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Run with the Wind 6

In terms of weekly thoughts (which you've already dropped), not actual show-watching. Two words:

DRAGON BALL SUPER - I bet you anything if Goku wins the ToP, he uses the Super Dragon Balls to wish King Kai back to life, finally. Regarding Goku v. Jiren, I'm sorta glad it's finally happening, but while I can see the hype, I don't really feel it as much as others would. It must be a lukewarm day in hell if Frieza's playing along with Goku's plan while Vegeta's still being tsundere about it. MY HERO ACADEMIA - Ah, now this? This is a fight worth being hyped over. The Bakugo rescue on Deku and friends' end was awesome too. I'm not the biggest fan of the whole "don't be a hero when you don't have a license yet" thing, but that's only because it gives 4chan's Toonami General an excuse to bitch about Japan's apparent disbelief in/refusal to acknowledge self-defense as a positive thing. I'm glad Mt. Lady's safe, even if she did get knocked out. Can't say the same about Best Jeanist, though. THE PROMISED NEVERLAND - Every time Phil appears, my body stops making its own natural insulin, but only temporarily. Does anyone else experience this/get my possibly insensitive joke? Speaking of insensitivity, there's a sort of very dark humor in Emma getting Don and Gilda on their side by telling them the "adopted" kids were subjected to a fate more realistically terrifying than getting eaten by demons the size of basketball players. Krone couldn't get Gilda on her side, so now she's going after Don, a fellow person of color. (Who else thinks it's weird that he's apparently younger than Norman and Ray, and yet it sounds like his balls dropped sooner?) Of friggin' course Sauce Jr. was the real traitor. SWORD ART ONLINE: ALICIZATION - I feel like these fight scenes are just A-1 trying to be the next ufotable by spamming CGI effects everywhere. Deusolbert turned out to be more chill than I expected, which is ironic considering his fire affinity. "You think of everything!" Well he is Kirito. Oh look, more potential haremettes. I like the one on the left's hairstyle. JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: DIAMOND IS UNBREAKABLE - Rohan's plotline wouldn't be nearly as hilarious as it was had the #KickVic scandal not happened. Real life works in mysterious ways that not even my special brand of plothole filler can explain. Nice to see that Kira's still a murdering bastard, especially one with the potential to be seen as a bigger pervert than Vic. (Ironically, Kira's VA is one of the only L.A.-based VAs to my knowledge to openly denounce his years of creepery.) BLACK CLOVER - Dammit Asta, you do remember what happened the last time you ate that kind of snake, didn't you? I'd say avoiding diarrhea is a better than incentive than avoiding getting your head crushed by Yami's hands, though both are good to avoid. "Look, your little shtick is getting old!" Says the girl whose teammates whose own shticks have passed their expiration date ages ago. I'm just gonna blame the Kunoichi for this week's animation downgrade. BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS - Hey, remember that Raiga guy from the Curry of Life filler in OG Naruto? Apparently they canonized him! NARUTO SHIPPUDEN - That ink painting-style animation of the Nine Tails destroying the village upon arrival was actually pretty cool. HUNTER x HUNTER - I'd give Bisky my vote. It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if Illumi was behind all those ridiculous mass deaths throughout the Final Destination franchise. Hisoka, you whimsical liar. DEMARCO'S MUSIC VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK - Rap music, anime aesthetic, CGI settings... face it, this video was Gemusetto Machu Picchu as fuck.

DAMMIT KRILLIN YOU HAVE A WIFE.

By the way, Mochi, not anime KND.

