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Not quite! Unfortunately, the show is so expensive to buy that it's probably not worth it to most people. And you probably won't see a release of any future seasons, because Pony Canyon has stopped doing physical releases in America... even though they still license new shows somewhat often, which makes no sense and me kind of angry.

I have not watched the video (because ani-tubers don't really appeal to me), but I hope whoever made this doesn't think FLCL is replacing Black Clover outright. I get that some of us have a hateboner for it, but come on. Because of the FLCL situation, I do think there's going to be a marathon on either June 30 or July 7. If a new show is replacing DBZ Kai (which I'm edging towards based on recent DeMarco comments), they would more likely have the marathon on the latter date. FLCL Progressive would break before its final episode, but they have done this a few times before, with Black Lagoon and Samurai Champloo. It's not unnatural compared to preempting a show after it airs just one episode, which they've never done. Now, on the other hand, they're being set up for quite the boondoggle in late June no matter what happens. I have to imagine that a new show would be better off airing after 11:00, but I'm not sure if they could mess with FLCL Progressive's timeslot in the middle of its short run, especially since the change would happen on the week of the final episode assuming the 7/7 marathon. But at the same time, I'm not sure if any new show, even the absolute heaviest heavyweights (Attack on Titan, et al.) could suffice at a timeslot where only Samurai Jack and DBZ Kai have aired new episodes. We'll see about this, though... they might just be bold enough to use the post-DBS slot for well-hyped anime that need exposure, and I would not at all be opposed to the idea. Toonami did flirt with losing a half-hour last year, so I could see 10:30 being dropped for just a couple of weeks. One issue with this is that I guess Dragon Ball Super airing at 10:30 was part of the contract they negotiated with Toei; it has to be in primetime or else they can't air new episodes. To combat this, they could bring back the 8:00 p.m. rerun for a couple of weeks, or maybe even air reruns in the interlude to let Funi catch up on the dub. And it just so happens that the Future Trunks saga ends on June 16, the exact week DBZ Kai ends. They could rerun the last few episodes of that arc (albeit with its infamous ending) without a gigantic heap of controversy. But getting back to the other point, FLCL Progressive ends on July 14, so after that they can add the slot back and mess with the schedule however they please. This is probably the easiest way for Attack on Titan S3 to air; at this point, a same-day simuldub will probably happen, but I'm not sure if they can risk airing it on Toonami. Finally, I think it's very likely GiTS 2ND GiG is replaced with a new show; considering how far down it is, that's prime territory for the "confusing" show Jason hinted at to air. And so ends my speculation that's about three paragraphs longer than it needed to be. [it's free real estate]

If Toonami actually thinks airing Toriko is a good idea and would actually earn them viewers, they should be straight up cancelled. Funi even stopped dubbing it after releasing about third of the episodes, so yeah. I would, however, be okay with Boruto airing, since I know I can just ignore it for as long as I want to. Regarding the tweet... the way DeMarco says "in the pocket" could indicate that it's something we're actually expecting them to get. So maybe Tokyo Ghoul;re? It could also be more Attack on Titan or JoJo's, but those shouldn't be ready for a while. And with how he says one of them will make us psyched, I still have no reason to believe that Re:Zero isn't coming. I'm at a loss about what the "confusing" show might be, but I have a hunch that it's more of a standard comedy.

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I'm mostly in agreement with @EmpressAngel's list. I would also recommend Samurai Champloo and Outlaw Star if you haven't already seen them. However, Dragon Ball Super wasn't mentioned, and that is an interesting beast. Skip the movie recap arcs at all costs, and watch the original versions if you care about those stories that much. The Universe 6 vs. 7 Tournament is decent fun but probably not neccessary, while the currently-running Future Trunks saga is probably the best the show has to offer... of course, you're going to want to stop watching it an episode or two from the end.

That would be even better... but I'm not sure if the original master tapes are still available for those events. For all we know, DeMarco just downloaded the VHS captures from Toonami Arsenal in order to show it on Pre-Flight. How do you even know if airing them on TV is legal? Also, only the first two Intruders tell an overarching story. The third one might as well stand by itself.

If they can air DBZ Kai: The Final Chapters and DB Super at the same time... and hell, they even played the original Naruto alongside Shippuden for a while, why not keep both of them on at the same time?

Yup. Honestly, you just know they're going to nominate it for a bunch of stuff at next year's Anime Awards. At least I have enough confidence in the community to prevent it from winning.

This definitely would've been announced by now if it was actually happening.

I suppose it's a good thing neither of us have any deadlines set for each post... The iDOLM@STER Episode 21: "Like the Blooming Flowers"

I saw Crunchyroll try to market that as a selling point for the show. Needless to say, it was disappointing.

