ben0119

ROFL. Man, I've never seen those ads. Are some of them regional? Then again, I try to focus my posting during the commercials so I won't miss stuff by posting during the shows, so maybe I don't catch all of them.

But Lucas always said he only waited to make the prequels for as long as he did because he was waiting for the technology to catch up so he could create the story he wanted to tell. This is also why he says the original movies were abandoned abominations that needed the special edition crap in them. I mean, I get your analogy, I guess, but it doesn't really work for me since, I, uhh, like the prequels.

Actually George Lucas got upset at criticism of the prequels and ragequit after that, saying "Star Wars is dead." So without Disney, there'd no more Star Wars. And I wouldn't call what we got afterwards "Bleach's long self-destruction." But you end it there and so much is left unfinished and untold. Soul King, Squad Zero, backstories, Bankai reveals... we got a lot of stuff in the Final Arc, and while we didn't get everything we were hoping to see, we got a lot. So I'm thankful for what we did get and I'm glad it didn't end with Aizen's defeat, since the story was not over with yet. I didn't entirely like the ending, namely the fact that the way Kubo put people together was as arbitrary as placing action figures beside each other, since Kubo had his anti-romance stance for the whole manga, none of this was built up and apparently these people hooked up during a timeskip. So, I would've preferred no couples shown at the end, and I sure as hell did not want the pairings that did happen, because - I don't think Kubo forgot characters. He had a limited number of chapters and pages remaining, so he prioritized. That's why we didn't get to see everybody. It made sense to focus on Ichigo and his friends, "the main group", with the final chapter. Only so many people he can show, after all. Hopefully, the extra pages and maybe some short stories in the upcoming data book can clear up some of this. Wouldn't mind Kubo just dumping some of his notes, either.

Not sure if he could do that. I mean, other mangas have gone on hiatus, but who knows if there would be a spot waiting for Kubo when he got back? Until the labor laws in Japan are changed and the manga industry changes how it does things, there may have been no way around this. Kubo did take some breaks, though. And he was hospitalized on more than one occasion, I believe. I'm guessing it was more serious than we thought. He didn't simply "get sick" those times. He was sick the whole time. Not good. Of course, the reason for one break was given "to research past chapters and prepare for the final battle." I'm sure Kubo did do that but he probably took a load off during that break, as well.

Fan interest is high enough. The DVDs continue to sell. Blu-Rays are being sold. You saw the ratings it was getting right up to its ending on Toonami. Demarco himself said that if they were still making Bleach, they'd still be airing it. Adult Swim probably doesn't have the resources or the pull to co-produce/co-fund a Bleach return, though, and they'd probably be the only ones to do it. It's an unfortunate fact that the Bleach anime was seemingly cancelled in Japan due to low ratings, though we were never given an official reason. Apparently people just couldn't deal with the filler. Why they put up with even worse filler with Naruto (or the shitty direction its canon story goes in), I'll never know. So, it may be a difficult thing to pull off without some sort of push on the Japan side. I'm guessing the final salute to Kubo was this live action movie, since they probably couldn't get the anime going again. Also, there's apparently going to be extra pages for the last chapter in the upcoming data book, so I'm looking forward to that.

Well, that's unfortunate if true. But at least some jobs were saved. What is the solution, then? Bend over backwards and give them tax breaks and de-regulate to encourage them to stay here? I'm sure you wouldn't be on board with that. And we can't afford so many tax breaks in this economy, and with some of the things Trump has planned, like the infrastructure spending. Maybe it will drive the price up to the point where no one will buy their products and they'll be forced to return to America or go out of business. You know they're only exploiting foreign workers. They'll do whatever they can to to be as cheap and greedy as possible. If they had their way, we'd have slavery back, because THAT'S THE FREE MARKET HUR HUR. As I said, I haven't been paying attention to the news the past week or two. Took a break from the boards, as well. I've been trying to cool off. But regardless of motive, it's good of him to put Boeing in their place, if it was needed. Well that's unfortunate. But I again ask, regardless of the website he ran, do we know for sure Bannon himself is racist? And I don't recall seeing anything racist on Breitbart, either, but I only saw a handful of stories from it pop up on Google News. Most of them seem pretty good to me. I've read up on them. They sound like they're know what they're doing. Maybe we can finally crush ISIS and be done with things in that miserable part of the world. True, Petraeus did do that, and look how he got crucified, while Hillary got off scot free. And still others rot in jail for doing for less worse than what Hillary did. It's not equal justice. In any case, Petraeus, outside of that one incident, did a lot for this country. His strategies were working. All Hillary has done is ruin everything she touches as she hungered for more and more power. I was mainly referring to the people who were butthurt over Trump and his win. There was a whole dorm crying, if one story was to be believed. Loved watching all the celebrities losing their shit, too. Still waiting for everyone to leave the country like they promised! Amy Schumer said she would leave and never come back! I'm holding her to that promise, even if it was a joke, damn it! Can't stand her! I doubt he will fail. That would probably only happen if Congress doesn't go along with him, which would be to their peril. They'll be voted out of power if they don't go along with Trump. I don't see him going into full "civil rights abuse mode", either. We've already seen his diverse cabinet picks. We've heard his comments on gay marriage. The matter is over with and settled. Of course, some liberals quickly forget how much they love "diversity" when it's a minority they don't agree with; they were quite nasty and frankly downright racist and sexist towards various conservative minorities and women over the years. Liberals abhor diversity of views, after all. That's why they're all acting like Trump winning is so apocalyptic. It really is quite a sight to behold. Funny, but also sad, unfortunately. Either way, we can't do any worse than we were under the Self-hating American Socialist Eurocrats of the last eight years. Their ways weren't working. No sense in doing more of the same. Of course, if I'm wrong, I'll own up to it. I since regret both of my votes for Bush, after all. But... probably not as bad as Gore or Kerry? Bleh. I am just hoping we can at least have our first good president since Reagan.

