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They sure took their sweet time to announce the obvious. CR got screwed out of Bleach and you know what? I’m glad they did but going with Disney internationally is an unexpected move. We can only guess if Viz will also let Toonami air it or if it will be locked down on Hulu in the US.

And DeMarco DEFINITELY would

I don't recall any mention of the dub being shown at NYCC, where did you hear that? The first episode will be shown there but I was pretty sure that was the subbed version. Even if they do show the first episode of the dub at NYCC it won't necessarily mean they will do same day releases for the dub and the simulcast going forward but that's a remarkable choice on Viz's part. If the dub is being shown before the simulcast starts then I'd say the dub airing on Toonami in November is looking more and more plausible if Viz allows it.

They totally would if Viz granted them the rights to do so. So the question is, did Viz do that? We might never know if it doesn't show up on Toonami. So far no US service has announced Bleach but in Canada it will be on Disney+ and that certainly adds some credence to Disney getting the rights in multiple regions but if it ends up on a single service in the US then it's probably gonna be Hulu. Viz definitely could stream it on Hulu and still allow Toonami to air it. They're definitely gearing up for the dub given they made cast announcements already. Seems a bit unlikely that they'd do same-day releases for the dub and the sub but it could end up being Viz's fastest turn-around so far and come out 4-5 weeks after the simulcast.

I bought it on Amazon video and Bluray, albeit before seeing that scene.

The color of that urine indicates dehydration. That was the piss equivalent to Family Guy’s barf scene but a whole lot less funny to me. Just really uncomfortable.

They added the prologue to Crunchyroll and now we know the only place to legally stream the simulcast outside of Asia will be Crunchyroll. Gundammmit Between this and the recent movie it seems like CR buying RightStuf and Nozomi might in fact mean CR will be getting first dibs on Gundam series and films. Toonami still might be able to get series directly from Sunrise but maybe not anymore.

Well that sure sucks for Fena, Black Lotus and Shenmue and anyone who cared about those shows. You can still get Fena and Black Lotus dubbed episodes on iTunes, Vudu and Amazon. Currently they're on sale on discounted from around 39 dollars to 20 on all 3 services. So 'ef it, I picked up Fena and used 4 dollars of Amazon digital video credit I had to make it 16 bucks. Now on one hand you'd think the cost of these anime co-pros was low enough that WBD wouldn't feel so inclined to hang them out to dry for very little in return but Crunchyroll will make doing anything with these co-pros a bigger headache than WBD wants to deal with. Only Shenmue had any potential for another season because the other two were always intended to be one and done and the rerun ratings and the views on Adult Swim's website probably didn't prove these 12-13 episode shows had any longevity in them. So what future value did these co-pros have that made them worth holding on to? I'd like to say this only happened because they were Crunchyroll co-pros but the volatile nature of WBD right now is too unpredictable. If Housing Complex C doesn't do well enough then it could quickly be written off and the same is true for everything coming in 2023 and beyond. It's a very real possibility that someone will look at how long its taking for Uzumaki to be animated and shut the project down. At this point I put nothing past WBD.

More people watched Primal this week than for the finale. They made the right call running Primal instead of double YashaHime this week.

How could I ever forget? 😞

Sounds like an episode of season 3 cost around 900,000. That is quite a bit of money for a show that got decent ratings at best, almost 12 million dollars. I really think IPs should be given to their creator when these tax write offs happen and the media should become public domain instead of living in limbo unless the company pays the government to make use of the IP again. I bought seasons 1 and 2 while I still could but it was too late for season 3, which I have no qualms with pirating. I managed to get the entirety of ThunderCats Roar for 5 bucks before it was pulled from Amazon, so that’s something I guess.

I think it will actually be Amazon world wide (no doubt to DeMarco’s disappointment) because it seems to be a project that Amazon is producing.

No I do not believe they have yet but they probably will add it when the series starts.

If it only streams on CR, that doesn’t bode well but if it also streams on YouTube and/or Hulu then Toonami should be able to get the dub.

Yeah .hack//SIGN John, that guy sure had some opinions and theories.

Kaiji would be rad. I'd love to see that one get more exposure.

I think it’s about 50/50 on MHA this season either due to existing contracts or Japanese influence on the license. TMS might help with Dr. Stone but that’s probably 50/50 as well. FUNimation seemed to be the ones pushing for Fire Force to air on Toonami so that might go up in smoke. Very odd it’s in the Adult Swim section on Hulu. AoT should still be under contact. Bleach is up to Viz Media but I’m like 90% sure it will return to Toonami and 60% sure it will be a dub premiere. Things are looking promising for Made in Abyss season 2 coming sooner than later. But who knows what else they might be trying to get? 2023 could be interesting IF they are given enough of a budget to regularly cycle in shows.

“The Primal Theory” just makes sense So they’re going to replay episode 5 instead of running 6 and 7? I guess they want episode 13 to air 3-4 instead of 3:30-4:30 and to make the rerun last one more week. That puts it out of sync with Lupin but maybe they’ll double up YashaHime on the 22nd of October.

Dunno but I’m guessing “The Primal Theory” as sort of a coda to the series. Any other episode would make less sense unless they are having it rerun in October (not at midnight). Well I don’t think anyone is shedding a tear about Black Lotus getting pulled after rerunning just 5 episodes. So here’s the interesting thing about this unexpected schedule change. This will have double MiA ending on October 15th along with Lupin (MiA extends Toonami to 4:30am to air the double length episode). That makes three slots cleared on October 22nd and that would be perfect for preempting the ongoing shounen to air Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul before starting season 2 as Lupin’s replacement. So maybe that’s the plan.

So they’re still gonna celebrate Batman Day. That will be the night they air the season finale of Primal so the question continues to be: what will they air at midnight the last Saturday of September? They could simply double up YashaHime to make up for taking a week off or double up Lupin pushing YashaHime up to midnight for one night but perhaps they will do more DC movies and start them at midnight. Or they could just rerun “The Primal Theory” to cap off this run of Primal before it’s replaced by Housing Complex C.

Nah. Depending on your tastes the other competitors are arguably equally good.

Bravo to the Emmy’s for giving the award to the right show rather than The Simpsons.

Mxy gives off Shippo or InuYasha character vibes. That’s certainly a choice.

Bastard is definitely the show to watch if you’re hankering for a cranky tough boy and cute girls drawn in the 90s style.

I have my doubts on that Gundam series dub being ready quite that soon but the industry is constantly striving for quicker turn-arounds so maybe it could happen. I'm pretty delighted to see the prologue won't be restricted to Crunchyroll. They might even stream the whole simulcast on YouTube. Oh man... IBO simulcast on Daisuki. Anyone remember Daisuki? I remember seeing a LOT of Gunpla ads.