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Yes, unlike with some shows that were heavily requested and then demand fizzled out, Tokyo Ghoul has remained heavily requested since it entered the market. Psycho-Pass demand has persisted as well. It was allegedly the third most requested show last Summer around when they got One-Punch Man.

Yes it's good to see there was nothing to worry about.

It's pretty evident that WBA makes these shows more for international audiences than CN in the US now. CN US just does not give two shits about these series. Thematically JLA would stick out much worse than BTB did. I really don't think they should bother even if they can show it for free.

At least in JoJo's case they have a lot of episodes available to watch without a login. http://www.adultswim.com/videos/jojos-bizarre-adventure/

He'd probably say something about sequel seasons of popular shows that aired on Toonami don't count.

It might be best to just air the regular line-up leading into Jack's finale for ratings sake but then again, it might actually be a great idea to do a lead-in marathon to the finale. Lots of networks pull those kinds of stunts and plenty have found success in doing so. I think it's worth a shot. That said, it seems very likely they'll do a marathon of the whole season on Memorial Day weekend. I might even suggest they could fill all 10 hours with Jack that night and run all 10 episodes twice. Now that would be an event!

They really ought to have adjusted that promo to not imply they have not premiered Tokyo Ghoul yet if they were going to keep using it. I think it's pretty swell that they promoted the show for more than one week though, most Toonami shows don't get that luxury. They also ought to air the general line-up promos more often. I don't think Toonami is treating Tokyo Ghoul poorly at all. Had it premiered at 2AM, then you might have some grounds to feel they're just using it for a filler. They seem very intentional with where they air airing Tokyo Ghoul on the line-up particularly in light of it getting Attack on Titan as it's lead-in later this month. Yes it is taken off a week but I think that has more to do with the ease of taking it off for one week and not shifting the rest of the line-up then any lack of interest or faith in the show. Personally I feel they've given Tokyo Ghoul more than it deserves but if they're going to bother playing anything they shouldn't throw it under the rug on arrival. They certainly have not done that to Tokyo Ghoul and it's about to get the support of brand new Attack on Titan. You can't ask for a better lead-in for the edge lords that will want to watch Tokyo Ghoul.

IMO that would be soon enough, just a short break and then it can return before people completely forget about it.

JLA is an okay kids show with some amusing moments and decent action but it would not really fit in on Toonami even when you consider Dragon Ball Super (a show I'd certainly pair with JLA on CN daytime). It'd honestly be better off going to Hulu or Netflix if CN is going to cut it loose. I'd watch it if it some how ended up on Toonami but I really don't think it should air there. CN should air it in the daytime and give it adequate support rather than show it once a week unadvertised. It was pretty much dead on arrival because of CN refusing to acknowledge it's existence on their line-up.

It only just dawned on me the other day that The Flesh is probably a name intentionally similar to The Flash.

Geez did it really top 6 digits? Jack's premiere topped 5 IIRC. If they are the rights to do it I would highly recommend they stream all of season one of Attack on Titan and make a big deal out of it when they do like they did with Samurai Jack. Just quietly streaming it on the Toonami stream isn't gonna cut it.

Maybe it is because the first season is 12 episodes and the second season of 12 episodes, or series if you will, is called Tokyo Ghoul Root A and it deviates tremendously from the manga.

Lightly used Rick & Morty leading into Toonami could work out well IMO but the premieres probably should air on Sunday.

If these ratings were pretty much inevitable due to the Final Four then maybe it was better that Jack didn't air. http://programminginsider.com/ratings/final-nationals/saturday-final-nationals-cbs-delivers-second-best-ncaa-final-four-doubleheader-19-years/

It did excellent in premieres. They won't keep it at the front for reruns again.

Hey Adult Swim, don't pull that shit again. They tanked Toonami. I'm guessing people assumed the block was not even going to air. http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-1-2017.html

Wow even sooner. Having the new season of Titan on Toonami just 3 weeks behind Japan is pretty insane. I hope it does well for them. I can't help but feel they are missing a grand opportunity by not pairing up Jack and Attack on Titan premieres. DBS hasn't been holding Jack super great and I honestly think AoT could do better in that slot. Perhaps they'll shift Attack on Titan to 11pm when Jack ends but that's a bit of a jump from 12:30 and the show will only have seven episodes left at that point so I have my doubts they'll do that. Considering the goal is to stay just 3 weeks behind Japan they shouldn't preempt Attack on Titan on Memorial Day weekend or 4th of July weekend. That may play a factor in how it is scheduled once Jack leaves and all the more reason to move it to 11pm at that point but maybe they'll bite the bullet on those nights and air some if not all of the regular line-up. It's gonna be interesting to see how that all plays out in the coming months. I'm all about doubling up JoJo for the season finale. Tokyo Ghoul viewers are getting the shaft there but given Attack on Titan will be Ghoul's lead-in the week after, I'm sure it will be more than fine.

A schedule with Jack, AoT and the DB hour should last four weeks. Then Memorial Day weekend and then a new show can start in June.

I'm all for JoJo airing earlier though I don't think it will air earlier than Super if they are willing to split up the DBs it could possibly get midnight. With supposedly only 5 eps dubbed, Stardust may not be ready by June but it probably can be.

Blue Exorcist at 11:30? April fools was yesterday AL. It might air the week after Titan's season finale but I'd sooner expect it to replace Tokyo Ghoul.

There was also the business attire image.

I'm figuring 11:30 for AoT and the DB hour will move to 12-1am. That would make for an easier transition to having AoT at 11pm after Jack ends.

So Ben, how did you like this week's Showdown?

Yes PV is short for preview.

Waiting till after Memorial Day to start season 2 of AoT means being close to half a season behind Japan, that rather defeats the point of going to the effort of dubbing the show using broadcast masters. Adding weeks off for marathons and they'll get even more behind. Given that I'll make two bold predictions. Either they start AoT on April 29th and potentially do not give the 11pm hour a week off for most of the usual holidays (meaning no preempting Super those weeks either) or they start AoT on May 20th and do not preempt the 11pm hour on holidays until AoT ends.