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I've felt okay. The worst of it has been head congestion, with intermittent cough and sore throat. As of now, the congestion has passed, but now I've lost my sense of taste. Hopefully it comes back. Anyway... maybe I didn't think this through. It's tough for me to do something else while watching a show, but it goes double when this show doesn't have any dialogue for me to go off of. So I've been keeping busy trying to figure out what Spear thinks of this strange new humanoid, whom Fang apparently thinks is suspicious. What a game changer. And from the looks of it, S2 is going to have lots of people. Hoo boy!

Thanks for the tease. Given that I made this thread, I think it'd be a treat if I showed up and talked about the finale in advance of S2. Sounds good? Granted, the only reason I can do this is because I caught COVID and have to self-isolate, but that means I also get an extended break from my job. I've had to work Sundays the last few weekends, but not this time, so I'm definitely taking advantage of that. 😉

I'm never giving ETAs for my omnibuses again. Seems like every time it happens, I hit a wall of ennui and don't feel like watching anything. Thing is, I don't quite feel that way right now, but it's because I have COVID and I won't be able to do much else for a while. Girls' Last Tour 1 Last Period: the journey to the end of the despair 3/4 Birdie Wing -Golf Girl's Story- 4/5 Laid-Back Camp S2E8

Nice try, Pollyanna. The only way I can see this happening is if the Japanese companies involved think the show is so good it should be on American TV, as we've been speculating might happen with MHA (if it's not the case already).

Now that's what I'm talking about. I mean, I'm not even going to watch this, but I'm glad it's... new. If only we could get Jujutsu Kaisen on the block right now. I recently heard Viz has the home video rights to that one, but I assume Crunchyroll gave them to them and are still eagerly holding on to the TV rights. The more annoying thing about it is that he seems to bring up Bastard!! in every other post. He may have a tendency to hype up (or spread anti-hype, in the case of most western cartoons) certain things, especially if Netflix is showing them, but right now it feels more pronounced than usual.

Ohhh, I forgot about those cutbacks. Getting rid of their digital shows as a big one, even if I never cared for FishCenter and the like. And the changes to the bumps and such definitely sting; I miss the days when [as] would actually converse with their audience and do stuff like hype up their own shows. Now they plus the black-and-white bumpers with random jokes and observations about the world solely out of tradition. It's better than nothing, but the soul isn't there.

Happily, this will not be the case: Now, maybe a new show on July 30? A man can dream.

Both of those mergers were a case of a telecom company buying a media company. In the case of AOL, I wasn't around for that but I assume it was nothing major, as [as] was just getting started back then, while AT&T's buyout didn't result in anything significant... well, except for Mob Psycho 100 airing on Toonami, plus all those co-pros. And yet, this is the [as] folder, so I'll try to stick to that topic. I'm a little pensive about this smashing together of Warner Bros./Discovery, but I've heard comments from Jason that the higher-ups do want Toonami to be a part of whatever grand scheme they're hatching, so I think the block will definitely stay around. As for [as], I'll give some predictions on that: they'll keep milking Rick and Morty for all it's worth (not that they have a choice, given that there's still a season or two left from its previous order), invest in some cheap in-house animation that'll go straight to streaming services (a proper Aqua Teen revival, perhaps?), and maybe greenlight a vanity project here and there to throw a bone at the fans of classic [as], because with TBS and TNT being felled by the merger's sword, I can't see them doing anything elaborate on our end. Actually, maybe more cheap anime co-pros is the solution? Oh, and here's a totally random thought: that episode of Mike Tyson Mysteries that spoofed House Hunters has definitely aged well. [r.i.p. norm macdonald]

Man. 😞 For me, Yu-Gi-Oh! was the series, the one that led to all of my interest in animation and Japanese culture and general. So if it weren't for this guy, I wouldn't even be here right now. I didn't even get into the series that much, but at some point I'd love to watch the classic anime (even w/ the sterilized 4Kids dub) and relive that nostalgia I never really had. Least I bought lots of trading cards. Ultimately, I think Takahashi is a good example of a man who ended up being defined largely by one work, but rather than trying to escape that long shadow, he ended up embracing it, between contributing various character designs to the sequel anime (and some of the story for GX, apparently), drawing variant card art, contributing to the third movie... and then he did get some chances to branch out a bit near the end, which was nice. But for all intents and purposes, he was Yu-Gi-Oh!, and thus he was the guy who taught us all to love a children's card game. Rest in peace.

I pay for HIDIVE and have been doing so for years. And yet I hardly ever use it (a fact I blame on it not having apps for the game consoles I own), but I'm going to as a means to continue Made in Abyss.

Touhou Musou Kakyou: A Summer Day's Dream Episode 4: "The Beginning of Summer" [title not appearing in the episode; neither did Episode 3's] On to Hifuu Club.

As the prophecy foretold... [great typo, or greatest typo?]

There's not much to discuss regarding Toonami right now. Some people can't help themselves.

