| 1 | [[WMG: TOM time travels back to the 40s, crashes, and is taken in by the US Government.]] |
| 2 | TOM is Roswell. |
| 3 | |
| 4 | [[WMG: TOM flew away in the finale because he wanted to have more adventures.]] |
| 5 | He flew off because his expiration date had come, so he let the two others have a well-deserved rest, but he didn't want his adventures to end, so, he defected, flying off the ''Absolution'' to fight evil and experience new sights, not to be thrown away for a mindless upgrade. |
| 6 | * TOM 3 wasn't upgraded until the revival. TOM 4 is a different unit entirely. Not sure what effect it has on this. |
| 7 | |
| 8 | [[WMG: If the others wake up, they will search for TOM.]] |
| 9 | If the final bumper is properly understood, the female computer suggests that they will search for TOM sooner or later. |
| 10 | * "Until we meet again...". Tom may come back, if his las words are any indication. |
| 11 | ** TOM 4 is back at his post. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | [[WMG: Toonami ended because Anime/{{Hamtaro}} wanted revenge.]] |
| 14 | Never mock a hamster. |
| 15 | * Hamtaro may have had his grievances, but in the end was merely another patsy by the true culprits: the cast of [[WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko a series denied their World Without Danger]] and quarantined on Miguzi for being neither Japanese nor American. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | [[WMG: TOM 4.0 was working for TOM 2.0.]] |
| 18 | This is why the latter TOM could still be (and still is) found on overseas branches of Cartoon Network, he had delegated responsibility to the former TOM. And the reason Toonami US ended was because he got fed up of being a subordinate. |
| 19 | * '''WHAT!?!?''' US is the only one that ended!? '''AGH!!!''' |
| 20 | ** Toonami UK ran for sometime but suffered heavy NetworkDecay and lacked TOM. So really not very Toonamish at all. |
| 21 | *** TOM 4 made an appearance in a 11/3/12 bump. |
| 22 | |
| 23 | [[WMG: SARA is [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Lilith]].]] |
| 24 | * So the ''Absolution'' is [[MemeticMutation Giant Naked]] [[{{Series/Firefly}} Serenity]]? |
| 25 | |
| 26 | [[WMG: Flash and T share the same AI as SARA, minus her sense of identity/self]] |
| 27 | I mean, since SARA came back she's actually USED one of Flash's sayings and TOM 4.0 didn't have his own SARA or anything similar to her in sight, [[spoiler:and has since been confirmed to be a seperate unit to TOM 3.0/5.0 so SARA couldn't have actually ''become'' Flash and T]]. What if Flash and T played that role for 4.0 just in a very different form? |
| 28 | |
| 29 | [[WMG: The [=TOMs=] on Cartoon Network's overseas branches are/were robotic clones that haven't been programmed to say much]] |
| 30 | Or at least South-East Asia TOM was. That's why he gave so little dialogue during the continuity links. Scratch that, he only talked at the start. And possibly the end. |
| 31 | |
| 32 | [[WMG: TOM (UK) was obsessed with video games]] |
| 33 | This is why Toonami UK was reduced to just a the gaming part of the UK's Cartoon Network website. TOM's UK clone got obsessed with video games, so he gave up anime and switched to video games. |
| 34 | |
| 35 | [[WMG: TOM (Phillipines) is trying to further Cartoon Network's NetworkDecay into Cartoon Network Real internationally]] |
| 36 | This explains why ''Series/KamenRiderKabuto'' is airing on Cartoon Network Philippines. |
| 37 | |
| 38 | [[WMG: TOM 3.0 had his voice chip stolen by a jungle-dwelling robot who stole Toonami's signal and started masquerading as TOM 4.0...]] |
| 39 | ...Which is why he gave no explanation for the new set, robots, or the Brother Chucking of SARA and the Absolution. |
| 40 | * Jossed. TOM 4 is a different unit. Still no explanation for the switchover, however. |
| 41 | |
| 42 | [[WMG: Toonami will be... revived.]] |
| 43 | [[spoiler: Jossed.]] |
| 44 | * [[spoiler: Says...who?]] |
| 45 | ** [[spoiler: Nevermind. It was a false alarm. Return to your weeping!]] |
| 46 | ** Says I! We could lead the charge and revive Toonami! Bring Back TOM! |
| 47 | *** #OccupyCN2012 |
| 48 | ** '''Semi-confirmed.''' Creator/AdultSwim brought it back temporarily for an AprilFoolsDay stunt, but fan devotion has since led them to "look into" a permanent revival. |
| 49 | ** Now [[http://www.adultswim.com/shows/toonami/index.html completely]] confirmed! |
| 50 | |
| 51 | [[WMG: Alternate theory to the above]] |
| 52 | Toonami will return in Cartoon Network's darkest hour (like King Arthur and Jesus). Now it's time to wonder what the hell is the darkest hour if CN Real and Hole In The Wall aren't it. |
| 53 | ** Thus it was written, and thus it has happened. |
| 54 | * I dunno, Adult Swim perhaps? |
| 55 | ** Humorously enough, Toonami's temporary (possibly permanent, as the network is "looking into it") return was on/will be on Creator/AdultSwim. |
| 56 | * As bad as CN's [[NetworkDecay live-action stuff]] is and has been, it hasn't threatened Cartoon Network's place on basic cable just yet. Only when some cable provider is threatening Cartoon Network with removal will Toonami's return be needed. It is to be hoped that such a day will never come, as it will be quite a task even for a revived TOM and SARA to revive Cartoon Network at that point, but with the [[ExecutiveMeddling morons running CN nowadays playing basketball with the]] IdiotBall on a regular basis... |
| 57 | * Come on, theres a ton-load of anime lying around out there. Its what Toonami used to show on a regular basis. |
| 58 | |
| 59 | [[WMG: [[Franchise/{{Halo}} TOM is the Master Chief, and SARA is Cortana]]]] |
| 60 | * I'm quite surprised nobody suggested this before. I mean, just look at TOM 3. |
| 61 | |
| 62 | So, in closing, TOM 4 is his replacement when he went to join the war effort. Since we don't know when or where the show takes place, it may as well be true. |
| 63 | * One problem with this: Tom predates Halo by several years. So, it would be more proper to say that Master Chief is really TOM, and Cortana is really SARA. |
| 64 | |
| 65 | [[WMG: Creator/{{Toonami}} was canceled because they showed ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' after school.]] |
| 66 | Think about it: Panty shots, shotacon, and a homosexual relationship that results in one of the people involved killing the other, all in a setting of Freudian [[PsychologicalHorror Horror]]? Yeah, like any {{Moral Guardian}}s are going to let them get away with ''that''. Toonami wanted to see how far they could go, and they pushed too far. Subsequently, they were shot, and [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment nobody on CN will mention Toonami or NGE ever again]]. |
| 67 | * The only time Toonami showed Evangelion was during a giant robot-themed event. Even then, it was heavily censored. |
| 68 | * But what about TOM 3? He was extremely sexy, and nobody complained! |
| 69 | |
| 70 | [[WMG: ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'''s venturing into the fillers was the main reason Toonami failed.]] |
| 71 | |
| 72 | * Naruto was probably one of the, if not THE MOST, successful show Toonami ever had. It had a weekend-long marathon to celebrate a new arc or the end of one (can't remember). It had surprising merch sales for an anime. It could possibly even have been the most popular show on CN at that time. Then the fillers happened and viewership dropped like a rock. This could have been Cartoon Network stupidity. You have an anime that's fanbase could have possibly been compared to DBZ and you keep showing fillers that nobody wants to see. The exact same thing happened in Japan. The Naruto fillers happened and viewership sunk, and when Shippuden aired, it rose again. Cartoon Network kept showing the fillers, despite them lasting for SO LONG and viewership continued to drop. Finally, nearing the end of Toonami, they cancelled Naruto and shortly afterwards, Toonami was cancelled. If CN had any sort of smarts whatsoever they would have urged the dubbers to dub the final Regular Arc episode, then skip to dubbing Shippuden. If that would have happened, Toonami might still be around today with an anime compared to DBZ, though that might be going too far. |
| 73 | ** [[NoSell NOPE!]] Tropers/ChuckTesta. |
| 74 | ** No, the reason that Toonami was canceled was that those Naruto fillers were the only new episodes of any series being aired at the time. Creator/FourKidsEntertainment had managed to get ''Manga/OnePiece'' canceled, and everything else was reruns. To use a baseball analogy, Toonami was expecting their ace pitcher to pitch a shutout and hit a home run every game because nobody else on the team could throw, bat or field. |
| 75 | |
| 76 | [[WMG: The death of Toonami was caused by the same [[TheConspiracy mysterious group]] who brought about the sharp economic downturn around the same time]] |
| 77 | Because let's face it, when two things ''that'' bad happen at the same time, [[ThereAreNoCoincidences they've gotta be connected]]. The most likely theory right now is that [[ExecutiveMeddling Stuart Snyder]] is working for an AncientConspiracy (along with [[Creator/{{Activision}} Bobby]] [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment Kotick]]), and killed off Toonami in order to try to eliminate the last strand of hope. Why? To get [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama a politician running on hope and change]] a certain victory in his campaign for President of the United States, all so said President could push an agenda of increased weakness and moral degeneracy and hasten the coming destruction of the United States of America. |
| 78 | ** [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Dale Gribble]], is that you?!? |
| 79 | *** Compare me to Dale Gribble all you want, but remember, Toonami was born in the Clinton years, died before Obama was elected in 2008, and came back during the lead-up to the Obama reelection campaign in 2012. He wants us to associate Toonami with Democratic Presidents so we'll never vote Republican again. |
| 80 | *** Dude, while I think its a good thing to be observant and not always take everything at face value, there are times when its just coincidence that shit happens, and Stuart Snyder's idiotic move of trying to replace Cartoon Network with CN Real was just that - him being an idiot. |
| 81 | |
| 82 | [[WMG: The only way to get Toonami back is to cram CN with so much mail their heads explode!]] |
| 83 | Listen to this video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPFQqqeDivA]] of Steve Blum on Toonami. It sounds like a longshot, but if enough people caught on |
| 84 | and kept doing it for ''months'', somebody would have to listen. |
| 85 | |
| 86 | [[WMG: Toonami will end up on Boomerang.]] |
| 87 | It'll be kinda like [[Creator/TeenNick The 90s are All-That]]; Toonami will start airing on Boomerang, complete with a new, cooler model for TOM, the possible return of the ship and SARA, and show almost all of it's old programming. It'll also oust that useless "[=BoomerAction=]" block. |
| 88 | ** This Troper likes that idea, but it makes him sad- not because he misses Toonami- basic cable doesn't include Boomerang. |
| 89 | *** Jossed...for now. It's currently on Adult Swim. |
| 90 | |
| 91 | [[WMG: Tom's appearance in Fusionfall is to test the waters...]] |
| 92 | for a Toonami television series and/or block. Of all the characters they could have made a big deal about returning in Fusionfall, it was TOM. Toonami fans flocked to the game as soon as they could. Do the math. |
| 93 | |
| 94 | [[WMG: Adult Swim's April Fool's prank is to test the waters, too.]] |
| 95 | Related to the above. Creator/AdultSwim is showing Toonami to test viewers, either on their own or on Creator/CartoonNetwork's request. In the case of the former, they will use the results to attempt to convince Cartoon Network to bring back the block; the latter, Cartoon Network will use the results to determine whether to bring the block back or not. |
| 96 | |
| 97 | [[WMG: If they bring Toonami back, the entire TOM 4 era will only be mentioned as a brief joke.]] |
| 98 | Straightforward. They just go back to TOM 3 and pretend that AudienceAlienatingEra never happened. |
| 99 | * Or maybe they'll go back to the last good TOM, TOM 2 |
| 100 | ** Hey! I liked TOM 4! Sure showing his mouth and eyes wasn't cool, but he was still TOM! |
| 101 | * They sort of did. Tom started to do his final speech of Tom 4, only for a record scratch later to show that it was one of the shows that was ending, not Toonami again. |
| 102 | *** As of 11/3/12, TOM 4 has been established as a different unit than TOM 3. |
| 103 | |
| 104 | [[WMG: If they bring Toonami back, TOM 4 will be killed alla "The Intruder"]] |
| 105 | And activate Tom 5, which will look allot closer to TOM 2 |
| 106 | * Jossed. They completely ignored it. |
| 107 | ** Further Jossed in that TOM 4 still exists. It's a different unit. |
| 108 | *** Confirmed, he was killed off screen by said intruder |
| 109 | |
| 110 | [[WMG: They will bring Toonami back allot closer to it's original format]] |
| 111 | As a series, with TOM, Sara, The Clydes, and even Flash and T in a more classic Toonami on the Absolution look. It will have game reviews, continuing plots and even look at current Anime airing in Japan. |
| 112 | * TOM is backed, the Absolution is back, the game reviews are back so semi-confirmed. |
| 113 | [[WMG: Toonami, in it's early days, fell into the AnimationAgeGhetto.]] |
| 114 | I mean, come on, they had ''End of Evangelion'' up for download at one point! |
| 115 | |
| 116 | [[WMG: They already lined up to have Toonami comeback before the April Fool's joke]] |
| 117 | It takes months to schedule things on television. They new the surprise and the "we may get it back if you show enough interest" was just a plan [[BatmanGambit get us to give them loads of free advertising]]. |
| 118 | ** Well, they had almost certainly had ''Anime/CasshernSins'' and ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland'' ready to air on [as], replacing the shows that have [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist already]] [[Manga/{{Kekkaishi}} finished]] [[{{Literature/Durarara}} airing.]] But they may have found that people much preferred the Toonami-based bumpers to the weird crap they had on there before, so they set some up and called it Toonami. |
| 119 | |
| 120 | [[WMG: Once Toonami's rating get it more money we'll start getting multi-night events again]] |
| 121 | With the standard Adult Swim programing, but Tom and Toonami bumpers and the ongoing multi night plots. |
| 122 | * The first one would be the return of SARA. |
| 123 | ** Jossed. [=DeMarco=] said there's no chance of that happening. |
| 124 | *** Not exactly jossed. There's still a chance but it's incredibly, incredibly slim at this point in time due to the cost to re-hire SARA's voice actor and animate SARA. Maybe a few years down the line, but not right now. [=DeMarco=] said that if Toonami gets more ratings, CN would be willing to invest more money in the block. They are still interested in doing multi-night promos but that's dependent, again, on money. |
| 125 | *** Confirmed at least on the return of Sara. |
| 126 | |
| 127 | [[WMG: TOM 3.5 exists because the goofy looking TOM 4.0 [[{{Retcon}} never]] [[CanonDiscontinuity existed.]]]] |
| 128 | * who? |
| 129 | ** Jossed. TOM 4 still exists. They're different units. |
| 130 | |
| 131 | [[WMG: TOM is back in his third body because of time and budget restrictions.]] |
