3ngag3 Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 This is a two part special kicking off the block tonight. Who, or what, is returning tonight to celebrate Toonami's 25th anniversary? Watch and find out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Showtime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Who could it be now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 "I got a barrel full of caution in each hand, Sara" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Oooh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 The Absolution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimationFan14 Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, DangerMouse said: "I got a barrel full of caution in each hand, Sara" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Gun Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Sweet, an actual TIE thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 I'm in awe. ABSOLUTE AWE!!! Well done, TOONAMI!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 You call that a conclusion?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 (edited) Forgot this had it's own dedicated thread. That bit of Outlaw Star in the background with Melfina, heh. Edited March 27, 2022 by DangerMouse 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 1 minute ago, ben0119 said: You call that a conclusion?! Yeah, is it over? Neat that it was a version of the Absolution though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountFrylock Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, ben0119 said: You call that a conclusion?! what's even weirder is Demarco stated they had to desperately stretch the budget to make this happen and....this could very well be the last Toonami event unless the budget improves  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 23 minutes ago, CountFrylock said: what's even weirder is Demarco stated they had to desperately stretch the budget to make this happen and....this could very well be the last Toonami event unless the budget improves  I thought he said before there weren't going to be events for a long time. It's cool to have the old ship back and I guess this was an explanation for the transition, but it all seems like a waste of money on their current budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 (edited) Well, this IS the first official one since 2019. And then they said it would be a while, and 2022 made sense. We might get another Cosmo Samurai in the meantime, but I'd say 2024 sounds about right for Intruder 4. Edited March 27, 2022 by OwlChemist81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatch Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 This TIE felt less like an actual cool thing and more an excuse for Toonami to refresh their packaging, because they've done so a lot since the block returned. And the new Absolution is neat, but it feels more like nostalgia bait than anything. At least the implication I got is that TOM and SARA are on a mission to do... something, and they'll keep broadcasting cartoons for at least 250 more years. Also, when I saw the old SARA looping her animation in the cockpit, was I the only one expecting the return of Sally Timms? Really, most of my problems with Toonami right now have to do with how frugal things have gotten. At least Shenmue got new music and a lead-off bump for its new set, but Made in Abyss is still stuck with the weirdo issue of having two music sets. And they didn't even include clips from past Episode 8. Not to mention, there's been an utter dearth of goodies. We haven't even gotten a new game review since early January, and those have been ubiquitous on the block. Heck, there have been hardly any music videos on the block lately, and those take even less effort to put on. I know I'm sounding pretty complainy right now, but really, I just want to know what's keeping the Toonami staff cooped up and unable to do any of this? Hopefully things improve now that the two TIEs are done, which I guess is a nice thing that might never happen again. I wasn't expecting TOM 6 to actually have a TIE of his own, given that they said The Forge would be the last big Toonami thing for a while, so this was better than nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokeNirvash Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Personally, I think it was TOM saying the Absolution was destroyed 19 years ago (2003) when the last time it ever showed up before now was seven years ago (2015) that took me out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasqueradeOverture Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Blatch said: This TIE felt less like an actual cool thing and more an excuse for Toonami to refresh their packaging, because they've done so a lot since the block returned. And the new Absolution is neat, but it feels more like nostalgia bait than anything. At least the implication I got is that TOM and SARA are on a mission to do... something, and they'll keep broadcasting cartoons for at least 250 more years. Also, when I saw the old SARA looping her animation in the cockpit, was I the only one expecting the return of Sally Timms? Really, most of my problems with Toonami right now have to do with how frugal things have gotten. At least Shenmue got new music and a lead-off bump for its new set, but Made in Abyss is still stuck with the weirdo issue of having two music sets. And they didn't even include clips from past Episode 8. Not to mention, there's been an utter dearth of goodies. We haven't even gotten a new game review since early January, and those have been ubiquitous on the block. Heck, there have been hardly any music videos on the block lately, and those take even less effort to put on. I know I'm sounding pretty complainy right now, but really, I just want to know what's keeping the Toonami staff cooped up and unable to do any of this? Hopefully things improve now that the two TIEs are done, which I guess is a nice thing that might never happen again. I wasn't expecting TOM 6 to actually have a TIE of his own, given that they said The Forge would be the last big Toonami thing for a while, so this was better than nothing. Warner Bros. That's it, that's all it comes down to. Warner Bros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 On 3/27/2022 at 2:02 PM, PokeNirvash said: Personally, I think it was TOM saying the Absolution was destroyed 19 years ago (2003) when the last time it ever showed up before now was seven years ago (2015) that took me out of it. That ship that was destroyed in 2015 was the Absolution II. This is the Return of Absolution I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) On 3/27/2022 at 1:45 PM, Blatch said: Blah blah blah... ...utter dearth of goodies. ...more blah blah blah DEARTH of goodies my BUTT! What the hell was Cosmo Samurai 2? Chopped Liver? THAT'S why we haven't seen a video game review since January. Unless they show an OVA with a really weird runtime like Hellsing Ultimate IV or the Lupin Part 5 OVA, a TIE is pretty much all the "goodies" they can do for a week. Edited March 31, 2022 by OwlChemist81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatch Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Well, the drought started prior to Cosmo Samurai 2. I guess I forgot the custom of not doing normal goodies whenever a TIE is airing; my rationale against this was going to be that the Toonami crew had little to do with the actual production of this one, but I think I'm being too greedy. Let's hope for something good tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Blatch said: Well, the drought started prior to Cosmo Samurai 2. I guess I forgot the custom of not doing normal goodies whenever a TIE is airing; my rationale against this was going to be that the Toonami crew had little to do with the actual production of this one, but I think I'm being too greedy. Let's hope for something good tonight. Probably gonna be the Made In Abyss 1-hour finale promo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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