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Mr. Harris isn't coming out of nowhere with these ideas. He's been watching this block pre-foundation of Adult Swim. And for all that history, he has been fairly consistent with the idea that he believes Toonami is an action block, not an anime block. He was the one standing up for things like the 2003 Masters of the Universe when even DeMarco felt like his arm was being twisted to air it. The problem is that for a lot of the stuff, Toonami isn't getting the best action stuff from Max. Instead of Suicide Squad Isekai and the upcoming Creature Commandos, it's stuck airing Kinnikuman But Boring, and a Rick and Morty spinoff that probably made more sense two seasons ago when Rickamania was at its peak and running wild all over the internet. At the very least, they should have dragged in the current voice actors. Nostalgia for what it's worth is also a fickle thing, due once again to the rise of streaming. Reminding people shows exist will more often than not have them go to places they don't have to wait on the network's schedule. I think that's also part of the reason that MeTV Toons has seen success, the material there is interchangeable, not serialized. It's clear that the block isn't dead at this point, MAWS, despite its contentious take on the Man of Steel, has done pretty well with its main demographic, but a lot of the newer shows are getting the bulk of their viewership from Max, not Toonami.

Leading with an hour of subs?

https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/two-classic-mobile-suit-gundam-series-confirm-netflix-release/ Better than that weird CG OVA.

Kinnikuman Perfect Origin 3.

Warner were the ones that sold them.

I know Olympic coverage is shaped by what we have good athletes in, but I’d rather watch Olympic judo and boxing than swimming.

Cheeseburger at the bar. That and fries.

It’s been a while since I hated on a show to amusing unreasonableness, but I have half a mind to just put a link to Tiger Mask W when Invincible Fight Girl comes out just to show how to do a wrestling show correctly.

Replace Mashle with Suicide Squad Isekai and I think you’ll be mostly accurate.

They’ll be almost caught up. I’m still pretty sure Netflix is getting Hashira training first, to say nothing of the Infinity Castle trilogy.

Thundarr is the one I’m most interested in admittedly because he was a staple of their advertising despite no new material, and because the original show was designed by the duo of Alex Toth and Jack Freaking Kirby, the King of Comics himself. That is a pedigree right there. I’m also…pretty sure if the creators didn’t buy the rights back we’d be seeing the SWAT Kats instead of the Herculoids. I wonder how long before a Centurions comic is allowed?

MAWS chugs along to Season 3, and is set to introduce 90s Chippendale’s Dancer Superboy. Note this costume IS comics accurate.

In more positive news, Lazarus is coming along nicely.

As for Kinnikuman But Boring, I saw some quotes that really put my issues with a lot of this "Diet Anime" in perspective, and why I'm hoping between X-Men 97, Invincible, and Creature Commandos, we see a return to the 90s era comic art in animation, something that feels like its own thing, rather than aping the parts of others poorly. There's too many people who see 5 seconds of an anime and think they can make their own version, but they consider so much of anime "prOBLEmaTIC!" and they create this boring slurry. No one commits to the bit because the bit offends them somehow. If you’re going to do anime, you gotta go for it. Blood, dynamic angles, stuff that looks original, etc. If you were going to make a Diet Anime wrestling show, you should be required to marathon Tiger Mask W first. https://tubitv.com/series/1854/tiger-mask-w

I'm not sure how wise that is. Mike Lazzo's whole thing was "Bring the funny or look for another job." Rebrands like this usually mean they lost support in key demographics.

Trailer.

Because if MAWS and Ninja Kamui were any indication, they expect the bulk of their viewership to come from Max.

Trailer.

On a semi-wrestling related note, AEW joined Adult Swim’s setup for an impromptu house show.

So if you want to see the first episode of Kinnikuman But Boring here you go.

It’s Friday. And she wears it rather well.

Here's the first trailer for Kinnikuman but boring -