Blatch Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 So this got announced on air last week, and yet nobody made a big deal about it. I've only seen one mention on here in the Shenmue thread. But yes, a new installment of this non-canonical TIE only Poke could love is happening, tying into Toonami's 25th birthday. Here's the promo: Seems more fitting of the series' title, don't ya think? Catch it for the next four weeks, starting tonight at 1:00A. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokeNirvash Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Arthouse or '90s homage, Tsuru-kei is Tsuru-kei no matter the execution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) does akutomu mean "evil/devil TOM?" Edited February 20, 2022 by CorbeauKarasu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saito34 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 "fat head tom" 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 like DIO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 I don't think I ever saw the first Cosmo Samurai. Didn't they show it during a marathon or something? A poor decision on their part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Well I have no idea what the hell that was or what just happened lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 classic TOM body, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokeNirvash Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/20/2022 at 1:02 AM, ben0119 said: I don't think I ever saw the first Cosmo Samurai. Didn't they show it during a marathon or something? A poor decision on their part. You can watch the whole thing here if you're interested. Yeah, this first installment is definitely easier to peg as Tsuru's style than the first one. Can't wait to see what happens next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketch Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/19/2022 at 10:02 PM, ben0119 said: I don't think I ever saw the first Cosmo Samurai. Didn't they show it during a marathon or something? A poor decision on their part. The first one aired over 4 weeks at the top of the block last year. As memory serves, DBS reruns were the first show on the block at the time so I wouldn't blame anyone for missing these shorts last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) Yeah, the first season really should have gotten a rerun if they were going to do this. But it IS available on YouTube in all its cosmo subtitled glory: Edited February 23, 2022 by OwlChemist81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 What is this bizarre reality... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 this tk a turn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 87!? Damn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 On 2/23/2022 at 2:14 AM, Sketch said: The first one aired over 4 weeks at the top of the block last year. As memory serves, DBS reruns were the first show on the block at the time so I wouldn't blame anyone for missing these shorts last year. Yeah that must have been why I never watched it haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 ninjas vs robots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 (edited) Actually I'm pretty sure cloning a human and transferring the memories would be a lot harder than copying over data from one robot to another. Edited February 27, 2022 by ben0119 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 SARA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 This is a hell of a Toonami fanfic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimationFan14 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Well the cat's out of the bag now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 cats don't recognize death? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 another redesign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 KICK ASS, TOM! Now Ass Class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 1 minute ago, OwlChemist81 said: This is a hell of a Toonami fanfic! That makes no fucking sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokeNirvash Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 On the one hand, I'm still loving how better the visual direction has gotten compared to season 1. Again, it really feels like the work the director's best known for! Can't say I'm crazy about the use of clones and time travel to give the story more of a plot, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Gun Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 I have no idea what's going on in this thing other than the fact that they just tried to dump 45 minutes' worth of lore in a 5-minute short that absolutely didn't need it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatch Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 Yeah, that was... a lot. What I got out of it was some shit involving a time loop. I guess the cat created it when he made TOM, which the villain thought would make the perfect body to use to do evil stuff? Also, the ninja lady has clones, and she goes through their bodies like bottled water. But what about the other two? I could criticize it, but then again, this TIE is already beyond the pale given its generic origins. I don't mind coming along for the ride, even if it's barely comprehensible. And hey: least it's better than Sand Whale and Me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/27/2022 at 12:07 AM, ben0119 said: That makes no fucking sense. It's a non-canonical story not commissioned by DeMarco by an original creator. That's pretty much the definition of a fanfic, even if it is a pretty glorious one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/23/2022 at 2:14 AM, Sketch said: The first one aired over 4 weeks at the top of the block last year. As memory serves, DBS reruns were the first show on the block at the time so I wouldn't blame anyone for missing these shorts last year. Yeah, it certainly helps that the sequel just happens to be a commercial break removed from one of the Top 5 hottest animated shows on the planet right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Clone Kunoichi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Green-haried one's design kinda reminds me of Locke The Superman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Grand Finale tonight! Epic Robot on Robot action! Can TOM kick this mysterious challenger's ass? We shall find out tonight at 1 AM, after a mindblowing new episode of Attack on Titan! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Cosmo action time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 well, that sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorbeauKarasu Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 the amazing world of doctor gumball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatch Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 Okay, so that was... yeah. A fittingly quixotic end for a series no one expected a sequel to. I did think the idea of killing Jaaku in the past with a faster-than-light arrow was pretty cool, though. On top of that, Sentai did the subs for this too? They're really taking over the block, as I think they should. [think we can get hamefura on toonami?] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokeNirvash Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Ehh, I think this crowd has had enough lawlharems after Tenchi GXP went to 12 with the genre trappings. Overall, while the technical production was definitely a slight step up from the original, and the visual direction moreso, I doubt this sophomore installment was really needed, per se. Then again, based on today's new show announcements, we should just leave it to Demarco to make sequels of whatever he finds cool. The biggest disappointment, though, was Toshiyuki Tsuru not coming back to direct it. At some point during the wait between 3 and 4, I realized that this sequel was probably Takashi Sano's doing instead. [think we can get tower of god on toonami?] 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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