The thing with Stand-Alone Complex is that Manga Entertainment owns the home video rights to the show in perpetuity because they bankrolled a large amount of the series' production, just like they did for the original movie. Basically, they thought this franchise could become the next Akira in the west and wanted to take advantage of that. And now, Anchor Bay is now the permanent licensor for the series through owning Manga after some corporate buyouts. They also happen to give zero damns about anime in general. So the franchise is pretty much doomed to forever getting inadequate home media releases in America, which really fucking sucks. I can't even imagine how such a critically acclaimed franchise could suffer this fate. The only thing we can do about it is to import a foreign release, and thankfully, I've heard very good things about those sets from South Korea.

And when Netflix made a really big effort to make inroads with anime. I thought I heard something along the lines of, they wanted to premiere one new show every other week on average.

Hot damn, another one! It seems like this place has only become more popular as it's gone on.

Even if Countdown didn't change the status quo, the ending with the other TOM floating in space definitely feels like a cliffhanger. Whether or not they'll actually build on that for the TIE in 2019 is anyone's guess. As light entertainment, I enjoyed this one. It wasn't on the same level as Intruders 2 and 3, though. It's also cool that they actually aired the full cut of a TIE in its own slot. Come the DST transition in November, they should use the extra hour to air all three the [adult swim] Toonami has done, and maybe a music video or two if there's still time to fill after them.

I wouldn't say that Netflix is able to get all of the shows Toonami wants. Heck, what are the biggest anime they've premiered this year? Violet Evergarden? Kakegurui? I'm not sure if either of those could ever air on the block. Then you've got stuff they produced outright like Devilman Crybaby, which I guess could be compatible with Toonami, but I'm sure the show's extreme content might get in the way. Actually, it might be that streaming in general is as big of an obstacle to Toonami as any other streaming service. DeMarco said a while back that the rights to The Ancient Magus' Bride weren't available... I find the statement interesting, because how exactly would he know about that if he wasn't potentially looking at it as a show for Toonami? Of course, that's beside the point. Crunchyroll has the show, as well as no real initiative to air stuff on TV, so if they own those particular rights, why would they sit on them? Or maybe they don't even have them all together? I've said this before, but I think it might be that TV rights are no longer offered in the base package for licensing an anime. I'm sure the expectation for a studio is that their show is going to make the vast majority of its money off of streaming, so it's not wise to bother with outdated consumption formats.

Welcome back. I was active on the ASMB for about the last two and a half years of its existence, so I'm not sure if I ever interacted with you... but it's nice to have yet another user from years past on these boards.

Coming soon to an anti-war protest near you. So, regarding the other threads... are we just going to remake them all for the dubbed broadcasts? I meant to ask that at some point.

Whether or not it's "wasting a slot" is a matter of personal preference. DeMarco doesn't seem to think so, although he has apparently admitted that the block could be shorter. Personally, I think they could relinquish Bebop and move GiTS up to 3:00, or maybe even ditch the entire hour once that show ends. If there are no HD remasters of classic shows (Big O, Gundam Wing, et al.) on the way, I would strongly consider it.

Good Luck Girl #1 Kakegurui #4 How to Keep a Mummy #2 Tokyo Ghoul;re #1

Oh, okay. I just prefer to use that as a general term. Simuldubs, dubcasts... there's no real difference.

It had been done before (Kurokami says hi), but Space Dandy was probably first time a dub had been created that quickly without it being a trainwreck.

My personal biggest issue is that you just can't come to a conclusion based off of this special event. Yes, the numbers (at least from midnight to 4:15A) held steady, but you probably had equilibrium from some of the normal people leaving alongside the more curious viewers tuning in when they otherwise wouldn't. How would they react if you started showing subs on a weekly basis? Also, Toonami's mission has never been to air subtitled content. As in, not in Japanese or German or Navajo or some shit, but in good old English; American, British, or otherwise. And considering that they essentially created the idea of a simuldub, it would do them more good to keep airing shows with English versions produced as quickly as possible. Why even bother with airing a simulcast if Funimation can spit out a dub of this show within a week of the simulcast airings? Of course, I understand we're talking about a property from Aniplex here, but my hope is that these dubs eventually become an industry standard and they're pretty much forced to at least try (again). Also, you saying "daresay" so much bugs me for some reason.

W... what? I feel like the Japanese companies would have to be genuinely insane to accept airing on a backwoods American television block rather than the oasis of legal streaming, and [adult swim]'s website isn't a valid substitute. Otherwise, I'm probably going crazy myself, because I'm okay with this idea, even though I know it's never going to happen.

If you asked [adult swim] about potentially cratering the numbers due to Crunchynami, I'm sure they'd give you a two-word response: Worth it.