May the 4th be with you. Tonight on Toonami, Goku finally gets around to battling his most desired opponent in the Tournament of Power, All for One demonstrates why he isn't a force to be trifled with, Emma and the others suspect one of their own could be snitching on their machinations to their caretakers, Kirito and Eugeo begin their upwards battle to Administrator by battling the very Integrity Knight who took Alice away, Rohan tries to literally get Cheap Trap off his back without getting flayed to death as the longest day reaches its end, Yami and the Magic Knights' resident psychopath do battle in a manner worthy of a classic sitcom, Boruto and Sarada ask for the Mizukage's help in saving Kagura from Shizuma and his cronies, the Nine-Tails attacks the village but from the perspective of Naruto's parents and Tobi this time, Hisoka and Illumi go into action against Killua and Alluka while Leorio finds himself in the position of darkhorse candidate, and Armin attempts to reason with a man who wants them dead because his fearboner demands it. 11:00 - Dragonball Super #109 - The Mightiest Enemy Zeroes in on Goku! Launch the Knockout Spirit Bomb Now! - TV-14LV 11:30 - My Hero Academia #48 - Symbol of Peace - TV-14LV 12:00 - The Promised Neverland #4 - 291045 - TV-14 12:30 - Sword Art Online: Alicization #14 - The Crimson Knight - TV-14LV 1:00 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable #34 - July 15th (Thurs), Part 4 - TV-MALV 1:30 - Black Clover #68 - Battle to the Death?! Yami vs. Jack - TV-PGL 2:00 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations #29 - The New Seven Ninja Swordsmen! - TV-PGLV 2:30 - Naruto Shippuden #248 - The Fourth Hokage's Death Match - TV-PG 3:00 - Hunter x Hunter #141 - Magician and Butler - TV-14LV 3:30 - Attack on Titan #10 - Response: The Struggle for Trost, Part 6 - TV-14

With Firefox having shit itself so bad that all of my add-ons, uBlock included, have stopped working, looks like I can see the ads now. I'm relieved yet kinda disappointed that they're mostly generic tripe. God I hope they fix this problem within the next few days. I don't wanna go back to the days of pressing the X button on my URL bar to stop the ads from showing up.

Old-school aesthetic, maybe?

As much as I enjoy watching JoJo on Toonami, I did buy (read: put on my Amazon Wish List for birthday gifts) the Warner DVD release of season 1, so there's definitely as much potential for success in the franchise outside of Toonami than there is inside.

1. So... both then. 2. To quote his VA, he looks like the villain from Annie. 3. I can't say I'm surprised, this is the same show that took a blonde girl in a blue and white dress and unironically named her Alice. 4. I was legitimately surprised at the blatant product placement in that scene. Though it's not the first time that's happened in animated JoJo. DRAGON BALL SUPER - HAHAHA SUCK IT FROST. THE PROMISED NEVERLAND - For a borderline racist caricature, Krone is actually pretty damn fun. I love that she has her own motivations concerning everything, even if it's in a way that's more against Isabella than for the kids. And that tag music... mmm! So sublime. SWORD ART ONLINE: ALICIZATION - Here I was thinking turning the fucklight-humans in Underworld into rapist-murderers like Raios was the realization of Kikuoka's murderbot objective, when it was the Demon Realm laying waste to them that was it all along. I can't say I'm too big on it, for reasons you probably already know, but even if Underworld is doomed to failure no matter how you look at it, I do appreciate Cardinal giving Kirito an out in the form of ten - ten! - get out of jail free cards. Also, who else thought Cardinal was gonna kiss Kirito there? I was more than halfway convinced she was, so of course I was relieved that it was a more innocent hug. JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: DIAMOND IS UNBREAKABLE - I can't say I'm too bummed about Terunosuke's fate compared to the others. Even so, Fungami earned major bro points for his rescue mission, and that "DORA!" as Josuke escaped the paper was just as sublime as the above jazz music. I thought Cheap Trick's Trap's "Piggyback, please~" was a dub outtake that made its way into the official version (a la "minus the warts") until he started saying it again and again. Even though Angelo's a rock now, I still don't trust Morioh's milkmen. HUNTER x HUNTER - Leorio uppercutting Ging with his Nen was just as hype as I thought it'd be, but calling him an "asshole" when HxH hasn't had profanity of that level yet was a whole different level of hype. Over on Killua's side, I have a lot of respect for his granny butler. That, and amazement at her various proportions. And the guts to just give Alluka her fingernail without question. MY HERO ACADEMIA - Boy do I hate the liberal media, and I'm glad Aizawa thinks the same way. You gotta love those pro heroes in action. (Also, Endeavor didn't get to do anything. ) Yes, I'm aware that All for One finally showing up and doing damage is a terrible thing, but what I want to know is, is Mt. Lady all right? BLACK CLOVER - I can't believe I'm at that point in life where I find Gauche a more tolerable character than Luck. The former may fawn over his sister to the point of it being creepily unfunny, but at least the show occasionally does more with him than that. (I, for one, enjoyed the way Pierrot hand-waved away him nosebleeding when his manga counterpart doesn't.) But with Luck, it's "fight this, fight that, fight here, fight there, fight fight fight". Of all the Black Bulls, he's the most representative of Gunners' "so one-dimensional they're insults to lines" assessment. "It's my face." Manson is low-key the best Bull. Asta may be ungodly loud, hard to get behind, and plagued with terminal oneitis, but he's a good kid, so I appreciate him helping fix Kahono and Kiato's debilitating injuries. Kiato calling Noelle "his goddess" certainly came out of nowhere. Methinks Asta got a mild form of PTSD from the Midnight Sun's first attack, if him attacking the haunted house staff (including Ha-Ha!) while thinking they were those zombies is any indication. And oh boy, that "Asta the Superman" song was painful to listen to. But between the 1/10 song and the 8/10 performance (I never knew Asta could juggle good), I give their cheer-up for that lost girl a 4/10 overall. Next week, Yami and Jack make like Bob Belcher and Jimmy Pesto and partake in a peeing race. (Not as dirty as it sounds.) BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS - If not for him getting blacklisted/wrapped up in a lawsuit, I bet you anything Shizuma would've been played by Vic. Xander Mobus appears to be doing a fine job regardless, so good on him for that. I'm actually kinda relieved that Hachiya survived getting his throat slit. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN - Part of me wishes Angel still watched this, if only for this week and if only because I'd like to have seen her reaction to Baby Sasuke. In case any of you are wondering why I'm writing up my thoughts like this more often now, that's because my internship I mentioned months back is about to start next Monday, and as it's a full-time affair, I can't waste time pausing in the middle of episodes on Sundays to make attempts at witty comments without cutting into my other free time activities, so I'm making a gradual shift to the "discussion from memory" stage instead of trying to force keeping the same format only to fall depressingly behind like TopGun did. So, yeah. Goodbye spaz reviews, hello something more normal.

