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He's some dude who retired last year. [as] aired the shows they did because he had the biggest hand in making them. You really could've looked somewhere else instead of asking, but I don't give a shit compared to Poke, so you won't get yelled at.

It feels like there aren't as many people who care about this one, at least compared to Progressive. Maybe they automatically assumed this one would suck because of the second season and are skipping it as a result? Al doesn't even mention this show in his signature, even though it's fresher than AoT S3. And he didn't even do Progressive when that was airing, instead opting for MHA. What gives, dude?

While I do agree with the central point (thanks, The Big Bang Theory), do you really have to go this far to try and slander the show? Why can't you just say that it isn't funny and move on? What have these two girls done to make you keep going on and on about how the show sucks and isn't funny? At least tomorrow marks the last episode, so we can continue talking about this into infinity.

Not really. I think they'll start running it again (from the beginning) after CN loses the extra hour. It's weird that they're doing Pete Smith Day again, and the schedule is fairly different. It's almost all BB, whereas last year's version had an equal split of Bob's and Brak. And next week, they're not running the former at all until Friday, leading to weird schedules with three episodes of American Dad! and Family Guy on different days. I wonder if there's actually a practical reason for doing it this time, which is a way to test a contingency plan for if they lose another Fox show.

The show is The Ancient Magus' Bride, which I need to finish already.

[adult swim] loses the 8:00 hour starting on 10/1. I hope you're annoyed by the fact that Super's rerun won't get a proper conclusion.

You know... if Toonami is going to air another mecha series, it needs to be Planet With. People have been talking about this show as if it were the messiah. I'm only four episodes in, but I believe the hype.

It's cool that the writer is sticking to his guns, even being somewhat giddy at the controversy the first article caused. And, you know, I actually am starting to feel bad for Black Clover and its fans. Most of the critiques of it I've seen have little to do about the show itself, instead slamming it for what it isn't. So what if it's not this completely original masterwork? A show doesn't have to be that way for it to turn out at least good. I mean, look at Megalo Box! That show managed to do so much with a basic and time-tested plot that had been used many times before. Of course, superior direction is definitely what made that show into a candidate for the best show of the year, but it would've been palatable either way. I think there are many people who are bashing BC based on what they know of its bare basics. To them, Asta will forever be loud (although he's apparently improved in the sub), the plot will always be a rip-off of every better shonen series, and there won't be a point to watching it. They don't want to learn more about the show to correct these opinions because they don't care. I don't know if all the people saying that it gets better are correct, but I have enough faith in them to want to give the show another chance, and I think all the haters should entertain that idea as well. The only objectively wrong thing this dude seems to believe in is that the show is the best shonen to air in years. I suppose it might be up there, but what about My Hero Academia? That's the gold standard for such shows in this day and age, considering all the money it's made, the awards it's won, and the critics singing the show's praises at all opportunities. I wouldn't go this far.

I guess there's been some paranoia regarding the former source being shut down due to leaks. Therefore, we're not putting the direct links out in the open, but you can still view the enhanced backdoor.

Yeah, Al's wrong. I checked the backdoor schedule and saw it was normal.

You know, I think I'm just jaded. Your downright religious appreciation for Hellsing is somehow more annoying to me than anyone else's liking of a certain show, but I should stop with that. And on a similar note, using your favorite show for a tangent about the block, instead of stating it as "Toonami used to air like this, but now it's longer and starts earlier." That seems like the making of an insufferable genius... except when me or Poke says something like that. Then it's acceptable. But hey, I'm not meaning to hurt anyone. You can just give this post the "laughing" reaction and get back to whatever you're doing. Most of the problems are on me.

That show apparently had a lot of raunchy humor, comedic gore, and even intense swearing. Plus, the final episode was intentionally made to be offensive to the point where it couldn't be aired on TV. Why the hell DeMarco thought he could air that in an afternoon cartoon block, I have no idea.

