Toonami Week 17

12:00/11:00 CT - Bleach #271 - (The title is a potential spoiler) (95 episodes remaining)

We find out whether Ichigo is dead or alive from last week.

12:30/11:30 CT - Samurai 7 #5 - "The Drifter" (HD) (21 episodes remaining)

Kirara and the samurai continue looking for more help. After long days of finding no one, they come across a samurai who chops wood.

1:00/12:00 CT - Casshern Sins #17 - "The Glass Cradle" (HD) (7 episodes remaining)

Casshern and the others meet a trio of robotic children. Ringo makes friends with one of them, a mute robot named Holter.

1:30/12:30 CT - Eureka Seven #5 - "Vivid Bit" (46 episodes remaining)

Renton goes with Talho and Hilda on a routine shopping errand, but when Talho gets drunk and into trouble, it's up to Renton to protect her by piloting a combat LFO for the first time.

2:00/1:00 CT - FMA: Brotherhood #48 - "The Oath in the Tunnel" (16 episodes remaining)

Ling and Lan Fan fight Gluttony, while Heinkel continues to fight Pride. Meanwhile, Mustang visits Madame Christmas to confirm that Selim is in fact a homunculus.


2:30/1:30 CT - Ghost in the Shell #7 - "Idolator" (Stand-alone) (19 episodes remaining)

It has come to the attention of the Minister of Home Affairs that Jenoma revolutionary leader Marcelo Jarti has been visiting Japan regularly every five months. Jarti is one of the world’s foremost wanted men, and has been targeted for assassination by commandos of the United States Delta Force and United Kingdom Special Air Service (SAS) a total of six times. (First stand-alone episode since “Android and I.”)

Also: A Tom speech about haters. "Hataz gon' hate. Only Toonami." ???  ;D

Toonami Midnight Run is Back! Six straight hours, no encores!

Toonami Week 20

12:00/11:00 CT - Bleach #274 -  “Hitsugaya, the Desperate Hyoten Hyakkaso!” (92 episodes remaining)

Hitsugaya fights Tiburon, Halibel’s sword release.


12:30/11:30 CT - Samurai 7 #8  - "The Guardians" (HD) (18 episodes remaining)

The samurai escape a merchant raid, only to find themselves in a cavern city under the watchful gaze of the mysterious guardians.


1:00/12:00 CT - Casshern Sins #20 - "For Whom do the Flowers Bloom?" (HD) (4 episodes remaining)

Casshern and the gang discover that robots have flocked to Luna’s castle hoping to be spared.


1:30/12:30 CT - Eureka Seven #8 - "Glorious Brilliance" (43 episodes remaining)

An anti-government rebel interrupts a pleasant shopping day for Renton and Eureka.


2:00/1:00 CT - Sym-Bionic Titan #1 - “Escape to Sherman High” (19 episodes remaining)

Lance, Ilana, and Octus crash-land on Earth while fleeing the evil General Modula, who has conquered their home planet, Galaluna. They try to blend in to Earth society by going to high school. During their first day at school, Modula sends a fire monster to destroy the princess. While battling the beast, Lance, Ilana, and Octus form "Titan" with their robotic suits.


2:30/1:30 CT - Thundercats (2011) #1 - “The Sword of Omens” (HD) (25 episodes remaining)

Lion-O, who is constantly being outdone by his adoptive older brother Tygra, undergoes the ritual of being chosen by the Sword of Omens to be the next king of Thundera. His father, Claudus, does not feel his son is ready, being too lenient and easily distracted by flights of fancy like the myth of ancient technology.


3:00/2:00 CT - FMA: Brotherhood #51 - "The Immortal Legion" (13 episodes remaining)

Ed’s crew fight mannequins that are powered by human souls.


3:30/2:30 CT - FMA: Brotherhood #52 - “Combined Strength” (12 episodes remaining)
Al Battles Kimblee and Pride; Sloth reveals hidden strength.


4:00/3:00 CT - Ghost in the Shell #10 - "Jungle Cruise" (Stand-alone) (16 episodes remaining)

The group go after a rogue CIA agent who murders people in a brutal fashion. Batou takes a special interest in the case and becomes determined to catch the killer.


4:30/3:30 CT - Ghost in the Shell #11 - “Portraitz” (Complex) (15 episodes remaining)

Togusa works undercover at a hospital where patients cannot communicate with outsiders, a condition that leads them to excel at hacking defense systems.


5:00/4:00 CT - Cowboy Bebop #1 - “Asteroid Blues” (25 episodes remaining)

Spike and Jet try to claim the bounty on Asimov Solensan, who has been selling a stolen steroid with deadly side effects.


5:30/4:30 CT - Cowboy Bebop #2 - “Stray Dog Strut” (24 episodes remaining)

Spike and Jet try to claim the bounty on Abdoul Hakim, a thief who has had plastic surgery to disguise himself.

Last week’s ratings (Too good not to post!)

