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I doubt they would reair DBZ Kai at the back of the block. All the "new" Toonami shows that they've done reruns of at this point are shows that are 26 episodes or shorter. I doubt they'd be willing to commit to reairing a longer show in full on the back end. Double Bebop on Saturday, huh? Can't say I'm not surprised. They really do need to announce what's happening on the 24th, though. With no show announcement so far, part of me wonders if they intend to just keep Bebop doubled up and do another run of that. I'd prefer they not, but it wouldn't surprise me, to be honest.

Well at least we know from the poster that Goku will be in it.

DeMarco's logic about it (from about 5 years ago or so) was that he wanted it to be like the old days, where you had to watch TV in order to figure out what new show was going to be on. According to him, they didn't really need to promote the shows to get good ratings. So in summary, there really is no advantage, it's just how DeMarco prefers to think the world works.

It isn't unprecedented for DeMarco to announce a show with only a week out. Back when Toonami began that was his original intent, anyway. It just kept getting thwarted by online schedules announcing it first. Admittedly, though, they haven't done it in a while, which makes me think that there's an issue with the show that's keeping it from being announced yet. We'll find out sometime this week, I'm sure, though it may not be until Saturday night.

Soul Eater getting another adaptation is something I would definitely get behind. An Akame ga Kill Brotherhood sounds pretty tasty too.

Yeah, I'll be honest, this really doesn't mean that much to me. OUR Toonami is doing well (according to the people running it), and we should have no worries about it going away. You could even argue that Toonami Asia was really only Toonami in name only, due to it being so different from the one here in the US.

This could be indicative of a possible Toonami announcement... I just hope it actually IS announced for Toonami. I can't fully believe that DeMarco would actually get RE: Zero.

I wasn't aware of this, either. I've learned so many new things this week!

Not really that surprising. Not right, mind you, but not surprising.

Ah, I was not aware of this. The internet being the way it is, I've been forced to assume that all Christian related websites believe that anime is Satan incarnate.

I'm starting third shift work so my sleeping pattern is already gonna be screwed lol. Good to see Toonami not losing any time. Though I personally fail to see the need to switch clocks twice a year, I'm happy knowing it won't affect Toonami.

