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Could Re:Zero be coming to Toonami??


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Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but a summer debut for Part 1 on home video just seems to scream dub premiere on Toonami!

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-17/funimation-announces-re-zero-home-video-release/.127900

What's even more interesting is the time this story was posted: Exactly 22:00 EST on a Saturday night, which of course corresponds to 23:00 EDT, as Daylight Savings Time would be in effect this summer. Could we be talking about DBZ Kai's replacement here?? Some are saying it might be FLCL but I'm "fully-cooly" expecting that to be a 10 PM expansion show!

As for Re:Zero, could make a great pairing with Black Clover for a "Dark Fantasy" hour at 11 PM Saturday nights!

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We could be getting 10 pm next month unless he means 4 am here. Either way he's pretty clearly saying the next show is supposed to be an expansion show, don't think you can read this any other way. Logically I also take it as this change will happen the week before Outlaw Star ends.

If it was just going to replace Lupin there wouldn't be an expansion, but for him to use those words instead of just saying Outlaw Star is ending soon gives me that impression. Unless Outlaw Star is replaced with The Big O or something and this new show is pushed back even further, we're supposed to expect another expansion along with the next new show.

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36 minutes ago, OwlChemist81 said:

Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but a summer debut for Part 1 on home video just seems to scream dub premiere on Toonami!

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-17/funimation-announces-re-zero-home-video-release/.127900

What's even more interesting is the time this story was posted: Exactly 22:00 EST on a Saturday night, which of course corresponds to 23:00 EDT, as Daylight Savings Time would be in effect this summer. Could we be talking about DBZ Kai's replacement here?? Some are saying it might be FLCL but I'm "fully-cooly" expecting that to be a 10 PM expansion show!

As for Re:Zero, could make a great pairing with Black Clover for a "Dark Fantasy" hour at 11 PM Saturday nights!

I don't know much about Re: Zero but a quick search for it makes me able to safely make the judgement that I don't like how it looks

 

edit: and it apparently has an evil Okama character too....greeeeeaaaat

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3 minutes ago, Blatch said:

Actually, nevermind. I was too angry when I wrote that.

But... Ferris. ^_^

I suppose in theory also including a nice character who dresses in drag can sort of balance it out

 

but I'd really rather they just not

if the only way a writer knows how to write a gay character is to make them predatory and evil they just shouldn't

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They're a true transgender character in anime, which is rare, and they're portrayed as completely wholesome. I'll take a win like that whenever I can.

I also don't know what you're referring to by the "okama character". Betelgeuse, maybe? He does dress rather flamboyantly, but I've never thought he was a crossdresser.

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25 minutes ago, Blatch said:

They're a true transgender character in anime, which is rare, and they're portrayed as completely wholesome. I'll take a win like that whenever I can.

I also don't know what you're referring to by the "okama character". Betelgeuse, maybe? He does dress rather flamboyantly, but I've never thought he was a crossdresser.

 

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not so much a cross dresser really but he's flamboyant and seemingly gay....and apparenly evil

 

edited post because further research makes it seem like the reveal that this character is evil (and gay) isn't found out until 4 story arcs in

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I'm actually surprised that Anime News Network never bothered to announce, that Stardust Crusaders' "Battle In Egypt" Arc was premiering last Saturday night. 

As far as shows go, I hope Blue Exorcist's 2nd season does eventually get acquired. However, it would be much better to re-air Season 1 for a recap. Then follow it up with Season 2. 

Meanwhile, I still say Black Butler should be acquired for the block. Some may be opposed to Black Butler, but there is quite a bit of action in it. Also, the series is meant for an adult audience. 

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That sucks. Considering that some of the current shows have dark content, I think it would be nice to have Black Butler as a latest addition to the block.

I would suggest Vampire Knight but it needs a re-dub, in my opinion. The dub is not terrible, but I think there should be a re-casting for Kaname, Yuki, and Zero, since they are the main characters.

The current English dub voice actors don't bring out their personalities. With Kaname Kuran, he needs to have a dark yet seductive voice. Someone like Patrick Seitz or Crispin Freeman could've worked. Zero Kiryu needs to have a voice actor, who sounds angry and resentful. I think Johnny Yong Bosch or Yuri Lowenthal could've played the role of Zero and his evil twin brother better.

As for Yuki (the protagonist), I would've suggested Laura Bailey but she was casted as Maria. Anyway, I digress. LOL!xD

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18 minutes ago, Daos said:

Has Demarco shown any sign that he's aware of it's existence? 

