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Rewatched Dimension W 1-3. ... What? I have to put that DVD/BD set to some use. ::]::

That decision was indeed questionable, and while that could easily be chalked up to the writers having no idea what they're doing with the anime original route season 2 is taking, my non-cheap explanation pretty much boils down to two possibilities. 1. After awakening and accepting his Ghoul powers, Kaneki realized he no longer needed Anteiku's support for his survival as a half-Ghoul, and chose to join Aogiri Tree out of the fact that they're the only other Ghoul faction he can sorta-safely run with; Eto showed reasonable interest in him, and the only member seen thus far he really has to worry about is Ayato, who he could easily take considering what he did to defeat Yamori. 2. Like with Yamori after his time with the disturbed CCG inspector, the torture Kaneki suffered through rewired his brain to emulate his abuser, only instead of torturing others the same way Yamori tortured him, he took his place in Aogiri Tree. So both pretty much boil down to "Kaneki's got brain problems". Tonight on Toonami, Goku showed Frieza his fancy new power-up so now it's time to return the favor, Majin Buu has been freed from his egg and his (physical) appearance is raising more than just a few eyebrows among heroes and villains alike, never ever take Eren away from Mikasa if you value your life, the Anteiku Ghouls deal with the weirdest "dating your abuser" allegory ever in the form of Kaneki leaving them for Aogiri Tree, Kurapika meets with Pakunoda to complete the agreed-upon hostage exchange, Jigen pays a visit to the local dentist, with few options left Naruto and Fukasaku agree to a last-ditch effort in destroying Pain's last body, and Section 9's attempted rescue of Imakurusu prompts the DEA to send some of their other assassins after Aramaki and the Major. 8:00 - Dragonball Super #25 - A Full-Throttle Battle! The Vengeful Golden Frieza - TV-PGLV ... 11:30 - Dragonball Super #25 - A Full-Throttle Battle! The Vengeful Golden Frieza - TV-PGLV 12:00 - Dragonball Z Kai #124 - Straightaway Into Despair? The Terror of Majin Buu - TV-PGLV 12:30 - Attack on Titan #36 - Clash - TV-14LV 1:00 - Tokyo Ghoul Root A #2 - Dancing Flowers - TV-MA 1:30 - Hunter x Hunter #58 - Signal to Retreat - TV-14L 2:00 - Lupin the 3rd: The Italian Adventure #4 - With a Gun in My Hand - TV-14LV 2:30 - Naruto Shippuden #165 - Nine-Tails, Captured! - TV-14V 3:00 - Ghost in the Shell: STAND ALONE COMPLEX #22 - SCANDAL - TV-14 Of course, I won't be watching any of that this weekend, because it's time for my yearly week-long vacation to places unknown (read: Nashville and others). Don't have too much fun without me now.

Girls und Panzer 4 Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor 12

Rewatched Lupin the 3rd: The Italian Adventure 3, Made in Abyss 1, and Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor 11. Also, I'm gonna wait until the simuldub comes out to resume Konbini Kareshi. If we're lucky, it won't have the same audio issues as before.

Plus the JoJo memer crowd isn't the kind who actually watches the show.

Dried blood from fingernail removal and severe eye strain from being forced to stay aware of the torture. Like I said, torture's a hell of a drug.

Being tortured heavily for several hours tends to do that to a person.

Not really an unfair assessment, since SAO did have that movie recently. Now Kira Yamato making the top 10 even when SEED was long over? That's what's really problematic.

ANIME WATCH OF THE DAY: Skirt no Naka wa Kedamono Deshita. 2 NON-ANIME WATCH OF THE DAY: Baby Driver [sheer heart attack has no weaknesses]

That's what I read it as, and I have no regerts.

You know, I'm in such a good mood today, these ratings don't even bother me. What's really bothersome, though, is the like button not working. And right when I'm one away from my 666th...

I just got back from seeing it. Good shit, that movie was.

TOM's cute human imouto who lives on Earth.

Yona of the Dawn 5

Well well, talk about a blast from the past.

