Predict Toonami in 2025

[Mr. Idea Box]

1 hour ago, OwlChemist81 said:

We may have actually gotten #3. Tonight One Piece will air its 6th Double-Header in a row with no signs of stopping.

I didn't think any of those would happen, but if one of them did? It would be the one where they up the Straw Hat budget.

[Toonamiguy321]

1 hour ago, OwlChemist81 said:

We may have actually gotten #3. Tonight One Piece will air its 6th Double-Header in a row with no signs of stopping.

I wouldn’t sign that check until the May schedule update. If they keep this up till May 17, that’s a 10 episode debt. They already paid one off the first week of the year, and the last 2 weeks of the year are always off, so that’s 7 more to pay off. A full series Lazarus marathon for 2 weeks is highly likely, so that’s 5 left. That’s a manageable amount still. 
 

If we get to the May shuffle and it’s still going double, they either bought extra or are burning through it irresponsibly and we will pay for it later. 
 

On 3/30/2025 at 8:23 PM, Mr. Idea Box said:

A permanent expansion. - Considering Toonami Rewind didn't make it to January, moving their shows to the back end of Saturday, this would be a miracle. Nevertheless, I do not care how early or late they expand. They can take the whole 13-hour night for all I care. Actually, that would be too big even for ME to wish for...

I’ll never understand why people ask for this when the block is in the state it’s in. It’s seven slots now and it sucks so hard, more slots just means more suck. They need to make what we have good before anyone talks about any form of expansion. 

[OwlChemist81]

7 hours ago, Mr. Idea Box said:

I didn't think any of those would happen, but if one of them did? It would be the one where they up the Straw Hat budget.

Beg your pardon--I was wrong. As we got DBZ Kai on 3/1, this is only the 5TH Pirate Power Hour in a row in 2025.

[Mr. Idea Box]

Just now, OwlChemist81 said:

Beg your pardon--I was wrong. As we got DBZ Kai on 3/1, this is only the 5TH Pirate Power Hour in a row in 2025.

Still worth noting, compared to previous years.

[KageRageX]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaiba#2025_series

 

Imagine if they got fucking Yaiba: Samurai Legend or Witch Watch. Frfr from the feels of these, these would feel well on some equivalent of CN Toonami if that was still around, the fact both are rated PG....I want CN to pick them up and run them on Saturdays with Iyanu.

[Jman]

2 minutes ago, KageRageX said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaiba#2025_series

 

Imagine if they got fucking Yaiba: Samurai Legend or Witch Watch. Frfr from the feels of these, these would feel well on some equivalent of CN Toonami if that was still around, the fact both are rated PG....I want CN to pick them up and run them on Saturdays with Iyanu.

Netflix has it.

[KageRageX]

On 4/7/2025 at 7:14 PM, Jman said:

Netflix has it.

AND Hulu. Vix has the rights. GKIDS has Witch Watch. If they gave a damn, both shows could be on next month

12.0 Lazarus Dubbed
12.5 Yaiba: Samurai Legend
1.0 Witch Watch
1.5 Blue Exorcist Season 2
2.0 One Piece
2.5 Lazarus Subbed
3.0 Naturo
3.5 Sailor Moon

[Toonamiguy321]

Take a look at the April 26th schedule. In a break from the norm, Lazarus is listed with its proper episode for the night, while the rest of the schedule is blank. So we may have some kind of schedule update dropping tomorrow. 
 

Most logical option would be One Piece trimming down to 1 episode and the Lazarus sub sliding into the open slot. That’s a little earlier than the one month stated by Deadline, but that was never written in stone either. 
 

Naruto and Sailor Moon could be on their way out a bit earlier than expected. Considering they didn’t have the right date for DBZ leaving though, I don’t see them planning ahead for when this happens. 
 

And the least likely, maybe they are actually getting a new show? Seems a bit odd to start that on the 26th rather than waiting a few weeks for CSE and BE to end though. 

[Mr. Idea Box]

47 minutes ago, Toonamiguy321 said:

Take a look at the April 26th schedule. In a break from the norm, Lazarus is listed with its proper episode for the night, while the rest of the schedule is blank. So we may have some kind of schedule update dropping tomorrow. 

