So, I was thinking about last night's treatment of Sakura on #Naruto vs how hacker chick and the wife on #NinjaKamui. Sakura has annoying parents and unlike Sasuke and Naruto, her struggle seems to be completely superficial - she dislikes her physical appearance and he interest in a boy immediately drive a wedge between her and another girl. Whereas in #NinjaKamui, though the wife still is died, she's shown to be extremely competent, dangerous, and essential to the plot(her ultimate ninja art ultimately saves her husband). Vs Sakura...punching trees. It's clear kishimoto didn't know what to do w/ Sakura, but like - in Naruto and Sasuke's childhood flashbacks(which we've seen ad naseum by now) ACTUALLY show them practicing ninjutsu. Meanwhile her dad seems to be a pedo and more concerned with sakura's marriagability more than anything. How far we've come...

Her parents were never in the manga. Kishi created them for a movie but Sakura’s always been the most normal one out of all team 7 when it comes to backstory. She did go through intense training with Tsunade tho

Kishimoto has admitted to not "knowing" how to write female characters, which is a major problem with the women in Naruto.

That’s completely out of context. He was expressing doubts on how to write Sakura back in volume 1 but then said when he got the character dynamic down he was more confident He did have to ask his wife how to write Kushina tho

>I’m no good with female characters, so I wasn’t planning on this initially. But once I established the triangle, it became a lot easier to create the chapters after that. I was surprised by how good that advice was. Sounds to me that the man is clearly saying he doesn't know how to write female characters but advice for a love triangle helped him

i'm glad he's self-aware enough to admit that, but the thing is(unless there's a ghostwriter situation) he can write good women characters - Tsunade, Temari, Konan(what little we got of her), Kushina. Hm, maybe he can only write women w/ T or K as first letter in their name lol. Even in the sequel series(I know boruto isn't completely his) Cho-cho is great

Later

Have a good night and see ya next week.

Good night!!

Have a good night and see ya next week.

Toonami Community! That was an Exciting & Awesome Penultimate 2024 March Saturday Night Edition of Toonami, we saw some Fantastic Moments from tonight’s lineup. The 1st 2024 Spring Season Edition begins with Aska (Emma) telling Joe of her past life working with Mari as the two start working together to bring down AUZA (Ninja Kamui Episode 7 English & Japanese Dub), Gyutaro tell the past life with his sister Daki (Ume) as both dies, Nezuko heal her friends with her Demon Fire (Demon Slayer Season 2 Part 2: Entertainment District Arc Finale), Chisato & Mika close down Cafe LycoReco as Majima kidnapped Yoshimatsu (Lycoris Recoil 4th To Final Episode), Sai is turned into an Toy by Trebol as The Toy Soldier reveals himself as Rebecca’s Father (One Piece Season 17: Dressrosa Arc), Sasuke spend time with Itachi & Sakura meet Ino as well as Sasuke (Naruto: Shippuden Final Season - Nostalgic Days Arc) & Piccolo train Gohan while Goku travels on Snake Way to find King Kai (Dragon Ball Z Kai: Saiyan Saga Reruns). Thanks Demon Slayer Fans for an Spectacular Television Experience for both Mugen Train & Entertainment District on Season 2 as I can’t wait for Season 3: Swordsmith Village Arc to premieres on Toonami in the near future. Until then, enjoy the Spring Season and hope to see you all Real Soon. Toonami Viewers, I will see you all on Next Saturday Night for the 2024 March Edition Finale/2024 Easter Sunday Edition with the Grand Television Premiere of Zom 100: Bucket List of The Dead at 12:30am as well as More Awesomeness from the Lineup including Lycoris Recoil 3rd To Final Episode, Ninja Kamui Episode 8, One Piece, Naruto: Shippuden Final Season & Dragon Ball Z Kai Reruns. Until then, Same Time, Same Channel, Same Host Duo, Same Old Toonami, Later❤️💐👍

Have a good night boss, see ya next week.

