Trunks Thread 19.1: A New New Frontier

[BUU8800]

Titan

Kaiju battle time at last! No Godzilla involved unfortunately. But first...walking in the darkness! Eren your resolve feels a bit disingenuous considering what a chump you were last week. And now the action starts. Close Combat? Just counter with Psychic! Maybe you hesitated because you suck Mikasa? More bad CG Colossal Titan. OM NOM NOM! Mind reading and steam bath barrier! Armin provides the exposition. And now we wait. Historia loves Ymir. Shaved head guy doesn't know? Eren sounds like a spurned lover. Mikasa's jealous. All that talk and he gets socked. Mixing jn flashbacks of the traitors during this is 1% cute 99% obnoxious. Get back to the fight! Aw whatever I barely care anyway. If Mikasa had Titan powers this series wouldn't have lasted very long. And yes I know I said she sucks. Say shit again Eren, ay shit again! Channeling his inner SkullGreymon. Off with the arm. Armin Exposition returns. She just came, Mikasa jealous again. A struggle to flee. Mikasa acts on her jealousy, wanting to be between Eren's legs instead. Aaaand swan dive cliffhanger.

 

Hunter

Creepy garbage dump children playing montage. Chrollo backstory? Was that video he had Chapter Black? Food eating competition! Oh right, Kurapika and them thinks the Troupe died. Pie slapstick! Leorio sold the One Piece? Does Luffy know? Beetle phone! Whimsical musical reunion montage! Poor Leorio is far behind. Kurapika Exposition has arrived! So he's useless in a non-spider fight? Cleavage girl's memory power! Nobunaga obsessed with revenge, Chrollo wants to flee. An intense book-driven staredown between them! Oddly personal questions. Ohhhhh, he's using Neon's fortunetelling! 5 spiders are gonna die? Please not Cleavage Girl! Vacuum girl's fortune. Fuck, she and Cleavage Girl are getting killed? A convincing argument for fleeing. Hisoka's up to something though...the traitor! Well now they know. Yeah, you were dumb Kurapika. Beaver girl? Meteor City? So it's a phony ghost town. Oh the garbage dump from the beginning. Working with the mafia. A changed fortune for Hisoka? Sneaky bastard...kill him Nobunaga!

 

Gundam

100 second series recap in the finale? Holy fuck. You can enjoy this without seeing the other Gundams? That's bullshit. AND ANOTHER RECAP AFTER THAT ONE! :D :D :D :D :D I'm hungry...just sayin'. Super death laser comin'! Brown-haired Hitsugaya might die?

Still being chummy with Marida's killer...terrible. LASER FIRE! Oh Marida. Audrey's Announcement. That diner guy's cameo. Well that happened. This is a looooong speech. Nope don't care about any of this. So friggin' happy this mediocre series ends tonight. I think Marida and Fat-Beard Guy were the only two characters I actually liked at all. The latter solely for his relationship with the former. I might have liked Misty girl...had she really mattered. Very generous 5/10. No more Gundams please Toonami. PLEASE!

 

 

Also, already seen Lupin Part IV as it aired in Japan so no thoughts here for it as it airs on Toonami, but it was very good. Absolutely an upgrade from Gundam shit.

[EmpressAngel]

Titan- Kid I'm pretty sure you're just gonna destroy the wall more. Goddammit Mikasa you've failed me. This isn't how that lesbian wanted to get eaten. I like it when Eren gets eaten because Mikasa is a much better character to focus on. You're all going to die. I mean, he can't barbeque himself forever. Wow bald kid you sure are dumb. Meanwhile, Eren sucks and fails. I'm pretty sure it's called "Armor Titan" for a reason. I actually have to agree with Eren here, the whole series is their fault and they're the worst. I can enjoy Annie slapping him with a goddamn shotgun. Catfight! I'm sure he's supposed to be sounding all badass with his inner monologue here but he just sounds like a twelve-year old trying to be cool. Aim for his dick! Who needs arms, arms are for the weak. Please let them abduct Eren. I love glasses girl. Geese are evil, just let them take him out. I can't understand half the shit he's growling out. Legs are also for the weak, I guess. I mean, this isn't the weirdest gay porn I've ever seen. Whelp, you're all going to die. Ribs shouldn't detach like that.

 

Ghoul- I am the terror that flaps in the night! That's a bunch of corpses. I'm already annoyed by this guy. Banjo Kazooie here has a really stupid beard. How does nobody know that bitch is dead? I think they just copied this music off the Dark Knight soundtrack. Can ghouls drink water? SHE'S DEAD, MORON. I think it's a little late for that message, dude. That was a nice window, you dick! Don't fight, you're both terrible. That's concerning. I hate this kid. That's the smell of our main character shitting his pants. Wow he sure got through you fast. On the plus side, her outfit is cute. This is excessive and annoying. They're gonna fuck. Old guy seems unconcerned. Wait that's a boy? Use him as a human shield. His new partner is cute and I don't automatically hate him yet, he's going to die. I hope the show takes its own advice and forgets he exists. The small child is probably less of a failure than the rest of you. AW FUCK IT'S HISOKA.

 

Hunter- Well now I'm hungry. That's an easy one, he's already found some eyes. Killua and Gon are adorable and I love them. Meanwhile, bros being bros. Now, group hug! That still seems like some bullshit reasoning. Well the obvious answer is to beat Wham in a chariot race and take that antidote. Well he's gonna know now, since you're all sitting around together. NEVER TRUST HISOKA. Meanwhile, petty squabbling. Oh hey, that's my sister's birthday. This is definitely not shady at all. Aw shit he stole her power. Spiders don't fly, dumbass. I hope Hisoka's one of the dead ones. I guess that's an easy way to tell who dies. Man, maybe you shouldn't have killed all those people. You're right, you can't afford to lose all those boobs. No one should ever trust Hisoka. I'm with Killua here, it's time for a good old fashioned killing spree. I am genuinely surprised he didn't tell him to send nudes. Yeah that's not suspicious at all. Sounds like a wretched hive of scum and villainy. Looks like we're having baby stew tonight! Eat shit, Hisoka.

 

Gundam- BB-8 Ball was definitely the best character. Didn't they do this exact same princess secret broadcast thing in Shirtless Jailbait Fights? So I guess Bananas died but then he got better because of the power of love or something? Whelp, this show left no impression on me whatsoever. Bring on the Lupin!

 

Naruto- Methinks we mayhaps might have chanced the centipede. Is it too much to hope for these kids to get crushed? I wouldn't trust Naruto to teach a kid how to tie that headband. Okay I'd be lying if the stripper jutsu wouldn't work on me. I sure hope there weren't any civilians in those buildings that are being smashed to shit right now. I'm sure he'll find a way that's dumb bullshit that shouldn't work by any logical point. Just say he's not there, you morons. And then tentacles. Oh hey Crispin. Run away, dimwit child. And then he died. You guys are dying for nothing, I would sell out that kid for a single tic tac. God I hate kids. Maybe you shouldn't be wearing an excessively long and easily grabbable scarf, dumbass. If you get caught you have to face Mayuri's tentacle mouth. Oh what kind of bullshit is this. I do like seeing grandpa frog slap him around.

[Bad_Witch]

AoT: The flashback was the best part. Forgot how much I liked Annie. At least they figured out how to get around the armor.

 

TG: This show just seems to get worse every ep. Please don't let the child help, she's been through enough.

 

HH: I feel bad for Kirapika. His lifes mission gone and he didn't get to exact his revenge. Of course leader dude stole the fortune telling power. Nice of Hisoka fulfilling his end of the bargin. Now Kirapika has a reason to live again. Looks like Hisoka might be in a little trouble.

 

MSGU: A recap of the series that I didn't pay attention too. It's only a 100 hundred secs...if I hold on I might be able to watch.....fuck it. I have no idea what happened and I'm sure I can live with that.

[FoleyisGood149]

Hunter

Nobunaga obsessed with revenge, Chrollo wants to flee... Ohhhhh, he's using Neon's fortunetelling! 5 spiders are gonna die? Please not Cleavage Girl! Vacuum girl's fortune... she and Cleavage Girl are getting killed? A convincing argument for fleeing.

 

Agreed.

 

Hunter... You're right, you can't afford to lose all those boobs.

 

Agreed again. Yes, it's worth repeating. The point is that good.

 

Also, I only saw that one scene with Grandpa Joseph at the end of Battle Tendency. I'll admit he's still buff and now has rugged good looks.

 

Jack - It's a shame Jack lost his sweet ride and armor in fighting the Septuplets.

 

I still don't understand how the Septuplets were able to zero in on which sarcophagus held Jack.

 

DBS - Yep, training through fighting is how Saiyans tend to learn best. I'm curious as to where Whis sent Goku and Vegeta.

 

At first, I thought that Gohan fired an energy blast through the red guy rather than the opportunistic gray-blue dude shooting through the red guy to hit Gohan. At least Piccolo and Tien were able to combine efforts to save Gohan.

 

Gray-blue dude is a dick. No wonder Frieza likes his attitude.

 

I enjoyed seeing Roshi bulk up to whup some scrubs.

 

Krillin's friends and teacher had a point. He might not be able to beat the Big Bads, but he's fought and trained for most of his life with people who can. He should trust in his training and just take action.

 

DBZK - Dabura v. Gohan was pretty good. It's a shame Vegeta couldn't keep his mouth shut and gave Dabura the idea to have Babidi turn our Saiyan prince.

 

It's probably not a good thing that Babidi transported our group back to a populated area.

 

AoT: 2nd Course - I'm ashamed of Mikasa for trying to cut through the plates on the Armored titan for as long as she did, even to the point that she needed to take all of Armin's spare blades, before she remembered their instruction in military history regarding the advantages of armor and its weak points. She should've known to target the gaps long before she did.

 

It also took Eren too long to remember that technique can frequently, but not always, overcome a difference in power in hand-to-hand combat. I did like his internal monologue that the next time they invade, they shouldn't teach him how to beat them before making their move. Thanks for that help, Annie.

 

Now I'm curious as to whether Annie and Mikasa ever did spar and who won, if there was a clear winner.

 

When Eren's Rogue acknowledged that he heard, understood and agreed with Hange's assessment of the situation, I think she started to get "excited."

 

Aw, crap. Even with Reiner's Armored in a hold that was going to cripple or kill his titan form, he still managed to power his way into a position where Bertolt's Colossal could help. This is the "not always" part of technique winning out over power. If the more powerful fighter has enough strength, then they can either break the hold or still move to the disadvantage of the technique fighter. Some power gaps are too large to be overcome by technique alone.

 

The Colossal's steam shell of defense was effective against people. Maybe cannons would be able to punch through, but it would take a lot of very controlled hits in rapid succession to take the head off from the nape of the neck upward.

 

TG - I'm not sure why people are seeking Rize now, but my guess is they want her to join this group fighting the Inpectors, Aogiri Tree, which I'll simply call Aogiri (unless that turns out to be the name of a character we have yet to meet). It sure is inconvenient for Ken that he carries her scent because of her organs inside him. I know Mado was a psychopath with a license, but Jason is every bit the psychopath Mado was, if not worse. At least part of Mado's cruelty was in denying the legitimacy of ghoul emotions and relationships, considering their emotional pain to be fraudulent from a philosophical perspective (that only humans are truly capable of such depth and bonds), making such displays mocking imitations of humanity. Jason, a pure sadist, simply enjoys inflicting pain and suffering. We saw that in how brutally he thrashed Ken before abducting him.

 

Yoshimura had a point that they needed to go about rescuing Ken intelligently. Rushing off without information or a plan like the others wanted would only get them captured or killed. Plus, they knew that Aogiri wanted Ken alive; if not, they wouldn't have bothered to take him. I didn't expect Tsukiyama to help, but there he was. Also, I want Hinami to stay far away from anything related to this. She's suffered enough and been in more than enough danger for a child her age. Even if all she were to try would be to lure some Investigators toward where Ken was being held to use them as a diversion, that would still be too much danger for her.

 

Yes, I would expect Anteiku to be closed for a while. Cleaning up all that blood so they would pass a health inspection could take a couple days, and the repairs would take days, if not weeks, as well, depending upon contractor availability.

 

Oh, so Juzo, the person who pickpocketed Ken, is a third-class Investigator. He seems like the fun kind of crazy, but I am curious as to why he has all those stitches.

 

I'm not sure evacuating the 11th Ward is a good idea. A mass-movement of humans guided by Inspectors seems like a prime target for this coalition that took out that Ward's CCG branch. While such a move might be successful in luring out these ghouls, it would also put a large number of civilians in the combat area. Doubtlessly these ghouls wouldn't hesitate to attack the crowd to cause panic and confusion in an attempt to throw the Inspectors off-guard, but even if they didn't and targeted the Inspectors directly, there would still be a panicked, stampeding mob, and surely there would be numerous people injured in that rush, if not trampled to death.

 

Mado left all of his quinques to Amon. That was surprisingly decent of him, to assure his partner was well-armed.

 

HxH - Kurapikia was right that his secret to a powerful nen technique wouldn't work for the others. Killua was right in reasoning that they should try their best to avoid Nobunaga and Pakunoda now that they know Kurapika is the Chain User and the secret to why he's so powerful.

 

I liked Gon trying to cheer up Kurapika by getting him to focus on his other objective of recovering his slain family members' remains. It's a shame Hisoka had to burst that happy bubble by texting Kurapika with, "yo, the P.T.'s totally still alive. Lawl."

 

Crap, Chrollo did steal Neon's power. I'm curious as to what the creature we saw above his hand was. I don't recall seeing any such thing when she wrote fortunes. Maybe I looked away from the screen at the wrong time.

 

Regarding the fortunes Chrollo wrote for the other P.T. members, of course the two most stacked women are slated to die. At least it looks like Machi will survive.

 

Soooo... Meteor City is like where Radical Edward grew up, but without a kindly nun to try to guide the children into not being criminals and/or horrible people.

 

MSG: U - Two recaps, show? That's excessive.

 

So, if I understand it correctly, Links and Riddhe combined efforts to make a three-stage energy shield to protect Megalonica. They didn't truly block the beam, but they did delay it long enough for the firing solution to be inaccurate due to Megalonica's orbital path.

 

I'm cool with Audrey using the transmission capabilities of Megalonica to announce the secret of the Box to all of Earth and the Colonies. Let the citizens decide what they want to do about it.

 

I liked Bright taking the Vist woman into custody for formal questioning after the transmission.

 

I'm not sure why Marida's Force Ghost told Links that she could see and understand more now than she did before, but between her questioning and Audrey and Riddhe's beckoning, Links decided to go back to being a physical form. Sure. Why not?

 

Yes, Riddhe, you helped save the M.C. and the day, but you didn't die in the process, so I still don't consider you to have atoned for killing Marida.

 

The fuuuuuudge, show? Marida had to die, but the bag of dicks that was Angelo got to live. Blargh.

 

Once the original charter is examined and deemed to be authentic, I feel like more people in power other than the Vist woman will be questioned, charged and convicted for their roles in keeping the secret of the Box.

 

In all, the show was okay, but nothing great. Marida was the best part of the series for me, and it killed her. The action was fine, though frequently excessively brutal and deadly. In that regard, it was realistic.

 

Shippuden - I doubt Naruto would be able to do something which the toads and other practitioners of the Sage jutsu have been unable to do in decades or centuries. However, it did look like Fukasaku gave him an idea there at the end.

 

It showed maturity that Naruto taught Konohamaru the Rasengan rather than some new variation on the Sexy Jutsu.

 

The Pain body we spent time watching this episode had a rather severe lie-detecting technique. That giant face, which only people in his grasp could see, would kill someone who lied to him. It's an interesting wrinkle that it wouldn't work on clones.

 

It showed impressive resolve, camaraderie and sense of duty that no one was willing to tell the Pain body Naruto's whereabouts. If they knew, that is.

 

GitS - Togusa had better learn to knock before entering a female's room. Before he'd believe it, such privacy will be important to his daughter.

 

Batou played his part as the visible security, which is to say a decoy, well, since it allowed the therm-optically camouflaged Major to sneak up behind Yu. However, I feel like it showed a danger to cyberization - kidnapping. The device the Major used to immobilize Yu likely is only legally available to law enforcement, but enterprising criminals likely can get their hands on one. If all it takes to drop a person with as cyberbrain is to plug this thing into some ports on the back of their neck, then that strikes me as something which would make people very vulnerable to opportunistic criminals seeking to get ransoms or chop people up for parts to sell on the black market.

[PokeNirvash]

TG: This show just seems to get worse every ep.

 

I disagree, I feel it got more palatable after Nishiki chilled the fuck out.

 

FoleyisGood149[/member] Gray-blue dude’s name is Tagoma, and he’s actually more of a light purple.

 

See what you did denying that kid his dream, Big Caesar? Now he’s gonna make his own pizza place, with blackjack and hookers. In fact, forget the pizza place and the blackjack!

 

DRAGONBALL SUPER

Hmm, that’s a new rating for this franchise.

Hee, I never noticed they still had Whis’s autograph on their outfits. :-D

The CGI for that ship is actually pretty decent.

No way, Appule’s back?

Buu’s sleeping off having to sit through 22 non-consecutive weeks of Gundam Unicorn, do not disturb.

Hooray for Senzu beans!

Yeah, probably. >_>

Slogan-shaming. Yeah, apparently that’s a thing now.

TFS was awfully on the nose (or lack thereof) when they had Frieza call killing Krillin one that has a special place in his heart.

SOMEONE SET ME UP THE BOMB.

For some reason, there’s something kinda cute about Bulma trying to reason with Frieza.

Ten seconds? Now that’s just unfair!

Definitely a step up from “five minutes ‘til Namek explodes”.

BEEFCAKE.

Gohan, you pacifist.

“Our soldiers aren’t fighting with their heads!” So they should start headbutting them?

You gotta love face-fingering finger-flicking.

Krillin, you coward.

Frieza, you’re twisted.

Quick, use your Destructo Disk!

I like the red and white flags.

If I didn’t know any better, I’d punch Beerus in his angry feline face.

WE WARP-SPEED TRAVEL NOW.

Is it supposed to be coincidence that this one soldier sounds like a scary black man?

Fuck yeah Krillin.

[gasp] That’s Yamcha’s move!

ADVANCED GEOMETRY!

He seriously said Special Beam Cannon.

And Gohan’s just making silly sound effects.

“Hey look, a distraction!”

Sasami? Like the little girl from Tenchi Muyo?

That’s a pretty unconventional-looking way to break a back.

And then he was back-stabbed. Or rather, back-blasted.

Oh shit, he got Gohan too!

Tagoma sure grew a spine over the past episode.

What is that soccer ball even Goten.

Oh no, it’s Ginyu frog!

TOP BILLING: Frieza.

PROFANITY COUNT: Two “bastards”, one “dammit”, and one “damn”.

 

I feel like it’s cruel irony that the Colossal Titan is animated with CGI while the Armored Titan gets traditional animation.

 

DRAGONBALL Z KAI

It’s like this week is trying to prove that Gohan ain’t shit.

They seriously put an elongated dash into the episode title? FUNimation, I am disappoint.

“Your boy’s a disgrace!” You think he’s bad now, wait another sixteen months.

Check it, his glove protected him.

EXCALIBURRRRRRRRRRRRR~.

How have I not watched this whole arc before now.

Turns out it wasn’t so Excalibur-tastic after all.

Vegeta’s mad as hell, and he’s not gonna take it anymore.

Shin is just filled to the brim with underestimation, isn’t he?

Daily reminder that Vegeta’s the evil one, Goku’s just apathetic.

You forget that Gohan’s only half-Saiyan.

I honestly don’t know who to root for in this situation.

Shin, you a little bitch.

I wanna like these new lineup promos, but I feel their taglines are becoming less original and more forced.

That is a weird face.

GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD.

Because meditation is bullshit as far as Vegeta is concerned.

Gohan went down first? Oh, this week has it out for him!

There’s the telltale M, just what I’ve been waiting for this whole time.

