PokeNirvash

Because Toonami picked it up, at least that's the theory.

You know it.

I'd be up for that power hour. Let's not forget Williams Street getting off on the wrong foot with ADV after Giant Robot Week, and the only licenses they got from them were the inferior dubs they made/had on hand for Super Milk-chan and Eva.

If that's what it is, then I'll allow it.

Ikebukuro West Gate Park (J-Drama) 3 I enjoy seeing Makoto and Chief Yokoyama onscreen together. They have such great chemistry.

That means we won!

PARANOIA AGENT - Maniwa narrating over this tracking shot over various roads and a single boardwalk is very likely the moment that sold me on this show. Demonic Slugger still freaks me the fuck out a little. You never thought he'd be able to grew this big? Really? And so Maniwa escaped... but the worst was yet to come. Odd choice of last words. I actually sorta prefer what Maniwa's hero outfit actually looks like to what he thinks it looks like. (That extreme closeup on his face is a little much tho.) You heard it here first, Maromi is bigger than Jesus and the Beatles combined (in Japan). Truly this is Maromi Mania. Nice to see the Hirukawas are still completely out of it. Oh shit, I almost forgot the old man had family. Meanwhile Ikari doesn't even know what's going on outside of the Showa Era. It's no surprise by now that I love when anime production companies are referenced in-series; even though it's technically a "bland name product" example, the "WOOOW" in place of "WOWOW" on that placard hits that button right. Everyone's so focused on the cute mascot characters that the vague sketch of an angry bat-wielder might as well not even be there. FUCK YEAH BUNNY GIRLS. And more anime figurines. He can't even have sex without you watching him, he's just that pathetic. When you have all of the Figmas, the next natural step is to start making your own. "This is a computer geek's wet dream!" That explains the D subrating. Oh damn, so this isn't the first (or second) time Tsukiko got attacked. "Time for your booster shot~." Check it out, it's Batman. I expect to be disappointed! Apparently no amount of breakout popularity for Maromi can make up for continued delays on his follow-up. Hmm, so the old lady's still at it. The old man reincarnated into the one medium where he could legibly get his message across: the radio. All that stress finally caught up to him. Another anime cliche I actually kinda like: characters going through subtle voice changes or none at all when they uncharacteristically get mad. Thank god he snapped out of it before went into SAO villain territory. And to no one's surprise, it was Lil' Slugger all along. Meanwhile, in picturesque rural Japan... I love it when Doug Stone voices minor characters, nowadays when it's somebody's dad. "That man ain't right." Even his most serious image is sassy. Even in Japan, bitches don't know that funerals are neither the time nor the place for gossip. That was bear-y rude. And then Maniwa was phone. Angry Maromi is what really freaks me out. SHINJI HASHIMOTO SAKUGA SPOTTED. That door's able to take a lotta damage, but not enough for FlexTape to fix it. BAT VS. BAT. Okay, him flipping the glasses around to "transform" is kinda cool. Even the bat isn't a real bat! Yes, let's go through the doorway that just showed up out of nowhere. "I really should've pocketed this thing by now..." High school nostalgia's a real thing ain't it. "Gasp! A male ally!" Grand Theft Maromi: the greatest of all crimes. Everybody's getting stressed out again. Who needs anime girl dolls when you have one in your own image? MY HIDEOUS CHEST! Guess the operation didn't go according to plan. Huh, turns out he reincarnated as the doorman to the other world this whole time. Next time, Ikari finally gets sick of Maniwa's bullshit after learning what chuunibyou has done to him. At least it's not the full commercial with the yodeling children. MOB PSYCHO 100 - Hired henchmen never stand a chance when it comes down to it. I like you, wise old drunkard henchman. Congratulations, Dimple, you found where the treasure's buried! Never thought he'd actually give out recommendations to join the Body Improvement Club. Teru's still got some of that juvenile delinquent spirit. YARE YARE DAZE. Now this is pyrokinesis. Reverse card, activated. Yeahhhh that dude's dead for sure. JUDO CHOP. I heard "Kill Don Lemon", who else heard him say "Kill Don Lemon"? TRIPLE-DOUBLE KNOCKOUT. Unimportant yet interesting fact, that red-headed kid over there is voiced by a transsexual; none of us really knew that until they replaced Spike Spencer as the voice of Shinji. Muscle girls are underrated when they're done right. I'd pick that up, it could be Reigen. I wonder if Niosi thought of that line when he decided to come clean about his sordid past and then went on a self-imposed exile from the voice acting industry. Tsuchiya