Regardless of how I feel personally about that… boy did your timing suck. DRAGONBALL SUPER Wait, if Super’s back at the top of the block, shouldn’t they be airing the full OP? Boy, I hope someone got fired for that blunder… And so marks the beginning of this episode’s terrible animation quality. Jaco is the Shin of this arc. Oh yeah, Bulma is technically a princess now… Kid Trunks looks like wants to grab some titty. If only Gohan had dodged… “Training is meant for the monkey, and not for the master!” Why does Frieza get all the best lines? DASS RACIST. He really has a hateboner for Krillin doesn’t he. :-D He grabbed him by one of his spikes. Jaco’s sure is enjoying this fight for someone so scared. Thank you, Vegeta. DIO FRIEZA TORPEDO. This animation quality… is something else. “You’re living in a deluded fairy tale world, Goku!” Says the man who spent a decade stuck inside one. MY HATRED IS STRONGER THAN YOURS. Release the pink smoke! Oh, Jaco. Vegeta’s already getting sick of this shit. And here’s the most infamous QUALITY moment of all. SUDDENLY VEGETA. Oh hey, they quit narrating the promos. Guess that marathon was just what FUNi needed to catch up on their dubbing. I’m surprised nobody’s even considering the fact that those two are natural rivals. Tien, you clearly know jack shit about Vegeta’s allegiance. I love sarcastic Vegeta, but I hate that no one realizes he’s being sarcastic. It would’ve been funny if after he stopped his applause, he gave him one more clap, just to piss off Frieza all the extra. “I was never your servant, Frieza, I was just your employee.” These storm clouds know just when to come out, don’t they. HE’S BLUE DA BA DEE DA BA DI. “How far is Goku gonna go before he’s satisfied?” You’d be surprised how far, Krillin. Super Saiyan Blue, a.k.a. Blooper Saiyan. We like to call it Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan. I’ve shown you mine, now you show me yours. TOP BILLING: Frieza, naturally. Just when I thought the deep-voiced Arby’s announcer couldn’t get any more annoying... : DRAGONBALL Z KAI Goten looks like he needs to use the bathroom. And whaddaya know, he does! Steamy. And then dinosaurs. PILEDRIVER! Eh, I guess that’s one way to describe it. Why is it so hard to come up with good comments during action sequences? But is Babidi really in control of Vegeta? I mean, he’s still got a good amount of free will in him. Oh boy, just what we needed, more flashbacks to Videl getting beaten up. This got more psychological than I ever expected it to be. Steamy. Oh no, the animation budget ran out! SATAN SLIDE. These dumbass background characters are so damn gullible. Eh, I prefer “Hail Satan” myself. Screw you, Chi-Chi. The Toonami crew, like me, goes way too easy on stuff they dislike. Of course, Majin Buu is the answer to just about everything bad happening in this arc. Somehow Dabura’s laughing is more disturbing than Babidi’s. What the hell are all these impossible eye reflections. Supreme Kai, you pussy. I know he didn’t exist back then, but you’re forgetting Beerus, even if he is technically asleep right now. Even when they don’t do anything, those Kamehamehas are nothing short of impressive in power. MID-AIR IMPACT! Release the pink smoke! Turns out it was empty this whole time. Well, except for that weirdly amorphous puff of smoke, that is. MUH MAJIN BUU. Supreme Kai is so enthusiastic right now, it practically spells bad for everyone else. A weirdly amorphous puff of smoke, indeed. Okayyyyyy so Majin Buu looks like that. Phone zombies. ATTACK ON TITAN Why would Titans smash up empty houses? To find any humans left inside, naturally. The similarities are just too uncanny to be coincidence, apparently. Krista being cute is just a bonus for him. Annie, Krista and what now? ??? “Life’s short enough as it is.” Please don’t make my recurring mild headaches sound fatal, Reiner. Now Eren’s the one being sarcastic, and he’s way better at it than Vegeta. Heh, the ends of his arms look like sausages. PAPENBROOK RAGE! All that grunting back there, it sounds like a sex joke waiting to happen. 60 years? She’s certainly youthful for a possible octogenarian. This would be QUALITY of the week had this week’s DB Super aired the day it should’ve. Ymir’s Krista senses are tingling! Well that was certainly an emotional outburst. And now for flashbacks to events that wouldn’t have been revealed in the manga for 40 more chapters. Out of those four orphans, she definitely looks the cutest. And then she was a figurehead. Loli Ymir is a cute. Fucking Wall cultists! And that, colored folks, is how Titans are made. Now that was an eerie set of visuals. Who knew that Titans would come from underground? Oh hey, a nude scene. “Fate is a fickle little whore” definitely sounds like a FUNi-style rewrite. Fucking Wall cultists! Even when she’s not the focus of the scene, Sasha always steals it. TREE! Who would’ve thought Ymir would be one of this season’s best characters? SHIT COUNT: 3 Thank god that