Top Gun

Neither. Orange juice is my jam in the morning.

I kind of have a toss-up between parts 2 and 4, but part 4 is really really good.

Wow. He knows a guy. Fantastic.

In what alternate universe? FUNi acquired the license to OP in 2007 and started dubbing with the Jaya/Skypiea arcs to carry on with the then-current Toonami broadcast. They went back and started dubbing from the beginning of the series within a year or two. And no, companies don't dub and release several hundred episodes of a series "out of pity." The series has consistently been one of FUNi's top sellers.

Man you really can't get any pussy can you.

Haaa, our old wiki.

Aren't modern Jeeps pretty much hot garbage other than the Wrangler?

I think OP probably has a bit less natural widespread appeal than either Naruto or Bleach. Naruto benefits from starting out with its protagonist at a closer age to its target audience, and it plays the "ninjas are cool!" trope pretty straight from the get-go. Bleach has a darker/"edgier" aesthetic that it wears on its sleeve from the first episode. OP's artstyle is admittedly an acquired taste for a lot of people (it took me some time to come around myself), and its first few arcs are relatively lighthearted; I think Arlong Park is the first moment you see Oda really nail that perfect mix of pathos and triumph that he's honed to a razor's edge since. All of that being said, I agree with Queen that OP was massively hamstrung right from the get-go with how and where it was launched. Naruto and Bleach received top-notch dubs, while OP was saddled with...that. In a world where it premiered on Toonami with FUNi's dub from the very beginning? I think it would have had more than a decent shot to go fairly mainstream.

I'm pretty chill last time I checked. If you want to make the argument that OP isn't mainstream, then yes, obviously. But there are...what...all of 4 or 5 anime series that have ever hit that target in the US? Maybe 9 or 10 if you're generous? A show that does very well for your average anime release yet doesn't hit those rarefied heights doesn't constitute a "failure." Like, it's an incredibly silly false dichotomy.

Being on television for 5 years straight also = flop. OP has achieved a pretty ridiculous sustained level of success in the US. Again, FUNi has been dubbing the series for more than a decade. They don't do that for shit that doesn't sell. (Ask Toriko.) Back when people actually gave a damn about Hulu, it was consistently in the top tier of streaming rankings across its entire catalog. It's right at the top on Crunchyroll's popularitly listing. People watch it here. Like I don't give a shit whether you like the series or not. But stop fucking lying about it. It makes you look like a tool.

A US company dubbing and releasing on home video well over 500 episodes of a series and multiple movies while continuing to simulcast current episodes = flop. You heard it here folks. Seriously man, the knuckle-dragging hateboner act got old almost a decade ago. Find a new shtick.

I think you misspelled Troi.

There was one relatively near here that shut down like 20 years ago. I have vague memories of my parents taking us there once or twice to see classic Disney movies being run.

Do Not Disturb mode.

Shiki is literally $10 on RightStuf right now. And the xxxHolic set has 26 episodes.

Soooo just how pathetic of an existence does someone need to have in order to constantly seek validation over useless minutiae from people who generally can't stand her?

No seriously, I've never actually forced myself through DBZ before this Toonami run, and I didn't realize how terrible he was. Like, how many times has he actively sabotaged all of existence? 3? 4?

No, Vegeta isn't allowed to fight anyone because he's always been a shitty character overhyped by fanboys.

*whimper*

What the actual fuck.

BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN

...why the hell would a certain site being down determine what you do or don't watch?

Akira Toriyama can't draw people period.

Bebop: Currently working my way through the DVR backlog of the last Toonami run Trigun: The Toonami Badlands Rumble airing. It's been waaaaayyy too long on the series itself. FLCL: The run before Progressive. Evangelion: The 1.11 and 2.22 airings. It's probably been since [as] aired it for the series. Wolf's Rain: Wow, it's probably been since one of those Old School threads back in AD. Ridiculously overdue for a rewatch on this, it's a masterpiece. Inuyasha: Final Act on Toonami. The main series was at least a couple of years before that. GITS: Again, working my way through the DVR backlog of the last Toonami 2nd GIG run. FMA: For 2003 it was probably one of the last full runs [as] did before losing the license. Sorely overdue on that. Brotherhood was during the last [as] or Toonami run. I watched both the movies on Toonami too.

I feel like he'd slice the blanket to shreds. The man is all acute angles.