WHAT? Gurren Lagann Of ALL Mecha Anime As A Swimnami Replacement Series?

How's it going lurkers? While watching Bleach, Blue Exorcist, and Black Lagoon on Adult Swim last weekend, I realized all 3 shows are almost over!

Some of us are worried about their replacements. Some of us also like to call Adult Swim's revisionist version of Cartoon Network's Toonami block "Swimnami."

Last night as we watched the block, it was announced that Gurren Lagann will premiere next month.

Gurren Lagann Trailer (2013)

Gurren Lagann already aired SEVERAL times on Syfy (a.k.a. The Syfylis Channel) within the last SEVERAL years.

Of ALL the Mecha Anime franchises from Japan, WHY Gurren Lagann? 

It was entertaining until some of the MAIN characters were killed, THROUGHOUT  THE SERIES.  

If minor characters were killed, it wouldn't have been much of a problem. However, Gurren Lagann was a depressing Mecha Anime. 

The body count of main characters being killed in a Mecha Anime like Gurren Lagann somewhat rivaled those killed in a Slasher Horror film. 

This recycled Mecha Anime did have less of a body count than Slashers but it doesn't change the fact that several main characters were always killed in it for unnecessary reasons.

Speaking of Black Lagoon, what will be Black Lagoon's replacement after it ends? 

Chances are great I won't be watching Swimnami for much longer. Compared to 30 minutes, I have surprisingly been watching at least 90 minutes of the block lately. 

Compared to Bleach, Blue Exorcist, and Black Lagoon, will future franchises be just as good or completely insufferable to watch?  

Since Bleach is ending in the fall and Dragon Ball Kai is premiering near the same time, I predict that Dragon Ball Kai will be Bleach's replacement. 

Some of us cringe at the thought of this happening. Don't get me wrong, Bleach has been run its course. At the same time, we don't want to look at a shitty acquisition as Bleach's replacement. 

Besides, Adult Swim needs more space for shorter franchises rather than constantly airing perennial Shonen Jump Action Anime for teenagers and highly impressionable adults with Peter Pan Syndrome.

Countless times I have said there should be more Seinen, Josei, and Shojo Anime on Adult Swim. 

I can't help emphasizing that Adult Swim as a whole should have more variety, especially on Saturday nights for MATURE adults rather than ALWAYS pandering to an Incel only demographic.

If Jason DeMarco buys another short Seinen Anime, I pray to God that it's BETTER than Deadman Wonderland. 

Deadman Wonderland In A Nutshell By Terribad Anime Review (2012):

Okay, is it just me or does Terribad sound like Klaus from American Dad? I'm just saying.

I couldn't sit through the first 5 minutes of watching Deadman Wonderland without LEAVING my bedroom to come back online. 

The network should try acquiring the rights to Another. Another is a Seinen Horror Murder Mystery Anime based on the novel of the same name. 

Unlike Deadman Wonderland, Another is NOT  centered around a crybaby protagonist with mindless violence.

Because Jason DeMarco and his Toonami  Team on Adult Swim are so determined to air ONLY Action Anime, I would personally love to see more Horror Action, Supernatural, and Martial Arts Anime meant for the ADULT  demographic and NOT  teenagers. 

Even though Beelzebub IS another Shonen Jump Action Anime, it's not the stereotypical Shonen Jump theme and lasts for only 1 year. Regardless, it's still an Anime worth Adult Swim buying and could challenge Toonami viewers.

Beelzebub definitely needs an English Dub. It's a Supernatural Shonen Jump Action Anime, with Martial Arts, Romance, and more risqué Comedy. 

The protagonist Tatsumi Oga is considered to be "the strongest juvenile deliquent," during his high school freshman year at Ishiyama High School. 

Ishiyama is a high school specifically for juvenile delinquents. 

The series begins with Tatsumi explaining to his friend, Takayuki Furuichi about him (Tatsumi) sleeping by a river, while seeing a man float down it. 

Tatsumi pulls the man to shore but the man splits open. The man's open body reveals Beelzebub. 

Beelzebub- the Demon Lord's baby boy. Beelzebub was sent to Earth to find a human to raise him, while destroying humanity. 

Hilda- Beelzebub's maid, who informs Tatsumi Oga that he chose Tatsumi as his father, while living on Earth. 

Beelzebub electrocutes Tatsumi as he cries, whenever Tatsumi moves so many feet away from him. His crying is so dangerous that Tatsumi is forced to carry him everywhere. 

Tatsumi even fights other juvenile delinquents with Beelzebub clinging to his body!

If you enjoy watching Shonen Martial Arts Comedy Anime and don't care if it's in Japanese with English subtitles, I recommend watching this series.

Beelzebub Japanese Trailer/Preview (2012):

Guess What? Astrologer Patrick Arundell Helped Me Dodge An Astro-Taroh Scam!!!

How's it going lurkers? Last month, I meant to publish a review about my favorite YouTube astrologers and tarotists, but I never had the chance. 