The dub could be quite a few months away still.

I say Kabaneri is still the front runner.

Black Butler is from 2008, it's not happening.

actually I wouldn't rule out Kabaneri

that said I don't know why they'd have "Legal issues" with licensing it

since they said the show they postponed was postponed due to "legal issues"

 

edit: Holy shit it's Megas XLR isn't it.............that show was written off like Symbionic Titan meaning AS can't re-air it unless they go through a ton of red-tape to relicense it (from what I hear reversing a write off is extremely hard)

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12 hours ago, mochi said:
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not so much a cross dresser really but he's flamboyant and seemingly gay....and apparenly evil

 

edited post because further research makes it seem like the reveal that this character is evil (and gay) isn't found out until 4 story arcs in

I would not say he’s evil. He’s certainly eccentric and flamboyant but I don’t recall him being predatory.

I do want to see ReZero’s dub premiere on Toonami and the timeline works. The question that remains is if it is on their radar.

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11 hours ago, Sketch said:

I would not say he’s evil. He’s certainly eccentric and flamboyant but I don’t recall him being predatory.

I do want to see ReZero’s dub premiere on Toonami and the timeline works. The question that remains is if it is on their radar.

supposedly they reveal he's evil and he becomes a main villain for a couple story arcs before turning good again, basically he reveals he's like Orochimaru and has been transferring himself from body to body (including several female bodies) in an attempt to revive a man he was once in love with at the cost of everyone else in the world's lives,

or so says the millions of spoilers in his entry on TVtropes

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On 2/19/2018 at 2:41 PM, korosu said:

We could be getting 10 pm next month unless he means 4 am here. Either way he's pretty clearly saying the next show is supposed to be an expansion show, don't think you can read this any other way. Logically I also take it as this change will happen the week before Outlaw Star ends.

If it was just going to replace Lupin there wouldn't be an expansion, but for him to use those words instead of just saying Outlaw Star is ending soon gives me that impression. Unless Outlaw Star is replaced with The Big O or something and this new show is pushed back even further, we're supposed to expect another expansion along with the next new show.

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well so much for this. same lineup listed for the 17th.

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1 hour ago, korosu said:

well so much for this. same lineup listed for the 17th.

Still 3 weeks out, things have and can change at a moments notice. But, it could also be that this won’t replace Outlaw Star either and could still be an expansion show whenever. We should get an anncouncenent about that replacement very soon!

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34 minutes ago, PokeNirvash said:

You do realize Outlaw Star isn't replaced until the week after, right? ¬¬

the implication in the tweets being the new show isn't going to replace any current show. so unless something changes we should expect another rerun to replace outlaw star because this show isn't ready yet.

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15 minutes ago, korosu said:

the implication in the tweets being the new show isn't going to replace any current show. so unless something changes we should expect another rerun to replace outlaw star because this show isn't ready yet.

It could be that they will both debut the new show, expand the block, AND replace Outlaw Star with something else (which could either be a rerun or something new to the block). Makes more sense to do it all at once at this point

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29 minutes ago, elfie said:

Really? .... they got a clover-themed anime right in their lap, and no St. Patrick's Day marathon?

I guess it would’ve been a cool theme, but I’d rather they didn’t especially since you know they could preempt the block post midnight on 3/31 with some April Fools gag.

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30 minutes ago, elfie said:

Really? .... they got a clover-themed anime right in their lap, and no St. Patrick's Day marathon?

I guess it would’ve been a cool theme, but I’d rather they didn’t especially since you know they could preempt the block post midnight on 3/31 with some April Fools gag.

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This show has certainly spent a while in purgatory, but at least it's done better than KonoSuba!... which premiered one broadcast season earlier and has not gotten a licensing announcement yet. Or Mr. Osomatsu, which (premiered in 2015,) actually got licensed by Viz and they said they were dubbing it, but it's been several months since that without any other announcements.

As for this show airing on Toonami, I'm not saying a word.

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1 hour ago, CaptainStarwind said:

This could be indicative of a possible Toonami announcement... I just hope it actually IS announced for Toonami.  I can't fully believe that DeMarco would actually get RE: Zero.

This could be a case where the people behind the show really want it on TV (like Clover) and they go to them with it. Maybe Clover was also a testing ground for more of a partnership with Crunchyroll 

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