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They run HDive, right? They made a deal with VRV once FUNi left, because someone had to fill that hole. Speaking of, I wonder how DeMarco is going to be allowed to run the block, or if he butts heads with CR executives over Shield Hero. I imagine DeMarco is in full ragefit mode between that and live action One Piece.

Well that and Netflix greenlighting...everything. Seriously, a Spriggan anime the same week as a Dragon’s Dogma adaptation? And coupled with the news Netflix greenlit the live action One Piece (the one Tomorrow Studios is making with the GOT level budget) it makes perfect sense that Toonami/Adult Swim needs allies in what has, since 2012 and the Toonami revival, become an incredibly competitive field with streaming services throwing tons of money at animation studios and dubbing companies alike. Having the same corporate parent following the big merger just makes their choice of ally obvious. Part of me wonders if that’s why DeMarco hates on streaming services so much. He had to build Toonami back up from the charred rocks of ASA with leftover lunch money from catering, only for Netflix and Hulu to throw millions directly at studios and get every little weeb fantasy project made (except Cannon God Exaxxion).

Piracy. Hulu exclusive means people will pirate.

It gets better. The rumored budget is $9 million an episode - the same as Game of Thrones.

It begins... https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-12/crunchyroll-adult-swim-announce-toonami-programming-partnership-with-distribution-deal/.144452 ”Now kith.”

Now that Toonami and Crunchyroll are under the same corporate parent there’s really no point.

https://m.ign.com/articles/2019/03/08/one-piece-live-action-series-seemingly-coming-to-netflix Who’s playing Nami?

Seriously, they won’t stop until every old incomplete or unadapted manga is given a Netflix exclusive. Except Cannon God Exaxxion. http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/spriggan-manga-gets-new-anime-series-netflix/

DeMarco hates streaming services, and he’s gone off on them at length.

Let’s not start THAT again.

The Toonami and Adult Swim crew have always had a distaste for boobs, which is why it’s extra hilarious when a boobie show slips through, it gets monster ratings without fail. I am seriously wondering if given the corporate merger, DeMarco is declared redundant, Crunchyroll takes over, and goes “Here’s Shield Hero!”

No one’s saying air harem shit, at least I’m not, but the ratings are clearly pointing in a different direction. Then again Black Clover has more than 0 viewers, so who really knows how the average viewer thinks?

Have fun competing with streaming services, including one under the same umbrella with THAT mindset. With the corporate overhaul, someone might get the bright idea to let Crunchyroll run Toonami and cut out DeMarco.

Well they got a pretty good writer, the dude who made Y: The Last Man, Runaways, and Saga. https://deadline.com/2019/03/brian-k-vaughan-gundam-live-action-movie-legendary-1202569112/

It makes sense, but it also shows why DeMarco is getting his ass kicked in the ratings, because while Parasyte floundered like a fish, “Anime: The Anime” got ALL THE RATINGS.

Netflix continues to green light everything with the adaptation of the well received Ultraman manga from Production IG.

I’m wondering what this means for Adult Swim’s more...eccentric creators.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-04/one-punch-man-season-2-airs-april-2-special-before-april-9-hulu-premiere/.144188 Yes, Saitama now sits in the same company as Castle Rock and The Handmaid’s Tale,.

This is the second most disgusting thing I’ve seen this week, but first was Leaving Neverland. It’s evil.

https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/warnermedia-shakeup-bob-greenblatt-hbo-turner-cnn-1203154109/ Basicslly as part of the AT&T merger with Warner, their linear networks are all undergoing restructuring and management changes to promote efficiency. What this means for our pals Jason DeMarco and Mike Lazzo is anyone’s guess.

Armored Trooper VOTOMS 1.

One line that was a meme. He wasn’t actually racist. I mean the game is shit, but Deku isn’t portrayed as racist.

ComicBook.com also thought the racist Deku meme was serious. Fuck em.

That’s a good idea in general.

I’m still annoyed I was busy and they only had a Tuesday showing. Please don’t let this take a year to release like Mazinger Z Infinity.