Speaking of the preceding, YouTube vlogger/astrologer, Patrick Arundell saved me from an astro-tarotist scam 2 summers ago! 

We have even been Facebook friends for the last 2 years. Slightly over 3 years ago, I met this so-called "psychic" astro-tarotist named "Jenna Your Astrologer." 

For years, I have questioned who I was in a past life/lives (reincarnation). I swear, I must've been a groupie or something in a past life. 

Sometimes when I listen to certain bands from the 1960's and '70s, especially bands like The Doors, it feels nostalgic, somewhat like I already existed in the past when I was born in '82.

In 2011, I was in the middle of searching on Google for information about who I was in a past life/lives. The astrological searches on Google became distractions. Suddenly, "Jenna Your Astrologer" appeared in my Google search. 

On "Jenna's" site, "she" claimed to give readings about past lives, birth charts, astrological forecasts, etc. "She" gave me some highly convincing free readings. 

According to "Jenna," "she" claimed that I would start working at a certain date (which changed each time). 

"She" kept pressuring me by saying that I needed to "take action" by paying for a reading, claimed a certain someone and I would be "reunited," and have this "long lasting," romantic relationship, etc.

Surely as you read this blog, you're all probably rolling your eyes and laughing at me. 

If you actually met someone, who was capable of explaining your ENTIRE personality traits, quirks, and qualities to perfection and your past life stages to you without EVER knowing each other, you would probably be convinced that he/she was a psychic. 

For the most part, I didn't know as much about astrology and tarot card readings as I do now. I didn't know about astrologers using our personal birth charts for each astrological sign. This doesn't bother me in the slightest. 

However, "JENNA" infuriates me because "she's" the type of astrological scammer, who pressures people like some bill collector for a payment, while claiming to be a "psychic."

In 2011, I was already emotionally vulnerable and insecure. 2011 was the year of my 10-year high school reunion. Before my reunion, I had the pressure of finding a new job. 

I was broke as a joke. I didn't want to be reunited with high school assholes bragging about being entrepreneurs, business owners, CEO's, doctors, lawyers, teachers, etc. 

Also, I didn't want to be reunited with a pretty boy quitarist I fell madly in love with (and never completely got over like I originally thought), be potentially married to someone else. 

Then, I learned about a dark, traumatic secret, that a family member hid for decades. Suddenly, it triggered my traumatic memories to be awakened. There was something traumatic from my high school senior year, which happened to me that I forgot. 

It felt as if I was suffering from a nervous breakdown behind closed doors. Next, I began having nightmares about a potential massacre happening at my reunion. 

The nightmare felt more like a premonition, which was partly why I originally refused to attend our reunion. Long story short, I ended up having to co-host it UNFORTUNATELY.

Meanwhile, "Jenna" helped create more chaos for my life, 3 years ago. "She" pressured me like a bill collector to pay "her." In addition, "Jenna" made me believe that I could be reunited and have a "long lasting relationship" with somebody, who wants NOTHING to do with me!

Then, 2 birthdays ago, I sent "Jenna" a $60 check for my reading. After paying "her," I read the complete reading "she" did for me. NOTHING that "Jenna" said in "her" reading sounded compatible and/or realistic about my supposed future profession and love life.

I said that exact same thing to "her." Suddenly, "Jenna" verbally attacked and accused me of "taking advantage of her." Later, I realized that I forgot to write my signature on "her" check to FRANCE.

All the while, I contacted Patrick Arundell online in order to get a 2nd opinion. I remember him telling me that he disliked "Jenna's" approach to readings. This was followed by Google eventually posting links about "Jenna" being a scam artist. Look! ----->

When I originally stumbled upon "Jenna" 3 years ago, none of this EVER appeared in my Google searches. Had I known this 3 years ago, I would've left "Jenna" alone.

Here's the real kicker! "Jenna's" not even the astro-tarotist's real name! "She" happens to be A MAN! Basically, "Jenna" is a FAKE "psychic" astro-tarotist.

I have Patrick Arundell to thank for giving me a 2nd opinion. He advised me to cancel my money from being withdrawn. 

Unlike the fake "psychic" astro-tarotist Jenna, Patrick has credibility as a friend and an astrologer. 

He posts both weekly and monthly astrological vlogs on his own YouTube channel and website. Lately, I haven't been as active on Patrick Arundell's website like I used to be. 

Although, I will say that I enjoyed playing with his free online tarot cards and reading his daily, weekly, monthly, and annual astrological forecasts. 

Patrick's site is very useful and he does NOT claim to be a "psychic." 

I frequently visit his YouTube channel, as well as several other YouTube vloggers', astrologers', and tarotists' channels and websites. 

If you want to learn more about Patrick Arundell, you can contact him on Facebook, YouTube, and his website in the preceding bold links! This can't be said for "Jenna."

I hope this blog helps more people to NOT fall victim to "Jenna Your Astrologer!"