one was just a background character! Dammit Conny, that’s not really helping. To be honest, that could mean just about anything at this point. Oh hey, they finally made it to the other side of those giant-ass trees. It never ceases to amaze me how fast it take for these movies to come out on home video. TOKYO GHOUL ROOT A Ladies and gentlemen, welcome… to season 2! Who’s the guy on the bike? Seems familiar, somehow. And on goes the mask for the first time in what seems like too long. Based on the voice, my money’s currently on the One-Eyed Owl being Yoshimura. Now how many of these four are gonna die tonight? Neat, Quinque armor. Jesus, Todd, calm the fuck down. : o Yep, guess it was Yoshimura after all. There’s something kind of hilarious about Tsukiyama counting to 9 in French and then just switching to English for 10. And now he’s speaking gratuitous Italian. Oh no, he’s made of Life Fibers! “You taste disgusting.” Well she has been forcing herself to eat her friend’s cooking, maybe that’s what you’re tasting. That thing on the back of his armor doesn’t look too good. Or maybe it’s just the Trump Card button. Huh, guess it actually wasn’t good after all. Even his words sound like they’d reasonably come out of Yoshimura’s mouth. SUDDENLY KANEKI!? Is that Hide over there? Kaneki’s definitely become a different person since his hair turned white. That’s an interesting if not creepy way of illustrating a healing factor. KANEKI KNEE! Holy shit Kaneki how is it you can be both edgy and badass? When it comes to kill em’ all movies like Wish Upon, I just like to go to Wikipedia and read how they go out. This being a PG-13 movie, I’m not expecting any of the deaths to be spectacularly gory Rube Goldberg-inspired deaths. I’ll admit, I’m enjoying the atmosphere of the setting. That early morning grog certainly has a peculiar air to it. Not even Kaneki’s sure what that was all about. Now what? An earthquake? Thank you, Amon. REPLY TO ANGEL 1: “Banjo Dandy is the worst Dandy.” Well, at least you started using my nickname for him, just like with Black Seitz. Oh hey, Banjo Dandy got saved by French Dr. Gel. Whatever’s happening to that building, I don’t think I wanna know what the cause of it is. “Where are you going!?” “There’s one more thing I have to take care of…” Oh yeah, the building must be self-destructing. He’s looting Yamori’s corpse. And then Team Anteiku left, their work here done. I already like those two masked twins. The doctor’s dialogue not matching his lip flaps… not so much. Turns out the token okama was part of the Ghoul community’s equivalent of the Joker gang. You might remember them from Hide’s book. Oh good, FUNimation bargain bin Steve Blum managed to survive. “First my bike, and now this!? Dammit!” Well that certainly wasn’t creepy or anything. >_> You gotta love that post-destruction snowing dust effect. Suddenly Kaneki, again. It’s melting. So it was snow, after all. Whatever his reasons are, let’s just hope they’re not related to possible brain damage. So which corpse did he lift that longcoat off of? TOP BILLING: Apparently we’re skipping it for the first episode, ‘cause Kaneki’s right at the top. And no more omakes either. Truly that’s the greatest loss. HUNTER x HUNTER Not a whole lot to say here at the beginning, other than I wish I was in Killua’s place right now. Only, y’know, without the threat of death hanging over my head. Okay, Leorio sitting their reading the paper is just too obvious to be a background gag. And what’s with the portable radio? That’s a creative way to send a message, but not as much as using random names to spell out your message a la Roy Mustang. FUCK YEAH JUST AWAKE. Okay, that wound up being a more complex explanation than I anticipated. Nen be crazy, yo. Resistance: it’s only futile when the other guy (or in this case, lady) wants it to be. And there goes her dominant arm. Machi’s muscles are that strong, huh? For a second, I’d have assumed they had the properties of both rubber and gum. And in the meantime, my wife’s just standing around looking pretty. <3 That was actually a pretty impressive diversion. Good job, everyone. Excellent work on Kurapika’s part, in particular. He really knows how to pull off the [CENSORED BY ANN] look. Utter insanity! They managed to subtitle all that!? Really, I don’t see why you’re debating it if not talking is the best option for you. So they’re still hostages. Hey, if that’s part of the plan, who am I to judge? Personally, out of all those flashback appearances, I like Afro Uvogin (a.k.a. Uvo-shin) the most. Sorry, Machi with Shizuku’s hair. Eh, your reasons are good, but still, rescuing your boss sounds like it’s a much higher priority, especially with that surprisingly accurate fortune. Really wasn’t expecting sexy Mr. Clean to make a comeback. Hey, at least it wasn’t that damn Puppymonkeybaby again. ::: Fuck it, I’m just gonna say it. Kurapika looks good as a trap, and the people on ANN who don’t want me using that word can bite