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Now that was a very interesting and well-done video! I do wish he would have mentioned Bleach's obvious and critical role in events coming up next year: If not for Bleach's popularity on Adult Swim, [as] ACTN never would have held on long enough for Toonami to take hold on [as], and in turn, Dragon Ball Super probably would be on a kids network instead of Adult Swim! At one time, Bleach was beating DBZ as the 3rd member of the Big 3, before the champ re-ascended the throne in 2nd half 2015! And of course, 2015 would also be the year DBZ Kai drew monumental ratings on Toonami, while Bleach aired for the last time on 1/31/15... ...but maybe not the last time ever. After all, Bleach's profile will someday decline to the point where its license might be cheap enough for Toonami to air the first 63 episodes remastered Kai-style in a late late night timeslot.

THANK YOU for getting back to the main topic, after nearly 2 whole pages of political chat-fail! I enjoyed Gundam IBO. I thought most episodes besides the slowest ones were decent, and in retrospect there weren't quite as many as I remembered. Well over half the episodes (I count 15) contained some great mecha - on - mecha action, while most of the others at least involved some sort of drama or suspense. I give the whole series a solid 8.5/10, but mark my words, Gundam Unicorn Re:0096 will be MUCH BETTER!!

Toonami starts at 11:30 in 2017, so JoJo won't budge.

And One-Punch Man just ended. In it, Saitama reveals his secret, sorta. And also ends Carnage Kabuto's one-week bloody rampage before it began!

One Piece on the stream now. Fried zombie squirrel, anyone??

As do I! But I'd rather not fight about it!

Now streaming is one of the more interesting episodes of Naruto Shippuden, in which Sasuke runs off to find Itachi, Kisame battles Suigetsu, and Mada--umm... "Tobi" trolls Naruto and the rest of Team Kakashi!

Maybe they got their rates lowered slightly after November's poor performance? But it's still 2 AM-ish that the weird commercials begin, for goodness sake! And of course most noticed them during Children WhoChase Lost Voices so this is really nothing new!

Now streaming: Hunter × Hunter!! Gon and Killua push and chop their way through a multitude of weenie challengers, but they've got a LOT to learn!!

Now Gundam IBO is streaming. What, you thought just because you made it to Earth you were done with Carta, Tekkadan? NOPE!

This week in JoJo, now wrapping up on the stream, JoJo begins training to use Hamon, while Dio plots new villiany! "Baron Zeppeli, you didn't tell me nothin' about fighting a pincushion!"

On DBZ Kai, Gohan's rage was more than enough to trash all the Cell Jr.'s, and then he set his sights on Cell! Now time for JoJo on the stream!

New weekend; new lineup! Here's what you can expect to see for the next couple of days and change: 1. Dragonball Z Kai #93 - Unleash the Warrior Within! Gohan Takes the Offensive! - TV-PGLV 2. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure #4 - Overdrive - TV-MAV 3. Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans #21 - To the Place of Return - TV-PGLV 4. Hunter x Hunter #27 - Arrival at the Arena - TV-PGV 5. Naruto Shippuden #134 - Banquet Invitation - TV-14V 6. One Piece #368 - The Silent Assault!! The Mysterious Visitor, Tyrant Kuma - TV-PGL 7. One Punch Man #3 - The Obsessive Scientist - TV-14LV Enjoy this throwback to warmer days this weekend!

Let's go! It's Mikazuki vs. Frankenst-Ein, Tomorrow night (12/10/16) at 1 AM! ONLY TOONAMI!

I'm thinking 11 PM June after Jack, but OK... I mean 11:30 PM Dragon Ball Super IS a thing now!

Mob Psycho 100 is out; apparently it's finally coming to FUNi NOW. As such, I have stricken it from the "Possibly coming" roster.

I'm OK with this, since I already have FUNi NOW, mainly to watch Drifters and Keijo!!!!!!!

As much as I would love a multi-night expansion, I'm staying mum about that for now!

Come to think of it, that WOULD be ideal for 3 AM!

What we know so far: January 7, 2017: 11:30 DBZ Super Encore 12 AM DBZ Kai Final Chapters 12:30 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2 1 AM Gundam Unicorn Re: 0096 Are they done adding new shows for now? We really don't know. A new show at 1:30 isn't beyond the realm of possibility, especially if it's something older like Tokyo Ghoul, and I guess I could see Discotek's Lupin III Part 4 dub sliding into such a timeslot. I still believe Toonami will expand to 4 AM in 2017; more on that later. This of course would mean Hunter x Hunter at 2; Shippuden at 2:30; One Piece at 3 AM; and One-Punch Man closing out the night at 3:30. Definitely coming in 2017: Samurai Jack Season 5 (10 episodes) FLCL Season 2 (6 episodes) Most likely coming in 2017: Attack on Titan Season 2 Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans Season 2 Possibly coming in 2017: Lupin III Part 4 (24 episodes) Tokyo Ghoul (24-26 episodes) Blue Exorcist: Impure King Arc (???) So here's what I think will happen: One more show yet to be announced, permanently expanding Toonami to 4 AM. Whether it would be 1:30 or a more "classic" at 3 AM, I don't know yet. Samurai Jack expands Toonami one more time to 11 PM for Toonami's 20th Anniversary on 3/18/17. Toonami now runs 11-4 AM. Toonami messes with the 4/1/17 encore of DB Super somehow at 11:30 (but NOT the premiere!) Samurai Jack has a full-night marathon on Memorial Day weekend, then is replaced by AOT S2. At some point, in mid-June, Gundam Unicorn Re:0096 ends and is replaced by Gundam IBO S2. No marathon on July 1st, as the Gundams need a total of 47 weeks to fit into 2017. Blue Exorcist: Impure King Arc premieres at 1:30 in late June or early July, replacing whatever the other new show is that opened the year. If HxH, Shippuden, and One PIece were allowed to keep their previous timeslots, they relinquish them now and move down 30 minutes. AOT S2 actually takes a split-cour break for FLCL, beginning September 9th. Before this happens, FLCL Season 1 gets a Labor Day partial marathon from 1-4 after a special event from 11-1. Another marathon Oct. 28, followed by another DST movie special event on November 4th. That's all I got. Anyone else care to take a stab?

Huh. Seems they actually decided to cover 21-25 later this week! Catch 'em today if you can!

Yeah, I suppose it does! But that might not be such a bad thing; we'll just have to see!

Well alright then! This WILL be interesting!

Episodes 11-15 now through tonight at 6:30; should be able to get one more good run in before then. Episodes 16-20 following that until Friday at 6:30. So if you want to catch up on the last parts of the Hunter Exam, this is your week. I'm surprised they're going back this far, but I guess it's whatever.

While it might be nice to see a show with a strong female lead back on Toonami, guess they're doubling down on dudebro shows. We'll see how well this works out, though...