My 23rd favorite anime eh? (although it's slipping down the ranks quite a bit recently)
If this is true then it'll be the best aquisition the block has made since it's revival. Although
Soul Eater is only an above-average shonen series (and its ending is stupid as hell), it's well-animated, popular, relatively recent, nicely paced, and light enough to fit next to
Naruto and
Thundercats while also being dark enough to make it stand out next to them. Its 51 episode length means Toonami's got a premiering show that'll last a full year, which means they won't have to worry about replacing the other shows for the time being. Oh, and it should get good ratings, better than
Samurai 7. Picture it folks. 4 shows on Toonami that get over a million viewers. Good stuff.
Personally, though, I sorta hope this isn't true. While I loved the show when I originally watched it, and it's a good show and a damn better shonen series than
Naruto and
Bleach (overall), it doesn't hold up quite well enough in comparison to my other anime favorites like
Case Closed and
Yu Yu Hakusho. More importantly, it means that a NEW series, created after 2010, recently dubbed, will not be comming to Toonami yet. I think we will get
Michiko to Hachin on Toonami at some point because it's a Watannabe series, but I really think Toonami needs a fresher series now rather than later, preferably one not released on dvd beforehand (or at least less than six months beforehand). So, I can't really be excited for
Soul Eater if it really is comming to Toonami, but I will watch, and I DO and WILL enjoy it, but I really hope the show replacing
Thundercats in March will be
NEW, not "new."
I see your point though Macattack.
