0.35 457 11:30 Black Clover (p) 690 0.30 393 12:00a Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders 621 0.28 359 12:30a Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 553 0.25 327 1:00a Hunter X Hunter (r) 526 0.24 308 1:30a Lupin the 3rd: Part 4 533 0.27 345 2:00a Naruto: Shippuden (r) 506 0.25 324 2:30a Outlaw Star (r) 396 0.18 233 3:00a Cowboy Bebop (r) 404 0.17 324 3:30a Ghost in the Shell: 2nd Gig (r) 385 0.16 205 The Family Guy episode leading into Toonami only hit 1.073 million and 0.47 in Adults 18-49, which means it nearly tied with Dragon Ball Super. The rest of the lineup was pretty much business as usual, but at least there were some winners, such as Lupin... programminginsider.com/saturday-cable-final-nationals-christmas-evergreen-hallmark-leads-total-viewers/

Update: "Adult Swim’s line-up returned from a week off, with DRAGON BALL at 0.47/0.35, BLACK CLOVER at 0.30, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURES at 0.28, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM at 0.25, HUNTER X HUNTER at 0.24/526K, LUPIN THE 3RD at 0.27, NARUTO at 0.25/506K, OUTLAW STAR at 0.18/396K, COWBOY BEBOP at 0.17/404K, and GHOST IN THE SHELL at 0.16/384K." Toonami's total viewer average was 585,545. That's actually slight improvement over last month's average. More to come...

It only dropped 108K from DBZ KFC before it, which DROPPED THE BALL million-plus Super threw it to the tune of over 300K. I'm sure DBZ KFC's fate is to be replaced by Boruto next year, but I wouldn't mind ALLLLLLL of DBZ Kai getting a rerun at 3:30 AM.

Ok, I think I finally have this thing in the format I want it to be: 12/2/2017 Total Viewers Adults 18-34 Adults 18-49 Time Show People Retention Rating Estimate Retention Rating Estimate Retention Rank RankChg 10:30 PM Dragon Ball Super 1,029,000 N/A 0.54 367,000 N/A 0.47 603,000 N/A #4 +8 11:00 PM Dragon Ball Z Kai: Final Chapters 799,000 77.65% 0.44 299,000 81.48% 0.35 449,000 74.47% #7 +7 11:30 PM Black Clover 690,000 86.36% 0.41 279,000 93.18% 0.30 385,000 85.71% #11 DEBUT 12:00 AM JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders 621,000 90.00% 0.35 238,000 85.37% 0.28 359,000 93.33% #15 +3 12:30 AM Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 553,000 89.05% 0.32 217,000 91.43% 0.25 321,000 89.29% #21 STEADY 1:30 AM Lupin The 3rd 533,000 96.38% 0.35 238,000 109.38% 0.27 346,000 108.00% #17 +10

First Ratings Report of the new era, and we get to know from 10:30 PM-1 AM, as well as Lupin at 1:30, at first. So how did the earlier start time and Black Clover shake things up? Well... http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-12-2-2017.html And, now that the new forums have Rich Text, I'm now going to be displaying those translations in a new format: 12/2/2017 Adults 18-34 Adults 18-49 Time Show Rating Estimate Retention Rating Estimate Retention Rank RankChg 10:30 PM Dragon Ball Super 0.54 367,000 N/A 0.47 603,000 N/A #4 +8 11:00 PM Dragon Ball Z Kai: Final Chapters 0.44 299,000 81.48% 0.35 449,000 74.47% #7 +7 11:30 PM Black Clover 0.41 279,000 93.18% 0.30 385,000 85.71% #11 DEBUT 12:00 AM JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders 0.35 238,000 85.37% 0.28 359,000 93.33% #15 +3 12:30 AM Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 0.32 217,000 91.43% 0.25 321,000 89.29% #21 STEADY 1:30 AM Lupin The 3rd 0.35 238,000 109.38% 0.27 346,000 108.00% #17 +10

Finally, over 3 months after its HD Premiere on Toonami, the Stream has chosen to bring us the adventures of an Outlaw Star through the night--IN SPACE!! It seems like it will be only episodes 1-5, but they should be pretty enjoyable!