is a truly underrated Mob waifu. NIGERUNDAYOOOOO. In the end, Dimple was the truest fool of all. OH NO HE'S HOT. Oh yeah, I almost forgot that red-headed kid was the one who knocked him out. Mob, welcome to the mindfuck. Not sure if reverse card, but it's super effective so who cares? No nutritional value = all you can eat! Waiting until the absolute last second to show up... LIKE A BOSS. BLACK CLOVER - I miss THREATENED BY A RUTHLESS DEMON already, but I can get used to this. Wait, so they've just been on a destination-less road trip this whole time? Guess that explains why they were barreling across the desert during the recap episode. Oh hey, it's Yami's pet beasts. If only they had the initial floor plans for this hideout, then we wouldn't be in this mess. Is it wrong that I like Asta's sparkly eyes, but think Grey's squiggly open mouth looks completely stupid? I do like Finral's restraint in bringing up his attraction to the opposite sex, he got pretty bad with that in the 3rd and 4th cours. Of all the people to somehow not have a restraining order filed against them... I like the open bar idea, it has a nice ring to it. Secre's easily the least obnoxious of these idiots. You care because you're tsundere, it's in your nature. He gave you the hat and net as a joke, but unlucky for you he's not in a laughing mood right now. You're weird, Gauche, stop being weird. Zora just doesn't give a shit, and that's just another reason I like him more than you. I recently read a theory that the reason Yami spends so much time in the bathroom is because he's lactose-intolerant (like many actual Asians) so his gut isn't accustomed to all the milk-based products the Clover Kingdom has for their cuisine. It's easy to forget how terrible Black Clover's comedy is, even on the "Noelle hits Asta for no good reason" front. I can't believe Secre's a better love interest. I should make a Black Bulls ranking one of these days. YOUR MOUTH IS STUPID GREY. It's amazing how tolerable Gauche is when he isn't going on about his imouto. Okay, Gordon feeling hurt at Grey insulting his face got me there. I still can't believe Finral hasn't done his obligatory "hitting on women of varying levels of existence" gag yet. RAGGLE FRAGGLE. This is the strangest reinterpretation of Little Red Riding Hood I've ever seen, Aku's version included. No matter how obnoxious he gets, I just can't bring myself to hate Magna. "Captain Yami... He's in trouble..." What, he's out of toilet paper already? I can understand the misinterpretation, I'm a damn coward when it comes to dogs trying to show me love the way they do with everyone else. Not even Yami can resist that much cuteness. "Aww... you ruined it." "You're such a troublesome group." That's putting it lightly, Secre. They love him so much, they bring him in super close for licking, hence the attempted consumption. JYB does as JYB does. And then their home was a Hard Rock Cafe. I'm highly disturbed by this, but still, a doll that does weather forecasts is extremely progressive for this show's setting. It's only "a step above friends" if you're sharing the same bed. Ah, the status quo. I get the whole "true friendship" message, but still, there is such a thing as too much exposure to the Black Bulls in one sitting. Oh well, at least they've all got more character than the Sound Four. Holy shit, that's what Phineas sounds like? NARUTO SHIPPUDEN - First off, allow me to say thank god we aren't starting with a recap of that forced simultaneous evil laughter. "White Guys in Disguise" would be a good band name in these tumultuous Caucasian-hating times. "There, now you're boyfriend and boyfriend." That's one of the minor joys of filler: normally useless characters can be useful, or at least make an attempt. But why does it look like a giant eyeball though? YOU SUCK, SOUND FOUR. Oh yeah, I forgot Tayuya cursing up a storm was her thing in the original Japanese. But what about genjutsu? Damn, I was hoping he'd go up to 128 Palms that time. Why's Jirobo the only one that went red? (Not that I'm complaining, since his and Tayuya's look better than the others'...) Whoops, spoke too soon. You'd think that a four-on-four match would make victory over them easier since they aren't being paired off in one-on-ones like before. I keep forgetting about those summons of theirs. "I hate this channel." *crash!* BELIEVE IT COUNT: 1. He punched that dude so hard he grew a tree. I never thought of Shino as the kind who'd dramatically sweat. A giant water sphere can only do so much! If only we had some type of shaman on hand. As I feared, they're pairing themselves off again. Well, except for Kiba and Shikamaru switching opponents, that's a pleasant surprise. SPLOOSH. Not only are they the true insults to lines in terms of character dimensionality, but they're stupidly overpowered too. Man, the Sound Four are the worst villains.

