Toonami Therapy

Takemichi actually doesn't get beaten up, and Yu Yu Hakusho decides to redo its most popular arc. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Rooster Fighter 4, Dan Da Dan 14, Blue Lock 9, Tokyo Revengers 9, One Piece 769, Yu Yu Hakusho 104-105, Gnosia 19, My Hero Academia Vigilantes 24, Solo Leveling 18, and One Piece (Live Action) 12.

Spy x Family reaches its season finale, Gnosia reaches a fake-out finale, and Takemichi gets beaten up again. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Rooster Fighter 3, Dan Da Dan 13, Blue Lock 8, Tokyo Revengers 8, One Piece 768, Yu Yu Hakusho 102-103, Gnosia 18, Spy x Family 50 (end for now), Solo Leveling 17, and One Piece (Live Action) 11.

Seriously, how did he get his hand back? COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Rooster Fighter 2, Primal 30 (end), Blue Lock 7, Tokyo Revengers 7, One Piece 767, Yu Yu Hakusho 100-101, Gnosia 17, Spy x Family 49, Solo Leveling 16, and One Piece (Live Action) 10.

Well, one can't say the title "Rooster Fighter" was misleading. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Rooster Fighter 1, Primal 29, Blue Lock 6, Tokyo Revengers 6, One Piece 768, Yu Yu Hakusho 99, Gnosia 16, Spy x Family 48, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 23, Solo Leveling 15, and One Piece (Live Action) 9.

We say goodbye to Bleach (for now, at least) and Yu Yu Hakusho changes location. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Primal 28, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 40 (end for now), Blue Lock 5, Tokyo Revengers 5, One Piece 767, Yu Yu Hakusho 98, Gnosia 15, Spy x Family 47, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 22, and Solo Leveling 14.

Spear gets run out of the village multiple times, My Hero Academia finally ends its flashback, and Takemichi manages to go an episode without getting beaten up. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Primal 27, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 39, Blue Lock 4, Tokyo Revengers 4, One Piece 766, Yu Yu Hakusho 97, Gnosia 14, Spy x Family 46, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 21, and Solo Leveling 13.

The main character of Tokyo Revengers gets beaten up some more, One Piece pads things out some more, and Vigilantes continues its flashback some more. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Primal 26, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 38, Blue Lock 3, Tokyo Revengers 3, One Piece 765, Yu Yu Hakusho 96, Gnosia 13, May I Ask for One Final Thing 13 (end), Spy x Family 45, and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 20.

It turns out we might have inadvertently spoiled something previously in Bleach, Yu Yu Hakusho starts up a new arc, and Vigilantes starts a flashback. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Primal 25, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 37, Blue Lock 2, Tokyo Revengers 2, One Piece 764, Yu Yu Hakusho 95, Gnosia 12, May I Ask for One Final Thing 12, Spy x Family 44, and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 19.

What does time travel and soccer have in common? Anime focusing on each premiered on Toonami this week. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Primal 24, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 36, Blue Lock 1, Tokyo Revengers 1, One Piece 763, Yu Yu Hakusho 94, Gnosia 11, May I Ask for One Final Thing 11, Spy x Family 43, and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 18.

Two series end for now, and Yukio goes a lot more crazy! COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Primal 23, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 35, Blue Exorcist 61 (end for now), Mashle 24 (end for now), One Piece 762, Yu Yu Hakusho 93, Gnosia 10, May I Ask for One Final Thing 10, Spy x Family 42, and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 17.

Don't believe everything you read, except of course for this sentence which you should absolutely believe unreservedly. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Primal 22, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 34, Blue Exorcist 60, Mashle 23, One Piece 761, Yu Yu Hakusho 92, Gnosia 9, May I Ask for One Final Thing 9, Spy x Family 41, and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 16.

Blue Exorcist has some weird stuff happen, Twilight's flashback finishes, and Renji's brief winning streak ends. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Primal 21, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 33, Blue Exorcist 59, Mashle 22, One Piece 760, Yu Yu Hakusho 91, Gnosia 8, May I Ask for One Final Thing 8, Spy x Family 40, and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 15.

Yukio goes kind of crazy, One Piece keeps the flashback going, and Spy x Family goes pretty serious. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 32, Blue Exorcist 58, Mashle 21, One Piece 759, Yu Yu Hakusho 90, Gnosia 7, May I Ask for One Final Thing 7, Spy x Family 39, and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 14.

Na na na na. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 31, Blue Exorcist 57, Mashle 20, One Piece 758, Yu Yu Hakusho 88-89, Gnosia 6, May I Ask for One Final Thing 6, and Spy x Family 38.

With no Toonami this week outside of a Dan Da Dan preview, we celebrate the end of the year by... dropping several series. Happy new year! COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Dan Da Dan 13 (in brief), Yu Yu Hakusho 87, To Your Eternity 5, Sanda 5, The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess 5, Gnosia 5, and May I Ask for One Final Thing 5.