At this rate, I'll take an update.

47 minutes ago, Toonamiguy321 said:

Most logical option would be One Piece trimming down to 1 episode and the Lazarus sub sliding into the open slot. That’s a little earlier than the one month stated by Deadline, but that was never written in stone either. 

This tracks.

47 minutes ago, Toonamiguy321 said:

Naruto and Sailor Moon could be on their way out a bit earlier than expected. Considering they didn’t have the right date for DBZ leaving though, I don’t see them planning ahead for when this happens. 

I would've given them another month, if I wasn't given a full year for those shows. But since we see seven slots taken by the block, cutting the last two of them sounds a bit unlikely.

47 minutes ago, Toonamiguy321 said:

And the least likely, maybe they are actually getting a new show? Seems a bit odd to start that on the 26th rather than waiting a few weeks for CSE and BE to end though. 

A new show at the end of a month? Absurd, yet interesting.

[OwlChemist81]

"On April 26th, don’t miss our special musical guests Ginger Root as they wrap up the end of the block with their visual album Shinbangumi!"

Got to admit, this is pretty damn cool, even if we have to stay up until 3 AM to see it!! Could have lost a One Piece to trim the block down to 3.5 hours, but we're not!

[PokeNirvash]

Well, that's a nothingburger of a schedule update. Neat, sure, but not really hopeful for the block's longevity/ability to secure acquisitions.

[Toonamiguy321]

I don’t know what that is and I don’t think that I care either. 
 

I am very surprised that One Piece is still trucking forward with two episodes. This would have been a good excuse to preserve one. 
 

Bets on if Sailor Moon returns the following week?

[brianycpht]

1 hour ago, PokeNirvash said:

Well, that's a nothingburger of a schedule update. Neat, sure, but not really hopeful for the block's longevity/ability to secure acquisitions.

I think this is it?

 

 

[Jman]

16 minutes ago, brianycpht said:

I think this is it?

 

 

I mean, is it supposed to be a comedy album?

Edited April 11 by Jman

[Toonamiguy321]

3 hours ago, brianycpht said:

I think this is it?

 

 

Surely this is just the visual for the YouTube video, right? And they aren’t going to air a train going in a circle for an hour, right?

[Mr. Idea Box]

The upside? This is certainly an unexpected thing to air on present-day Toonami. It vaguely reminds me of Interstella: 5555 in theory.

The downside? It airs at 3 in the morning, below even Naruto reruns, and it looks like the lone bright spot of Toonami Rewind's remains might be leaving early.

Overall, not something I would've presented without an update for next month.

[Sketch]

10 hours ago, Toonamiguy321 said:

Surely this is just the visual for the YouTube video, right? And they aren’t going to air a train going in a circle for an hour, right?

If THIS is what it is then it would explain why they tossed it to 3AM rather than air it earlier in the block to save some precious One Piece episodes or something.

EDIT: I don’t think that video is what will be airing. Seems they made a vintage style anime for this. It's subtitled and could certainly turn off their regular viewers just by the look of it so 3AM is a much safer bet than earlier in the block but at this point they could have played it at 1:30 without much concern.

 

Edited April 12 by Sketch

[Jman]

It’s something I suppose.

I mean what did people expect?  Steel Ball Run?

 

 

[Toonamiguy321]

Online schedule updated, Sailor Moon returns to its timeslot the following week. 
 

Which leads us to ask, if this wasn’t a way to stealth delete Sailor Moon, why not pull Naruto and SM on the 26th so this music video thing can air at a slightly more reasonable time right on the heels of premier content? With a bonus feature of not offsetting the blocks runtime for one week. Not like anyone would miss either show for one week. 
 

Whatever the case, with that sorted, we are now moving into the strike zone of CSE and BE ending. The post CSE schedule goes live next Sunday, so I would hope they have some kind of announcement this Friday. We are dying for any kind of news at this point so it would be nice if they didn’t take us down to the two week wire for once, especially if it’s another “we have nothing” schedule.

[brianycpht]

29 minutes ago, Toonamiguy321 said:

Online schedule updated, Sailor Moon returns to its timeslot the following week. 
 

