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Yes, we should be glad the days of "anime premieres at 5AM" are over.

It's called "Enemy Contact", not "Question Mark Symbol".

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One word: aromatics. 12:00 - Dragon Ball Super #111 - An Extra-Dimensional Ultimate Battle! Hit vs. Jiren!! - TV-PGV 12:30 - Attack on Titan: The Final Season #14 - Savagery - TV-MA 1:00 - Food Wars! The Third Plate #8 - The Alchemist - TV-MAS 1:30 - The Promised Neverland #14 - Episode 2 - TV-14DLV 2:00 - Fire Force #45 - Enemy Contact - TV-MA 2:30 - Black Clover #146 - Those Who Worship the Devil - TV-PG 3:00 - Naruto Shippuden #337 - The Izanami Activated - TV-PG 3:30 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba #24 - Rehabilitation Training - TV-14DL

Can't a man (or woman) rag on Demarco without some other man (or woman) telling him not to? People need to vent sometimes, and I say let 'em vent, no matter how little sense it makes when you really think about it.

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I was going to post this when finished, but I thought I'd upload the lineart first, as a little sneak peek for the site where it originated. As someone who's never drawn creases in clothing before now, I'd say it's a decent first try.

Shit, can't people have normal fetishes anymore?

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You seem to be forgetting that we're still waiting on season 2 of Ass Class.

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You're a fucking moron. You seem to have forgotten, or at least be unaware, that only six of the ten members of the council voted in favor of Erina's Dad as the new chairman. Isshiki was not one of them. Fuck, last episode, he outright said he didn't even know that the vote had taken place. If anything, he's probably doing some investigating of his own into this whole thing. Hopefully that helps.