In this year-end podcast, our hosts rank the various series they watched this year from worst to best.

Some oceans are smaller than others. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 30, Blue Exorcist 56, Mashle 19, One Piece 757, Yu Yu Hakusho 86, To Your Eternity 4, Sanda 4, The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess 4, Gnosia 4, and May I Ask for One Final Thing 4.

Don't make a drinking game out of how many times someone says "Mimihagi" in this episode of Bleach. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 29, Blue Exorcist 55, Mashle 18, One Piece 756, Yu Yu Hakusho 85, To Your Eternity 3, Sanda 3, The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess 3, Gnosia 3, and May I Ask for One Final Thing 3.

Characters who we've barely seen for a long time show up again in One Piece (only problem is, said characters are actually supposed to be main characters), and Blue Exorcist seems to wrap up its current arc. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 28, Blue Exorcist 54, Mashle 17, One Piece 755, Yu Yu Hakusho 84, Let's Play 2, Gnosia 2, May I Ask for One Final Thing 2, and With You Our Love Will Make It Through 2.

Bleach spends the first half of its episode on a replay, but still probably made more plot progress than One Piece. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 27, Blue Exorcist 53, Mashle 16, One Piece 754, Yu Yu Hakusho 83, To Your Eternity 2, Kakuriyo Bed & Breakfast for Spirits 2, Sanda 2, and The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess 2.

Mashle has a possibly prescient board game, and Bleach may or may not just have the cast have a big party for the next 26 episodes. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 26, Blue Exorcist 52, Mashle 15, One Piece 753, Yu Yu Hakusho 82, May I Ask for One Final Thing 1, With You Our Love Will Make It Through 1, Let This Grieving Soul Retire 1, and A Star Brighter Than the Sun 1.

Blue Exorcist moves romance forward, kind of sort of, and One Piece might actually reunite the Straw Hats soon. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 25, Blue Exorcist 51, Mashle 14, One Piece 752, Yu Yu Hakusho 81, Campfire Cooking in Another World With My Absurd Skill 1, Ninja vs. Gokudo 1, Let's Play 1, Gnosia 1, and Pass the Monster Meat Milady 1.

Mashle returns. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 24, Blue Exorcist 50, Mashle 13, One Piece 751, Yu Yu Hakusho 80, Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider 1, The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest 1, Sanda 1, and The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess 1.

Daima ends, Blue Exorcist finishes its season, and One Piece finishes its (brief) filler arc. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Dragon Ball Daima 20 (end), Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 23, Blue Exorcist 48-49, One Piece 750, Yu Yu Hakusho 79, A Gatherer's Adventure in Isekai 1, My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's 1, To Your Eternity 1, and Kakuriyo Bed & Breakfast for Spirits 1.

It's a triple ending for the series we're watching for this week. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Dragon Ball Daima 19, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 22, Yu Yu Hakusho 78, Anne Shirley 24 (end), Witch Watch 24-25 (end for now), Kaiju No. 8 22-23 (end for now).

Blue Exorcist essentially wraps up the season despite there being two episodes left, and One Piece remembers there are crew members other than Luffy! COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Dragon Ball Daima 18, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 21, Blue Exorcist 46-47, One Piece 749, Yu Yu Hakusho 77, Anne Shirley 23, Witch Watch 23, Kaiju No. 8 20-21.

With imagination, I can be anything I want. Sort of. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Dragon Ball Daima 17, Dan Da Dan 12 (end for now), Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 20, Blue Exorcist 45, One Piece 748, Yu Yu Hakusho 76, Anne Shirley 22, Witch Watch 22, Kaiju No. 8 18-19.

Zombies! COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Dragon Ball Daima 16, Dan Da Dan 11, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 19, Blue Exorcist 44, One Piece 747, Yu Yu Hakusho 75, Anne Shirley 21, Witch Watch 21, Kaiju No. 8 16-17.

It's just what the title says. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Dragon Ball Daima 15, Dan Da Dan 10, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 18, Blue Exorcist 43, One Piece 746, Yu Yu Hakusho 74, Anne Shirley 20, Witch Watch 20, Kaiju No. 8 14-15.

Komamura activates his GameShark, and One Piece finally has its big farewell scene for the arc! COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Dragon Ball Daima 14, Dan Da Dan 9, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 17, Blue Exorcist 42, One Piece 745, Yu Yu Hakusho 73, Anne Shirley 19, Witch Watch 19, Kaiju No. 8 OVA, and Kaiju No. 8 13.

It's all very touching and such. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Dragon Ball Daima 13, Dan Da Dan 8, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 16, Blue Exorcist 41, One Piece 744, Yu Yu Hakusho 72, Anne Shirley 17-18, and Witch Watch 17-18.