| 132 | No I'm not being an asshole smarmily using real-life reasons. For the past few years since Toonami was cancelled TOM had no physical body. He was loaded onto a computer all this time, much like Sara. The sudden revival caught him completely off-guard and he had neither the time nor the money to have a fifth body made. Fortunately CN still had his third body laying around collecting dust, so they just refurbished it and loaded TOM back onto it. |
| 133 | * Similarly, the Absolution isn't fully functional yet. The lighting seemed a bit dim, and of course no Sara or any other crew to be seen. Time restrictions probably meant the Absolution is still being prepared for its full journey and not everything is fully active just yet. |
| 134 | ** Can I just say that I love this WMG? |
| 135 | ** I also love this WMG, b***! |
| 136 | |
| 137 | [[WMG: TOM 4 was a temp]] |
| 138 | |
| 139 | * Something happened to the "real" TOM (TOM 3) so they hired a dude to fill in for him. TOM was missing until he returned on April Fool's Day. |
| 140 | ** who? |
| 141 | * TOM 4's face is what TOM 3's face is under that helmet! THE HORROR! |
| 142 | *** Jossed. TOM 4 is a different unit. |
| 143 | *** And therefore the original WMG is more or less confirmed, at least in the sense that 4 was a Temp. |
| 144 | |
| 145 | [[WMG: TOM 4 was [[Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers Canada]]]] |
| 146 | |
| 147 | * Who? |
| 148 | ** I see what you did there. |
| 149 | |
| 150 | [[WMG: Toonami was revived...]] |
| 151 | |
| 152 | To serve as a thank you for all of TOM's work behind the scenes of Creator/CartoonNetwork. After Toonami was cancelled, the head of CN promoted TOM to oversee development of new original CN television (NOT live-action of course). He spent the last four years traveling through distant places, eyeing for fresh blood to help out the (at the time) struggling network [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime with]] [[WesternAnimation/RegularShow some]] [[WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex success]]. As thanks for all of his hard work finding quality programming (and having a re-engergized feel from scouring new cartoons while in retirement), the head honcho, for Toonami's and TOM's 15th birthday, offered [[Creator/AdultSwim [as]'s]] AprilFoolsDay slot to air, which he happily accepted. When the prank found success from the audience, the head of CN and TOM worked out a new schedule, and the rest is history. |
| 153 | * The April's Fool Day Prank lends strength to this idea. TOM said he 'got the test results back'. He could have meant he was scanning a distant area of space for the new shows. |
| 154 | |
| 155 | [[WMG: T.O.M. downgraded his body because he preferred 3.0 to 4.0.]] |
| 156 | He only transferred to TOM 4.0 because of ExecutiveMeddling. When Creator/AdultSwim decided to revive Toonami, they gave him a choice as to which of his available bodies to use. The choice was obvious: An upgraded 3.0. |
| 157 | * Jossed. TOM 4 is a different unit. |
| 158 | |
| 159 | [[WMG: TOM 4 and beyond..]] |
| 160 | The Absolution crashed on the jungle planet, forming the wreckage we saw. TOM was broken, badly and Sara was knocked offline. Using pieces of the Absolution, TOM rebuilt himself and created robotic assistants. Despite his more disfigured body, he stayed loyal to the mission (and his viewers) and kept Toonami going. The block ending was because he was running out of energy and the need to fix himself, the Absolution, and Sara outweighed the mission. He had enough energy to send his loyal fans one last transmission, letting us know he'd come back if he could. |
| 161 | Now, he's back, having obtained means to rebuild himself, his ship, and reinitialize contact with Earth. What trials brought him back, [[TheGreatestStoryNeverTold we may never know]]... But make no mistake. [[UndyingLoyalty He came back for us.]] |
| 162 | * Jossed. TOM 4 is a different unit. |
| 163 | |
| 164 | [[WMG: CN might potentially use Toonami to try and get funding for other weird shows or justify their presence]] |
| 165 | On wikipedia, it says something about them thinking to bring on their own adaptation of the annoying orange. Similar to Nickolodeons move with Fred (that high pitched screamy kid). |
| 166 | |
| 167 | |
| 168 | [[WMG: Toonami is soon going to be enslaved to {{Creator/FUNimation}} if it airs to a lower age demographic.]] |
| 169 | Have you seen how much anime [=FUNimation=] was licensed? Its almost like they're aiming for a monopoly... and then, when you least expect it... they buy out Cartoon Network. |
| 170 | * [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment It could be worse]]. |
| 171 | |
| 172 | [[WMG: The Tom 4...]] |
| 173 | |
| 174 | * Was built by the original Tom in order for Tom to avoid a getting a ridiculous and unnecessary "Upgrade". The network wanted Tom to change to a new, more kid-friendly body and ditch the absolution for some reason; and he was bound by contract to obey them. Instead, he built a robot "double" and sent it down to the jungle planet to host the show for him. Then flew off in the Absolution to go do...whatever Toonami hosts do when they no longer host Toonami. At least, until he decided it was time for Toonami to return and did a [[strike: hostile]] totally peaceful takeover of Adult Swim's anime block. |
| 175 | ** "Do whatever Toonami hosts do when they no longer host Toonami"? So he was chilling with Moltar, I guess. |
| 176 | |
| 177 | * A hologram. Like the above theory, but with holograms instead of body doubles. |
| 178 | |
| 179 | * Tom's evil (non-identical) twin brother! |
| 180 | |
| 181 | * Hastily assembled at the last minute to host the show after Tom got pissed off at [[ExecutiveMeddling certain]] [[ScrewedByTheNetwork changes]]; and flew off with the Absolution. This robot, however, was upset at being hated by the shows fans and being blamed for changes he had no control over. So after one final show, he left as well. |
| 182 | |
| 183 | * A figment of your imagination. Clearly we all somehow hallucinated that entire era. Makes sense really. Like Tom would ever have a face. |
| 184 | ** Jossing all of these. TOM 3 continued to exist and wasn't upgraded 'til the revival. TOM 4 is a different unit, and is still at his post. |
| 185 | |
| 186 | [[WMG: The current incarnation of Toonami exists in the same universe as the current incarnation of WesternAnimation/CartoonPlanet]] |
| 187 | Both shows began their first incarnations as spinoffs of WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast. Both were revived very close together. Both are cashing in heavily on the nostalgia of [[TheNineties 90s]] kids. TOM is probably so far away from Brak and Zorak[[note]]Not only in physical distance, but in timeslot and in content[[/note]] that a crossover is likely impossible, but that doesn't prevent them from both being in one universe when the two have so much in common. |
| 188 | |
| 189 | [[WMG: [=TOM 4=] is RetGone rather than pure CanonDiscontinuity]] |
| 190 | In his final promo, [=TOM 4=] mentioned that the eleven years preceding, including the years from the Moltar era through [=TOM 3=], happened. The current revival also likely shares that backstory, with [=TOM 3.5=] mentioning "if you've been down from the beginning", which implies that the "beginning" still happened. For two shows to share the entire backstory but not exist in the same continuity (as there's been [[AudienceAlienatingEra no mention whatsoever of the TOM 4 years]]), they practically have to be {{alternate timeline}}s instead of altogether different universes. My guess: whatever never-told event destroyed [=TOM 3=] and forced the regeneration into [=TOM 4=] would also have made it impossible for Toonami to ever come back. [=TOM 4=] knew this, and decided the mission, and the ability of some version of himself to continue the mission, was more important than his own current existence, especially on a timeline where he could no longer continue the mission. When he flew off, what he flew off to do was to research methods of time travel, and he found one. What he ended up traveling back to was the filming of an April Fool's episode, which he managed to shift over to Creator/AdultSwim with a teaser of The Room, something that likely made no sense to [=TOM 3=] despite it ending up saving his life. This erased [=TOM 4=] from the timeline, [[HeroicSacrifice but for the mission's sake, it was worth it]]. |
| 191 | * Jossed. TOM 4 still exists. He's a different unit who's still at his post. |
| 192 | |
| 193 | [[WMG: TOM is a JustForFun/TimeLord]] |
| 194 | I said it first! |
| 195 | |
| 196 | [[WMG: The 2013 April Fools block will have Moltar hosting]] |
| 197 | * And it will air the debut shows on the block, such as WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost, WesternAnimation/TheRealAdventuresOfJonnyQuest, and EagleRider. |
| 198 | ** Jossed April 1st of 2013 happened on a Monday. |
| 199 | |
| 200 | [[WMG: The placement of ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan'' on the block is to test the waters]] |
| 201 | * And if it does well, it'll lead to the show getting a second season on Creator/AdultSwim. |
| 202 | |
| 203 | [[WMG: A Toonami video game is being created]] |
| 204 | * At the end of one of his Video Game reviews Tom remarked it would be cool if someone made a Toonami Video Game. It's true they are working on one and that was a tease. The game will include characters from past and present series like ''Manga/DragonBall, Anime/SailorMoon'', ''Anime/OutlawStar, Manga/YuYuHakusho'', ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'', ''Anime/{{Bleach}}'', Deadman Wonderland, Naruto, ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', and other series. Even adding obscure characters like ''Anime/RoninWarriors'' |
| 205 | ** The Story mode will be similar to the Subspace Emissary of SSBB but the characters will be voiced instead of silent. |
| 206 | ** Toonami games have already been made. For the story events such as ''Lockdown,'' a flash game was created and put on the Toonami site. No full retail game has come up yet, however. |
| 207 | ** That's what I meant, a video game for the Playstation, Xbox, or Wii systems. |
| 208 | ** It sounds like a great idea, except that securing the rights to produce such a game would be a logistical nightmare. |
| 209 | |
| 210 | [[WMG: ''Anime/CodeGeass'' will air on the block]] |
| 211 | What better way to re-introduce ''Code Geass'' than to air it on Toonami? |
| 212 | ** An Edit on it: perhaps it might air the Compilation Films a la Eva 1.11 and 2.22 before showing off Season 3's dub. For all we know it could even be a Broadcast Dub pushed by Funimation. |
| 213 | |
| 214 | [[WMG: If Toonami picks up a Franchise/{{Gundam}} series...]] |
| 215 | I'm going for series that have a chance of export or are recent, by the way: |
| 216 | * Anime/MobileSuitGundam: Dated animation. Pulled early both on Cartoon Network and [adult swim]. Chance of success: low. |
| 217 | * Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam: One of the most popular Gundam series. Only its dated animation hinders it. Chance of success: moderate. |
| 218 | * Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket: Good story, good animation. Only six episodes, so it can be used as filler. Chance of success: high. |
| 219 | * Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory: Aired on [adult swim], given mixed reviews. Chance of success: moderate. |
| 220 | * Anime/MobileFighterGGundam: Super-robot action. Very popular. Chance of success: high. |
| 221 | * Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam: Short episode count, highly reviewed. Minimal editing needed. Chance of success: high. |
| 222 | * Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing: Most popular series in the US, banks highly on nostalgia. Chance of success: high. |
| 223 | * Anime/TurnAGundam: Heavily demanded. Considered creator's magnum opus. Chance of success: high. |
| 224 | * Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed: No longer has to worry about Cartoon Network editing it. Needs to catch on after a few episodes. Reputation tainted by Destiny. Chance of success: moderate. |
| 225 | * Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny: Worst-reviewed series until the release of ''AGE''. Killed Gundam US forums. Chance of success: [[FranchiseKiller abysmal]]. |
| 226 | * Anime/MobileSuitGundam00: Highly reviewed. Already has an edit from [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci Fi Channel]], who no longer seem to want it. Chance of success: moderate. |
| 227 | * Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn: Generally gets good reviews. It's only seven episodes long, so it can be used as filler. It's incredibly well animated and has a superb dub. They could just dedicate an entire hour to airing an episode without ''any'' editing whatsoever. Chance of success: high. |
| 228 | ** CONFIRMED |
| 229 | * Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE: The least-critically-successful and least-popular Gundam show yet made. Starts off highly-reviewed, dips heavily in the end, which could leave lingering memories. Also not currently licensed by anyone. Chance of success: [[FranchiseKiller abysmal]]. |
| 230 | * Manga/MobileSuitGundamTheOrigin: A remake (or, more specifically, a prequel) of the first Gundam with modern animation. Overall impressions veer to the positive side, considering the source material. Chance of success: high. |
| 231 | ** CONFIRMED |
| 232 | * Anime/GundamBuildFighters / Anime/GundamBuildFightersTry: Has received generally favorable reviews thus far. LighterAndSofter than other entries on the list, but its humor and vivid characters could appeal to the ''Gundam'' fanbase as well as those who favor more comedic anime. Licensed, has already received official subs in the US and Canada. Chance of success: high. |
| 233 | * Anime/GundamReconguistaInG: Overall impressions are mixed, considering that it aired alongside ''Build Fighters''. Chance of success: moderate. |
| 234 | * Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans: So far, has generally favorable reviews. It will also receive an English dub for release in 2016. Chance of success: high. |
| 235 | ** CONFIRMED |
| 236 | * Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury: It has been six years since an AU Gundam series has aired on Toonami, and it's too early to tell whether this will have favorable reviews, but it's the latest Gundam series, so the hype factor is strong. Chance of success: high. |
| 237 | |
| 238 | I only compiled this list because Tenchi GXP is on Toonami, so there's a chance other older series could make it. Unless of course Bandai, idiots they are, ask too much for it. |
| 239 | |
| 240 | * Bandai Entertainment ceased production in the US in January 2012, which further complicates this, as well as knocking Anime/TurnAGundam completely off the possible list (as of 2015, it's released sub-only). |
| 241 | ** G-Reco, Turn A, and AGE are pre-emptively jossed, as they lack US English dubs[[note]]AGE does have a Asian English dub, but those are terrible[[/note]]. SEED and SEED Destiny could work if the Remastered editions had the dubs synced up with them (since Toonami is playing Tokyo Ghoul and will likely air the much disliked Root A, odds are that SEED Destiny's reputation won't bother them). 00 would be most likely after the second season of ''Iron Blooded Orphans'' airs, although it's anyone's guess if ''Awakening of the Trailblazer'' will air. |