Meanwhile, Mr. Satan posing for his loyal fans.

Of course he’d have a fan club of lonely housewives.

And now they’re back where it all started.

Why is Buu Saga Chi-Chi so much better than Super Chi-Chi? It’s one of those great mysteries of life.

Oh good, he saved the announcer.

NEXT WEEK: Goku vs. Vegeta 2: The Sequel?

They must’ve been holding onto this dub for a while, if Scott Freeman was still doing voices for this. (Didn’t I say that just a few weeks ago?)

 

ATTACK ON TITAN

“Why did you sign up?” “TITANS.”

Okay, Eren, you’re sounding kinda edgy there.

TITAN PUNCH.

It’s amazing how much better every OP after Guren no Yumiya sounds after the first couple listens.

This week, we learn the basics of CQC.

“Why didn’t I slice their goddamn heads off!?” I dunno, because you still consider them sorta comrades?

One human for each hand.

WELL SHIT.

Those sure are some generic-looking soldiers; wouldn’t be surprised if they all just died in the next minute or so.

SUDDENLY STEAM.

Rashad?

Wait, does Conny not even know what’s going on?

Well, so much for that Titan Punch.

Daily reminder that not even Kirito at his Beater-est has anything on Eren in terms of edge.

Gotta love that rewind effect.

You just gotta crack the egg, Mikasa! CRACK THAT EGG WIDE OPEN!

“Not even the Titan who ate my damn mother was as evil as you!”

Eren’s sounding super-edgy right now, but Bryce is doing a damn good job this episode, so I’m conflicted. ::]::

Semen is to bears and sharks just as flashlights are to sea bears and land sharks.

Ah, so we’re finally flashing back to Eren learning his fighting skills from Annie.

And a bunch of gratuitously CGI’ed soldiers too, apparently.

Oh just fuck already, you two.

Probably the only time the Armored Titan ever got his ass beat by someone who couldn’t even touch him minutes ago.

It’s Annie vs. Mikasa, and the prize is Eren’s virginity.

“Eren! Remember the basics of CQC!”

That he did, Mikasa. That he did.

It’s ridiculous how great a voice actor Bryce Papenbrook is once you get past his association with Kirito.

Ironically, that was the same arm that got injured earlier.

IT’S TIME FOR HANNEOH GOD WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO THE COLOSSAL’S FACE.

Hange is soooooo wet right now. ;D

HE’S FAST!

SHIT COUNT: 5.

Leaving your groin plate behind may make it easier to move, but it just leaves you all the more open for the most devastating blow of all.

Welp, there goes his fourth hole.

And with this, I can see why so many people love professional wrestling.

HE’S COMIN’ DOWN!

Aw man, right before the good part!

 

TOKYO GHOUL

That’s a big guy.

And that chick’s voice is unusually high-pitched, like a talking chipmunk.

I like that pattern on Yoshimura’s scarf.

Oh hey it’s Banjo Dandy and his gas-masked goons.

Well maybe that’s cause he went on a date with her once. It’s the entire reason he’s here getting hassled by you, after all.

Huh. Well then, good job, Kaneki.

So many big names, and all of them unimportant in the long run.

REPLY TO ANGEL 1: “Can ghouls drink water?” They can, it just doesn’t have much nutritional value for them.

You can really feel the Dandy in his voice now.

Yes, he’ll tell the dead girl to run as far as her decrepit legs can take her.

Those Doves must’ve been cheap shots, there wasn’t even a drop of blood in that quick sweep!

SURPRISE TODD HABERKORN.

ALSO SURPRISE CHRIS SABAT.

“Huh, looks like one of those out-of-work street performers.”

Schlee says they found a police box, but it turned out to be HQ.

Huh, didn’t expect schlim to be on their side.

Is this guy an okama? ‘Cause he sure gives off that air.

It’s funny when Banjo Dandy gets hurt.

OH MY~.

SIBLING ABUSE.

Somewhere, Nishiki is watching this from behind a cracked door, and he’s cursing himself for ever having acted like Touka’s asshole brother.

Mochi thought his worries about the “homophobic” nature of the show lied with how rapey everyone was towards Kaneki, but consider himself proven wrong.

I should feel sorry for Kaneki, but I’m busy being amused by the fact that Nishiki’s gonna have to clean this mess up.

Looks like Kaneki’s in for the most painful threesome of his life.

:-D You can’t not love Lupin. Zenigata’s new voice? Eh, it’s debatable at this point.

“Well, that was a nice walk back, don’t you think?” “A little long for my taste, but it sure was scenic.”

So Nishiki isn’t gonna clean this up? Aw, dammit!

The correct gender for this androgynous fellow is femboy; trap, if you’re feeling extra politically incorrect.

That is one wacky profile picture.

Color me interested, flashback.

Mado sure had his priorities straight in the preparation of his will.

That femboy ain’t right.

Hide has officially gone full conspiracy theorist now.

That fat dude has one tacky coat.

I’d be mad at Yoshimura, but he makes some good points.

You’re a good and fair dude, Yoshimura, but I still think “forget about Kaneki” was kinda overkill.

I was wondering when Tsukiyama would be back. He’s this show’s one true fabulous guy, not Yamori’s okama butt-buddy.

Actually, Hide is Kaneki’s best friend, you’re just his yandere love interest.

TOP BILLING: Banjo Dandy.

Any and all internal organs, especially the nutbladder.

 

“These are the shittiest-looking dentures I’ve ever seen.”

 

HUNTER x HUNTER

Welcome to Trash City. Population: you.

Between Chrollo’s two hairstyles… I like the other one better. Makes him look more like a normal person.

What a beautiful day. It sure would be a shame if this park got nuked… ::]::

Oh boy, now that’s a feast. Hot dogs, pizza, KFC, McNuggets, fries, donuts, even a whole pie!

EATING CONTEST!!

Alright, I wasn’t expecting the cream pie. (That’s what she said.)

Kurapika’s spirits status: lifted.

Ah, so that’s where that reaction face came from.

Dammit Killua, why are you so moe all of a sudden?

Hey, Leorio might not be any stronger, but at least he can detect power levels now.

A storm’s a comin’…

As usual, Gon seems rather calm at this disheartening reveal.

“Oh yeah, I also friended Hisoka on Facebook.”

Meanwhile, Nobunaga still wants revenge, no matter how much everyone else wants him to drop it.

Is Decker badly acted on purpose? I think it’s badly acted on purpose.

I don’t even know what my blood type is.

Oh shit he’s got Neon’s fortune teller powers.

Wait isn’t this the exact same as Chrollo’s fort-there we go there’s the difference.

So you’re not counting Hisoka among yourselves?

NOOOOOOOO WAIFU.

It’s pretty strange that Kortopi now has a voice, but Mummy Boxer’s still mute for the time being.

Hisoka, you sneaky card.

Ah, the power of dramatic irony.

A simple sentence and a humorous kaomoji are all it takes to shake up Kurapika’s emotions, apparently.

That new development sounds mighty suspicious.

Thinner than water, but thicker than blood. So which is it, then?

WE NOW RETURN YOU TO POEMS WITH HIEI HISOKA.

Hisoka’s gonna play Solitaire by himself now.

He’s been found out.

Wait, they changed? I thought those were just verses three and four! This show is just too good.

 

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN RE:0096

We super-condensed series recap now?

“Talk about naked ambition!” Wait, is that why he’s called Full Frontal?

Marida loves ice cream. :3

That 100-second recap was without a doubt the greatest part of the whole series. And now, back to the regular boring recap.

“UNICOOOOOOOOOORN!” “You rang?”

Bah, screw Ensign Riddhe, he was a punk bitch.

Is Banagher seriously gonna go all Heroic Sacrifice on us?

Nobody cares, Micott. Haro has much wiser words to say than you, and it’s a robot mascot.

Yes, team up with him, hopefully you die in the blast too.

The Vist Foundation sure screwed themselves in the ass on this one.

I’m not sure what that red ship was, but I’m sure they were assholes.

NEWTYPE COMBO MANEUVER!

Why hello, Marida’s ghost.

…What just happened. Not even Belladonna was this confusing.

COMMERCIAL COMMENTS: 1. The Major falling into a pile of trash bags would be funny, if not for the trash juice in her hair. 2. I liked OK KO! better when it was called Lakewood Plaza Turbo. 3. This new mascot for monster.com is much better-looking than the last one. 4. Why do I get the feeling that the mother in that Frito-Lay commercial married a black man? 5. There’s a Cars 3!?

“You got lucky this time, Ronan.”

It ain’t a Gundam series without the token princess making a speech to the entire world.

Dammit, Riddhe lived.

I never realized how much Syam looked like Banagher when he was young.

I’m just glad that Zinnerman survived the show.

Fuck yeah old diner dude.

The General Revel is still a stupid name, sorry I didn’t say that sooner.

I wish this woman would get Brightslapped.

Dammit, Angelo’s alive too.

“I have to go. My planet needs me.”

Banagher no longer needs Mineva. He’s got Marida’s ghost now.

Eh, I guess Mineva’s spirit counts too.

I think I understand what happened, but I’m still not all that sure…

All in all, it was excellent on a technical level, but I feel that I would’ve cared more had I watched some of the other series before this one. 7/10, hoping for higher on the eventual post-Char’s Counterattack rewatch.

 

You know what these Chevy commercials need? Mahk.

 

 

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Holy shit the animation quality somehow got an upgrade from last week. Or maybe it’s just the lingering strangeness of watching Naruto in 1080p.

Yeah, I highly doubt the Sexy Jutsu is gonna have any effect on a HUGE-ASS KILLER CENTIPEDE.

Hmm, this must’ve taken place before his departure for Mt. Myoboku, if he’s making good on his teacher promise.

REPLY TO ANGEL 2: “I wouldn't trust Naruto to teach a kid how to tie that headband.” Huh, so my “nobody in the Leaf Village has shoelaces” comment got through to you after all.

This was the last anime I expected to have a stripper pole sequence.

Those breasts are way to big for even a Rule 63 Naruto.

Huh, I just noticed that Udon’s lacking his signature snot drip.

But what about Block D?

Oh no, it’s an old lady in peril!

In which Naruto’s still trying to do the impossible.

SKY JIRAIYA.

If only we had a ninja fire brigade…

There was a sign for a glasses store, then we see Pain kicking the ass of a glasses-wearing ninja. Is that considered dark humor?

So these guys are alright with Naruto, huh?

Ewwwwwwww. :::

Damn you, strategically placed utility pole!

OH MY GOD IT’S CRISPIN FREEMAN.

Or maybe it’s the bumps that’s making the 1080p seem so weird.

Well, so much for him helping out.

PAIN KNEE!

Naruto was your student for all of one episode before Jiraiya stepped in and took over.

I forgot how stupid Konohamaru’s original headpiece was.

HD HAREM JUTSU, GO!

And there’s Iruka’s obligatory cameo.

Ebisu, you may have been lame at one point, but you’re honestly pretty badass now.

Ah, simpler times.

“Betcha didn’t see that one comin’, did ya, ugly!?”

Remember your ninja breathing, Konohamaru!

That super-long tongue is still disturbing.

> Of all the things I was expecting Naruto to teach Konohamaru… I wasn’t expecting it to be the freaking Rasengan. Consider myself pleasantly surprised.

REPLY TO ANGEL 3: “Oh what kind of bullshit is this.” It’s you overestimating how stupid Naruto is.

REMEMBER ME.

Heh, it’s been a while since Naruto’s been smacked upside the head. :-D

It’s like Naruto’s sixth sense is telling him the village is in danger and he needs to finish up as soon as possible without actually telling him what’s going on exactly.

EUREKA!

 

Next time on DB Super, Nail has a PTSD flashback and I DON’T KNOW YOU THAT’S MY PURSE. Elsewhere, on Attack the Titan, FUNi better start dubbing these faster if they don’t want Big Guy 2: The Sequel spoiling the episodes for everyone.

 

GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX

“The ones you’ll miss most are the ones who leave the soonest.” Too true. R.I.P. Adam West.

 

[ah, screw the whole thing]

[Top Gun]

Kaiba hyyyyyyype

 

(Literally just imported the R4 release from Australia last month but I don't even care because it's about goddamn time)

[Blatch]

So DB Super got the 14L despite not having any other notable offenses? The "two bastard rule" has even more prescience now. And AoT was just one S-bomb away from an MAL.

 

Attack on Titan: Okay, Eren's asshole speech towards the enemy titans was very misanthropic and edgetastic, but it also had the absolute best acting I've seen on Toonami this year. Major props to Bryce for that.

Tokyo Ghoul: Like I've said, everyone on this show is insane, but people aren't watching it for that. When even Owlchemist has lost interest in your show, it can't be saved.

Gundam Unicorn: They should've used the 100-second recap for whenever they wanted to start from the beginning. 7/10 show.

 

[was needed]

[PokeNirvash]

Personally, I feel that the two-bastard rule only applied thanks to the 14 set of Tagoma one-shotting Sisami and temporarily taking Gohan out along with him.

 

Also, I'm glad you used Al as an interest gauge. If you'd have used me, then everyone would be so in doubt right now.

[EmpressAngel]

Also, I only saw that one scene with Grandpa Joseph at the end of Battle Tendency. I'll admit he's still buff and now has rugged good looks.

 

 

Grandpa can get it any day.

 

 

 

Dear god, part 3 was made for me.

 

[Top Gun]

Hell, even I'd hit it.

[Blatch]

Also, I'm glad you used Al as an interest gauge. If you'd have used me, then everyone would be so in doubt right now.

 

That you harbor petty hate towards those who dislike Dimension W (among other presumable productions) doesn't make you a good fit. ::]::

[PokeNirvash]

It's not so much the dislike of Dimension W that I have a problem with, than it is the dislikers in question being total dicks about it. Which is why I'm not mad at Top_Gun for calling it "wasted potential", but I do hate Daos for calling it "worse than Wulin Warriors".

 

And there's also the fact that I unironically enjoyed SAO and AgK and even now Tokyo Ghoul, which most people would respond to with a resounding "why?".

[Bad_Witch]

I disagree, I feel it got more palatable after Nishiki chilled the fuck out.

 

It might have been this ep. I'm still watching it, instead of using it for background noise like gundam, and there are eps I like. I just don't get why the hell Rize's death is such a secret. Maybe in the beginning but now we have a government agency ramping up it's efforts to kill all ghouls, a bunch of ghouls killing each other, Zone 11 basicly becoming a war zone and probably bleeding into all other areas...but we better not tell anyone Rize's dead....because....even though these new ghouls have no interest in recruiting any of the mains, will most likely try to kill them all...but if they know Rize's dead they'll what?...kill them faster? The idea that other ghouls might stay away, and keep district 20 relatively safe with the threat of Rize goes right out the window when a war is starting.

 

Plus the wanton violence was stupid. I get it. He's a "bad" ghoul. Other ghouls are afraid of him. He likes hurting others. Double chin is into that and I agree save it for later. I'd watch that. For me this ep just felt like if was trying to hard. Hopefully the next one is better.

[PokeNirvash]

Personally, I think the lack of knowledge surrounding Rize's death isn't so much the result of secrecy as it is ignorance. I mean, she is considered by everyone to be super-mysterious; the many who haven't heard about her demise from its brief turn in the 20th Ward's rumor mill probably think she's hiding out somewhere keeping up her binge-eater thing.

[EmpressAngel]

But they're going out of their way to not tell people that she's dead when they flat out ask where she is. "She got crushed by a pipe and I got her liver" isn't a fun conversation, but these are folks who kill and eat people when there are other options; they can handle some bad news. This "oh, she's...not here anymore" misunderstanding crap is bad and the show should feel bad for doing it.

[OwlChemist81]

As much crap as I give Tokyo Ghoul, I don't really "hate" it, just find it "uninteresting" after AOT blows me away!

[Daos]

It's not so much the dislike of Dimension W that I have a problem with, than it is the dislikers in question being total dicks about it. Which is why I'm not mad at Top_Gun for calling it "wasted potential", but I do hate Daos for calling it "worse than Wulin Warriors".

 

And there's also the fact that I unironically enjoyed SAO and AgK and even now Tokyo Ghoul, which most people would respond to with a resounding "why?".

 

I didn't say that because I've never actually seen Wulin Warriors. But it's definitely the worst I've seen from Toonami.

[PokeNirvash]

Oh yeah, it was actually Zeni who claimed that, wasn't it? My bad.

[FoleyisGood149]

I just don't get why the hell Rize's death is such a secret. Maybe in the beginning but now we have a government agency ramping up it's efforts to kill all ghouls, a bunch of ghouls killing each other, Zone 11 basicly becoming a war zone and probably bleeding into all other areas...but we better not tell anyone Rize's dead....because....even though these new ghouls have no interest in recruiting any of the mains, will most likely try to kill them all...but if they know Rize's dead they'll what?...kill them faster? The idea that other ghouls might stay away, and keep district 20 relatively safe with the threat of Rize goes right out the window when a war is starting.

 

I feel like Rize wouldn't have been inclined to protect the 20th Ward anyway. She struck me as the kind that wouldn't care about outbursts of violence as long as she could still hunt and/or got to pick off some of the wounded for easy meals. I feel like she'd have no interest in serving as a deterrent. Presumably the ghouls from the other Wards would know her better than we do at this point due to having much more experience with her than we got in our one episode with her. If she left that kind of impression on me, I'd be surprised if the other ghouls had a different perception of her.

 

Ang: It looked like Grandpa Joseph trimmed his beard, and it made him look more hard core to me.

[PokeNirvash]

But they're going out of their way to not tell people that she's dead when they flat out ask where she is. "She got crushed by a pipe and I got her liver" isn't a fun conversation, but these are folks who kill and eat people when there are other options; they can handle some bad news. This "oh, she's...not here anymore" misunderstanding crap is bad and the show should feel bad for doing it.

 

...You know, I think I'll just end the argument here. As much as I hate to admit it, bad writing is a thing, and a I learned the hard way in the past, there's no convincing people not to view something that way. So you're free to keep believing that Kaneki's vague answer was the fault of poor writing, while I'll stick to my belief that it was Banjo Dandy's short temper and obvious passionate crush on Rize that convinced him and his meek self to back off from telling the truth. Even though the beating he might've received if he came clean would've been in hindsight prefereable to his later beatdown by Yamori...

 

Welp, here it is. The moment we've all been waiting for. It's been a long decade-plus worth of years coming, and only now is it finally here. And as wise as it would be to put it someplace besides 2AM, the fact that it even exists and that we are able to see it is a blessing unto itself. That's right. Tonight, [adult swim] will air its very first TV-PGLSV rated anime episode. But more importantly, it's also the return of everyone's favorite master thief and his band of accomplices, in a new setting for a new generation with a new color of jacket. That's right, Lupin the 3rd Part 4, also known as the Italian Adventure, premieres TONIGHT!

 

Also in tonight's selection of animated action programming, croakTHEY'RECOMINGcroak, Tagoma shows the remaining Frieza Force fighters how their job is supposed to be done, Majin Vegeta gives Goku the fight he's been waiting twenty whole episodes to give him, the result of the Colossal Titan's collapse lead the remaining Scout Regiment members to wonder what to do next, Kaneki gets his comeuppance for being more of a little bitch here than his manga counterpart, Nobunaga confronts Hisoka over the contents of his supposedly self-changing fortune, Naruto finally learns of the Leaf Village's current situation while Tsunade comes face to face with the man behind the attack, and the former Prime Minister's daughter has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafia; are Section 9 bad enough dudes to save his daughter?

 

8:00 - Dragonball Super #22 - Change! An Unexpected Return! His Name is Ginyu!! - TV-14

...