Because he's Araki's favorite character. That wasn't even in the first episode he showed up in. He first appeared in 14, that happened in 17, and it wasn't even technically "perving". And here's a relevant (for now) meme.

I've only seen one episode of Shuffle!, and let me tell you, Lisianthus is best girl.

It's more dialogue-based than it is action-based, but if this is a "this show doesn't actually exist but it should" suggestion thread, then this is the best I've got.

Not that weird, actually. Bang Zoom's VAs tend to voice one-off characters in episodes the main/supporting characters they play don't appear in. Since Killua's mom is absent from this one, it's no surprise that she'd be voicing the nen exorcist lady who visited Gon. Togashi's Sailor Moon looks very nice. And I assume those are Yusuke and Prince Baka on those pins?

I was. I got the implication that was the case from a previous thread. Of course. Anyone who calls anyone else out on lacking basic reading comprehension - something Elfie happens to forget every now and again - is good in my book. Also, thanks to the mods for deleting my two double-posts and my comment on such.

Elfie just got told.

The name's actually "Phantom Rouge", but since it was canceled, I can't blame you for the slip-up this time.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Chad Clover. With both shows having the lowest and highest retentions this week, this image is more prevalent than ever before.

I propose we put Demarco on suicide watch.

Considering they only listed 8 VAs (4 for each episode), I'd assume they only dubbed it once.

So... how did the 4-version episodes work, exactly? Thank god there's just 1 version for each half-episode stateside.

Last night was ripe for meme images. The weak should fear the strong. Where the white children at, indeed. You can't not love a good Simpsons shitpost. And the more some people change, the more the others stay the same. Show thoughts later this week. Expect a structure similar to last week.

Asta's romantic endgame confirmed. https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/04/21/black-clover-anime-voice-actors-engaged-asta-noelle/ It's now a matter of when - not if - he gets over Sister Lilly already.