Mr. Idea Box

Even if Adult Swim isn't up for grabs, that lineup is inconceivable! The Abbott and Costello cartoons? Dragon's Lair? Paddington Bear? Pinky, Elmyra, and the Brain? The Supernatural anime? The New Adventures of Gilligan? The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show? The 2017 Wacky Races reboot? QUICK DRAW MCGRAW?! Holy shit.

That's a pretty darn big get, if I ever seen one. What did I say? I said that Sailor Moon or Naruto would be better fits. And would you look at that. Bonus points for picking Sailor Moon first, by the way.

You're right, Bleach should end on March 14th. If that happens, then the season finale of Primal would make its linear premiere at 1 AM, making the Sunday night airing an instant rerun. I have doubts that would be the case. In the event that's what happens, however, then I can see One Piece doubling up that week, giving Blue Lock and Tokyo Revengers the night off. So yeah. You win some, you lose some.

Of course those that are preventing this merger are like that. Because what else would they be?

Yeah, that tracks. However, it does give me hope that Aniplex can get something that Toonami wants down the road. Yeesh. That sounds like a downgrade, even if Daima fits in the early morning slot tonally. If I was in charge of anime scheduling, I'd put Naruto and Sailor Moon at 4 AM and then pull out Daima in June. Wouldn't hurt that the show would be off the Saturday block by then. But three full runs before the Toonami rerun even finishes? I get that cable programmers used to consider 20 episodes as good enough for a strip, but not twice a day at that.

If nothing else, Aniplex has been a noteworthy force in recent memory.

While I 100% agree with you, that would mean the block lasts into 2028 at least. Part of me wants to believe that, the other part doesn't think that's realistic.

That is almost completely a random choice. I wish him the best of luck, but that doesn't mean I quite understand this decision. Don't get me wrong. The idea of the composer behind movies like The Lion King, Dune, Gladiator, Inception, and Dunkirk, to name only a FEW, getting to work on a Dragon Ball project? That sounds good on paper, and in this current climate, it actually makes a lick of financial sense, but something about it feels odd to me.

Yeah, that's on me. You're not wrong. At the very least, we've got February covered before January ended. That's decent, if you ask me. I do hope that they'll speedrun the schedule updates as well. Here's to hoping.

Well, I can say I didn't expect to see these two pop up this year! We're all assuming they start with Season 1, Episode 1, right? This also changes the level of security that Toonami has so far. Primal S3: 3/21/26 Bleach TYBW: 3/14/26 DB Daima: 3/28/26 Bucket List of the Dead: 3/21/26 R&M The Anime: 3/7/26 Blue Lock and Tokyo Revengers: Somewhere in Late July. Potential Spring Reruns: Primal S3, Ninja Kamui S1, Bleach TYBW (All) DDD S2: March 2026 Rooster Fighter: March/April 2026 One Piece: Immortal Now, if I'm correct about the reruns, that basically sets the block up until June 6th at the bare minimum. Granted, things are subject to change, but still.

I can see why they'd try and wait until there's a free space at 12 or 12:30. Likely the latter, if that happens. However, there's an issue with waiting until TYBW ends: Primal reruns end the following week, meaning the third season finale would be followed up with Dan Da Dan. Now, I'm not an expert TV scheduler or anything, but wouldn't it be better if the awaited return of Momo, Okarun, and Turbo Granny was paired up with another new show, thereby increasing interest in both programs? Either way, if the second season can get a sneak peek as part of a 2025 marathon, it's a done deal for 2026.

Yeah, that's about what we all expected. Sad but true. On the other hand, the entire month of February should be booked by now, between these shows seen in this update, plus DDD Season 2 and the last stretch of Blue Exorcist. Would March 2026 have improvements down the line? I don't know for sure.

You know what? I'm actually pretty happy about this.

So, does that mean those of us that watched the marathon can skip this week?

Technically, international channels are another matter from domestic networks. But for all intents and purposes, I find myself agreeing with you here. I would love if the Dynamite Space Ghost comic got turned into its own cartoon. However, and this may be a controversial take, but I'm ready to cut loose from Coast to Coast as far as the Space Ghost property is concerned. Even if they're considered two different licenses, I'm tired of the 60s superhero always using his 90s persona whenever he gets referenced at all. Sadly, I can see him causing yet another meltdown over not getting what he wanted. I will say that Energon Universe could lend itself well to Toonami if they can afford it. Okay, that doesn't sound like too bad of an idea. The "airing an anime Batman movie to promote Supergirl" thing, not "Toonami airing Peacemaker". That idea sounds on par with them airing Goosebumps nearly two decades ago. I'm afraid you're right here, too. Probably gonna release in September so they can call it a celebration of AS's 25th anniversary or whatnot. The more he complains about that stuff, the more I'm tempted to say he gets fired if I ran WBA's divisions.