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Thanks, but I'd rather hear it from DeMarco himself.

I'll tell you this much: it might be the first show in any medium to insert a cry for help in its ending credits. If you really want to watch a show like this, try something with better production values.

How should it be "alienating" to shine a light on how we only have a little over a decade to stop most of the world from turning into an unlivable hellscape from climate change? And also, the government is still keeping children in concentration camps. These are extraordinary times that easily separate the weak from the strong, and being silent about these issues is total complicity. Even if you don't like all the political talk going on, you should at least be conditioned to try and give a shit whenever it's put out there. Personally, I could drive away all but three people on the whole Internet, but so long as my beliefs are ultimately validated in the end, I'd be satisfied. Getting back to the topic at hand, if someone in the anime industry really wanted to troll DeMarco, they'd be better off calling him a democratic socialist... or, hell, even a tankie. I'd live for that controversy.

No matter what happens with future series, it looks like DeMarco's idea of a "permanent Gundam slot", if that was even said, will never happen. And who knows what series they might air next. Personally, I think Thunderbolt becomes less likely every time Al says something about it. Also, this bit of news is worth considering. If Sunrise wants to make a new Gundam movie every other year, and that's going to be the primary venue for the franchise going forward, it'll limit how much Toonami can air. [it's not confusing... seriously]

You're so gorged on cynicism that you just picked a random currently-airing show to call the worst ever. I mean, what about My Sister, My Writer?

And then Alabama scored five unanswered TDs. This is largely unrelated, but I'm happy the Larry Nassar scandal and the lack of action taken to it made me think of all college athletics as a general evil. Edit: I hope you didn't like this for the aspect involving sexual abuse of teenage gymnasts.

I remember this episode of DBZ Kai being the one where Ben totally lost his shit because he thought the title (i.e. the Saiyans arriving sooner than expected) was a spoiler. That was hilariously sad, but I guess he had a point.

I'm calling lowest ratings ever for the week after the marathon.

The most quixotic choice for a marathon in Toonami history plays out tonight. Who needs one for Thanksgiving? You're hardcore, so I assume you won't let the turkey get you down next week.

No schedule change regarding reruns has ever been bad (at least if it's in the back half), but they probably should've done Unicorn. This could be a sign that Toonami isn't done with Gundam yet, but I wouldn't hold my breath. Also, they're now spelling Megalo( )Box's title differently. I guess it's an improvement.

The ratings aren't dead. They've achieved something closer to immortality, being strung up mostly on the whims of Turner's PR department.

I've heard good things about this one. Aside from being heavy on the science, another gimmick it has is an MC who's an unabashed misanthrope. I think they have Subaru's seiyuu lined up to play him, which would be an excellent fit.

Ostensibly, it had a rough start, but that didn't stop the fanbase from growing. The show is seemingly more popular now than it's been at any point.

This implies that Megalo Box won't replace AoT. Is this where your theory of that show's dub being delayed comes from?

I've seen that same point used for MHA and other, more well-liked shonen, but nobody gives a shit. Really, Black Clover's original sin has nothing to do with the show itself, but the hatedom that sprung from it. In these people's minds, after they watched a few episodes of the show, they didn't care if it got any better. To them, it'd always be the one with the screamo protagonist, a boring world that amounts to Naruto with magic, and the same generic shonen plots. And yet these points, especially the last one, are a major draw to the show for many, while the downsides have been mitigated over er time. I feel like I've typed this all before, but either way, it's a shame. I see no reason to argue with the haters if they can't stop regurgitating the same tired arguments.

It was the most popular show on Crunchyroll the season it premiered, to the point where it was their first series ever to top all 50 U.S. states. The show has always had fans, and its fandom has only gotten bigger with time. While it's clear that Toonami probably aired it because the Japanese companies were begging anyone to give to it a shot, it's not as if that was a bad idea.

The idea that something should air on Toonami just because it'll get good ratings needs to die. I don't want any show to air for any reason other than because it's actually good.

Planet With #12 (END) [beset by creatures of the deep]

"They" meaning ProgrammingInsider. I expected the ratings to come out late this week for some reason (Veterans Day), but I don't think it's happened in any year.

I'm under the impression that we'd see another big block cut like in 2015 in that case. The [as] management really wants this block to succeed, so they'd give it a bunch of leverage before actually cancelling it. On the other hand, it's possible that TV ratings might degenerate so much in the time until DB Super ends that they won't even need a show which does that well... if they haven't already.

How did we go from thinking MB would premiere early to this?

The first time I watched the show, this was one of the biggest complaints I had. It was a huge deviation from something that was literally called "Japan's version of The Walking Dead", and it made me wonder how much the stakes actually were in the plot. At least I warmed up to it over time. While I tried to get into AoT again after having been pleasantly surprised by the last season, I crapped out after two episodes. I've since set a goal that I want to (re)watch the entire series up to here by the time the next batch of episodes starts in April. It should be fun.

I'm under the impression that we're stuck with them. Are there any other really popular and well-regarded websites that do anime reviews?

Nichijou #8 Akuma no Memumemu-chan Zombieland Saga #1 (rewatch) Shirobako #1

I like doing that, if only because it's typically a cheaper price you pay at once and don't have to worry about for a while. The biggest reason why I haven't joined VRV (aside from me not being a binging content fiend) is because they don't have that option.