11:00 - Samurai Jack #55 - XCIV - TV-14V

11:30 - Dragonball Super #22 - Change! An Unexpected Return! His Name is Ginyu!! - TV-14

12:00 - Dragonball Z Kai #121 - I Am the Strongest! The Clash of Goku vs. Vegeta - TV-PGLV

12:30 - Attack on Titan #33 - The Hunters - TV-14LV

1:00 - Tokyo Ghoul #11 - High Spirits - TV-MAV

1:30 - Hunter x Hunter #55 - Allies and Lies - TV-14

2:00 - Lupin the 3rd: The Italian Adventure #1 - The Wedding of Lupin the Third - TV-PGLSV ;D

2:30 - Naruto Shippuden #162 - Pain to the World - TV-PG

3:00 - Ghost in the Shell: STAND ALONE COMPLEX #19 - CAPTIVATED - TV-14LV

 

[always bet on major kusanagi]

[PokeNirvash]

Also, a possible future pickup?

 

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-17/attack-on-titan-anime-season-3-to-air-in-2018/.117628

[Top Gun]

I think it's pretty much guaranteed.

 

(lupin da thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrd)

[BUU8800]

Titan

Well they took Eren away, can't be all bad. Still, kinda annoyingly pathetic it was that easy. Oh hey, R. Bruce Elliott! And blonde guy! No titans for the grunts. Sleep time! Commercials already? Nothing happened! Another flashback! We haven't had enough this season. Bread Wars! As interesting as this is...oh wait, it's not. MOVE ON! Armin: "We all suck." And he's right! They're still talking...still talking...still talking...dramatic eating...and the cavalry has arrived. Historia still a lesbian. Strategy meeting. Armless Eren awakes. It's over. Well this episode was boring.

 

Hunter

Nobunaga wants a fight! Shady as fuck traitor Hisoka seems ready. Chrollo interrogates him...and falls for his bullshit!?!? C'mon now I expected more from you Chrollo! Discussion on Kurapika. Yeah, Hisoka's a lying traitor actually nd deceived them all. Greed Island still up for auction. Gon's a secretive troll. Discount Sensui have a thing with red-head girl? Kurapika still thirsty for vengeance. Killua got trolled by his accepting their aid. Time for a plan. Oh god damnit they're still going after Cleavage Girl! Leave the tits alone! Gon wants a Nen dagger too? Killua and Leorio leave the room. Oh so he has 5 powers but only 2 are spider specific, I see. Or is it just the one? I'm about as sure of it all as Gon is. And they came back. The Power of Friendship. Killua's really a little shit. So I'm guessing Cleavage Girl's prophecy means she'll refuse to betray the Troupe when given the choice and die...god damnit. Spider split-up. Chrollo learns of Gon and Killua. The hideout is suddenly slightly better hidden. It begins...SURVIVE CLEAVAGE GIRL! :'(

 

Lupin

I know I said last week I wouldn't say anything but holy fuck, they used a modified version of the shitty Italian opening(this show actually aired in Italy before Japan) instead of the awesome Japanese one:

I really hope the home release includes it or something...I doublechecked and they even used the Italian title cards instead of the classic Japanese white typewriter key strokes on black background title cards so they definitely used the Italian raws for dubbing this. It'll be a real shame if the home release excludes that awesome opening. Each week it got me perfectly pumped for more Lupin goodness.

[EmpressAngel]

Titan- And then everyone died. It's making giant tracks, just follow it. I respect this drunk old guy. Dude always just assume that something's gone very wrong. Levi continues to hate everything. Give Sasha some snacks she's earned it. How many titans are in this squad I think we're at five or six now. Never turn down free food. Oh good another flashback, because this season didn't have enough of those already. Reminder that Eren's always been a fucking psychopath. Don't fuck with Mikasa. Okay "if the shoe fits, shove it up your ass!" is actually a great line and I applaud this random street vendor. And then Mikasa lost her goddamn mind. HEY BENNY, LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RIVER. Alright the idea of them lifting the horses over the wall with a makeshift elevator is kind of hilarious. Just cut your loses, you're better without him. So basically Eren's always been a pain in the ass. I'm just rooting for the lesbians here. HORSE ELEVATOR. Oh fuck his arms.

 

Ghoul- Is it too much to hope that everyone except the little girl kills each other? If Hisoka's your best hope, you're gonna have a bad time. He definitely sucked his own dick. Shouldn't you be playing Stuck in the Middle with You on the radio right now? OW FUCK THAT'S PAINFUL. This is terrible to watch. Avoiding the issue of her dying to spare this guy's feelings still seems like it was stupid. Where's the chick with the boobs is she coming too? It feels like this show wants to do Deadman Wonderland's gratuitous violence but completely missed the fact that Deadman Wonderland was actually fun to watch. OH FUCK IT'S A CENTIPEDE this is just gross and I'm gonna go throw up. Use Hisoka as a meat shield. Come on guys, die harder! Didn't they do this raid thing in Parasyte and it was exactly when the show went downhill? Maybe instead of making vague promises to get him out eventually at some point when it's convenient, they could try getting him out before the next round of gratuitous torture. Great idea, bring the small child to the murder battle building. Toucan Dick here, being creepy and terrible as always. Everyone is still terrible. Why would you keep the same easily-identified mask after you wore it when you killed someone and can be easily identified by it? I hope that monster is here to kill everyone.

 

Hunter- KILL THE CLOWN. Enough of your cryptic riddles, clown man! Can you tell them anything at all, you six-piece chicken McNothing? Good job Kurapika you got one over the clown man. Oh I'm sure Hisoka's got something in him. I'm so uncomfortable. Yes, he's definitely forced and not doing it out of his own sick enjoyment. Please kick him out off the hideout so he dies. Yeah I'm sure you got a lot of dicks to suck before you die, you creepy bastard. I forgot why you're here. These kids are adorable and I love them. Something's about to go very wrong for your group. Hi doggies! Kurapika needs a hug. Hot dork is useless, thank god he doesn't have a serious job. Good luck Gon you're gonna need it. Do not let Hisoka near that child. Gon you sweet precious idiot what are you doing. I don't really understand this but okay. So basically Kurapika is overpowered as fuck. Oh god they were behind the couch the whole time. Awww, time for a group hug! Does Killua know that his sexy dad and half his family was in town? Keep the boobs together. Do not let Hisoka near these kids. At least  get that boy an umbrella.

 

Lupin- I missed all of you! Damn Lupin you did well for yourself. Wait a damn minute where is my Lupin theme this is bullshit. Zeni that's just rude don't break up the wedding. Okay I kinda love her. Hiiiii Fuji I missed you and your boobs the most. This bitch has great fashion sense. Oh come on Jigen, even you? Don't worry Fuji you'll always have me. Oh she makes things hard alright. I'm not an engineer but I don't think that jet looks functional. This is going too well for him. Sorry Lupin no sex for you tonight. It's nice to know that Zeni is a universal constant. I love these idiots. That is a nice crown. You fools, the crown is already stolen. Goddammit Fuji. Quick, distract them with boobs! Yeah she did terrible things but DAMN those boobs. This sure seems fishy. Damn that was a good disguise. She's fun I like her. Oh hey, the jet works. Bitches be crazy, Lupin. WHERE IS THE THEME SONG YOU BASTARDS.

 

Naruto- GIANT EYEPATCH DOG, I LOVE HIM. Okay kinda gay for dog boy's cool mom here. Really, you couldn't figure that out from the neon orange hair and the evil uniform cloak? I'd rather just die than get felt up by a giant slug. If she's paper the obvious answer is to set her on fire. Okay scratch that, how the hell are paper bombs supposed to work. Shit bro I'd pay you to take him away. I have a bad feeling about this entire show, lady. He may be stronger but he's also way stupider than you could possibly imagine. If you were gonna leave a secret code anyway you could have been less cryptic in the actual message. Use Ino as a shield! I'm still rooting for DEATH LOBSTER here. Y'all could have just told him any random location and sent them off for a couple hours. Oh believe me buddy I know pain every single week I watch this show. What kind of magic ninja fog gets killed so easily? Hey Sakura maybe you shouldn't have wasted your chakra healing some dumb kid's scraped knee. Hey magic healing slug, maybe do your gross magic on the comatose lady. Good job just standing there watching the carnage and not telling anyone at all, granny frog. And then he dropped the nuke. I think he's a little late to do much good fo the town at this point. He returns, looking uglier than usual.

[FoleyisGood149]

Hunter

... they're still going after Cleavage Girl! Leave the tits alone! ...SURVIVE CLEAVAGE GIRL! :'(

 

We can hope for the best, but I expect to be thoroughly disappointed.

 

Titan... How many titans are in this squad I think we're at five or six now... Okay "if the shoe fits, shove it up your ass!" is actually a great line and I applaud this random street vendor.

 

Ghoul- Is it too much to hope that everyone except the little girl kills each other? ... Great idea, bring the small child to the murder battle building.

 

Naruto... Okay kinda gay for dog boy's cool mom here.

 

Annie, Bertolt, Eren, Reiner and Ymir make five that I recall at this point. And yes, it was an unexpectedly funny line.

 

As long as they keep Hinami out of sight, she should be okay. However, yes, keeping her far from the battle would've been a better option.

 

Tsume is voiced by Mary McGlynn, so she certainly has that working for her.

 

Jack - I still think that it would've been possible for two of Ashi's sisters to be alive. Since she and Jack survived the fall, so could those other two of the Septuplets.

 

I don't know why Jack didn't remove the dagger long before he did. He was on the run, and thus he would've used his abdominal muscles when moving. That would be muscles moving around the blade, keeping the wound fresh and exacerbating his blood loss. Back when I took a First Aid course, the recommended course of action for an imbedded object like that was 1. to keep the person from moving (unless it was necessary to evacuate them from a dangerous environment before beginning treatment), 2. to use the dressing to attempt to immobilize the object so it doesn't move around in the wound cavity, and 3. to leave the removal to skilled medical professionals. Since Jack was highly unlikely to find such help in the wilderness and ultimately removed the blade himself, I don't know why he didn't simply do it sooner. Yes, he only did it once he found a place to shelter, but it remained in him, constantly working sharp edges against flesh, for a long time, making him be in much worse shape by the time he did remove it (even to the point of passing out) than he otherwise would've been had he removed it as soon as the left the river.

 

DBS - I know that we're supposed to focus on how strong Goku and Vegeta are, and Gohan has done little in the way of training since before the Tournament we had in DBZK, but I don't like him jobbing to baseline Frieza. Sure, Gohan was shot with piercing, not explosive, energy blasts, and those would inflict deep tissue damage, but his Super Saiyan form being overcome so effortlessly doesn't seem consistent with how Goku fought on even footing with Fourth Form Frieza back on Namek. Sure, Frieza trained for four months, but I doubt that he would be able to gain that much strength in that little time.

 

I'll admit that back when I saw DBZ, I didn't notice Ginyu Frog being transported with everyone else. (Sidebar: if Ginyu Frog was transported onto land and Porunga similarly relocated all the other animals along with the Namekians, our humans, and Gohan, then there would've been a lot of fish and other aquatic life from Namek that would've died by being stranded out of water.) I did spot it in DBZK, though, but I really, really hoped I was wrong in thinking it meant that Ginyu survived. At least Ginyu taking over Tagoma's body has spared us that nozzle's attitude and grating personality.

 

Heh, Frieza thought Trunks was his own father.

 

The air-conditioning in Bulma's ship must be great - that ice cream didn't look like it had even started to melt.

 

Goku and Vegeta being trapped in a more extreme version of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber is fine for training. I liked that Vegeta figured out how to contain his energy in order to move first. Judging by the preview, though, they won't have much more time to train in there, so they had better make the most of it.

 

DBZK - Don't worry, Chi Chi. Goten and Trunks are far away from the danger of the arena.

 

The blast intentionally fired into the stands showed how dedicated Vegeta was to fighting Goku. Bulma was mere yards away from the area he destroyed with that shot, and he didn't even bother to look to see whether she was in that direction or not before firing it.

 

I'm not sure whether Goku would've blasted Shin, but he did get Shin to end his opposition to the fight and focus on stopping Babidi before Majin Buu's awakening. Babidi does strike me as a punk who would die easily if Gohan and/or Shin can get past Dabura.

 

AoT: 2nd Course - Maybe I simply missed it, but when did Bertolt put on ODM gear? I don't remember him wearing a rig when Reiner revealed their secret to Eren. Oh well.

 

Pixis seems like he'd be a fun drunk most of the time.

 

Yes, yes. Eren has always been a scrappy hothead. We already knew that. At least Mikasa was understanding regarding Armin's perfectly logical explanation for why they hadn't yet given chase.

 

You watch your mouth, Hannes. Eren may be inconsiderate of his friends, but Carla was a nice lady, so don't call him what you did.

 

Even injured, Hange could think up the most likely course of action that the traitors took. Good on her.

 

Atta girl, Krista! Now go save your girlfriend (if I can't have my Armin x Krista ship, then I guess the Krista x Ymir ship isn't a bad alternative)!

 

Judging by the steam rolling off both Eren and Ymir and that her arm is re-growing, it shouldn't be a long-term problem for Eren that he's missing both arms right now.

 

TG - I can agree with Yoshimura's decision to use the distraction of the attacking CCG forces to cover their raid to rescue Ken. Still, I fear for Yoshimura's safety above everyone else's. It seems like taking the unifying element of Anteiku's leadership from our group is the kind of thing the show would do.

 

Well, that sucks for everyone else. Jason wasn't always the way he is, but he was captured by the CCG and tortured by an evil Inspector until he (Jason) suffered a psychotic break that enabled him to escape, and he's been a sadist ever since, visiting his traumas on others for the pleasure of it.

 

I want to know not only what the compound Jason injected into Ken (INSIDE his eyelid! OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OWWWWW!!!) to neutralize his ghoul powers is (I know it was named, but I don't remember what it was), but also whether it is synthetic or natural, who developed/discovered it, and how they learned it was effective.

 

Okay, so Banjo suspected Rize was dead, but appreciated Ken not bluntly telling him so out of respect for his feelings. That's fine. What I don't think is fine is this sneaking suspicion I have about what Banjo and his flunkies are saying to Ken when they clean him up during recovery lulls in the torture. I think that the talk about them wanting to free Ken and get him away from Jason is part of the torture. Jason wants them to say those kinds of things so Ken will keep the hope of external rescue alive. That way, not only does Ken not give up on living, but he's also set up for greater psychological damage when these people who pretended to be on his side don't follow through and help him like they said is their intention. Additionally, as long as Ken has his mind fixed on the idea of external rescue, then he won't be thinking about and planning a way to free himself. It's the kind of evil twist that I think Jason would savor.

 

Some things didn't make sense to me about the CCG raid on the ghoul stronghold in the mall. First, if the area has been evacuated and they know there are hundreds of ghouls inside, why not call in an airstrike on the building from the SDF or the American Air Force? Yes, it would destroy the building and greatly damage others around it, but those are all just things. Things can be rebuilt or repaired. Yes, it would be expensive, but why risk the lives of your people unnecessarily? Second, since they did go with a manned assault, how are firearms effective against ghouls? If ghoul skin can break a steel blade, how is it not impervious to bullets, which are all likely lead or copper-encased lead? Sure, there are more exotic rounds available, but I doubt they would want to risk contaminating the structure with radioactivity if they were unwilling to blow it up with bombs. The only thing impacts from standard ammunition should do is impart the force of the impacts to the ghouls, which shouldn't be deadly without penetration of their bodies by the bullets. Third, how did the ghouls get their hands on so many firearms in a country where private ownership is illegal? Maybe they got them from the 11th Ward's CCG branch armory. Maybe Jason really is in with the yakuza and used that connection to acquire them. We don't know, but I would like an explanation there, even though I doubt I'll get it. Fourth, regarding Touka's brother specifically and the other ghouls in general, why didn't those Inspectors go for a headshot, if we're presuming firearms work when they shouldn't? He obviously used his kagune to defelect the rounds, so why not start aiming for his head rather than sticking with center-mass shots?

 

Oh yes, Juzo. I had a feeling you'd be the entertaining kind of crazy, and you're living up to that impression so far. Poor commander guy and his trashed motorcycle. Still, when Juzo said that one of the ghouls "broke," that was a little disturbing, even in the context of this being an extermination mission.

 

Amon heeding Mado's advice about needing to be sneaky to defeat more powerful and more numerous opponents is serving him well, as is the quinque Mado recommended.

 

I'm also curious as to where Team Anteiku got the robes that match this militant ghoul group. Maybe Uta made them. If he makes masks, maybe he also has more traditional wardrobe-making skills.

 

HxH - Bravo, Squalla. Eliza, the attendant with whom it looked like he had mental communication as she left, is a pretty lady. Get it, dude!

 

Oh, you're a crafty one, Hisoka, forging fortunes to mislead the P.T. for your own purpose.

 

Dagnabbit, Kurapika! Why do you need to target Pakunoda first? Her power only works if she can touch you, so as long as you can evade capture, she's no real threat. Let her and her great rack stick around for as long as you can.

 

Blah, blah, Kurapika can set power-raising conditions for others as well. As if he needed more hax.

 

Koltopi using his copy power to make decoy buildings was clever. Now Killua will need to get closer to conduct his surveillance. Plus, Killua was smart to try talking Gon out of going after the P.T. after the reward had been withdrawn. Killua quite sensibly tried to shift Gon's focus back to their plan to obtain a copy of Greed Island. It's too bad Gon is stubborn and won't let this go.

 

Lupin - I like Rebecca. She's hot (great legs, nice rack) and has a fun attitude. I hope we get to see her again.

 

It might be the more reserved dress Fujiko wore, but she looked a little less curvaceous than she did in the last Lupin series we had. Still, the change in the shade of her hair really works for me.

 

Zenigata would probably have less trouble with local authorities if he or his superiors would call ahead of his arrival to brief them on their suspicions regarding Lupin's activities.

 

I liked Jigen's explanation for leaving Goemon out of the loop being that Goemon is a terrible liar and wouldn't be able to help but give away the plan with his expression and glances around.

 

Shippuden - Yes, Shizune let the others know how Pain was controlling the bodies, but it put her in a position to die from one of the Pain bodies sucking out her soul. That stinks. She was pretty.

 

The roster of toads updating itself when one of those listed dies is a handy feature, but either it takes a while to work (didn't Danzo kill that messenger toad four or more episodes ago?), or the toad in question fought hard to stay alive. At least now Fukasaku, Naruto and Shima knew that something was amiss in Konoha, and they were lucky enough that she was near Konoha to summon them there. Sure, it was too late to stop Yahiko's body from leveling the city, which I knew would be the case from spoilers, but now they're there with reinforcements from Gamabunta, Gamahiro and Gamaken.

 

GitS - Like with Fem, I'm curious as to how Curzkowa was able to pack so much weaponry into her arm, including the deployment mechanisms, and still have the arm be functional. Maybe that's why she wasn't able to overpower Togusa instantly; there's so much else in the arm that she has minimal volume available for the ordinary range of motion actuators, meaning she lacks the typical strength of a full-prosthetic cyborg.

 

I'm curious as to how the former P.M. became an Assemblyman. Maybe in the show's universe, the P.M. is elected to the position from amongst the Assembly(wo)men, like with our Speaker of the House.

[PokeNirvash]

Lupin

I know I said last week I wouldn't say anything but holy fuck, they used a modified version of the shitty Italian opening(this show actually aired in Italy before Japan) instead of the awesome Japanese one...

 

Eh, I wouldn't call it "shitty", but it was definitely inferior.

 

DRAGONBALL SUPER

Oh hey, new bumpers. About damn time.

Almost forgot about them being transported to that mysterious alternate universe.

Is it wrong that the first time he said “commander”, I thought he meant that he requested to be Frieza’s boss?

Well, we’ve seen the frog before, so it’s no surprise that Ginyu would show up eventually.

:-D You gotta love Jaco’s poses.

[gasp] THERE HE IS! GINYU FROG!

This whole situation seems strangely familiar.

Clearly the solution is to attack him with something stronger than steel.

THAT’S MY PURSE! I DON’T KNOW YOU!

Gotenks, you’re way out of your league.

“Hey, Frieza! You should split!”

Ha! He thinks Kid Trunks is Future Trunks’ son… Can’t say I’m completely surprised by that, though.

