ONE ANNOUNCEMENT TO RULE THEM ALL…And in the darkness, BIND THEM.
Hey guys! Below is the basic list of stuff we announced at Momocon.
1. In April (date tbd), we will premiere TOM 5, a new Absolution, and a new look for Toonami, including a new logo. Some of that stuff isn’t ready yet, so keep checking this blog and we’ll put up new stuff as we finish it. And no, still no Sara or Clydes… yet.
2. In the next couple of months we will premiere an online comic that will tell the story of How TOM 3 became TOM 4, how TOM 4 became TOM 3.5, where Sara and the Clydes are, and how we got TOM 5 and the new Absolution. We’ll offer more details on that when we have them.
3. Toonami will air One Piece this year. We’re not sure yet it if will replace Tenchi GXP or come in later, and we’re not sure where we will start in the episode order. We’ll let you know more in the coming months.
4. Next week, on Toonami’s birthday, we will be showing Evangelion 1.11 You Are [Not] Alone. The following week our schedule will return to normal (sorry, Soul Eater/Eureka/Sym-Bionic fans!). Schedule is posted below, scroll down to see it.
5. We were not able to make a promo for the Eva movie for various reasons, but that’s okay, we promise! It’s just a birthday present, not part of a larger series of “movie nights.” We’re still exploring that.
6. There will be a few other goodies airing on our birthday, so don’t miss it! And no… NO HINTS. You gotta watch!
7. We are still exploring short series to air, short series fans, so we’ll let you know if and when we have announcements in that area!
8. Video of the Toonami Momocon panel, as well as some interviews, were shot by the Toonami Faithful crew and will be up soon!
9. Thanks to Chad Bonin for inviting us to the panel, moderating and being a cool dude.
10. We love you!
Because that would take at least 4 years to get up to where Toonami last left off, and it is the later Seasons that really need the air time and support. The earlier Seasons have had enough exposure over the years, even if it was mostly the 4kids dub that aired on Toonami. Airing the more recent Season 4 dub would be more appealing, and it would support more of the future episodes getting dubbed. And, as much as I like One Piece, the earlier episodes move rather slowly, especially only airing once a week. Plus, in Naruto's case, they didn't have much of a choice because Shippuden is unavailable. One Piece actually has newer episodes that they can take advantage of airing. They didn't restart Bleach once it officially became part of Toonami.
*One Piece Official already supplies all of your legal uncut dub needs from episodes 1-205.
*206 starts the wonderful HD
*The series recaps the backgrounds of the Straw Hats in a big storyline that begins at episode 230.
The main reason why Naruto started from the beginning is because Disney has the rights to Shippuden. One Piece is a slow storyline to boot, thus its starting point is pretty critical since we won't get to any of the new exciting dub material for years with the beginning pace. Beginning or not, I will be happy to see this series on Toonami.
It seems smart. They know movies don't always go well and they're keeping their strong lead-ins there to help it any way they possibly can. Especially with zero promotion on-air.
More TOM 5:
[video=youtube;Y6cokwNNg4U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6cokwNNg4U[/video]
Whoah. One Piece. That is huge. If they start with episode 1, I'll watch.
As for Evangelion....its pre-empting Soul Eater and Titan?
They said at the panel this isn't a proper movie night of any kind, and just a special thing for the birthday party. So they said there is no need to treat this a experiment, it's just for fun like April Fools.
