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What is this... asking for a friend.

Not this time.

They kind of already are but so far the results show Naruto still isn’t Dragon Ball.

I see some people suggest that if they ditch DB then they'll be healthier for it by eliminating the outlier to their ratings. I kind of get what they're saying because right now (and this has probably always been the case) DBS is an island. People tune in for that and only that and then leave. By eliminating DBZ/DBS they will inevitably lose a lot of viewers but the bar will then be set lower for the rest of the shows because nothing will stand-out much. The thing is though without at least one big draw, Toonami may do badly enough to finally get cancelled. It's more likely DB reruns will survive somewhere on Adult Swim than any show that isn't an original. Based on what we're seeing with Kai, a Super rerun would probably be on level with the remaining premieres. It would likely surprise no one if Toonami started with DBZ Kai and DBS reruns back to back by the end of next year, especially if they still have 9pm by then.

Much easier said than done. Japanese animation production schedules can get brutal. The delays are to ensure they don’t have the same issues season 1 had.

Yeah with a 6 month break it should be called season 4 but maybe it was planned conceptually as a 24 episode season and they couldn't manage it. It's possible the second half was delayed due to WIT's work load. Oh well.

Really? Well that’s a let down. Marathoning the show only to restart the season in the same slot for two more weeks before FLCLA finishes its rerun so it can move in and make way for Megalo Box. As bleh as three weeks of Titan reruns at midnight would be it’s preferable to a marathon that nukes the rest of the premieres for a week.

While it's possible they maybe had other options but didn't go with them, it does seem odd that they didn't finalize this schedule till now when it's just a recent rerun anyway.

It's replacing One-Punch Man. Technically Mob replaced Cowboy Bebop or more technically Mob replaced a 2nd Jack which replaced Bebop. But let's not be THAT technical. That and FLCL moved down to the rerun block to make room for Mob at 11:30PM.

Very peculiar but if it means we get Megalo Box on November 24th, then so be it. It's entirely possible that they are able to start airing it two weeks earlier than originally planned. I think that’s what’s up because otherwise they could have used filler for Titan’s slot on November 17th, done this marathon on November 24th and started Megalo Box on December 1st. They're really not flexing their creative muscle if they felt this was the best way to dealing with Titan ending two weeks before Thanksgiving weekend. Doubling up JoJo, Clover or Jack at the end is simple enough. If this means two marathons in November then they should have just took Oct 27th off and started Mob this week but we should at least get Megalo Box on December 1st which would allow it to air 3 episodes before the December break instead of just two. However if I'm right about the regular line-up airing on November 24th then Megalo Box gets 4 episodes to establish itself before the December break and that's preferable. Thanksgiving weekend doesn't always do poorly for Toonami so they could run the regular line-up that weekend. While AL might be right on the money about a DBS marathon taking advantage of the fact that Goku Blue is appearing in the Macy's parade, it's not like DBS wouldn't be airing one way or the other and a DBS marathon could be held on December 22nd instead. So okay if they actually do two marathons in November then they definitely should have taken October 27th off and this would be the oddest Saturday to run a marathon on thus far but we'll live. And if they actually can't start Megalo Box until December 8th regardless that better be strictly because the dub won't be ready till then, which unfortunately is possible but I'm hoping that won't be the case.

People got tired of waiting for the anime and just read the manga until they even lost interest in that. I do think season 2 actually did decently for Toonami at the time despite losing plenty of viewers from DBZ Kai but season three is showing more apparent apathy.

I was thinking that Wrap article was making something out of nothing but DeMarco went and said this so I don’t know anymore. https://ask.fm/Clarknova/answers/150733725929

DBZ Kai gained 18+ viewers from the Regular Show Halloween episodes. Can’t really fault it there.