me. Easy there, Kurapika, you don’t wanna do something you might regret later. Clearly he just doesn’t give a fuck. Turns out Melody’s the one that’s the most traumatized here. Feitan doesn’t give a fuck either. Oh boy, he’s finally bringing that up. Really makes you wonder if he actually did forget Uvo’s last words, or at the very least the gist of them. “You the chain user?” “Yes, but that’s beside the point.” Oh fuck you Phinks. >( Under no other circumstance will this whole scene be as hilarious as it is now. Looks like things are going surprisingly according to plan. Okay, what the hell’s going on with Feitan’s voice. That serious tone is kinda creeping me out. Say what you want, Shizuku’s still my favorite. Every time I see Phinks glare like that, I just want someone to kick his ass (or at least bop him on the head) even more. REPLY TO ANGEL 2: “GET OUT OF HERE, ILLUMI.” Only if Killua’s creepy sister is tagging along with him. Since the episode’s over now, why don’t you go back and read the first letter of each line in this specific list? “Cannonbizzle?” Seriously? LUPIN THE 3RD: THE ITALIAN ADVENTURE Are the divorce papers he was talking about earlier in that envelope, or is it just a standard love letter? Maybe both? Release the green smoke! SUDDENLY MI6 MCCONNOHIE. A 0.2% chance of survival is as good as 100%, as far as I’m concerned! Huh, the cars are in 2D this time around. Interesting creative decision… Wow, look at all the Christian symbolism. That blonde British guy sounds an awful lot like Chrollo. Oh, and he’s also the Prince. Goddammit Fujiko, always fucking things up for everybody. Count Cagliostro? Like the movie? My dad just came in the room right now and he thought I was watching Mike Tyson Mysteries because one of the minor characters sounded like Marquess. Not the type of drinking I was expecting, but it fits the bill quite nicely. “Alexa, tell me everything you know about Lupin’s current location.” You gotta love MI-6 technology. He was able to figure out where Lupin was going just from a simple observation? Of course he’d assume he’s some type of James Bond. Oh this is gonna be fun. :-D Unlike Decker, which is still so stupid on purpose it’s double stupid. Master dodgers, those two are. I’m assuming he has the ability to read Lupin’s mind, and that’s how he’s able to determine where he’s going. The pink smoke returns! And with it, a curious ringing in his ears… He got duped. Classic Lupin. And then he saved Jigen, finally. Turns out he’s just got really good ears. Even Lupin thinks 0.2% is as good as 100%. He thinks he’s stealing it for Fujiko? Obviously it’s for the one he actually married. Nothing says overprotectiveness than the assumption that fireworks are as big a threat as a sniper’s bullet. “Looks like you’ll die another day.” [cue James Bond music] Lupin, you troll. He still remembers the divorce papers. Okay, Fujiko’s dress is actually pretty nice. Good ending. Oho, is that an overarching plot I smell? Well, that’s one way to hide what Frieza’s powerup looks like. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN I’ll admit, having Naruto and Pain share the same sensei is a neat way to establish the hero-villain connection. The throwing, I’m not surprised by after two weeks ago, but the expansion? That’s new. What is that beak, even. CHARLEY HORSE! Apparently, failure to inform others of important things counts as ungracefulness nowadays. “Oh, no… Sage Mode’s gonna run out!” Just like the episode title predicted. FROG SMOKESCREN NO JUTSU. Looks like we’re back inside the frog’s stomach now. Even with a different name, a Rasengan’s still a Rasengan. Welp, that’s… three bodies down, I think? Maybe four? Huh, so he prepared a back-up. Good on him! REPLY TO ANGEL 3: “I'm genuinely surprised he knows what 2x2 is.” You learn a lot after a couple hundred whacks to the head with a stick. Thank god for shadow clones, amirite? MUSIC VIDEO OF THE MOMENT: Forget the use of skeletons as a commentary on how race doesn’t matter, I would totally eat at the Pizza Forge. Gluten-free crust and vegan cheese? Yes, please. Huh, for some reason I thought that one was dead. Oh yeah, I forgot all about that Hellmouth. Well, that push was pretty almighty. Release the red smoke! Fuck yeah, trickery. He repelled it with just a stare. DOUBLE DIVERSION. Now it’s four down, two to go. And here’s where Top Gun complains about them recapping what just happened for the kiddie crowd. PUUUUUUUSH. DOOOOOOODGE! I’ll be honest, shoulder Katsuyu kinda caught me off guard. “Only five seconds? That’s five seconds too many!” That was some pretty insane pushing. GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX That DEA-NSS scumbag’s armed suit looks an awful lot like one of the mechs from the original IGPX microseries. As to be expected from Production I.G and Kenji Teraoka. I also didn’t realize it was the blue-haired doctor assassin lady from next episode that shot Imakurusu. [and they say rewatches are pointless]

