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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.

Somewhat. They probably could've aired it for a while longer, but the arc after that starts a long chain of interconnected plots that apparently keeps going until the time skip. Had they taken it off at any point without advance warning, the viewers would be mad. The sole argument I can make in regards to "Toonami's bad, what if they cancel it?" is pretty much what Sketch said in the linked article. They just keep expanding even when we think the ratings suck. If they really were hurting, there would be a contraction. Should you try to refute that, there's nothing else I can say.

Well, okay then. I'll treat this one as the thread to discuss both of them. I'm surprised it took this long for a Super marathon to happen. Maybe they needed to restructure the contract to allow it?

The Ancient Magus Bride #4 Blend S #9 The Boy and the Beast

I think I'll slide this under the door and leave.

And juuuuust when you thought their Bebop fetish had finally gone away. Though, if this show is somehow more deserving of a marathon than JoJo's, that might be my breaking point with how the block is being run.

Yeah, since Toonami is airing 5 1/2 hours now, and an even higher percentage of the shows are new... that's not going to bode well for some people's viewing habits. I actually think the block could stand to shrink a little right now, and I'll predict it will. As for how it's being run... I am not a fan of the content advisory showing up at half past the hour. It's just unnatural. The very first time Toonami started at 11:30, they aired the opening as normal and the intros began at midnight, which is how it should be. Also, I noticed this week that the bumps were a little screwy. For the DBZ Kai and JoJo's lead-in bumps, they repeated the same footage from the last set with the same music, even though the TOM footage was new. And they accidentally aired a bump for Outlaw Star twice; it was of the "[show name] will return" variety but it aired coming out of the break as well. None of this is a big deal, but I still like to talk about it. Now, discussion points: Black Clover: Yeah... this show'll take some getting used to, whether I decide to actively watch it or not. Surprisingly, even though Black Clover's plot could be taken as an Aesop of why acquired wealth through capitalism is bad, I do think Asta brought this upon himself. Of course, maybe with more kindness and compassion given to him in his youth, and a little bit of assistance, he could've learned to... not be as exaggerated in his youth. But let's see where all of this goes in the next few. Maybe the filler episodes will help establish the show's tone a little better? That could just be optimism, but you never know. JoJo's: Araki missed a chance to make Dan of Steel into a masochistic character. I think that would've been a better utilization of his Stand; it's actually more what I think of when "The Lovers" comes to mind... well, aside from two red hearts spawning on the floor. Outlaw Star: How is this show so good when it pivots to a more casual tone? This one, with the whole crew taking odd jobs around Heifong, was just great. You've got sentient space cactii that everyone is oblivious to until it's too late once they're done with mediocre ice cream! Melfina just stomping the damn thing to death couldn't have been done better.

First of all, DBZ Kai didn't lose that many people. It finished closer to 250K worse. And also, that bottom comment about a Kai rerun doesn't really have to do with anything. I'll save any thoughts I have about this idea for another thread.

Even Poke's seeing Black Clover as a failure this early? Huh... come on. DBZ Kai's total seems a little worse than it is having finished just under a percentile, but it's still bad and inexplicable. It'll be interesting to see if this dynamic holds. Maybe the people watching see there's a new DBZ series on in Super and are going to rest their nostalgia for the original show for a while? The middle portion was rock solid and Lupin even gained off of HxH for once. Hopefully, that means just as much to the block's success as the lead-off doing well.