Mr. Idea Box

Of all the 90s shows to get remade, Ronin Warriors was among the lowest on the list of expectations.

It's official. Smiling Friends is Adult Swim's new second banana compared to Rick and Morty. Odds are becoming greater the show may outlast that series.

In general terms: If Warner Bros. wants to air their new shows on their old cable networks, agreements need to be made. Adding to this, they seem to be going all-in on streaming. In specific terms: Goodbye, Toonami original programming.

If Toonami moves at any point, would there be any place relocate if not for Saturday nights? I guess HBO Max is one way to put it, but I don't know any alternatives.

If I wanted to watch animals and assorted beings engage in R-rated comedy, I'd just watch Drawn Together. However, I will say that Regular Show has a point to be on Adult Swim, provided you squint in a wind of buffalo breath.

On the positive side, the premieres, whether World or Toonami, are surprisingly loaded for June 2025. And a Toonami schedule that has Dragon Ball, Bleach, Naruto, and Sailor Moon is definitely going to get news coverage. On the negative side, unless Midnight's already booked, I do agree that Dragon Ball Daima should've been saved for July. Guess this means Superman's less likely for summer. Either way, I'd take Dragon Ball Daima over subbed Lazarus if it meant One Piece gets shrunk to a half-hour.

Honestly, I kinda expected Chopper to look worse than this. We'll see how the rest of him plays out, but this is a dang good tease.

I mean, that's just the hunch I had. I could be proven wrong next week. Speaking of next week, I think they kept the rights to Naruto and Sailor Moon running until their episode counts are up. So, Episode #39 for Naruto and #46 for Sailor Moon.

I think it's Bleach's rating that week that made viewers unsure. Episode 1 was rated as TV-14, while Episode 2 was rated at TV-MA. If future episodes stick to the latter rating, I feel like relative irrelevance will unfortunately continue. Which, let me clarify, I do not want to see.

In other words, seeing 200k viewers on Toonami this week would be more surprising. Got it.

That's the spirit that Sailor Moon fans should have.

Well, color me impressed. Not only was the return of Bleach a noteworthy event for 2025, but it actually does decent numbers on cable. I'm actually pretty darn happy about that.

This is an early warning. Rumor has it that Sailor Moon, as well as Naruto, might be leaving the block on May 31st, one year after Toonami Rewind's launch. If that is true, I would start preparing my goodbyes early if I were in your shoes. But that's only if this is the case.

Just a small heads up. If the sources are correct, it appears Naruto will be off the block in June. This would be a good time to start preparing your goodbyes.

I was kinda sure May 31st would be the last day of Naruto and Sailor Moon. If anything, I'm just glad they didn't skip the same arc they did last time the kitsune ninja aired this recently. Although I will definitely miss seeing the latter on television. As for what can fill their slots? I think I'll go with the safe prediction that one of them is going to be subbed Lazarus. The other slot is a mystery, unless they're blowing their entire One Piece load this early. Which I hope isn't the case.