Only three more months! ATTACK ON TITAN - That woman with the hat looks awfully familiar... Oh shit that's Conny's home village. Stupid sexy Titan Pieck and her bedroom eyes... No shit they meant nothing to him, he never even knew them. If only Levi knew how many fangirls he had on this side. YEAUH. [Too Many Cooks theme starts playing] D-Did he just black out for a second? What I want to know most is how Niccolo would fare at Totsuki Academy, at least when the old director was in charge. You can't say no to free wine, except for this specific bottle apparently. Beat his ass, Jean. "What is that guy's problem?" Sasha's death, that's his problem. And now he's got two more problems. He connected the dots real quick. For fuck's sake Gabi, if there was a time for you to shut up, it should have been thirty seconds ago. Welp, Falco's dead. Finally, she realizes she fucked up completely. HE'S GOT A KNIFE! "I can handle her killin' my daughter, but callin' her a she-devil is a step too far." She entered civilization, and stole the first potato she could find. You're a good man, Sasha's dad. That there, Gabi, is something we like to call, "turning the other cheek". Something blondie here clearly doesn't give two shits about. Ah yes, the classic chain reaction cry. Cannibalism's gotten weird in the past few decades. MORTAL BOMBOCLAAT. I was expecting the "breaking news" to be Eren's great prison break, but Zachary's death by exploding chair works too. Levi's beaten the shit out of him for so long, killing him should be at least one step short of a cakewalk. Not gonna lie, all those flashbacks superimposed on the trees is a very neat effect. SHIT COUNT: 4 for act 1, 2 for act 2, 6 total. Damn, Yelena's to blame for at least half of the shady behind-the-scenes shit that's been revealed these past few episodes. Maybe ingesting a certain amount causes paralysis, and the amount in the wine was small enough to avoid that but big enough to allow for Titanization. Yes but not exactly, is what he's trying to say. Let Gabi die, it's what the fandom wants. "Just like someone else I know." "You rang?" Goddammit Floch. I hate you but the reaction face game ridiculous. Eren's just sitting there, bleeding out onto the tablecloth, kinda makes you wanna shit yourself and play dead like Gabi's thinking about doing. If only all Asian animation studios had hilariously awesome names like "Yakumo Crack" and "Curry Jotaro". I'm no huge fan of the dialogue-free next episode promos using the Japanese language track, but I like that you can hear the female seiyuu in Armin's ancillary noises. FOOD WARS - It's easy to forget that this cooking academy has normal classes. Speaking of, does respecting Soma's decision to sit front-row count as self-insertion? Open secrets are a real pain. God I wanna throw that Eizan kid down a flight of stairs so bad. Oh no, not the clubs! (Having been on my school's quiz bowl team, there's definitely some sincerity in that statement.) The phrase "Central" also takes me back to my high school days. You can just hear his approval rating dropping from here. Even if his words do sound decent on paper... I had a feeling they'd bulldoze Shiomi's building first. FUCK EIZAN AND HIS MAIN CAMPUS ASS LOOKIN' FACE. If there's an opportunity for a Food War with the Ten, expect Soma to take it. Well no shit they're not happy, the new rules suck. I'm curious to what this guy's cooking is like, since all we've seen is his business savvy. I just know Skewer Wolverine's gonna lose this one. He bribed the judges, that's the only way this premature outcome could make sense! "I meant to snap them in two, but this works just as well." You underestimate Soma's resolve and stupidity. Punch that fucker in the face for me, flashy suit man. Everything just seems so sterile now. This is a rare one-on-one interaction. Even this technically private dinner feels oddly sterile. "Wow, way to make me feel bad about passing on the first try." I remember back when the stereotypical background characters were the only ones in this show I got murderously pissed at; now it's pretty much Eizan only. And here are some clips from the hot springs OVA that never got dubbed. Tonight's theme is chain reaction cryfests. Like I said, don't underestimate his resolve and stupidity. How nice of him to make some food for them all before leaving. Soma don't give a shit about what you think, you're just main campus trash. AW YEAH BEST GIRL RINDO'S HERE. Thank god, someone needed to physically harm this douche. As I thought, she's just going along with Azami's bullshit to see how things play out. He looks like a nerd, sounds like a nerd, but sits like a real gangsta. Even Rindo knows Soma has way too much resolve and stupidity in him to simply bend to Eizan's will like those skewers. Aw shit, here come the thugs. Soma looks ready to pop a cap in this wigga's ass, his home country's gun control laws be damned. TOP THREE BILLING: Soma, Eizan, second best girl Yuki. Nice to see Sentai's sorta following FUNi's former lead with this. PROMISED NEVERLAND - Aniplex's logo at the start of the episode; that's a first. That one kid's face is so fuckin' tiny holy shit. Bet you weren't expecting giant hell-beast spiders when you ziplined off the wall into that forest. At least the opening theme's decent. I wouldn't touch that plant if I were you. "Get a load of these big ass trees!" He says he's fine. I remember her leg getting broken, but not her hand getting busted up. It still disturbs me that, despite being younger than Norman or Ray, Don's balls were the first to drop. I'll confess, the William Minerva stuff was the least memorable part of the first season; really easy to gloss over if you could believe it. And then the pen was a holographic projector. "T-O-U-C-H..." Canopus? The secret code for that page is MRB, whatever that translates to. This is almost like the code they used to decipher Jiraiya's final message. That one kid with the ONE reaction face kinda looks like Norman, if you squint hard enough. Whatever you do, don't eat those plants; they might be poisonous. But what in the world are sea anemones doing on land? Whatever it is, that would explain the land fish and flying fish and maybe that kraken-looking motherfucker they run into later on. I'm kinda glad I know about this Minerva dude again now, since he seems to be the main motivation for this entire season. You can't convince me to put wireless buds in my ears. It just doesn't seem right, and would give ignorant people the wrong idea. The CGI for these land-sea creatures is actually pretty alright. Again, why this one's face so tiny? One second you're running with the fireflies, and literally the next you're running from some hell creature that suddenly phased into existence. The CGI for this thing, though, seems a little on the uncanny side motion-wise. "Run like heck and don't look back!" Not really a bullhorn, but a decent try. Tactical advantage: DENIED. That one demon dude sounds familiar. Crispin Freeman, I think? That bandage is looking pretty saturated, you sure you're alright, Emma? Welp, she's dead. And also sick, on top of that. Suspicious girl is suspicious, you can tell just from the strange glow. HE'S ON A HORSE. And now he's in a mystery cave. Oh Emma, you have no idea what shit he's been through in the past couple hours. In conclusion, you're in the hood. Impossible, there's no way you'd meet Minerva so early in the season. Hood girl sounds somewhat familiar too, though I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't an industry veteran. How perceptive of you, Ray. I have a feeling this is gonna end in a "not all demons" message. I had a feeling if it wasn't a vet, it'd be Lizzie Freeman as hood demon girl. And oh yeah, I forgot that Tatum does L.A. dubs now. FIRE FORCE - Oh no not this cold open again. 