Which leads us to ask, if this wasn’t a way to stealth delete Sailor Moon, why not pull Naruto and SM on the 26th so this music video thing can air at a slightly more reasonable time right on the heels of premier content? With a bonus feature of not offsetting the blocks runtime for one week. Not like anyone would miss either show for one week. 
 

Whatever the case, with that sorted, we are now moving into the strike zone of CSE and BE ending. The post CSE schedule goes live next Sunday, so I would hope they have some kind of announcement this Friday. We are dying for any kind of news at this point so it would be nice if they didn’t take us down to the two week wire for once, especially if it’s another “we have nothing” schedule.

Best case: we get BE season 2 and the return of one of our staples (Stone, MHA, ect) 

 

Worst Case: we get Lazurus Subs and another rerun of an AS original 

[Sketch]

22 hours ago, Toonamiguy321 said:

Online schedule updated, Sailor Moon returns to its timeslot the following week. 
 

Which leads us to ask, if this wasn’t a way to stealth delete Sailor Moon, why not pull Naruto and SM on the 26th so this music video thing can air at a slightly more reasonable time right on the heels of premier content? With a bonus feature of not offsetting the blocks runtime for one week. Not like anyone would miss either show for one week. 
 

Whatever the case, with that sorted, we are now moving into the strike zone of CSE and BE ending. The post CSE schedule goes live next Sunday, so I would hope they have some kind of announcement this Friday. We are dying for any kind of news at this point so it would be nice if they didn’t take us down to the two week wire for once, especially if it’s another “we have nothing” schedule.

Skipping a Naruto would put them in danger of  not finishing Land of Waves if the show leaves in May but they probably weren’t thinking about that.

[Sketch]

No schedule update yesterday, probably to no one’s surprise. But Aniplex has a panel at Sakura Con today from 6:30 to 7:30 PM PST this evening. The timing is right to announce Blue Exorcist Kyoto Arc if nothing else.

[Mr. Idea Box]

1 hour ago, Sketch said:

No schedule update yesterday, probably to no one’s surprise. But Aniplex has a panel at Sakura Con today from 6:30 to 7:30 PM PST this evening. The timing is right to announce Blue Exorcist Kyoto Arc if nothing else.

I know we should expect more, but with greater competition nowadays, at least it's something.

[PokeNirvash]

With Common Side Effects and Blue Exorcist ending their respective reruns on the same day, it'd be absolutely clinically moronic for Toonami not to announce an acquisition to replace either one or both, especially after four whole months of no new (read: premiering from the start) anime this year besides Lazarus.

[Toonamiguy321]

4 hours ago, Sketch said:

No schedule update yesterday, probably to no one’s surprise. But Aniplex has a panel at Sakura Con today from 6:30 to 7:30 PM PST this evening. The timing is right to announce Blue Exorcist Kyoto Arc if nothing else.

Would be neat if we could get another double announcement from them. They still have some Demon Slayer and Mashle too. At this point, anything from their catalog that isn’t a rerun is welcome. 
 

3 hours ago, PokeNirvash said:

With Common Side Effects and Blue Exorcist ending their respective reruns on the same day, it'd be absolutely clinically moronic for Toonami not to announce an acquisition to replace either one or both, especially after four whole months of no new (read: premiering from the start) anime this year besides Lazarus.

Hmm, I had thought they were offset a week, but you are right, both shows end on May 3rd. If this panel doesn’t reveal something it will be even more concerning that we didn’t get an update yesterday. 
 

Two Aniplex premiers + Lazarus subbed replacing the second One Piece should absolutely be doable but I’m sure they will find a way to let us down. 

[Sketch]

Goose egg for Easter weekend.

https://bsky.app/profile/spiralmaiden.bsky.social/post/3ln7lhmgrvs2e

[Mr. Idea Box]

19 minutes ago, Sketch said:

Goose egg for Easter weekend.

https://bsky.app/profile/spiralmaiden.bsky.social/post/3ln7lhmgrvs2e

So it's gonna be a while before post-April news breaks. Fun...

