Mr. Idea Box

Okay, it's starting to bug me that Daima is on Adult Swim. Two PG ratings and a Y7 rating do not an adult series make. Even regarding Invincible Fight Girl... ...and Unicorn: Warriors Eternal... ...and My Adventures with Superman... ...and the Checkered Past block... Scratch that. It's a perfect fit for them, which I don't like to admit.

I can safely say I didn't expect this! A subbed Lazarus marathon starting before Midnight? That was never on my bingo card. I appreciate your optimism, but I heavily doubt they would make this schedule. Yes, Ninja Kamui is greenlit up to Season 3, and Superman and Daima do fit the 11 PM slot by American standards, but we still have a One Piece debt to pay after this. Don't be surprised to see all of November and December as marathon months. However, if your prediction comes true for the July schedule, I will eat my gym socks.

"All pickups are created equal, but some are more equal than others." -Demarco, probably

I was hoping the monotony would be broken up in this thread. Like, I get that Zaslav is your typical entertainment executive when it comes to fictional programming, but for Lazarus, the water has been muddied. Now, the Megas XLR reboot that was pitched? That, I agree with the majority on.

So, what do you think would be the new headliner for July? The safe option would be Daima, but I wanna know if there's anything else that would fit. Rooster Fighter, maybe?

In an ironic twist of fate, one of the last shows on Toonami's weekday lineup inspires one of the first shows on its revived Saturday night block. Who knew?

I will admit that Checkered Past started out with good intentions, more or less. In 2023, it acted as a decent enough bridge between Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. Heck, its lineup and scheduling was good enough to put lesser-known shows back on the schedule for a time, like Cow and Chicken, What A Cartoon!, the original 1995 Cartoon Planet, and even an episode of Grim and Evil. Why, we even got Toonami Rewind as a Friday exclusive during the Summer and Fall of last year. What a treat! But then, when it was announced that the return of Family Guy meant that Checkered Past would be reduced to one hour instead of two, coincidentally ending Toonami Rewind around the same time, the writing was on the wall. However, I did check out the 30th anniversary celebration of World Premiere Toons. Unfortunately, that was the last notable thing this block did. And now? With King of the Hill airing at 5 in the afternoon with the Adult Swim branding? Coupled with the Discovery split separating WB's studio from most of its networks? Plus shutting down HBO Family a year after reducing it to solely airing kids movies? It just goes to show that the idea and the execution of a project can be complete opposites for the worse.

Thank you for your words of wisdom. I, like more users on the Internet, did not react kindly to this news when it initially became public awareness. Besides, how much money did they really make off of consigning Megas to the puke bucket?

Who knows? They may make an announcement during the marathon. That, and this is being held the day after the 4th of July, and nothing says "willingly blowing up chunks of America" like the Last Son of Krypton. Knowing what happened to Invincible Fight Girl's impromptu rerun cycle earlier this year, that may be a possibility.

Translated: "Those that adapt a property that did not create it were pigeonholed into making someone else's project instead of having their own original story greenlit." Example: Dinosaur Planet and its transformation into Star Fox Adventures, circa 2000-2002.

Fingers crossed that this is tolerable at least.

I'm going to play devil's advocate here. I do think there is potential in a Season 2 for Ninja Kamui. Doesn't mean it won't have flaws. Ninja Kamui getting a THIRD season, on the other hand? I highly doubt that would happen, let alone work. Oh well. At least Primal Season 3 is said to come early next year. And that new Steven Universe spin-off for Prime Video looks pretty good.

I can gel with this premise...as a television special. An ongoing sitcom, on the other hand? This would need to pull off a hat trick to work.

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.