OwlChemist81 Posted September 14, 2018 Posted September 14, 2018 Right now, exactly 4 years ago, Hellsing Ultimate's first episode aired on Toonami, and the block would never be the same. After it finished its run, more shows featuring copious amounts of blood would grace the better cartoon show, including KILL la KILL, Akame ga KILL!, Parasyte -the maxim-, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and Tokyo Ghoul. Sure, earlier shows like Deadman Wonderland and Attack on Titan Season 1 featured blood, but nothing opened the door quite like Hellsing. Also of note: in the days of the first 2 episodes of Hellsing, it was the 8th show on the lineup and a network premiere. Now, that's also true, as the 8th show is Black Clover! Quote
Blatch Posted September 14, 2018 Posted September 14, 2018 This thread would be more interesting if it was about a rewatch of the show. I hate it when we do nothing but pointlessly rattle off facts. 2 Quote
Daos Posted September 14, 2018 Posted September 14, 2018 On 9/14/2018 at 11:47 PM, Blatch said: This thread would be more interesting if it was about a rewatch of the show. I hate it when we do nothing but pointlessly rattle off facts. Expand France used to be called Gaul. 2 2 Quote
Top Gun Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) On 9/14/2018 at 11:54 PM, Daos said: France used to be called Gaul. Expand I had to translate part of Commentarii De Bello Gallico in Latin class in high school. Caesar loved his goddamn proper nouns. Edited September 15, 2018 by Top Gun Quote
Daos Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 7:00 PM, Top Gun said: I had to translate part of Commentarii De Bello Gallico in Latin class in high school. Caesar loved his goddamn proper nouns. Expand Damn you decided to punish yourself eh? I took electronics and played an asteroid knock off game for one of my electives. I feel like that decision worked out best for all concerned. 1 Quote
Top Gun Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 Honestly I enjoyed it back then, and it helped a ton for the verbal section of the SATs. Not exactly doing shit for me these days though. 1 1 Quote
EmpressAngel Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/14/2018 at 11:54 PM, Daos said: France used to be called Gaul. Expand Istanbul was Constantinople. 1 2 Quote
Daos Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 11:10 PM, EmpressAngel said: Istanbul was Constantinople. Expand Holy Roman Emperor Barbarossa died less than a year after reaching Constantinople during the third crusade. He drowned in waist high water. His men preserved his body in vinegar. 1 Quote
PokeNirvash Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 11:10 PM, EmpressAngel said: Istanbul was Constantinople. Expand Even Old New York was once New Amsterdam. 1 Quote
CaptainStarwind Posted September 17, 2018 Posted September 17, 2018 On 9/14/2018 at 11:47 PM, Blatch said: This thread would be more interesting if it was about a rewatch of the show. I hate it when we do nothing but pointlessly rattle off facts. Expand Ooooh I'm good at this. While catenation most readily occurs with the element carbon, both silicon and germanium can also catenate to lesser degrees. Quote
OwlChemist81 Posted September 18, 2018 Author Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/14/2018 at 11:47 PM, Blatch said: This thread would be more interesting if it was about a rewatch of the show. I hate it when we do nothing but pointlessly rattle off facts. Expand At least the facts were actually related to Toonami and a reflection on Hellsing's position in the lineup 4 years ago as opposed to today, when in terms of actual timeslot, it was in the same spot Lupin and Bebop are now, but in terms of timeslot RELATIVE to the beginning of Toonami, it's where JoJo and Black Clover are now. It was kind of a "how far we've come" thing, but at least it was RELATED to Toonami, ya dig? Quote
Blatch Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 You know, I think I'm just jaded. Your downright religious appreciation for Hellsing is somehow more annoying to me than anyone else's liking of a certain show, but I should stop with that. And on a similar note, using your favorite show for a tangent about the block, instead of stating it as "Toonami used to air like this, but now it's longer and starts earlier." That seems like the making of an insufferable genius... except when me or Poke says something like that. Then it's acceptable. But hey, I'm not meaning to hurt anyone. You can just give this post the "laughing" reaction and get back to whatever you're doing. Most of the problems are on me. 1 1 Quote
