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And this is the first of 6 times we will be hearing Roundabout tonight!!

Methinks this block might prove less effective against these two:

Interesting. They're using scenes for the bumps that you won't see tonight, because they're in Episode 4!

"USELESS!" "Hamon" Take 2 drinks...

Figures on Jesus' birthday we see some OTHER guys walking on water!

FULL OP HELL YEAH!!! EPISODE 5 - "THE DARK KNIGHTS"

I agree with you! That would have been better!

Hey, don't you pull that tough guy stuff on me! It's the little 15-minute animated short airing right now on Toonami!

Well, the question is, how dead is AOT's hype? It IS the #1 trend on Facebook right now, so it MIGHT be a 2nd expansion show (to 11 PM) in April, but I'd say the safer bet is it replaces JoJo at 12:30 for April through September 2017, and then Stardust Crusaders begins in October.

Ironically, I can't seem to get into Keijo...

Keeping this idea going, with the block from one Turkey Day weekend streaming during the other Turkey Day Weekend! 1. Dragonball Z Kai #95 - A Hero's Sacrifice! Last Chance to Save the World! - TV-PGLV 2. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure #6 - Tomorrow's Courage - TV-14LV (broadcast), TV-14V (personal) 3. Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans #23 - The Final Lie - TV-PGLV 4. Hunter x Hunter #29 - Awakening and Potential - TV-14 5. Naruto Shippuden #136 - The Light & Dark of the Mangekyo Sharingan - TV-14V 6. One Piece #370 - The Secret Plan to Turn the Tables! Nightmare Luffy Makes His Appearance - TV-PGLV 7. One Punch Man #5 - The Ultimate Master - TV-14 [merry xmas]

What the hell is even going on anymore!?

It's Scavengers tomorrow, bud! On that note, for some crazy reason my DVR thinks it's the 2013 live action feature film Scavengers! Oh yeah, how could I forget: the JoJo Drinking Game!! - Anytime a character says "Useless", take a drink! - Anytime Hamon is mentioned, take a drink! - Anytime a rock reference is made, take a drink!

You win this round...but don't cha forget it starts at 12:15!

Last one I'm covering... EPISODE 4 - "OVERDRIVE" In this episode, JoJo learns about Hamon and the Overdrive technique under the spartan tutelage of Baron Zeppeli! Plus, Erina makes her surprising return 7 years later, I guess now that Dio is out of the picture! It's rather surprising to JoJo that this frog doesn't croak! And fun fact--I believe this is the only episode of the English Dub that doesn't have the word "Useless" in it--no wait, Jack The Ripper Zombie did say it. Of course it's up to JoJo to finish off the Jack - Zombie, and he does so with flying colors, demonstrating his mastery of Hamon! Those episodes provide the background for the episode's main arc, Dio's return at nightfall, which begins Episode 5, streaming now, but of course also aptly begins the Christmas Eve marathon tomorrow night! LATER!

EPISODE 3 - "YOUTH WITH DIO" Don't trust him, JoJo! Listen to ol' Speedwagon! Oop, too late. Rest in peace, George Joestar! "Carry on, my wayward son!" Hey, that's a rock reference they DIDN'T make!!

EPISODE 2 - "A LETTER FROM THE PAST" Dio Brando, Rugby Star! It turns out Odd job was just a Speedwagon fan! (Hey, this arc IS set in 1888!)

The last play-through (for now) begins now! EPISODE 1 - "DIO THE INVADER" Foreshadowing in that scene; of course Dario was the first to activate the mask all those years ago--or was he!?

Yeah, I think 2014 was probably Toonami on Adult Swim's best year in terms of variety if not ratings, though 2015 was no slouch either despite being kneecapped tightly down to 12-3:30 only to escape for DST abnormalities, and has far outshined any other year so far in the ratings. Especially the first half of 2015 will probably go down in history as a "unique" year, what with Toonami having more female appeal than perhaps any time in its history between Kill la Kill, Sword Art Online, Michiko & Hatchin, and InuYasha: The Final Act, which all either had strong female leads or focused extensively on romance. But somehow now going into 2017 Toonami's managed to capture some of the same variety as 2014 with fewer shows: Want HOT, NEW? It doesn't get much hotter than DB Super's dub! Want vampires? Got 'em! (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) Want giant robots? Got 'em! (Gundam Unicorn) Want ninjas? Got 'em! (Naruto: Shippuden) Want pirates? Got 'em! (One Piece) Want movies? Well, it may still happen again in 2017, as last year's Miyazaki-esque Children Who Chase Lost Voices (Makoto Shinkai) showed up at the end of DST and felt like a late-year call-back to 2006's Month of Miyazaki. I would like to see them pop up at a time slot other than 3 AM and pre-empt portions of the normal lineup this time though. Eva 3.33 is of course the low-hanging fruit, and maybe Toonami would even be able to cut a deal with FUNimation to stream 1.11 (Monday-Wednesday) and 2.22 (Wednesday-Friday) again on their marathon channel so viewers wouldn't be hopelessly lost! And finally, the "strong female lead" is actually coming back right at the end of the block with Ghost In The Shell on February 4th!

Gundam Unicorn is definitely a UC series with big-budget OVA animation; hope you enjoy it. One Piece is just as worthy of being religiously followed as any of the other Toonami shows, though I will agree that since after Hunter x Hunter, Netflix viewing is possible, it does kinda serve to bring Shippuden and OP down an echelon. Finally, Deadman Wonderland was a great show for 11.5 episodes, up until its cheeseball non-ending. Too bad it didn't sell well enough in Japan to continue! But JoJo and Gundam IBO did better in the ratings at 12:30 than Deadman.

Well, at least ya still got vampires and Zombies in JoJo even beyond Phantom Blood, right? Gundam Unicorn gets really good fairly early! I've seen the first 4 OVAs (I believe that's Episodes 1-12 of the "Re:0096" TV edit), and it DOES get hardcore! Another neat thing about it is the OP and ED are actually both in English! (Just half-watched 13...)

I take it you haven't seen any of Gundam Unicorn yet, then? It's about as "Gundam" as Gundam can be! There IS a reason Sketch once had it at #1 on his list of shows he'd want to see on Toonami!

I tell you what I will do this run-through: keep a "Useless!" count! Episode 1 - Dio The Invader: Dario calls this world "useless" in his last breath to Dio, and Dio says it regarding JoJo challenging him! Episode 2 - A Letter Through The Past: Dio says it once, when he's misled by the early effects of the mask. Episode 3 - Youth With Dio: Dio says it on the roof of the Joestar mansion! Episode 4 - Overdrive: Jack The Ripper Zombie says he's gonna cut off Team Jojo's "Useless" heads! Oh yeah, and of course Patrick Seitz totally nailed the "You thought it was JoJo, but it was I, DIO!" meme!

Don't forget that they actually ran Shippuden and OG Naruto concurrently for a while (until Hellsing Ultimate arrived) in 2014!