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TheAirman Brightness from The vicinity of an area adjacent to a location Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Brightness
#30826: Jul 24th 2016 at 4:27:21 PM

Gundam has/will have aired enough episodes for a marathon, wouldn't be a bad idea.

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Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#30827: Jul 24th 2016 at 7:22:32 PM

My only concern is the ratings.

There's a lot of long runners now. My only concern is a stagnant lineup.

AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#30828: Jul 24th 2016 at 8:25:00 PM

Those are 2 "Only" concerns. Pick just one PLZ LOL.

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Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#30829: Jul 25th 2016 at 6:59:49 AM

One's short term and one's long term.

I do worry that if the block is nothing but long runners it might become stagnant.

Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#30830: Jul 26th 2016 at 6:54:11 PM

Toonami has always thrived on long runners though so I don't worry about "stagnation." That and, on the flip side, you could argue that constantly rotating the lineup and having to frequently license new short runners is too unpredictable.

They don't have the budget to constantly rotate out shows once they've completed their runs and we saw what the block looked like running almost entirely on complete reruns.

edited 26th Jul '16 6:56:43 PM by Lionheart0

Rynnec Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#30831: Jul 26th 2016 at 7:07:02 PM

Really, I'd be okay with the longrunners if they got rid of Shippuden and One Piece. Naruto's pretty much Deader Than Disco at this point, and while I have nothing against One Piece, it airing once a week is doing it no favors.

AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#30832: Jul 26th 2016 at 7:10:56 PM

But would it be worthwhile to put Brand Spanking New shows at such a late hour?I agree with Naruto Shippuden being dead now but Who is One Piece harming? Its at such a late time that it would be meaningless to air new stuff in its timeslot.

edited 26th Jul '16 7:11:49 PM by AegisP

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Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#30833: Jul 26th 2016 at 7:23:05 PM

I will admit though, after watching higher quality adaptations of shonen like Hunter X Hunter and My Hero Academia, it's hard for me to go back and watch what Studio Pierrot did to Shippuden. It's like the original DBZ, far too much filler and padding, and that doesn't even touch the series' decline following the Pain arc.

edited 26th Jul '16 7:24:07 PM by Lionheart0

Rynnec Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#30834: Jul 26th 2016 at 7:31:46 PM

Shippuden's slot would be the perfect place to air HD Bebop, which they never actually finished. It'd also free up another slot for reruns, or even double up on Kai.

One thing to keep in mind in regards to the new longrunners is that they can easily be switched out for newer shows once they catch up to all the dubbed episodes. Jo Jo's especially can easily be rotated out after Battle Tendency ends, and I doubt the HxH dub is complete just yet.

So with JJBA's structure, the slot can easily go Phantom Blood & Battle Tendency > new show > Stardust Crusaders > new show > Diamond is Unbreakable > new show, etc.

Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#30835: Jul 26th 2016 at 7:40:23 PM

[up]Worth keeping in mind the realities of the block's actual budget though. It's easy to say you'd like to see shows rotated more often, but is it actually feasible for them?

supermerlin100 Since: Sep, 2011
#30836: Jul 27th 2016 at 12:49:10 PM

Dragon Ball Z was no where near as bad about filler as Naruto! Last year there were 8 slow paced canon episodes and the rest was flashbacks or dreams.

wehrmacht belongs to the hurricane from the garden of everything Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
belongs to the hurricane
#30837: Jul 27th 2016 at 11:55:51 PM

Yeah pierrot's adaptation of naruto is honestly awful imo. The manga is alright but the anime is so full of padding and Off-Model frames that i see no reason to bother.

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#30838: Jul 30th 2016 at 3:13:03 AM

I'm kinda worried about the block growing stagnant as well.

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#30839: Jul 30th 2016 at 8:32:46 PM

God Damnit, Vegeta.

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Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#30840: Jul 30th 2016 at 8:34:13 PM

...how many recordings of Dragon Soul does this make, now?

Six? Seven?

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MrMaestro Absent-Minded Professor from Kingdom Come Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#30841: Jul 30th 2016 at 8:34:15 PM

Krillin's got some apologies to make, too. Though he has a slightly better excuse than Vegeta.

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LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#30842: Jul 30th 2016 at 8:34:16 PM

[up][up][up]That sorta sums up about half the series, really.

edited 30th Jul '16 8:34:29 PM by LeGarcon

Oh really when?
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#30843: Jul 30th 2016 at 8:36:19 PM

Damn, Gohan throwing some serious shade on Goku.

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Rojixus The Last Nineties Anti-Hero from A Dark and Rainy Cyberpunk City (Living Relic) Relationship Status: Abstaining
The Last Nineties Anti-Hero
#30844: Jul 30th 2016 at 8:37:50 PM

I'm sorry Gohan, you will only be able to surpass your dad for only a couple of episodes, Akira Toriyama won't allow any more than that.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#30845: Jul 30th 2016 at 8:39:40 PM

[up] Toriyama actually wanted that.

But alas the editors wanted Goku back as the star.

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#30846: Jul 30th 2016 at 8:40:46 PM

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#30847: Jul 30th 2016 at 8:40:56 PM

Current Power Level: Several times as hard as Frieza's tail

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#30848: Jul 30th 2016 at 8:42:42 PM

And then Gohan did get better than Goku

Aaaaaaaaand then BOG happened.

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Rojixus The Last Nineties Anti-Hero from A Dark and Rainy Cyberpunk City (Living Relic) Relationship Status: Abstaining
The Last Nineties Anti-Hero
#30849: Jul 30th 2016 at 8:48:29 PM

@Slimcoder

Well that's convenient! "Don't blame me for nerfing Gohan, those mean old anonymous editors made me do it! They made me do it in the manga, they made me do it in GT, they made me do it in Battle of the Gods, they're just big meanies!"

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Court Dragon
#30850: Jul 30th 2016 at 8:50:26 PM

Did Toriyama do anything in GT?

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