A DAMNED SPRINGTIME FOR MONKEYS.

Frieza does not understand the importance of genitals.

Apparently it takes just one person saying “Change Now” to activate the body swap.

“GINYU’S BACK, BABY!”

All that time in a frog’s body has made Ginyu sound more frog-like than ever before.

I can’t even.

NAMEK SAGA RECAP TIME.

I HATE THAT FROG. (It’s up to you who I’m referring to, Krillin or Bulma.)

:-D He even got messed around with by Baby Trunks.

A fighting pose that screams “Take me now!”

DC characters on the same side fighting each other? This game’s already making me uncomfortable beyond the realistic art style.

Your sights are primarily set on Gohan and Krillin, and yet you go after Tien first. I don’t get it either.

Frieza, your quips are more entertaining than they should be.

“Leave Tagoma-Ginyu to me.”

She still has the sundae. I’m surprised it hasn’t melted in the past four hours.

I’M GONNA STICK MY FACE IN IT.

Dear god that pizza’s too cheesy.

And then an epiphany.

All right, it’s time to find the food pantry!

But first, it’s time to Gohan to job.

I’d ask how Frieza knew Goten could go Super Saiyan… but then I remembered Gotenks.

You dun goofed, Gohan.

Captain Colorful.

Joke’s on you, Goku barely cares about his family as it is!

Frieza is so evil it’s entertaining.

PICCOLOOOOOOOOOOOOO. :::

Well, at least his sacrifice here was more reasonable than it was the first time he died.

TOP BILLING: The cast list says it’s Goku, but I think Frieza wins out here since he’s neither of the main two characters.

 

DRAGONBALL Z KAI

Space Dandy basically proved that the narrator is God, so yes, Narrator, you are the strongest. :

Well, there go the stands and the people inside.

A bunch of middle-aged redheaded women.

And apparently some people are just lingering in the stands while all this is going on.

Yes, he did kill them, but don’t use “all” unless he eradicates everyone in the stands, Gohan. No wonder you lost to Frieza ten minutes ago… >(

These idiots deserve what’s coming to them.

Yeahhhhhh Satan’s steering clear of this one.

“Missed it by that much.”

Okay, Gohan, now you’re allowed to say “all”.

BUT INSTEAD YOU HAD TO DO THAT.

Shut the fuck up, Supreme Kai.

And then he went full steroid junkie.

I just flipped the Supreme Kai off, does that mean I’m going to HFIL?

Well lookit that, even Goku’s sick of the Supreme Kai’s worrisome bullshit.

A world dub premiere at 2AM. Even I have to ask, what the fuck was Demarco thinking?

That’s right, walk away from this like a good purple person-thing.

ABRIDGED INSTANT TRANSMISSION, GO!

Maron’s standard arms-up anime pose is pretty cute.

Oh, the awkwardness.

Fuck yeah, barren wastelands.

Goddammit Gohan this is why Piccolo died for you twice.

Oh boy, those Majin steroids are getting into his brain now.

KAKAROT!

Nobody tells Vegeta what to do.

Just think about what happened to 16, and everything will take care of itself.

Yellow auras and screaming. Truly this is DBZ at its core.

 

Personally, I think the pinwheel of death shaved into the side of your head is a good look.

 

ATTACK ON TITAN

[screech]

I love Conny’s panicked reaction.

Now that is an impact.

It’s still hard to process that Bert is the Colossal Titan. Reiner as the Armored Titan, I can see, but the other one? Not so much.

Oh hey, it’s the rock!

And there’s Pixis!

I love this guy, it’s a shame he’s based off of a problematic Imperial general or something else questionable at the least.

A troublesome mouse? Lemme guess, it’s Annie, isn’t it.

Hey Jean, how’s being offscreen for two months been treatin’ ya?

Yeah, Sasha, you drink that water~.

Jean can hardly believe that practically half his squad are Titans.

“It’s a good thing we were up here and they were down there and he’s the sheriff…”

FLASHBACK TIME~.

“You don’t have any bread? Here, take mine!”

Don’t fuck with Eren when he’s mad.

No, not the booze booth!

This is the greatest flashback.

STREET FIGHT(S)! >

And then Eren got away. Both in the past, and the present.

Nothing to see here, just a bunch of baby Titans.

Yep, it was a concussion all right.

“Here, have some table crackers.”

Better to lose after putting up a fight than to run away like a little bitch.

You gotta love Hannes.

CGI STAMPEDE!

Not even being damaged will stop Hange from being, well… Hange.

“Take a look at these big-ass trees.”

I am really enjoying this soundtrack, and holy shit Eren has no arms.

To the forest of big-ass trees, everybody!

 

Lord knows we needed the return of that damned Puppymonkeybaby commercial. :::

 

TOKYO GHOUL

Wait, so Amon’s fighting Aogiri Tree now? How’d we even get to that point?

Meanwhile, Kaneki’s recovering from the worst threesome of his life.

Healing by self-cannibalization. I gotta say, he’s certainly a creative one.

Any reason your room looks like a mix between a giant birdcage and the cold open of Psycho-Pass episode 1?

I’ll be honest, between the checkerboard floor and the surrounding structure, I like this setting.

Owwwww that’s gotta hurt.

Oh yeah, Amon’s situation was just in medias res.

LET’S KICK SOME ASS!

Wait, Marude is his first name?

So, what kind of tortures has he been putting him through, exactly? It’s really hard to tell.

You’re a good guy, Banjo Dandy.

REPLY TO ANGEL 1: “Avoiding the issue of her dying to spare this guy's feelings still seems like it was stupid.” Well, that’s Kaneki for you. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

It appears that they’re ready to kick some ass too.

Now that’s what I call a fucked up backstory.

Oh boy, what’s he gonna do with that centipede. D-Do I even want to know?

That Burger King commercial needs 100% more Mahk, while that Volkswagen commercial needs 100% less bees. The Baby Driver teaser, however, already has 100% of what it needed.

It’s a regular Mexican standoff x100 out there!

Marude, I love you. No homo.

> I am honestly highly entertained by this show when it gets crazy like this.

“You all rush the building, I’m just gonna sit here and mourn my bike.”

Can’t talk now, enjoying the action.

FOR MADO!

Can’t talk here either, observing the action.

I don’t know why I thought that token Ghoul woman was gonna be staying at Anteiku.

REPLY TO ANGEL 2: “Great idea, bring the small child to the murder battle building.” Pretty sure he was actually advising them both to stay back.

“What did I ever do to him?” [flashbacks] “Oh yeah…”

Mister Hi-C?

You can do it if you believe in the Mado who believes in you, Amon!

FUCK YEAH.

“…Not even gonna ask what that was.”

Once again, Nishiki finds himself on the short end of the stick.

These guys are gonna die, aren’t they.

Yeah, most likely.

This One-Eyed Owl sounds like a real tough customer.

Meanwhile, the white hair of shock?

TOP BILLING: Marude, followed by Shinohara and Yamori. Kaneki is listed 9th.

Life’s tough, being a motorcycle owner.

 

HUNTER x HUNTER

Uh… what? ???

Well that was anticlimactiWELL NEVER MIND THEN.

Did he just Instant Transmission him?

“And what is your relationship to him?” They took the Hunter Exams together, but not in that way.

I have a feeling this is partly a bluff.

Nothing more terrifying than an evil clown boner, indeed.

Called it. :3

Just Uvo and Shizuku’s abilities were revealed, huh?

I have a feeling he’s gonna spend part of that time jacking off.

KEIKAKU DOORI.

Hey, as long as the probability is over half.

I have a feeling something bad’s about to happen to one of them.

Kurapika’s got a lotta guts.

Killua’s inner thoughts.

No thanks, I’m just gonna stick to Gotham.

Leorio as the getaway driver?

One full second.

Oh goddammit Gon.

Killua and Leorio are getting outta here before things get ugly.

That’s deep.

I don’t know what this song is but I am loving it already.

:-D So they didn’t leave the room after all.

Aww. :-[

POETRY HOUR, GO!

I’d ask if putting all the girls on one team is sexist… but that’s beneath me.

Not a minute, and Killua already knows something’s up.

 

You say XOXO, I hear XLXL.

 

LUPIN THE 3RD: THE ITALIAN ADVENTURE

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a vanity plate at the start of a show here. (Not since the original Synch-Point version of FLCL, IIRC.)

That is a great quote, especially considering the person it’s quoting.

It’s not everyday that you have an anime set in an obscure country such as San Marino.

He invited Zenigata to his wedding.

And naturally his posse is there too. Even Fujiko, who I include in spite of what others say about her questionable loyalties.

So apparently it’s the international version of the opening, then. That’s somewhat disappointing. Nice tune, though.

Oh hey, it’s my laptop wallpaper for this month!

And that was how Zenigata learned not to mess with national security.

A three-star chef? Well there’s your problem.

Any bride who values a huge plate of French fries over pretentious-looking mini-steaks has my respect.

She’s on the cover of every magazine in that country! Insane! (The rock star and kunoichi ones are my favorite. <3)

Okay what the hell happened to Goemon’s voice.

If only they bothered to translate Italian like they do Japanese in these shows…

Of course Jigen leaving without a word is the best response of those three.

“She always makes everything so hard.” > Best double entendre ever.

55 houses?

Okay I kinda love this chick. ;D

COCKBLOCKED BY THE BUTLER.

What ritual is he talking about, anyways?

Funny how Lupin’s car is animated traditionally while all the background ones are CGI.

Goemon’s voice still sounds weird; did Lex Lang forget how to do him or something?

Smart move, Jigen.

The new Spiderman sounds like a total dink, if you ask me.

When you’re Zenigata, you always assume everything.

Spotted immediately.

ZIPLINING! AND PARKOUR TOO!

FUN FACT: One time I was watching an “Abridged Series Best of the Month” video that described Zenigata’s life as “Failure is the Only Option”. That was the first time I ever heard of TV Tropes.

Fujiko, you sly bitch.

You see why the other sites don’t include her in Lupin’s entourage?

This Patrick dude sounds vaguely familiar, and I’m too enthralled to bother checking Anime News Network right now.

Maybe one of you should check that bag before you do anything else? See if it wasn’t swapped out as part of some long con…

Or maybe Patrick was behind the whole thing after all, that works too.

NEVER MIND IT WAS REBECCA IN DISGUISE. This show really knows how to throw a curveball.

Because who needs the treasure when the challenge is just as rewarding?

FUCK YEAH THESE TWO ARE THE BEST COUPLE.

Turns out that special jet came in handy after all, at least for one of them.

She stole his crown, but he nabbed her sunglasses. Not exactly even, but it’ll do for the time being.

Beer stache.

That is one comfy-looking jet. I wanna take a ride in it.

Fuck you, Fujiko.

Suddenly, a mysterious grey-haired gentleman?

I was not expecting Lupin at the office out of these ending credits.

 

The spoiler game in this DB Super next episode promo is freakishly strong. At least Titan learned from last time… this time.

 

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Oh boy, the body’s already decaying.

I don’t see any blood, I’m gonna assume they’re just knocked out.

Oh hey, it’s Kiba’s mom. She’s pretty hot, in the unconventional sense.

Meanwhile, there’s Shino and dad, and other relatives.

And of course, Team Guy isn’t doing a damn thing.

It really does suck to be Tenten, in more ways than one.

It’s time to do… that.

In which that is apparently dog piss.

Paper bomb clones, one could say.

I always thought that purple-haired ANBU chick was pretty hot. But y’know, mask fetishism and all that. ::]::

He seems awfully full of himself, for a guy who can’t even pierce himself right.

Everyone underestimates Naruto’s hidden strength, just because he hadn’t had the proper training for most of his life.

Excellent deduction, Shizune.

REPLY TO ANGEL 3: “Y'all could have just told him any random location and sent them off for a couple hours.” Already forgot about the guy that could tell if you’re lying about it, huh?

“How did we not notice him!?” Zetsu, bitches.

OH SHIT HE HAS SHIZUNE THAT AIN’T GOOD.

Well… shit. We’re all doomed.

That Sesame Street knockoff… has to be the first time I ever skipped one of those TRUTH commercials on the first go.

So, so doomed.

That one frog sounds way too cutesy.

WE NARUTO TIME SOON.

Welp, Shizune’s dead, everything is pointless now.

Hm, looks like Konohamaru 100% broke that one body.

Oh boy, another use of… that?

I should be kicking myself right now for not appreciating Kiba’s mom more during the original run.

Well, at least that message got there safely.

Huh, so Pain was Nagato all along. As we figured.

Like I said. DOOMED.

Aw dammit, Sakura survived somehow.

SPEAK HIS NAME AND HE SHALL APPEAR, APPARENTLY.

WE NARUTO TIME NOW.

 

Is Decker supposed to be ironically bad? Because it just comes off as regular bad.

 

GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX

I don’t know what those weird collars around the kidnapped girls’ heads that are covering their chins are supposed to be, but I don’t really like them all that much, with or without the surely heinous context behind their purpose.

[OwlChemist81]

It's gonna be really hard to rank the 9 shows this week, as they were all VERY GOOD, but #1 is obvious...

 

#9: Shippuden - The Pain from Spain falls violently on the Plain--or something.

#8: Dragon Ball Super - Solid whack in the nuts, then the surprising return of Ginyu!

#7: Attack on Titan - Begins with a bang but then is kinda slow except for the flashback brawl.

#6: Samurai Jack - Survivorman Jack, then one final confrontation with (most of) the Daughters of Aku!

#5: Ghost In The Shell - One of my favorite one-off femme fatales was featured!

#4: DBZ KFC - Evil Vegeta is back as a "Majin"! And Goku is playing right into Babidi's hands!

#3: Hunter x Hunter - Kurapika reveals the secrets of his 5 chains to the others!

#2: Tokyo Ghoul - An unexpectedly great episode with tons of great action!

#1: Lupin the 3rd - Lupin may have stolen our hearts, but Rebecca totally stole the show!

[Bad_Witch]

I feel like Rize wouldn't have been inclined to protect the 20th Ward anyway. She struck me as the kind that wouldn't care about outbursts of violence as long as she could still hunt and/or got to pick off some of the wounded for easy meals. I feel like she'd have no interest in serving as a deterrent. Presumably the ghouls from the other Wards would know her better than we do at this point due to having much more experience with her than we got in our one episode with her. If she left that kind of impression on me, I'd be surprised if the other ghouls had a different perception of her.

 

I don't think of Rize as the great protector...more like other ghouls would want to steer clear of her. From the bits and pieces given about her, I got the impression of her wanting to keep others off her lawn and she would kill anyone who entered her hunting grounds.

 

AoT: And Eren is gone. Lots of flashbacks. They seem to really hate that food. Finally they get the horses and they're off.  Eren wakes armless but it looks like Ymir's limbs are growing back so yay! guess he'll get them back soon.

 

TG: Why would you take a child to a blood bath? I don't believe any hooded janitors are going to save you Kaneki. It's just more torture giving you false hope.

 

HH: Hisoka...I enjoy you. Poor Kill, he tried. And now we know how the chains work.

 

L3: That was fun. I hope we see more of Rebecca.

[PokeNirvash]

Tonight on Toonami, the seeds of canonical Jashi shipping take root for the first time, not once have I seen an

completely undermine the title of said episode, Goku and Vegeta's battle picks up while Gohan and the Supreme Kai rush to prevent Majin Buu's awakening, the Scout Regiment's rush to rescue Eren and Ymir from Reiner and Bertholdt begins, Kaneki somehow manages to find hope in the aftermath of being endlessly tortured, the Phantom Troupe and Kurapika start closing in on each other as the Yorknew arc closes in on its climax, a famous footballer (read: soccer player) enlists Lupin's help in stealing the one piece of proof that he's using drugs (but for good reason, of course), the Leaf Village may be a crater but Naruto's still gonna kick Pain's ass for it regardless, and Togusa's resumed investigation of the Laughing Man case leads him to an additional conspiracy surrounding the mysterious Murai Vaccine.

 

8:00 - Dragonball Super #23 - Earth! Gohan! Both on the Ropes! Hurry and Get Here, Goku!! - TV-14LV

...

11:00 - Samurai Jack #56 - XCV - TV-14DLV (yes, still)

11:30 - Dragonball Super #23 - Earth! Gohan! Both on the Ropes! Hurry and Get Here, Goku!! - TV-14LV

12:00 - Dragonball Z Kai #122 - Countdown to Revival: Crush Babidi's Ambitions! - TV-PGLV

12:30 - Attack on Titan #34 - Opening - TV-14LV

1:00 - Tokyo Ghoul #12 - Ghoul - TV-MAV - END OF SEASON 1

1:30 - Hunter x Hunter #56 - Beloved and Beleagured - TV-14V

2:00 - Lupin the 3rd: The Italian Adventure #2 - The Fake Fantasista - TV-14LV

2:30 - Naruto Shippuden #163 - Explode! Sage Mode - TV-14V

3:00 - Ghost in the Shell: STAND ALONE COMPLEX #20 - RE-VIEW - TV-14V

[Blatch]

If they never changed "Rabbot" from a TV-MA from that one time with the pseudo-joke, I guess it's okay for them to dawdle on this.

 

Oh, how I love this hotel computer. It allows me to type coherent sentences again, even though I still have a netbook.

[BUU8800]

Titan

Horse ridin'! Mikasa still after Eren like Historia after Ymir. Armless Eren atop the trees. At least you have an arm Ymir. Talk time! Thinking time! And commercials, very boring episode so far. Bullshit marathon only prolongs this show by another week, ended last fucking week in Japan. Sub watchers are lucky to be done with it. More horse ridin'! Mikasa loves Eren pushing her too hard. These fucking trees need the ewok village or something. More talking. Ymir's lesbian anger is swelling but it's Eren who bursts out. Reiner's literally insane. Bertolt's just a boring coward with ironically giant powers. Convenient justification for trying to keep Reiner's true identity a secret for as long as possible. Yup, they killed his mom. Well for once Eren's absolutely right. Oh fuck off Ymir. Giant monkey time! Ymir's got it figured out. But still, fuck off girl these 2 deserve death. Turn traitor for Historia? She'd never want that Ymir. She should know that...but apparently doesn't. She's a fucking moron. Scouts here! And it's over...another mildly boring affair, first half especially.

 

Hunter

Here comes cross-dressing Kurapika in the rain! Too many buildings! Which one's the real one? Voices, huh? Randy Orton? Shopping can be very stressful work apparently. Chrollo still after the bodyguards. Uh oh, he might've found out Kurapika's identity! Nobunaga wants to check it out! The Troupe's on the move! Beaver Girl has met with Killua. Tracking them. Nice sandwich Leorio. They found Cleavage Girl, but she's with Chrollo. Train ride time! Quite the game of cat and mouse going on so far. Discount Sensui's with the eyes, which means he's in danger! That dog opened the door! And brought in food! I'm a cat person but still, such cute tricks! We're getting his backstory? Yeah, Discount Sensui's probably fucked. Better him than Cleavage Girl I guess. Train departing. Discount Sensui knows. Take the eyes? Pretty risky. Kurapika can't get close. TIME TO MOVE! Poor Leorio left behind. The spiders are ninjas! Naruto eat your heart out. More Discount Sensui death flags. Spiders know they're being followed! Split-up time! Gon shows himself to hide Kurapika. Killlua too. Stare-down with Chrollo! A question of instincts, and one from Gon. Chrollo has hidden motives. Kurapika's blinded by anger. You tell him Beaver Girl! Cleavage Girl and Nobunaga caught Discount Sensui! Interrogation time! Decapitation time! Nice one Nobunaga! Cleavage Girl's found Kurapika! She shoots Nobunaga and Kortopi the info! EXCELLENT EPISODE!!!

