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Nice! I knew whenever I was gonna watch this, it had to be the dubbed version. And since I don't want to track down all the individual releases and don't know when/if they'll put out a complete collection I am definitely gonna watch this.
But 3 AM... I have a hard enough time sitting around till 12:30 for Space Dandy (of course whatever insanity is entailed within the week's episode instantly wakes me up), I think I might have to DVR this |
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EyeOfPain
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Three sets: I-IV, V-VIII, IX-X |
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DangerMouse
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Same, it's great that they are airing it. And it's another top tier dub. With Hellsing Ultimate coming on it it reminds me, it's probably slowly getting too old for them to consider though it's modern enough to be in widescreen, but the original Last Exile is one of the remaining ones from this group I'd hoped to see them get someday, not that I expect it anymore like back then. The premise, overall story and scale of the adventure, plus the excellent dub and cool, interesting aerial visual style would all fit pretty nicely on Toonami. |
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Beatdigga
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Great decision, but the fact that freaking Beware the Batman is airing before it and not the other way around is...irksome.
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firedragon54738
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3am time slot it would be to bad if it was an hour earlier
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Veniamin
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I can't wait, Hellsing Ultimate is like one of the select certain anime with a great dub. especially that intro
"My master. you father called me... Alucard." Shit gave me goosebumps. |
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Joe Carpenter
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will they be able to show it uncensored? if so, man, Toonami has done a lot of growing up since the days of Home For Infinite Losers
 (yes, I know it's late at night, I just still find it funny)
now if only they would re-air the Read or Die OVA and finally show R.O.D The TV |
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KENZICHI
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Damnnnn, they're getting rid of Naruto? I was hoping it would last so I could keep watching from where they left off after they started it over last year, but I'm assuming they're getting rid of it because no one is really watching it. Probably because they DID start it over that no one is watching. Sigh, that sucks, but at least this is something new for me to watch too. |
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Barbobot
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The reason they stopped before was cause they ran out of episodes that they had the license for. I don't think they've extended that license to cover any more episodes so it's current run would either stop or restart at the beginning once it hits that point again. |
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ShatteredWorld
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Sooo...would I have to watch the original Hellsing series in order to comprehend/enjoy these OVAs or...what?
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ShatteredWorld
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On another note, this also ousts the various claims that Toonami would be unable to air Roberta's Blood Trail because of length/censorship issues. If this is getting in, there's a good chance we'll see that OVA series for Black Lagoon visited later down the Toonami line
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Crisha
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walw6pK4Alo
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Not really as this follows the manga more closely while the TV series veered off into original territory. Despite the OVA being better, there's still nothing horrendously wrong with that show. Either way, no complaints from me for once. This OVA was fantastic and I'm glad to see it on TV, especially since it helps set the trend of more OVAs and movies being added to the block over neverendingpowerupshounenfighting.
Censorship for violence isn't an issue this is America after all, and any cursing or incidence of nudity is easy to cover up. I think the problem may have more to do with the awkward average run time of 33 minutes, meaning it's too long for a half-hour block and too short for an hour. Maybe the best thing they could do would be a marathon. |
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enurtsol
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Or a 15-min show |
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Dessa
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Where are you getting an average run time of 33 minutes?
1 - 51 minutes 2 - 43 minutes 3 - 47 minutes 4 - 56 minutes 5 - 44 minutes 6 - 42 minutes 7 - 45 minutes 8 - 49 minutes 9 - 49 minutes 10 - 68 minutes 2, 5, 6, and 7 should be fine. 1, 3, 8, and 9 will need minor edits for time, and 4 will need more edits. 10 will be iffy, unless they give it an hour and a half spot. (for reference, after removing commercials, most US shows run an average of 22-23 minutes for a half hour program, and 44-45 minutes for an hour program). |
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