"Toonami" News & Discussion Thread

[Conttactt]

So with SDCC behind us, it seems to have come and gone without any word regarding Get Jiro. And with Superman closing in on its finale, it’s looking less like Jiro will be its immediate replacement.

Id say there are two paths forward for the immediate future.

1. Superman runs a full season marathon on 8/22. Shoegaze and Grunge take the first 3 slots for the two following weeks of 8/29 and 9/5.

2. The Superman marathon is saved for 9/5, which is Labor Day weekend, and Shoegaze and Grunge take 8/22 and 8/29.

That leaves us with a lot of lingering questions for 9/12, which would have 4 open timeslots, the 3 lead ones, as well as the tail end one. If Get Jiro is finding its home here, promotion for it needs to start in the next 2.5 weeks or so.

The other hour is anyone’s guess. Bleach is strangely NOT running as a simuldub right now, despite being advertised as such. That could be a hiccup at the studio, or an early hint at something greater. If not Bleach, there aren’t really any other obvious picks right now.

 

[Yojimbo]

Bleach is strangely NOT running as a simuldub right now, despite being advertised as such. That could be a hiccup at the studio, or an early hint at something greater. If not Bleach, there aren’t really any other obvious picks right now.

That was likely a mistake. TWBW never had a simuldub. It's always been a month or so later though cour 3 took the longest for the dub to come out. (cour 1 was October 11/November 4, 2022, cour 2 July 5/August 5, 2023, cour 3 October 5/November 23, 2024).

 

[19MagiswordLane]

Season 4 of My Adventures with Superman is currently in limbo; it all rests on James Gunn making the call if he wants more episodes.

 

[Conttactt]

That was likely a mistake. TWBW never had a simuldub. It's always been a month or so later though cour 3 took the longest for the dub to come out. (cour 1 was October 11/November 4, 2022, cour 2 July 5/August 5, 2023, cour 3 October 5/November 23, 2024).

So we are looking at a 1-1.5 month gap for dub release from the sub. And now till 9/12 is right around 1.5 months.

It certainly makes you think of the possibility, doesn’t it?

 

[Yojimbo]

So we are looking at a 1-1.5 month gap for dub release from the sub. And now till 9/12 is right around 1.5 months.

It certainly makes you think of the possibility, doesn’t it?

We can all hope.

 

[Otakuninja2006]

Season 4 of My Adventures with Superman is currently in limbo; it all rests on James Gunn making the call if he wants more episodes.

Who wants to bet he doesn't renew it.

 

[ramblin]

So we are looking at a 1-1.5 month gap for dub release from the sub. And now till 9/12 is right around 1.5 months.

It certainly makes you think of the possibility, doesn’t it?

Exactly what I've been thinking.
Crazy hearing you say it, though.

 

[J'onn J'onzz]

What do we think of this possible August or September schedule?
12:00 Get Jiro
12:30 Bleach
1:00 One Punch Man
1:30 One Piece
2:00 Blue Exorcist
2:30 Blue Exorcist
Block loses 3-4 am.

 

[Conttactt]

Exactly what I've been thinking.
Crazy hearing you say it, though.

I don’t know if I believe it, but all the pieces are on the table at least. This is easily one of the top 5 most significant shows of 2026, getting to dub premier it would require them to call in some major favors with Viz, ones I question if they have available.

If it does happen, I would think Viz would start promoting it sooner rather than later since people will be itching for the dub date.

What do we think of this possible August or September schedule?
12:00 Get Jiro
12:30 Bleach
1:00 One Punch Man
1:30 One Piece
2:00 Blue Exorcist
2:30 Blue Exorcist
Block loses 3-4 am.

Losing 3am is great, would love to see that finally happen.

I don’t think AS is gonna budge on the late night original rerun, so a Get Jiro rerun would probably take 2:30. By that point, Blue Exorcist will have aired enough episodes for them to clear S1 before it expires in November so the urgency for the double up isn’t there anymore.

Blue Lock has taught me that something bad is not preferable just because it’s new. OPM S3 was an abomination, and I genuinely think it would be 2 steps backwards over just letting IGPX continue on. Only way I’d say otherwise is if Viz hands it over entirely for free, because it ain’t worth a penny more.

 

[ramblin]

This is easily one of the top 5 most significant shows of 2026, getting to dub premier it would require them to call in some major favors with Viz, ones I question if they have available.

I was thinking they manage to get a nearly-concurrent run. Hulu premieres it, but Toonami also gets to air it soon after. I've been crossing my fingers for such an arrangement since Bleach was back in our court, and this funny scheduling situation has my hopes up.

 

[Conttactt]

I was thinking they manage to get a nearly-concurrent run. Hulu premieres it, but Toonami also gets to air it soon after. I've been crossing my fingers for such an arrangement since Bleach was back in our court, and this funny scheduling situation has my hopes up.

In this day and age, that would be just as much of a slam dunk pickup. Bleach 2-3 weeks behind its dub release would be about as relevant as the block can ever hope to be. Especially coming off two shows that were 2-3 years behind their initial release.

My expectations are low, but still with a slight bit of hope.