Say What? Shonen Jump Block Monopolizes Saturday Midnights On Adult Swim

This blog was originally published on Xanga May 21, 2013.

 

Hey Xangan friends, readers, and subscribers! A few days ago, I published another blog about Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. Without any complaints, that same blog continues to get readers. 

After publishing the blog and replying to others on my page, I researched to see what other viewers' thoughts were about Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. This included reading Adult Swim's forum.

As I read their comments, 1 Adult Swim poster mentioned, that Adult Swim's so-called "Toonami" block recently became a Shonen Jump Block. After thinking about what the poster said, I realized that he/she was onto something. 

By Adult Swim currently showing Bleach, Naruto, One Piece (a.k.a. the so-called "Big 3"), and Soul Eater, the Saturday midnight viewers have OFFICIALLY been alienated more than ever within these last few years. 

I am not saying this to completely insult every Shonen Anime, that is currently airing. I am a Bleach and Naruto fan, but I have never been a One Piece or Soul Eater fan.

Aside from my personal bias, these Shonen Jump Anime are perennials much like American soap operas. Cartoon Network/Adult Swim's main purpose behind airing Anime is to expose their viewers to shows, that lack having exposure. Most casual Anime fans already know about Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece. 

It is not terrible for those Shonen to be mainstream. However, if the networks' goals are to expose viewers to Anime in general, chances are great, that he/she might not watch any or all those shows. "The Big 3" mostly have filler arcs.  

Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece's arcs have tendencies to go on really long tangents with irrelevant characters to their main plots. Adult Swim should've ONLY aired 1 perennial Anime at a time as opposed to simultaneously airing 3. 

Even though I hated Deadman Wonderland last year, at least Adult Swim was somewhat moving in the right direction in regards to airing more adult content. 

By NO means am I a prude, but Deadman Wonderland had GRATUITOUS violence, unrealistic writing, and a crybaby for a protagonist. At the same time, Deadman Wonderland wasn't a perennial with mostly filler arcs for teenage boys. 

Sometimes I get the impression that Adult Swim revels in alienating their current and potential viewers. Some of us viewers of both genders say the network should diversify its Anime genres and sub-genres instead of ALWAYS playing things safe with 1 group of fans. 

Other viewers have told me in the past, that Cartoon Network and Adult Swim are not Anime networks. They are completely justified in that argument. At the same time, Anime helped keep their ratings high whether the anti-Anime fans and the networks want to accept it or not. 

Mind you, this was before, during, and especially after Adult Swim acquired the rights to air canceled WB cartoons, Family Guy, and other Fox cartoons. 

Don't get me wrong. I love watching Family Guy, American Dad, The Boondocks, Robot Chicken, and Metalocalypse, whenever they have new seasons. 

Like I already said, Anime helped boost Cartoon Network and Adult Swim's ratings. Some give Anime fans grief because some are bratty fans with mental/behavioral problems and identity crises. Those few Anime fans ruin it for us sane people, who love watching Anime, but aren't pretentious zealots and sycophants about it.

To viewers with little or no knowledge about Anime, they are Japanese cartoons meant for ALL ages. Yes, I said "cartoons" because they are a Japanese form of animation, dating back to the 1920's and '30s. *Gasps* 

Anime has genres and sub-genres for children (Kodomo), girls (Shojo), women (Josei), boys (Shonen), and men (Seinen). There are also the pornographic kind (Hentai) and a few others. 

To be more specific, Kodomo, Shojo, Josei, Shonen, and Seinen are actually age and gender demographics. Those of us, who actually follow Anime OUTSIDE of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, know that Anime is NOT always Shonen Action. 

There are Anime and Manga in Action, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Slice of Life (which depicts everyday life in Japan much like America's Seinfeld), etc.

Cartoon Network and Adult Swim fail to realize much less care to realize, that only airing Shonen Action Anime helps generate ignorance; Some Anime "fans" only know about Shonen. 

Then again, I mostly blame our American marketers for knowing nothing about Japanese entertainment, culture, religions, and sub-cultures.

Those who really want to watch other genres and sub-genres can order certain channels, buy the DVD/Blurays, and/watch legal and illegal online streams and downloads. Although, that only helps the industry to an extent. 

