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Toei in the digital era was a mistake.

Ignoring this show's bizarre tendencies allowing it to throw logic to the wind, I'd guess that the coffee in the gum is decaf. DRAGONBALL SUPER - Again, why the hell does Trunks' future have to be so damn depressing? It's like it tries to give the deaths in this show some degree of weight, but really it just makes you feel like shit. I felt that I way when I watched History of Trunks when I was in elementary school, and I feel that way when watching the Goku Black Saga now. DRAGONBALL Z KAI - Somehow animals are always the first to know. Welcome to the wonderful world of DBZ, Mr. Satan. I and Toei may have said he absorbed Gotenks, but we never said anything about absorbing Piccolo. Speak fancy all you want, you're still no Mister Perfect Cell. It's been forever since we got a music video speech, and once again, Toonami nailed it. Only here would you see the OS narrator and Sister Lily pull double-duty on the speechgiving. If you're looking for someone strong to fight, there's always Goku. Well, at least Gohan vs. Buu is still pretty hype. Mr. Satan is too good for this dying world. I recognize those stances! Technically it's called the Makankosappo, if that's what you want to call it. Now that's freaky. And then he made like History of Trunks Gohan and lost his arm. BLACK CLOVER - I'm hoping Noelle starts using that superior defensive spell more often, but I'm weighing my options. HOT DAMN ASTA. "Now it's my turn to take a stab at you!" He worded it that way on purpose, didn't they? Time is clearly of the essence for this guy. Never underestimate the resolve of a complete idiot. That's the most badass fanny pack I've ever seen. Because if there's one thing about the Wizard King that isn't trying to fuck nuns, it's doing things for the greater good. I'm gonna confess, I squealed in joy at that tandem attack. Truly Noelle is the epitome of the tsundere archetype. DISLOCATED SHOULDER NO JUTSU. Mmm... Toasted cheese balls. The first big villain is always an underling, it seems. The guy's been spanked and anally violated with gauntlets more times than he can count, no shit he's good at flame bondage. I don't believe it, Asta screamed so loud he finally passed out from exhaustion. I wonder what that bird's deal is. Oh god he's one of those guys. Asta disapproves of suicide more than anything, that's one more reason I like him more than you do. I'll admit, it is a nice view. To think that doll was bought with only a portion of Magna's biannual wages. The Black Bulls may be reckless, but they make good motivational speakers. This bird would rather make Asta his nest, TYVM. Meanwhile, CBS Sunday Morning is up to no good. REPLY TO ANGEL: "I don't care enough to remember if we're supposed to recognize this voice but I'm sure it's not a powerful good guy who's really an absolute dickwad in disguise." The voice is Jerry Jewell, and he hasn't voiced anybody who's shown up previously, so for now I'm gonna assume he's a standard bad guy who happens to be a mole within the Golden Dawn. Why is Mr. Pickles still a thing? JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: STARDUST CRUSADERS - That full-length TV size OP is great, but I'm disappointed at the lack of credits. Oh, Kakyoin. "Ze fool? More like, ZE EEDIOT!" Hmm, wasn't expecting Jotaro to actually ask them that. This episode is playing out more like the abridged version than I was anticipating. Polnareff truly is Captain Obvious. Coffee-flavored gum? Only the '80s. That picture will be important in... oh, part 5 or so. And so they finally mention ZA WARUDO. Am I the only one who thinks that logo on the Speedwagon Foundation guys' hat looks like a pizza? NOW I MAY BE BLIND... For a second, I thought he braked hard because calling Iggy annoying was a bad thing. I don't know what's more disturbing, the fact that his fingernails are all opened up or that he apparently drowned on land. That's a cute fish. I don't believe it, Jotaro is actually disturbed by something. You fool, DIO has no concern for civilian life! Oh yeah, I forgot all about the guy's head being sucked into the canteen. Welp, there goes Kakyoin's eyesight. This color scheme looks awfully familiar, and memetic at that. Dude, don't refer to yourself in the third person, that only works when you're a cute anime girl. Well at least his eye wounds have started scarring. Somehow animals always the first to know. SHIT COUNT: 2. What's the point in hanging on for your lives if you're just gonna jump off anyways? It ain't Holy Diver, but a Last Train Home is fine too. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS - It's no surprise that Gundam has its fair share of deaths, but many of these deaths are pointless and stupid. I'd point to one from Gundam 00 being the most pointless and stupid, but for the sake of spoilers, I'll instead point towards Loni Garvey, whose actual mode of death wasn't the problem but the context behind it. Killing a bunch of civilians because the force ghost of your dead father possessed you to is more than a little questionable, and the characters treating it as a literal "blood curse" drove it into pants-on-head retarded territory. Because of that, Loni's death is my least favorite in all the Gundam series I've seen, topping even Lafter getting unceremoniously whacked at Build-a-Bear. We live in a timeline where Kelly Clarkson is thicc, Justin Guarini is advertising Dr. Pepper, and American Idol is getting revived on ABC instead of FOX. To think what things would be like if none of that were true. In lighter prospects, I'm perfectly okay with Hush having been demoted to the third wheel in the Mikazuki/Atra ship. HUNTER x HUNTER - Damn, that Hagya guy sure had a lot of subordinates. I wanna slap that little girl. It's a shame she's got a cute voice. I wasn't expecting Pokkle to still be alive. Smart move, lion fursona man. "Yeah, you better walk away!" Why the clip from the Six-Tails filler, then? Say hello to the obligatory catgirl. She's apparently important. It's what we call "destiny" around these parts. Wait, how does he know what the king's gonna look like? WHAT'S THIS AURA I'M SEEIN'? Welp, looks like he's fucked. MEOW I GET IT~. Wwwwwhy did she just take his antennae? Oh, so they're brain probes. Okayyyyyy this is getting kind of disturbing. That makes sense, he got punched by an Enhancer. In fact, unsealing your aura nodes feels a lot like anal sex, only all throughout your body. I'm curious, what happens to the water if you're an Emitter?

