Do you think non-Dragonball perma-shonens will take breaks for shorter shows?

[OwlChemist81]

No question that DBZ Super probably won't have a hiatus as long as new episodes are available, and DBZ KFC will probably run all 60-odd episodes with only marathon breaks, but what about some of the other shows? Could JoJo take a break before Part 3? Could Hunter x Hunter break after the York New Arc? And what about Shippuden? Maybe Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga's dub would take the place of HxH or Shippuden for a brief time, before those shows return with brand-spankin' new promos? (And then Shippuden would FINALLY get a promo!) Would these shows going on hiatus freak people out to the point where they believe they've been cancelled? (Of course, One Piece is so far behind it has no business taking a break, but then again you could say the same for Shippuden).

 

JoJo is still on-going in Japan but Hunter x Hunter is not, so I guess it would be more likely to take a seasonal break than any of the others. But that 1:30 AM slot isn't exactly coveted. And I guess now that I think of it, DB Super just MIGHT run 26 episodes over the first half of the year, then break for Samurai Jack and/or FLCL. So many unanswered questions that will be answered soon in the new year!

[BUU8800]

JoJo? Yes, unfortunately.

 

Hunter? Possible but EXTREMELY unlikely.

 

Buu Kai or Super? Hell no!

 

One Piece/Shippuden? Literally 100+ episodes behind the dub releases. They won't go unless taken off for good.

[CaptainStarwind]

JoJo? Yes, unfortunately.

 

Hunter? Possible but EXTREMELY unlikely.

 

Buu Kai or Super? Hell no!

 

One Piece/Shippuden? Literally 100+ episodes behind the dub releases. They won't go unless taken off for good.

 

This pretty much sums it up.  Remember: all the longer running shonens (HxH, NS, OP, DB) with the exception of JoJo are just that: long running.  They're technically the same shows, so Toonami probably has the license for the entire show, then pays per episode aired.  Besides, you know how much DeMarco likes a stable schedule: after the fiasco at the end of 2014, it's clear that a more stable schedule is better.  Since the JoJo series consist of separate television series, Toonami has to license each one individually, so it's more likely that there can be breaks in between them.  Helping that is the fact that each new arc in JoJo has a new set of characters.  The breaks between arcs seem natural.

[Sketch]

JoJo is the only one that would plausibly get seasonal breaks and that probably comes down to the structure of the deal.

 

If they only got the first series initially then there may be a break before Stardust Crusaders. The other hang-up can be dub production but if Viz can keep up with Hunter x Hunter then there's no reason to assume they cannot do so with JoJo as well. Since they started with Part 1, Viz has had plenty of time to get a decent chunk of Stardust dubbed. BangZoom had about 20 episodes of Hunter x Hunter dubbed before Toonami even started airing it.

 

They would probably drop One Piece and Shippuden before taking breaks. Both series are more than 100 episodes behind their dub releases.

 

If we are to believe the rumors, then Kai Final Chapters has been completely dubbed already. It's just 69 episodes as well.

 

One thing does stick out to me though. The IGN report for Super mentioned Adult Swim would be airing the first 26 episodes for now. Due to Schemmel voicing Goku among other complications it's possible Super would have to take production breaks. However, since they are more than a year behind Japan I figure they can have Schemmel record large chunks of Goku dialogue in a short span of time and not need production breaks if the show airs at the rate of 1 episode a week. They certainly wouldn't want their golden goose to take weeks off other than holidays weekends. That said, it is also rumored that Schemmel was the last one to finish recording for Kai FC so he might slow up dubbing Super at some point.

 

So yeah... probably just JoJo and even then it will probably only be between Parts 2 and 3 and parts 3 and 4 (if that). It depends on a number of factors though.

[OwlChemist81]

I believe the only thing that Super is taking a break for is true [as] World Premieres like Samurai Jack Season 5 and/or FLCL Season 2, and of course that's only if expansion to 11 PM is impossible.

 

There is another issue that CN might expand to take 8-9 PM back from [as] again. If that's the case, they might give Super a break after Season 1 since it might not be able to air at 11:30 without its 8 PM "sneak peek" on [as]. It could still be that all we get from Super this year is expanded versions of the movies.

 

Then again, maybe Super is solvent enough that even if CN re-expands to 9 PM, it can just air at 9 PM?

