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Haha, those mentalist tricks that Gen showed us in last nights Dr Stone actually work in real life. A little bit more hostility, but other than that, a flawless recreation. If offending the audience is the concern, showing most Adult Swim viewers what their insides look like is probably the faster way to do it.

Coming in on the heels of Plantasm, which was pretty bad overall, I was worried. But these felt like classic episodes. Not the best, but passable. It does feel like these kind of start in the middle of the episode though, old episodes usually start slow and then introduce the plot, where these just hit the ground running. Will probably never get used to the animation, but it’s less distracting than expected.

“We edited it as little as possible” turned into just cutting like 3 full minutes out of the episode. Like they had time to run the OP in full that week just to fill the gaping hole left by the sloppy cut. And if you don’t like that one, KLK has plenty of other moronic cuts. And it doesn’t change my main point. The Demarco of 21 years ago is a completely different person. He was actually kind of cool back then. The terminally on twitter Demarco has been warped by internet culture where you have to wear all the correct opinions on your sleeve for all your followers to see and pat you on the back for.

Buddy that article is from 21 years ago. Modern day Demarco hates fanservice. Look up his interview about Progressive and Alternative where he talks about intentionally removing fanservice from FLCL. And let’s not forget this gem from Kill la Kill.

“Why does that little girl have a gag in her mouth?” And that’s why that’s never going to happen.

I wouldn’t hold your breath on there ever being more. Anime has been growing significantly in the west, but in the grand scheme is still a very niche interest. Toei’s wallet helped Luffy get his time in the spotlight.

No, we had a few shows prior to that fall under 100k. But we are talking 95-99k at 3-4am so not a huge deal as 80k at what I believe was 10pm. That marathon was destined for disaster. It slid Toonami way forward on the schedule into primetime and Family Guy had just left a gaping void on the network. Add on that Fena was incredibly boring and you have a recipe for a night no one wanted to tune in for. If nothing else, it showed Zaslav these shows have almost no value as reruns.

That was like 2 years ago. And the vast majority of viewers don’t keep up with VA news or even know most of their names.

Poke is correct, it was the Fena marathon at an abhorrent 80/0.04. But, if you want to only count normal nights, the worst was a Black Lotus premier episode on 1/29/22 at 141 0.05.

For 12a it is. I’m looking at the list, and that marks the 7th lowest lead in in the blocks history. If it was a lesser show I wouldn’t even blink about it, but this is one of biggest shows of the decade and was at one point so expensive the block couldn’t even air it. Now it’s on, at great sacrifice, and is kinda shitting the bed.

Well, the budget for it had to come from somewhere. Nah, I’m gonna blame Demarco for telling everyone it would never air while simultaneously looking for any viable option to get it on the block.

There are some theories about this. It’s stated early on that things taken out of the abyss will always find their way back into it. As Riko was born in the abyss, and owes her life to an abyss item, it’s theorized she has the same insatiable desire to return to the abyss at any cost. I have only watched the first season, so if something happens in S2 (or the manga and was cut) feel free to correct me, but is the issue here he gets to pork his waifu?

Abysmal. Demarco is gonna have some explaining to do to the higher ups about why they had to bend over backwards to secure this pickup.

It doesn’t bother me so much that they all died, such is life for a character in this series, but more that it failed to build an attachment with the audience for any of the villagers. Most of them are nameless, goofy monster things. The few that do have names just don’t do anything memorable. And the one we are exposed to the most says literally one word over and over again, and has huge ass cheeks that really make it hard to take him seriously. So we reach the end of the season, and everyone is dead and it’s more a sigh of relief because them being dead means we are finally moving forward to something else. The manga releases chapters very slow so I can see why the anime staff wants to make as few cuts as possible, but this taking an entire season really made it feel like it was just spinning it’s wheels till the finale.