You can tell this is forced as all fuck because the show she brought up is one that airs at 4 in the fucking morning on the regular. Good thing the rest of Twitter is calling her out on this bullshit, so no matter how murderously angry I get just thinking about it, I know we're safe.

Season 3 when, Netflix?

I was personally done with Jingai the moment he wrote off JoJo just because it wasn't pulling in the ratings other shows had at the time.

Jeez, that thumbnail. And people wonder why I and others avoid this supposedly amazing show like the plague...

I was never too huge on the Sound Four even at the peak of my being a non-Narutard Naruto fan, so I'm not looking forward to a whole mini filler arc of them continuing to be one-dimensional "LOL I'm so evil" pricks. Oh well, at least tonight we have the episode of PA that convinced younger me that it was the most moe anime on [as] at the time. 12:00 - Dragon Ball Super #78 - Even the Universes' Gods Are Appalled?! The Lose-and-Perish Tournament of Power - TV-14V 12:30 - Paranoia Agent #12 - Radar Man - TV-14DLV 1:00 - Mob Psycho 100 #10 - The Heinous Aura ~Mastermind~ - TV-14LV 1:30 - Black Clover #125 - Return - TV-PGL 2:00 - Ballmastrz: 9009 #11 - Infinite Hugs: Cold Embrace of the Bloodless Progenitors! - TV-14DLSV 2:15 - Ballmastrz: 9009 #12 - Shameful Disease of Yackety Yack! Don't Talk Back! Be Silenced Forever! - TV-14DLSV 2:30 - Naruto Shippuden #304 - The Underworld Transfer Jutsu - TV-PGL 3:00 - Samurai Jack #54 - XCIII - TV-14V Figmas are a hell of a drug.

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Heart Throb 9 Gungrave 23

Appare-Ranman! 1-3 (rewatch)

Mayo Chiki! 2

The correct answer for the current era is Tenchi Muyo GXP. Demarco bought it thinking it'd be as action-packed as the Tenchi they aired on Toonami, it wasn't announced until a week before its premiere - and on-air in a lineup promo at that! - and it got shunted off to 3AM after five weeks in an earlier slot where it nearly torpedoed the ratings. You could probably even blame it for them grabbing the rights to uncut Naruto as a form of damage control.

Their Superbowl commercial was... bad in a subtly bizarre sort of way. [see you in a quibi]

That dude floating in mid-air looks a little like Oma Tokita, at least from how I'm seeing it.

I don't know whether to be offended by your assumptions towards my knowledge/lack thereof of sexual activity, confused over whether you're being genuine or sarcastic about it, slightly amused by the dig at my masking fetish, or just disbelieving that you responded to a three week-old post just to express your disdain for me as a person. I may have Asperger's, but I also have two Master's degrees and enough understanding of social cues to know what's acceptable and what isn't. Fuck off with this "Poke is stupid and a creepy pervert" bullshit.