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Tonight's episode of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders is brought to you by the year 1993! Relive this magical year with such memorable moments as Bill Clinton becoming president, the Bombay Riots, the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, and the Asian Airlines Flight 733! And let's not forget the 1993 hit single starring Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang"! But of course, this week marks the beginning not of the 1993 OVAs chronicling the second half of the Stardust Crusaders saga - thanks, whoever thought it was a good idea to show DIO explicitly reading from the Quran - but the 2015 "Egypt Arc" adaptation of the TV series. Jotaro, Joseph, Avdol, Kakyoin and Polnareff have finally made it to Egypt after a long 30 days of travel. You'd think the trip would be easier, now that all of DIO's minions have been defeated, but never doubt the connections and charisma of a 100+ year-old vampire, because he's got nine more assassins lined up for our heroes to get through. Lucky for us, the titular Crusaders have a mysterious sixth member waiting in the wings. But who could it be? Elsewhere on Toonami, Bulma gets to work on fixing the back-up time machine for Trunks' mission, Super Buu absorbs Gotenks (because Toei doesn't care if we get spoiled), Asta and Magna start wearing themselves out against Not-Zabuza's persistent ice attacks, if you think things are gonna get better after Naze and Amida's deaths think again, the first member of the Chimera Ant Queen's Royal Guard awakens, Team 7 finds themselves under the impression that Kakashi's dating a spy from the Hidden Lock Village, Gene is forced to break an inmate with knowledge of the Galactic Leyline's coordinates out of space prison, friendly reminder that there is no cure for zombieism, Spike faces off against his most fucked-up opponent yet, and Saito regales Section 9's new recruits with the story of how he first met the Major. 10:30 - Dragonball Super #51 - Feelings That Transcend Time: Trunks and Mai - TV-PGLV 11:00 - Dragonball Z Kai #150 - Buu's Sinister Scheme: Gotenks is Absorbed - TV-PGLV 11:30 - Black Clover #10 - Guardians - TV-PGV 12:00 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders #25 - Iggy the Fool and Geb's N'doul, Part 1 - TV-MAV 12:30 - Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans #41 - Natural For a Human - TV-14LV 1:00 - Hunter x Hunter #84 - A Fated Awakening - TV-14V 1:30 - Naruto Shippuden #191 - Kakashi Love Song - TV-PG 2:00 - Outlaw Star #22 - Gravity Jailbreak - TV-PGL 2:30 - Space Dandy #4 - Sometimes You Can't Live With Dying, Baby - TV-14DSV 3:00 - Cowboy Bebop #20 - Pierrot le Fou - TV-MAV 3:30 - Ghost in the Shell: STAND ALONE COMPLEX 2nd Gig #14 - POKER FACE - TV-MA [despair and raw meat]

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If William Zabka's not the karate kid this time, then I ain't watching.

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Fair enough. This was just a one-time deal, and I only did it because Elfie has such a predilection for announcing when he's blocking somebody.

What relationship? After that petty and unoriginal jab over a mediocre anime adaptation that he could very well ignore like a sane person, I blocked his ass!

FREEZING Episode 02: Pandora Mode

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Aaaaaaaaand muted.

Those danged NaruSaku fans have done it again.

Initial D: Fourth Stage 2

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Black Clover is a thing. It's just not a "thing".

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From episode 5 of Attack of the Kinky Kunoichi:

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN - It was different having a filler where Naruto went on a mission with three nobodies and not any actual recognizable characters. Somewhat comfy, too. OUTLAW STAR - I personally felt half of the OS Crew vs. MacDougalls fight was a little inconsistent. How did we get from Suzuka fighting Ron's dogs to fighting Ron himself, exactly? SPACE DANDY - Leave it to Mamitas' character designer to make her outfit so arousing that the reveal of her being the Deathgenarian comes at you like a truck running into an isekai protagonist. COWBOY BEBOP - This episode had more notable screenshots and promo-included quotes than I remember it having. GITS: SAC 2ND GIG - To be completely honest, sometimes I forget that Pazu's even there. Hopefully this episode changes things.

Deviant-Art artist, and a surprisingly decent one at that.

Clacker balls. I'd personally say Iok is worse, not only because just watching him on-screen is aggravating in and of itself, but because there's still the chance that McGillis may wait until Almiria is of age to do anything sexual with her. @EmpressAngel Noelle's new spell appears to be defensive, so I don't think it needs aiming. DRAGONBALL SUPER - Krillin was on fire this week, and I don't mean that like I mean Trunks' time machine. DRAGONBALL Z KAI - Punished Satan: A Man Robbed of His Alcohol. BLACK CLOVER - You know the show is improving when they have an interaction between Asta and Sister Lilly that doesn't involve one asking the other to marry them. JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: STARDUST CRUSADERS - I can't help but wonder what DIO's reaction would have been upon learning that Speedwagon had made it big in the time he was stuck in the Atlantic. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS - Amida cracked Iok's windshield, and Naze rammed the Hammerhead directly into one of their ships, so it's not like their deaths were completely meaningless. HUNTER x HUNTER - Lotta random insects this episode. Something Togashi included in the original manga, or perhaps an anime-original inclusion by the storyboarder?

I recently took notice of a similarity between the main instrumental of The Animals' "House of the Rising Sun" and that of "Ajisai" by SHUUBI, the opening theme to Pachislo Kizoku Gin, an anime that's less popular, somehow more accessible, and yet just as obscure as AWOL.

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