Buddy you read every single word of my post. You have no retort, so you are trying to fall back on “h-heh, too long, d-didn’t read that”. This is fair. It builds up so much over the season just to remind the audience that the abyss sux. The sense of adventure isn’t there because they stay in one place the whole time.

“Sir, you aren’t allowed to enjoy that manga, the author sniffs his Nanachi dolls daily. SIR! LISTEN TO ME SIR YOU CANT DO THAT I DISAGREE! IM GOING TO HAVE TO CANCEL YOU!” Thats the behavior you are defending right now. And considering the person who started this has had to go ghost mode on twitter, I’m gonna take a wild guess that his take on the situation didn’t go over well. As a “very little known author”, of course you do that. Judging by how you act, the couple hundred people that follow you are probably exactly like you. If you step one pinkie toe out of line, your tiny following will drop you in a heartbeat. I don’t know a single thing about K-pop, but most of these guys seem to be in the 7-8 figure fan counts. If a couple hundred thousand drop him because of his favorite manga, I doubt he would even notice. And again, based on the response, seems like his fanbase came to a very aggressive defense of him. Manga is written primarily for its eastern audience. All too often to people from the west try to force their western sensibilities on manga, none of which is a positive improvement. Just look at the wasteland of crap that the west puts out these days. If you want more of that, by all means consume it. Someone has to. But don’t try to drag manga down in the mud with you, nor the people who enjoy it. I will reiterate, Made in Abyss was one of the most popular anime of 2017. That’s a very hard title to take for something that isn’t Shonen Jump. If “weird shit” was an issue, it wouldn’t be sitting on that title.

That’s why I remain skeptical for now. I enjoy tossing ideas around, but I’m also being realistic that Lycoris may end up being a one off thing and we go right back to how things were when it ends.

And? If you don’t want to watch/read it, don’t. You don’t have to drag down others who do. Imagine trying to shame someone for enjoying a series that a gaggle of normies voted as the best anime of the year at the Crunchyroll awards. It doesn’t get more casual than that.

Made in Abyss is actually very faithful to the source material. Probably the only real censorship is the anime doesn’t show nipples. The movie does though, not directly though. But said scene also isn’t direct in the manga either. What does this person need to be informed about? “Stop liking what I don’t like!”? Things like this are why there is such animosity towards cancel culture.

I can absolutely see Mashle making the cut. It’s got a new season starting in January. Yea it kinda feels like One Punch Man but he is a wizard now (but not really lol) but that’s a formula that just keeps working. GGO obviously just because the block is associated with SAO so significantly. Engage Kiss is incredibly action dense which to me made the mid action kiss scenes not even noticeable. Bro pipes a nun like halfway in though (like actually pipes not the will they won’t they crap) so I don’t think that one would get the Demarco stamp of approval. I have seen requests for Kaguya ever since the first season. It’s never too late to give a new genre a try and this one is so widely liked the risk of it tanking is pretty low. I know at this point Madoka is pushing 13 years old, but I still think it deserves a Toonami run. It’s one of the defining anime of the 2010s. If Demarco needs to scratch the “old” itch, better something like this than another recycled 90s show. If it goes over well they could air Magia Record. Since they can’t afford movies, they can never make everyone mad with Rebellion. I enjoyed Darwin’s Game, but I think that might be tied up on Netflix. If not, it has my vote. Toonami has never touched video game adaptations, but that doesn’t mean I don’t think Nier Automata wouldn’t be a great pick. 2b is a popular enough character that people will recognize but may not actually know anything about which I feel would drive some engagement. I don’t care what anyone says, I like battle harems. So The Asterisk War and The Irregular at Magic High School has my support. Toonami viewers want to see action and tits, so those would be ideal 1am time filler. I believe Irregular only recently got a dub, so it would be good promotion for Aniplex. It’s also one of the few I have yet to watch myself. The Misfit of Demon King Academy is comedy gold, one of those shows where you aren’t sure if it’s supposed to be a parody or not. I’d love to see this dude spin an entire castle on his finger like a basketball on basic cable. Unfortunately, I’m only seeing S2 on this list, so they don’t have both I guess? Can’t have two without one. I could go on but I’ll just stop here. My concern for the future isn’t lack of options, if Aniplex is playing ball, they have plenty of toys to play with. I have two main ones. 1. How thick is the Toonami budget for 2024? No money, no shows unless Aniplex just gives things to the block. They might offer deals but I think the era of just getting things for free is long over. 2. Is Lycoris Recoil a sign of Demarco finally broadening his horizons, or is it our bi-annual oddball pick that sneaks by to the confusion of everyone? If this is just a pick he liked that fell in his lap, that’s not going to be a recurring thing. If we reach the spring where these new pickups start wrapping up and they all get actual acquired replacements, that might open me up to the need for more time just to squeeze on some of the obligations.

