Predict Toonami in 2026

[Toonamiguy321]

20 hours ago, Sketch said:

Kamui has a 7/10 on iMDB and RoR has a 6.6/10. RoR does have a better MAL ranking but both are sub 7/10 there. RoR might be more popular but to say it dwarf's Kamui popularity seems inaccurate. There's certainly Netflix anime that do dwarf Kamui's popularity though but also many that are much less known or even more infamous than Kamui became by the end. Netflix is always throwing basically whatever they can onto their platform so I don't think they'd cancel Ninja Kamui's second or third season given it's cheap enough to produce.

I stand by S2 and S3 only existing as a vanity project so Adult Swim could claim that not all of their attempts at anime projects were colossal failures. Citing numbers in China of all places as fuel for a 2 season renewal is a pretty big stretch. 
 

Unless they haven’t started at all, S2 will probably make it. As you say, Netflix isn’t averse to just making whatever and seeing what happens. But, they are also quick to cancel stuff, so unless really ignites the popularity charts, it probably won’t make it to S3. 

[Sketch]

On 12/16/2025 at 6:19 PM, Jman said:

According to Netflix, last week the new season of RoR was watched by 5.3 million households.  More than double what Raw pulled down that week.  Kamui probably got a fifth of that.  

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/tv-non-english

I just don’t see DeMarco projects surviving the buyout.

We don't exactly know how well Ninja Kamui would do on Netflix. Despite it's reputation for shitting the bed after episode 5 it did pretty well for itself on Max and theoretically would have done very well on Netflix and maybe still would if it was thrown on there now.

[Jman]

I think it will boil down to when the deal closes.

Either way, after all the shit he said about Netflix and streaming in general, DeMarco is probably going to be left over at Discovery, or if his contract is with Warner, fired Day 1.

Edited December 18 by Jman

[Toonamiguy321]

6 hours ago, Jman said:

I think it will boil down to when the deal closes.

Either way, after all the shit he said about Netflix and streaming in general, DeMarco is probably going to be left over at Discovery, or if his contract is with Warner, fired Day 1.

Imagine they bring Demarco in and offer him the chance at maintaining a high level position. All he has to do is present his catalog of projects. Then, when he is done lying, the board just starts reading off one star reviews. 

[Sketch]

Looks like the Dan Da Dan ep that’s airing on January 3rd isn’t ep 9 but rather ep 11.

So I think it’s safe to expect Primal encores to start on January 17th and Dan Da Dan will be off the block until after Mashle finishes on January 31st.

I won’t rule out the possibility they just want to start Dan Da Dan season 2 three weeks sooner but if that’s the case why not just start on January 3rd?

It would however be pretty great if Primal was at 11:30 and both it and Dan Da Dan season 2 started on January 17th.

Edited Monday at 11:09 PM by Sketch

[Mr. Idea Box]

3 hours ago, Sketch said:

Looks like the Dan Da Dan ep that’s airing on January 3rd isn’t ep 9 but rather ep 11.

So I think it’s safe to expect Primal encores to start on January 17th and Dan Da Dan will be off the block until after Mashle finishes on January 31st.

I won’t rule out the possibility they just want to start Dan Da Dan season 2 three weeks sooner but if that’s the case why not just start on January 3rd?

It would however be pretty great if Primal was at 11:30 and both it and Dan Da Dan season 2 started on January 17th.

Personally, I'd wage my bets on Primal being the Midnight headliner for Winter 2026, because 11:30 PM for a rerun either means Toonami's getting another expansion three weeks after gaining half an hour in the early morning, or they don't trust the anime they currently have on hand and need Tartakovsky as a lead-in.

Can't say I expected Dan Da Dan to count the December marathon as a partial burn-off point, but I really should've done so.

[Sketch]

11:30pm Primal would be before Toonami so they don't have to make bumpers or anything or expand Toonami for it.

[Toonamiguy321]

9 hours ago, Sketch said:

Looks like the Dan Da Dan ep that’s airing on January 3rd isn’t ep 9 but rather ep 11.

So I think it’s safe to expect Primal encores to start on January 17th and Dan Da Dan will be off the block until after Mashle finishes on January 31st.

I won’t rule out the possibility they just want to start Dan Da Dan season 2 three weeks sooner but if that’s the case why not just start on January 3rd?

It would however be pretty great if Primal was at 11:30 and both it and Dan Da Dan season 2 started on January 17th.

Well, that’s an annoying revelation. I guess we were asking too much to be spared the rerun for awhile. 
 

A really ass way to go about making this happen. They could have finished DDD this Saturday, then just put Daima on double duty for two weeks. It’s got enough episodes and no one gives a shit about it anyway.

I wouldn’t hold your breath on an off Toonami run at 11:30. That’s just now how they roll. They wouldn’t be speeding up DDD if that was the plan as there is no urgency to start S2. Good news is though, we still should have a double premier night if DDD S2 and BE S5 start the same night. 

[brianycpht]

23 hours ago, Sketch said:

Looks like the Dan Da Dan ep that’s airing on January 3rd isn’t ep 9 but rather ep 11.

So I think it’s safe to expect Primal encores to start on January 17th and Dan Da Dan will be off the block until after Mashle finishes on January 31st.

I won’t rule out the possibility they just want to start Dan Da Dan season 2 three weeks sooner but if that’s the case why not just start on January 3rd?

It would however be pretty great if Primal was at 11:30 and both it and Dan Da Dan season 2 started on January 17th.

I really don’t see why they need Primal on the block. It’s fine just not being there if the only choice is it being an almost week old rerun 

[KageRageX]

- Primal Season 3 WILL air, I don't think there's any ands, it's not buts about it.
- Dan Da Dan S2 will air soon...
- Blue Exorcist continues, likely leaving when the show ends in the Spring
- Mashle is off come February, likely meaning either a new show or a slot cut.
- Most of the current reruns will likely be replaced with whatever random shenanigans they feel like throwing on.
- Bleach: TYBW S4 will NOT air anytime soon, possibly not even in 2026 at all.
- Rooster Fighter premieres in the Spring and manages to become a surprise success, leading to a renewal. I say this because of the surprising amount of hype I've seen around it.

As for actual new shows/returning favorites...

- Yaiba: Samurai Legend (look, at this point, I wouldn't mind the show airing)
- One Punch Man S3 (as bad as it is...I wouldn't be surprised in the least if this aired)

And....I'm basically out of ideas at this point.

[Toonamiguy321]

2 hours ago, brianycpht said:

I really don’t see why they need Primal on the block. It’s fine just not being there if the only choice is it being an almost week old rerun 

With their refusal to branch out and spend money, we are gonna get as much free schedule filler as they can find. It shouldn’t be this way, but it is. If nothing else, I wish they would at least stick it into their pocket for later, rather than having it run right on top of the premier. Everyone wants to engage with the live discussion so they won’t wait for Saturday. 
 

It would be nice if it didn’t have to lead the block. If they parked it in DDDs current slot, a lot of people wouldn’t be as irritated with it. 
 

37 minutes ago, KageRageX said:

Bleach: TYBW S4 will NOT air anytime soon, possibly not even in 2026 at all.

Season 4 was announced for a July 2026 release at Jump Fest this weekend. So in theory, the dub should be in motion with plenty of 2026 to spare. If Hulu doesn’t have a huge window of exclusivity, maybe we could see it join the fall lineup.