[Toonamiguy321]

19 minutes ago, Sketch said:

Goose egg for Easter weekend.

https://bsky.app/profile/spiralmaiden.bsky.social/post/3ln7lhmgrvs2e

Well that’s what I get for having any kind of expectations. 
 

So means this upcoming Friday is where we turn our focus. Yea they could delay it longer but with two slots to deal with, I don’t think they will have that luxury. 

[Sketch]

18 minutes ago, Toonamiguy321 said:

Well that’s what I get for having any kind of expectations. 
 

So means this upcoming Friday is where we turn our focus. Yea they could delay it longer but with two slots to deal with, I don’t think they will have that luxury. 

They can certainly hold out till the week before. One slot can go to Lazarus subbed and the other could just be another rerun. Primal perhaps. And there's always dropping a slot but I think they'll have something other than One Piece or Lazarus sub at 12:30AM even if its another rerun.

Wishful thinking they managed to get Dr. Stone, Fire Force or Daima for May 10th and we have to wait to see if they ever continue Mashle, Blue Exorcist or Demon Slayer.

But if they have nothing they should just do this.

12:00 AM - Lazarus
12:30 AM - One Piece
01:00 AM - One Piece
01:30 AM - Lazarus Sub
02:00 AM - Naruto
02:30 AM - Sailor Moon

Just run Suicide Squad Isekai or Scavengers already WTF WB/D!

Edited April 20 by Sketch

[Toonamiguy321]

2 hours ago, Sketch said:

They can certainly hold out till the week before. One slot can go to Lazarus subbed and the other could just be another rerun. Primal perhaps. And there's always dropping a slot but I think they'll have something other than One Piece or Lazarus sub at 12:30AM even if its another rerun.

Wishful thinking they managed to get Dr. Stone, Fire Force or Daima for May 10th and we have to wait to see if they ever continue Mashle, Blue Exorcist or Demon Slayer.

But if they have nothing they should just do this.

12:00 AM - Lazarus
12:30 AM - One Piece
01:00 AM - One Piece
01:30 AM - Lazarus Sub
02:00 AM - Naruto
02:30 AM - Sailor Moon

Just run Suicide Squad Isekai or Scavengers already WTF WB/D!

I’d rather get nothing over the block becoming a trash can for unwanted Max shows. 
 

It does make you wonder why they have been so against moving One Piece forward. For a few weeks it’s just to keep the schedule stable. But for 5 months (or more) there’s no real reason it couldn’t have moved up in the night for awhile. 
 

That said, they really need to get OP cut down an episode ASAP or they are gonna have a real mess at the end of the year. There is no way they can coast on that till July.

[Toonamiguy321]

5/10 is stupid, but on 5/17 we are SO FUCKING BACK. Never been so happy to be wrong about something. Blue Exorcist isn’t that surprising, but Bleach is way out of left field.

Dare I say it, is Toonami saved?

[Jman]

I’m surprised the Mouse let them.  

[PokeNirvash]

About damn time. 

[Blatch]

Well, you could complain that Bleach is coming too late in the game for it to be able to draw a crowd, but I ain't. And how cool is it when Toonami does the exact thing we expect from them? Now I have an actual reason to watch my DVR recordings of Blue Exorcist S1.

[though... i should do some other shows first]

[Toonamiguy321]

21 minutes ago, Jman said:

I’m surprised the Mouse let them.  

I think the mouse has enough financial issues right now that they understand it’s a waste to not license their content if there is a willing buyer. 
 

I JUST watched Undead Unluck thinking it was a safe, never ever show for Toonami because it was Disney/Hulu locked. So watch that find its way here soon. 
 

21 minutes ago, Blatch said:

Well, you could complain that Bleach is coming too late in the game for it to be able to draw a crowd, but I ain't. And how cool is it when Toonami does the exact thing we expect from them? Now I have an actual reason to watch my DVR recordings of Blue Exorcist S1.

[though... i should do some other shows first]

Nonsense. Especially when Kyoto Saga is coming in at the same time nearly ten years since its release. Bleach is easily one of the biggest pickups they could have landed. 

[Top Gun]

I was cautiously optimistic about Blue Exorcist season 2 slotting in, because why bother with the season 1 repeat otherwise, but...wow. This is a biggie. I know it's a complete narrative trainwreck but I'm legit happy, because now I don't have to try and force myself through it on my own. 