| 242 | ** While ''Build Fighters'' has a dub, the odds of Toonami airing it are almost non-existant; said dub was recorded in Hong Kong, and those dubs leave a lot to be desired, to say the least. Odds are that if Toonami was to air a series dubbed in Asia, they would have to put up with fans of ''Franchise/KamenRider'' who would demand that the block air the English dubs of series such as ''Kabuto'' and ''Fourze''. The possibility is too great that ''KR'' fans might want to see Goku and Vegeta fight Goku Black alongside [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Shinnosuke Tomari's battle against the Roidmudes]]. |
| 243 | |
| 244 | [[WMG: The Joker virus was a result of the New Years Eve-il scores.]] |
| 245 | Remember the New Years Eve-il schedule? It seems to have took place at the very end of 2001. Here were the results. |
| 246 | * [[Anime/DragonBallZ Majin Buu]]: 46,276 votes |
| 247 | * [[Anime/DragonBallZ Cell]]: 33,710 votes |
| 248 | * [[Anime/DragonBallZ Raditz]]: 13,349 votes |
| 249 | * [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Zechs Merquise]]: 9,839 votes |
| 250 | * [[Anime/TenchiMuyo Kagato]]: 9,105 votes |
| 251 | * [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char Aznable]]: 7,830 votes |
| 252 | * [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries The]] [[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker]]: 5,649 votes |
| 253 | Considering he lost to anime villains with the Dragon Ball Z villains dominating the results he was angered by this and sent the Joker virus to the Absolution's data banks and played 4 episodes of Batman back-to-back-to-back-to-back not only as revenge, but as an brilliant April Fool's joke, because he's.. Well... The Joker. |
| 254 | [[WMG: Toonami will get a massive ratings boost now that ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' is back on the block]] |
| 255 | It pulled most of the ratings for the block before, only makes sense that Naruto will do it again, especially since it is now uncut! |
| 256 | * Especially if they both get the rights too and get too Anime/NarutoShippuden |
| 257 | ** They can't. According to the tumblr Disney has the rights to Shippuden and aren't letting them go. |
| 258 | ** So their basically sitting on a Cash Cow and refusing to do anything with it aside from airing a random episode every two weeks or so at three in the morning? |
| 259 | ** Does this really surprise you? ScrewedByTheNetwork exists for a reason after all. |
| 260 | ** Disney XD doesn't air Naruto Shippuden at all, not even at four in the morning. There's no reason for them to still sit on the rights. |
| 261 | *** There is if it prevents Toonami and Creator/CartoonNetwork from getting more followers and viewers. People can do things to spite others for the most insignificant of reasons but for the most part they are doing it to be petty since it doesn't fit into their criteria of Shrieking Female Singers and Moronic males which it has devolved into. |
| 262 | *** [[http://toonami.tumblr.com/post/66229144430/another-big-honkin-toonami-announcement-hey Guys, hell has frozen over! Shippuden is coming to Toonami, this is not a drill!]] |
| 263 | |
| 264 | [[WMG: Toonami will bring back ''Manga/OnePiece''.]] |
| 265 | So that no longer will Creator/FourKidsEntertainment be held in eternal derision for ruining it. |
| 266 | ** [[http://toonami.tumblr.com/post/45048940991/one-announcement-to-rule-them-all Confirmed!]] Probably not for that reason though. |
| 267 | |
| 268 | [[WMG: [adult swim]'s past anime shows will eventually air on Toonami]] |
| 269 | So far, at the time of this guess, Toonami is currently airing Bleach, Eureka 7 (which required relicensing), Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Cowboy Bebop, and Manga/InuYasha. They've also partially aired both seasons of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. (until it was taken off in favor of Manga/InuYasha, but it has been confirmed to come back sometime in the future), and on the night [adult swim] pulled off their April Fool's Day joke, they also aired Trigun and Astro Boy (the original 60's cartoon, not the 2003 remake that also aired on Toonami back in 2004). To top it off, FLCL and the second season of Big O (two popular [adult swim] shows, with the latter also being a classic Toonami show, albeit only the first season) are confirmed to air in the future. Though Trigun and Astro Boy easily could have been just filler to pad out the AFD stunt (despite the fact that there were plenty of other shows in Toonami's past library to choose from... then again, licensing issues... ), it's not unlikely, at least to this troper, that some of [adult swim]'s other anime shows (including, but not limited to, Code Geass, s-CRY-ed, Blue Gender, Kikaider, the dubbed episodes of Lupin III Part II, Pilot Candidate, the previously mentioned Trigun, and Samurai Champloo) could end up on Toonami at some point in the future. |
| 270 | |
| 271 | [[WMG: Toonami will bring back ''Manga/{{MAR}}'' and ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis''.]] |
| 272 | Because if ''One Piece'' deserves another chance, why not them? |
| 273 | |
| 274 | [[WMG: Toonami will eventually expand to seven hours, eight hours, and then finally nine hours.]] |
| 275 | |
| 276 | [[WMG: When the show reaches that point, Toonami will completely skip over Naruto's infamous filler arc]] |
| 277 | Regardless of whether or not you think Naruto killed Toonami, there's no denying that Naruto being in its filler arc at the time of Toonami's death did not help. Once the show reaches the filler arc, Toonami will replace Naruto with either A] ''Anime/NarutoShippuden'', assuming the rights for that are available by that point or B] a different show altogether. |
| 278 | * Confirmed. |
| 279 | |
| 280 | [[WMG: Toonami will help promote Film/PacificRim]] |
| 281 | Pacific Rim is a love letter (or as Creator/GuillermoDelToro puts it, a beautiful poem) to Kaiju films and giant robots... the latter of which Toonami has a thing for. Also, we've seen promotions for ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' (Toonami made a game review for Fix-It Felix Jr.) and Film/{{Oblivion|2013}} (Toonami had a TIE that spanned across a week), so why not ''Film/PacificRim''? |
| 282 | * Confirmed! TOM will, on July 6th, conduct an interview with Creator/GuillermoDelToro, promptly promoting Film/PacificRim for its release the next Friday. |
| 283 | |
| 284 | [[WMG: Plans are being made for a Weekday time slot]] |
| 285 | This might just be wishful thinking and hoping but with the shows they have gotten as of late such as Naruto and One Piece brought back and ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' airing in August they are making plans to air on weekdays since they got so many and won't have the time to air them, possibly a two hour run like they did before from 5-7 PM or 10-Midnight. |
| 286 | * It's most likely just wishful thinking, since in [[http://onepiecepodcast.com/2013/06/03/episode-271-four-more-years-part-two-with-jason-demarco/ an interview that the One Piece podcast did with Jason DeMarco]], the man himself said something along the lines of "going back to weekdays isn't possible". Expanding the current Saturday night block by an hour or three is more likely to happen. |
| 287 | |
| 288 | [[WMG: TOM 4 was one of TOMs original bodies]] |
| 289 | When the Absolution [=MK1=] was destroyed one of TOMs other bodies survived. When TOM 2 was reduced to a head a signal was sent out activating the original TOM 3, who had crashed onto an alien world with the remains of the Absolution. He used the remains of the Absolution to make the base and his assistants. Then there was an accident and he was rebuilt into the TOM 4 we all saw. |
| 290 | |
| 291 | [[WMG: Toonami Rizing Sun will return]] |
| 292 | As an early morning hour long block between when AS ends and CN begins. It'll be aimed at people getting up and ready for work. But because of increased risk of kids seeing it it'll be m ore PG. |
| 293 | |
| 294 | [[WMG: Toonami will air another American cartoon]] |
| 295 | While both shows are victims of getting ScrewedByTheNetwork and desperately in need of second seasons, Toonami can't exactly air ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' and ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan'' reruns forever. Sooner or later, they'll have to acquire a new show to replace them. Some likely choices (a few of which are also victims of getting ScrewedByTheNetwork) are... |
| 296 | |
| 297 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Motorcity}}'' |
| 298 | * ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' |
| 299 | * ''WesternAnimation/TronUprising'' |
| 300 | * ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeRenegades'' |
| 301 | * ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' |
| 302 | * ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'' |
| 303 | ** CONFIRMED! |
| 304 | * ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'' |
| 305 | * ''WesternAnimation/FinalSpace'', because if ''Anime/SpaceDandy'' (another scifi-comedy/adventure) can get on the block, why can't this show? |
| 306 | ** ''Final Space'' airs on the normal Adult Swim. |
| 307 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'' |
| 308 | |
| 309 | Motorcity, Transormers Prime, Tron Uprising, and G.I. Joe: Renegades are highly unlikely if not impossible because Creator/TheHub and Creator/DisneyXD hold the rights to these shows. Jason Demarco personally {{Jossed}} Young Justice because it's a Warner Bros. Property, not Creator/CartoonNetwork. The same would go for Beware the Batman if it were to flop. Generator Rex may have a chance since Cartoon Network owns it. |
| 310 | |
| 311 | [[WMG: ''WesternAnimation/BlackDynamite'' will air on Toonami by 2014. Whether it's rerunning season 1 or premiering season 2.]] |
| 312 | Think about it. Toonami has a dearth of Western Animation action shows since ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' and ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan'' (taking a hiatus) are leaving the block at the end of July. Black Dynamite, as hilarious as it is, is pretty action packed so why not air it on Toonami? It's already on Creator/AdultSwim and it would prevent the block from being all anime. |
| 313 | |
| 314 | [[WMG: When Megas XLR and Motorcity are brought back...]] |
| 315 | ... Toonami will air them, one after the other in the same hour. |
| 316 | |
| 317 | [[WMG: Toonami is working to get to the rights to the following programs....]] |
| 318 | * WesternAnimation/BeastWars which is airing nowhere |
| 319 | * Anime/NarutoShippuden, because rights can be taken away, ala WesternAnimation/Thundercats2011. |
| 320 | * Manga/{{Sekirei}} for the most action based Anime/TenchiMuyo like show available |
| 321 | * Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt because it just got FLCL's rights |
| 322 | |
| 323 | Not same guy who asked about Prime and Rex, by the way I do support the idea of getting them, Young Justice, and WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries |
| 324 | ** I think Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt is too hot for Creator/CartoonNetwork, even on the Creator/AdultSwim block. |
| 325 | *** Confirmed for ''Naruto Shippuden'', but the odds of them airing Sekirei are non-existant due to how much nudity that has - if ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' has too much, there's no way that Sekirei could air[[note]]for the record, this troper is a fan of Sekirei[[/note]]. Panty And Stocking seems like a better fit for Adult Swim in general, and I haven't heard anything about Beast Wars. |
| 326 | |
| 327 | [[WMG: TOM will take a few potshots at ''WesternAnimation/LegendsOfChima'']] |
| 328 | Regardless of whether or not it's HateDumb, ''Chima'' is considered a ReplacementScrappy for ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' (as well as ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'', but that's beside the point) and is accused of both ripping off ''[=ThunderCats=]'' (it's gotten to the point where even ''the art director himself'' considers it a knock-off) and supposedly killing any chances of the 2011 show getting a second season. While he wouldn't outright insult the show (that would just make him look hypocritical), I can imagine TOM taking a few subtle [[TakeThat "jabs"]] at ''Chima'' for "replacing" ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'', and possibly Creator/CartoonNetwork as well for making the show in the first place (especially after Warner Bros. decided to take away the airing rights for ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011''), maybe even resorting to the DamnedByFaintPraise method. |
| 329 | |
| 330 | [[WMG: At some point they'll show a hour and a half of Toonami in the middle of the week]] |
| 331 | In which it'll play encore episodes of Bleach, Naruto and One Piece. |
| 332 | |
| 333 | [[WMG: The currently unannounced show coming to the block will be ''Anime/EurekaSevenAO''.]] |
| 334 | The timing is just too perfect-- the dub was recently released, and Toonami's re-airing of ''Anime/EurekaSeven'' is, as of this writing, a mere two episodes away from completion. ''Something'' is going to replace it, so why not the sequel? |
| 335 | * Seems possible, though considering that AO is a ContestedSequel and 3:00 AM is not an adequate timeslot for premieres (unless they decide to move ''IGPX'' down to 3:00 AM and premiere AO at 2:30 AM, but even that's pushing it), it's not exactly likely. |
| 336 | ** Now Jossed: the replacement is ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' |
| 337 | * Secondly, why would you want to do that? |
| 338 | |
| 339 | [[WMG: Bleach and Naruto will kill Toonami]] |
| 340 | * Bleach is currently Toonami's headliner. However, it will soon enter Fullbringer. By the time that is over, Naruto will be approaching the dreaded year of filler. One Piece will not be able to bear all of their burden, and Soul Eater will also be nearing the end of its life. If Toonami does not get a proper hit...it will die again because the Japanese got lazy with the Bleach Anime |
| 341 | ** This troper isn't so sure about that. By the time Bleach ends, One Piece will be in the most heated parts of the Enies Lobby arc, one of the most beloved arcs in the series so far. It's possible that because of this, One Piece could take over as headliner. |
| 342 | ** Or maybe the Bleach anime will be {{Uncanceled}} by then, based on its international performance. I mean, come on, is Viz really going to allow the #2 selling shonen series in the world to just fade away like that? Even if they don't broadcast it in Japan, they could go direct to DVD in Japan while producing the episodes for export. |
| 343 | * Quite jossed with Shippuden coming in and likely able to replace Bleach as the frontrunner |
| 344 | |
| 345 | [[WMG:TOM will give another speech when ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' airs]] |
| 346 | Like with ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' and ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan'', Toonami is getting flak from anime fans for putting another western cartoon, specifically ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', on the lineup. I believe it's getting to the point where TOM might make a speech about giving things a chance, as well as why Toonami isn't just about anime. |
| 347 | ** He is due for one |
| 348 | ** Jossed |
| 349 | |
| 350 | [[WMG: Toonami will air the 2003 version of ''Fullmetal Alchemist'']] |
