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So does anyone else notice some strange perspective choices, or like, things being a strange size? When Joe is laying in bed at the start of the episode his boots are just enormous. And the detectives hands make his phone look like a micro version. But then he pulls his gun out and it’s about 3 sizes too big.

So not free. If this was a free option, DBZ would have been a permanent part of the block. Maybe it wasn’t a lot that they spent, but any amount is too much. Especially after they bitched last year that they couldn’t afford any new shows. I’d rather have seen this money spent on a Sentai C list show over another run of one of the most beat to death anime out there. DBZ isn’t part of the big 3. It’s One Piece, Bleach and Naruto. The entire concept of the big 3 is dated anyway since 2 of the series are long since completed and nothing really filled their shoes when they left.

If you have no money, you shouldn’t be wasting a single penny on a rerun. Bebop, GitS, the rest of IGPX which is apparently already done, the sub run of Ninja Kamui, all of these would do equally well at 2:30a and not cost them a dime to air.

He is apparently not in the best of health though, I don’t think he will return to voice work.

So on their chart, they do denote the 12a Ninja Kamui differently, but the 3am episode is not present. So either it did worse than 0.02, or despite the distinction, it’s considered a rerun regardless. Was hoping we would get to see those numbers but I guess we won’t.

CEO of major corporation held accountable for his wrongdoings. Anything else you want to add to your comedy act? I suggest a joke about airplane food.

Bro you didn’t put your money on Taytay’s team? It was like they leaked the script this year, that was basically free money. Ok, let’s talk about the bigger things I’m upset about then. Let’s see, I wasn’t too thrilled it cost over $87 to fill up my Hellcat yesterday. Is that a big enough issue to be upset about?

Sure are. But this is a place for Toonami/AS discussion, so as far as this place is concerned, this is the biggest thing in the world to be upset about. Sketch is somewhat as upset about it and I don’t see you giving him shit. It’s a stupid move and people should say that.

Honestly, if 12-2 can stay solid (no stalling new shows for the rest of the year) I dont really care what they do with 2:30. But thinking logically, there’s no way that will be the case. Is S2 of IGPX just not going to air for 160+ weeks? Will no other shows rerun? Not likely. Kai will creep up the schedule and One Piece will probably spend at least some of the year doubled up. Our best case scenario here is when Ninja Kamui ends, they bump Kai to 3 and bring back IGPX back to 2:30 for 13 weeks which should carry us close to the Uzumaki (lmao) premier, which would probably also get a 3am sub run. Then when that ends, they cut off 3am. I have a hard time seeing them keep the expansion unless Kai does great down there, which isn’t likely. We know there are pretty high odds that MHA S8 replaces Ninja Kamui as the lead in May/June. They may have to tweak things a little to line that up, but it’s likely what will happen. There is absolutely no excuse for them to not have two new shows lined up to replace DS and Lycoris in April though.

Start caring. As of recent developments, Demarco deserves people having the visualization.

I will repeat myself, I hate Demarco so god damn much. They could have pulled Ninja Kamui up. They could have doubled up OP again. They could have gotten ANYTHING else. This cost them money, so I don’t want to hear the “they won’t spend on 2:30” bullshit anymore. Demarco finally gets a little good will back and pisses it all away. Long term, this is probably what will replace Naruto. When the schedule has gaps, they will double/triple/quadruple up on Kai. With all the positive buzz and ratings from Lycoris, why is he still so averse to fresh shows? Id also wager this is a strong sign they will get Dragon Ball Diaper later in the year/early next year. Again, likely at huge detriment to the rest of the block. They already tried adding Kai as an infinite loop show. Goku does not sell seats any better than a show in their free archive. They let the license lapse after a year.

Wow I haven’t read someone’s yaoi fanfiction since high school. At least yours isn’t just one huge run on sentence and you didn’t breathe heavily behind me the entire time I was reading it. Oh Beth, you were such a weird girl. Anyway, let’s just all thank god that classic swim doesn’t know how to draw. Last thing this story needs is further visualization.

Good start so far. I was a little worried with the immediate recycled footage but they made up for it with a dense action quota. Anyone else get early era Boondocks vibes from the fight choreography? Made me think of the Hateocracy fights.

Final expectations before we start? I avoided the extended promo so I’m going in dry. Hoping the action can carry it as I don’t expect much substance from the story.

I hate Demarco so god damn much

If nothing else, Entertainment District stayed pretty consistent. Low, but it’s not all over the place. Will be interesting to see how Ninja Kamui does. Still not seeing much buzz for it outside of Toonami circles.