OwlChemist81 Posted September 18, 2018 Author Posted September 18, 2018 Well, we could also explore it from this angle: back in '14, shows like Gurren Lagann and Hellsing Ultimate gave Toonami a sense of variety many feel might be lacking now. We've had plenty of mecha since (one could argue FLCL Alternative is that sub-genre's current representative), but we haven't had a good vampire show SINCE Hellsing, so it seems like a new vampire show on Toonami would actually be a good thing, but what's good enough in that sub-genre for the Better Cartoon Show? Yes, I'm aware that JoJo DID have vampires, but except for a brief comeback at the end of Part 3, they're mostly gone for now. 3 Quote
OwlChemist81 Posted September 18, 2018 Author Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/18/2018 at 11:35 AM, ben0119 said: Expand Dear Lord, why did I just waste 6 minutes of my life watching that!? At least it was pretty damn funny though! 1 Quote
ben0119 Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 On 9/18/2018 at 4:47 PM, OwlChemist81 said: Dear Lord, why did I just waste 6 minutes of my life watching that!? At least it was pretty damn funny though! Expand I have to do something to put you in line should you get the idea to make 15 Halloween and/or Hellsing threads again like you used to constantly do! Quote
OwlChemist81 Posted September 20, 2018 Author Posted September 20, 2018 I assure you, this year this will be the only one. Quote
OwlChemist81 Posted October 19, 2018 Author Posted October 19, 2018 Reviving this idea tonight, since 4 years ago right now Toonami was airing Episode V, and I just happen to be watching Episode V right now! Quote
OwlChemist81 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Posted October 22, 2018 I just discovered Hellsing 5-8 is the only Blu-Ray that I own. I thought I had others of Black Lagoon and the Evangelion movies, but I'm afraid they're just DVDs. Quote
The1gairon Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 Toonami really needs to put a marathon on Halloween weekends. I hate the idea of having to catch up on 5 episodes this Sunday on top of my already busy weekend schedule. Quote
OwlChemist81 Posted October 23, 2018 Author Posted October 23, 2018 (edited) This will be the first Saturday before Halloween they haven't done one since 2014. Of course, none of them have been thematic like a Hellsing or Tokyo Ghoul marathon would have been. Maybe it would be interesting for them to run the original Hellsing from start to finish one year? Edited October 23, 2018 by OwlChemist81 Quote
The1gairon Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 5:51 PM, OwlChemist81 said: This will be the first Saturday before Halloween they haven't done one since 2014. Of course, none of them have been thematic like a Hellsing or Tokyo Ghoul marathon would have been. Maybe it would be interesting for them to run the original Hellsing from start to finish one year? Expand Uuuuuuugh I got a Halloween party to go to at 8 fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. *_* I mean I seen all of the dub of MHA, and I don't care to skip an episode of Super, but man I wanna discuss it live with you guuuuuuys. At least we get the start of the twisted Mob Psycho 100 in time for Halloween. Quote
OwlChemist81 Posted October 26, 2018 Author Posted October 26, 2018 4 years ago, Episode VI, A.K.A. the most explosive episode of the series, aired on Toonami. I think I'll watch the commentary version tonight... Quote
Daos Posted October 26, 2018 Posted October 26, 2018 On 10/26/2018 at 6:56 AM, OwlChemist81 said: 4 years ago, Episode VI, A.K.A. the most explosive episode of the series, aired on Toonami. I think I'll watch the commentary version tonight... Expand Is that the one with a dead woman being raped by a guy with a fork in his eye? Quote
PokeNirvash Posted October 26, 2018 Posted October 26, 2018 On 10/26/2018 at 5:54 PM, Daos said: Is that the one with a dead woman being raped by a guy with a fork in his eye? Expand Nope, that's the next one. Quote
ben0119 Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 5:51 PM, OwlChemist81 said: This will be the first Saturday before Halloween they haven't done one since 2014. Of course, none of them have been thematic like a Hellsing or Tokyo Ghoul marathon would have been. Maybe it would be interesting for them to run the original Hellsing from start to finish one year? Expand I'm surprised there's no marathon either. But I'm not complaining lol. I hate marathons. You're never going to get off that Hellsing Halloween marathon idea, are you? Quote
OwlChemist81 Posted November 2, 2018 Author Posted November 2, 2018 Oh yeah, Episode 7 was on 4 years ago, wasn't it??? This episode served an interesting purpose, and proved Major really didn't give a damn about his charges. And oh yeah, Seras completed her transformation. Quote
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