Toonami is back?! On Adult Swim?! (EDIT - april fools joke)

[Bret]

I actually don't care if Toonami ever airs DBZ ever again. I saw it so many times when I was younger I know what happens in each scene. maybe not line for line, but scene for scene most likely yes.

[Hellspawn28]

I didn't care if DBZ didn't come back neither but it seems like a lot of people wanted it back since you have fans that dislike Kai.

[Bret]

Here is a update for what Toonami is going to consist of http://www.toonamiarsenal.com/

Demarco just retweeted it out.

Here is what the page says.

The Revolution was just resting its eyes a bit. Posted Thursday, May 24, 2012, 12:29PM by TylerL
Toonami is BACK.
No really. This time it's not a joke.
This Saturday at Midnight ET/PT, Toonami becomes a true part of Adult Swim.
New shows? Returning [as] favorites? Yes. Are we ready? Yes.
Bleach
Cowboy Bebop - With remastered Intro and Ending
Casshern Sins - in HD
Deadman Wonderland - in HD
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - All 5 Intros (mostly) in HD
Ghost in the Shell: SAC

All the new packaging, custom intros, promos and game reviews will make their way here, of course.
BUT. This time we're doing something different.
WATCH TOONAMI.
Seriously. Don't lazily come to TDA Saturday night or Sunday morning looking for all the cool Toonami bumps and such. They won't be here yet. Go find your TV and watch Toonami yourself. If you're a Nielsen family, watch it twice.
This incarnation of Toonami desperately needs ratings if it's going to thrive.
Do your duty.

EDIT:

Funimation released a trailer for Deadman Wonderland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH2Y4hEr ... re=g-all-u I'm assuming thats the intro.

[DagarahX]

Not bad, Deadman Wonderland does look very interesting to me now. Looking forward to Toonami tomorrow night, I wonder how well it will do on its first night.

[ゴジラ]

Not bad, Deadman Wonderland does look very interesting to me now. Looking forward to Toonami tomorrow night, I wonder how well it will do on its first night.

How well it will do will depend on how aware and support the viewers will be.

Almost all Toonami fans know that the line-up isn't going to be a "Blast from the Past" from the 90's, they are aware of that and are aware that in order to get a better Toonami with better shows then AS will need a lot of ratings. With that in mind, they are going to stay tune all night tonight to give them the ratings they need. They are willing to support and aren't going to let Toonami fail again.

But as I've said before, "almost" all Toonami fans know what's going on. The few that don't are going to be disappointed and will simply change the channel when seeing that its not the Toonami that they wanted. (Which is understandable for those who do not know what's really going on) But as you know, one viewer gone, that's a rating no longer earned. And no rating means no money, and no money means no better shows. Fans are trying to tell fans who aren't interested in the line-up to still leave their TV's on Adult swim and just do something else. AS gets ratings, and we getting a better Toonami.

So overall...I expect Toonami's first day back tonight to be...Decent, but hopefully good. I'll be leaving the Living Room TV on AS all night, along with my own TV, and my friends plan on doing the same. Gotta show support!

[Bret]

Steve Blum posted a video to get people ready for Toonami's relaunch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... hQeZi8zn5E

[DagarahX]

Steve Blum posted a video to get people ready for Toonami's relaunch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... hQeZi8zn5E

Noted and informed.

Can't wait for the grand intro welcoming, and of course, the Toonami night to come. Countdown has activated.
Also its nice to see Home Movies again, lol Haven't seen that show in a long time.

[ゴジラ]

Twitter is pretty much lively about the countdown and are showing extreme signs of support, as stated before, if we want a better Toonami, we gotta give great ratings. Let's hope that its first night does well enough. I can tell that many Toonami fans will want to know how well it did after tonight, and we probably won't know unless AS says something on twitter.

But! Expect the worse and hope for the best.

[Bret]

Hey this just came to mind, but could Toonami possibly air Persona 4: The Animation if it continues(Toonami that is)? That would be kick ass.

EDIT: Thought this would be a good promo to link to for Toonami's Return http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfadJj4d5K4 (Set mainly to the Anime Outlaw Star)

[DagarahX]

Great to have Toonami back! Although I must admit that I'm loving the new animation and of course, TOM 3.5, he looks simply epic.

Bleach finally wrapped up the Zanpakuto arc, now get back to Ichigo vs. Ulquiorra!
Oh, and Deadman's Wonderland, hope its good.

[Flygon King]

Deadman Wonderland rocked. As much as I normally despise english dubs, this one did pretty dang good. I'm definitely hooked now...

[Blackout286]

Deadman Wonderland is the only anime thus far, that has mind-skreeonked me...And it was awesome. o_o So far on the Toonamisbackbtiches twitter a lot of people are loving the anime as well and are becoming heavily interested. I haven't read its manga counterpart, but maybe after finishing the anime series I'll look into it.

