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Last week for Food Wars (for now), so of course, that means last week for sniping at your complaints (for now). Page 1 It's in the last stage before it actually opens to the public, so only the restaurant's key players are needed to make sure things are running smoothly at the minimum staffing level possible, that being them plus Soma playing the role of "additional kitchen staff" as part of his Stagiaire. I'm sure they'll hire a few more people on once they get into the "hard open" stage. Methinks you're overestimating how TV-mature a series Paranoia Agent is. Attending Totsuki and managing a restaurant in France while Asian does a lot to a man's personality. You do know that Europeans count as Westerners, right?

Yes, there's no arguing that, but on the bright side, his saying Eri will be attractive when she's older is a slight step up from the sub's translation, in terms of interpretation. (Or maybe it's worse, I don't have a keen eye for these sorts of things.) This was definitely one of the more questionable claims Food Wars has made. While I can buy the whole "Americans don't appreciate burdock" thing, as someone who's eaten carrots and potatoes all their life, I have to argue Shinomiya's claim that they're "forgotten vegetables". MY HERO ACADEMIA - This episode had more festival prep than I was expecting. Still a fun time. Midnight's still the greatest (in bed), but I'd be open to a threesome with Gentle and La Brava. DEMON SLAYER - I honestly dislike those "chibi faces going across the screen" scene transitions. Kinda clashes with the rest of the show. Zenitsu is still insufferable, but it's more tolerable here since he isn't actively preventing Tanjiro from explaining that Nezuko's his sister. Shinobu is surprisingly pleasant, but I think it'll take me a while to come around to Kanao. Maybe having her actually speak would be a good first step. FOOD WARS! - Between its faster pace compared to the first, its surprising adherence to the same "it's all the ingredients and how they're prepared" method of justifying the foodgasms, the shake-ups in character interactions, and Soma's continued growth in skill at the absolute least, this season was an improvement on the first. I wouldn't complain if this was where it ended, but as I know there's three more seasons coming (assuming Demarco manages to strike that deal), I'll settle for it being an appropriate end to the first stretch. 9/10, could use a little more refining. BLACK CLOVER - The Vermillions are the best royals, between Fuegoleon and Mereoleona's inherent awesomeness and Mimosa's mimosas. Though even with the loud kid and narcissistic douchewad in your lineage, it's not hard to be better than the pompous jerks with superiority complexes that comprise Noelle's family. VENTO AUREO - Holy shit I love this fucking opening theme. Same deal with Abbacchio randomly joining in on beating down that one guy. I'm not sure if my uncle will point towards the characters' sudden stupidity or the homoeroticism of this week's enemy STAND users in his justification of this week's "the less said about JoJo, the better". POWER - Another thing I like about Tsuru's directorial style is the focus on the common man that you never get to see in your average show about superpowered beings. Which in itself is another reason he was the right man I chose to credit for Kunoichi... The crying kids are definitely an acquired taste, though, so I made sure to keep them out of my scripts. (There's only one little kid, and her 18 year-old brother is the one who cries instead.) PARANOIA AGENT PROMO - It was a good Toonami-style promo, but it doesn't even come close to the original. The fact that it grabs from all thirteen episodes and not just the first four helps.

True, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Shhh... Do you hear that? That's the sound of no one caring.

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! 3 That random Saiyuki cameo practically slayed me.

And it's a bit overly pessimistic at this point to assume 2020 will get any worse.

Here we are. A structually sound, streamlined, and even-ended programming block. Let us pray it doesn't shrink any further. 12:00 - My Hero Academia #83 - Gold Tips Imperial - TV-14L 12:30 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba #24 - Rehabilitation Training - TV-14DL 1:00 - Food Wars! The Second Plate #13 - Pomp and Circumstance - TV-MAS - SEASON FINALE 1:30 - Black Clover #113 - Storming the Shadow Palace - TV-PG 2:00 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind #22 - The "G" in Gozzo - TV-MALV 2:30 - Naruto Shippuden #292 - Power: Episode 3 - TV-PGV

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! 11 Gungrave 16

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Well some people who hate SAO think that first way, moreso on /a/ than on here.

You're way too serious-minded for your own good, Elfie.