😩 These poor saps who have to deal with Arthur's chuuni delusions. I do enjoy Maki's brother, he's my kind of character (male). SUPERSTAR~. I've really come around to Juggernaut since the China arc. Neat, she's wearing pantyhose this time. 20 bucks says they get ripped during the fight she's bound to get into. Or maybe she'll just lose them now so the animators can save on digital ink, sure let's go with that. Welp, they're all dead. TOO MANY INFERNALS. Oh hi Ritsu. 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky? It's almost like they showed that guy's backstory before he got allah ackbar'd as some kind of twisted joke. And this guy too. And this guy also. All these senseless minor character deaths are reason #54 why Fire Force is far from being as good now as it was in the first episode. Though I will admit, they're makin' me laugh. "Is this because that me from another universe took over that cooking school 'cause it better not be!?" Thank god he's built like a gag character, otherwise he'd be fucked. I like Special Eyes Gunman Josuke, I hope he gets outta this alright. 🤜🌲 Aw fuck, I knew checking ANN to see what episodes he was in after this one was a bad idea. (That is, none of them.) Congratu-fuckin-lations, Dominatrix White-Clad from the OP, you're already proving yourself to be just as bad as Hibana was in her first impression. I'd be more appreciative of your opening spiel had you killed literally anybody else as your intro. Welp at least I managed to predict correct on the pantyhose thing. She's actually proving herself to be worse than Hibana with every word she says and every action she takes, even though it's practically designed to cater to my niche. THANK YOU SHIN-uh, I mean, Juggernaut. And the unmasking would've been a lot better had Toonami not spoiled it a month ago with their new bumpers. At least we still have more Hajiki in these flashbacks, I guess. OH MY GOD JUST SHUT UP ABOUT YOUR GODDAMN FIRE WHIP I WAS PAST THE POINT OF CARING THE MOMENT YOU FIRST SHOWED UP AND KILLED HAJIKI YOU CUNT. 🤬 Dang, he actually got nicked that time. I sincerely hope she dies. "Why can't I stop him?" Because he is the epitome of my burning hot rage. [slow applause] The lesson to be learned from this episode is, Fire Force really needs to stop with the dominatrix-type characters. If Hibana's first impression fell flat, Orochi's only impression left a crater the size my home state. She had her chance, and she blew it. Now let's never speak of that rotten bitch again. BLACK CLOVER - Is this walking stick guy ever gonna show up in the show proper, or is he just avant-exclusive? Funny how of all the people in this week's Toonami who have the potential to piss me off, these bozos aren't even in the top 3. I wonder if the rest of the Black Bulls know what's going on; I assume they do, since they're spying with everyone else. RABBLE RABBLE. I do like how Dumbnutsio is cooperating with all of them, if only because he doesn't believe vigilante justice works. I just noticed their transceivers look like flashy toy microphones. Over 100 episodes with their squad, and Asta's still called "the kid". What the heck were Yuno and the others doing out at sea anyways? It's insane how much of a following these filler guys have developed. Could be drugs, or it could be wine spiked with some dude's spinal fluid. Oh shit, she's got followers. Between those two, Asta definitely has more patience. Nope, still not top 3 most anger-inducing of the night, though the crowd has some contenders that could qualify were they not backgrounders. #55: the pettiest supervillain ever. Not the tool of execution I was expecting them to use. That dude who cast the first stone is totally full of sin. Lotta weird audio pauses in my shows this week. OH MY GOD THERE'S TWO OF THEM. "Get that Read or Die shit the hell outta here!" My dad just heard Asta screaming from the other room and asked if it was Naruto. DOUBLE AT FIELD. And now the moment Jack's been waiting for. These two seem awfully calm for suicide burners. You a dirty sumbitch, Kabwe. Nice of you to join us, Yuno. That's one big-ass smoke bomb. Huh, I don't think anyone's tried stealing his grimoire before, shame that filler characters got to it first. Oh well, at least Gauche will be happy that Marie's safe. The grimoire simply houses his swords. Never giving up and physically training like a madman all day every day. It's kinda weird seeing Gauche not attack Asta while they and Marie are in the same room, but it's kinda nice, in an extremely off-base kinda way. I know you're trying to make yourself look less shady after all that went on, but maybe you should've brought your mask with you, Vangeance, for appearance's sake. Well shit, that twist came outta left field. That's the biggest cast list I've ever seen for this show. SHIPPUDEN - OH FUCK SURPRISE OPENING THEME. It's been a good long while since we've had one of these crop up. 😄 Did Itachi always have that many cracks on his face? Okay, so these nuns and orphans are all medic nin for hire. Oh Orochimaru, for all your fucked-up experiments you're one actually of the more likable villains on the block tonight. Oh crap, the nun used to be a spy. Weird question, but does being voiced by a certain VA count as charisma, because I don't hate listening to Danzo being a shady prick. And of course Orochimaru would threaten them with child abduction. And that's how Kabuto started down his current path. Oof, now that's what I call irony. It's entirely possible it was his mother, but it's also possible it was just a doppelganger. The whole thing seems awfully ambiguous to be cut-and-dry like they're treating it. Frickin' K-pop groups are infecting our commercials now. They truly are an unstoppable force. SUDDENLY OROCHIMARU. Welp, there goes any sense of ambiguity. Ah, so this must be his first hideout, if he's speaking as if it's the only one. That lamia in the tank disturbs yet intrigues me. You a dirty sumbitch, Danzo. Kabuto #2's nose looks all wrong for him. This boy has a lotta rage in him, and a guttural part of me respects that. I went into this expecting Kabuto's backstory, but learning the exact moment Orochimaru decided to desert the Leaf is a welcome surprise. Oh yeah, they mentioned him being involved at Kikyo Pass back in the Chunin Exam arc. And now we know the rest of the story.