| 351 | After the Brotherhood rerun is done, they will put on the original ''FMA'' anime to replace it. Tom will then make a comment about it 'being familiar' |
| 352 | * Whether or not that could happen would depend on whether or not they still have the rights. |
| 353 | |
| 354 | [[WMG: Toonami will air ''Pokemon'' during either its time slot for ''Brotherhood'' or ''Bebop'' from Episode 1 onward]] |
| 355 | The length of the series will help fill up the lowest rating zone, and will be fueled in great part by Nostalgia. They will also use that as an excuse to do their first ''Pokemon'' game review for ''X and Y'' |
| 356 | * Correct me if I'm wrong, but ''Pokemon'' (all of the seasons, including ''Best Wishes'', are considered to be part of the same show) is currently airing on Cartoon Network's regular schedule, which means they can't air it during [adult swim] hours due to the risk of young kids being exposed to age-inappropriate content (they're having a similar problem with ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', which currently airs on Boomerang). Also, even if they did air ''Pokemon'', they wouldn't use it as an excuse to review ''Pokemon X and Y'' since they don't need an excuse. |
| 357 | |
| 358 | [[WMG: Toonami will air DC animated movies after the Warner Brothers right problem is solved]] |
| 359 | And the films will either be ''Under the Red Hood'' or ''Flashpoint Paradox'' |
| 360 | * Alternately, they could finally air ''WesternAnimation/SupermanDoomsday'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'' uncut. |
| 361 | |
| 362 | [[WMG: Toonami will create a new original program specifically for the block]] |
| 363 | That will be based on the Fusionfall MMO, but DarkerAndEdgier with all sorts of drama that they couldn't get away with on daytime TV. After all, how many old CN cartoons are on? They could even add ''IGPX'' references slash appearances. |
| 364 | |
| 365 | [[WMG: ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' will switch places with ''Anime/SoulEater'' if it does well enough]] |
| 366 | On [[http://toonamifaithful.com/toonami-ratings-for-august-10th/#more-1784 August 10th]], ''Sword Art Online'' managed to beat both ''One Piece'' and ''Soul Eater'' in ratings. While ''One Piece'' being bumped down is unlikely, ''Sword Art Online'' might move up above ''Soul Eater'' if it manages to keep getting high amounts of ratings like that. |
| 367 | * That isn't a guarantee. The two series, at this point in time, have about the same amount of episodes remaining. It would have to be a few weeks in a row for that to be done |
| 368 | ** Jossed. ''Soul Eater'' was pushed back a half-hour for the ''Blue Exorcist'' premiere, just after ''SAO'' was taken off. |
| 369 | |
| 370 | [[WMG: When Bleach ends Fullbringer]] |
| 371 | It will rerun on the block for a while starting from episode one. |
| 372 | |
| 373 | [[WMG: When [[Anime/SailorMoonCrystal Sailor Moons Remake]] comes out, Toonami will air it]] |
| 374 | He will refer to them as old friends, wish Goku was there as well, and maybe make a comment about 'first WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats|2011}}, now Sailor Moon. Wonder where that Reboot, er Reboot is coming'? |
| 375 | ** With the approaching new versions of both coming along, one can only hope |
| 376 | |
| 377 | [[WMG: Toonami will get the rights to the Hellsing OVA]] |
| 378 | And one of the lines will be 'Real Vampires don't sparkle' |
| 379 | |
| 380 | [[WMG: Toonami will obtain Toriko after Sword Art and Soul Eater...]] |
| 381 | And shortly after it, air the crossover between Toriko, One Piece and Dragon Ball Z as a huge hyped event |
| 382 | * That could work... if Toonami was actually able to ''air'' Dragon Ball Z. |
| 383 | ** And if that crossover actually gets to Funimation and if it's dubbed! |
| 384 | *** well, doesn't Funmation dub all three? |
| 385 | *** Yes, but the CROSSOVER OVA needs to be dubbed in order to air. |
| 386 | *** Jossed - it's 2017, and Toriko has yet to appear on the block. |
| 387 | |
| 388 | [[WMG:Now that {{Creator/Sunrise}} is rescuing their shows...]] |
| 389 | Toonami will help out by advertising the DVD rereleases for old shows that were provided by Bandai, such as Big O and Outlaw Star. |
| 390 | |
| 391 | [[WMG: Toonami's surprise broadcast after 2.22....]] |
| 392 | Will feature a return of something from Toonami's past, be it a Clyde, Tom 4, Flash and D, or perhaps Toonami is previewing a Toonami original series like ''IGPX''. |
| 393 | * Jossed, Kick Heart was aired as a special |
| 394 | |
| 395 | [[WMG: Toonami will pick up a show from Creator/SentaiFilmworks]] |
| 396 | I've heard rumors that Toonami and Sentai Filmworks have some bad blood between each other, stemming back from when Toonami and Creator/ADVFilms had problems with Giant Robot Week that resulted in a tarnished relationship between the two. [[WordOfGod Jason DeMarco]] [[http://toonamifaithful.com/toonami-reddit-ama-for-august-17th/#more-1831 has said otherwise]] and that there's nothing wrong, but probably the best way to dispel those rumors would be for Toonami to pick up a Sentai Filmworks-owned show when they're able to, with the following being possible choices... |
| 397 | |
| 398 | * ''Anime/AngelBeats'' |
| 399 | * ''Literature/BlackBullet'' |
| 400 | * ''Anime/{{Canaan}}'' |
| 401 | * ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' |
| 402 | * ''[[Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman Gatchaman]]'' |
| 403 | * ''Manga/{{Golgo 13}}'' |
| 404 | * ''Literature/GuinSaga'' |
| 405 | * ''Manga/HighSchoolOfTheDead'' |
| 406 | * ''[[Manga/LegendsOfTheDarkKing Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story]]'' |
| 407 | * ''Manga/{{Needless}}'' |
| 408 | * ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'' |
| 409 | * ''[[Anime/PhiBrainPuzzleOfGod Phi-Brain]]'' |
| 410 | * ''[[Anime/SakuraWars2000 Sakura Wars TV]]'' |
| 411 | |
| 412 | ** To back that up, Sentai Filmworks at Momocon 2014 revealed that they are interested in airing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IASVPQK4BCc one of their shows in Toonami as well]]. |
| 413 | *** Confirmed, although it wasn't one of the ones you listed - they got ''Manga/{{Parasyte}}'', and ''Manga/AkameGaKill''. No word on if they have plans to air anything else at the moment though (realistically, F/SN would be the most likely). |
| 414 | |
| 415 | [[WMG:''Anime/TheBigO'' will be a key element in the relationship between Toonami and Sentai Filmworks]] |
| 416 | When Sunrise announced that some of their shows were rescued, both seasons of ''The Big O'' were handed to Sentai Filmworks. If Toonami wants to start over from the first season after the first run, they'll have to talk with Sentai first. |
| 417 | |
| 418 | [[WMG: Toonami will air ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' as a filler anime]] |
| 419 | The Rebuilds are doing well, and they have to take ''Bebop'' off eventually, right? |
| 420 | * While I agree that ''Bebop'' would have to go, that depends on whether or not whoever owns the show is willing to let Toonami air it (and personally, I think ''Trigun'' would be a better replacement for ''Cowboy Bebop''). |
| 421 | * I guess it deserves a bit of air time after being part of April Fools |
| 422 | |
| 423 | [[WMG: The reason they are airing two ''Inuyasha'' episodes each week]] |
| 424 | IS to allow them to get to the point where they can air Final Act as a replacement for a front runner |
| 425 | * They did say that they're interested in airing The Final Act, so getting through the original series quickly first could be what they're doing by airing two episodes (it'd be the only possible explanation as to why Inuyasha is the only show airing two episodes right now, assuming they aren't being biased towards it and giving it special attention). |
| 426 | |
| 427 | [[WMG: ''Manga/FutureDiary'' or ''Anime/MichikoAndHatchin'' will be added to the lineup in October]] |
| 428 | Both of these shows come out (at the time of this edit) in a couple of days. ''Anime/TheBigO'' ends its run in October (specifically on the 26th). Assuming that they don't keep ''The Big O'' on for a second run, ''Anime/IGPXImmortalGrandPrix'' will be moved to 3:30 AM so that either ''Manga/FutureDiary'' or ''Anime/MichikoAndHatchin'' can premiere at 2:30 AM (or 2:00 AM, if they decide to move ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' as well). This guess is for two reasons... |
| 429 | |
| 430 | #Much like with ''Deadman Wonderland'', it would help promote the DVD releases. |
| 431 | #''IGPX'' hasn't been doing terrible, but if one looks at the ratings (particularly the instances where ''Sword Art Online'' does very well), a noticeable drop occurs between ''Sword Art Online'' and ''IGPX''. As much as I hate to say it (since the show is very underrated, deserves more attention, and by all rights should be doing slightly better than it is now), ''IGPX'' would probably do better at a later timeslot where a drop in ratings isn't as bad. |
| 432 | * Confirmed for the latter, though it took two years longer than expected. |
| 433 | |
| 434 | [[WMG: The Rights to ''Naruto: Shippuden'' will revert to Toonami]] |
| 435 | If ''Thundercat'''s rights can be lost out of nowhere, same goes for Disney and Naruto. They may even just be nice after Toonami did that Ralph thing for them. I myself believe that Toonami's starting trio will end up being ''Shippuden'', ''One Piece'' and either ''Fairy Tail'' or Final Act. |
| 436 | * CONFIRMED! |
| 437 | |
| 438 | [[WMG: Toonami will license and air both ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'' and ''Anime/MichikoAndHatchin''...]] |
| 439 | ... and they'll make a promo with TOM apologizing for losing the rights to ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', and that hopefully both shows (''Champloo'' especially, since it's often considered ''Bebop's'' SpiritualSuccessor) will serve as worthy substitutes. |
| 440 | * Confirmed and confirmed, with ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'' replacing ''Anime/MichikoAndHatchin'' after it finished. |
| 441 | |
| 442 | [[WMG: Toonami will air the ''Star Wars; The Clone Wars'' film, as well as ''One Piece'' and ''Bleach'' movies as part of their December movie lineup.]] |
| 443 | Due to where ''Naruto'' is at story wise, the movie's would be badly timed. Though I suppose I might as well guess the ''Brotherhood'' and ''Bebop'' movies are a possibility. |
| 444 | * If timing is an issue, then the opportunity to air the ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' film and ''Cowboy Bebop: The Movie'' are already long gone, since the former actually takes place before and leads into the ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' TV series, and the latter is a midquel that takes place in the middle of ''Cowboy Bebop''. |
| 445 | * Not exactly, there are some season 1 episodes of ''Star Wars'' that do take place around the movie; Hidden Enemy for one. I don't know where the series is on that, so forgive me for temporal errors. |
| 446 | * Jossed, though a Original Fullmetal Anime movie is playing |
| 447 | |
| 448 | [[WMG: Toonami aired WesternAnimation/{{Korgoth of Barbaria}} and King Star King during Fall Daylight Savings Time as a response to those that say that "TOONAMI IS JUST ADULT SWIM BUT WITH TOM." And then Toonami airs two shows that could have been on Adult Swim, but lost their chances. |
| 449 | |
| 450 | [[WMG: When ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' runs out of episodes, it will be replaced with ''Literature/AccelWorld''.]] |
| 451 | It is a sequel, in a manner of speaking. |
| 452 | * I'm feeling its being replaced with Blue Exorcist myself timeline and company wise |
| 453 | ** Jossed. |
| 454 | |
| 455 | [[WMG:Toonami will air ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'' when the show returns in January]] |
| 456 | [[http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2013/10/cartoon-network-pulls-beware-batman.html With the show going on "hiatus"]], I think it's become clear that Cartoon Network doesn't want to air ''Beware the Batman'' anymore, at least not on DC Nation. ''Young Justice'' and ''Green Lantern: The Animated Series'' were also put on "hiatus", and they ended up getting cancelled. Plus, there's Cartoon Network's current infatuation with ''Teen Titans Go!'', the other DC Nation show, which they seem to be favoring over ''Beware'' due to the fact that it airs on Tuesdays as well and gets a lot more advertising. However, ''Beware the Batman'' hasn't even finished a single season. If it really does return, it might end up moving from DC Nation over to Toonami. It helps that Toonami handles action shows like ''Beware'' a lot better than Cartoon Network, and that Toonami is currently hard-pressed for western shows (the only ones they can air right now are ''Sym-Bionic Titan'' and ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars''). |
| 457 | |
| 458 | [[WMG: Toonami will air Pokemon: The Origin]] |
| 459 | |
| 460 | It's too bloody for Cartoon Network, would attract many older fans, and is BLOODY AWESOME! |
| 461 | * Jossed. |
| 462 | |
| 463 | [[WMG: The first December movie will be one of the ''Naruto'' movies.]] |
| 464 | The show will be leaving on November 30th, and despite the vast amount of characterization and pacing problems (as well as the infamous "filler arc" that is widely despised and would most likely murder the ratings, regardless of whether or not the crew acknowledges filler as a concept), it's held in very high regard by the crew. It'd make sense if they wanted to give the original ''Naruto'' series one last hurrah before ''Shippuden'' officially starts. |
| 465 | ** If so, I'm betting on the last original ''Naruto'' film that has not aired on Toonami; the Moon one. |
| 466 | *** Jossed |
| 467 | |
| 468 | [[WMG: Naruto Shippuden should start at the Beginning in hour long intervals]] |
| 469 | Some people are discussing the idea of having Naruto start later, like One Piece, but it should start from the initial point because it had never been shown on Toonami before, unlike One Piece's episodes that were skipped. Like Innuyasha, it should be done in an hour long lengths to give time to speed up. |
| 470 | * No. There's really no reason to have Naruto Shippuden air two episodes a night. [=InuYasha=] at least has the excuse of The Final Act (they're airing two episodes so that they can get the show over with and air The Final Act). And even if there was, they couldn't do that right now because there's simply not enough room to air another show with encore episodes without taking another show off the lineup. Besides, seeing as how Shippuden is taking the place of the original Naruto, it's most likely going to air in the same timeslot of 12:30. |
| 471 | |
| 472 | [[WMG: ''Fairy Tail'' can't appear until ''Bleach'' moves or ends]] |
| 473 | It's too long to be put in ''Soul Eater'''s spot, so it needs one of the top three (and ''Space Dandy'') spots. ''Bleach'' is coming to an end well before ''Shippuden'' or ''One Piece'' will, and it's also coming up to the end arc. Thus, if Toonami adds ''Fairy Tail'', ''Bleach'' either has to be removed from 12:00 with ''Shippuden'' and ''One Piece'' moving up a spot with ''Fairy Tail'' taking ''One Piece'''s, or ''Bleach'' moves to ''Soul Eater'''s spot while the same process occurs |