[3ngag3]

It's gonna be weird for Blue Exorcist anime onlys to see how S2 retcons the 'ending' of S1

[OwlChemist81]

4 hours ago, Toonamiguy321 said:

5/10 is stupid, but on 5/17 we are SO FUCKING BACK. Never been so happy to be wrong about something. Blue Exorcist isn’t that surprising, but Bleach is way out of left field.

Dare I say it, is Toonami saved?

I like 5/10. Early night before Mother's Day.

[EmpressAngel]

I wonder if we've been getting scraps for so long because they were saving everything up for Bleach.

I haven't bothered to watch the new anime or touched the manga since it ended so I can't wait to see what men are now in my garbage standards wheelhouse.

[Toonamiguy321]

So do we consider this the final nail in the hopium coffin that Crunchyroll will cooperate in any way? Bleach was not on anyone’s radar as a potential pickup, yet here it is while MHA S7 still is MIA. As well as Dr Stone and Fire Force. 
 

Hopefully AS has secured at least the first 2 parts of Bleach, as that will easily take them to the end of the year. And since Bleach is one of those few shows they trust at midnight, it can fill in the gaps between originals rather than visual vomit like FLCL. 

[PokeNirvash]

Dude, Bleach was an [as] mainstay. No matter how heavy Hulu had it under lockdown from the dub's premiere, TYBW was never a matter of "if"; only "when".

[Mr. Idea Box]

Well, I can say I never expected something from Disney Jail to pop up here. But if any of those shows were to make the jump, it was going to be Bleach.

That said, aside from Undead Unluck, which is one of Shonen Jump's few modern hits, what else from the Hulu originals could air on cable now that the floodgates have been opened?

As for the Crunchyroll hopium, I'd like to say there's still a little left in the tank. Because if they're striking deals with Steamboat Willie himself, then Sony might come to an agreement for the existing material.

Furthermore, Two Piece has prevailed for another week, possibly for the rest of the month. Now, I have no idea how long this gravy train will last, but I'm keeping things positive this time.

However, given the chain of events laid out, I'm starting to make room for the possibility of a two-hour block again. I hope they don't do that, but I should keep that expectation tempered.

Still, that shouldn't disclose the fact that getting TYBW is by no means nothing to sneeze at.

[Toonamiguy321]

2 hours ago, PokeNirvash said:

Dude, Bleach was an [as] mainstay. No matter how heavy Hulu had it under lockdown from the dub's premiere, TYBW was never a matter of "if"; only "when".

There are plenty of shows that were “mainstays” that are never gonna air again. I have no doubt AS would always try to get Bleach, but ultimately the opening for it to come to Toonami was entirely in the hands of Disney. 
 

And with the absolute state the block has been in this year, we weren’t even sure if we would get ANY acquired shows ever again. Blue Exorcist S2 was our bare minimum. Not one genuine person out there has Bleach on their prediction chart for May. None. 
 

57 minutes ago, Mr. Idea Box said:

That said, aside from Undead Unluck, which is one of Shonen Jump's few modern hits, what else from the Hulu originals could air on cable now that the floodgates have been opened?

I don’t think we should count those chickens yet. Yes, we now know it’s at least possible to land shows held by Disney. But I doubt doing so comes at a bargain price. Bleach is one of the most iconic anime that AS ever aired, so they were willing to fork up to get it. I don’t know if they are willing to extend that courtesy to any other show. 
 

If they do, Undead Unluck is the obvious front runner. And honestly, it needs the cable exposure. From what I have read, it was overshadowed in its season and the Hulu release greatly limited its reach. That’s a rare example of a show that might actually see benefits from a Toonami run in 2025. 
 

I was of the opinion that Heavenly Delusion felt like an ASA era show when I watched it. However, it’s for sure a later in the night kind of show, so it would have to be a killer bargain for them to even look at it. 

[KageRageX]

I'll be damned.

Seriously tho take off the extra One Piece. And where's the Lazarus sub we were supposed to be getting?

Perhaps sometime this summer......