[EmpressAngel]

Titan- Glasses girl is the best. Now kick him while he has no arms. Eren you dumb fuck that's not gonna work. Lesbian is as annoyed with this show as I am. Everyone here can suck it, just let her go back to her girlfriend. I will eat my hat if Eren can keep his emotions in check for three entire minutes. Dude Eren is dumb as shit and you're lucky he hasn't gotten himself killed yet. Water is for the weak, obviously. What the hell are you talking about, dude? Lesbian is gonna kill you if you keep talking about her girlfriend. This guy may have some issues. Jekyll and Hyde, blah blah blah we get it. YOU BROKE MY MOM, ASSHOLE. Eren you're a psychotic little asshole yourself, careful where you're throwing stones here. Lesbian has had enough of this bullshit and I respect that. Bigfoot Titan creeps me out. Nothing says trust like kidnapping an unconscious amputee. Save your girlfriend! He's got a point, I would not trust Eren with a sack of potatoes. Oh hey her hand's back.

 

Ghoul- This kid is the fucking worst. If I was this cannibal bitch I'd be mad that my organs wound up in such a terrible main character. I hate this show and I hate myself for watching twelve episodes of it. Or, you'll turn into the worst zombie ever and get gratuitously tortured for a sad excuse at entertainment. GET THAT THING THE FUCK OFF MY SCREEN. Yes, this is all bad. Yeah just keep piling up that angst and suffering, I'm still not gonna feel anything. His friend and the little girl are the only good characters. Kill them both and save them from having to be in this show anymore. Oh my god you whiny bitch how did we get saddled with you as our protagonist. She's got a point, kid's been dumb as shit from the beginning. Whenever I'm in trouble, I always have a deep philosophical conversation with the murderous bitch of an imaginary friend that lives in my brain. This just reminds me that I'm terrible at math. How many people ended up dying because Kaneki kept being a whiny little bitch for a dozen episodes instead of figuring his shit out until now?

 

Hunter- Please don't hurt Killua I love him. Kurapika makes a pretty girl. Poor haiku dude. To be fair if I had psychic powers I would totally use them to make tons of money. Look with your special eyes! Hey weren't you all supposed to stay in one place to avoid getting killed? Aw crap he took all the boobs with him. Hi mole girl! I love mole girl she's the best. Eat that sandwich faster! Please don't get caught, mole girl. Hi dogs! Get it, dog guy. THAT'S NOT ROOM SERVICE. Room service dog. Okay I really like this dude now I hope he doesn't die. Save those dogs at all costs. Noooo leave the eyes! Oh this can't be a good thing. CAR DOGS. Killua is having a rough day. Oh no this isn't gonna go well. Please don't take my adorable children. Kick him in the dick and run! I know this is Kurapika's fault but I'm still gonna find a way to blame Hisoka. Please let this guy and his dogs live. At least the dogs are safe. Oh you bitch. WHY CAN'T I HAVE NICE THINGS, SHOW?

 

Lupin- And then drugs. Meanwhile, soccer. You owe me the Lupin song, damn it! Hey look it's your wife. Hey Goemon whatcha up to? Wow this guy is gay. Hiiiiiii Fujiko. These voices are cracking me up. Y'all steal the evidence while Fujij bangs the soccer star. Soccer man's having a rough night. Drugs are bad, kids. Are you saying he showed you his dick? He will give you one dollar. I too would do anything for Fujiko's boobs. Just off camera, Joseph Joestar is screaming about squid pasta. I'm sure it's just a coincidence that he's buying the team. Whoever makes those super realistic masks in this show must be filthy rich. This is totally not suspicious. He sounds like Big Gay Al from South Park. This seems like it was too easy. I love seeing Goemon cut stuff. "You gotta smash them! Do it harder!" is great advice in life. Aw shit he's got a grenade. He was a spy all along. Not drunk, just blind. Well that's depressing. I am less athletic than a blind guy. You're rich! A happy ending for everyone.

 

Naruto- I'd still choose the nuke over the giant slug. Gotta admit, that eyeshadow is better than mine. Good job you're too late and everyone's dead. The entire village is destroyed but don't worry, Mt Rushmore over there is perfectly fine. That is too many massive slugs for my comfort. Is that one lady dead or what. Oh hey Kakashi. Heyyyy hot dog mom. Hinata, continuing to be much too good for Naruto. No big deal, legs are for the weak. Whelp 200 fully trained ninjas just got their asses kicked fighting like six guys but I'm sure this single teenage moron is gonna do great on his own. It's two characters I dislike, who am I supposed to root for. I hate those giant frogs. The smaller slug is much less terrible. Okay rooting for the Hell Rhino here. Just hit that one right in the dick. Bring out that giant lobster, that thing cracks me up. This is not gonna work.

[PokeNirvash]

How many people ended up dying because Kaneki kept being a whiny little bitch for a dozen episodes instead of figuring his shit out until now?

 

Hinami’s mom and those two friends of Banjo Dandy’s were the only ones that died because of Kaneki’s failure to do anything directly, so the answer is three.

 

I have never gone to a movie in the theaters for nearly three years now. Guardians of the Galaxy was the last one I saw before going indefinitely cold turkey, and since then I put off chance after chance at getting back into it. Hateful Eight, Deadpool, Guardian of the Galaxy 2? All put off. But now, I’m thinking of dipping back into theater-going, with Baby Driver as the one that breaks the dry streak. Hopefully it doesn’t end with humans getting mulched and an EMP that disables all the world’s electronic devices…

 

DRAGONBALL SUPER

Last time, Piccolo got his arm ripped off and took a killing blow to protect Gohan AGAIN. It obviously wasn’t his best day.

Bulma, you hot idiot.

Well, at least this time, his death doesn’t mean the Dragon Balls are gone either.

YOU SUCK GOHAN.

“Coagulated mammal lactation.” There’s our first 14 set, if Piccolo getting one-shotted to death doesn’t count.

INSTANT HEALING.

Okay, this chase scene is actually pretty amusing and endearing, but that’s probably because it’s intentionally comical.

“Sometimes I feel like the only adult in this universe.” That’s why you’re the best, Whis.

Everyone thinks Bulma is crazy.

The only thing more surprising than Piccolo being dead is Gohan sucking.

Gohan may have had good reason to be here, but he still sucks.

Even his eyeballs are steaming!

VEGETA GRAB MY HAND.

Ah yeah, there’s that pose of suckitude.

I’m sure that explosion came from some sort of flying object in the distance.

Yeahhhhh I’d imagine you’d have better luck with a monkey’s paw than whatever that demon wish box is.

The pillow talk includes such phrases as “The fuck’s a condom!?”

Wait, why Nam-oh right, he died once already…

Not kid-friendly indeed, did you even see the TV rating?

VEGETA GLARE.

Now that is some conspicuous CGI.

Chris Ayres is such a perfect Frieza, it’s a real shame he’s almost at death’s door.

PSYCHE! 8 FOR 8.

Quick, everyone duck and cover!

“Did he really wipe out his entire army just to make a point?” That’s our Frieza!

For a second I thought he was talking about Vegeta, but of course Frieza makes more sense.

TOP BILLING: Frieza.

 

With every new Planet of the Apes trailer, it becomes harder to determine who the good guy is.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

DRAGONBALL Z KAI

Vegeta blowing up a bunch of innocents is terrible, but damn if he didn’t look cool while doing it. 8)

Anyone else think it’s stupid that they spoil Super Saiyan 3 but purposefully black out Gotenks?

Meanwhile, these two are still the subject of some freaky woman’s petrification fetish.

Those are some interesting eyebrow/mustache substitutes.

INSTA-KILL.

Oh good, the fight’s actually starting.

You’d think Goku would start fighting back after the first several consecutive punches to the stomach.

There ain’t nothin’ like a good beam struggle.

It’s like a giant veiny spherical nad.

CLIFF HANGER, HANGING FROM A CLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFF.

Welp, not anymore, I guess.

That’s an interesting new power I’ve never seen before. Do those bondage rings come with the Majin power-up, or did Vegeta have them this whole time?

And Cell never came back into the franchise after that.

ROCK PUNCH!

The debt has been repaid.

FULL NELSON!

We’re getting into some real iconic imagery here.

I wanna do that flat-chested woman in the mirror helmet.

I don’t really like him as a person, but I’m starting to love Babidi’s transportation spell.

Why’s the sky suddenly all purple?

Wait where’d Dabura’s mouth go.

Ah, so Gohan not being angry enough was what made him suck so bad in Super.

Now his mouth’s gone again.

At the breaking point already? Inconceivable!

And then they shot the shaggy dog.

Clearly you forget that Goku has a lot of energy.

Obviously someone’s gonna stop him, he’s a recurring character in Super, after all.

 

ATTACK ON TITAN

Hanji is best girl.

Yes, that was the opening.

MY ARMS!

Well, at least they’ll heal.

Relaxed Titan and Shy Titan are the best of this specific bunch.

I like those weird markings around their eyes.

Dammit Eren, think about why they stopped in the forest and not how you’re gonna escape.

Ymir’s on her own side moreso than anyone else’s.

While I appreciate the concept of ARMS, the guy on the cover with the blue hair swirl and the nose that looks like it’s detachable makes me irrationally annoyed.

RELEASE THE CHILI POWDER.

HELLO! EARTH TO MIKASA!

Sobowhatnow?

Ymir’s right, what is Reiner talking about?

The way Eren interrupted just then, it’s like he’s secretly a Krista/Ymir shipper.

By the way, that was Marco’s death scene that you just saw.

Sounds like Reiner’s got one pretty fucked up mind.

WE MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES NOW.

Eren has no idea what to think about that.

OH WAIT HE DEFINITELY DOES.

SHIT COUNT: 3.

I can’t believe it never crossed my mind to call the Beast Titan “Bigfoot” or “Sasquatch”. It’s just so perfect!

Has anyone else noticed that Eren’s been angry most of the time and his arms are almost all healed, while Ymir’s been rather calm and is healing at a much slower rate? I can’t be the only one here.

Oh no, pillars of green smoke straight out of one of those threads on /d/ I purposely avoid!

What are you even blaming her for, Eren? Just trying to be edgy for edginess’s sake now?

 

Do these women even realize that tattoo removal is a thing?

 

TOKYO GHOUL

That fantasy world of Kaneki’s looks pretty comfy, even with Rize’s presence turning the roses into whatever those red flowers are.

OVER AND OVER TIMES INFINITY.

Yes, tell us all about your bitch of a mother.

His family was so poor, they couldn’t even afford a babysitter. It’s a good thing Kaneki was a well-behaved kid.

“My mom really was a wonderful person.” Was she? Was she really?

If you’re wondering who Kanou is, he’s the doctor who saved Kaneki from death, and also one of the few people responsible for his being half-Ghoul.

SHIT COUNT: 1.

So that’s what the centipede was for… Ew.

I’m surprised at how chill Rize is in Kaneki’s mind. I kinda like this take on her.

Overwork: not even once.

SUDDENLY HIDE.

Mmm… fries. :L

Those robes look familiar…

Wait, who told him that?

Aw shit, it’s those two, and it looks like neither of them have a way out. [sigh] Oh well, at least it wasn’t a mother and child like in the manga.

As much as I don’t want to choose, I’d pick the guy to get killed, his voice actor is less relevant.

A 4th of July marathon half a week before the day itself still kinda stupid, but not as stupid as the look on Decker’s face.

Goddammit Yamori, you picked the wrong one.

Meanwhile, turns out I had the right idea all along, even if it’s still a terrible idea.

Juzo’s “he broke” last episode was disturbing, yes, but not nearly as much as Yamori’s.

Aaaaaand we’re back to the white room.

My feelings on this Rize are now conflicted.

I wouldn’t be surprised if that situation was what Kaneki thought happened after he passed out, or something.

Fuck you, fantasy Hide.

It doesn’t surprise me that that was what broke him.

Rize is the best therapist.

NOW KISS.

“That’ll do, Kaneki. That’ll do.”

And that right there is the full story of how Little Kenny became Big Kaneki.

Now this is a Kaneki I can get behind. ;D

TOP BILLING: I know this is more a reflection on the Japanese cast list than a standard short version FUNi voice actor list, but I think Kaneki deserves the top spot regardless.

And then he was the dungeon master.

 

HUNTER x HUNTER

Nice disguise, Kurapika. I like the wig and oversized glasses. 8)

Chibi phone Killua.

Poor Basho.

Quick question: when Chrollo steals an ability, does he copy it verbatim, or does he take it all for himself?

TWAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE.

Time to search through the loot!

And, of course, Hisoka does jack shit beyond staring at Machi’s ass and imagining she’s Gon.

“I found them!” Good work, wife.

Sending Team Boobs out feels like really bad foreshadowing, if you ask me.

Oh yeah, we still don’t know what type of Nen user Melody is, do we?

I like Chrollo’s new shirt.

RAIN JOGGING.

Just like snowflakes, no two pairs of footsteps sound alike.

Gon finally says something this episode, thank heaven.

You forgot to mention his fur coat!

That magazine Melody’s reading has speakers on the front. This show really loves its attention to detail.

Cute dog.

ROOM SERVICE!

Looking for another job? Now that’s foreshadowing at its finest.

Squala, you idiot.

Yeah, Kurapika’s feeling pretty hostile right now.

Thank god traffic’s terrible today.

H-HAYAI!

“I have seen it all!”

“Are those ninjas?” No, but Machi’s kinda dressed like one.

Poor, predictable Leorio.

Is that a trash can, because it sure looks like a mailbox.

SUDDENLY KILLUA.

So her Nen string can be used as bondage material too… It’s official, if my waifu and I ever have a threesome, Machi’s my first pick.

And then he got deep.

Yep, Melody is definitely Kurapika’s voice of reason.

Oh good, it looks like the dogs are gonna live. Squala… not so much.

Aaaaaaand there he goes. Such a shame.

BOOM! MEMORY HEADSHOT.

SHIT’S GETTING REALLY REAL NOW.

 

Lupin, Naruto, and GITS thoughts to come tomorrow.

[PokeNirvash]

Or Tuesday, Tuesday works too.

 

I can understand being pissed about the neighbor kids, but hey, free Denny’s breakfast for you!

 

LUPIN THE 3RD: THE ITALIAN ADVENTURE

GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!

Of course that’d be the only reason Goemon would watch soccer. :

Alright, I can buy the claims that the OP is shitty based on the visuals, but the song honestly isn’t all that bad, even if it is way less iconic.

Oh hey, there’s Rebecca! :-D

Goemon’s out in the back alley, likely slicing up something in frustration.

FUN FACT: For the longest time, I thought “card-carrying villain” meant the villain held all the cards necessary to make a move that benefits them, as opposed to a villain so obvious they might as well have a business card saying so.

“I like yellow~.” So fruity.

Hey, isn’t that the dude from the end of last episode?

Guess Fujiko’s actually good for something after all besides fanservice.

Way too much booze.

Well now, this is an interesting setup for the next steal.

I… don’t think that’s how you’re supposed to play chess.

Huh, so he didn’t take it after all. I’m sure he’ll come around eventually.

CHOCOLATEY BOLLOCKS!

Huh, so McConnohie’s breaking out a British accent for this one.

And there we have the beginning steps to the aforementioned “coming around”.

Three beers hundred euros.

Carbonara and online chess. Now that’s a lunch date!

He hacked MI6? Lupin, you so crazy.

“Shall we enter the second half of this game?” Once the commercials are finished, yes.

I love the cliché of someone offering a light for another’s cigarette before doing away with them.

British Michael McConnohie is already suspicious.

I love how he’s keeping up the accent even when alone.

Not exactly the cleanest getaway, but it’ll do.

CAR CHASE TIME!

Once again he has cut a worthless object, but oh how it helped them out.

This show is so much fun.

Fuck yeah British Michael McConnohie.

Say what you will about his intelligence, but Lupin is very good at figuring the little things out.

Oh my god… he’s on a billboard!

And then Zenigata realized he did jack shit this episode.

Ah, so he was on the other end of that online chess game.

What a hat trick it was.

 

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Last time, the Leaf Village got sorta-nuked and Sakura was the only survivor. Truly this is the worst apocalypse.

She calls out his name, and there he is. For a split second, she probably thought that was her doing as opposed to what it actually was.

And of course, they have no idea what’s going on.

Well, at least Mount Hokage’s all right.

Oh look, more survivors.

To be honest, I didn’t notice the mark on Tsunade’s forehead disappearing until it was pointed out.

Even more survivors, and at least two non-survivors.

And of course, Kiba has the shit luck of being trapped under a stone pillar.

Wait, where’s Hinata been these past several episodes?

Glasses girl clearly has a thing for Shikamaru.

“Guerilla hit-and-run” sounds both badass and hilarious.

Well, you’re technically right.

Thank you, Byakugan guy.

Okay, I did not expect that one body to get repaired so fast.

Oh hey, where’d she come from?

Alright, that was pretty cool.

You handled the implied bad news very maturely, Naruto. Good job.

Huh, so she looks like that. Not as ugly as I was expecting, but definitely less flattering than her normal face. But damn are those some skinny limbs.

Imma just throw a rhino up in the air, no big deal.

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

FROG KUMITE! [karate noises]

Badass giant toads and air punches. Truly this is the peak of the Naruto franchise in regards to action.

You gotta love dramatic irony.

OH YEAH THE RASEN SHURIKEN IS BACK.

That freaking cliffhanger. >

 

Random veterinarian, what the hell? I hope you die.

 

GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX

Four things: turns out SAO II wasn’t the first anime to mention AIDS by name, those two mascots on the NSS transport vehicle showed up back in episode 13 in costume form, the NSS guys are total dickwads, and apparently you can get away with one S-bomb before making something TV-14L now.

 

[the times truly are a changin]

[FoleyisGood149]

Lupin... I too would do anything for Fujiko's boobs... Whoever makes those super realistic masks in this show must be filthy rich.

 

Are we sure you aren't Lupin?

 

Hinami’s mom and those two friends of Banjo Dandy’s were the only ones that died because of Kaneki’s failure to do anything directly, so the answer is three.

 

ATTACK ON TITAN

I can’t believe it never crossed my mind to call the Beast Titan “Bigfoot” or “Sasquatch”. It’s just so perfect!

 

HUNTER x HUNTER

Quick question: when Chrollo steals an ability, does he copy it verbatim, or does he take it all for himself?

...

And, of course, Hisoka does jack shit beyond staring at Machi’s ass and imagining she’s Gon.

 

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Glasses girl clearly has a thing for Shikamaru.

 

I disagree. When we consider the timing and other circumstances of those three deaths, I'm not sure Ken had the time or opportunity to intervene. Recall that Jason did dose Ken at least once with a compound that suppressed his offensive ghoul powers. It's entirely possible that his exchanges with Rize here coincided with the effects of his most recent dose wearing off, thus coupling the will and ability to defend himself. Since his offensive powers were suppressed when Jason tried to make him choose between Banjo's two cohorts, Ken didn't truly have the opportunity to intervene on their behalf. In the case of Ryoko, I think that she would've agreed with Ken trying to keep Hinami from being discovered by Mado, since intervening would've clued him to Hinami and Ken's presence, thus putting her in danger as well. I address this a little more in the TG section below.

 

Dude, I've been calling it Squatchy from the start of the season. Where were you?

 

I'm not sure, but I lean toward stolen. Maybe Neon will try to use it before the end of the arc so we can find out, but I doubt it will happen.

 

Whereas I'd just stare at Machi's butt because she's cute and has a nice one.

 

I ship it.

 

This didn't really fit anywhere with the rest of the TG stuff, so I'm putting it here. We could consider Ken going over reading homework with Hinami to be similar for him to reading with his mom, but with him in the opposite role. It's almost like reliving one of his fondest memories of his mother. Now, I'm not sure whether to consider that touching or weird, but I'm inclined to lean toward touching since he started doing that (if memory serves) when Ryoko was still alive, so it's not like he was trying to fill a void for Hinami left by Ryoko's death.

 

Jack - Shut up, jerk crows. It's called "self-defense," not "murder." The Septuplets were armed with deadly weapons and had attacked him, even inflicting a grievous wound with one of the weapons. He fled that scene, and they pursued him. When he offered them the chance to leave without harm, they stayed and voiced their intention to inflict deadly injury on him. He did everything reasonable to escape the dangerous situation, but the threat followed him. He was justified in using his considerable martial prowess to defend his life.