| 474 | * Well, ''Bleach'' is gone, but still no ''Fairy Tail''. It could just be that they're waiting for 2 things to happen: a slot to open up (realistically, ''Dragon Ball Kai: The Final Chapters'' leaving is the most realistic scenario), and for the final season adapting the manga to air [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-20/fairy-tail-tv-anime-gets-final-season-in-2018/.119087 which will happen in 2018]]. |
| 475 | ** Considering that the only other thing I could see them replacing ''Dragon Ball Z Kai The Final Chapters'' with (Attack on Titan S3) won't be available for at least 5 weeks after the end of ''The Final Chapters''[[note]]it starts airing on July 22; ''The Final Chapters'' will finish either June 16 or June 23, depending on if they play episode 165[[/note]], ''Fairy Tail'' has a better chance now if Toonami wants to keep ''DBZ Kai'''s slot for long-running shounen anime, since doing so would allow them to air all of ''Fairy Tail'' in one go (especially since by the time they do get to the final season, it would already have been dubbed). ''Diamond is Unbreakable'' hasn't had a dub announced yet, so it's unlikely they'd jump straight into part 4 after finishing ''Stardust Crusaders'', meaning it's likely ''Attack on Titan S3'' will replace that (since, assuming they don't do another marathon, ''Stardust Crusaders'' will finish airing in early August). |
| 476 | |
| 477 | [[WMG: To help promote the release of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueWar''…]] |
| 478 | Toonami will air reruns of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' and ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries''. More western animation is always a plus, and ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', while a great show, really needs another western show or two to compliment it so that it doesn't feel like the black sheep of the lineup (it helps that both ''The Clone Wars'' and ''Green Lantern: The Animated Series'' are both animated in CG). |
| 479 | * Sadly, apparently DC programs are not eligible, but then again we thought the same of ''Shippuden'' and ''Clone Wars'', so let's not loose faith too soon |
| 480 | |
| 481 | [[WMG:The Absolution will be decked with Christmas decorations during the month of movies]] |
| 482 | |
| 483 | [[WMG: Toonami will still be around by the year 2015 and will have these as its first three hours of programming]] |
| 484 | 11:00 Naruto: Shippuden |
| 485 | |
| 486 | 11:30 One Piece |
| 487 | |
| 488 | 12:00 Fairy Tail |
| 489 | |
| 490 | 12:30 Bleach (A new series based around the final arc, sort of like the Inuyasha one which would have aired on Toonami by this point) |
| 491 | |
| 492 | 1:00 A New Pokemon Series (Based on the popularity and acclaim of the Origins special, Pokemon will be convinced to make a more mature version of the anime for older fans while keeping the regular Pokemon anime for kids, however due to Japan's current trend away from Darker and Edgier material it will aired first in America, then in Japan, as America is where Darker and Edgier material is more popular) |
| 493 | |
| 494 | 1:30 Deadman Wonderland (I predict that Adult Swim will be convinced to aid in financing addition seasons in junction with Funimation) |
| 495 | |
| 496 | * You were right about them still being around and playing One Piece and Naruto, but other than that, jossed. Deadman Wonderland still has yet to get a season 2 (and would probably get a reboot instead, as Studio Manglobe no longer exists), Fairy Tail, while not out of the question, has yet to debut on the block, and Pokemon is still nowhere to be seen. |
| 497 | |
| 498 | [[WMG:If Toonami somehow gets the airing rights to the original ''Dragon Ball Z''…]] |
| 499 | … they will air the 1996 Saban dub (i.e. the English dub that was syndicated for a while before becoming a hit on Toonami, not unlike ''Anime/SailorMoon'') instead of the mainly uncut {{Creator/FUNimation}} dub, for two reasons… |
| 500 | #People only want to see ''Dragon Ball Z'' air on the new Toonami for [[NostalgiaFilter nothing more than nostalgia value]] (let's face it, you're lying to yourself if you say you want it airing for any other reason). When the show started airing on the old Toonami back when Moltar was still the host, it was the Saban dub that was aired first, which in essence paved the way for the [=FUNimation=] dub, as well as the popularity the show has now. Not to make a bizarre analogy, but it'd be the equivalent of putting Bad Box Art Mega Man in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'' (in other words, you can't get anymore "classic" and "old school" than that). |
| 501 | #At 291 episodes long and airing one episode a week, the [=FUNimation=] dub of ''Dragon Ball Z'' is way too long to air (yes, ''Bleach'' is longer at 366 episodes, but it was already well into its run when Toonami came back. I'm also aware that the ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' recut is shorter, at 98 episodes, but people have been clear that they want the original, not ''Kai''). The Saban dub only lasts 53 episodes, which is a much more manageable length, even if it sacrifices a very large portion of the original show. |
| 502 | * Yeah, no. Toonami can't afford to have low quality material. |
| 503 | ** They can if they air it at an appropriate timeslot (I.E. around the 3:00 - 5:30 range). |
| 504 | ** Hmm, well they will probably have a slot open, see next WMG Post |
| 505 | *** Not gonna happen, since Toonami is airing Dragon Ball Kai. |
| 506 | |
| 507 | [[WMG: Toonami will announce that Final Act will be airing sometime in March alongside Blue Exorcist]] |
| 508 | Just did the Math and it appears that there are less than 30 Innuyasha's left to air. It fits the timeline right, and if they put it up early it would be replacing Soul Eater (As oppose to Fairy Tail as I hoped). Funimation will have its additional headliner program with Space Dandy, so they shouldn't object that much, though that would lead to an hour of space to fill up, though the Saban dub of DBZ is probably unlikely considering how its Sponge Property at the moment]] |
| 509 | * Unless you're somehow referring to how Nicktoons holds the airing rights to the Dragon Ball franchise (which is currently the only thing preventing it from airing on Toonami), "Sponge Property" makes no sense whatsoever. |
| 510 | |
| 511 | [[WMG:Some time after the January 4th lineup change, ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' will eventually move back up]] |
| 512 | On January 4th, ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' will be bumped down to the horrible timeslot of 5:00 to make room for ''Naruto'' reruns, which are scheduled to air its timeslot of 3:00. ''FLCL'' is only scheduled for one more run, and with a short length of six episodes, it won't be long before it leaves its spot at 2:30, allowing ''The Clone Wars'' to take its place. And even if that doesn't happen, ''Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood'' is also nearing the end of its second run. Once it leaves, ''The Clone Wars'' can either take its place at 3:30, or preferably, take back its spot at 3:00 and bump the unnecessary ''Naruto'' reruns down to 3:30. |
| 513 | * Its possible it's only until FLCL's second run ends. Though with the return of Samurai Jack, it could have some competition. |
| 514 | ** That doesn't mean it can't move up. Again, ''FMAB'' is nearing the end of its current run. Once its over, the 3:30 AM spot (and hopefully the 3:00 AM spot, if ''Naruto'' gets moved down) is fair game. |
| 515 | |
| 516 | [[WMG: Toonami will help promote ''Film/FortySevenRonin'']] |
| 517 | * So far, Jossed |
| 518 | |
| 519 | [[WMG: Tiger and Bunny will air on Toonami]] |
| 520 | With Adult Swim apparently unable to show Superheroes from DC, Toonami is low on options for their heroes, and its incredibly popular. |
| 521 | |
| 522 | [[WMG:The airing of ''Trigun: Badlands Rumble'' will lead to the ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' anime airing in the future]] |
| 523 | Especially since ''Trigun'' is often considered one [adult swim]'s best classic anime shows in the same league as ''Cowboy Bebop'', and along with the original 1963 ''Manga/AstroBoy'', it did air during [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn8m9LVrMDA the April Fools Day 2012 Toonami broadcast]] despite not having aired on the old Toonami on Cartoon Network ([[WhatCouldHaveBeen though it was originally meant to air on Toonami on Cartoon Network]]). |
| 524 | * Well, that was already discussed, and who knows what will happen after Ghost in the Shell is done with its run |
| 525 | |
| 526 | [[WMG:If ''Anime/SpaceDandy'' is a success, Toonami will air more simulcasts and world premieres]] |
| 527 | The anime industry and fandom will be entering an awesome new frontier if this becomes a reoccurring practice. |
| 528 | * And Toonami will have more longevity because of it. Alls to hoping for it |
| 529 | |
| 530 | [[WMG:Toonami will simulcast ''Sword Art Online II'']] |
| 531 | The crew are happy with how the first season of ''Sword Art Online'' is currently doing, and as stated by the WMG above this one, ''Space Dandy'' doing successfully increases the chances of it happening. |
| 532 | * I would like that. |
| 533 | |
| 534 | [[WMG:Toonami will simulcast the world premiere of the 2014 ''Sailor Moon'' anime]] |
| 535 | Of course, it would have to be licensed for dubbing first (preferably by [=FUNimation=], though either Aniplex of America or Sentai Filmworks would be fine as well). |
| 536 | * Assuming Space Dandy's rating stay good, they can pull that off and probably would want to. |
| 537 | ** Jossed. The odds of them adding Sailor Moon to the line-up were incredibly slim anyways (in general, the current Toonami line-up is too dark for Sailor Moon), and it wasn't licensed by the time it premiered. |
| 538 | |
| 539 | [[WMG:The ''Naruto'' reruns will get low ratings and eventually be taken off]] |
| 540 | Unless they plan on airing any episodes after 52, there's really no point in airing the show anymore now that ''Shippuden'' is airing, as it's essentially taking up valuable airtime. |
| 541 | * Its linked to the deal that allows ''Shippuden'' to play...so removing it could be problematic. |
| 542 | ** Not if low ratings necessitate doing so. |
| 543 | ** Again, there is the very possible legal issue of removing the original Naruto, and also loosing Shippuden as well. Having it take up the 4:30 time slot, however, is possible. |
| 544 | |
| 545 | [[WMG: ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' will have its episodes rewritten for the Toonami broadcast]] |
| 546 | The show contains huge amounts of cursing that would obviously require bleeping, so much that it makes ''Deadman Wonderland'' look ([[{{Pun}} or sound, in this case]]) like a Saturday morning cartoon. And speaking of which, Funimation did it with that show in the middle of its run. They could do it a second time for ''Black Lagoon''. |
| 547 | * Jossed, according to the crew on their tumblr. |
| 548 | |
| 549 | [[WMG: Toonami will have a movie night for the block's 17th birthday, with possibilities being…]] |
| 550 | * ''[[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Evangelion 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo]]'' - They've already aired the first two ''Rebuild of Evangelion'' movies, so the chances of them airing ''3.33'' down the line are pretty likely (though personally, I'd rather they air a different movie, such as the suggestions below). |
| 551 | * ''Anime/{{Redline}}'' - Not only is ''Redline'' a fantastic and awesome racing movie, but Toonami being able to air it would basically add another distribution company (said company being Manga Entertainment) to the list of companies that Toonami could pick up shows from, opening up the doors to shows and movies like ''Noein'', ''Blood: The Last Vampire'', ''Tokko'', ''Read or Die'', and ''Street Fighter II V''. |
| 552 | * ''[[Anime/CowboyBebop Cowboy Bebop: The Movie]]'' - [[AdoredByTheNetwork Considering how much the show is loved by both [adult swim] and Toonami]], it's both surprising that they haven't aired this movie yet and guaranteed that they ''will'' air it sometime in the future. |
| 553 | * One of the WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies -- Ignoring the nonsensical bullshit preventing Toonami from airing the DC Comics shows, there's nothing really holding back Toonami from airing the movies. Some of the block's best shows in its younger days were based off of DC Comics properties (''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Batman]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Superman]]'', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''), so airing one of the movies would be a nice little throwback. Also, the movies by themselves are very well-made and certainly meant for older audiences. |
| 554 | * A film from Creator/StudioGhibli -- Assuming that they can get any issues with rights and such sorted out in time, there are some good Ghibli films out there that they haven't aired, such as ''Anime/PorcoRosso'' and ''Anime/TheCatReturns''. Of course, they could alway re-air one of the movies they did air during Month of Miyazaki. |
| 555 | * ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'' - Currently, fans want to see Toonami air something from the Gundam franchise, not even specifying what. ''Char's Counterattack'' did air on [adult swim] Action, but didn't air on Toonami before, so it'd definitely be a good choice since it would be considered new to the block. |
| 556 | ** Toonami did end up airing Gundam, but it was ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans''. Odds are that if they do air a Gundam movie, it'll be the 00 movie. |
| 557 | * ''Literature/MardockScramble'' - Toonami has yet to air something from Creator/SentaiFilmworks as of this WMG. The most likely way they'd establish a relationship with Sentai would be picking up a show, but airing a movie could be good as well. The only problem is that the ''Mardock Scramble'' movies are pretty short (they're only about an hour long each), though that could easily be rectified by airing it with something else, such as an OVA or two (''Coicent'' and ''Five Numbers!'', for example). |
| 558 | ** Toonami didn't air this movie, but they did end up picking up ''Parasyte'' and ''Akame Ga Kill!'' from Sentai. |
| 559 | |
| 560 | [[WMG: The "Next Time" ad bumpers for Samurai Jack will air on Toonami.]] |
| 561 | They did it for ''IGPX'' why not ''Samurai Jack''? |
| 562 | |
| 563 | [[WMG: Possibilities for Toonami's first acquisition from Sentai Filmworks]] |
| 564 | * ''Anime/AKB0048'' |
| 565 | * ''Anime/AngelBeats'' |
| 566 | * ''Anime/TheBigO (Season 1)'' |
| 567 | * ''{{Manga/Btooom}}'' |
| 568 | * ''{{Literature/Campione}}'' |
| 569 | * ''Anime/GatchamanCrowds'' |
| 570 | * ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'' |
| 571 | * ''{{Manga/Golgo13}}'' |
| 572 | * ''Manga/HighSchoolOfTheDead'' |
| 573 | * ''[[Manga/LegendsOfTheDarkKing Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story]]'' |
| 574 | * ''Manga/MedakaBox'' |
| 575 | * ''Anime/NightRaid1931'' |
| 576 | * ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'' |
| 577 | * ''[[Anime/{{Scryed}} s-CRY-ed]]'' |
| 578 | ** All jossed - it ended up being ''Manga/{{Parasyte}}'' and ''Manga/AkameGaKill''. |
| 579 | |
| 580 | [[WMG: Bleach will end sometime around October or November and will be replaced by either Fairy Tail or Final Act]] |
| 581 | |
| 582 | [[WMG: Sym Bionic, Big O, IGPX and Samurai Jack will become semi permanent on the block as filler]] |
| 583 | |
| 584 | [[WMG:''Bleach'' will be replaced by ''{{Manga/Toriko}}'']] |