SAO'S COUNTLESS FLAWS IN A NUTSHELL Reputable Source: Fair warning, this arc of SAO has [insert disturbing/grossly inaccurate scene here]. /a/: Pssh, you're bluffing! It can't be that bad... You Guys: Oh god, this sounds awful and poorly written. What fresh hell awaits us? Myself: I instantly believe you, but I think I can handle it. SAO: [shows disturbing/grossly inaccurate scene previously mentioned] /a/: Oh fuck, it really is that bad. [insert reaction image here] You Guys: Oh dear god it's worse than I ever imagined! Fuck you, SAO! Myself: [shrugs] Well whaddaya know, I managed to handle it. Let's see you do better next time. Sometimes I surprise myself with how much bullshit I can take before reaching the point where my extremely flexible suspension of disbelief just snaps.

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+1 for Otogi Zoshi 😏

Cinderella Boy 6 Best episode so far. You gotta love some of that early digipaint-era action with added intrigue set to a jazz-rock soundtrack.

This thread is neither the time nor the place for general COVID news, Elfie.

I'm sure it's experienced temporary delays from the typical week-to-week format, but nothing akin to a month-plus break like we've been getting with more of the recent shounens.

For the second time this thread, that's Yuuki's arc you're thinking of. Not Yui's.

Another voice actor on the Japanese side has recently shed their mortal coil. Not as a result of COVID-19, but of cancer. And even more unfortunately, the seiyuu I speak of today is Keiji Fujiwara, a prolific and recognizable seiyuu who has appeared in many anime, at least one of which all of you have watched. Here's a rundown of all his [as]/Toonami roles, since this is what this board is best known for: That tattooed weapons shop owner from episode 2 (Cowboy Bebop) Maes Hughes (FMA 2003 & Brotherhood) Shunsuke Makabe (Paranoia Agent; yakuza dealer from Hirukawa's episode) Rod (GITS:SAC 2nd Gig; one of the army guys from Saito's backstory) Holland Novak (Eureka seveN; he also played aged-up Renton in AO and Dewey in the second Hi-Evolution movie) Hiro Nohara (Shin Chan) Isaac Fernand von Kampfer (Trinity Blood) Nathan Mahler (BLOOD+) Shuichi Aizawa (Death Note) Karna Yonsa (Moribito; Balsa's father, IIRC) Kinnosuke Kuzuhara (Durarara!!) Raiga Kurosuke (Naruto; main villain from the Curry of Life arc) Yamma (IGPX) Shiro Fujimoto and Satan (Blue Exorcist) Hannes (Attack on Titan season 1) Lucio Damao (Michiko & Hatchin; circus announcer in eps 9 and 11) Leorio Paradiknight (Hunter x Hunter) Esidisi (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) Biker Ghost (Mob Psycho 100) Byakuya Ishigami (Dr. Stone) Other prominent roles in popular anime include Ladd Russo (Baccano!), Zenzo Hattori (Gintama), Ali al-Saachez (Gundam 00), Eugen (Granblue Fantasy), Shingo Shouji (Initial D), Tatsuya Kimura (Hajime no Ippo), Village Chief (Arakawa Under the Bridge), Keisei Tagami (Corpse Princess), and the narrator of Sgt. Frog. He also voiced Axel in the Kingdom Hearts games, and Iron Man in the Japanese MCU dubs (plus the Iron Man anime and Rise of Technovore OVA). It truly is a terrible day for rain.

Truly the greatest consequence of its return. At least we'll get it for the premiere run. Wait, does FUNi even know that the show title's appearance in the opening credits is ridiculously easy to miss?

FUN FACT: Excel's English VA fucked up her voice so bad during recording they had to switch her out for another for the second half.

And some of you act surprised when we give him shit for doing things.

Comparing Paranoia Agent to vegetables isn't too inaccurate. It's good, but it won't have as many takers in their audience as the Double Baconator that's DBZ reruns, or even the casual junk food that's our current offerings. And then there's stuff like Tenchi Muyo! GXP, which is just a tub of trans fat. Like, the actual trans fat itself.

On one hand, disappointment that we're not getting Food Wars S3 (at least, not right away). On the other... let's just say my joy at seeing the show [as] was saddled with in order to air Champloo (no thanks to G4 picking up Gungrave while they were busy with a boards poll) being reaired out of their own volition this time has filled me with enough misguided excitement for eight people.

Might I suggest switching to Spectrum?