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GethKnight Since: Apr, 2010
#301: Apr 1st 2012 at 7:03:35 AM

For fucks sake, if this was an actual prank prank, I will throw a pie at adult swim hq.

This was a prank. A prank on all those poor poor misguided fools that like The Room.

RobbieRotten Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
#302: Apr 1st 2012 at 8:10:14 AM

I never into toonami at all. //

then i saw this. it was amazing.

johnnysasaki Since: Jun, 2012
#303: Apr 1st 2012 at 8:42:31 AM

that reminds me when Toonami in Latin America grew some balls in the final years of their life.They turned it into a late-night block airing stuff like Love Hina,Ranma 1/2,Cinderella Boy(an obscure old manga by Lupin 3rd's creator that got a 12 episode anime in the early 2000's),Trigun,Animatrix,Samurai Champloo,Saint Seiya,DB/DBZ/DBGT,Yu Yu Hakusho and some movies like Memories,Metropolis,Cowboy Bebop Movie,Yu Yu Hakusho Movie,and they even had plans to show Ikkitousen(...I'm not kidding...)and Gungrave but the block died before they could...

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#304: Apr 1st 2012 at 11:08:34 AM

Wow SteveBlums Face Book really has lite up with Toonami comments basically saying if you want it back thank CN for even airing it once and ask for more

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DemonSharkKisame Since: May, 2009
#305: Apr 1st 2012 at 11:19:44 AM

I stayed up until 6 AM watching the whole damn thing. And I don't regret it one bit. I will say though, that I really was tempted to cut out around Astro Boy and Gigantor, because, as legendary as they are, they don't hold up at all to stuff nowadays. Also, giant humping robot action.

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#306: Apr 1st 2012 at 11:20:09 AM

I doubt CN is smart enough to bring back Toonami.

Even with new shows. They HATE anime. I still dont know how this happened.

Scherzo09 Revy Gonna Give It To Ya from Roanapur Since: Jul, 2010
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#307: Apr 1st 2012 at 11:36:17 AM

[up]Mayhaps they don't hate it as much as you think they do?

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#308: Apr 1st 2012 at 11:37:03 AM

Only if something changed over time.

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#309: Apr 1st 2012 at 11:52:06 AM

Best night of my life.

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Vyctorian ◥▶◀◤ from Domhain Sceal Since: Mar, 2011
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#310: Apr 1st 2012 at 11:56:19 AM

I don't think it's so much hate, as tactically aren't investing themselves in it. Like it or not Anime as medium is dying in the states and in Japan as well. While there is no real reason, there is plenty of blame from Moe, to Follow the Leader plots to piracy but no concrete reasons.

Granted I think Toonami's slowly being cut and cut and then killed off contributed to this in the states but once again that's just blame without reason.

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KrazyKopter Bitter person in the shadows.... Since: Apr, 2011
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#311: Apr 1st 2012 at 12:00:13 PM

Here's most of the segments from last night.

Not to be mean, but the new segments look a little off to me (largely because they're all cobbled footage from one episode of each show, save Trigon and the DVD ads.)

edited 1st Apr '12 12:05:39 PM by KrazyKopter

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#312: Apr 1st 2012 at 12:03:39 PM

Goddammit, I just HAD to go to work early today! (I went to bed early and missed the whole thing.sad)

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#313: Apr 1st 2012 at 12:04:28 PM

"99 problems and they're all these Bitches"

Ahh adult Toonami now that be awesome

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#314: Apr 1st 2012 at 12:25:53 PM

Definitely the funniest line of the block. Honestly, they should just replace [as]'s Saturday lineup with Toonami. But that makes too much sense, so I don't see it happening.

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Scherzo09 Revy Gonna Give It To Ya from Roanapur Since: Jul, 2010
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#315: Apr 1st 2012 at 1:04:21 PM

[up]Would they still have new anime?

I mean you know, when you think about it, nostalgic anime probably would be more or less as successful with the stoner crowd as the other stuff they put on.

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#317: Apr 1st 2012 at 1:23:23 PM

[up][up] I'd hope so. As much as a nostalgasm last night was, I still want to be entertained by new property. After all, Toonami was almost singlehandedly responsible for the gateway into the anime boom of the late 90s/early 2000s. I'd probably say a 70-30 split between new and old, with older shows being rotated in and out on occasion. Kind of like how the Funimation Channel handles their lineup.

[up] Amen to that.

edited 1st Apr '12 1:23:50 PM by X2X

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KrazyKopter Bitter person in the shadows.... Since: Apr, 2011
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#318: Apr 1st 2012 at 1:31:27 PM

I wasn't expecting Astro Boy or Gigantor period (and now Gigantor's theme is stuck in my head.)

[up] That sounds like a good idea. Have the newer anime take front and center and rotate some of the classic ones. Only problem is most of Toonami's (and Adult Swim's) old shows had a lot of episodes, and it could take a while for them to finish, especially if Toonami were restricted to Saturdays.

edited 1st Apr '12 1:59:28 PM by KrazyKopter

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#319: Apr 1st 2012 at 1:32:57 PM

I really wish they'd do that Play classic Toonami with one or two of the new comers and new big anime.

I could easily see it going something like:

Bleach

DBZ

Trigun

Death Note / Full Metal Alchemist alternating

Techi

Big O

and the rest of the classics

edited 1st Apr '12 1:33:26 PM by Vyctorian

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#320: Apr 1st 2012 at 1:34:52 PM

[up]Eh still want corners for new upcoming anime; like Tiger and Bunny for example, which I think would go over great with an American teen audience. Maybe they could also air movies, like say the Rebuild of Evangelion films.

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#321: Apr 1st 2012 at 1:42:54 PM

I was one of the few that saw Toonami in it's early days (when Moltar was the host), and back then they often showed stuff like Thunder Cats and Johnny Quest in mix with Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z. Should Toonami come back for real, they could pull this off.

Not to get off topic, but what was your favorite show on Toonami? I liked Big O, G Gundam, and the original Dragon Ball.

Edit: [down][down] How did I (and everyone else) forget Zoids?

edited 1st Apr '12 2:00:08 PM by KrazyKopter

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#322: Apr 1st 2012 at 1:49:21 PM

[up][up] Rebuild would probably be heavily edited if it were shown. They had to do so for the original NGE.

[up] Favorite shows? I'd probably say Ronin Warriors, Gundam Wing, G Gundam, Big O, Rurouni Kenshin, Tenchi Muyo, and Outlaw Star. DBZ gets an honorable mention for the sake of nostalgia, and to its credit, it was pretty good.

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#323: Apr 1st 2012 at 1:52:30 PM

I liked Yu Yu Hakasho and was a big fan of Zoids.

Whatever tomorrow brings I'll be there. With open arms and open eyes.
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#324: Apr 1st 2012 at 1:52:58 PM

Sadly when I majorly started watching Toonami many of the older shows weren't on anymore or didn't interest me at the time.

My faves were G-Gundam, Dragon Ball Z and Card Captors, Rurouni Kenshin, Yu Yu Hakasho

[up] How did I forget Zoids

edited 1st Apr '12 1:55:02 PM by Vyctorian

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#325: Apr 1st 2012 at 1:54:52 PM

How did I forget YYH and Zoids myself?

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