The important thing to remember about Toonami is their target audience has always been the casual viewer, not the hardcore anime fan. On paper Black Clover was always a safe and easy choice for the block so I doubt there was actually any coercion to necessary to get them to air it. The hardcore fans may hate it for having all the worst tropes they hate in shonen, but the network doesn't care about that. What they want is stability, and Black Clover can provide that.
In general people need to stop thinking of these pick ups as "Toonami choose to air X instead of Y" and more "Toonami picked X from the list of dubs that they could actually obtain the license to, and fits the tone of the block."
Token Bad Guy
Not going to stop me from making fun of Black Clover though.
RIP Akira Toriyama, taken from us far too soon.
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Doesn't make it any less disappointing that certain series we'd all love to see on the block aren't (or can't be) picked up, of course, but that's the right way of looking at it.
It's not like Toonami has this phenomenally large budget these days, even roughly 5 and a half years after the block rose from the ashes. It's definitely more than when Toonami first relaunched, but licensing costs are always going to be an issue to some extent where certain shows are concerned, and doubly so when you've got competition in form of Crunchyroll, Hulu, etc.
Fair enough. I'm pretty sure you're in good company there. 
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Yeah, unfortunately. That would've been a good addition to the lineup, no doubt.
edited 16th Dec '17 7:35:31 PM by X2X
The Head of the Hydra
Oh fair warning from what heard the third episode is mostly filler too.
So....... yeah more Filler Hell.
Its a damn shame is what it is especially since Magus Bride was on the table too. 
Heh funny that Pan just fly's back on her own then just being returned.
edited 16th Dec '17 7:33:56 PM by slimcoder
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Not really a lord of anything
The Funimation Twitter was teasing a "voice from Dragon Ball's past" so there's at least that to look forward to.
This song needs more love.
Oh hey, I forgot about that blue goo. That actually comes up in the next arc.
On Black Clover, I wouldn't really have a problem with it if the pacing wasn't apparently so terrible in the anime. But apparently it has the opposite problem as the actual manga, funnily enough, even though apparently there are going to be like 51 episodes and so they don't have to pad things out.
The Head of the Hydra
Like I get padding things out to fill an episode but these guys are going overkill on this shit.
Huh its times like this I wish the kids weren't so shafted.
Hey Battlechef. I got this game, its pretty fun as Tom says.
edited 16th Dec '17 7:46:38 PM by slimcoder
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Not really a lord of anything
Oh wait I think I just realized who that voice is and if I'm right the dub team is amazing.
This song needs more love.
Who is it?
I liked it better when Questionable Casting was called WTH Casting Agency
Not really a lord of anything
There's a Clone Vegeta later on and I think they may have gotten Brian Drummond (AKA "Over nine-THOUSAND!!!) to voice him.
edited 16th Dec '17 7:54:15 PM by LordVatek
This song needs more love.
The Head of the Hydra
Prolly should have spoiled that there.
Wow I feel bad for King Kai there. ![[lol]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png "[lol]"){kind=small}
edited 16th Dec '17 7:53:27 PM by slimcoder
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Not really a lord of anything
Why does King Kai keep letting Goku train on his planet?
Oh woops.
edited 16th Dec '17 7:54:03 PM by LordVatek
This song needs more love.
Court Dragon
Man. An angry Vegeta who won't sit down has to be the worst kind of road trip partner.
I have a message from another time...
I wonder the same thing.
And, of course (if true), I missed OG English Vegeta because I had to step out for a few minutes.
[internal screaming intensifies]
Or did I not miss it?
I DIDN'T MISS IT! 
@ Vatek & Beary: I mean, it's not exactly like King Kai can stop Goku from showing up and hanging out on his planet...
edited 16th Dec '17 7:56:57 PM by X2X
The Head of the Hydra
Heh yeah.
That radio voice is gold, I can't believe theirs a galactic underwear convention.
Holy fuck I think it is him. ![[awesome]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/minis/award_star_gold_3.png "[awesome]"){kind=small}
edited 16th Dec '17 7:56:54 PM by slimcoder
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Not really a lord of anything
WHOO! I WAS RIGHT!
This song needs more love.
This is awesome, but now we have to wait three weeks to see the climax. Sigh.
I liked it better when Questionable Casting was called WTH Casting Agency
IT IS HIM!
Good job, Funi. That is some amazing meta casting right there.
To put that into perspective, that's the amount of time, counting tonight, it will have taken for Black Clover to have made it to the second chapter of the manga.
edited 16th Dec '17 7:58:59 PM by X2X
Tip my hat to Chris Sabat for making this happen.
"You're nothing but an imposter!"
The Head of the Hydra
This dub is fucking amazing.
Even that shit doesn't take away from the awesomeness.
edited 16th Dec '17 8:00:29 PM by slimcoder
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Makes ya wonder something about Black Clover.
Like did no one want it & Toonami just got the slim pickings or they were forced upon it because they were an easy marketing vehicle?
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."