 

As for AOT S2? Well, it would only be a broadcast dub so most likely it would have to air at 12:30 AM, where it could get away with a marked increase in gore a lot easier than 11:30.

[mochi]

No question that DBZ Super probably won't have a hiatus as long as new episodes are available, and DBZ KFC will probably run all 60-odd episodes with only marathon breaks, but what about some of the other shows? Could JoJo take a break before Part 3? Could Hunter x Hunter break after the York New Arc? And what about Shippuden? Maybe Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga's dub would take the place of HxH or Shippuden for a brief time, before those shows return with brand-spankin' new promos? (And then Shippuden would FINALLY get a promo!) Would these shows going on hiatus freak people out to the point where they believe they've been cancelled? (Of course, One Piece is so far behind it has no business taking a break, but then again you could say the same for Shippuden).

 

JoJo is still on-going in Japan but Hunter x Hunter is not, so I guess it would be more likely to take a seasonal break than any of the others. But that 1:30 AM slot isn't exactly coveted. And I guess now that I think of it, DB Super just MIGHT run 26 episodes over the first half of the year, then break for Samurai Jack and/or FLCL. So many unanswered questions that will be answered soon in the new year!

there'd kinda have to be some breaks.....especially for shows like HunterXHunter which frankly aren't even possible to make as a show cause the author's health issues keep delaying the source material

[Sketch]

I believe the only thing that Super is taking a break for is true [as] World Premieres like Samurai Jack Season 5 and/or FLCL Season 2, and of course that's only if expansion to 11 PM is impossible.

 

There is another issue that CN might expand to take 8-9 PM back from [as] again. If that's the case, they might give Super a break after Season 1 since it might not be able to air at 11:30 without its 8 PM "sneak peek" on [as]. It could still be that all we get from Super this year is expanded versions of the movies.

 

Then again, maybe Super is solvent enough that even if CN re-expands to 9 PM, it can just air at 9 PM?

 

As for AOT S2? Well, it would only be a broadcast dub so most likely it would have to air at 12:30 AM, where it could get away with a marked increase in gore a lot easier than 11:30.

 

Violence and language isn't really an issue up to TV-MA after 10pm and is especially fine at 11pm. While it may seem bonkers to run something as tame as DBS after an episode of Titan, they did run DBZ after Titan despite largely being TV-PG. Not too mention all of season one was allowed to premiere at 11:30pm so content shouldn't be an issue.

 

If CN takes back 8-9pm Super will likely shift to 9pm if a prime time airing remains a Toei mandate and I don't think Toonami would lose 11:30pm if that happened either. I think we can all see the real reason why Toonami shifted later wasn't just because CN reclaimed 8-9pm for a stint.

[Top Gun]

there'd kinda have to be some breaks.....especially for shows like HunterXHunter which frankly aren't even possible to make as a show cause the author's health issues keep delaying the source material

The Hunter x Hunter anime is pretty much permanently finished, barring some miraculous alternate universe where Togashi starts pumping out new chapters.  The staff knew going in that they'd have to create a stopping point somewhere, and from everything I've heard they were able to leave off at a pretty good point.

[CaptainStarwind]

The Hunter x Hunter anime is pretty much permanently finished, barring some miraculous alternate universe where Togashi starts pumping out new chapters.  The staff knew going in that they'd have to create a stopping point somewhere, and from everything I've heard they were able to leave off at a pretty good point.

 

Well that's good to hear, at least.  I've been fearing that the anime just kind of ends, so it's nice that it does have some sort of stopping point.  Better than the way Flame of Recca ended it's anime, at the least.

[ben0119]

there'd kinda have to be some breaks.....especially for shows like HunterXHunter which frankly aren't even possible to make as a show cause the author's health issues keep delaying the source material

"Health issues."  More like the author being lazy and playing hooky so he can play more Dragon Quest and do the backstroke through his Scrooge McDuck-like money vault.

[Sketch]

"Health issues."  More like the author being lazy and playing hooky so he can play more Dragon Quest and do the backstroke through his Scrooge McDuck-like money vault.

 

The man does have health issues. Back problems if I am not mistaken.

[korosu]

I think the only show that would actually take a break is JoJo only when they get to the point where they catch up with how much is adapted. As long as Toonami's around I expect they would air the rest of the series when each new season gets adapted and dubbed. I don't expect any breaks before that.