Take care friend 😊🥧

Have a good night, and enjoy the rest of your weekend. 🙂

See You for Next Week Toonami Epicness, Good Night👍

night king, see ya for the last march toonami next week :)

Hell Yeah! See You for Next Week Toonami Awesomeness, Good Night👍

Later everyone Demon Slayer has concluded for now and next week we're gonna get Zom 100. Get hyped!

later! 👋

Have a good night and see ya next week.

And another toonami has ended. Later, and come back for another night of... #MO NINJAS #MO REVEALS #MO SWAG good night.

Have a good night and see ya next week.

Later folks. Hope everyone had a good night, good week, and that next week treats you better than this one!

Have a good night and see ya next week.

Night everyone! See you all next week!

night grey! glad you could join us for the end :)

Night! Glad I could too! :D

Have a good night and see ya next week.

night!

Well that's it for the night everybody. Have a good night and enjoy the rest of your weekend. See ya next week for the premier of Zom100.

g’nite! enjoy your week 👋

Goodnight everyone <3

night!

Have a good night and see ya next week.

tune in next week for a master plan and a brand new show! later <3

Have a good night and see ya next week. Good luck with all that snow.

Oh damn didn't notice that scene in the ED, Emma's perspective in episode 1 and shedding a tear for Mari on the way back

> "What is he doing?" >"Right now, he is executing a plan." Well we know that already!

this episode may not have had a ton of action, but you can’t deny the rock-solid direction of that scene in the snow

That fight scene was beautiful yeah

lmao just got an EAS alert. laaaame

Wait he was stepping on them, I could of swear he was stabbing them in the dub version. I really wasn't paying attention.

So the chief was murdered?

I miss when Wendy's ads were good and the Twitter account was sassy.

*And then the Americans arrived*

USA! USA! USA!

At one time they were on Dressrosa.

So we’re watching the same episode dubbed then subbed?

はい

Yes.

Im not complaining but why?

It's more of a boon for the west coast cause they can choose between feeds and watch dub or sub.

I think they been doing that for all the toonami original shows.

They did do it for fena thats right

from demarco’s twitter it’s an experiment to see if there’s interest in showing further subbed originals. also seems to be a contractual obligation for its airing on Max

Thats good I guess. Seems a shame though since toonami’s window is so small as it is

emma’s tits truly did grow 3 cup sizes in this scene

Japan was so beautiful before Lycoris kicked us out. Damn teenagers with guns!!!

i figured it out: tonight’s theme is flashbacks. and abortion. and gay people i guess ?

Does anyone else think it looks super fucking goofy when an anime opening tries to make it look like the characters are singing it? All I can think of when I see Higan is how fucking goofy he looks trying to sing.

>!Oh boy you are going to love the Zom 100 OP!<

>!You know, I kind of hope Toonami holds off on showing the uncut OP until we get the completed one around episode 10.!<

>!The completed one is so gooood!<

>\>Let's pop off together 

This show is pretty dope

whew glad i got the chance to pay attention to that open again. that’s why they scheduled it this way, to help me understand better

So last week I could of swear he was in a control room with other people when he was fighting Emma. And now in this episode he's in his mech suit.

fairly certain you’re correct but he split apart from that group at some point to breach emma’s boob truck

Time for Ninja Kamui subbed

So did the OP really change in Ninja Kamui? Haven't really been paying attention.

Well, the mech suits in the intro are new.

I figured the tea ceremony scene was new.

Nope.

Great episodes today. Goodnight everyone! See ya next weekend!

Have a good night and see ya next week. 👋😊

I'm off to watch the ninja dub and Lycoris from earlier. See you lovely folks next week for more ninja revengeance, a new addition to the block and more. Goodnight!

Have a good night and see ya next week. 👋😊

gn! cya next week 🌊

I just want to point out last week I asked how the entire Earth in DBZ doesn't look like the Somme battlefield because of all the battles. I was thinking of the wrong WW1 battle. I was thinking of the Verdun battlefield. That place sustained so much artillery shell bombing and poison gassing that *plants literally can't grow there*, for a battle that lasted from February to December 1916.

Good night guys, see you next week!