| 585 | |
| 586 | [[WMG: The Upcoming Intruder 2 event]] |
| 587 | Yes The Intruder 2 will be happening spread #intruder2 more it trends more money to make it, anyway lets compile wmgs about it |
| 588 | * An intruder possessed TOM 1 voiced by Sonny Strait will be the BigBad. |
| 589 | ** Or TOM 1 will be alive, heavily damaged but having vital information. His body will finally give out, but not before merging his AI with TOM 5, providing that information. |
| 590 | ** [[spoiler:Confirmed, and it's frightening as hell.]] |
| 591 | * Toonami bumpers will air everyday |
| 592 | * Will introduce an upgrade to the Absolution |
| 593 | * Will include TOM 4 in some way |
| 594 | ** Confirmed, [[spoiler:[[KilledOffscreen sort of.]]]] |
| 595 | * Will include Moltar in some way |
| 596 | * Will Kill TOM again, the outcome being either: |
| 597 | ** KilledOffForReal |
| 598 | ** HistoryRepeats and we get TOM 6. |
| 599 | * Will tie into ''Lockdown'' and ''Trapped in Hyperspace'' and go into the origins of the mysterious aliens and Swayzack. |
| 600 | |
| 601 | [[WMG: To help promote the upcoming ''{{Film/Godzilla|2014}}'' movie...]] |
| 602 | Toonami will do two things... |
| 603 | #TOM will get a distress signal and show off a sneak peek, like he did with ''{{Film/Oblivion|2013}}''. |
| 604 | #Premiere the english dub of ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', which will also present to them an opportunity to shuffle around the lineup, with this being a good result... |
| 605 | -->11:30 - ''Space Dandy'' |
| 606 | -->12:00 - ''Bleach'' |
| 607 | -->12:30 - ''Naruto Shippuden'' |
| 608 | -->1:00 - ''One Piece'' |
| 609 | -->1:30 - ''Attack on Titan'' |
| 610 | -->2:00 - ''Blue Exorcist'' |
| 611 | -->2:30 - ''Black Lagoon'' |
| 612 | -->3:00 - ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' |
| 613 | -->3:30 - ''Samurai Jack'' |
| 614 | -->4:00 - ''Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C.'' |
| 615 | -->4:30 - ''IGPX'' |
| 616 | -->5:00 - ''[=InuYasha=]'' |
| 617 | -->5:30 - ''Naruto'' |
| 618 | |
| 619 | [[WMG: ''Black Lagoon'' will actually premiere at 2:30 AM...]] |
| 620 | ... because ''Naruto'' will move up to 2:00 AM once ''Soul Eater'' is done. It wouldn't be surprising, considering how much favoritism the crew is currently showing towards ''Naruto'' (having both the original and ''Shippuden'' on, as well as moving two [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars other]] [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack shows]] to later timeslots so that ''Naruto'' can stay on the lineup and gradually move up earlier until it's airing side by side with ''Shippuden''). |
| 621 | * Nope, so far its at 2:00. |
| 622 | |
| 623 | [[WMG: Toonami will air a Shippuden Promo]] |
| 624 | it has to eventually |
| 625 | |
| 626 | [[WMG: ''Bleach'' will be replaced by ''Attack on Titan'']] |
| 627 | Because we all know it's going to happen. |
| 628 | * It did, but with ''Attack'' replacing ''IGPX'' and taking ''Space Dandy'''s 11:30 spot |
| 629 | |
| 630 | [[WMG: Bleach will be replaced by Fairy Tail....]] |
| 631 | Attack will replace Black Lagoon/Blue Exorcist, and Final Act will replace Black Lagoon/ Blue Exorcist |
| 632 | * And jossed - Bleach was replaced by Dragon Ball Kai. |
| 633 | |
| 634 | [[WMG: Toonami will eventually expand another half-hour to 11:00]] |
| 635 | Which would be another result of ''Space Dandy'' doing well. And with that half-hour, a recent show such as ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', ''Anime/PsychoPass'', ''Manga/{{Btooom}}'', ''Manga/FutureDiary'', ''Anime/AKB0048'', ''Anime/KillLaKill'', or ''Anime/MichikoAndHatchin'' will air. |
| 636 | * ''Btooom'' and ''[=AKB0048=]'' are way too niche for Toonami. Everything else would probably be fine. |
| 637 | ** So was ''Sword Art Online'', more or less. Didn't stop that show from airing. Besides, the terms that the Toonami crew set for whether or a not a show could air (it has plenty of action, and the distributor is offering a good deal for it) are already pretty broad anyway. |
| 638 | *** The big difference there is that SAO was a huge success across both Japan and America, AND was generally an action show about something the viewership liked, that being MMO's. Don't think you could say the same for either of those shows. |
| 639 | *** You're right, I can't say the same thing for either of those shows... neither can I say the same for ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland'' (which was originally a ''ratings bomb'' in Japan, by the way), ''Anime/CasshernSins'', ''Anime/SamuraiSeven'', or ''Anime/TenchiMuyoGXP''. Yet, Toonami still decided to air those shows. |
| 640 | *** Samurai 7 is an animated remake of one of the most universally acclaimed Japanese films of all time added with robots. Tenchi Muyo GXP shares the same franchise with one of Toonami's first anime shows. Deadman Wonderland was a huge hit in the US even before airing on Toonami. That doesn't explain Casshern Sins, but it does not make ''[=AKB0048=]'' or ''Btooom'' more likely. One is based on real-life idols that practically no one in the US is aware of and the other is one that barely anyone in either Japan or the US even paid attention to. Neither of them are even close to being on Toonami's radar. |
| 641 | *** Whether or not ''Deadman Wonderland'' was popular in the US before it aired on Toonami (something that I've yet to find evidence for) is irrelevant. It was virtually an unpopular failure in Japan, where being popular would make or break the show. ''Tenchi Muyo! GXP'' may be part of a classic Toonami franchise, but it's been around since 2002, and Toonami didn't air it until 2012, nearly 10 years after it aired in Japan (granted, that could be chalked up to content issues, but the ''Tenchi Muyo!'' [=OVAs=] also had explicit content, and they still managed to air on the old Cartoon Network Toonami in an edited form). By that time, it would've made more sense for them to go for the more recent ''Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar'' (though granted, at the time, Funimation had ''just'' announced their acquiring of ''War on Geminar's'' license, so the dub might not have been ready). And speaking of Cartoon Network Toonami and shows that failed in Japan, let's not forget ''Outlaw Star'' and ''The Big O'' (the latter of which was, coincidently, license-rescued by Sentai Filmworks, the same company who licensed ''[=AKB0048=]'' and ''Btooom!''), both of which were ratings failures in Japan (though to be fair in ''The Big O's'' case, the creator intended it to be more popular with American audiences, even if it meant the show wasn't popular with Japanese audiences), and yet were still picked up by Toonami. |
| 642 | *** And yet none of that makes the two aforementioned shows more likely to be picked up by the network. The main difference between that and things like Outlaw Star and Big O is that they had aspects that appeal to Western Audiences (Space Westerns and Noir/Sci-fi, respectively). AKB's subject matter would only appeal to the most niche of anime fans, and Btooom's only link to the US is it vaguely resembles Hunger Games and Battle Royale, but with a main character that has nearly none of the redeeming qualities as the protagonists of those stories did. |
| 643 | *** If they were going to air ''Btooom!'', they would've done so while the Hunger Games movies were in theaters. That time came and went, so the odds of ''Btooom!'' airing are extremely slim. As for ''[=AKB0048=]'', if Toonami was to air that show, this would only result in fans of ''Franchise/LoveLive'' demanding that the block broadcast that show. The possibility is too great that fans might be willing to sit though ''[=AKB0048=]'' if it meant they might see Maki Nishikino and Nozomi Tojo on the same block as [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans Kudelia Aina Bernstein]]. |
| 644 | |
| 645 | [[WMG: Toonami will eventually get the rights to the first season of ''Anime/TheBigO''...]] |
| 646 | ... and will bring the show back onto the lineup to air both seasons, replacing the ''Naruto'' reruns and reshuffling the lineup a bit into this... |
| 647 | -->11:30 - ''Space Dandy'' |
| 648 | -->12:00 - ''Bleach'' |
| 649 | -->12:30 - ''Naruto Shippuden'' |
| 650 | -->1:00 - ''One Piece'' |
| 651 | -->1:30 - ''Blue Exorcist'' |
| 652 | -->2:00 - ''Black Lagoon'' |
| 653 | -->2:30 - ''Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C.'' |
| 654 | -->3:00 - ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' |
| 655 | -->3:30 - ''Samurai Jack'' |
| 656 | -->4:00 - ''Sym-Bionic Titan'' |
| 657 | -->4:30 - ''Big O'' |
| 658 | -->5:00 - ''IGPX'' |
| 659 | -->5:30 - ''IGPX'' |
| 660 | * Jossed. The Big O didn't air a single episode while ''Space Dandy'' was on, and it hasn't been seen since then. |
| 661 | |
| 662 | [[WMG: Toonami will gain the rights to air reruns of Transformers Animated]] |
| 663 | Hear me out here; Transformers Animated has a lot in common with Star Wars; the Clone Wars. They both were partially produced by Cartoon Network, both whose rights were/are tied up in franchise based issues (Transformers with Hasbro's new channel and Star Wars being bought by Disney), and both are both extremely popular within, and divisive within, their respective verses. Plus, both series made previously despised races (Humans and Gungans) actually popular. |
| 664 | |
| 665 | [[WMG: Manga/BlackButler will replace Manga/BlueExorcist or Manga/BlackLagoon this fall]] |
| 666 | Manga/BlackButler would be good for Toonami to air. |
| 667 | * YMMV if it's a good fit, but jossed. It hasn't been on the network yet. |
| 668 | |
| 669 | [[WMG: Toonami will air the Madoka Movies]] |
| 670 | As a sort of interesting counter play to the Evangelion movies. |
| 671 | |
| 672 | [[WMG: ''Beware the Batman'' will eventually move to a higher timeslot]] |
| 673 | The show is currently slated for airing at 3:00 AM, which is understandable because not only is Toonami currently running thin on room for new shows, but also because ''Beware the Batman'' already aired some of its episodes on DC Nation. Once it gets to where the show was when it was put on hiatus, ''Beware the Batman'' will move up to an earlier timeslot, as the unaired episodes are technically premieres. |
| 674 | * Confirmed, Black Lagoon and Beware the Batman switched time slots so it's now airing at 2:30. |
| 675 | |
| 676 | [[WMG: Beware the Batman will be renewed for additional seasons on Toonami]] |
| 677 | Has it technically been cancelled? |
| 678 | |
| 679 | [[WMG: Toonami will have new programs announced at Momocon that will cause rejoicement, surprise and at times depression]] |
| 680 | * Confirmed? They announced that ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'' is coming to Toonami, but I'll let you decide if it will cause "rejoicement, surprise and at times depression". |
| 681 | |
| 682 | [[WMG: Toonami will premier Battle of the Gods if Cooler does well]] |
| 683 | It's the only logical course of action |
| 684 | * There's nothing really "logical" about airing ''Battle of Gods'' after ''Cooler's Revenge'', should the movie do well, and there isn't anything they could do after that that could be considered "logical". And keep in mind that ''Battle of Gods'' doesn't have a dub yet, and that Toonami isn't airing subbed shows and/or movies anytime soon. |
| 685 | * Jossed, Battle of Gods got a theatrical release. |
| 686 | |
| 687 | [[WMG: More ''DC Nation'' shorts will air on Toonami in the future]] |
| 688 | |
| 689 | [[WMG: ''Sword Art Online II'' will get the same simulcast deal as ''Anime/SpaceDandy''.]] |
| 690 | Because a series this popular needs to be in the heart of the order, and Toonami probably played a key role in it being {{Uncancelled}}. |
| 691 | * Considering how popular it was before being on Toonami, it getting a second season likely had nothing to do with the block. |
| 692 | * Jossed, it's airing as of this writing and it's not on Toonami. |
| 693 | |
| 694 | [[WMG: ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'' will start with the Buu saga.]] |
| 695 | The series has been played to death through the end of the Cell saga, plus with the CW abandoning its Saturday Morning lineup, Toonami seems like the logical place to put the new episodes. |
| 696 | * Jossed. http://ask.fm/Clarknova/answer/112617975017 |
| 697 | |
| 698 | [[WMG: Toonami will air ''Code Geass'']] |
| 699 | Funimation recently rescued its license and has yet to release it. Now, how does one advertise anime for a re-release these days? They re-released the rescued ''Erueka Seven'' after it ran on Toonami after all. |
| 700 | * Or R3. |
| 701 | |
| 702 | [[WMG:''Bleach'' will be replaced by ''Free!'']] |
| 703 | And it will be hilarious. |
| 704 | * And TOM will make bewildered remarks about it on the commercial bumpers before it airs, mirroring his reaction to the equally unfitting ''{{Anime/Hamtaro}}'' years before. |
| 705 | ** Jossed, it was replaced by ''Dragon Ball Z Kai''. |
| 706 | |
| 707 | [[WMG: Toonami will air the upcoming ''Film/PacificRim'' animated series]] |
| 708 | Assuming the show will be released via airing on television and will be aimed towards more mature audiences a la ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan'', ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'', ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'' and the WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies, Toonami would probably be the only feasible outlet to air the show on. |
| 709 | |
| 710 | [[WMG: ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' will be replacing ''Bleach''.]] |
| 711 | First, it's confirmed that ''Kai'' is coming in the Fall, and ''Bleach'''s run is set to be completed in October. Second, they need a high-value property to headline in ''Bleach'''s place. ''Shippuden'' or ''One Piece'' may take the midnight slot, but ''Kai'' is going to be in the heart of the order. |
| 712 | * Confirmed. |
| 713 | |
| 714 | [[WMG: Toonami will start picking up more gory and violent shows like ''Hellsing Ultimate'']] |
| 715 | [[http://toonamifaithful.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=1577&p=18041&sid=e61814d8d66b1c09840239f9c3331d80#p18041 As said by someone in this ToonamiFaithful.com forum thread]], they tested the waters with ''Deadman Wonderland'', and provided ''Akira'', ''Black Lagoon'', and ''Attack on Titan'' as examples. With ''Hellsing Ultimate'' coming to Toonami, we can expect to see other violent shows if it does well. |
| 716 | * Confirmed. Aside from adding bloodier than usual shows like ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'' or ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', extremely gorey titles like ''Manga/{{Parasyte}}'', ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' and ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' have been added to the line-up since them. The odds of the block showing something like ''Anime/{{Mnemosyne}}'' are nonexistant (while the episodes are around the same length as those of ''Hellsing Ultimate'', there's too much nudity in that show), it's likely that gore here to stay. |
| 717 | |
| 718 | [[WMG: possible choices for new and returning Toonami shows]] |
| 719 | This is for speculating what shows will air on Toonami in the near future |
| 720 | * As mentioned on previous guesses: ''Anime/{{Free}}'' (as oddball as it sounds), ''Anime/CodeGeass'', ''Manga/BlackButler''' the ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion movies]]'', and the list of anime from the Creator/SentaiFilmworks guess above |
