Toonami

[Spark Of Spirit]

I would ask when Naraku would eventually die, but I always thought he was a lousy villain who overstayed his welcome really fast and I stopped caring long ago.

Honestly, I just felt it time for some Inuyasha fandom nostalgia.

[The Shadow Gentleman]

My guess is their just using the redesign as a way of showing bringing Toonami back wasn't pointless.

Well, it wasn't. The ratings for the anime block have gone up significantly, and the rotation of new shows, whether you like them or not, has increased as well.

I wasn't complaining about Toonami being pointless. I was referring to other people who think bringing it back was pointless.

[Rynnec]

I would pitch a better one, but I stay the hell away from rabid fandoms of shonen series, so I wouldn't have the pleasure of knowing any of their stupid little shipping arguments. 

ICHIRUKI AND NARUSAKU 4LIFE!

[Lord Dalek]

NamiLuffy 4 realz yo.

[LumRanmaYasha]

Honestly, I still wouldn't mind Toonami getting to re-air some of the classic shows that did well on that block, at least ones that they could probably afford, like YYH and such (I'd also say Rurouni Kenshin, but being that Media Blasters lost the licensing rights to that show recently, I suppose that its kind of in limbo right now). Yeah, sure, all of you are going to say "but they already aired those old shows years ago and there's no point in airing them now," to which I would wholly disagree with, since by now there is practically a whole new generation of people watching Toonami who probably never saw some of the older stuff. Besides, a good show is a good show, and personally at this point I wouldn't mind watching some of that old stuff as opposed to what's on the block now.

Of course, that's not like I'm saying that they should just stick to classics. I like that they actually try to air new stuff, its just that most of what they're airing right now just isn't that interesting, IMO. I still think it'd be awesome if Toonami could license Black Lagoon, as well. Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid would be another good catch, which I think FUNimation currently holds the right to since ADV went under (I may be wrong, though), and it couldn't be that expensive to acquire as that series has been out for years, and wasn't exactly one of the best sellers out there to begin with.

Yeah, I agree. I definately wouldn't mind "classic" shows, as long as they're good. Although, the Toonami tumblr explained that Rurouni Kenshin was dropped because it didn't do very well in ratings, and the licensing limbo puts another barrier on it apperaing on the block as well. Definatley agree on Black Lagoon, and I've been interested in Fullmetal Panic!, and I'm sure there are plenty of "new" shows Toonami can and should air as well (*cough* Baccano! *cough*). They are still trying to acquire shorter series, and One Piece isn't Tenchi Muyo! GXP's planned replacement, so we might get suprised by a different show in May that, hopefully, won't be another shonen series. All in all, though, I think Toonami is doing really well and I enjoy it when I stay up past the Bleach/Naruto hour, so I'm content, although they can always do better.

[The Shadow Gentleman]

INUYASHA

best anime evar.

NO WAI BLEACH IS!!1! 

Guys, you're all being childish and steering this topic away from what truly matters. We all know the true best anime is Bakemonogatari.

No, Umineko.

Guys Guys, this whole debate is pointless.

We all know the best anime evar is Reki Kawahara's modern masterpiece: Sword Art Online.

That shit needs to be on the Top 65 list ASAP.

[Lord Dalek]

INUYASHA

best anime evar.

NO WAI BLEACH IS!!1! 

Guys, you're all being childish and steering this topic away from what truly matters. We all know the true best anime is Bakemonogatari.

No, Umineko.

Guys Guys, this whole debate is pointless.

We all know the best anime evar is Kazuma Kamachi's modern masterpiece: Raildex.

That shit needs to be on the Top 65 list ASAP.

I agree.

[Foggle]

INUYASHA

best anime evar.

NO WAI BLEACH IS!!1! 

Guys, you're all being childish and steering this topic away from what truly matters. We all know the true best anime is Bakemonogatari.

No, Umineko.

Guys Guys, this whole debate is pointless.

We all know the best anime evar is Jun Maeda's modern masterpiece: Little Busters!

That shit needs to be on the Top 65 list ASAP.

I agree.

Same.

[Foggle]

Been looking through this recent conversation, didn't see this post until now.

I don't know if you guys like Soul Eater or not, since it's, you know, shonen, (I'm sure that Foggle hates it)

Oh c'mon, I haven't talked about hating shounen since, like, 2009. I've gotten much smarter since then.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Yes, now he only merely hates 99% of all shonen, which is the way it should be.

[LumRanmaYasha]

I would ask when Naraku would eventually die, but I always thought he was a lousy villain who overstayed his welcome really fast and I stopped caring long ago.

I like Naraku, but I agree Takahashi definatley could have made a better job of making him more interesting and exploring his hatred of his human side and his character flaws. His subordiantes and random minor villains often ended up having stronger personalities than him, which is kind of lame, really.

[LumRanmaYasha]

Oh c'mon, I haven't talked about hating shounen since, like, 2009. I've gotten much smarter since then.

Oops, sorry about that. 

[Rynnec]

Since no one's commented on it yet, I'll say that I like TOM 5.0's looks, his symbol could be bigger, and should be in the middle of his chest, but other than that he looks much better than 3/3.5.

[Avaitor]

hey

do u guys think inuyasha shuld end up wit kagome or kikio lol?

No way! Naraku x InuYasha all the way! Yay for man-on-main pairs!

...Sesshoumaru x Inuyasha. Brotherly love is the one true love.

Nahhhh

Destiel>Wincest

[Daikun]

What's shocking to me is the fact that they're already doing a re-brand. The block hasn't even been back a year; at this point, why?

If you really think about it, the version of Toonami we're watching right now is nearly 9 years old. They're recycling the bumps that were around from 2004-2007. When Toonami was revived, the bumps were already long stale. They could really use a touch-up without repeating the same blunder that was their 10th anniversary.