 

I still don't understand how the skeletal fish-monster was able to fly with no muscles. Also, how could it eat with no organs to digest what it consumed?

 

DBS - Good work, Gohan. You raised your energy enough for Goku to sense it in order to use Instant Transmission. Also, Krillin was wise to conserve Senzu Beans for later.

 

I liked Vegeta one-shotting Ginyu.

 

It was interesting to see the effect of Frieza powering-up on his men compared to that of Gohan going Super Saiyan on Babidi's minions in DBZ.

 

Poor gluttonous Beerus. Goku and Vegeta had already eaten the other pizzas while in the Hyperbolic Time Dimension. In their defense, they were there for the equivalent of weeks. It surely took Beerus over an hour to eat the dozen or more pizzas he ate, so if we use the dilation factor of one day on the outside of the Hyperbolic Time Dimension being a year inside it, then they were in there for at least fifteen days. Surely they would get hungry in that time, and they were training intensely, so they would need a lot of food, and Goku is a renowned glutton himself. It should come as no surprise that they ate what was available to them.

 

DBZK - Goku v. Vegeta was fun fighting.

 

I still don't understand why neither Gohan nor Shin tried to score a headshot on Babibi with an energy blast when they had the chance. Babidi strikes me as weak enough physically that even a weak blast formed and fired in an instant would slay him. The transmission of energy from Goku to Majin Buu's cocoon would have to be magical in nature, so there's the chance that killing the spell-caster would stop the transmission. Sure, then Gohan and Shin would be faced with an enraged Dabura, but they intended to fight him anyway, and he would have no magical back-up. He might even lose his strengthening Majin enchantment.

 

AoT: 2nd Course - Yeah, Reiner was cracking up there. It's a danger of deep-cover assignments - becoming lost in the assumed identity. At least Bertolt was still holding it together.

 

I get the impression that Eren will set the objective for himself to kill Bertolt before the end of this season, regardless of any orders or mission which might conflict with that goal. He rightfully puts some of the blame for Carla's death on Bertolt, the Colossal titan, because his breaching action, admittedly by sheer chance, created the circumstances which prevented Carla from fleeing.

 

I forget whether it was Eren or Ymir, but they were aware of the new, dangerous development we had at that old castle in the form of titans being active at night. I'd like to know more about that, show, but I don't expect it.

 

I'm slightly disappointed that neither Bertolt nor Reiner know anything (or are at liberty to say anything) about Squatchy.

 

Hey, Mikasa? Go easy on your horse. Pushing it harder to creep up through the formation will wear it out faster compared to the rest of the group, and you might need it to beat a hasty retreat later.

 

I find it interesting that we have two varieties of titan-shifters; Eren and Ymir's titans have skin, while Annie, Bertolt and Reiner's don't. I speculate that it has to do with the origin of their shifting abilities. I think that Dr. Yeager did something to his son, and possibly other children as well, which enabled titan-shifting. I would like to know whether this was based off the process that made the skinless titans or vice versa, show. Please don't leave me hanging.

 

TG - I'm almost certain that in the previous episode, Ken said a number in the 230s. That means Jason cut on him either 109 or 110 times at that point. It's impressive that Ken was able to stay focused through all that. Yes, Jason meant it as a way to keep Ken focused on the horror of his situation rather than being lost in the physical agony, but it still showed tremendous mental fortitude.

 

However, I see three related physiological problems with this situation. First, in this episode, Jason said he wanted Ken to fill that bucket, presumably with blood. That was at least a gallon bucket. That would take all or almost all the blood Ken had in him. Even if ghoul regeneration would replenish the lost cells at dozens or hundreds of times the rate that a human could replace them, he would still be losing fluid volume with the cells. I saw no i.v. system to keep his fluid volume up. Not only should he have died from there being inadequate blood in his body to perform gaseous exchange at the cellular level, but he also should've died from dehydration. Just because ghouls have superpowers doesn't mean they're exempt from the need for water. Without enough of it, their bodies should simply stop functioning, meaning they would die. Unless the hydration happened off-screen, Ken should be dead from a lack of fluid alone. Second, there's the fact that regenerating not only his blood cells, but also his severed toes and fingers, would take materials from his bloodstream, since that would be the delivery mechanism for proteins and minerals to the areas where the tissue regeneration was happening. Even if Jason only severed Ken's fifth toe 109 times, which we know wasn't the case, that would still be a substantial amount of tissue to regenerate. I'm probably larger than Ken, so my fifth toes are probably larger as well. To cut my fifth toes in the first metatarsal like it looked like we saw on Ken would be removing a piece of tissue that was 1" x 5/16"^2 x π, or 33.44 cubic inches for that many cuts. Yes, toes aren't perfectly cylindrical, but the pad portion for the last metatarsals is thicker than the bony portion that I measured where the cut would occur, so if anything this would be underestimating the volume of tissue. 33.44 cubic inches, for comparison, would be 18.53 fluid ounces, or more than a half-liter bottle of tissue. Hold one of those bottles up to your forearm. For me, that would be like losing my forearm, hand excluded, from my wrist to a few inches shy of my elbow. That's a lot of tissue volume to replace, even for ghoul super-healing powers. That material would need to come from somewhere. Unless Ken was also fed off-screen, it would be coming from the other tissues of his body, making his muscles weaker, his tendons thinner and his bones more brittle. While he may be able to survive that, much like severely malnourished people have survived, he would be a diminished physical specimen and unlikely, even with ghoul powers, to overcome a larger, uninjured, more physically powerful ghoul like Jason. Third, building all those cells again and again and again would take energy. Again, unless Ken was fed off-screen, that energy would come from his body tissues. Ken strikes me as trim, so he wouldn't have much in the way of fat reserves to metabolize, meaning his body would metabolize muscle mass, making him even weaker still. While information on how much energy building that much tissue would take may be able to be found and/or calculated, I don't feel like doing so, but I would guess that Ken would have extremely low energy, as in far less than we saw him expend in the fight against Jason. Thus, unless Ken was fed and hydrated regularly off-screen, not only should he have been extremely diminished physically, i.e. he would've been physically incapable of putting up that kind of fight, but also he should've been dead from blood loss long before we saw him this episode. Super-healing powers I can buy as a fantastical premise of the show. Doing so extensively without being supplied the necessary inputs is a no.

 

Jason was full of malarkey. Ken caused no harm to those cohorts of Banjo. Regardless of who Ken might've picked, I suspect Jason would've killed both of them anyway, just to deliver that added kick of mental cruelty. Thus, all Ken, who was bound and had been brutalized repeatedly at Jason's hands, was guilty of here was failing to use force to stop a psychopath, fatally or otherwise (kind of like when he couldn't stop Mado, who was on the swing of the strike that ended Ryoko's life by the time Ken processed what was happening, leaving him no time to do anything but hide Hinami and block her line-of-sight to prevent her from seeing her mother die). Blaming himself for Jason's wanton violence is irrational.

 

The portions in Ken's Inner Mind Theater, especially the part about Mrs. Kaneki's advice to her son about enduring suffering versus causing it, made me think of a line from the first FMA series. It went something like, "the man who inflicts suffering cannot rest; his guilty mind won't allow it." If we think about it being better for the psychological well-being of a person to endure hardship than to cause it, to know that one has wronged others, we can take that as being a widespread sentiment in civilized societies. In essence, Ken having to act against his ingrained inclination to endure suffering rather than strike out in self-defense is, to him, a denial of his humanity. It is embracing the animalistic, natural right to harm an entity that seeks to harm him. However, that's not quite so in his situation, because this entity has already harmed him repeatedly for no just cause and was now threatening to end his life. Even if Ken knew that injuries which would be at least disfiguring or maiming, if not fatal, to a normal human would be within his body's capability to heal completely, there was still the aspect of Jason harming Ken for no wrong committed or threat posed by Ken to him. The harm was still unjust and severe, and I would argue sufficiently severe that Ken would've been justified from the outset to use maiming or deadly violence to prevent it from happening to him, and especially so when we consider the level of violence Jason used in Ken's abduction. Ken or any of his friends in Anteiku would've been justified at least naturally, but also likely legally, to cut Jason in two during the abduction, if they were able to do so.

 

As for the rest of Ken's exchanges with Rize, 1. I can fully support him not letting her have control ever, 2. I guess him eating her was accepting the ghoul aspect of his new nature, 3. her rejection of that aforementioned sentiment of civilized society was likely intended to show that many ghouls aren't like the ones at Anteiku, simply people who have a unique and unfortunate dietary requirement, but rather have embraced their baser desires and are thus harmful to society and anyone around them (read: there are some ghouls whom it is okay to fight and kill) and 4. she and he reached the right conclusion that Mrs. Kaneki should've cut off her sister. It was already difficult for Mrs. Kaneki, a single parent, to provide for her child and herself. Working herself to the point that it was detrimental to her health for someone who was using her was foolish, and she could've and should've said "no" years before she died.

 

I'm not sure about Ken's hair going white like that. Supposedly it's something that shock or trauma can do, but that should only be to the hair in the root, the only living part of the hair. The color of the hair beyond the root should be fixed, as it is composed of dead cells.

 

Regarding Ken saying that Jason tasted like rotten meat, it could be taken as a commentary on cannibalistic Jason's corruption. Jason was a predator that ate other predators. In nature, predators do kill one another, but it's usually as a way to remove competition. It's more rare that a predator will eat the competing predator, especially when it's a member of the same species, but that's exactly what Jason eating other ghouls was. It's as though cannibalism is avoided, even by "dumb" animals, when possible. Jason choosing to do so can be considered to be polluting himself, thus "spoiling" his mind, soul, and even body. This is probably looking too deeply into a line that was merely intended to throw him off-balance, but eh.

 

HxH - Wow, Melody has really great hearing, but even with that, she could barely hear Killua when he was running. That's skill and/or talent on both of their parts.

 

I wonder when Neon will learn that her fortune telling power has been stolen. Also, I wonder if it's possible for her to get it back. Maybe the various stolen powers return to their original owners (provided that person is still alive) if Chrollo's book is burned.

 

Gon is a good friend, and probably better than Kurapika deserves, to give himself up so Kurapika could escape.

 

Nice way to play dumb, Killua. I think they bought it.

 

Poor Squalla and his now-single girlfriend.

 

Lupin - I feel like this whole escapade could've been avoided if the soccer star would've been honest with his coach and the team management about his deteriorating eyesight. Then they could reveal to any regulatory body for soccer in Italy that he was taking a treatment for this diagnosed condition which would trigger a false positive for performance-enhancing drugs. As for him being benched by his coach or the team manager, I feel like they wouldn't do it as long as they felt he could still perform and wasn't getting hit repeatedly from his blind side, meaning he was in no enhanced danger to himself.

 

Fujiko looked even better this episode than last time. Maybe it's that she didn't have competition from another hottie having substantial screentime.

 

Shippuden - I don't understand how chakra-infused giant slugs could protect people from physical trauma, but oh well. Let's just count the citizens of Konoha lucky not to have been crushed to smears and buried in rubble.

 

It's interesting that the Yahiko Pain had to use almost all the chakra from whoever is controlling the Pain bodies to use Almighty Push on that scale.

 

Good work, Gamabunta, Gamahiro and Gamaken, on handling the summoned giant beasts so adeptly. Things have been going almost as well for Naruto, between breaking the cyborg Pain body and knocking out the jutsu-absorbing Pain body. Naruto should've cut that one's head off while he had the chance, but attacking the others with the Rasen-shuriken was another option. At least he's able to throw it now, meaning he probably is out of its damage zone.

 

That was impressive leg strength, Kiba. Also, I still don't believe that Kakashi is really dead. He's probably just having an N.D.E.

 

GitS - I read The Catcher in the Rye years and years ago. There's no way I would be able to remember a line from it well enough to tell if it had been altered like Togusa did. Unless he was inspired by the incident earlier in the series to read it since then, I will certainly credit him with a better memory than I have.

 

If I understand the situation correctly, the basis for the scandal regarding the Murai Vaccine is that it was rightfully denied approval for general treatment because the mechanism for its success couldn't be identified, but it was made available to the wealthy and powerful after Dr. Murai's death on a secretive basis. The MHLW raid was murder to cover corruption in the form of those in power using and making an effective treatment which was denied to the public available to cohorts and those able to bribe it out of them.

[PokeNirvash]

I disagree. When we consider the timing and other circumstances of those three deaths, I'm not sure Ken had the time or opportunity to intervene. Recall that Jason did dose Ken at least once with a compound that suppressed his offensive ghoul powers. It's entirely possible that his exchanges with Rize here coincided with the effects of his most recent dose wearing off, thus coupling the will and ability to defend himself. Since his offensive powers were suppressed when Jason tried to make him choose between Banjo's two cohorts, Ken didn't truly have the opportunity to intervene on their behalf. In the case of Ryoko, I think that she would've agreed with Ken trying to keep Hinami from being discovered by Mado, since intervening would've clued him to Hinami and Ken's presence, thus putting her in danger as well. I address this a little more in the TG section below.

 

Dude, I've been calling it Squatchy from the start of the season. Where were you?

 

GitS - I read The Catcher in the Rye years and years ago. There's no way I would be able to remember a line from it well enough to tell if it had been altered like Togusa did. Unless he was inspired by the incident earlier in the series to read it since then, I will certainly credit him with a better memory than I have.

 

Good points. When I was answering Angel's question, I was aiming for the more basic idea of "which deaths could have been prevented while Kaneki was closeby but didn't", but it's good to see that you, who does this sort of thing better than I, expanded upon my answer with why those deaths were actually out of Kaneki's control in spite of his close proximity.

 

I know, it just didn't come to mind until I saw you (or maybe it was Angel) made the comparison.

 

Plus I had his other name of "Monkey Trouble" on the mind.

 

 

FUN FACT: I actually read Catcher in the Rye for a summer reading project in high school just so I could read the Laughing Man's selected quote, and was highly disappointed when it turned out to be all the way at the end. (Good book, though.) And because I was the kind of weirdo who imagined the people in the book looking like anime characters, I imagined a Crispin Freeman character as Holden Caulfield, though it was Kyon instead of Togusa. (Closer in age and has a little sister also.)

 

Tonight on Toonami, we- [over the phone noises] What was that? [chipmunk noises] This weekend of all times? But I thought- [muted trombone noises] [sigh] Fine. [hangs up phone] Apparently we have an Attack on Titan marathon tonight. If this doesn't improve the ratings for the last three episodes, then I don't know what will.

 

11:00 - Attack on Titan #26 - Beast Titan - TV-14LV

11:30 - Attack on Titan #27 - I'm Home - TV-14LV

12:00 - Attack on Titan #28 - Southwestward - TV-14V

12:30 - Attack on Titan #29 - Soldier - TV-14LV

1:00 - Attack on Titan #30 - Historia - TV-14LV

1:30 - Attack on Titan #31 - Warrior - TV-14V

2:00 - Attack on Titan #32 - Close Combat - TV-14LV

2:30 - Attack on Titan #33 - Hunters - TV-14LV

3:00 - Attack on Titan #34 - Opening - TV-14LV

 

Well, besides this schedule change effective July 8th.

 

8:00 - Dragonball Super

8:30 - Samurai Jack

9:00 - Rick and Morty

9:30 - Rick and Morty

10:00 - Venture Bros.

10:30 - Family Guy

11:00 - Family Guy

11:30 - Dragonball Super

12:00 - Dragonball Z Kai

12:30 - Attack on Titan

1:00 - Tokyo Ghoul Root A

1:30 - Hunter x Hunter

2:00 - Lupin the 3rd: The Italian Adventure

2:30 - Naruto Shippuden

3:00 - Ghost in the Shell: STAND ALONE COMPLEX

3:30 - Samurai Jack

4:00 - Rick and Morty

4:30 - Rick and Morty

5:00 - King of the Hill

5:30 - King of the Hill

 

Slowly, they've come to realize, it's all as it should be.

 

[they can only do so much]

[FoleyisGood149]

While that's a fun name, I'll stick with Squatchy.

 

I haven't decided between watching the marathon live or watching the episodes off the dvr.

 

I'm fine with calling the second season of TG Root A instead of √A,  since it's tedious to look up the "√" symbol and I don't readily recall the alt+keypad code for it.

 

No reason for me to tune in to the new lineup until 11:30, then.

[Blatch]

Also, Samurai Jack now airs at 3:30 even starting tonight. I wonder if that airing will have Toonami bumpers.

[PokeNirvash]

Oh yeah, and here's some extra announcements.

 

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders replaces Attack on Titan S2 later this month, while Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Season 2 takes over for Tokyo Ghoul in October.

[EmpressAngel]

Here's the promo

 

 

"I'm afraid this may get a little bit rough."

 

Jesus Christ I am into that.

[FoleyisGood149]

I'm cool with Stardust Crusaders, but I'm concerned about what looks like Dio in that still screen to start the promo. Season 2 of MSG: IBO seems like it's been a long time in coming.

 

I decided to go with the episodes off the dvr, but it turned out I forgot to record the first episode of the season, so I did have to record that one. Since I already had most of them watched and most of this written by the time I went to sleep this evening, I slept in past the start of the block. It was nice.

 

AoT: 2nd Course - I decided to count up how many bad things (B.T.) happen to people or are referenced in each episode, but I'm not going to list them. Historical things, like W. Maria being breached and the displacement of the people who lived between W.s Maria and Rose, were only counted once, even if they were referenced multiple times.

 

B.T.s: 6. I can't believe it took me this long to notice that the broken statue on the ground at the start of the O.P. and at the end of the O.P. looks different. At the start, it looks like it was recently broken, but at the end, it looks like it has lain there for several years, enough time even for the details of the faces to be worn down and the soil to be built up on the stone street/floor around it. To me, that's a telltale sign that the location of that statue has been abandoned by humans for a very long time. Whether it would be the ~100 years since Humanity has sought refuge in the Walls, and thus represents a location lost to them outside W. Maria, or is intended to be a future depiction of a location lost during or since the fall of W. Maria, meaning Humanity won't regain that territory any time soon (if at all), I can't be sure, but if a sneaking suspicion I have based on something else we see in the O.P. is true, then it'll be the latter with parenthetical conditions. Additionally, the titan discovered in the Wall was another skinless titan, so that means that the skinless titans would've come long before anything Dr. Yeager did. I think that means he would've discovered documents/research pertaining to titan-shifting, which I suspect is in the cellar in Shiganshina. We can only hope that those materials are still intact after three years (or is it longer? I'm not sure) of the house above it being demolished, which would allow the weather to work on what remains of the sole protecting layer of floor. Oh, and I still feel like Mikasa would much rather repair the scarf Eren gave her after helping rescue her from slavers than have a replacement one from him, due to its sentimental value.

 

B.T.s: 8. I liked the combination of bravery and frantic desperation to survive that Sasha showed in taking on a titan with a relatively dull axe, a bow, and four arrows, but she was able to save the soon-to-be-orphaned girl and escape the titan through a combination of learned fighting skills and instinctual defensive actions. I was happy for her when her dad said he was proud of her. Also, way to stand up to Ymir's bitchiness, Krista.

 

B.T.s: 3. The first time I saw this episode, I could've sworn that the immobile titan lying on Connie's house said his name, but listening to it this time, I didn't hear it. Still, its eyes were remarkably like his. I'm torn regarding Krista ships. I want to keep my original ship of her and Armin, and I like the Krista x Ymir ship as well, but I really don't think Ymir would be the kind to share Krista, nor would Krista be the kind to two-time her partner. Plus, Levi's order to Eren not to screw this up is so simple, yet so hard for Eren to accomplish, given the skill of those aligned against him.