| 721 | * In a similar vein to Naruto, ''Manga/SailorMoon'' will be on the line up with both the 90s anime and ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'' |
| 722 | * ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'', to go with ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'' |
| 723 | * ''Anime/GhostInTheShellArise'' |
| 724 | * ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' |
| 725 | * ''Anime/KillLaKill'': Confirmed, has been airing since early February of 2015. |
| 726 | * Going an an AnimeOfTheGame Angle and depeing on if they can get the liscenses and maybe veer into a smaller niche or the fanservice slant the following are all possible contneders: |
| 727 | ** ''Anime/BlazBlueAlterMemory'' |
| 728 | ** ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'' (or ''Anime/Persona4TheGoldenAnimation'') |
| 729 | ** ''Anime/HyperdimensionNeptuniaTheAnimation'' |
| 730 | ** ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' (either the original one or the one based on Unlimited Blade Works) and ''Literature/FateZero''. |
| 731 | ** ''Anime/DevilMayCryTheAnimatedSeries'' |
| 732 | * ''Anime/AldnoahZero'' (it's being hyped so hard right now that it seems inevitable-- after all, it happened with SAO and Attack on Titan, which were both hyped as the "next big thing" in their respective heydays. Though this wouldn't be so much "near future" as maybe "next year or so".) |
| 733 | * ''Literature/AccelWorld'' |
| 734 | * ''Anime/LagrangeTheFlowerOfRinNe'', if they don't deem it too fanservicey. |
| 735 | * ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' |
| 736 | * ''Anime/GunXSword''. A little old (it was made in 2005), but if they have no problem airing ''Black Lagoon'' (2006) and ''Gurren Lagann'' (2007), there shouldn't be any problem with ''Gun X Sword''. |
| 737 | * ''Anime/{{Hellsing}} 2001'', if people still want more vampire action after ''Hellsing Ultimate'' ends. |
| 738 | ** Or, by the same token, maybe they could re-air ''Anime/BloodPlus'', both for more vampire fix and because it was just a cool and underappreciated show from Adult Swim's pre-Toonami anime block. |
| 739 | * ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2002'' |
| 740 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' |
| 741 | * ''Literature/SwordArtOnline II'': Confirmed, starts 28 March, 2015 |
| 742 | |
| 743 | [[WMG: Toonami will air ''Anime/TerrorInResonance'']] |
| 744 | Not only could it make for an interesting non-action show for Toonami, but it's made by Creator/ShinichiroWatanabe. That alone practically guarantees a spot on the lineup, if their constant airing of ''Cowboy Bebop'' and their world-premiering of ''Space Dandy'' is any indication. |
| 745 | |
| 746 | [[WMG: Suggestions for the 5:00 AM transition into regular Cartoon Network hours]] |
| 747 | * ''Manga/InuYasha''. They were willing to get ''Cowboy Bebop'' back, and there's the possibility that they'd want to finish the original show before airing ''The Final Act''. |
| 748 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011''. If it could get a ratings boost when it was aired on Saturday mornings before DC Nation, it might net Toonami a slight boost for the back end. |
| 749 | * The original ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. Yes, it was removed thanks to ''Hellsing Ultimate'', but it could've been a good choice, and there's always the chance that they'll bring it back some time in the future. |
| 750 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' |
| 751 | * ''Manga/AstroBoy'' |
| 752 | * ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}'' |
| 753 | * ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'', assuming they get to keep the show after its first run. |
| 754 | |
| 755 | [[WMG:Toonami will premiere an original DC Comics show created for the block]] |
| 756 | With the influx of live action TV series based on DC Comics properties (''Series/{{Gotham}}'', ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', ''Series/TheFlash2014'', ''Series/{{Constantine}}'', etc.), there's a possibility that we might be seeing more animated shows meant for mature audiences a la ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' and ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'', and Toonami would be the perfect place for said shows to air. |
| 757 | |
| 758 | [[WMG:Toonami will air one of the Batman-based WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies on Nov. 8th]] |
| 759 | November 8th is when ''Beware the Batman'' airs its final episode. Airing the final episode at 11:30 PM and following it up with a Batman movie (''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'', ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', or ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnderTheRedHood'') would be a very appropriate way to send off one of Toonami's biggest staples. |
| 760 | * Partially Jossed due to Cartoon Network being dicks and writing off ''Beware the Batman'', though we might still get a DC Comics movie in the near future. |
| 761 | |
| 762 | [[WMG:Cartoon Network writing off ''Beware the Batman'' and ''Sym-Bionic Titan'' was meant to be a TakeThat towards Toonami]] |
| 763 | Writing off ''Sym-Bionic Titan'' and ''Beware the Batman'' at this point because they didn't make enough money doesn't make sense, because they could've easily done so right after either show stopped airing initially. Why else would they decide to write off both shows ''now'', now that they've found a home on Toonami on [adult swim]? It doesn't help that Cartoon Network, with its actions regarding shows like ''Young Justice'' and ''Green Lantern: The Animated Series'', has established that it has some sort of unexplained grudge against action shows. |
| 764 | * If they start doing that to anime, then we might have a serious problem on our hands. |
| 765 | ** Except that the anime they get are not produced in house by Cartoon Network (with one exception that was circumvented rather easily). |
| 766 | |
| 767 | [[WMG:Possible american action cartoon choices, both new and returning]] |
| 768 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' |
| 769 | * ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' |
| 770 | * ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'' |
| 771 | * ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' |
| 772 | * ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' |
| 773 | ** If Cartoon Network cuts back on Reruns of ''Teen Titans Go'', maybe. |
| 774 | * ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'' |
| 775 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays'' |
| 776 | * ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2002'' |
| 777 | * ''WesternAnimation/MotorCity'' |
| 778 | * ''Film/PacificRim: The Animated Series'' |
| 779 | * ''VideoGame/MightyNo9: The Animated Series'' |
| 780 | ** With the backlash of the game's release, probably not. |
| 781 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' |
| 782 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Robotomy}}'' |
| 783 | * ''King Star King'' |
| 784 | * ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' |
| 785 | * ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'' |
| 786 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost'' |
| 787 | * ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' |
| 788 | |
| 789 | ** To me, the most likely would be ''Generator Rex'', ''Young Justice''/ ''Green Lantern'' or one of the old ''Ben 10'''s. |
| 790 | |
| 791 | [[WMG:Toonami will attempt to bring back ''Beware the Batman'' via a loophole a la ''IGPX'']] |
| 792 | As stated on the Fridge page, they were able to bring back ''IGPX'' because it was co-produced by Cartoon Network and Production I.G., meaning that while Cartoon Network could write off the show, [adult swim] could still air it after a little talk with Production I.G. ''Beware the Batman'' was produced by Warner Bros., ''not'' Cartoon Network, which means that if they wanted to bring the show back, all [adult swim] would have to do is have a little talk with Warner Bros... |
| 793 | |
| 794 | [[WMG:Toonami will be able to air ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' and ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'']] |
| 795 | With Hasbro [[http://www.toonzone.net/2014/10/transformers-robots-disguise-premiere-cartoon-network-q1-2015/ deciding to premiere]] ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsInDisguise'' on Cartoon Network instead of The Hub, Toonami could possibly benefit (especially now that the block is short on western shows). |
| 796 | * ''Prime'' is {{Jossed}} by the official Toonami Tumblr; they said it's flat-out impossible. |
| 797 | |
| 798 | [[WMG:The 2014 Month of Movies will have five movies this year]] |
| 799 | Assuming that it doesn't get pre-empted again, ''Hellsing Ultimate'' ends November 22nd, leaving one last night with an empty hour to fill before December. Toonami could take advantage of this and add in an extra movie, extending Movie Month into November. |
| 800 | |
| 801 | [[WMG: ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' will return to Toonami.]] |
| 802 | Not sure which series, or maybe just a movie, but ''Kenshin'''s bound to return. |
| 803 | * The TV series, the ''Trust & Betrayl'' and ''Reflection'' [=OVAs=], and the animated movie are licensed by Aniplex of America, which gives them a chance of airing (assuming that the [=OVAs=] and movie have an english dub, of course), possibly once ''Gurren Lagann'' finishes airing. There's also the ''New Kyoto Arc'' OVA that was licensed and released with an english dub by Sentai Filmworks. |
| 804 | |
| 805 | [[WMG: ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'', original or ''Railgun'', will air on the block]] |
| 806 | I don't know why...I just have that sort of feeling |
| 807 | |
| 808 | [[WMG:Toonami will air ''WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared'' as a music video]] |
| 809 | It'd be a good fit, considering that Toonami has a penchant for the bizarre and surreal when it comes to airing music videos like they did during Month of Movies 2013 or the extra-long episode of ''Hellsing Ultimate''. |
| 810 | |
| 811 | [[WMG: Toonami will air ''Anime/KillLaKill'' at 11:30 PM]] |
| 812 | They'll need something to fill in that timeslot once ''Attack on Titan'' finishes its current run (assuming they aren't planning on rerunning the show at 11:30 PM like they did with ''Space Dandy''), and not only is ''Kill la Kill'' one of the most requested shows for Toonami, it's also popular to the point of being memetic, and the fact that it's an action-comedy makes it a better transition between the regular [adult swim] lineup and Toonami than ''Attack on Titan''. |
| 813 | * Confirmed! It starts 7 February, though due to a scheduling change, it's at 12:30 instead. |
| 814 | |
| 815 | [[WMG: ''Hellsing Ultimate'' will return to Toonami in the future to air its final two episodes]] |
| 816 | In fact, Toonami could take advantage of this and air both episodes back-to-back as a movie night. |
| 817 | * Confirmed, though they were aired on separate nights. |
| 818 | |
| 819 | [[WMG: Cartoon Network hates Toonami.]] |
| 820 | They can't cancel it again because of the backlash, but that doesn't mean they intend to put forth a serious effort supporting it. This is why they do things like cancelling ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'' or failing to procure all ten episodes of ''Hellsing Ultimate''. |
| 821 | |
| 822 | [[WMG: Toonami will air the original ''Anime/{{Hellsing}}'' anime]] |
| 823 | Despite being arguably inferior to the ''Ultimate'' OVA series, it's still an effective show on par with the likes of ''Cowboy Bebop'' and ''Trigun'' that would fit Toonami like a glove. It'd also work for giving fans their ''Hellsing'' fix after ''Ultimate'' gets cut short. |
| 824 | |
| 825 | [[WMG: The Toonami broadcast version of ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' will use the [[MemeticMutation Over]] [[Memes/DragonBall 9000]] line]] |
| 826 | On the uncut DVD and Blu-Ray releases, the line is faithfully translated as "over 8000". However, when the show was broadcast on Creator/NickToons (edited for violence and language, of course), the line was changed to "over 9000" as a [[AscendedMeme reference]] to the infamous 1996 dub by Creator/TheOceanGroup, {{Creator/FUNimation}} and Creator/SabanEntertainment. The Toonami broadcast version including the line as well (despite being completely uncut) would probably be even more appropriate than with Nicktoons, as back in its days on Cartoon Network, Toonami aired the Saban dub of the original ''Dragon Ball Z'' before [=FUNimation=] decided to dub the rest of the show in-house. |
| 827 | |
| 828 | [[WMG: ''Bleach'' is only re-running as filler before Movie Month.]] |
| 829 | Toonami will pick up something new for the 2:30 timeslot in the new year, but they don't want to start anything else right now only to go on a four-week break after only three weeks. |
| 830 | * If that were the case they would probably just use ''Fooly Cooly'' to fill that slot. |
| 831 | ** ''Bleach'' doesn't seem like a show that Toonami would simply remove from the block after airing the finale. Even if they're just briefly using it as 2:30 AM filler, they could always move it down to a later timeslot (best case, they move it down to 4:00 AM and finally give ''Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood'' its long overdue removal) once they have a new show ready. |
| 832 | |
| 833 | [[WMG:One of the movie "repeats" for Month of Movies 2014 will be ''Literature/VampireHunterD'']] |
| 834 | Toonami already made a very subtle reference to it with TOM's comment about being a vampire hunter way back, and it was part of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_x7l_7O8Pg "Night of the Vampire Robots"]], an experiment to see if anime could do well on Cartoon Network. Add in Toonami being able to get away with more graphic content than before (which would allow them to air the movie uncut, as opposed to the heavily-edited version known as the "TBS cut") and the fact that they're willing to air older movies (they wouldn't have aired ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' if that weren't the case), and Month of Movies 2014 would be the perfect opportunity to pay tribute to one of the first airings of anime on Cartoon Network. |
| 835 | * Jossed for now, it's not been announced for the Month of Movies in 2014, but it is possible it could air on the 2015 Month of Movies or on Halloween, since it falls on a Saturday in 2015. |
| 836 | |
| 837 | [[WMG: Toonami will eventually air ''Anime/VisionOfEscaflowne'', ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'', and ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'']] |
| 838 | All three were shows that Toonami was interested in licensing and airing back when the block was still on Cartoon Network, but never got the chance to do so due to Creator/{{Fox}} finding out and buying the rights to said shows for airing on Creator/FoxKids before Toonami could do so (ironically, the only show that ended up airing on Fox Kids at all was ''Escaflowne''). Since then, the shows have been relicensed by new companies (''Escaflowne'' and ''Slayers'' by {{Creator/FUNimation}}, and ''Rayearth'' by Discotek Media). Not only that, but with Toonami now airing on [adult swim], they can air the shows completely uncut (or at least with very little editing). |
| 839 | |