I think most people have at least basic cable/satellite, as well as local channels but not every channel airs Anime. When the Industry reached its pinnacle, during the early 21st Century, Syfy, Chiller TV, Colours TV, Fuse TV, IFC, Starz, Cartoon Network, and Adult Swim all showed Anime.

Since we're no longer in the early 21st Century and more people can ILLEGALLY download and stream Anime (as I'm blogging), the Anime Industry is suffering. Cartoon Network and Adult Swim are the most convenient and consistent. Both networks can help give newer Anime and genres more exposure. As I said earlier, Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece have the most exposure and enough of it.

If these 2 networks really want to spike their viewer ratings, while begging their Anime fans to watch them, they must:

1) STOP patronizing their viewers with a CGI robot (He self-righteously lectured fans about being a "hater")

2) START diversifying their programming by airing something their viewers and potential viewers want to watch.

Adult Swim's male viewers have especially been throwing in their towels left and right, since the network mostly airs mindless garbage. Anytime most of its male audience hates watching most of the programming, that should be a red flag. 

Anyway, I'll continue to only watch Bleach on Saturday nights. Until Adult Swim's Toonami airs more shows, that we want to watch, my TV will be turned off.

Will Cartoon Network & Adult Swim Ever Get Their Anime Programming Right?

This blog was originally published on Xanga May 17, 2013.

How's it going my Xangan friends, viewers, and subscribers! I hope all is well on your end. This past week, I have been rather silent. 

I was busy celebrating Mother's Day with my grandmother, mother, and aunts, chatting with other friends, job hunting, and blocking creepers on social media. I always love those men, who get butt-hurt because I REFUSE to send them any nudie pics or have cyber sex with them. I don't understand these men. Do they really think I'm going to lay them via computer screen? Talk about thirsties. 

Maybe my next blog will be about thirsty people on social media. If you don't know what I mean by "thirsty," that's slang for "desperate."

Anyway, I have been reading and hearing about Adult Swim airing MORE snooze worthy shows to their programming. The network chose to acquire Bob's Burgers and One Piece. Oh joy, oh joy. Those are 2 more shows, that I DON'T watch. 

I don't think too many Adult Swim viewers are rejoicing over Adult Swim acquiring both shows, especially Bob's Burgers. Bob's Burgers should've been canceled. 

A while ago, I read that Fox was canceling The Cleveland Show yet Bob's Burgers was being renewed. WHY?

If you ask me, Fox should've canceled both cartoons and brought back Sit Down, Shut Up. At least that cartoon was funny.

One Piece on the other hand, I have never gotten into that Shonen Jump Action Anime. From what I have been seeing and hearing, the One Piece's English Dubs have a lot of infighting within their fandom. 

According to what I have been told, fans are divided because there are 2 different English Dubs. There is a 4Kids English Dub, which is highly censored and dumbed down and then there's the Funimation Entertainment Dub, which is for the more mature audience. 

There is also the fact, that Adult Swim is airing Funimation's English Dub of One Piece and they are premiering it at episode 207, if I'm correct. Even though I'm not a One Piece fan, I think it is idiotic on Adult Swim's part to air an Anime for their fans and potential fans midway into a series. By Adult Swim premiering a show that high in episodes, they are automatically excluding potential fans and not all of their original fans remember everything, that happened years ago. 

Cartoon Network's Toonami canceled One Piece, years ago. Some diehard fans will argue, that potential fans can stream the old episodes online or buy the DVD/Blu-rays. However, everyone does not have the time, money, and patience to marathon EVERY One Piece episode. I get the impression that Adult Swim does not want to fully invest in the One Piece viewers. Then again, what am I talking about? 

Cartoon Network and Adult Swim as a whole, don't invest too much into anything their viewers want to watch. They have already excluded the female demographic completely these last several years, and they most definitely ignore their MALE demographic, which they claim to be targeting. 

I love how so many duped Toonami sycophants have been jizzing their Spider-Man underpants over the "Toonami" block and One Piece returning EXCEPT this time on Adult Swim. 

Like I already said in my March 15th blog regarding Cartoon Network and Adult Swim being sexist, their animation fans are being so highly misrepresented. It's completely understandable, that they cannot attract every American viewer.

Although, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim put forth very little effort to satisfy most of their viewers. I miss the old days, when BOTH networks aired animation for both genders with different animated genres and sub-genres everyday and night. 

Then again, Adult Swim was always a Man-Children Only Club WITHOUT overtly saying so.