 

B.T.s: 7. I'm uncertain how they would know when to be ready to leave four hours before daybreak. That's hours of dark sky from horizon to horizon before the slightest hint that the sun would give on the eastern sky. I don't recall seeing a single clock, let alone a watch, in the show yet. Without timepieces, there would be no way to differentiate the dark of four hours before daybreak from six, or even eight hours before daybreak, unless it was summer and there were still traces of sunlight on the western sky in the last instance. Maybe, just maybe, they were taught how to read the constellations not only to navigate, but also to tell what time of night it would be for the time of year. If they weren't taught that at the Academy, then I have no clue how they would know. Additionally, the pretty blonde lady must've had a bad childhood, since as she was dying, she cried out for her father, saying she'd be good from then on. That implies that she may have been forced out of her home and had to choose between the military, being a criminal and stealing to survive, or prostitution. We know that there are human traffickers, so presumably ordinary prostitution also exists in the show. Between those options, I'm not sure which would offer the longest lifespan for her, but death by titans, even with the impending and growing sense of doom, is still probably a faster, albeit more gruesome, death than she would be likely to find with the other options.

 

B.T.s: 4. Krista was probably in real trouble while hauling Daz. That would've taken a lot of effort, meaning strenuous physical exertion in a cold environment. As long as she didn't break a sweat, she would be fine, but if she did, then that would be the problem. The sweat would eventually get her inner clothing wet, and she would be unlikely to be able to produce enough heat to keep that sweat warm, meaning it would cool, and she'd have a layer of damp chill next to her body, which would cause her temperature to drop and drop and drop trying futilely to warm it. As Mr. Stroud has said numerous times on his show, in a cold environment, you sweat, you die. Also, I'm not sure that Ymir was the titan that ate part of Bertolt and Reiner's group. That titan had normal teeth, and I think its fingernails were ordinary as well. Ymir's titan form has pointy teeth and nails that are like claws. Yes, the overall size and the head are similar, but I think the eyes might be different as well. Whether she and that titan are the same or not, perhaps that titan saved our group in the present from having to face another skinless titan.

 

B.T.s: 1. I can think of two ways that titans could be inside W. Rose without a breach. One is that Squatchy did something to Connie's village to transform everyone there into titan-shifters and triggered the shift, but none of them had the single-minded determination to stay focused on an objective like the other five titan-shifters had, and thus started acting like the ordinary titans. The other is that Squatchy unleashed some titans from inside W. Rose and instructed them to repair the damage like the humans wanted Eren to try doing. Plus, I liked the flash during the transformations for Bertolt and Reiner where for a split-second we saw their normal faces give way to their titan faces while still human-sized. Oh, and Bertolt was lucky Mikasa struck Reiner first, because otherwise she would likely have decapitated Bertolt.

 

B.T.s: 2. Don't be such a tease, show. I want to know who prevailed between Annie and Mikasa. Additionally, I don't remember who the second person Bertolt popped into his Colossal mouth was, but they didn't take that person with them.

 

B.T.s: 4, although two of them were less dire than the others. That was a great pep talk, Hannes. Now I'm starting to get worried for your survival. Also, unless they're concerned about the horses tripping on the rail ties or falling off the wall due to a random gust of wind while on horseback, I don't understand why they wouldn't use the nice, smooth, level top of the Walls to move between districts regularly.

 

B.T.s: 3, but one is intangible. I can understand Hange wanting to study the immobile titan in Connie's village, and I can understand her being too injured right then to ride a horse, but I don't understand how the guy who went in her place would know what to do when he got there without explicit orders from her. Plus, now I'm even more curious regarding the "side" for which Bertolt and Reiner were working when they attacked at Shiganshina, what Ymir knows about that group and how she knows it, and how Krista, presumably simply a noble's love child, factors into this beyond being leverage to exploit over Ymir.

[PokeNirvash]

Tonight on Toonami, Goku and Frieza finally begin their fated rematch, Gohan makes one last-ditch effort to keep Majin Buu from being freed upon the world, Titan makes the questionable decision of spoiling the manga in a flashback, Anteiku and the CCG continue their fight with Aogiri Tree to varying results, Kurapika hatches a plan to rescue Gon and Killua that involves capturing the Phantom Troupe's leader in turn, Lupin crosses paths with a familiar MI6 agent during his latest steal, Naruto keeps up his end of the fight with Pain in spite of the shrinking time limit on his Sage Mode, and with Togusa injured, Section 9 finds themselves up against the DEA in their search for the key to the Laughing Man case: Dr. Hisashi Imakurusu.

 

8:00 - Dragonball Super #24 - Clash! Frieza vs. Goku: This is the Result of My Training! - TV-PGLV

...

11:30 - Dragonball Super #24 - Clash! Frieza vs. Goku: This is the Result of My Training! - TV-PGLV

12:00 - Dragonball Z Kai #123 - The Seal is Released!? Gohan's Kamehame-Ha of Resistance - TV-PGLV

12:30 - Attack on Titan #35 - Children - TV-14LV

1:00 - Tokyo Ghoul Root A #1 - New Surge - TV-MAV

1:30 - Hunter x Hunter #57 - Initiative and Law - TV-14L

2:00 - Lupin the 3rd: The Italian Adventure #3 - 0.2% Chance of Survival - TV-14

2:30 - Naruto Shippuden #164 - Danger! Sage Mode Limit Reached - TV-14LV

3:00 - Ghost in the Shell: STAND ALONE COMPLEX #21 - ERASER - TV-14LV

[PokeNirvash]

Oh, and here's a little fun fact for those who care: Tokyo Ghoul Root A was actually dubbed before season 1 was, as part of FUNimation's then-new Broadcast Dubs initiative. So unless they redubbed it for the home video release, this will be the first time a Broadcast Dub has premiered on Toonami after its online premiere. I'd say overall, but y'know, Dimension W and Attack on Titan S2...

[BUU8800]

Just a heads up, won't be sharing thoughts in this thread anymore for the foreseeable future. Unfortunate, but that's the way it goes.

[EmpressAngel]

Titan- Whelp, everyone's dead. His mom wasn't exactly a looker back in the day either. Is there anyone in this show who's not a goddamn titan? I would also do almost anything for an adorable lesbian. Well, your best odds of getting laid probably are with the other shape-shifting monster. Do not trust Eren for a second. GODDAMMIT EREN. Okay watching a handless amputee punch a guy twice his size is kind of hilarious. This probably should not be as funny as I find it. I guess titan people are immortal then. You better believe that Captain America broke out the horse elevator for this. JUST LET THE LESBIANS BE HAPPY. Oh good, because what we needed was another goddamn flashback. Oh this is not gonna be a happy backstory. Well that was fucked up. Sasha is still best girl. Lesbian has really grown on me. No shit that's the scream of a titan what the hell else would it be. What's that Lassie, Timmy fell down the well? Silly lesbian that's not the kind of eating you do! Whelp that guy's definitely about to die.

 

Ghoul- Got a bad feeling that bike kid here is about to die painfully. Didn't know that dude had a fake arm. Don't fight you're both terrible. Please just kill Hisoka. I continue to hate everyone here. Who the fuck designs armor like that? So not only did they completely fail to save him, but half of them are definitely going to die and they accomplished absolutely nothing. Who am I supposed to root for in a fight when they're all terrible? Banjo Dandy is the worst Dandy. Please just kill Hisoka, he's going to eat you. So then, literally no side benefited from this fight at all. If the small child is within debris range of the fight, she was too fucking close to the fight to begin with. What the fuck why is there a juggalo here. No seriously, what was the point of this fight? Yeah yeah he's all dark and brooding now we get it. Christ this music is right out of my moody cringe playlist from when I was 14.

 

Hunter- I liked that guy and his dogs, show! Whelp cat's out of the bag now. Please don't kill my adorable children. Oh hey hot idiot. That was surprisingly smart of him. That song sure sounds familiar. Kick that guy in the dick. Quick, both of you think about your unresolved family issues. Kick her right in the tits! Well this went to hell in a hurry. The plot thickens. Mole girl is the best and I love her. That's a great wig. Kurapika will not hesitate to kill a bitch. You don't have to kill him but you can always break a couple of ribs. Answer the question before you ask your own it's only fair. Don't fuck with Kurapika, dude. Sorry boss but your friends are too loyal to let you die. Yesss, all of you fight and kill each other. Killua's not gonna help you, dick. Hisoka is having a great day. GET OUT OF HERE, ILLUMI.

 

Lupin- I love her. Hey Jigen whatcha up to? Oh this can't be good. That guy's pretty. Jigen's not having a good day. They took his hat AND they're electrocuting him that's just cruel. You can show me a good time instead, sweetie. Hey Fuji how you doing baby. Fuji what kind of amazing wedding gift did you give him, a statue of your own boobs? I would also kill for great jewelry. Good luck there, Lupin. Let the man smoke. Aw crap he can do the Matrix shit you're screwed. Just give him the necklace and cut your losses. Good job you didn't die. It makes me really happy to see Lupin and Jigen be best friends. He's right behind you. So technically he's Batman. EAT CHAIR, MOTHERFUCKER. Dude have you seen Fujiko's tits I'd die for those too. You're afraid of fireworks, what are you a cocker spaniel? That's brilliant. Sorry buddy you're never gonna get divorced. GET IT LUPIN. The plot, it thickens.

 

Naruto- Both of you just kill each other. And then he threw a giant fidget spinner at them. Hey giant slug maybe you could heal his wounded leg. If you know they multiply when you cut them stop cutting them. Naruto, continuing his long tradition of sucking and failing. I don't know why you're doing that but it sounds funny so go for it. I am disappointed that he wasn't crushed by a giant frog. Just hit him with your giant scroll. I'm genuinely surprised he knows what 2x2 is. I feel like that's cheating. Sorry, the fat one ate your fidget spinner. You're not Saitama, one punch isn't enough to take him out. God Naruto you suck. Oh hey he actually did something useful I'm impressed. Some wizard ninja bullshit, don't worry about it. The obvious answer is just to let him nuke the town again. At least the giant falling toads won't do any damage, because the town's already fucking destroyed.

[FoleyisGood149]

Titan... Is there anyone in this show who's not a goddamn titan? ...EREN. Okay watching a handless amputee punch a guy twice his size is kind of hilarious. This probably should not be as funny as I find it.

 

Lupin... You're afraid of fireworks, what are you a cocker spaniel?

 

Sasha isn't. I realy hope Sasha isn't. Please, don't let Sasha be one, show. Pretty please. Also, it was absolutely hilarious, especially when Eren tried to bite his stump in order to trigger a titan-shift to no avail.

 

:D

 

Regarding the Rime game that T.O.M. reviewed, my attention was caught by the phrase "magic fox." In myths, foxes, especially ones with magic powers, are usually tricksters, so I would anticipate a twist in the story regarding the fox, like maybe the whole thing being just a dream or hallucination the fox created for the kid.

 

DBS - Yes, Goku, it was arrogant to assume you could take Fourth Form Frieza in your baseline Saiyan state, but it is a testament to how strong Goku is now that he was able to fight Frieza evenly with no kaioh-ken, even if Frieza isn't at full power just yet.

 

Vegeta intervening to make Frieza and Goku go to full power seems like a holdover from the movie for this part in that he chastised them for wasting limited time to get to the big slugfest.

 

I don't see a resemblance between Frieza and Jaco.

 

DBZK - I'm not sure that Vegeta truly would want to be the person he was when he first faced Goku. That would mean him being willing to kill or enslave his wife as a matter of principle when subjugating the Earth, and I'd like to believe that he wouldn't do that to Bulma.

 

I find it strange that Gohan was the only one who could tell that Buu was unharmed. Also, I didn't hear Gohan say the words, and I find it peculiar that he did a left-side version of the kamehame-ha. Granted, his left arm was busted when he fought Cell, but it was still a right-side attack.

 

Haaa, potty break time. Plus, boys, you're both Super Saiyans. Either of you could've swatted that dinosaur away with a flick of the wrist.

 

AoT: 2nd Course - Haaa, of course Eren would still try to attack Reiner, even though Eren still hadn't finished regenerating and couldn't titan-shift yet. I'm not surprised that Reiner was able to subdue Eren.

 

I'm still not sure why Krista is so important. Yes, she's the illegitimate child of a noble with ties to the church (presumably the Wall-worshipers), but I don't see why that association is important.

 

Okay, I was wrong. It was Ymir's titan form that attacked Bertolt and Reiner's group. However, I don't understand why her teeth would've changed from normal to pointed between then and now. If it's not an artistic error, then something would've needed to happen between then and now to cause that change. Perhaps it's like Annie's selective hardening, changing one part of her body intentionally, but I feel like that would take training in her titan-shifting powers which it didn't look like she had time to get between the attack and when she entered the Academy.

 

Regarding more of Ymir's past, I'm not sure I fully understand what happened. Was she, or was she not, a descendant of this "king" that was mentioned? Yes, I can see why a street urchin would agree to play the role for the better life it gave her, but there are so many questions that the situation we saw raised. Why would a descendant of a king, even an illegitimate one, be rounded up by authorities? Why would a group worship her in secret? Why would the authorities move against this group? What happened to them? It looked like they were on top of a Wall, were stabbed or slashed deeply, and thrown off the Wall. The light we saw emanating from below could've been one of two things. First, it could've been a large bonfire into which the mortally wounded were thrown to dispose of their bodies. Second, and more likely, is that at least one of the group other than Ymir titan-shifted. That raises the question of what was the common factor between Ymir and the group member(s) which enabled them to titan-shift. Is it a genetic thing, some kind of bloodline trait actually shared by them? If so, who was/were the common ancestor(s), and what was the source of this power? If they were all ancestors of some king who could titan-shift and that king was forcibly deposed, then I can understand why the group would be persecuted and expelled, but that raises the question of where that king got that power. If I heard what Ymir said as Eren passed out correctly, she was outside the Walls in titan form for sixty years. How could she maintain her titan form for that long? Why would her human body not age in that time? Also how would she have been able to lie in one spot long enough for her body to be mostly buried? Titans go after titan-shifters like they would for any normal human, so titans outside the Walls should've discovered her in that much time. You answered a few questions about Ymir's past, but raised several more than that about the history of this world and brought our attention back to the nature of titan-shifting in the process, show. I guess it's one way to keep the manga going.

 

More questions from this episode: 1. what happened to the other children with Ymir who weren't selected, 2. is Eren similarly descended from this king, 3. who is the other person beyond Eren, Krista and Ymir that Annie, Bertolt, and Reiner meant to recover, 4. what is their destination, 5. who is waiting for them to return, and 6. will that person or group be willing and able to answer all these questions?

 

Ouch. It looked like one of Krista's legs was still sticking out of Ymir's mouth when she tried to swallow Krista whole. If Krista isn't also a titan-shifter with the accompanying regenerative powers, then that is a serious wound which will need prompt treatment.

 

Dammit, Hannes! Why did you say that?! Now you're practically guaranteed to die!

 

TG: Root A - The ghoul that Renji and Gourmet fought was frightening in its ability to recover from damage that should've been rapidly, if not instantly, fatal.

 

The fight between Owl and Investigators Kuroiwa and Shinohara was intense, but I'm not sure about that quinque-based experimental armor they wore. Sure, it protected them from Owl's attacks, but when they tried to boost the output, the armor used them as fuel for the power-up. I guess they thought the situation was dire enough to risk everything to win. Also, dang, Owl is powerful. Amon's quinque was damaged when he was the attacking party. That is to say that even Owl's blocking moves have enough power to injure or kill a human.

 

You're a bad brother, Ayato. You tried to bite off your sister's fire-wings. At least Ken was able to save Touka from you.

 

I have no idea why Ken would join Aogiri. This is a group that is unapologetically ghoul. That means they won't shy away from killing humans for food. Are you ready for that, Ken? One of the members, when she heard how many Aogiri members died in this battle, even said they would need to kill a lot of people in response. Are you sure you want to be part of that, Ken?

 

I have no idea what happened to the buildings. It looked like there was an earthquake, but it seemed to be linked to a timer. To me, that says that one or more ghouls did that with their powers, but to shake that many buildings apart is astonishing. The alternative is that they used planted charges to damage or demolish the buildings, but didn't know exactly where to place the charges to get that full, rapid collapse. That, or the charges weren't powerful enough for the task. However, I neither saw nor heard any explosions, so I doubt that was the case.

 

Investigator casualties were high, but I don't think quite as high as Aogiri's. At least Juzo made it out, and it looked like he was hauling a ghoul, presumably for the new quinque it would give him.

 

I hope Hide didn't see all the stuff Ken did. Plus, Hinami succeeded in staying out of harm's way, and that's probably the best thing to come out of all this.

 

HxH - This episode felt like it was trying to stretch the story by attempting to be unnecessarily complex.

 

Good on Leorio for acting like an obnoxious fool in order to clue Gon and Killua to the plan. It may not have been as successful as it could've been, but at least Kurapika managed to snag Chrollo.

 

Kurapika makes a convincing trap with the right hairstyle.

 

Poor Melody. Stop making her be around these dangerous and scary people, Kurapkia.

 

Just follow the standing instructions, Nobunaga, Pakunoda, and Shizuku. You know that Kurapika is out for blood vengeance (due to Neon's fortunes of death and doom), so he's highly unlikely to release Chrollo alive regardless of what you do. Regrouping and planning your next move would be a much better strategy than following the instructions of someone who intends to kill all of you.

 

Hisoka contacting Illumi for backup can't be a good thing.

 

Lupin - Good on you, Lupin. You figured out the obvious way to evade the spy. However, I find it very difficult to believe that anyone's hearing could be that acute at such great distances. Lupin was also lucky that the spy didn't simply shoot him at any of various points when he could've done so easily.

 

Spy dude is an unsavory guy. He used electrocution as an interrogation technique. Granted, the device likely would be calibrated to deliver shocks which would merely be painful due to the force and duration of muscular contractions, like with a stun gun, but it's still nasty. Also, I got sick of his probability spouting very quickly.

 

Prince Charles or either of his sons could only wish they were as handsome as the British Prince in this episode.

 

Since Rebecca has yet to sign the divorce papers, maybe there's a chance Lupin could hit that before the end of the show. I doubt it, but I can hold out hope for him.

 

Shippuden - Good. Naruto can throw the Rasen-shuriken now, but I'm unclear why he would need to be in Sage Mode to do it.

 

I'll admit that beheading the jutsu-absorbing Pain body when I first thought of it would've been pointless with the restoration Pain body still being in the picture. However, once Naruto took out the second one, that would've been the moment kill the first one, and Naruto waited too long. Now he has the much trickier task of taking the first one out in a five-second window of opportunity while Yahiko!Pain recharges. Also, the part of Katsuyu on Naruto should've told him about that sooner.

 

Naruto's work-around for prolonging his Sage Mode is clever, but I'm not sure why he limited himself to only two clones staying behind to recharge him.

 

I like that Shikamaru's dad, Shikaku, was familiar with Sage jutsu, and assured Shikamaru that the best way they could help was to stay out of the way so Naruto wouldn't need to use some of his limited time in Sage Mode either maneuvering around allies or waiting for them to do whatever they would try to do.

 

GitS - At least someone finally called an ambulance for the wounded Togusa. Maybe it was his broadcast to his team, but I'd like to believe that someone intervened on his behalf.

 

I like how Aramaki went to the head of the MHLW and essentially said that he knew the guy was lying to him and that he was about to lie to the public in the press conference.

 

I have trouble believing that Saito's rifle would've held that many anti-vehicle rounds. I didn't see a magazine under it, but there are some weapons with a top-feed design or tubular magazines, and with a bolt action weapon, that isn't an issue as long as the sighting is unobstructed. It's possible it would hold that many rounds, but I would like to know more about the weapon to be sure. However, with no name mentioned or model number visible, I can't seek that information.

 

Jack - It looks like they jumped back a few episodes with this timeslot change. I watched what would've been the next episode of Jack off the dvr during commercial breaks of the other shows, but that's not what we had here. In that case, I'll just say that Aku in his therapy session with himself was still funny, especially the part with both of him saying that they just assumed Jack would eventually DIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEE. I'll save my couple comments from the episode I watched during commercials for when it actually comes around.