| 840 | [[WMG: Toonami will air promos for ''Hellsing Ultimate XI'' and ''Hellsing Ultimate X'']] |
| 841 | In the case of the former, it'd be the only thing they could make a promo for that night (''Summer Wars'' is a repeat, so there's no point in making a promo for that), unless they decide to either just make a general promo for Month of Movies 2014, or forgo promos entirely until the week before ''The Sacred Star of Milos'' airs. |
| 842 | |
| 843 | [[WMG: Another hour-long show a la ''Hellsing Ultimate'' will air once ''Gurren Lagann'' ends]] |
| 844 | If neither show ends up being pre-empted, both ''Gurren Lagann'' and ''Deadman Wonderland'' will end on the same night, leaving the 2:00 AM hour open up for a show with hour-long episodes. |
| 845 | |
| 846 | [[WMG: ''The Intruder II'' will allow audience participation, possibly through a flash game]] |
| 847 | ''The Intruder'', ''Lockdown'', and ''Trapped in Hyperspace'' all allowed audience participation, with the latter two being part of a Toonami-based flash game on the website. The production crew have stated that they're all for possibly having a Toonami flash game made by [adult swim] Games, and assuming that they're gonna allow audience participation again, ''The Intruder II'' would be a good opportunity to do so. |
| 848 | * Jossed |
| 849 | |
| 850 | [[WMG: Toonami will eventually have an adequate budget to produce original shows like ''IGPX'']] |
| 851 | The possibilities they could produce are endless, with one potential idea being a third season of ''The Big O'', rectifying [adult swim]'s mistake of leaving that show hanging. |
| 852 | |
| 853 | [[WMG: Toonami will air something from the ''Lupin III'' franchise]] |
| 854 | Lupin III is something of an [adult swim] icon (the Pioneer dub of the second TV series having aired on the channel back in 2003), and airing either the movies (specifically, ''Anime/TheMysteryOfMamo'' or ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'', the latter of which was the very first film directed by Hayao Miyazaki) or the latest TV series (''[[Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine The Woman Called Fujiko Mine]]'') would provide a good nostalgia trip for long time [adult swim] viewers. |
| 855 | * Almost confirmed, WordOfGod says they tried to get ''[[Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine The Woman Called Fujiko Mine]]'', but there was too many boobs for their censors, so they opted for ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'' instead. |
| 856 | * Confirmed! They will air ''Lupin III: The Italian Adventure''. |
| 857 | |
| 858 | [[WMG: ''Kill La Kill'' will boost ratings back up, and with it return the lost hour]] |
| 859 | Toonami cannot loose it's programing time, to ''King of the Hill'' of all things! |
| 860 | * We got a half-hour back, but it looks like it was ''DBZ Kai'' or ''Hunter x Hunter'' that brought the ratings back up. |
| 861 | |
| 862 | [[WMG: After ''Deadman Wonderland'' ends, Toonami will continue bringing back past shows for reruns]] |
| 863 | The reason that Month of Movies 2014 was filled with reruns was because Toonami acquiring ''Attack on Titan'' and ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' (as well as ''Hellsing Ultimate'', possibly) put a dent in their budget. Granted, the recent acquisition of ''Kill la Kill'' implies that they no longer have any issues with budget, but it wouldn't be surprising if they decided to play it safe a bit more. That, and some of the shows Toonami aired such as ''Samurai 7'' and ''Black Lagoon'' are good enough to warrant a rerun. |
| 864 | * Probably not, since the block will be shortened 7 February, with no more room for reruns of past shows save for ''Deadman Wonderland''. The same announcement also mentioned "several" new shows, though, so it's likely that when DW is over, something entirely new will take its place. |
| 865 | ** 3:00 AM, the timeslot that ''Deadman Wonderland'' is currently occupying, is not a good time for premieres. Most likely, either another rerun will take its place, or an hour long show will replace both it and ''Gurren Lagann'', since both shows will end on the same night. |
| 866 | |
| 867 | [[WMG: ''Samurai Jack'' will return once ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig'' ends]] |
| 868 | The production crew has made it clear that they're not an anime block. ''Samurai Jack'' reruns are the least they could do to spite the "fans" that are constantly pestering them to make Toonami into an anime block. |
| 869 | * Not likely, given that the part of the block that both shows used to occupy has been cut. |
| 870 | * Jossed. There's STILL no confirmed release date for ''Jack'', and the closest we got was a deleted and refuted Tweet. |
| 871 | ** Reruns aren't returning, but we are getting more ''Samurai Jack'' - and we're getting a better deal. '''SEASON 5'''. |
| 872 | |
| 873 | [[WMG:Toonami will air ''Lupin III Blue Jacket'']] |
| 874 | It will be another dub premiere a la ''Sword Art Online II'', and it will air at the 11:30 PM slot, being the type of show that would deserve such a timeslot (absolutely new, and part of a franchise that's both incredibly famous and [[Anime/LupinIIIPartII has some history with [adult swim]]]). |
| 875 | * Confirmed. |
| 876 | |
| 877 | [[WMG: The Clydes will play an important role in ''The Intruder II'']] |
| 878 | |
| 879 | [[WMG: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxiM7DfuzRU 009 Re:Cyborg will air on Toonami at some point]]]] |
| 880 | |
| 881 | ''Ghost in the Shell'''s writer, an old Toonami show, recent release by Funimation, seems like a sure thing. |
| 882 | |
| 883 | [[WMG: Toonami will air ''Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods'' on August 8th]] |
| 884 | [=FUNimation=] just released a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u46TCtwhYE8 teaser trailer]] for their limited theatrical release of ''Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F'', which will last from August 4th to August 12th. August 8th is the one Saturday between those two dates, and Toonami airing ''Battle of Gods'' on that date would be a good method of advertising for the ''Resurrection F'' theatrical release. |
| 885 | * This one was {{Jossed}} likely before it was even written. Toonami will premiere ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' on August 8th, and a special preview for ''"Resurrection F"'' will air the week before, on August 1st. |
| 886 | |
| 887 | [[WMG: Toonami will air ''[[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-30/exclusive-vampire-hunter-d-has-new-animated-series-in-the-works/.89840 Vampire Hunter D: Resurrection]]'']] |
| 888 | |
| 889 | [[WMG: One day, Toonami will pick up original shows for the first time since ''Anime/{{IGPX|ImmortalGrandPrix}}'']] |
| 890 | [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack Happening in 2017.]] |
| 891 | |
| 892 | [[WMG: Toonami will air ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes'']] |
| 893 | The show has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks, and as noted on that show's trivia page, releasing that show without some sort of television deal is practically suicide for whoever is distributing. Even if it would require dubbing it into english first, Toonami airing the show would help at least a little bit. |
| 894 | * Two problems: the show has a huge cast ([=FUNimation=] would likely have a hard time dubbing it, and Sentai Filmworks puts less effort into dubs than FUNi), not to mention the animation is very dated. If someone buys the rights to ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199'' and Toonami airs it uncut (as in they air the show as Yamato 2199, not ''Star Blazers 2199'', they MIGHT air the 2017 continuation, but the original? Not a chance. |
| 895 | |
| 896 | [[WMG: If Toonami gets the rights to air ''Franchise/Transformers'']] |
| 897 | Specifically a series featuring Peter Cullen as Optimus, they'll get him to announce the show as Big Red himself. |
| 898 | |
| 899 | [[WMG: The block's next dub acquisition will be ''Durarara x2'']] |
| 900 | The original series aired not too long ago, just prior to the rebranding as Toonami, and seemed to be pretty well-liked on Adult Swim. Plus ''Sword Art Online'' got its sequel aired, so there's a precedence. |
| 901 | * Okay, next ''next'' acquisition, since we now know that the newest is Dimension W. |
| 902 | ** Jossed - after ''Dimension W'' finished, ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'' was the block's next dub acquisition - it wasn't immediate (an episode of DBKai took the place of ''Dimension W'' the week after that show finished, and the week after that, there was a ''Samurai Champloo'' marathon), but still. |
| 903 | |
| 904 | [[WMG: SARA and TOM will be/are in a [[OfficialCouple relationship]]!]] |
| 905 | All the other robots are their "children" through a device on the Vindication. |
| 906 | |
| 907 | [[WMG: The Intruder is [[WebVideo/GameGrumps Baloney Man]].]] |
| 908 | Both are fleshy monsters that go around killing people. It wouldn't be a surprise to find out that they're the same being. |
| 909 | |
| 910 | [[WMG: When Swayzak returns, he'll infect TOM.]] |
| 911 | If SARA gets a full body soon, Swayzak will get a full body. |
| 912 | |
| 913 | [[WMG: The shows that aired on the Kids WB Toonami that weren't action-themed were other shows that TOM liked during that period.]] |
| 914 | The real reason they aired shows like ''WesternAnimation/GenerationO'' is because TOM liked those shows. I could totally see TOM being a fan of Letters to Cleo. |
| 915 | |
| 916 | [[WMG: ''The Intruder III'' will involve the planet blowing up]] |
| 917 | If anything, it would be a good excuse for TOM and SARA to get back into space on another Absolution. |
| 918 | * Absolutely confirmed, though the new ship is called the ''Vindication''. |
| 919 | |
| 920 | [[WMG: Possibilities for when ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' ends its run]] |
| 921 | * Toonami immediately follows up with ''The Final Chapters''. Funimation has been mum about it for a while regarding its release (other than the fact that they're dubbing it), so having it premiere on Toonami would be a pleasant surprise. |
| 922 | * Toonami instead replaces it with ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''. Even ''less'' likely than ''The Final Chapters'', but one of Funimation's [=VAs=] made a tweet implying that they're dubbing it, so it's not impossible. |
| 923 | * The show simply ends and Toonami puts another show in its place, possibly either... |
| 924 | ** The new season of ''Samurai Jack'', which is still supposed to premiere late this year, and ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' happens to be ending in December. |
| 925 | ** Either ''[=JoJo's=] Bizarre Adventure'' or ''Hunter X Hunter'', depending on which could potentially garner more ratings at the start of the block. |
| 926 | |
| 927 | * Bizarrely, BOTH of the top two answers turned out true; ''Dragon Ball Super'' and ''The Final Chapters'' are running concurrently. ''[=JoJo=]'' had already been running before it ended. |
| 928 | |
| 929 | [[WMG: When ''Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans'' ends, it will be replaced by another ''Gundam'' show]] |
| 930 | A couple weeks ago, [[http://toonamifaithful.com/news-sunrise-visits-adult-swim/ Sunrise paid Williams Street a visit]], and there's been speculation that they could be potentially trying to sell some shows for airing on Toonami. It's likely that we could get another ''Gundam'' show right away, or at least another show by Sunrise. |
| 931 | * Confirmed. After season one of IBO ends, the next Gundam show on Toonami will be ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn RE:0096''. |
| 932 | |
| 933 | [[WMG: ''One Piece'' will return someday]] |
| 934 | |
| 935 | It did so several times, so why not again? This is of course the optimist in me who assumes that the reason isn't because of rights or Adult Swim being idiots. Perhaps after they aren't running two ''Dragon Balls'''s at once.... |
| 936 | |
| 937 | [[WMG: As an April Fools joke at some point in the future, Toonami will air a GagDub of a ''Franchise/KamenRider'' series]] |
| 938 | Why not? As noted in one of the above [=WMGs=], they are aware of the franchise (surely some of the higher ups know about it), plus, aside from it being not animated, it would fit right in with the other action shows. |
| 939 | |
| 940 | [[WMG: Once it finishes airing, ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' will be replaced by either ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' or season 2 of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'']] |
| 941 | My thinking for the former is that by the time ''Root A'' finishes airing, the second season of the former will have finished airing, and Funimation has already dubbed the first season - combined with the fact that the second season's dub is a broadcast dub, surely the second season's dub would be finished within the time it took them to finish airing the dub for the second. As for the latter, it's already confirmed to have a dub, and Toonami already played the first season. |
| 942 | |
| 943 | [[WMG: In a future event TOM will be uploaded into a computer and SARA will get a body]] |
| 944 | Reversing their rolls and alterin their dynamic. |
| 945 | |
| 946 | [[WMG: Toonami will air ''Manga/GrandBlue'']] |
| 947 | |
| 948 | [[WMG: Toonami will get their timeslot extended, either by a few slots, or even to more days, after Adult Swim Loses ''Family Guy'' in 2021.]] |
| 949 | A major timeslot filler on all days for Adult Swim is ''Family Guy'', but they are slated to lose ''Family Guy'' in 2021. |
| 950 | They are gonna have ALOT of empty slots to fill due to their overreliance on ''Family Guy'', this will likely lead to several shows being brought back (Indeed, 12 oz. Mouse of all things is being brought back for a new season.) and Toonami being extended just to fill the empty slots. |
| 951 | If there is a particularly large number of slots to fill (Which is somewhat likely, ''Family Guy'' was a good percentage of their overall airings in any given week.), they might even Expand Toonami to more day much like it did in the days of old on Cartoon Network. |
| 952 | * A rerun period perhaps, and more hours slots...but anything more is hard to guess at the moment. |
| 953 | ** Indeed, until we get close to the date in question, it's only speculation. But HOO BOY will this effect be doubled in 2023 when they also lose ''Bob's Burgers'', where Original Content and Anime will be almost ALL the content they will have left, with the possible exception of American Dad (Not sure about if they get to keep that or not.) and Final Space. Gonna have quite a few more slots to fill then too. |
| 954 | ** As of the end of August 2023, [as] itself is extending such that it now starts at ''5'', but it's a new block called "Checkered Past" that airs classic CN original cartoons. Time will tell if Toonami or anime get to expand as well. |
| 955 | [[WMG: TOM, Moltar and The Intruder are variants of the same alien species]] |
| 956 | I really don't have much more to this one except for Moltar and the Intruder both being dangerous liquid aliens and trying to figure out how the The Intruder absorbed TOM in a way that Changed its DNA. Maybe TOM somehow Moltar's estranged offspring the Intruder was able to absorb properly as the first member of it's species it encountered? |
| 957 | |
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