moose Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 http://comicbook.com/2017/01/01/one-piece-naruto-shippuden-nab-spots-as-two-of-2016-s-most-popul/ Surprisingly, One Piece ranked higher than Naruto. But still, this is really good for them and should show that just because they preform lukewarm on Toonami, it doesn't mean there's no audience for them here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUU8800 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 and should show that just because they preform lukewarm on Toonami, it doesn't mean there's no audience for them here. Was anyone actually claiming this? If so they're extremely delusional or ignorant. They perform lukewarm on Toonami because they're literally hundreds of episodes behind the most recent releases, which are readily available online. Hell they're over 100 episodes behind dub releases! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokeNirvash Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Yeah, Jman hates One Piece and exaggerates its not-exactly-positive reception in the States more often than not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 There's no audience for it on TV. I suppose hardcore fans can stream it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokeNirvash Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 TRANSLATION: There's an audience for it on TV, it's just not big enough to be considered a real "audience". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Not to mention if both were off TV they'd free up an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainStarwind Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Yeah this really isn't that surprising. The Toonami ratings for Shippuden and One Piece don't really show the full story. But we knew this already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Was anyone actually claiming this? If so they're extremely delusional or ignorant. They perform lukewarm on Toonami because they're literally hundreds of episodes behind the most recent releases, which are readily available online. Hell they're over 100 episodes behind dub releases! Jman was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokeNirvash Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 A little late there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Let's not try to save face now, you said America in general, and yet here it is sharing the spot light with many popular American shows. If this doesn't show you how, when it comes to popularity, Toonami ratings are pretty irrelevant, I dunno what else does. And that's what we're addressing, mind you. Not whether or not you want shorter shows to replace both long-runners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketch Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Was anyone actually claiming this? If so they're extremely delusional or ignorant. They perform lukewarm on Toonami because they're literally hundreds of episodes behind the most recent releases, which are readily available online. Hell they're over 100 episodes behind dub releases! I wonder what kinds of ratings they would be getting if they were dub premieres rather than being over 100 episodes behind. A zip forward would certainly put off some viewers and confuse many but would a larger part of their dedicated audiences showing up for dub premieres make all the difference? Hard to say. At any rate, it's clear that considerably more people watch One Piece and Shippuden online than will ever show up for a TV airing. You can probably thank the original cancellation of Toonami for that. When both series started simulcasting in 2009 and left their dub releases in the dust, so many fans switched to the Japanese casts that they'll never see a worthwhile reason to go back to watching the dubs. And both series are notoriously pirated with insane viewership numbers on piracy sites. Compare that to Dragon Ball Z, a series that has rarely been off US television since the mid 90s. It is one of the few anime where people will wait for a dub. Super quickly became one of the most streamed series on Crunchyroll but it has only rarely beat One Piece much less Shippuden. The dub will garner much more attention no doubt. Dragon Ball will continue to rule television while the streaming kings remain One Piece and Shippuden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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