I sort of agree. Thing is, this show is only four episodes long anyway, so it's not like it's going to nail down its end of the block once it does premiere. And hey, like many other people, I'm willing to give the crew all the time they need to make it great. At least we have Housing Complex C coming, and that should last for a full cours. Other than that, let's hope the higher-ups eventually decide to end the block's holding pattern and give them enough money to get something good from Sentai.

Spy×Family 11/12 Birdie Wing -Golf Girl's Story- 2/3 Touhou Musou Kakyou: A Summer Day's Dream 4 My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! 1 (dubbed) Some comings and goings here, even if one's a repeat. I actually watched it on Catarina's birthday, and it made for a welcome respite from da newz. SpyFam is a really good show, but honestly, after the first few episodes I feel like I trailed off very slightly. The stuff at Eden College wasn't as compelling (with the focus on kid characters, I feel like it has shades of arcs from Log Horizon and To Your Eternity), though maybe I'm just saying that because it didn't feel like a Jump show after that, with muted violence, which also made for lamer content ratings. (Rather ironic, given that this was the big caveat for me going in.) But there were some real funny episodes stashed in there, like the one about dodgeball, even if it had little in the way of sports action. Looking forward to the second cours; seems like this season is going to be a lot less exciting than the last, but I'm glad the staff is taking time off to make sure this series remains polished. Expect the next ratings omnibus by the end of the month. Work has been taking up a lot of my time lately, but I'm still watching shows at a good pace. 😉

So no new show on July 9. That's disappointing, but at this point my expectations for Toonami are muted anyway. I'll just keep chugging along and watching Primal and Lupin. The Q&A with DeMarco was enlightening. I especially liked the question (which hasn't been talked about yet here) that Sentai hasn't changed much since the AMC buyout. Looks like us not being able to get their shows is a problem on our buyout. Also, this tease towards a show that could air on the block has me hyped: [spread hype, not dooming]

I originally posted a link here to Swimpedia's schedule archive, but I see Al beat me to the punch on it. So I guess I'll come up with a different reply. Hmm... [as] didn't do anything major for Juneteenth (outside of a Lazor Wulf marathon, but those happen every week), but they did air special bumps that explain the holiday a bit, plus a few that prefaced special shorts from Black creators. Check it all out: One factoid the video doesn't mention is that the Union general who told the slaves in Texas they were free shares a first name with me. 😯

How very existential of you. 🥴 At this point, I just post and try not to dwell on the semantics of it all.

Interesting. So Toonami had yet another deal go wonky and now they have to wait to, say, air more YashaHime? This block can't catch a break. It could be a weird error, as the block has had those in recent times in various flavors (like the whole "airing one new show a week for the next month" thing, or an AssClass topcial having the wrong time), but at this point, I'm not seeing it. [it's just a cartoon block; you should relax]

Eh, I sympathize. Up until recently I tried to watch something on Toonami every week, but my job has been making me work on Sundays so I need to go to bed earlier. Last week I didn't watch Lupin live, and yesterday I skipped that and Primal, opting for either On-Demand episodes (since I neglected to set the DVR for Primal before it started) or my DVR copies. On the other hand, I haven't livetweeted much during Toonami for a good while. I did do some casual commenting during some episodes of Made in Abyss, but it's been a long time since I was serious about it, following Toonami Faithful and all and occasionally tweeting pictures of trending topics at them. Remember when that stuff was a big deal?

Shippuden getting a marathon... well, scratch that, Shippuden getting any notable treatment on Toonami is a meme. The only promo it ever got was an [as] black-and-white bumper that basically doubled as one, since it announced the show's then-current timeslot. Heck, its bumps haven't even gotten new music since this year began, or so I've heard. Toonami could really do all the Naruto fans a solid, but it's not like they need one.

I always thought the [as] version of Toonami should've aired the original show. Too bad it didn't seem to get new masters in HD to go with the other classic space westerns (Bebop and Outlaw Star, of course). And hey, Badlands Rumble aired during the original Month of Movies, and I liked it very much... or so I think. That was a long time ago.

Last Period: the journey to the end of the despair 3 Touhou Musou Kakyou: A Summer Day's Dream 3 Spy×Family 10 The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls 14 Birdie Wing -Golf Girl's Story- 1 This thread still needs more people, maybe especially me. Work is picking up, but I'm still trying my hardest to deliver the goods. Kinda like this: The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Episode 14: "Who is that girl in the castle?"

Marathons don't have to mean anything. In fact, in this case it might be better if they don't bother. Had they chosen to air the second half of the series, then people could DVR it and watch the episodes right away, leaving no point for the rest of the rerun.

So, two things: I thought Brad Rourke's first name was Blood, based on how Jigen pronounced it in the episode (and honestly, that would've been cooler), and I got a real kick out of Kenny being the one in disguise, as opposed to one of the heroes or heroines. Good on him for not only willing to go undercover but crossdress in the process. But I got a bigger kick when I saw that Magic Bus was listed as a production company for the episode. You know, the same studio that made Skirt no Naka?