85 -- BLEACH - - Sat -- 12:00AM-12:30AM
DVR: 30
Household: 0.9
2+: 1106

Look at all the Family Guy, Frankenhole, Squidbillies, and King of the Hill that Bleach beat in the ratings!

131 -- SAMURAI 7 -- Sat --12:30AM- 1:00AM
DVR: 30
HH: 0.7
2+: 874

More Frankenhole, Squidbillies, Eric Andre, and King of the Hill

143 -- THUNDERCATS (2011) -- Sat -- 2:30AM- 3:00AM
DVR: 30
HH: 0.5
2+: 727

144 -- SYM-BIONIC TITAN -- Sat -- 2:00AM- 2:30AM
DVR: 30
HH: 0.5
2+: 717

145 -- CASSHERN SINS -- Sat -- 1:00AM- 1:30AM
DVR: 30
HH: 0.5
2+: 683

146 -- EUREKA 7 -- Sat -- 1:30AM- 2:00AM
DVR: 30
HH: 0.5
2+: 668

147 -- FULLMETAL: BROTHERHOOD -- Sat -- 3:00AM- 3:30AM
DVR: 30
HH: 0.5
2+: 646

148 -- FULLMETAL: BROTHERHOOD -- Sat -- 3:30AM- 4:00AM
DVR: 30
HH: 0.4
2+: 578

149 -- COWBOY BEBOP -- Sat -- 5:30AM- 6:00AM
DVR: 30
HH: 0.5
2+: 553

150 -- GHOST IN THE SHELL -- Sat -- 4:30AM- 5:00AM
DVR: 30
HH: 0.4
2+: 547

151 -- COWBOY BEBOP -- Sat -- 5:00AM- 5:30AM
DVR: 30
HH: 0.4
2+: 540

152 -- GHOST IN THE SHELL -- Sat -- 4:00AM- 4:30AM
DVR: 30
HH: 0.4
2+: 516

Btw, 2+ refers to viewers (in thousands) who are aged two or older.

Source: http://sonofthebronx.blogspot.com/2012/10/adult-swim-ratings-october-1-7-2012.html

Also, I can confirm that Sym-Bionic Titan IS in HD.

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Toonami Week 21 (Midnight Run Week 2)

12:00/11:00 CT - Bleach #275 (91 episodes remaining)

Omaeda and Soi Fon battle Barragan.


12:30/11:30 CT - Samurai 7 #9 - "The Bandits" (HD) (17 episodes remaining)

The Samurai must leave the caves to rescue Kikuchiyo, who has been captured by the bandits.


1:00/12:00 CT - Casshern Sins #21 - "The Paradise of Lost Hope" (HD) (3 episodes remaining)

Luna has a proposal for Casshern; Lyuze and Ringo lose faith; and disturbing info surfaces about Luna.


1:30/12:30 CT - Eureka Seven #9 - "Paper Moon Shine" (42 episodes remaining)

The Gekkostate arrive in the ruined city of Vodarac, where Renton is assaulted.


2:00/1:00 CT - Sym-Bionic Titan #2 - “Neighbors in Disguise” (HD) (18 episodes remaining)

The gang adjust to their new home, and Lance causes problems at the mall.


2:30/1:30 CT - Thundercats (2011) #2 - “Ancient Spirits of Evil” (HD) (24 episodes remaining)

The next day, Thundera is attacked by Lizards who have acquired salvaged technology.


3:00/2:00 CT - FMA: Brotherhood #53 - "Flame of Vengeance" (11 episodes remaining)

The Flame Alchemist unleashes great power after a shocking radio broadcast.


3:30/2:30 CT - FMA: Brotherhood #54 - “Beyond the Inferno” (10 episodes remaining)

Hawkeye goes to great lengths to keep the Flame Alchemist’s power under control.


4:00/3:00 CT - Ghost in the Shell #12 - "Escape From" (Stand-alone) (14 episodes remaining)

I don’t know, but the title reminds me of Kurt Russell.

Early in the morning Batou's Tachikoma self-activates and leaves the Tachikoma storage bay to explore the outside world. While roaming the streets of Niihama, the Tachikoma encounters a young girl named Miki who is searching for her lost dog, named Locky. The Tachikoma decides to help the girl.

While on their journey, the Tachikoma stumbles upon a cyberbrain being sold in a market that contains a ghost, and brings it back to the storage bay. When the Tachikoma returns to Section 9, technicians begin extensive tests to determine why the tank went AWOL in the first place, while Section 9 members turn their attention to the cyberbrain in an effort to determine what the brain contains.

When one of the lab technicians investigating the brain links with it and becomes "lost," Kusanagi volunteers to go after the missing man, leading her on a soul-searching ghost dive.