12:00 AS/Toonami original
12:30 Bleach: TYBW
01:00 Dr. Stone
01:30 Blue Exorcist
02:00 One Piece
02:30 Lazarus Subbed
03:00 Sailor Moon

[Sketch]

12 hours ago, Jman said:

I’m surprised the Mouse let them.  

Pretty sure it's still a Viz license and it's possible the Disney exclusive window for part 1 has finally expired. It's still wild that Toonami got a show that has been in Disney jail rather than ANYTHING from Crunchyroll. But as we've seen with Family Guy of all shows, Disney will play if the money is right and it's not one of their darlings.

If they did wrangle Bleach directly from Disney then that could open up some wonderful possibilities. Undead Unluck, Sandland, Loser Ranger are the easy marks but Heavenly Delusions and Summer Time Rendering would be phenomenal additions.

8 hours ago, EmpressAngel said:

I wonder if we've been getting scraps for so long because they were saving everything up for Bleach.

I haven't bothered to watch the new anime or touched the manga since it ended so I can't wait to see what men are now in my garbage standards wheelhouse.

I think they saved up for MHA and Daima and when neither happened they asked about Bleach again (I'm sure they looked into it years prior though)

7 hours ago, Toonamiguy321 said:

So do we consider this the final nail in the hopium coffin that Crunchyroll will cooperate in any way? Bleach was not on anyone’s radar as a potential pickup, yet here it is while MHA S7 still is MIA. As well as Dr Stone and Fire Force. 
 

Hopefully AS has secured at least the first 2 parts of Bleach, as that will easily take them to the end of the year. And since Bleach is one of those few shows they trust at midnight, it can fill in the gaps between originals rather than visual vomit like FLCL. 

I was really holding out some hopium for Dr. Stone and grasping at straws that the Fire Force listing wasn't hogwash but now? I don't see CR coming to the table any time soon.

It would be quite frustrating if they only half 3 months worth of Bleach for now and we should probably expect that and just be pleasantly surprised if they have more. Though part 2 is going to be 2 years old by Fall so that does seem reasonable.

But man... while it's not surprising they wanted to air Bleach it's unreal that they got it back before the TYBW has entirely wrapped. If they have 2 parts now and can get 2 parts later that would work out nicely. Once Lazarus ends they can lead with Bleach and hopefully make room for Mashle season 2 or something much less expected.

I won't say this line-up is all I would have liked since it's lacking Dr. Stone (if nothing else) but the fact they didn't just waste our time with Blue Exorcist reruns and the fact they brought Bleach back and the fact I'll have a whole block I would watch with 3 shows I haven't seen. That is indeed more than adequate.

Coming back from 6 months of 3 premieres or less we couldn't have expected 5 in May and none of them being subbed Lazarus (which is already on Max). But I can't help but feel concerned that they spent most of their budget on Bleach and 5 premieres will only last as long as Lazarus does if even that long. Two Piece could continue or end any given week depending on if they bought more than 50 episodes this year but I kind of think they did buy extra One Piece because other plans didn't pan out (or in case future plans don't pan out). Otherwise they'd be pulling out subbed Lazarus by May 18th I would think.

They have justified their 3.5 hour block length a while longer but we'll see if Sailor Moon and/or Naruto stick around past May. AS app is up to ep 57 which does happen to be expected end point for the deal based on the credit roll showing the 3rd opening and 3rd ending both running till ep 57 while they actually continue several more episodes. 57 is a strange place to stop though. It's right in the middle of Naruto's training with Jiraiya.

[Toonamiguy321]

1 hour ago, Sketch said:

Coming back from 6 months of 3 premieres or less we couldn't have expected 5 in May and none of them being subbed Lazarus (which is already on Max). But I can't help but feel concerned that they spent most of their budget on Bleach and 5 premieres will only last as long as Lazarus does if even that long. Two Piece could continue or end any given week depending on if they bought more than 50 episodes this year but I kind of think they did buy extra One Piece because other plans didn't pan out (or in case future plans don't pan out). Otherwise they'd be pulling out subbed Lazarus by May 18th I would think.