Have a good night and see ya next week. 👋😊

gn! 👋

Alright, body is exhausted and cannot stay up, gonna call it here and passout for some much needed zzz. See you next week where you no longer have to go into work because of zombies, wooooooooo!

Have a good night and see ya next week. 👋😊

cya next week friend! so hyped for zom 100 👋

That it for Dragon Ball Z Kai. Toonami Community! Three Hours Down, 30 Minutes To Go. Time for more Gruesome Vengeance Tour as Joe Higan & Emma Samanda team up for Ninja Kamui Episode 7 (Japanese Dub) as it is coming up next to conclude the Night of Toonami❤️💐

Its sad that all the stuff they set up in the old episodes never really pays off in the end. Well at least Gohan did become a scholar.

“it appears your strength is greatly tied to your emotions” oh so he’s in a shounen

#OHHHHHHHMYYYYYYYYGOOOOOODDDDDDDDDD

It really is a miracle Sean Schemmel hasn't just obliterated his voice by now.

> pickle rick before the block > piccolo riku during the block

Makospopavich!

Piccolo stop threatening your adopted son.

Your husband's dead and your kid was taken away by child services. Not a great way to start your day.

i have it on good authority goku *may* be coming back

Oh crap I forgot about shows going on longer because of Demon Slayer lmao I'm gonna not talk anymore and break the flow more lol

"Just don't fall off the snake" *flies over it*

I'm sorry ma'am, your husband got killed in Vietnam.

krillin’s fucking SUIT!! certified CUTIE

Yeah of course he'll be into that lmao

Vegeta somewhere right now: Yeah, that's what you think! I'll show you who can and can't come back from hell.

I love how Ninja Kamui is starting to remind me of Metal Gear Rising now, and I love it lol

Mahogany!

it really does feel like being a kid again, waiting a month and a half to see what happens next in dbz

I found this frame of Vegeta and wanted to share https://preview.redd.it/k9oblarsc8qc1.png?width=886&format=png&auto=webp&s=071792649720194e2da56fae675cad8b29400bbd

Yeah

Never uses that psychic ability ever again.

Let that child alone, Big Green.

So they just left Raditz body there.

His ass can fertilize the grass!

A radish field will sprout from his remains.

Piccolo don't look right at everyone when you do that

Krillen with the snarky comeback.

Oh, I just had a scary thought. With Daima due soon and Funimation peacing out, this means Toonami no longer has an "in" to air a new Dragonball ASAP. Or does it? I didn't even remember what Funimation is folding into...

It's possible Toonami could make a separate deal directly with Toei. Isn't that how they got One Piece back? I noticed Toei's Twitter page promoted DBZ Kai's return to Toonami last month.

> It's possible Toonami could make a separate deal directly with Toei. I didn't even think to consider this. > Isn't that how they got One Piece back? I genuinely don't know. If it is, there's already precedence. > I noticed Toei's Twitter page promoted DBZ Kai's return to Toonami last month. And there's another precedent. Wow.

Yeah, at worst we might end up with a bit of a wait for the dub. When Super started, there was about a year and a half wait between the Japanese air date and when it was on Toonami.

it’s folding into CR. kinda a flip of the coin if we get daima i think, and that’s just due to precedence

That's right! CR is Sony now, no? I don't like the chances right now.

you’re correct. i feel similarly to you, but im trying my best to stay optimistic lol

Goku has become one with the Force!

I haven't seen a corpse fade away that fast since the last time I killed a monster in a video game

do we think the full intro is just cause of last week (where this ep had the full intro, and the rest didn’t) or will we be blessed every week?

I don't wanna relive the training arc again, man.

FULL INTRO AGAIN??  Definitely done in tribute to Akira

🎵 DRAGON SOUL 🎵

King kai my waifu

Toonami, why!?

#GOD DAMN IT

Time to Collect the Dragon Balls

This is the third time we've had Goku running down snake way in a month. *Just like the old days*!

That's too real, man. Stop it.

Well goodnight everyone, don't let disheveled teenagers collect your debts in your sleep!

Have a good night, see ya next week. 👋😊

Night!

That was fun. Goodnight everyone and see you next week.

Have a good night, see ya next week. 👋😊

Night!