4:30/3:30 CT - Ghost in the Shell #13 - “Not Equal” (Stand-alone) (13 episodes remaining)

Sixteen years ago, Eka Turkuro, the daughter of a pioneering cybernetics company CEO, was kidnapped by a group opposed to cyberization. The girl's whereabouts remained a mystery until she was spotted by members of the Maritime Safety Team aboard an abandoned radiation scrubbing station off the coast of Okinawa. Four Special Security Team operators of the Japan Coast Guard were sent to find the girl and rescue her, but the team vanished without a trace.

Section 9 is covertly dispatched to the island with two objectives: locate any remaining SST members and evacuate them, and find and rescue the missing girl. Section 9 is inserted by submarine, and after a time manages to find the girl, but when they do they realize that something is very wrong: the girl is the same age she was when she was kidnapped all those years ago.


5:00/4:00 CT - Cowboy Bebop #3 - “Honky Tonk Women” (23 episodes remaining)

Great title, great song, great band. Feeling lucky, Jet and Spike head to a casino, where they become entangled with Faye Valentine, a woman in debt and on the run from the authorities.


5:30/4:30 CT - Cowboy Bebop #4 - “Gateway Shuffle” (22 episodes remaining)

Call it Harlem Shuffle and have a Stones double feature, lol. When a group of terrorists kill the woman Spike and Jet are after, they decide to go after the bounty on the eco-terrorist’s leader instead. Meanwhile, Faye is stranded and out of fuel in an orbit around Jupiter.

Y'all ready for this?!

(Bump bump-bump! Bump, bump bump, bump-bump, bump-bump!)  ;D

Toonami Week 22 (Midnight Run Week 3)

12:00/11:00 CT - Bleach #276 (90 episodes remaining)

The battle between the Soul Reapers and the Espadas intensifies.


12:30/11:30 CT - Samurai 7 #10 - "The Journey" (HD) (16 episodes remaining)

Kikuchiyo learns not to stop believing.  ;D The samurai and farmers divide into groups and head to Kanna to avoid detection by the Nobuseri.


1:00/12:00 CT - Casshern Sins #22 - "A Drop Called Eternity" (HD) (2 episodes remaining)

We find out whether Casshern is dead or alive from last week.


1:30/12:30 CT - Eureka Seven #10 - "Higher Than the Sun" (41 episodes remaining)

The Gekkostate discovers the remains of a federation military base destroyed by a change in the planet.


2:00/1:00 CT - Sym-Bionic Titan #3 - “Elephant Logic” (HD) (17 episodes remaining)

The long-awaited sequel to Steely Dan’s Pretzel Logic!  ;D A sentient tornado attacks the city after a mistake by General Steele.


2:30/1:30 CT - Thundercats (2011) #3 - “Ramlak Rising” (HD) (23 episodes remaining)

The gang is trapped by pirates while crossing the Sea of Sand.


3:00/2:00 CT - FMA: Brotherhood #55 - "The Adults’ Way of Life" (9 episodes remaining)

The rebels are close to victory when the leader of Central’s forces returns.


3:30/2:30 CT - FMA: Brotherhood #56 - “The Return of the Fuhrer” (8 episodes remaining)

The Fuhrer enters the battle, taking on a tank and an even tougher foe.


4:00/3:00 CT - Ghost in the Shell #14 - "Yes" (Stand-alone) (12 episodes remaining)

Origa’s theme music is replaced with a Rick Wakeman solo and “Roundabout.”  ;D

Acting on a tip, Section 9 breaks up a cabal of thieves planning to rob a Japanese financial institution. Shortly after the raid, a Chinese intelligence official contacts Section 9 and informs them of suspicious activity that he believes may indicate an assassination attempt by Chinese Socialists on Yokose Kanemoto, a prominent, yet reclusive, Japanese billionaire.

Section 9 is therefore tasked with protecting Yokose, a 56-year-old ex-mathematician who has amassed a fortune by playing the stock market.


4:30/3:30 CT - Ghost in the Shell #15 - “Machine Desirantes” (Stand-alone) (11 episodes remaining)

Kusanagi's reservations regarding Section 9's Tachikoma units comes to a head. She has become disturbed by their behaviour, as their artificial intelligence agents appear to be developing too fast; she has additional concerns about the safety of retaining them in the unit for use in a battle situation.

The Tachikomas have become vaguely aware of Kusanagi's concerns, and attempt to avoid deactivation by hatching a bizarre scheme to appeal to Kusanagi and prevent their removal.


5:00/4:00 CT - Cowboy Bebop #5 - “Ballad of Fallen Angels” (21 episodes remaining)

Faye tries to claim the $28 million Woolong bounty on the leader of the Red Dragons (Hannibal crossover? ) but is kidnapped by a mysterious man named Vicious. Despite, Jet’s misgivings, Spike goes after Vicious, a man with whom he shares a troubled past.


5:30/4:30 CT - Cowboy Bebop #6 - “Sympathy for the Devil” (20 episodes remaining)

Please allow me to introduce this episode: Spike encounters a young boy named Wen (hope you guessed his name!), who is a musical prodigy. However, when it comes to Wen, looks can be deceiving. What’s puzzling Spike is the nature of his game.