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Bebop has reran on Toonami numerous times but much like Batman: TAS back in the day, it is a fantastic show that just happened to air on Toonami for a while but isn’t particularly known for being a Toonami show. I have no issue with either being considered the best Toonami show but at the same time it’s hard for me to think of them as Toonami shows. At the very least I don’t see either as significant shows for Toonami the way DBZ, Gundam Wing, Sailor Moon, Naruto and Attack on Titan are. Bebop is undeniably the most important show for ASA along with InuYasha, FLCL, FMA, Big O and GITS. And it’s becoming more and more common for people to refer to ASA as Toonami. And that’s kind of a shame for ASA and its significance to the industry in the 2000s but because Toonami replaced ASA, that timeline tends to get muddled. So it’s whatever. I’m glad Bebop beat DBZ. It’s the better show.

I'll check this to streaming version when I get the chance. I don't think it was any different from the streaming version.

I love the word play of Anubass and CerberBASS. Keith being a jerk to Makasu reminds me of how Pikachu was initially a jerk to Ash in Pokemon. So far this still has the comedic sensibilities of the Machu PIcchu arc but with better art and more animation. And no guys that's not Jason as the episode preview announcer.

I'd say it's between Bebop and FLCL Classic for the best overall executed series to have aired on Toonami thus far. I don't think anything is "perfect" but those two come pretty dang close.

They actually probably do think its a fine fit for Toonami, in the "weird stuff" category like Pop Team Epic and Ballmastrz. And I quite enjoyed the first two episodes of this season.

So it comes down to Bebop vs DBZ. As I said on the stream, I see Bebop taking it. Bebop has powered through Attack on Titan, One-Punch Man, Hunter x Hunter and even My Hero Academia. So it can probably beat DBZ as well. DBZ almost lost to JoJo and only won by 2 votes. In the end I only got about 34 correct. I should have had a lot more faith in HxH when it went up against DBS and should have believed Dr. Stone could beat SAO. Well it's been fun.

I'm a bit surprised to see Bebop beat MHA and given how DBZ has had some close wins, I think Bebop will probably take it.

Max is a big weeb but he’s told me Death Beat(s) won’t rely on referential humor. He actually feels the parodies in season 1 were the parts he likes the least. I get the impression that he’s aiming to make something more like Venture Bros but with a greater emphasis on continuity. The season will tell a complete story and each episode will be like a level in a video game. Death Beat(s) will be a hell journey for Makasu, kinda like Kratos in God of War. And it seems like people and gods he killed over the years will get their chance for revenge. Considering Makasu is such a dick, he has plenty of soul searching to do.

I know several of you are on the fence or straight up don't want this show on Toonami but I implore you to listen to this conversation I had with Max.

WE CAN HOPE. If we end up with CR's licenses getting pushed exclusively to FUNimation's apps, it's gonna suck real bad. Also if this leads to CR's international licenses in non-North American territories being underutilized, a whole lot of people in other regions will have even more reasons to justify piracy.

1 minute Gemusetto: Death Beat(s) promo, the art style is definitely better than the first season.

I believe Black Clover is acquired in seasons of 50 or so episodes. 136 is a ways off from 150. They won’t leave those episodes unaired if that is the case.

Holy Calamafark... that special didn’t do well on live TV. It was a great performance IMO. I wonder how well it did on HBO Max, the YouTube video only has about 211,000 views so I guess the TV airing has that beat by at least 90,000. Ass Class held out at 2am but I hope it doesn’t lose steam in November when it moves to 1:30am. And while Eric Andre probably didn’t do DBS any favors, it’s still nice to see JoJo and Ass Class beat DBS reruns with 18-49 and total viewers.

They probably just forgot. They forget a lot of things. 😅

Nah, it shouldn't be behind Demon Slayer reruns. And it's only gonna be on for 7 weeks.

I think Elfie mixed SAO WoU with Fire Force season 2 footage. We haven't seen SAO footage in months. They used FF season 2 footage close to a month ago at this point.

It's just a darn shame they aren't willing to slap DBS on the back or take it off entirely. This is a nicely stacked line-up IMO but it'd be even better if a premiere lead the block. After months of just getting by, it's nice to see Toonami finish strong as we approach 2021. SAO should finish up in time for a relatively timely airing of the next batch of Attack on Titan. Black Clover fans will probably bemoan that the show will return to 2AM (barring something else moving down) once Gemusetto finishes in early January but it's wise of Toonami to give BC a break right now.

Technically it’s still part of the same season of SAO. I think they wisely waited to say anything until they knew for sure they could air those 11 episodes without a hitch. Giving an early premiere date kind of blew up in their faces with FF season 2. No need to repeat that with SAO during these uncertain times.

Well that's kinda shitty honestly. That implies it will even be after Black Clover. So we're probably looking at this in November. 12:00 - Dragon Ball Super 12:30 - Fire Force Season 2 1:00 - Assassination Classroom 1:30 - Black Clover 2:00 - Gemusetto: Death Beats 2:30 - Naruto: Shippuden 3:00 - Demon Slayer Or... Black Clover does go on a break and SAO is ready to air (or something else).

And I’m expecting a new November 7th premiere date for Fire Force season 2 to be announced any day now. But what will the lineup look like with Gemusetto at 1am? Either Fire Force or Assassination Classroom gets 12:30 and the other gets 1:30 I guess. Black Clover either takes a break or moves back to 2am. Is it so much to ask that they let Fire Force or Ass Class lead the block? Or at least give 11:30 back if DBS has to start the block. They’re gonna need another early slot when Attack on Titan or SAO resumes.

That seems to work. I really hope there’s only one marathon in December if there’s one on Halloween (confirmed) and Thanksgiving (likely). There doesn’t need to be one on December 19th.

There’s a Neverland marathon on Halloween.

I said adult audiences, I didn’t say mature. 🙃

Well yeah it doesn’t really fit next to Japanese kids shows like Ass Class, DBS and Black Clover... because it was written for adult audiences. 🤣

Supposedly the second season will be much more of a show than the first season was. And an action adventure show at that. But this is far from the first time Toonami's thrown on a bizarre show. Pop Team Epic and Bo-Bobo for two. From Adult Swim's perspective, a show that's loaded with anime references makes sense for a block that contains many of the shows that are getting referenced. And the general Adult Swim audience probably doesn't appreciate Gamusetto, so they're experimenting with airing it on Toonami. It's a gamble but Adult Swim likes to gamble.