Yes, still don't know what the fuck was up with that. That debt help ad is something you'd see in deep cable. Scary to see such a low quality ad during Toonami.

Again, you've got a quote on this board. It doesn't show who you reply to otherwise. x_x

They may be in the same building, and Adult Swim may be Demarco's "day job", but his passion, the thing that makes him happy, is Toonami. Perhaps that is possible. My question is why the hell wouldn't Toei shop Super to a kid's network like Disney or Nick? Air it to kids and slurp up those awesome toy and merch sales. I mean, surely they didn't already try that and get told to fuck off? Disney did take Pokemon off CN's hands, after all. Maybe I could leave it on the background on low volume. I'd rather my first viewing be on Toonami with my fellow Faithful. This totally screws up my whole routine of watching the shows with everyone on Toonami. They've thrown a massive wrench into things with this move! And I'm concerned the 8pm airing could take the knees out of the 11:30 airing and in turn Toonami.

Nobody watches DBZ for the plot. I'd think that should be obvious. I agree there isn't much of a world in DBZ. We barely see the regular people or the various towns, etc. but we did get a lot of that in Dragonball, at least. There was more of a story there, as well. A big part of why I prefer it over DBZ. But, I still enjoy DBZ. It's good for what it is, which is enjoyable character interactions, character growth and development, good fights, just fun. Nobody goes there for earth-shattering writing or plot. Hunter x Hunter's world is boring and nonsensical. Naruto's "world" is a forest and a bunch of villages that look exactly the same, with a handful of exceptions. Bleach's world and lore is awesome, though. And I'll grant you One Piece's world is neat. To me, One Piece is like an RPG in anime/manga form. Just a big, fun adventure, and awesome places and people the characters encounter on the way.

I didn't put anything in. Was just going off what CountFrylock said. Like I said, I probably won't go see it anyway, since I'm not current.

Which means adults want to watch you reenact The Aristocrats Joke with anime characters? Because being grossed out by "tentacle urethra rape" clearly makes me homophobic and transphobic. : Don't act like the shit you draw is the garden variety "gay erotica." (which still doesn't need to be capitalized)

True. How far would the dub be on TV now if it had never gotten cancelled? Hell, the dub in general would probably be much further along One Piece isn't in the ideal situation here. But, it could be off much worse! Like Detective Conan.

BUT JUST THINK OF WHAT ONE PIECE'S TRUE POWER COULD BE MOOSE!!!! Also, I find it funny that you're on other other side of the argument with this now. Used to be you were always emo-ly kicking the can down the road, bemoaning One Piece's lack of greatness in America. But yeah, I'm glad it's doing as well as it is. I won't have to worry about the rest of the episodes being dubbed, at least. The voice actors living to finish voicing their roles, on the other hand... ;D

San Angelo, really? Austin would be closest for me. I probably couldn't even see it if even if I wanted to!

You still described it in detail, which grosses people out. Saying "my art is fucked up" or something would have sufficed.

They really need to get an intern or at least appoint someone on the team to just watch these shows, and more than 3-5 episodes. JoJo wasn't a predictable pick-up at all, given it was in limbo forever and got a bargain bin release on disc by Warner Brothers. And who gives a shit whether a pick-up is "predictable" or not? The shows should actually be good. That's what matters.

She's even more abominable than Lola.

Did they make that corn fucker bump because of IBO? ;D

That is cool. I probably won't go see it though... cuz spoilers. D:

Unless we go right to Kuma? He seems pretty cool. Straw Hats probably won't fight him now, though, since they're going to need to recover. Of course, Blackbeard and plenty of other ne'er-do-wells in the One Piece universe are still floating around. Mihawk and Aokiji are still out there, but I'm unsure of if I would consider them "evil", per se. Definitely antagonists, though.

Well, like I said, it is true that One Piece only has limited appeal in America, just because of how the show is. So you could be right.

You're right, that is disgusting. And I don't think we can post full-on xxx stuff here.

Don't suppose there's any chance that was Moria's Shadow Doppelganger again? Moria can't free all the shadows if he's unconscious, either. So, Luffy would either have to slap him back awake, or kill him? Luffy already passed out, though! And yeah obviously Kuma will be a factor. The Straw Hats are going to have to get out of dodge, regardless. But it sure was nice of Perona to bring all the food (some of which was the Straw Hats!) and treasure to the Sunny!

Sketchor seems to think the early dubbed episodes would be subpar and we'd be stuck with lame terms for things under early Funimation that would stick 'til now. Meh, Funi even back then was miles beyond what we'd get from 4Kids just in terms of dub quality, and they were already doing their uncut DBZ tapes with edgier language and all the violence and sexual content still in. I personally never had a problem with early Funimation. I know they were complained about quite a bit back then, but I've always supported them. And you're right, the show would've been handled much better by them. So I'm not sure the argument of the shitty dub by 4Kids forced a better one later is much of an argument or consolation. Maybe One Piece would still have a ceiling on its popularity, simply because it's silliness and light-heartedness doesn't appeal to a good portion of the audience, but it'd certainly better off than it is now?