I'm not sure what's going to be coming. I think I can definitely say that, at the very least, there WILL be a show coming; we aren't going to see the block shrink to 5 hours. As for what that show COULD be, I have no idea. My track record for predicting Toonami shows is pretty terrible; I have only predicted one show that came to Toonami (Samurai Champloo), and I predicted that show in a dream three years before it was announced. All I can really do is look at the options: A. It's FLCL Season 1. This would make sense with the summer premiere of FLCL seasons 2 and 3. Running through the show twice would put the end date of the show at June 9. If we assume that we're having a Memorial Day marathon (which we always do), then that puts the end date at June 16. FLCL 2 premiering June 23 would meet the summer premiere announcement, so at the very least this is plausible. Factors against it: -It's likely that FLCL Season 2 will lead to another expansion of the block, so it may not be worthwhile for them to reair FLCL on the backend. If FLCL Season 2 did happen to come in at the end of June, and it does expand the block, then they'll be left with two spots to fill (DBZ Kai and FLCL Season 1) in very short succession. -If my math is right, DBZ Kai should be finished on June 23, so if FLCL Season 2 doesn't expand the block, it could be replacing DBZ Kai. Given that Toonami doesn't like to shift the block more than necessary, FLCL season 2 taking over for DBZ Kai would be a better option for them than taking over for FLCL reruns. B. The show, much like Poke suggested, is an older show rerun. Given that we got Outlaw Star, as well as Cowboy Bebop and GITS back on the block now, I think we can expect an older show rerun to be a relatively regular occurrence. If this were to be the case for this show, then that opens up some options. Really, there are three eras of shows that can be considered "older reruns": Cartoon Network Toonami, classic Adult Swim, or reruns of shows that were on Adult Swim Toonami. As for the options for each of them: Cartoon Network Toonami: -The Big O Season 1: Considering Adult Swim has perpetual right to season 2, it would make sense to give the full thing a run one of these days. It's like airing a full show for the price of half of one! -Gundam Wing: I think this show will be coming eventually. If it were to come, though, I imagine it would replace IBO. Still, Toonami has surprised us before, so who knows? -YuYu Hakusho: A bit more out there, but I think it would fit. It IS a long runner, but I think Toonami could get it for fairly cheap. If they wanted a nice shonen to bolster the back end of the block, this would be it. Classic Adult Swim: -Trigun: Really the only show I can think of that would have a shot. Airing Trigun would complete the Bebop-Outlaw-Trigun sort of trilogy. Beyond that, it's a good show, and I'm fairly certain Toonami was looking at it prior to it going to Adult Swim. Adult Swim Toonami; -Inuyasha: Mostly a pipe dream for me, but Inuyasha at the back end of the block would be awesome. -Black Lagoon: I think Black Lagoon would have a decent shot at reairing. Yeah, the ratings probably wouldn't be amazing, but I doubt they'd do any worse than the current ratings. -Akame ga Kill: I was a bit shocked that this show didn't get a rerun (though I was very pleased Parasyte did). This could be a chance for Toonami to rectify that. Factors against it: -It's admittedly a bit up in the air as to with WHICH budget year this show was bought. Poke is correct in claiming that shows bought towards the end of a year tend to be lower key shows or reruns. The announcement of Space Dandy came on January 5, and the show itself came back on Jan 27. I can't imagine they hashed out a show deal at the beginning of January for another show, so the show deal must have been made in late December. Because of that, it's REALLY hard to tell if the show was bought with the remainder of the 2017 budget or the beginning of the 2018 budget. Dragon Ball Super was almost certainly bought with the beginning of 2017's budget, and that was announced in the beginning of December. So unless they get an advance on their budget for big shows, they have some access to next year's budget at the end of the previous year. Personally, I think the show is going to be a rerun, but you can definitely make a convincing argument that it's a big name show. C. It's a new show. It could be practically anything in that case. Factors against it: -Pretty much the budget argument from above. If it is a new show, it could either be something really big (If bought with 2018 budget), or something low key or relatively unknown (if bought with 2017 budget).

Why is FLCL news on a website called "The Christian Post"?

This is about where I'm at as well. I've never watched Reboot but my God that new show looks bad.

I'd honestly be surprised if Toonami picked up Re:Zero. Or at least, if they picked it up so soon. I definitely wouldn't be against it, mind you, but it would come as a surprise.

What have I done recently... El Cazador de la Bruja - Finished I ended up binging through the rest of this one. Pretty good show, although I though the beginning was a little too slow, and it could definitely be cliche at times. Nothing unique, but a fun show nonetheless. Kimagure Orange Road Episode 16

Looking at it like that makes me seem a little more optimistic for it, so thanks for thr viewpoint. I definitely feel both new seasons of FLCL are unnecessary, but thinking of it through this viewpoint makes me a bit more accepting of them.

Cool, I can't wait for this to go over just as well as Death Note USA live action.

Interesting development. I wonder what the show will be about now.

Toonami's relevance has long since faded. People simply don't think of TV when watching anime anymore. It's all online or streaming now, for the most part. I think the only time you can really say that the Toonami revival has been relevant was the first couple of years (2012-2013, specifically) after it's revival, and even then, whatever relevance Toonami may have had was nothing compared to the influence and relevance it had in it's heyday of the early 2000s. Of course, it doesn't really matter in the long run if Toonami is relevant or not. If it airs shows you wanna watch, then watch 'em. If not, then don't watch.

No.

Eh, it is what it is. Nobody really watched or read Dragon Ball for consistency between character designs. It can be somewhat annoying, for sure, but it's a minor issue, at best. Especially compared to characterization issues (read: Goku) between the end of Z and Super.

Yep same as you and Daos. Brotherhood was a great show and I love it, but I love the first FMA just that much more. I'm also sure I'm one of the only people in the world who liked the way FMA 2003 ended.

Oh, this is gonna be fun

I can only WISH FMA 2003 would come to Toonami...