The Ancient Magus' Bride #14 Planet With #3 and #4

If nobody minds, I'll just come in and take this.

I'm not totally convinced that Toonami should air another Gundam show. Both Unicorn and IBO were shrugged off by the Toonami audience; the former due to being obtuse and requiring knowledge of other Gundam shows to fully appreciate, and the latter because... well, it wasn't that good. And what is available that DeMarco might want to air? Thunderbolt, maybe? They would probably choose a full-length show over that one. There's also Reconguista in G, although that one seems to be polarizing, thanks to a nigh-incomprehensible plot. At this point, the only Gundam show I would accept them airing is G, and only because that one has a different tone than the others I think I'd like better. But what I really want Toonami to do is just air any original show that has no connections to anything they've aired before, because the block is in desperate need of that.

This thread would be more interesting if it was about a rewatch of the show. I hate it when we do nothing but pointlessly rattle off facts.

Do we really need to mention that again? In conclusion... who cares if there's an AnimeGate.

Episode 218 airs this weekend, and there are exactly 500 Shippudens in total. You can do basic math, but if you'd rather I get to the point, we have... 282 left. With holiday weekends factored in, there's about six years to go.

Good. That gives all the righteous people more time to blithely ignore it. You know, while I completely understand the appeal of Klein, I don't think a show featuring him would be much more exciting than SAO. He's supposed to be your everyman who got trapped inside the game and was the only sane person while people were dying... but that's largely all he is. It comes down to being as bland and inoffensive of a character as possible, and I don't think that would translate to an exciting story.

Holy shit. So they finally went out and negotiated for a Kai rerun, eh? And they took the fans' advice (but not mine) and moved Shippuden early. Personally, I'd rather have them just get that show over with, move it to weekdays, and premiere as many episodes as it fiscally makes sense to every week. Anything to make it go by faster, although you know they're doing this just so they can keep pimping one of the long-runners. And then you have Samurai Jack making a rather pointless return at the ass-end of the block. We could get reruns of the new FLCL seasons after it finishes, although I think they'd be better off in a slightly earlier slot. Either way, this is smiles all around. But to get to the biggest point I want to make... I think the block is starting too early now. Anything earlier than 11 p.m. was already pushing it, and I was hoping 10:00 would be the limit. While it's nice to have even more anime than ever before airing on Saturdays, I'd much rather be out and about and doing stuff with friends and/or family in the evening hours, and then get back by some point before midnight so I don't miss much. At this point, I'll probably DVR My Hero Academia and watch it at 11 or so (if at all) before joining the block live. At least this will do a tiny bit to prevent people from saying the ratings suck and Toonami will be cancelled soon.

Wow! My Hero Academia has largely closed the gap to DB Super. So much for it being "the forgotten show". Of course, if the ratings actually mattered, I'd be even more pumped.

Having not had the usual Independence Day marathon this year makes me think they'll push for Halloween's to stay, even if I think that one shouldn't exist at all. Now, the list: Halloween: Black Clover Thanksgiving: Samurai Jack (S5) Christmas week: Attack on Titan New Year's week: Both FLCL sequels

I don't necessarily agree, although I will admit that the first episode didn't do much for me. I think the best parts were getting to hear Marieve Herington in a dub again, as well as a few of the trippy-like animation of a few moments. On the other hand, I was a little frazzled for all the Toonami shows I watched due due to not having ideal viewing conditions, but that's a meaningless story.

I've heard the manga is more than a hundred chapters ahead of the anime, so they shouldn't/might not ever need to rely on filler. That must be why they immediately barged ahead with a new season.

Eh, I'm not sure. There are apparently a lot of people who went to the Alternative screenings and hated it, although many of them aren't as vicious with their criticism. And I'm sure there are people who went and liked it, with some thinking it was better than Progressive. The thing is, you're going to get differing opinions like that all the time. On the plus side, Poke, you might end up liking it even more out of spite just because other people hate it so much. That must be the plan in this day and age.