This is something I noticed with almost all of Crunchyroll’s original anime (all of them, not just the Toonami partnership ones), they feel like they are just there to fill in a quota. They don’t have that “western stink” that a truly fake anime would, but they are just entirely uninspired and leave no impact. Like someone opened a Make-an-Anime kit and rushed through it just to finish. The only sliver of deviation seen is when Demarco is involved he removes the fanservice element. Even if Ninja Kamui is enjoyable, I expect it to be forgotten as soon as it ends. Good action sequences can make the ride fun, but it that’s all it has to offer, no one will remember it long.

If it can just get through its run without huge stretches of being boring, it can take the crown for best original thus far. That’s where every original so far has blown it, it reaches a point where I don’t care and the characters just drone on. At least mindless violence is something to have a laugh about. Real ones watched Akudama Drive for Hoodlum, this entry is all wrong.

I wonder why Entertainment District isn’t hitting when Mugen Train did. It’s got one more chance to turn around but let’s hope Ninja Kamui hits a little better with the midnight crowd. More importantly, look at that huge spike in viewers Lycoris had. It was one slot away from being the highest rated show on Toonami this week. It’s been a very long time since we have seen a later show have a sizable spike over shows before it. Hopefully Demarco takes notice that the audience actually does like getting some niche shows now and then.

Probably the most damaging thing were his interviews about Prog and Alt. Outright admitting he thought things in the original were a problem that needed changed in HIS version destroyed his credibility for any anime he would be involved with. Uzumaki has been given impossible odds with all the delays. Even if it’s great, people will shrug and ask why such a short project took so long. The short clip they showed didn’t make it seem like it’s going to have the animation quality that leaves a years long impact on viewers.

I actually did an archive check on /a/, which I’ll admit is not always 100% accurate, and the singular thread I found about Ninja Kamui specifically was from 2022. And it didn’t even getting any discussion, basically just “ok”. There are other sporadic posts in JJK related threads discussing the show being part of the reason Sungwho Park was leaving, but no actual talk about the show itself. Basically no traction at all on 4chan. Even in the Toonami specific threads, its first real discussion happened last week. And surprisingly, a lot more positivity about it than expected. Will be interesting to see if /a/ bothers following it once it starts. ANN is where all the normies go and reference, so if they think it’s doodoo then that won’t be good for the show. Same goes for MAL. You couldn’t pay me to go wade through Resetera, but knowing how they operate, negative opinions are not allowed so I doubt anyone there has said anything bad about the show. Reddit has mixed opinions, obviously the Toonami sub all love it and think it’s the best because they aren’t allowed to wrongthink, but the slightly less biased anime sub is mixed. Some are optimistic because of JJK, while others are concerned with western influences. If you get away from Toonami circles on twitter, optimism for the show is not high. I guess we will see what happens, but the effort required to find discussion about the show outside of Toonami circles really highlights their issues with advertising. That aside, seeing as an abortion like Grunge was able to do OK, I’m not too worried about this flopping.

I have seen a little bit of discussion about the show on other sites, but this is how it usually boils down. ”Ninja Kamui? Huh well it looks like it might be good” ”Says here Adult Swim/Jason Demarco is involved?” ”Oh yikes nevermind, guaranteed shit” It’s genuinely amusing seeing how toxic Demarco’s association with a project is in the non Toonami anime community. This show could end up being decent, but a lot of people have already written it off because Demarco had his fingers in it. I agree their advertising sucks. Even if they waited to start running ads, I think they should have gotten it announced earlier. Give it some time to get some buzz spreading outside of AS circles. The entire point of originals was to lure in viewers who didn’t have a reason to watch the block before, and they have been terrible at showcasing these shows elsewhere.

This is the most important point for Lycoris. It held onto Dr Stone pretty tight, and only dropped 0.01 from the lead. The overall performance of the block was subpar, but Lycoris worked with what was available. It’s also not unusual in recent years to see January and February kinda suck and then things course correct somewhat in the spring. And the good news is, if Demon Slayer keeps sucking, it’s only gonna be the lead for two more weeks anyway before we swap over to Ninja Kamui.

I mean, can we really blame Lycoris when Demon Slayer started the night with a near record low? That’s where all the issues lie. Id assume a big issue for Demon Slayer is the promo they ran for the ENTIRE week was for the wrong damn episode. Some people might of panicked and bailed thinking Toonami was airing the wrong episode. And we certainly can’t write off that the episode itself is kind of a snooze set up episode. Next weeks is actually being advertised properly and looks to have a little more meat to it so hopefully things turn around.

Yea, I wouldn’t hold your breath on this doing well. R&M has been on a steady downward slide in relevance, and most anime fans aren’t going to consider this anime. Soon as those subs start scrolling, a lot of people will tune out, and the anime crowd probably won’t show up in the first place unless it’s tacked onto Toonami when they are already here. Smiling Friends has got to be close. Luckily for them Ninja Kamui is coming, it may not be a Sunday show, but at least they can say they have something new on the air.