Well, it doesn't premiere 'til July 11, so... there's still time. ::]::

If I was gonna watch Saiyuki Reload Blast, I'd have watched all the other Saiyuki anime first. And I'm saving them for later on in my list of anime I'm using as directorial reference for the original fake anime fiction idea I'm trying my damndest not to spam all over the place like I did with NIBAI MUGENDAI back in the olden days of the ASMB. Speaking of which... Yona of the Dawn 4

Oh, and here's a little fun fact for those who care: Tokyo Ghoul Root A was actually dubbed before season 1 was, as part of FUNimation's then-new Broadcast Dubs initiative. So unless they redubbed it for the home video release, this will be the first time a Broadcast Dub has premiered on Toonami after its online premiere. I'd say overall, but y'know, Dimension W and Attack on Titan S2...

Made in Abyss 1

Tonight on Toonami, Goku and Frieza finally begin their fated rematch, Gohan makes one last-ditch effort to keep Majin Buu from being freed upon the world, Titan makes the questionable decision of spoiling the manga in a flashback, Anteiku and the CCG continue their fight with Aogiri Tree to varying results, Kurapika hatches a plan to rescue Gon and Killua that involves capturing the Phantom Troupe's leader in turn, Lupin crosses paths with a familiar MI6 agent during his latest steal, Naruto keeps up his end of the fight with Pain in spite of the shrinking time limit on his Sage Mode, and with Togusa injured, Section 9 finds themselves up against the DEA in their search for the key to the Laughing Man case: Dr. Hisashi Imakurusu. 8:00 - Dragonball Super #24 - Clash! Frieza vs. Goku: This is the Result of My Training! - TV-PGLV ... 11:30 - Dragonball Super #24 - Clash! Frieza vs. Goku: This is the Result of My Training! - TV-PGLV 12:00 - Dragonball Z Kai #123 - The Seal is Released!? Gohan's Kamehame-Ha of Resistance - TV-PGLV 12:30 - Attack on Titan #35 - Children - TV-14LV 1:00 - Tokyo Ghoul Root A #1 - New Surge - TV-MAV 1:30 - Hunter x Hunter #57 - Initiative and Law - TV-14L 2:00 - Lupin the 3rd: The Italian Adventure #3 - 0.2% Chance of Survival - TV-14 2:30 - Naruto Shippuden #164 - Danger! Sage Mode Limit Reached - TV-14LV 3:00 - Ghost in the Shell: STAND ALONE COMPLEX #21 - ERASER - TV-14LV

Yona of the Dawn 3 Also Konbini Kareshi 1 with all dialogue limited to the left headphone, and the first three minutes of Made in Abyss 1. I'll get to those last 21 sooner or later.

Ah, so you're going to give it a better edit job than Turner S&P did. Good for you! SorceressPol[/member] Yes, I understand that's the real reason not to say that word, but I'll be frank: if I wanted to be told not to call androgynous anime boys "traps" because of injustices towards real-life crossdressers (which I don't), I'd just go to the Anime News Network forums.

Huh, guess airing a marathon on Independence Day was a smart move after all.