Blatch

It starts at 10:30 p.m. and goes until 4:00A. The first eleven episodes will air.

Somebody pointed out that Bebop skipping two episodes could be due to not airing for two weeks on the schedule, but it never did that for the last two marathons. And I didn't even realize the Gundam skip. So yeah, both of these are probably errors.

Yeah, it's really nothing more than reheated leftovers, but who wouldn't want to dump out the fridge before your stuff goes bad? Enjoy the marathon, and/or a night off from watching this cartoon block. You can be mean to each other, I guess... but no outright flaming.

Well, if whoever's in here likes what they see, they can easily jump in and do a show of their own. And it's by no means a committal thing. You can take however long or little as you want, and do it in any style desired... as I'm sure this contrast between posts will dictate. The iDOLM@STER Episode 10: "Inching Forward with Everyone"

Blend S #11 Hacka Doll the Animation #3 and #4 The iDOLM@STER #10

That sounds like a great idea. I've been thinking up stories for as many as several years at this point, and I really want to make them material.

So, compared to the last schedule pattern, the first ninety minutes of the block are doing better in raw totals. Everything else is about the same, maybe slightly lower in spots. And, of course, the block managed to expand three times to numbers like this. I'd put any talk of Black Clover "failing" as hypothetical with this knowledge.

Shows whose titles start with "Black" ruin everything. And it's really a shame since the Dragon Ball hour is doing so good now, and they could be parlaying that into much-wanted gains for JoJo's. But who are we to talk? It looks like the ratings suck, so they're probably good... or something like that.

And so it's come to this... here's one more of the squiddy show like it never even stopped. Squid Girl OVA 3 "I Th-ink We Need a Helper?" "How Squid You Find Out?" "Squid I Break The Law?" (no)

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion Squid Girl S2 #1 and OVA #3 Hacka Doll the Animation #1 and #2

I've been almost entirely doing work for my final AutoCAD projects today, so here's a bit of levity with the thread. It's the last one of the year, too. Apparently, the actual episode is one of the most underwhelming in this entire part, but I'm sure most won't mind.

The One Piece response is what I expected. After all, only being able to pick up a large batch of episodes or so isn't optimal if your show is barely clinging to life. Now, no Mob and no MHA. I guess that's typical. But I find Magus' Bride's situation to be odd, as it's only been out for a few months and you'd think that, with a SimulDub, if any interested party wanted to air it on TV, it'd be an easy shot. And there's no logical reason to sit on the TV rights, either... if the show even has them. I wonder if those are no longer given in the base package for a show. After all, most foreign distributors must assume their programs are going right to streaming in wherever they end up, so cutting out an option for the boob tube saves money. Regarding Al's Sentai comment, I guess their relationship with Toonami has quietly collapsed, and I think that's a shame. They had two shows that did well (Akame still has the second-highest pure ratings total for the revived block), and the Shinkai movie must have been given to Toonami for insanely cheap if not free, which would be a huge sign of trust. It is true that they haven't had as many prime action show targets lately, but Made in Abyss should be coming up in their release pipeline somewhat soon, and that one deserves to be considered if TV rights are available.

That margin of victory, though... real Mnet America hours.

Though I'm sure the DBZ hour won't be back at full strength until the new year, this looks like a more accurate schedule. And Black Clover is more accurately seen as a failure.

But Toonami's birthday is on March 17th. Which was half the reasoning for them to air Rebuild of Evangelion 1.11.

Mr. Osomatsu #9 to #12 Blend S #10 The Ancient Magus' Bride #5

"Toonami won't get X show because it's good" is unashamedly fatalist, and I really wish we wouldn't say it. Also, AssClass is generally well-liked, so we can't even be consistent about this.

Hey, I happen to only be watching two simulcasts this season, but then again, I do have quite a few past shows on my plate, and I would be watching new seasons of stuff like Mr. Osomatsu if I wasn't so far behind on the first one(s).

Well, if Tokyo Ghoul's airing is any indication, they are willing to go back and pick shows that the hype has dried up for. This plays into my BBB prediction, as well as a few other SimulDubs they could play.

I'll reach out from across the aisle.

It's not that so much as we've had so many unexpected expansions lately that I have no doubts they'll do it again. But I do generally believe the first new show will replace Lupin, and it's reflected upon in this prediction matrix I made. Why not copy it over and make your own? For FLCL, I do know that it's out on Blu-ray at least in America, but it's more of an upscale that also has miscellaneous issues. I own the DVD version, which some consider to be superior. I don't know how the show was produced (i.e. if it was done on film), so I can't say if a true remaster is possible.

Are you thinking they'll do another anniversary event? It's not really of them to create a schedule-blanking marathon out of whole cloth, but I could see it happen. I mean, back in 2013, they at least kept fresh episodes of Bleach and Naruto at the top of the block while a movie aired below; something along those lines would be more reasonable.

At this point, I actually think Toonami is going to bypass Lupin, expand the block to 10:00 p.m. (and six hours), and put a new-ish SimulDub on at around midnight for the first weekend of the year. It's all just so delightfully screwy. That's the situation where Knight's & Magic would be more likely. However, assuming they don't mess with the slot, I think Blood Blockade Battlefront is a strong pick.

Okay, so Squid Girl actually shipped this week, and it should be here for the next. You'll know what to come here for. But now, the normal idol show rag... The iDOLM@STER Episode 9: "What the Two of Us Can Do"

Here we fucking go, baby.