[PokeNirvash]

Just a heads up, won't be sharing thoughts in this thread anymore for the foreseeable future. Unfortunate, but that's the way it goes.

 

Regardless of how I feel personally about that… boy did your timing suck.

 

DRAGONBALL SUPER

Wait, if Super’s back at the top of the block, shouldn’t they be airing the full OP? Boy, I hope someone got fired for that blunder…

And so marks the beginning of this episode’s terrible animation quality.

Jaco is the Shin of this arc.

Oh yeah, Bulma is technically a princess now…

Kid Trunks looks like wants to grab some titty.

If only Gohan had dodged…

“Training is meant for the monkey, and not for the master!” Why does Frieza get all the best lines?

DASS RACIST.

He really has a hateboner for Krillin doesn’t he.

:-D He grabbed him by one of his spikes.

Jaco’s sure is enjoying this fight for someone so scared.

Thank you, Vegeta.

DIO FRIEZA TORPEDO.

This animation quality… is something else.

“You’re living in a deluded fairy tale world, Goku!” Says the man who spent a decade stuck inside one.

MY HATRED IS STRONGER THAN YOURS.

Release the pink smoke!

Oh, Jaco.

Vegeta’s already getting sick of this shit.

And here’s the most infamous QUALITY moment of all.

SUDDENLY VEGETA.

Oh hey, they quit narrating the promos. Guess that marathon was just what FUNi needed to catch up on their dubbing.

I’m surprised nobody’s even considering the fact that those two are natural rivals.

Tien, you clearly know jack shit about Vegeta’s allegiance.

I love sarcastic Vegeta, but I hate that no one realizes he’s being sarcastic.

It would’ve been funny if after he stopped his applause, he gave him one more clap, just to piss off Frieza all the extra.

“I was never your servant, Frieza, I was just your employee.”

These storm clouds know just when to come out, don’t they.

HE’S BLUE DA BA DEE DA BA DI.

“How far is Goku gonna go before he’s satisfied?” You’d be surprised how far, Krillin.

Super Saiyan Blue, a.k.a. Blooper Saiyan. We like to call it Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan.

I’ve shown you mine, now you show me yours.

TOP BILLING: Frieza, naturally.

 

Just when I thought the deep-voiced Arby’s announcer couldn’t get any more annoying... :

 

DRAGONBALL Z KAI

Goten looks like he needs to use the bathroom. And whaddaya know, he does!

Steamy.

And then dinosaurs.

PILEDRIVER!

Eh, I guess that’s one way to describe it.

Why is it so hard to come up with good comments during action sequences?

But is Babidi really in control of Vegeta? I mean, he’s still got a good amount of free will in him.

Oh boy, just what we needed, more flashbacks to Videl getting beaten up.

This got more psychological than I ever expected it to be.

Steamy.

Oh no, the animation budget ran out!

SATAN SLIDE.

These dumbass background characters are so damn gullible.

Eh, I prefer “Hail Satan” myself.

Screw you, Chi-Chi.

The Toonami crew, like me, goes way too easy on stuff they dislike.

Of course, Majin Buu is the answer to just about everything bad happening in this arc.

Somehow Dabura’s laughing is more disturbing than Babidi’s.

What the hell are all these impossible eye reflections.

Supreme Kai, you pussy.

I know he didn’t exist back then, but you’re forgetting Beerus, even if he is technically asleep right now.

Even when they don’t do anything, those Kamehamehas are nothing short of impressive in power.

MID-AIR IMPACT!

Release the pink smoke!

Turns out it was empty this whole time.

Well, except for that weirdly amorphous puff of smoke, that is.

MUH MAJIN BUU.

Supreme Kai is so enthusiastic right now, it practically spells bad for everyone else.

A weirdly amorphous puff of smoke, indeed.

Okayyyyyy so Majin Buu looks like that.

 

Phone zombies.

 

ATTACK ON TITAN

Why would Titans smash up empty houses? To find any humans left inside, naturally.

The similarities are just too uncanny to be coincidence, apparently.

Krista being cute is just a bonus for him.

Annie, Krista and what now? ???

“Life’s short enough as it is.” Please don’t make my recurring mild headaches sound fatal, Reiner.

Now Eren’s the one being sarcastic, and he’s way better at it than Vegeta.

Heh, the ends of his arms look like sausages.

PAPENBROOK RAGE!

All that grunting back there, it sounds like a sex joke waiting to happen.

60 years? She’s certainly youthful for a possible octogenarian.

This would be QUALITY of the week had this week’s DB Super aired the day it should’ve.

Ymir’s Krista senses are tingling!

Well that was certainly an emotional outburst.

And now for flashbacks to events that wouldn’t have been revealed in the manga for 40 more chapters.

Out of those four orphans, she definitely looks the cutest.

And then she was a figurehead.

Loli Ymir is a cute.

Fucking Wall cultists!

And that, colored folks, is how Titans are made.

Now that was an eerie set of visuals.

Who knew that Titans would come from underground?

Oh hey, a nude scene.

“Fate is a fickle little whore” definitely sounds like a FUNi-style rewrite.

Fucking Wall cultists!

Even when she’s not the focus of the scene, Sasha always steals it.

TREE!

Who would’ve thought Ymir would be one of this season’s best characters?

SHIT COUNT: 3

Thank god that one was just a background character!

Dammit Conny, that’s not really helping.

To be honest, that could mean just about anything at this point.

Oh hey, they finally made it to the other side of those giant-ass trees.

 

It never ceases to amaze me how fast it take for these movies to come out on home video.

 

TOKYO GHOUL ROOT A

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome… to season 2!

Who’s the guy on the bike? Seems familiar, somehow.

And on goes the mask for the first time in what seems like too long.

Based on the voice, my money’s currently on the One-Eyed Owl being Yoshimura.

Now how many of these four are gonna die tonight?

Neat, Quinque armor.

Jesus, Todd, calm the fuck down. : o

Yep, guess it was Yoshimura after all.

There’s something kind of hilarious about Tsukiyama counting to 9 in French and then just switching to English for 10.

And now he’s speaking gratuitous Italian.

Oh no, he’s made of Life Fibers!

“You taste disgusting.” Well she has been forcing herself to eat her friend’s cooking, maybe that’s what you’re tasting.

That thing on the back of his armor doesn’t look too good.

Or maybe it’s just the Trump Card button.

Huh, guess it actually wasn’t good after all.

Even his words sound like they’d reasonably come out of Yoshimura’s mouth.

SUDDENLY KANEKI!?

Is that Hide over there?

Kaneki’s definitely become a different person since his hair turned white.

That’s an interesting if not creepy way of illustrating a healing factor.

KANEKI KNEE!

Holy shit Kaneki how is it you can be both edgy and badass?

When it comes to kill em’ all movies like Wish Upon, I just like to go to Wikipedia and read how they go out. This being a PG-13 movie, I’m not expecting any of the deaths to be spectacularly gory Rube Goldberg-inspired deaths.

I’ll admit, I’m enjoying the atmosphere of the setting. That early morning grog certainly has a peculiar air to it.

Not even Kaneki’s sure what that was all about.

Now what? An earthquake?

Thank you, Amon.

REPLY TO ANGEL 1: “Banjo Dandy is the worst Dandy.” Well, at least you started using my nickname for him, just like with Black Seitz.

Oh hey, Banjo Dandy got saved by French Dr. Gel.

Whatever’s happening to that building, I don’t think I wanna know what the cause of it is.

“Where are you going!?” “There’s one more thing I have to take care of…”

Oh yeah, the building must be self-destructing.

He’s looting Yamori’s corpse.

And then Team Anteiku left, their work here done.

I already like those two masked twins. The doctor’s dialogue not matching his lip flaps… not so much.

Turns out the token okama was part of the Ghoul community’s equivalent of the Joker gang. You might remember them from Hide’s book.

Oh good, FUNimation bargain bin Steve Blum managed to survive.

“First my bike, and now this!? Dammit!”

Well that certainly wasn’t creepy or anything. >_>

You gotta love that post-destruction snowing dust effect.

Suddenly Kaneki, again.

It’s melting. So it was snow, after all.

Whatever his reasons are, let’s just hope they’re not related to possible brain damage.

So which corpse did he lift that longcoat off of?

TOP BILLING: Apparently we’re skipping it for the first episode, ‘cause Kaneki’s right at the top.

And no more omakes either. Truly that’s the greatest loss.

 

HUNTER x HUNTER

Not a whole lot to say here at the beginning, other than I wish I was in Killua’s place right now. Only, y’know, without the threat of death hanging over my head.

Okay, Leorio sitting their reading the paper is just too obvious to be a background gag. And what’s with the portable radio?

That’s a creative way to send a message, but not as much as using random names to spell out your message a la Roy Mustang.

FUCK YEAH JUST AWAKE.

Okay, that wound up being a more complex explanation than I anticipated. Nen be crazy, yo.

Resistance: it’s only futile when the other guy (or in this case, lady) wants it to be.

And there goes her dominant arm.

Machi’s muscles are that strong, huh? For a second, I’d have assumed they had the properties of both rubber and gum.

And in the meantime, my wife’s just standing around looking pretty. <3

That was actually a pretty impressive diversion. Good job, everyone.

Excellent work on Kurapika’s part, in particular. He really knows how to pull off the [CENSORED BY ANN] look.

Utter insanity! They managed to subtitle all that!?

Really, I don’t see why you’re debating it if not talking is the best option for you.

So they’re still hostages. Hey, if that’s part of the plan, who am I to judge?

Personally, out of all those flashback appearances, I like Afro Uvogin (a.k.a. Uvo-shin) the most. Sorry, Machi with Shizuku’s hair.

Eh, your reasons are good, but still, rescuing your boss sounds like it’s a much higher priority, especially with that surprisingly accurate fortune.

Really wasn’t expecting sexy Mr. Clean to make a comeback. Hey, at least it wasn’t that damn Puppymonkeybaby again. :::

Fuck it, I’m just gonna say it. Kurapika looks good as a trap, and the people on ANN who don’t want me using that word can bite me.

Easy there, Kurapika, you don’t wanna do something you might regret later.

Clearly he just doesn’t give a fuck.

Turns out Melody’s the one that’s the most traumatized here.

Feitan doesn’t give a fuck either.

Oh boy, he’s finally bringing that up.

Really makes you wonder if he actually did forget Uvo’s last words, or at the very least the gist of them.

“You the chain user?” “Yes, but that’s beside the point.”

Oh fuck you Phinks. >(

Under no other circumstance will this whole scene be as hilarious as it is now.

Looks like things are going surprisingly according to plan.

Okay, what the hell’s going on with Feitan’s voice. That serious tone is kinda creeping me out.

Say what you want, Shizuku’s still my favorite.

Every time I see Phinks glare like that, I just want someone to kick his ass (or at least bop him on the head) even more.

REPLY TO ANGEL 2: “GET OUT OF HERE, ILLUMI.” Only if Killua’s creepy sister is tagging along with him.

Since the episode’s over now, why don’t you go back and read the first letter of each line in this specific list?

 

“Cannonbizzle?” Seriously?

 

LUPIN THE 3RD: THE ITALIAN ADVENTURE

Are the divorce papers he was talking about earlier in that envelope, or is it just a standard love letter? Maybe both?

Release the green smoke!

SUDDENLY MI6 MCCONNOHIE.

A 0.2% chance of survival is as good as 100%, as far as I’m concerned!

Huh, the cars are in 2D this time around. Interesting creative decision…

Wow, look at all the Christian symbolism.

That blonde British guy sounds an awful lot like Chrollo.

Oh, and he’s also the Prince.

Goddammit Fujiko, always fucking things up for everybody.

Count Cagliostro? Like the movie?

My dad just came in the room right now and he thought I was watching Mike Tyson Mysteries because one of the minor characters sounded like Marquess.

Not the type of drinking I was expecting, but it fits the bill quite nicely.

“Alexa, tell me everything you know about Lupin’s current location.”

You gotta love MI-6 technology.

He was able to figure out where Lupin was going just from a simple observation?

Of course he’d assume he’s some type of James Bond.

Oh this is gonna be fun. :-D

Unlike Decker, which is still so stupid on purpose it’s double stupid.

Master dodgers, those two are.

I’m assuming he has the ability to read Lupin’s mind, and that’s how he’s able to determine where he’s going.

The pink smoke returns! And with it, a curious ringing in his ears…

He got duped. Classic Lupin.

And then he saved Jigen, finally.

Turns out he’s just got really good ears.

Even Lupin thinks 0.2% is as good as 100%.

He thinks he’s stealing it for Fujiko? Obviously it’s for the one he actually married.

Nothing says overprotectiveness than the assumption that fireworks are as big a threat as a sniper’s bullet.

“Looks like you’ll die another day.” [cue James Bond music]

Lupin, you troll.

He still remembers the divorce papers.

Okay, Fujiko’s dress is actually pretty nice.

Good ending.

Oho, is that an overarching plot I smell?

 

Well, that’s one way to hide what Frieza’s powerup looks like.

 

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

I’ll admit, having Naruto and Pain share the same sensei is a neat way to establish the hero-villain connection.

The throwing, I’m not surprised by after two weeks ago, but the expansion? That’s new.

What is that beak, even.

CHARLEY HORSE!

Apparently, failure to inform others of important things counts as ungracefulness nowadays.

“Oh, no… Sage Mode’s gonna run out!” Just like the episode title predicted.

FROG SMOKESCREN NO JUTSU.

Looks like we’re back inside the frog’s stomach now.

Even with a different name, a Rasengan’s still a Rasengan.

Welp, that’s… three bodies down, I think? Maybe four?

Huh, so he prepared a back-up. Good on him!

REPLY TO ANGEL 3: “I'm genuinely surprised he knows what 2x2 is.” You learn a lot after a couple hundred whacks to the head with a stick.

Thank god for shadow clones, amirite?

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE MOMENT: Forget the use of skeletons as a commentary on how race doesn’t matter, I would totally eat at the Pizza Forge. Gluten-free crust and vegan cheese? Yes, please.

Huh, for some reason I thought that one was dead.

Oh yeah, I forgot all about that Hellmouth.

Well, that push was pretty almighty.

Release the red smoke!

Fuck yeah, trickery.

He repelled it with just a stare.

DOUBLE DIVERSION.

Now it’s four down, two to go.

And here’s where Top Gun complains about them recapping what just happened for the kiddie crowd.

PUUUUUUUSH.

DOOOOOOODGE!

I’ll be honest, shoulder Katsuyu kinda caught me off guard.

“Only five seconds? That’s five seconds too many!”

That was some pretty insane pushing.

 

GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX

That DEA-NSS scumbag’s armed suit looks an awful lot like one of the mechs from the original IGPX microseries. As to be expected from Production I.G and Kenji Teraoka. I also didn’t realize it was the blue-haired doctor assassin lady from next episode that shot Imakurusu.

 

[and they say rewatches are pointless]

[Bad_Witch]

AoT: Why would you ask, of course Eren is going to give you problems. It's his whole character. More flashbacks, but I don't mind these ones. It's nice to see the other characters before they joined the army. Poor Ymir, blaming herself for everyone else being shitty. Have they mentioned this king before or was that just the random bullshit of religious zealots? If titans were in our world they would be experimented on for their anti-aging properties because damn Ymir looks good for being over 60. I want to know why Chrystal/Historia is so special, not to Ymir...I know that,  but to everyone else. It was nice seeing adults adulting...if not for them the kids would have just let them get away.

 

TG: So, Kenny (I can't remember how to spell his name, so I'm just giving nicknames to everyone from now on) isn't a whiny, useless, waste of space anymore. Now he's....brooding? Eh, I'll take it. Step up and all that. Why would you design armor that eats you? That doesn't make sense. Now the enemy just needs to wait for you to die.  The child made it and that makes me happy.

 

HH: That wasn't a bad plan. Good on Gon and Killua picking it up so fast and trying to stall. Kurapika needs to work on not losing his cool, he gives to much away. I love Melody. Why did Pako have to be singled out first.

 

L3: Lupin's never going to get his divorce  > This was a really risky plan, any number of things could have gone wrong. Jin is a good friend, it's not everyone who would be tortured just so his friend could impress a girl.

[Ginguy]

Been forever, but I do have a couple thoughts.

If the boss steals Kurapika's chains, would Kurapika's restrictions be stolen as well? If so, he would kill himself the moment he used them on anyone other than a Spider.

Of course, the same would technically apply to Hisoka as well, should the boss fight Hisoka with the chains. Hisoka wouldn't know about that restriction though, could he? I mean, if that is Hisoka's intention, that would beyond Aizen level planning.

 

Lupin III is awesome, I genuinely enjoy watching it. Nothing too deep, just good old fashioned fun, and therefore entertaining.

 

AoF I'm kind of disappointed in this season. Far too many flashbacks and they seem somewhat disjointed, but it seems like they are going to stick around in the present for a bit so I'm holding out hope. 

 

TG - Ugh. So much trying hard.

 

Naruto- best fights of the series are coming up. Seriously, if you watch nothing else in Shippuden, watch the end fights of the Pain arc.

[PokeNirvash]

I have no idea why Ken would join Aogiri. This is a group that is unapologetically ghoul. That means they won't shy away from killing humans for food. Are you ready for that, Ken? One of the members, when she heard how many Aogiri members died in this battle, even said they would need to kill a lot of people in response. Are you sure you want to be part of that, Ken?

That decision was indeed questionable, and while that could easily be chalked up to the writers having no idea what they're doing with the anime original route season 2 is taking, my non-cheap explanation pretty much boils down to two possibilities. 1. After awakening and accepting his Ghoul powers, Kaneki realized he no longer needed Anteiku's support for his survival as a half-Ghoul, and chose to join Aogiri Tree out of the fact that they're the only other Ghoul faction he can sorta-safely run with; Eto showed reasonable interest in him, and the only member seen thus far he really has to worry about is Ayato, who he could easily take considering what he did to defeat Yamori. 2. Like with Yamori after his time with the disturbed CCG inspector, the torture Kaneki suffered through rewired his brain to emulate his abuser, only instead of torturing others the same way Yamori tortured him, he took his place in Aogiri Tree. So both pretty much boil down to "Kaneki's got brain problems".

 

As for your Titan-related worries, no, Sasha is not a Titan Shifter.

 

 

Tonight on Toonami, Goku showed Frieza his fancy new power-up so now it's time to return the favor, Majin Buu has been freed from his egg and his (physical) appearance is raising more than just a few eyebrows among heroes and villains alike, never ever take Eren away from Mikasa if you value your life, the Anteiku Ghouls deal with the weirdest "dating your abuser" allegory ever in the form of Kaneki leaving them for Aogiri Tree, Kurapika meets with Pakunoda to complete the agreed-upon hostage exchange, Jigen pays a visit to the local dentist, with few options left Naruto and Fukasaku agree to a last-ditch effort in destroying Pain's last body, and Section 9's attempted rescue of Imakurusu prompts the DEA to send some of their other assassins after Aramaki and the Major.

 

8:00 - Dragonball Super #25 - A Full-Throttle Battle! The Vengeful Golden Frieza - TV-PGLV

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11:30 - Dragonball Super #25 - A Full-Throttle Battle! The Vengeful Golden Frieza - TV-PGLV

12:00 - Dragonball Z Kai #124 - Straightaway Into Despair? The Terror of Majin Buu - TV-PGLV

12:30 - Attack on Titan #36 - Clash - TV-14LV

1:00 - Tokyo Ghoul Root A #2 - Dancing Flowers - TV-MA

1:30 - Hunter x Hunter #58 - Signal to Retreat - TV-14L

2:00 - Lupin the 3rd: The Italian Adventure #4 - With a Gun in My Hand - TV-14LV

2:30 - Naruto Shippuden #165 - Nine-Tails, Captured! - TV-14V

3:00 - Ghost in the Shell: STAND ALONE COMPLEX #22 - SCANDAL - TV-14

 

Of course, I won't be watching any of that this weekend, because it's time for my yearly week-long vacation to places unknown (read: Nashville and others). Don't have too much fun without me now.