🤣 What the fuck.

[inhales] FUCK OROCHI That is all.

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Can't say I'm surprised by this. As for the season itself, I'm just hoping it adapts up to anywhere before a certain point.

Also, I find it super suspicious that the Promised Neverland S2 promo didn't air once during any of the shows I watched, like it aired only during the Super rerun with maybe an encore during the Demon Slayer rerun. Like, does Toonami know it's shit and that's why they're pulling a Lazzo and limiting the promo's airtime? 12:00 - Dragon Ball Super #110 - Goku Enkindled! The Awakened One's New Ultra Instinct! - TV-PGL 12:30 - Attack on Titan: The Final Season #13 - Children of the Forest - TV-MAL 🤬 1:00 - Food Wars! The Third Plate #7 - The Academy Falls - TV-MA 1:30 - The Promised Neverland #13 - Episode 1 - TV-14LV 2:00 - Fire Force #44 - Weapon of Destruction - TV-MA 2:30 - Black Clover #145 - Rescue - TV-PG 3:00 - Naruto Shippuden #336 - Kabuto Yakushi - TV-PGV 3:30 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba #23 - Hashira Meeting - TV-14V

ATTACK ON TITAN - I don't exactly know what a "Petard" is, but Zachary was certainly hoist by his own, even if it was through it being rigged with explosives and killing him. Wasn't expecting him to get offed this early, so it's nice to see I'm still unspoiled about some things in Titan. FOOD WARS - Erina's dad may be a total dickbag, but goddamn Ian Sinclair's delivery of his lines is just perfect, especially in a dub of inferior technical quality to FUNi's regular output. It may take a while, if at all, before Erina's really "likable", but it's nice to see people got her back in these dark times she's going through. Also, isn't it more than a little fishy that the Council of Ten passed a majority rule vote without input from all of the members, because Isshiki and Erina not knowing what went on seems a little convenient. FIRE FORCE - Maki's family is great, though the baby-talk is indeed an acquired taste. It's still weird seeing Tamaki in a nun outfit, but at least she didn't lose it this time. BLACK CLOVER - The one episode where Gauche isn't nosebleeding over his imouto, and it's the one where he and Gordon are mistaken for child predators. It was an awkward one. 😅 GRIDMAN - That finale was awesome and everything and I would wholeheartedly rewatch it but holy shit reading up on its TV Tropes page made me realize I'm nowhere near otaku enough to appreciate it on all fronts. 9.9/10, Dynazenon wen Demarco? SHIPPUDEN - The moment I saw the orphanage Kabuto grew up in, I was all, "holy shit, that's the orphanage he's running for all those clones in Boruto!" It's nice to see he kept the glasses his nun-caretaker gave him, even after going off the deep end.

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Cosmo Samurai (rewatch) Another bit of direction analysis for Kunoichi. Though Tsuru's influence isn't as 100% here - no surprise, since he had an assistant director helping him out - there are still notable tics of his present, most notably his habit of using in medias res storytelling for quick establishment. The opening shot of the blank wall with the off-screen siren effect and TOM and SARA talking over it was a nice little touch, as was the visual introduction to the Cosmo Samurai crew being through a first-person perspective of TOM shutting down in space, then booting back up on their ship. I expect Tsuru to have at least some involvement in the Shenmue anime, since it's from Cosmo Samurai's studio and the director was an animation collaborator on many of his works.

Yep, both series aired at Midnight. And ironically, WOWOW's timeslot was Gridman's best. Tokyo MX and BS11 aired it at 1AM, while Mainichi Broadcasting aired it at 2:08 in the morning. So yeah, it kinda got gipped on Toonami, not that I care since I stopped caring about the ratings and DVR everything anyway.

Speaking of Gridman's timeslots, did you know that its premieres on WOWOW Prime shared the exact same time, day of the week and everything, as the first 12 episodes of SAO Alicization on Tokyo MX? [the more you know]

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