Now, every night is mostly terrible Comedies with 1/2 those shows being low IQ'ed, Live Action Comedies, and late Saturday nights are devoted to Action Anime. Both networks used to air Anime on a nightly basis. 

Now, they have condensed their Anime lineup to ONLY late Saturday nights and early Sunday mornings. 

To make matters worse, the very few Anime they air consists of a Shonen Jump Action Anime block and overly syndicated Adult Swim Anime circa 2001. 

Since Adult Swim is so determined to premiere Shonen Jump Action Anime every Saturday night, why don't they remove "Toonami" from their branding and rename it "The Shonen Jump Block" or something similar? 

After all, it's evident that Adult Swim does NOT  want to air any other Anime genre and Anime from other publications. They could BUT  they don't want to because making excuses is more suitable for them. 

Since Adult Swim claims to be so "lowly funded" *sneeze* (I'm allergic to bullshit), I would remove all those overly syndicated Frat Boy Comedies from their Saturday night programming and make it Anime Night. 

Then, all those nostalgic, Toonami crybabies can watch all their old Anime earlier in the evening. By the time of 10 pm Central, I would air:

10:00 PM Special A

10:30 PM Naruto Shippuden

11:00 PM Bleach

11:30 PM School Rumble

12:00 AM Kaicho Wa Maid-Sama

12:30 AM Vampire Knight

1:00 AM Jigoku Shojo (Hell Girl)

1:30 AM Hellsing

2:00 AM Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler)

2:30 AM Beelzebub

3:00 AM Repeat schedule from 10 pm

With the preceding schedule I created, Adult Swim COULD have a late Saturday night/early Sunday morning block; It could be an Anime Variety Block. 

For teenagers and adults of both genders, I selected Anime consisting of Comedy, Action, and Horror. Therefore, anyone from both genders could watch these shows, if they wanted. 

I created the schedule in this format because by the time of 1 AM, the shows have more violence and sexual content in them. 

Adult Swim doesn't necessarily have to air these EXACT shows. At the same time, they could at least try to follow a similar format, if they have to limit their Anime viewers to only late Saturday nights. 

Then again, the idiots in charge of Adult Swim aren't that clever. Well, at least we can dream, right?

So Anime fans, with this schedule I made, what are your thoughts?

Why Are Your Friends' Friends So Annoying?

This blog was originally published on Xanga April 20, 2013.

 

 

Hey there Xangans! I've been trying to lay as low as possible this week. This most definitely applies to posting on "social" media sites. This past week, some of my friends' other friends have been irksome both on Facebook and Xanga. It's really annoying when you're in a good or semi decent mood. There's always that 1, obnoxious friend of another friend, who suddenly feels the need to make his/her cameo appearance with snide remarks about something you said or did.

If that's not the case, that person, who you share a mutual friend(s) with, makes a mountain out of a molehill. Don't you wish that he/she would just shut the hell up and go somewhere? I know I do. That's why I try avoiding certain people at all costs.

On Facebook, I adjusted my high school classmates/friends' status updates to "Only Important," in my news feed. Then, I block, whoever annoys me. I enjoy talking to a few friends, astrologers, celebrities, YouTube vloggers, and public figures, getting entertainment updates in my news feed, along with winning prizes. Otherwise, I would deactivate my Facebook account for the 4th time.

That site can be incredibly toxic. I usually get into a really bad mood almost every time I am using my Facebook account. I believe 1 of the main reasons is because there are friend collectors, who make me add them to their "Friends List." They hardly initiate any conversations with me.

They're predominantly 30-year-olds and younger, who are begging bar hoppers, skanking up the town at dives, and are tagged in their latest drunk face selfies. 

Otherwise, they are whining about their marital statuses or lack thereof and posting incoherent babbling updates by cell phone. Some of them should be at home raising their demon spawns, focusing on their relationships, paying their bills, and/being more productive with their time.

Considering that they barely talk to me, I don't post on their walls as much anymore. Every time they do talk to me, I have to deal with their interloping friends on their walls, who feel the need to prove their existence with snide remarks. I'll be in the middle of complimenting a friend about something or wishing our friend well. 

Suddenly, this bitch or asshole feels the need to get an attitude with me for no reason. This has also happened to me on Xanga. These are some of the exact same types of people we encounter in real life.

