Jman

Inuyashiki 1-4 - All these years after the original manga, I still don’t know why the main villain, a serial killer, was shown to be a huge One Piece fan. Feels very petty. Contrast that with the old man singing the Astro Boy theme to fly, in what is a genuinely sweet moment. Nomad 1.

If they have something new to the block, they will air that.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-11/one-piece-film-red-anime-gets-imax-screenings/.187561 This is an admitted surprise. Anyone going?

I imagine it was much easier to renew an agreement in place for more episodes than to make a new one. Ushio and Tora is on HiDive of all places, but at least we know AMC/Sentai isn’t hostile towards Toonami.

No actually, Twitter is full of female fans making that connection. White haired protagonist kept in line by female lead who doesn’t take his crap. I didn’t expect to go into the show expecting this, but here we are. As for the hyping, I was just taken aback by the fact that the show was getting a very pronounced reaction in a similar way to Baki, to Seven Deadly Sins, and others that were able to keep pace with live action shows. That is what makes me light up. To me it’s not about the service, it’s the idea that the show is on the same playing field as big name live action shows that makes me go “Wow.”

The show is officially a worldwide hit. Which…good.

Holy hell, an actual premiere! Although given how long the arc is going to run, it will probably have people making even more comparisons between InuYasha and Dark Schneider.

Anyone been keeping up? It feels like the end has Kim trying to take Chuck’s place as The Worst, as well as showing us Cinnabon really is hell on earth.

A lot of shows didn’t become big that people thought should have been. That’s show business. A block is just a delivery method of shows. Toonami was the best at it when you compare it to Rerun Central like Afternoon Adventures. Considering we live in a world where Bastard!! is somehow becoming a huge hit, something that would have been impossible in the ASA days (because it would have never gotten past Standards and Practices and I doubt DeMarco would have wanted it), and Primal won 5 Emmys, I say focus our the shows and where they will get the most eyeballs.

You really seem offended by the idea of someone wanting to get his work out to the widest possible audience. The guy who's won a ton of Emmy awards, wanting people to see his work, is somehow offensive to you. ...You know why I like Netflix being in the anime game despite numerous missteps? It's because they don't segregate their anime to some deep, smelly corner. They will recommend you anime to watch if you watch shows with similar genres of themes. Watched The Witcher? Here's Bastard!! Like martial arts movies? You'll love Kengan Ashura! Fantasy shows? Seven Deadly Sins. Etc, etc. One Piece probably got more viewers on Netflix than it ever did on Toonami because they didn't go "You only belong here, in this specific corner, for this specific timeslot." Genndy knows that, he knows his work can appeal to a very wide audience as stereotypes about animation fall apart, stereotypes you seem desperate to want the networks to enforce despite their lack of ability to do so.

Even DeMarco himself has gone on record that he hates the idea of a Bebop sequel (when he was crapping on the idea of a LA version). After the disaster of Netflix Bebop, I think we all concur.

I’m referring to RWBY Ice Queendom, which is what happens when someone actually animated the damn show properly.

To be fair, given Shenmue’s history, it’s kind of fitting.

He’s been pretty clear about it. He thinks his work can appeal on a mass level, and doesn’t think Toonami can do that, especially in its current state. There are anime and action shows that break into the public consciousness, but they need strong word of mouth and good time slots (or streaming) to pull that off. There’s a reason Primal’s trailer specifically mentions all the Emmys it won. That’s proof of mainstream acceptance. Acceptance he feels Toonami isolation wouldn’t get it. There’s also the fact he doesn’t want to get pigeonholed. Probably why he keeps saying his next project with Sony is going to be a raunchy animated comedy.

Take Dragonball and up the Wuixa by 50%. Essentially, this is a “What if?” story where Goku fully takes on the inspiration of the Monkey King as opposed to Superman.

Bluntly put, it was a disgruntled constituent. Said he didn’t like Abe’s position…and decided the best solution was to make a homemade gun.

In swoops Crunchyroll for the license steal.

Very quick turnaround but the Twitter is bullish about a season 2.

Crunchyroll not wanting to play with Toonami anymore is cited as why.

To me it’s not political. It’s noticing Netflix’s pattern, especially since the quarterly subscriber count upheaved everything.

The ED sequence which is also NSFW. The show is apparently in the top 10 in numerous international markets, and is getting pretty good traction here.

With Primal Season 2 airing on proper [adult swim] (with a next day HBO Max airing) I wonder if they’ll let Toonami air the Season 2 reruns immediately or if they will be forced to wait for the initial run to wrap. With Primal all they really have (Uzumaki is delayed yet again, the FLCL sequels no one asked for…again are probably a year away at earliest, and no one wants to share anything with Toonami, which they can’t purchase anyway until Discovery gives them the OK), it could be the difference between a hot summer show and months of absolutely nothing. Nada. Naranjas. Jack crap. Till then, prepare for a barren few months.

Bastard!! 10-11 The continued adventures of Horny InuYasha just makes me wonder how this would have gone over if it was on [adult swim] back then.

Time to cancel some more Western cartoons with LBGTQ casts.

This is a bigger deal than a lot of announcements were. Crunchyroll acquisitions usually don’t get announced in the Hollywood Reporter.