I apologize for Jingai. He is an idiot. So we taught him wrong. As a joke. [if you've got an ass, he'll kick it]

It'd be something I'd watch, for sure. And I'm not just saying that because I'm literally the only one here who would defend IGPX no matter its countless flaws.

PARANOIA AGENT - "Due to unfortunate circumstances at the animation studio, the rest of Mellow Maromi has been outsourced to-" holy shit is that Maniwa? (The things you pick up on rewatches...) These emotional cornerings are coming faster by the episode. Lil' Slugger's one weakness: someone changing their mind about "wanting out". Aw yeah it's an Ikari episode. 😎 Even as a young teen, this in-episode title reveal always seemed a little off, probably because it isn't actually pasted on anything like the rest. If you're considerate enough to leave your skates at the door, surely it's not difficult for you to sit down and listen. Goddammit Ikari. And that's where the surrogate mother from the Fetus Slugger story comes in. Don't you just hate bosses who are younger than you and also total dicks? Seriously though, this backstory recitation and emotional self-analysis is very captivating, especially since it's the only one of its kind in this show. WE SWOLE SLUGGER NOW. Come now, tests are bad, but they're not that bad, at least in America. "Kids these days..." This tiny old dude's Tumblr nose is easily less awkward to look at than those on the characters of God of High School. Lil' Slugger ruins everything, be it through his own merits or pure tangent. What makes the Shaq-a-roni different from your standard pepperoni pizza? Does it come with a free bottle of Gold Bond, or even free insurance from the General? I was always under the impression that a drunk came with a tie wrapped around his head. Oh hey, those were the same words he said back in the RPG episode. Didn't know that was practically his catchphrase back in the day. Sometimes the best partnerships are done at a distance, as laughable as that sounds. "Apparently abusing suspects is looked down upon now, what with all these non-violent ways to coerce confessions outta people." Okay, he definitely hit her out of spite there. "What good was it to just wallow forever in disappointment?" True that. Are ya winnin', Maromi? Oh hey there Tsukiko. I completely forgot about this interaction they had. Even off-screen, Ikari is the best character. I don't exactly know what it's supposed to mean and I think it could use a better name, but if anything was a "Shut Up Hannibal" speech, that was it to a tee. 🏆 And here's all the previous characters watching the show. Even the Hirukawas, who apparently found a new place. Turns out Maromi was the real Lil' Slugger all along. How is it that I can understand Kon's symbolism as symbolism, but Ikuhara's comes off as literal to me, at least in Penguindrum? Meanwhile, at that bar with the Rising Sun matches... Predetermined gender roles are tiring, even for the traditional. So what you're saying is... he should take a rest. Sometimes motivations for entering a career path are very simple, and I would know that. WELCOME TO KAMISHIBAI WORLD. Somehow one of my biggest takeaways rewatching this episode is that the similarities between Ikari and Naokuu (my MC from Kinky Kunoichi) run deeper than I thought. They became cops for similar reasons, favor field work over paperwork, became disillusioned with their positions, got discharged, smoke a cigarette brand that rhymes with "nope", are chasing after a target/group of targets only their partner truly believes exists, refuse to ultimately give up in the face of despair, get more than a little aggressive with opponents but would never so much as hit a defenseless woman, and act like they're the only sane men in a world who doesn't understand them on the large. I think they'd get along well, despite being eighty years apart in their respective settings. Next week, Maniwa channels his own inner Naokuu and dishes out some good ol' fashioned vigilante justice that he isn't as cut out for as he thinks. MOB PSYCHO 100 - I completely forgot that the "Scars" were a thing. I love these maze-shaped reaction faces. What the fuck is that guy's chin. There ain't no mood whiplash like going from torturing children to death to a flying car. I didn't even realize he had to flip the bird in order to use his air whips. LOGGED! On one hand, TOM's acting awfully misandric this week, on the other, was that Spongebob's house I saw back there? Sometimes names are hard