I'm sure almost everybody had situation when they had to share their friends with the most sickening people in existence. It seems as though those people purposely try to be annoying. I think it is partly because of jealousy, showing hierarchy by being territorial over friendships, and simply because they enjoy annoying other people. 

I do NOT mind sharing my friends with other people. However, most of the time, their other friends believe they're at a higher rank than I am because so-and-so has been friends with our friend longer, or have a "closer bond" than I do with the same friend.

There's nothing worse than having to share friends with divisive people and be forced into a position where you have to spend time together with people you despise. I've been on both ends of the spectrum. I've been torn between friends disliking each other and I have been THAT friend, who shares mutual hatred for my friend's other friend. 

I try my hardest to avoid social events where I am forced into a situation with that other person, while our mutual friend expects everything to be Kumbaya.

Whenever I know my friends dislike each other, I don't expect them to be friends just because they are both friends with me. I will individually spend my time with certain friends at a certain time. That way, there won't be any altercations. If the 2 or more happen to all become friends and get along with everybody, that's great. Although, I'm not going to force them to be all friends with each other because of me.

What are your thoughts about annoying friends of friends?

{Rant} Sensitive Vs. Butt-Hurt: What's The Difference?

This blog was originally published on Xanga, April 16, 2013.

 

Hey there Xangans! I would've published this a lot sooner but I needed at least 2 nights to somewhat relax. Reason being, I am SICK of crybabies on the Internet! 

Both 2 nights ago and last week, I have been dealing with severely butt-hurt people both on Facebook and Xanga. Most of them have been men. 

If you need to, go read my Pulse from 2 nights ago. On my Pulse, I even explain the difference between sensitive and butt-hurt people.

Let me just say, there's nothing wrong with being sensitive. I would like to think, that most people to some degree are sensitive to something. There's a difference between sensitive and butt-hurt. 

If someone is sensitive, it means they have feelings. For example, someone making offensive jokes about rape or about yesterday's explosions in Boston, shows that person is INsensitive to a SENSITIVE topic. 

Nobody should be laughing about either topic. Those jokes would give another person a perfectly good reason to be offended. This most definitely applies to those spouting rape threats online.

Then, there are butt-hurt people. These people LOVE making a mountain out of a molehill about any little thing. If you insult their precious show, they get all riled up like fanboys/fangirls because they cannot handle ANY kind of criticism about their show. Butt-hurt people are hypersensitive crybabies. 

Additional Traits Of Butt-Hurt People:

* Can't handle constructive criticism 

* Immediately reject advice about ANYTHING, especially when it can be beneficial to them

* Easily triggered by negative comments about ANYTHING, regardless if it has NOTHING to do with them AT ALL

* Throw temper tantrums like 2-year-old spoiled brats, 

* Want everybody to enable them by always tip-toeing on egg shells. 

* Easily triggered when someone says/does something they disagree with, especially when that person is not politically correct 24/7

* Sore losers that hide from their problems 

* Living in a delusional world where everything should always be bunnies and sunshine with gumdrops and unicorns falling from the sky

* Demand everyone to respect them 

* Expect nobody to EVER walk all over them YET  expect others to be their personal doormats and enablers

* Expect participation trophies for their bratty behavior

* Love playing the victim card, whenever they don't get their way about something

* Always snide but can't handle sarcastic jokes and will self-righteously bum rush someone online within a nano second to announce that they were "offended"

* Self-righteously believe it is their DIVINE RIGHT  to dictate every little thing certain people say by going out their way to correct them

This is ONLY naming a few traits butt-hurt people possess. I could list butt-hurt traits to infinity.

Why so sensitive? Are these crybabies that desperate for some Butt-Hurt Cream from the Whambulance?

Allow me to say right off the bat: If I have unintentionally offended you, I am so sorry. However, if you're the type of person, who can't handle ANYTHING someone else says or does, especially when it has NOTHING to do with you, you don't need to be online crying like a 2-year-old. 

Crybabies have helped ruin America, as well as the Internet. If you cannot handle being in cyber space and tolerating ANY jokes and/minor criticisms, you obviously cannot handle worse problems in the future. That's if those issues haven't already happened. 

You are looking at someone, who is CONSTANTLY forced to overcome adversity on a daily basis. 

I am a college graduate and a survivor of post 9/11 racism, death threats, slander, bullying, trolling, being stalked BOTH on and offline, etc. In addition, I have been unemployed for the last 5 years. Your problems are no worse than mine or anyone else's. 

