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Toonami Adds 1 Hour to Programming

Have u payed attention to Shippuden's ratings dude? they have been below 580k for almost the entire year...!

U actually like the fact that you're watching washed up reruns of a series 99% of people have seen over 5 yrs ago and continue having that stink up the latter half of a block that doesn't need Shippuden to survive??

You'd rather have yrs upon yrs of Shippuden airing while toonami passes up on more promising series like Steins Gate, Death Parade, Erased, SMC,

BORUTO and i can go on forever...You'd rather see Shippuden air its entire 500 episode run before even watching Boruto's upcoming dub?? Really dude?

Now second, the ratings on AS before 1030-11 are absolutely terrible or simply not good enough, plus Anime on primetime hasn't seen the light of day in YEARS, even Demarco(Toonami Head) has said primetime is a terrible time to show anime no matter what day of the week.

3rd, Battle shonen is a dying breed

especially never ending long runners. Its becoming a thing of the past to sit through a weekly 1000 episode series for years and years which is why OP got canned

and Shippuden is next. In 2015 Toonami wen towards the more seinen route and the ratings skyrocketed

Toonami will be cancelled in the upcoming yrs if they continue this trend so NO.

I'm Just happy we are getting IBO S2 in October after TG so no lose for me.

1st... I feel really special being in that 1%... Again... didn't think they were reruns... on TV anyway.

2nd... How do they get these ratings? I know so many people watching Toonami, and I'm from a small city.

Most people also don't acknowledge how each show does on their own time slot compared to other shows on other channels that target the same demographic at the same time slot. In other words, their competition.

And Finally, deviate from just action! If Toonami became a more comedy oriented or experimental block that didn't just focus on action then they'd last alot longer as a truly western anime powerhouse of content and it'll serve as a enjoyable gateway to casuals by exposing a variety of different quality anime. The world of anime isnt always Powerups, screams and transformations! Its about character development and philosophy too! MY GOSH! UGHH

I heard something a few years ago about one of the higher ups at Adult Swim saying that Toonami is an action block, not an Anime block.

I heard something a few years ago about one of the higher ups at Adult Swim saying that Toonami is an action block, not an Anime block.

I'm kind of shocked that people still care about a TV block for anime in the West. Their ratings seem to be going down, which isn't shocking since the internet exists now and I feel like the nostalgia people initially had when the block was brought back is slowly fading away as well.

For me, Toonami is the only way for me to watch new anime outside of blind-buying. Unlike most people, I don't have the best streaming capabilities in my apartment and have no way to get better internet (I live in an apartment, so whatever they're contracted with is all we can have; we even have the best service they offer). I have to share the connection with roommates that usually online game 8-12 hours per day (sometimes more), which makes things go even slower for me. So, for me, Toonami is my gateway to shows that I probably should've seen already, but either couldn't due to my connection problems or were ones that I had thought of watching but never actually went out the way to go for it. Also, I prefer watching dubs over subs, so Toonami is also fantastic for me to watch in the format I like most.

Footage from the later episodes of Stardust Crusaders was showcased at Anime Expo this year. They showcased clips of Hol Horse's debut and Kakyoin's rerorerorero dubbed.

Do hope they get Diamond is Unbreakable after this. I love Part 4 way more than Part 3 (though I enjoy both).

Toonami would be potentially canceled even if they listen to your suggestions because few people want to sit up til 2 AM to watch stuff they can easily watch legally and illegally at pretty much anytime of the day or just buy on DVD.

I also think that older series aren't a bad buy since after 5 years, more people will feel like revisiting those episodes they enjoyed than they would only 6 months or a year after streaming them. I know a lot of people are into the "seen it, moving on" mindset of checking off titles as if there were an award for most series viewed, but if something is good, I think most people also enjoy rewatches if it's put in front of them.

It would be cool to have some comedy mixed in, but that's a hard call, since comedy is so subjective. I think KonoSuba would do very well for them though (the milkshake and panty-free Aqua would bring all the boys to the yard), but it's probably out of their price range.

^Don't forget Sym-Bionic Titan!
And talking about Genndy Tartakovsky, Toonami premiered a new, final season of Samurai Jack this year. How can anyone think Toonami is anime-only?
I wonder what its ratings were like--I'd love to get another season of Sym-Bionic Titan. Or even a special...

The real issue is Toonami versus Adult Swim Comedy. Is that going down at about the same rate, or is Toonami losing viewership while Adult Swim Comedy is remaining relatively stable? ... (I think Lupin III is currently getting decent numbers--not great, but not terrible.) My impression is that people tune in to Toonami for the action, and they get their comedy elsewhere.