How's it going my gumdrops? Last week, I checked Adult Swim's schedule. The network is
re-airing Deadman Wonderland of all the Horror Anime in existence. At the moment, I'm not watching anything on Adult Swim's Saturday night programming.
As usual, most of their shows are tired, if not shitty acquisitions, that I don't want to watch.
Speaking of Horror, I have more Horror today. Last year, I gave my Horror Anime Review and Another was on the list.
Another Anime In A Nutshell:
In case you missed my review, here is a summary of Another. Once
again, Another is a Seinen Horror-Mystery Anime based on the Japanese
novel, Another.
It begins with an explanation about
Koichi Sasakibara. He is a 15-year-old junior high student. His mother
died shortly after he was born and his father is a business man.
Koichi's
father traveled abroad to India for a year. This leads to Koichi being
sent to live with his aunt and grandparents in Yomiyama, Japan.
Yomiyama
is a small Japanese town where his dead mother grew up. In the process
of him moving to Yomiyama, he acquires pneumothorax (basically a
collapsed lung).
Koichi's pneumothorax delays him
from transferring to his new school and causes him to be hospitalized.
Suddenly, he meets this strange girl with an eye patch named, Mei
Misaki.
After meeting Mei, Koichi's curious yet
strange "classroom representatives" from his new school visit him in the
hospital. This is shortly before his 1st day of school.
Koichi's
classmates want to learn more about his background. Once Koichi is
finally released from the hospital, he starts getting suspicious vibes
from his classmates.
Mei is sometimes visible in his
classroom. Everyone except Koichi pretends, that she does NOT exist.
Their classroom at Yomiyama North Middle School has been cursed, since
1972.
They must follow certain rules around the
campus, in order to avoid dying brutal deaths. Those same rules backfire
on everybody both inside and outside Koichi's classroom.
Another
has some brutal death tolls. Some Anime critics claim, that Another is
similar to the movie, Final Destination. I've never watched Final
Destination. Therefore, I can't support their claims.
If
you like creepy dolls, curses, ghosts, death tolls, and Horror-Mystery,
you should give Another a watch. It not only has a novel and an Anime,
but also a live-action J-Horror Movie and Manga. Anyway, here is Another
for Cartoon Sunday.
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 BeelzebubIS 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.
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.