A 5 hour block that just repeats at 1AM seems like a waste. They'd also have to make sure that the 12:30AM show that would repeat at 5:30AM isn't TV-MA or preferably not a heavy TV-14. With as many premieres as they have now, 5 hours arguably isn't enough space. I mean do you guys really want this to be all of what Toonami is? 08:00 - Dragon Ball Z Kai 08:30 - My Hero Academia 09:00 - Black Clover 09:30 - Boruto 10:00 - Dragon Ball Super 10:30 - Megalo Box 11:00 - Mob Psycho 100 11:30 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 12:00 - Hunter x Hunter 12:30 - Naruto Shippuden Even if they were to dump Kai to weeknights in favor of having a recent rerun after all 9 premieres, they'd potentially run into the content issue with that rerun slot that would repeat at 5:30AM.

Looking back, Mob's dub didn't start rolling out of FUNimation's site until December of 2016 and the series premiered in Japan in July of 2016. That's 4 months after it started and 1 month after it ended in Japan. Definitely not close to the 6 week turn-around Durarara x2 had. SAOII finished airing in Japan in late December of 2014 and premiered on Toonami in March of 2015, just about 3 months later and it was 24 episodes. One-Punch Man finished airing in Japan in late December 2015 and premiered on Toonami in July of 2016, about 7 months later. Megalo Box may not be BangZoom but it finished in Japan in late June and will start on Toonami in December about 6 months later. So even a 3 month turn-around for Mob season 2 would be pretty remarkable for BangZoom but who knows?

And if February is too soon then they could always replace Mob with something in February and have season 2 replace Megalo Box in March. Either way if CR is willing, Mob season 2 could potentially have it's dub premiere on Toonami.

It’s rare for BZ to be as fast as FUNimation but they were 6 weeks behind Japan for Durarara x2 when the dub premiered on Hulu. Aside from that they have done dubs fast enough to release 12-13 episodes right after the show ends in Japan for Netflix. I think 4-6 weeks behind Japan is doable for BZ now and maybe they can do 2-3 weeks even but they’re not pulling that off unless the materials arrive early.

Because someone on staff decided to do these posts now despite most of them being old news. I guess they were inspired by DeMarco implying Franxx won't be considered for Toonami. Though there certainly are people who still ask Toonami to air Sailor Moon so the topic remains relevant I guess. Personally I thought these posts weren't necessary and wouldn't have made them myself. Oh well.

I mean... FLCL2/3 filled plenty of reasonably large panel rooms this year. But it's not Dragon Ball and it never will be.

I was thinking Ray Chase for JunkDog/Joe despite my circle of friends all feeling like Steve Blum is the ideal voice for him. It would be a great role for him to come out of semi-anime retirement on but he’s not the only option. I need Beau Billingslea as Nanbu though. Beau has been in HxH recently and he wasn’t Morel or the old man on Gundam IBO so I really want him for Nanbu. That said, you have a solid pick with Michael McConnohie. Jameson Price is also an option. Seitz could be Yuri but I think it’s more of a Kirk Thornton, Crispan Freeman or Liam O’Brien type role. Or maybe Cam Clarke, he was in JoJo recently as elder Darby. Erica Mendez works for Sachio but there’s a ton of options for him and the other kids.

I need my hot-blooded curling anime dang it!

Hell yes, this is beautiful!

Even I don't really want One Piece back on Toonami. Make no mistake, I'd enjoy having it there and I'd watch it to support it but it's only going to do worse and worse because that pacing is garbage tier and they won't be able to get new viewers to tune in for it even if it's in a good time slot (which it wouldn't be). Not to mention there's 8 series on that are either ongoing or have 100+ episodes. It's way too many even for a 7 hour block. At least let Hunter x Hunter finish and leave before anyone suggests they start airing One Piece again. Sure I'd rather have One Piece than Kai reruns but everyone knows Kai reruns are the smarter investment.

Plus Ultra

It’s not long currently though it’s over 60 episodes. However, if it continues to get a new season every year then it’ll reach 100 episodes in a couple more years and possibly go beyond that. Toonami won’t catch up till season 4 at this rate (sometime in 2020). Season 4 hasn’t been announced yet for 2019 but it’s dang likely it will happen. Otherwise, MHA will catch up to the end of season 3 on Toonami about one year from now.