If this happened earlier in the year, this would be a merited concern. But Bleach is gonna be starting 2 weeks prior to the halfway mark of 2025. If they did blow out the budget here, it doesn’t really matter as long as they got the first 2 parts which will cleanly carry us till years end. Blue Exorcist feels like small potatoes in comparison so I have no concerns that they will continue forward with that as well. If they can swing one more acquisition by October or so, we will be solid. 

I think they DID blow the budget here, but we already suffered the consequences of that so it’s all good times till next year. 
 

1 hour ago, Sketch said:

They have justified their 3.5 hour block length a while longer but we'll see if Sailor Moon and/or Naruto stick around past May. AS app is up to ep 57 which does happen to be expected end point for the deal based on the credit roll showing the 3rd opening and 3rd ending both running till ep 57 while they actually continue several more episodes. 57 is a strange place to stop though. It's right in the middle of Naruto's training with Jiraiya.

I have heard that Sailor Moon is starting to expire on demand, so they are probably letting that go at minimum. Naruto seems to be fine though so it may be hanging around a bit longer. 

[Top Gun]

1 hour ago, Sketch said:

If they did wrangle Bleach directly from Disney then that could open up some wonderful possibilities. Undead Unluck, Sandland, Loser Ranger are the easy marks but Heavenly Delusions and Summer Time Rendering would be phenomenal additions.

Oh man, I would lose my shit if Summer Time Rendering somehow made it here. It was an incredible show that no one seemed to notice because it was unceremoniously dumped on Disney+.

[Sketch]

44 minutes ago, Toonamiguy321 said:

If this happened earlier in the year, this would be a merited concern. But Bleach is gonna be starting 2 weeks prior to the halfway mark of 2025. If they did blow out the budget here, it doesn’t really matter as long as they got the first 2 parts which will cleanly carry us till years end. Blue Exorcist feels like small potatoes in comparison so I have no concerns that they will continue forward with that as well. If they can swing one more acquisition by October or so, we will be solid. 

I think they DID blow the budget here, but we already suffered the consequences of that so it’s all good times till next year. 
 

I have heard that Sailor Moon is starting to expire on demand, so they are probably letting that go at minimum. Naruto seems to be fine though so it may be hanging around a bit longer. 

True, we probably already suffered the brunt of it even if Bleach was where most of the budget went. Basically if they got the next part of BE and Mashle they’re pretty well set.

Was the suffering worth it though? That’s the real question. And once again we have an example of a long span of time when they end up playing reruns instead of something fresh just so they can avoid paying to air anything that isn’t what they see as a sure bet. It’s popular shounen or nothing with few exceptions.

If they’re pulling Moon eps from VOD then it’s probably gone by June. Might as well throw on subbed Lazarus at 3am.

[EmpressAngel]

Air my horny Disney pretty boy anime, you cowards.

[Toonamiguy321]

13 hours ago, Sketch said:

Was the suffering worth it though? That’s the real question. And once again we have an example of a long span of time when they end up playing reruns instead of something fresh just so they can avoid paying to air anything that isn’t what they see as a sure bet. It’s popular shounen or nothing with few exceptions.

I don’t love it. I definitely agree this is not the correct way to operate where we have to go extended periods of time with nothing and they won’t give anything fresh a chance. But I’m just glad to be able to show some apathy towards it all for awhile. Even if they get nothing else at all this year, as long as they got 2 cours of Bleach, we have at least one hour of good content on the air until 2026. No more frustrating 30 minute blocks or months of not tuning in at all. For this year at least. 
 

I agree, we probably won’t stay at 5 premier slots for too long. Unless Get Jiro is ready to roll in July, I don’t expect Lazarus to be replaced. Bleach will just move up for however many weeks it needs to. One Piece might hold out on double duty for a bit longer. Thinking about it, even if they increased their yearly order from 50 to 60, that’s a full 2.5 months of consequence free double ups, that likely did not increase the expense a significant amount. Maybe come July when Lazarus ends they trim it down to one for a Lazarus rerun. 
 

And hell, since there are no rerun obstacles in my way, I may even stick out the full 5 premieres for awhile. Hopefully Dressrosa has made some progress in the 8 or so months I have been skipping it.