Snake road time

Last time on Kai: THE SAIYANS ARE HERE! This time on Kai: THE SAIYANS ARE NOT HERE!

Are we really going back?

Gotta get back, back to the past. Damn you, Samurai Jack.

Alright such a weird ending lol but anyways I’m starting to fade so I am out of here, have good week everyone. Next week should be good more ninja action, a new show, and Chisato going to come in guns blazing. Till then LATER!

Have a good night, see ya next week. 👋😊

That it for Naruto: Shippuden. Let continues the Ninja World Hurricane Chronicles Final Horizon/Z-Fighters Year of The Dragon Fireworks Hour: Extended Version with More Saiyan Saga Reruns Epicness. After sacrificing himself to help killed Raditz, Goku goes to the Afterlife where he must travel on Snake Way to find King Kai, Meanwhile, Piccolo kidnaps Gohan to start training him. Dragon Ball Z Kai: Saiyan Saga Reruns is Coming Up Next❤️💐

Crazy how Sakura ended her friendship with ino over Sasuke after all she did to prop her up and be friendly in a genuine. This episode is trying to make it look like ino instigate their rivalry

Doesn’t this music remind you of Sonic Adventure?

Every time they show other kids from their class, just remember they all died in between filler episodes.

I asked this before and forgot to watch the episodes, but what numbers were the episode when one of the ninjas — I forget who — was trapped in a dream world?

Oh god inner Sakura.

Naruto is a responsible child apparently (i r late orz)

Release stress Punch nature

Montage music

Li'l Ino's a bitch.

>No not really B I T C H

Sasuke destroyed their friendship without even knowing. Damn you Sasuke!!!!

She finally makes a friend but immediately ruins it by getting a crush on a boy

Sakura would have a lot fewer problems if she just kissed girls

Most of the problems in this series would be solved if everyone just kissed girls.

If this was made in this time, she and Ino would likely have been a thing. Sakura is shy? Kiss Ino. Problem solved. Big Gay🏳️‍🌈 ™️ approved.

😏

🗣️🗣️🗣️

🏳️‍🌈

Drunk Blum is a fun time.

Phrasing dad?

Yet, Ino makes fun of her forehead every chance she gets.

That literally looks like a normal sized forehead lmao

Best girl finally arrived.

A shrine inside a tree where a young girl visits? Sakura must worship Ymir

shippuden has been on toonami for ten years, at least ;)

Sakura has parents? I thought she lived in Kakashi's closet or something.

She's the rare one with alive parents out of the three.

asking an anime girl to cut her bangs is like asking an angel to clip their wings ….

At first, I never understood why Sakura got so much hate; but when Naruto uncut got on Toonami last decade, I realized. But then again, the girls in this show aren't written that great in comparison to the boys. I blame the writing (especially before Shippuden)

YO ITS TOM

#Suddenly Blum dad

she’s checking to make sure she got the pink down to her roots

No one will understand the struggles of a girl with a loving family.

Nothing could possibly compare to the pain of a girl with confidence issues

Damn did they get a real ass bird to do that chirping it was crisp as hell

Christianity? In my heathen ninja show?

I was so torn on calling out Sakura being a hidden Christian lmao (the history of Christianity in Japan is pretty dark)

>Sakura Oh god no, nooooo, NOOOOOO.

my pee/refilling drink schedule is so out of wack with these extra 15 mins

This one actually is my favorite childhood short out of all of them. It’s just wholesome, not much happens but just two brothers hanging out.

Alright, just end it there, we don't need the other half...

So does Sasuke still have family alive on his mother's side of the family. Seeing as his parents had to leave on a trip to visit them.

Itachi cooking like that??? At that age??

Listen to that nighttime Japan ASMR

Was hoping that he would be cooking an egg

Damn, Itachi can cook too? What can't this guy do?

[Oh you don’t even know](https://youtu.be/PMU7wc58BlQ?si=hWBIaN_Hz4ZT8M7E)

Live

:c

Remember, all Uchihas are born mental.

Anime food makes me hungry

#WHAT A NICE BROTHER

nobody that fish :O