Guess this guy didn’t get the memo that despite its content, Made in Abyss is certified normiecore. Should have tried to pin a more controversial show on the guy.

I disagree about expansion. Right now, we are eating really good and the schedule feels like it’s about to burst, but will that last? I highly doubt it. Dr Stone will be outta here in February, so they already have a little room to play with. Stone, DS and Lycoris all will be out of here before Naruto ends, so they have lots of upcoming space to play with, and even with a more cooperative Aniplex, I don’t think they can plug all those holes with acquired content. Stuff like Scavengers and Superman will serve the same purpose as filler shows did this year, to fill time and save money. The only thing that is really lost in a 3 hour schedule is the consistent double One Piece, which while fans enjoy, still eats up budget and non fans or fence riders would rather see that slot given to another show. I don’t think there is a scenario where we get to keep a flow of new shows and keep double OP. As for reruns, those just pop in as needed and aren’t a significant priority. Mugen Train will surely be the New Years or Christmas marathon, and if they think it still has juice in it they can cycle it again later in the year after it’s rested for a time. They presumably hold the license for one full year, so there is plenty of time to cycle those one at a time. Weird list considering we had Made in Abyss last year. Is he implying he didn’t actually watch it before adding it to the block? Same with Mob. I still stand by Lycoris being a really weird pick for him considering his attitude towards similar content. But that being said, he does say he loves Shield Hero, and among all the isekai he could pick he liked one of the most controversial ones. Mob isn’t Aniplex. Right now it seems like only shows held by Aniplex have a pathway onto the block.

We are on a hell of a roll right now. Glad Aniplex is breaking all this news now rather than the Demarco classic 2 weeks notice.

One more interesting observation about this show. I’ll admit, im giving myself a crash course on it as we speak, but it seems that the whole theme is girl protagonist with guns. 1. It’s not the typical dreck from shonen jump with a male protag who is the chosen one 2. Its got guns, allegedly something Demarco had an issue with in recent years Who picked this show for the block? Because it sure as shit wasn’t Demarco. Or did hell freeze over and we are about to witness a Demarco redemption arc? Gun Gale Online is also an Aniplex title, if Demarco truly pulled the stick out of his ass, could we possibly be seeing that next year too?

Just for the hell of it, here’s a theoretical schedule given what we know. I’d say if it were replacing Demon Slayer, it could just start the first week. Since it’s not, im taking that as a pointer towards more Demon Slayer. 12:00a - Demon Slayer 12:30a - Dr Stone 1:00a - Lycoris Recoil 1:30a - One Piece 2:00a - Naruto Shippuden 2:30a - IGPX As expected, One Piece works as our flex slot. We need the space, so it trims down. If they can’t keep the good momentum going after Dr Stone ends, they simply bump Lycoris up to 12:30 and give OP double duty again. Actually, if that ends up being the case, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Lycoris start its run at 12:30, as Dr Stone would only have 2-3 more episodes left. Whatever the case, im just glad to see some evidence that they aren’t dicking around going into the new year. Maybe Naruto leaving is the kick in the pants they needed to get their shit together.