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Daikun · September 09, 2022, 07:12:33 PM

Batman movie double-feature on September 17--including Mask of the Phantasm!

Holy shit, that takes me back! I never thought they'd air this movie on the Adult Swim version of Toonami.

Avaitor · September 09, 2022, 10:01:33 PM

When's the last time Mask of the Phantasm aired on CN proper? I remember when Toonami folded into Saturday night movies, they showed the other 3 DCAU films, but I don't think that MOTP ever made it on.

Dr. Insomniac · September 09, 2022, 10:35:04 PM

Yeah, I don't remember seeing it on CN, or any cable channel for that matter. It was one of those "Fuck it, guess I have to buy it on DVD to find out what the fuss is all about" movies as a kid.

Daikun · September 10, 2022, 01:18:08 AM

Toonami aired this movie in the very early 2000s when they were still on weekdays. The first time I saw them air it was on their Full Cycle marathon in 2000, then they aired it a couple more times on their Friday movies.

LumRanmaYasha · September 10, 2022, 12:59:01 PM

Yeah, MotP's aired on Toonami many times before. Swimpedia tells me it first aired on January 8th 1999 and then again on April 8th 2000, December 1st 2000, and March 23rd 2001.

Dr. Insomniac · September 11, 2022, 04:18:08 AM

Well, that's on my child self for not reading enough TV Guide.

Avaitor · September 15, 2022, 01:56:46 PM

I definitely remember Mask of the Phantasm airing on CN at some point, but I wasn't sure if it aired past when B:TAS was a regular part of the channel like other DCAU films did. Doesn't seem like it.

Daikun · September 17, 2022, 06:53:57 PM

Housing Complex C trailer

Avaitor · October 26, 2022, 03:27:53 PM

Starting on the fifth, My Hero Academia S6 and Made in Abyss S2 start the block.

Edit: Scratch that for now, it looks like MHA is airing season 5. Is that a typo, or is that all they can get?

Daxdiv · October 26, 2022, 07:01:13 PM

According to DeMarco, it is indeed a repeat of Season 5. Damn, here I was hoping that discussions with Funi/Crunchyroll was doing OK.

Daikun · October 26, 2022, 07:59:15 PM

I'm impressed that they still have the rights to MHA and TPN. I thought Sony would've pulled them by now.

Daikun · October 28, 2022, 01:55:17 AM

Update: MHA won't be starting at season 5 from the beginning. It will be starting from the...third-to-last episode.

https://twitter.com/swimpedia/status/1585840501546438656

Avaitor · November 28, 2022, 06:24:22 PM

MHA season 6 starts on Saturday.

Cool, they can get stuff from Funi still. I wonder if it's only series that they already had contracts for like MHA and AOT, or if DeMarco bended [as] to pay whatever ridiculous amount they want for it. The former seems less likely, otherwise Demon Slayer S2 and Megalobox Nomad would have aired by now. Unless, like AOT, they have a special contract for MHA, although that also sounds less likely as the show's dub didn't premiere on the block.

Dr. Ensatsu-ken · January 14, 2023, 02:10:44 PM

So, after watching Blue Lock since I was in the mood for a sports anime after quite a long while, the number one thought that hit me was that this is the perfect kind of show for Toonami's audience. It's nothing groundbreaking for the genre, but it's purposely exaggerated in a way that plays out like an action series more than a traditional sports series (which are already very battle shounen-esque as is). I think it's the kind of show that the Toonami audience would really be into.

Dr. Insomniac · January 15, 2023, 03:37:21 PM

I assume it's because Toonami's a little stuck in its old ways, and back in Toonami's first era, Prince of Tennis bombed and they never bothered airing Slam Dunk even though that was big in Japan at the time, so maybe they just don't have interest in sports anime.

And a while ago, I was thinking of all the 90s or early 00s anime that you'd think would have aired on Toonami back in its prime but never did thanks to licensing, lack of interest, or some other reason. Like Lain or Slayers. Or the 1999 HxH or Flame of Recca.

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