Mr. Idea Box

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.

Personally, I'd wage my bets on Primal being the Midnight headliner for Winter 2026, because 11:30 PM for a rerun either means Toonami's getting another expansion three weeks after gaining half an hour in the early morning, or they don't trust the anime they currently have on hand and need Tartakovsky as a lead-in. Can't say I expected Dan Da Dan to count the December marathon as a partial burn-off point, but I really should've done so.

Twenty bucks says Naruto is renamed to Reynard.

I mean, considering the vibrancy of the first two seasons, could you blame them for putting the next one that far out?

In terms of the block? I also doubt it, but Mashle has become sort of a new staple for Toonami. In terms of Mashle? I'm just proud to see it continue.

Just because the show looks ugly doesn't mean a two-season renewal isn't noteworthy. Unless it's just one season split in two for publicity reasons. In which case, the worthiness is lessened.

Basically, Paramount's new mascot is Plankton. That says quite a lot.

So, the general vibe I get is Ninja Kamui will be the next Mao Mao. That has some implications.

I'll admit that I didn't have The Elephant on my bingo card. Maybe I should've.

In other news: Most greedy businessmen are invented due to creatives needing a punching bag. More at 1:30 AM. Whoops. I miscounted. DDD Season 1 should finish on the 24th, assuming they go with Episodes 9-12. I could've sworn it was decipherable, but I could be wrong.

Okay. Now that we know what the next month or so is like, I've updated my predictions for 2026. January The month proceeds as announced, with no major changes from there. 1/31: Dan Da Dan ends their first season rerun. With the Season 2 sneak peek on December 27th, One Piece temporarily doubles up this week. February 2/7 Dan Da Dan S2 officially premieres at 12:30 AM. Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga premieres at 1 AM, moving down to accommodate for DDD. Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal Season 3 starts airing reruns at 2 AM, directly before One Piece. Either that, or it becomes the new 3:30 AM lead-out. March 3/7: Rick and Morty: The Anime airs its tenth and final episode. 3/14 Ninja Kamui Season 1 airs reruns to get ready for the next season. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War airs its third cour finale. The chances of its fourth and final cour airing on Toonami are currently unlikely. 3/21 Rooster Fighter premieres on the block. Zom 100 airs its final episode. 3/28 Dragon Ball Daima airs its final episode. Ninja Kamui doubles up as extra time filler, making fans wonder if Season 2 is closer than it appears. April 4/4: Primal doubles up for its season finale, having previously aired on Sundays last month. 4/11: The 2 AM rerun hour is given to IGPX, beginning with two episodes a week. 4/25 Both DDD S2 and BE S4 air their final episodes. The latter is the series finale to Blue Exorcist. Ninja Kamui airs its final three episodes in a mini-marathon, putting IGPX down to a single episode. May 5/2 Ninja Kamui premieres its second season, starting with a two-part beginning. IGPX moves to 3 AM for its continuing reruns. TBA Get Jiro premieres in early May or mid-July. It gets less marketing than the usual Toonami original, as WB wouldn't be as associated with the Food Network by that point. One Piece will double up at some point next year. Maybe even more than once. A 4th of July marathon reveals when the next season of MAWS will premiere. My hope is that it gets a Summer slot, but I can see it being saved for the Fall. One-Punch Man's third season premieres on Toonami, to the detriment of its followers. It can be a headliner at Midnight, the big anime pick-up at 12:30 AM, or even a benchwarmer for 1 AM. Bleach TYBW and Rooster Fighter air reruns in the back half of the block. If I may bet the farm, Bleach's rerun cycle will be twice a week due to the Mouse not wanting the Absolution to renew the show's contract. Uzumaki airs again on Halloween. Especially with the holiday falling on a Saturday in 2026. COME ON URUSEI YATUSURA '22! (I know, I know. Let me live a little. That's at least 23 episodes to air with this.)

I will say this: A Dan Da Dan marathon with a sneak peek of the next season, followed by an expansion into 4 AM the next week, were not on my bingo card for the future of Toonami. RATAM is only 10 episodes, but Zom 100 has 12. But yes, your questions are worth asking. I hope Primal is used as filler as well. If that happens, I bet on a February release between 2 and 4 AM.

I'll explain in the 2026 thread. Just know I also didn't expect that.

Change of plans. It looks that DB Kai would be the early-morning replacement instead of Home Movies. Dexter may still appear, though.

Okay, guys. Things are getting a bit hectic in here. Should we move the CNN talk to a separate conversation?

Honestly, I don't know which is the stranger replacement for Futurama: Dexter in the afternoon, or Home Movies in the early morning. Doesn't stop me from appreciating their returns in the moment. Yeah, but to do that, they'll have to pay royalties to Andy Merrill. Something tells me they won't want to do that anytime soon.

The list may be alphabetical, but that doesn't mean Adult Swim shouldn't celebrate this. At least in CSE's case.

If Netflix does buy WBD, that may spell trouble for the Academy Awards. If they stick to a theatrical release barrier, that restricts a lot of WB's output going forward. Yeah. But could you blame us? Thank you. I tend to get the two confused, but never to this extent. I'll edit it if you want.

I personally don't know who will buy WB. But I do have some ideas for a post-Skydance world. As previously stated, the Ellisons want to buy ALL off WBD, including the cable networks. I will preface this by saying Adult Swim folds into Comedy Central, Cartoon Network and Nicktoons Network merge, and Boomerang becomes Discovery Family's overnight block, if not the new look of it. However, Toonami either shuts down by the year's end, or moves to the combined CN and Nicktoons channel. In the event of a shutdown, I would hope they try to cap off its run by airing its older programming, mirroring the 2012 prank. In the event of a move to the combined network, I could see Avatar: The Last Airbender getting one of the available rerun slots, given its newfound status as "American anime". In terms of pickups, Crunchyroll stays away from Toonami even after all this, meaning My Hero Academia and the rest won't finish their runs on the quote-on-quote "anime block". Memes of Fry Cook Deku come back as a result. Yaiba and One-Punch Man are put on the block, mainly as the final pickups from the licensor of Inuyasha and Bleach. MAWS Season 3 airs in the summer, to capitalize on Supergirl. Ninja Kamui's second season airs...somewhere in 2026. Its third season, on the other hand, is cancelled. All this to say, Toonami isn't long for this world. No matter what happens to WB.