to remember, I'm lucky I'm able to keep track of many of them as I do. "So do you just carry that around everywhere?" Knowing Ritsu, he probably does. Being dragged into the bushes never constitutes a good time. You can't not love good dramatic irony. Children are always in the basement. Lesson is, don't fuck with Mob twice in one day. Oh wow, I had nothing to say this week. BLACK CLOVER - Oh neat, it gets its own home recording message too. I still count episode 2 as "anime original" more than "filler", even if it is Pierrot animating the series as a whole. "Oh wow, I grew up hot." It's still strange to think all these different bits and pieces of the world were existing simultaneously before they each got their own bits of plot relevance. Her hair's looking kinda blue up there. Oh good, we're skipping the failed nun-boning attempts, that's a relief. Damn geese! I don't remember those scenes from before. This recap is the closest we'll get to a faithful adaptation of the "Yuno gets elfed" reveal from the manga. Goddammit, I read "Furies" as "Furries", I really am too fargone. I'm a little disappointed that this episode's mostly just recapping the last arc instead of going through the whole of the series like I thought it would. Your character design still sucks, Ryuk's metrosexual cousin. At least he's too Saturday morning cartoon villainous to be behind Kellen Goff's burnout on voicing bad guys. And then Patry knew how it feels to have your entire career based on a lie. Who thinks with their dick more often: Asta around nuns, or Finral in general? ADVENTURE! That's our Yami, securing the kill as always. The true downside about Asta's constant screaming is that Yuno's sounds weak in comparison. "Who are you?" "I'm you but smugger." His one regret was that he was made of poorly mixed concrete. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN - Damn, that White Zetsu disguised as Darui actually spooked me there for a second. Yeah, everybody's looking even more paranoid than they usually do. The plan is, wait for Naruto to show up. Funny how Naruto was one of my biggest anime back then yet I don't remember all that much about the Sound Four. Outside of Tayuya looking pretty attractive, that was. What's the significance of these "gates" in their titles? Neat, they accidentally let a frame from the end of the OP slip in. Heh, one of them turned into a Zetsu. Probably three years, that seems to be the constant difference between the first show and this one. I do remember Choji managing to beat Jirobo without anyone else's assistance, that was pretty cool. (IIRC, Neji probably did the same against Kidomaru, but who cares about that fight.) Nope, still don't remember shit about this one. Kiba vs. Sakon/Ukon, I remember a little, if only in that Kankuro came in to help at the last moment. No need to question why Tayuya's demon-looking Curse Mark form is the least freaky-looking of the four. (Kinda makes her even more attractive, now that I think of it.) And of course I remember Shikamaru vs. Tayuya the best, because they were the best characters of their respective groups, even though Tayuya didn't really have a character outside of "evil underling of Orochimaru". For what it's worth, her flute-playing is good. Okay, so it's just Kidomaru and Sakon/Ukon who look like freaks who escaped from the ninth layer of Jigoku in their cursed forms, then. Huh, I expected that pigeon crash to be bloodier than it was. Always watch out for land mines. HAAHHHHHHH? No surprise that the protagonists mature just as the antagonists do. LOGGED! I... barely remember those demon guys that Tayuya could summon. Shit, I'm a real sucker for this sakuga. That was too easy, as to be expected of anime original filler. Now seal them up before they get the chance to recover. Well fuck, guess it's harder than even we thought it'd be. There's a one syllable difference between a transmutation circle and a transportation circle. I want to murder all these fuckers just for their stereotypical evil laughter alone. (Except Tayuya, for vaguely sexist reasons.) Still, now we've got ourselves a real filler arc, instead of just random disconnects like the last several ventures into filler hell. [minus power]

He meant to say "ahem".

You do realize Shinichiro Watanabe throws a lot of Western influences into his works, right? High School Musical's sales numbers mean jack shit when it comes to what he or his crew want to envision.

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