So, rub on your Butt-Hurt Cream, put on your big boy/girl pants, suck on your pacifier, get in line, take a number, and deal with life like the rest of us!

If you have that many hang ups, you need to see your local shrink, ASAP! Not everybody is going to enable you. I will sympathize, empathize, try helping, and supporting you but if you think I'm your designated enabler, GUESS AGAIN!!! 

I am very blunt. If you can't handle the slightest joke, advice, or opinion from me or anybody else, you obviously will NOT  be able to handle, when somebody REALLY gives you a spanking. 

This concludes my rant, for now. You can recommend this blog or not. Whichever makes you happy!

{RANT} Demanding Vs. Commanding Respect: What's The Difference?

This blog was originally published on Xanga April 4, 2013.

 

Hey there my fellow Xangans! Sorry about not publishing another blog this entire week. 

I have been doing the usual job hunting, talking to other friends, "spring cleaning," and catching up on more Anime, which has been long overdue.  

In fact, earlier this week, I marathoned an Anime, that was released last year in Japan called, Another. It was pretty decent.

Often compared to the American Horror franchise, Final Destination, Another is a Horror Mystery Anime. Unlike High School Of The Dead and Deadman Wonderland, watching Another was much better than watching those 2 series. 

Anyway, I digress. That's not what I really meant to discuss in today's blog. Lately, I've been doing some thinking. I have noticed a number of divos and divas believing, that they can demand respect from everyone. These "divos" and "divas" are typically defiant people with huge ego trips and have a great sense of entitlement. 

We will often hear them tell us, "You just need to respect the fact, that...," "You don't know me! Show some respect!," "Respect my authority!" blah, blah, BLAH!

These are also some of the same eternal victims, who believe their lives and life experiences are so much worse than everybody else', and that nobody shares the same adversities, if not MORE than them. While demanding RESPECT, they want everyone to throw them a damn pity party.

In case these defiant and entitled divos and divas never got the memo, it doesn't quite work that way. 

Every time defiant and entitled divos and divas DEMAND respect from everybody, people like myself roll our eyes and ask ourselves, "Wait, so this person thinks I'm suppose to respect him/her because he/she says so? HA! Whatever!"

I look at it this way. If this divo/diva is not my parent, teacher, professor, boss, etc, who I DEPEND on for something, why the hell do I have to respect him/her?

Defiant and entitled divos and divas randomly demanding respect out of someone is like a damn toddler throwing a temper tantrum simply because he/she did not get his/her way.

If these people want respect so badly, they should not be begging and demanding it, while acting defiantly. Sometimes it worsens, when another person tries giving that same defiant divo/diva advice. He/she begins to assume, that EVERYBODY is trying to control him/her and start demanding respect. This somewhat goes back to people, who can't handle constructive criticism.

If these divos and divas can't handle any advice, the only other option is to sit back in the recliner chair and let them make bigger fools out themselves. If that same defiant brat wants to stick his/her finger into a plug outlet and take the risk of electrocution, I say let that brat have at it.

However, that defiant brat must remember once he/she gets electrocuted, he/she shouldn't whine about it and demand for everyone to respect him/her afterward.

If they want respect, it needs to be COMMANDED by walking in their talk. Respect must be earned by showing he/she is worthy of being respected.

Self-centered attention whores, protesters, rioters, hardcore feminists, political and religious zealots, sluts, womanizers, perpetual liars, procrastinators, photo bombers, cheap talkers, eternal "victims," serial daters, brides, and grooms, etc, etc. should be the LAST  to demand anybody's respect.

Genuinely show us WHY we should respect you WITHOUT begging and demanding for everyone to respect you like an entitled, spoiled brat. Everyone does not have to like each other, in order to respect each other.

There are those, who will say, "I don't like so-and-so, but I respect so-and-so for what he/she's doing." People can secretly admire that person for his/her actions. That's a way of EARNING respect. 

If that person takes action by walking in his/her talk, he/she deserves admiration and respect because that person EARNED it. If I say I am going to do something, I almost always follow through with it because I made it a priority to get the task done WELL. 

When the task is done well, I deserve respect and admiration WITHOUT desperately seeking validation for it.

We are all human and make mistakes and bad choices. Although, I have yet to demand for everyone in the whole world to respect me.