As for what's currently on...Well I'm interested, but not completely hooked yet.

[Bret]

Apparently Deadman Wonderland is 12 episodes and Casshern Sins is 24 episodes. So I'm guessing The next time they will put a new show in if support keeps up is after Deadman Wonderland ends in 12 weeks.

[Inferno Rodan]

Deadman Wonderland and Casshern Sins were both VERY cool. Especially Deadman Wonderland. I totally can't wait to see more of it.

[Bret]

Deadman Wonderland and Casshern Sins were both VERY cool. Especially Deadman Wonderland. I totally can't wait to see more of it.

Going by Deadman Wonderland I take it they aren't afraid to show blood on Toonami now.

[ゴジラ]

Apparently Deadman Wonderland is 12 episodes and Casshern Sins is 24 episodes. So I'm guessing The next time they will put a new show in if support keeps up is after Deadman Wonderland ends in 12 weeks.

Which is odd, Deadman Wonderland's manga is still going on, but the anime only has 12 bones. Either there wasn't enough interest to continue the anime, or rights to Deadman Wonderland to produce the anime didn't last long. Either way, I'm still going to enjoy the hell out of it.

And if I recall, Kpa had something about Casshern Sins on his website long ago, I never checked the anime out because I was dealing with real life matters. Well no longer! When you have anime that resembles Cyborg 009 in terms of visual presentation and action then color me interested.

[Bret]

Apparently Deadman Wonderland is 12 episodes and Casshern Sins is 24 episodes. So I'm guessing The next time they will put a new show in if support keeps up is after Deadman Wonderland ends in 12 weeks.

Which is odd, Deadman Wonderland's manga is still going on, but the anime only has 12 bones. Either there wasn't enough interest to continue the anime, or rights to Deadman Wonderland to produce the anime didn't last long. Either way, I'm still going to enjoy the hell out of it.

And if I recall, Kpa had something about Casshern Sins on his website long ago, I never checked the anime out because I was dealing with real life matters. Well no longer! When you have anime that resembles Cyborg 009 in terms of visual presentation and action then color me interested.

I'm thinking it's because Deadman Wonderland is not a weekly series. It's been running since 2007 and only has 12 volumes out. Oh and you can't get the manga in English anymore since the ones who were translating it (The US Branch of TokyoPop) went out of buisness.

[Inferno Rodan]

Going by Deadman Wonderland I take it they aren't afraid to show blood on Toonami now.

Well yeah, that should go without saying just from the timeslot. It's also pretty obvious this isn't exactly the Toonami from way back. The people that watched Toonami back in the day are the ones excited for its return. We've matured, with pretty much all of us that grew up with it being in our 20s by now. This Toonami is aimed at us, and so is more mature as well, as evidenced by "Hey, it's TOM. Toonami's back, bitches."

Just a completely random note, but does anyone else find it cool that they're even going with the traditional commercial break setup that it used back in the day? With one commercial break around 13-15 minutes in and then another one after the show ends around 25 minutes in. I just thought that was a nice touch.

Also, I was thinking, Soul Eater would be PERFECT for them to air. It's licensed by Funimation, too, so I'm pretty sure they have access to it.

[Bret]

Going by Deadman Wonderland I take it they aren't afraid to show blood on Toonami now.

Well yeah, that should go without saying just from the timeslot. It's also pretty obvious this isn't exactly the Toonami from way back. The people that watched Toonami back in the day are the ones excited for its return. We've matured, with pretty much all of us that grew up with it being in our 20s by now. This Toonami is aimed at us, and so is more mature as well, as evidenced by "Hey, it's TOM. Toonami's back, bitches."

Just a completely random note, but does anyone else find it cool that they're even going with the traditional commercial break setup that it used back in the day? With one commercial break around 13-15 minutes in and then another one after the show ends around 25 minutes in. I just thought that was a nice touch.

Also, I was thinking, Soul Eater would be PERFECT for them to air. It's licensed by Funimation, too, so I'm pretty sure they have access to it.

I am glad with the way they decided to relaunch it. Wouldn't Toonami consider Soul Eater overlap with Bleach though? With them both having shikigami's and all. I know they have completely different premises'

[DagarahX]

Soul Eater would be pretty awesome, Asura Kishin FTW

Although it seems that Toonami fans are, well, most of them, are aiming at Fairy Tail, One Piece, and Panty and Stockings, with mild detective hints of Yu Yu Hakusho activity going around.

I guess we'll find out in due time, Funimation is pretty much involved with Toonami's return and are willing to offer a showcasing of great anime to air. Of course, it just depends on how much money AS pulls from their Toonami ratings. I doubt they'll rush to buy a new anime right away, they'll most likely wait til Deadman Wonderland wraps up, and see if they got the bills to check anything else out.

Well, after Cowboy Bebop, I think I'll turn in for the night, but leave my TV on Toonami so that they'll still get a rating from me.