Dan Da Dan does a flashback, Blue Exorcist (maybe?) sets up a love triangle, and Yu Yu Hakusho gives exposition! COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Dragon Ball Daima 12, Dan Da Dan 7, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 15, Blue Exorcist 40, One Piece 743, Yu Yu Hakusho 71, Anne Shirley 15-16, and Witch Watch 15-16.

Vigilantes ends... for now. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Dragon Ball Daima 11, Dan Da Dan 6, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 14, Blue Exorcist 39, One Piece 742, Yu Yu Hakusho 70, Anne Shirley 14, Uron Mirage 14, and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 12-13 (end).

Dragon Ball Daima unleashes the Kraken, Bleach engages in retcons, and Yu Yu Hakusho goes JoJo! COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Dragon Ball Daima 10, Dan Da Dan 5, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 13, Blue Exorcist 38, One Piece 741, Yu Yu Hakusho 69, Anne Shirley 13, Kowloon Generic Romance 13 (end), Witch Watch 13, and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 11.

We hope you enjoy the pun in the title that we didn't think of making in the actual episode. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Dragon Ball Daima 9, Dan Da Dan 4, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 12, Blue Exorcist 37, One Piece 740, Yu Yu Hakusho 68, Anne Shirley 12, Kowloon Generic Romance 12, Witch Watch 12, and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 10.

One Piece remembers some of its characters! COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Dragon Ball Daima 8, Dan Da Dan 3, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 11, Blue Exorcist 36, One Piece 739, Yu Yu Hakusho 67, Anne Shirley 11, Kowloon Generic Romance 11, Witch Watch 11, and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 9.

Death by monologue? COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Dragon Ball Daima 7, Dan Da Dan 2, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 10, Blue Exorcist 35, One Piece 738, Yu Yu Hakusho 66, To Be Hero X 10, Anne Shirley 10, Kowloon Generic Romance 10, Witch Watch 10, and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 8.

Various things explode this week! COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Dragon Ball Daima 6, Dan Da Dan 1, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 9, Blue Exorcist 34, One Piece 737, Yu Yu Hakusho 65, To Be Hero X 9, Anne Shirley 9, Kowloon Generic Romance 9, Witch Watch 9, and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 7.

It's double Daima... which isn't necessarily that bad, because the first episode was pretty dull. Meanwhile, the hosts can't remember the names of a whole lot of characters (maybe even more so than usual!) COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Dragon Ball Daima 4-5, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 8, Blue Exorcist 33, One Piece 736, Yu Yu Hakusho 64, To Be Hero X 8, Anne Shirley 8, Kowloon Generic Romance 8, Witch Watch 8, and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 6.

We'll be back to Toonami next week. In the meantime, it's another week off of those, which gives us more time to discuss the non-Toonami series we're watching (well, at least more time to get off on tangents). COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Yu Yu Hakusho 63, To Be Hero X 7, Anne Shirley 7, Kowloon Generic Romance 7, and Witch Watch 7.

Thanks to marathons meaning there's no new series on Toonami, the number of series discussed is a whole lot shorter, but we still get slightly more than half an hour out of it! COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Yu Yu Hakusho 62, To Be Hero X 6, Anne Shirley 6, Kowloon Generic Romance 6, and Witch Watch 6.

Is this better or worse than the explanation that the villain of the first Sword Art Online arc gave? COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Lazarus 13 (end), Dragon Ball Daima 3, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 7, Blue Exorcist 32, One Piece 735, Yu Yu Hakusho 61, To Be Hero X 5, Anne Shirley 5, Kowloon Generic Romance 5, and Witch Watch 5.

The winner is... COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Lazarus 12, Dragon Ball Daima 2, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 6, Blue Exorcist 31, One Piece 734, Yu Yu Hakusho 60, To Be Hero X 4, Anne Shirley 4, Kowloon Generic Romance 4, and Witch Watch 4.

In which Luffy defeats Doflamingo... probably? COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Lazarus 11, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 5, Blue Exorcist 30, One Piece 733, Dragon Ball Daima 1, Yu Yu Hakusho 59, To Be Hero X 3, Anne Shirley 3, Kowloon Generic Romance 3, and Witch Watch 3.

Even with the world about to effectively end, there's always time for family squabbles that only just got introduced to the viewer! Plus: Two series effectively have three separate plots in their episodes. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Lazarus 10, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 4, Blue Exorcist 29, One Piece 731-732, Yu Yu Hakusho 58, Anne Shirley 2, Witch Watch 2, Kowloon Generic Romance 2, and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 2.

The winner loses in one series, and apparent temporal shenanigans happen in One Piece! COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Lazarus 9, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 3, Blue Exorcist 28, One Piece 729-730, Yu Yu Hakusho 57, To Be Hero X 2, Once Upon a Witch's Death 2, Mono 2, and The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl 2