Mighty Masked Cat(Nick Jr.)(Sunrise)
Lassie: The Anime(Nick Jr.)(Nippon Animation)
Maruko-Chan(Nick Jr.)(Nippon Animation)
Speed Racer X(Nickelodeon)(Tatsunoko Productions)
Mao-Chan!(Nickelodeon)(Xebec)
Powerstone(anime)(Nickelodeon)(Studio Perriot)
Fancy Lala(The Animation Network-Stella)(Studio Perriot)
Kare Kano(The Animation Network-Stella)(J.C. Staff)
Full Metal Panic(The Animation Network-Nexus)(Gonzo)
Eat-Man(The Animation Network-Nexus)(Studio Deen)
You're Under Arrest!(Showtime)(Studio Deen)
Martian Successor Nadesico(XYZ)(Xebec)
Love Hina(XYZ)(Xebec)
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka(XYZ)(Studio Perriot)
Of these, I can see the Lassie anime on Nick Jr., Speed Racer X on Nick, You're Under Arrest! on Showtime, and Love Hina & Great Teacher Onizuka on XYZ as the most likely successes.
I managed to add some for every network in the family capable of airing anime. 4 for The Animation Network(2 for Stella and 2 for Nexus), 3 for Nick Jr., 3 for Nickelodeon, 3 for XYZ and even 1 for Showtime.
Pretty equal representation for the shows. Fourteen different anime on six different brands.
Some of them don't even have to be dubbed by Touchstone. If they can acquire stuff from outside companies, then they can air some outside anime.
I can understand that. Heck, Speed Racer X is almost certainly going to be dubbed by Warner Bros., since they own the American rights to the property.
One thing I wanna ask: Why is Yu Yu Hakusho on Nexus? It would be much better off on a youth-targeted block like Toonami to boost that block's ratings.
Well, it did spend a good portion of its spotlight IOTL on Adult Swim and other overnight slots like it.
Another thing: Why can't The Animation Network have a action block. I think they could by at least 2004. In fact:
You're not wrong. I can see them performing an action block there.
Sunburst
Launched Sunday October 3rd, 2004
Nightly 8PM to 10PM
Day/Time | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
8PM | Dark Crystal: The Animated Series | Muppet Warriors: The Animated Series | Rave Master | Crush Gear Turbo | GaoGaiGar: King Of The Braves | Centurions: The Next Generation | Danny Phantom |
8:30PM | The Centurions | The Centurions | The Centurions | The Centurions | The Centurions | Powerstone | Super Dumo Sumos |
9PM | Gundam Wing(PG) | Gundam Wing(PG) | Gundam Wing(PG) | Gundam Wing(PG) | Gundam Wing(PG) | Speed Racer X | Butt Ugly Martitans |
9:30PM | Yu Yu Hakusho(PG) | Yu Yu Hakusho(PG) | Yu Yu Hakusho(PG) | Yu Yu Hakusho(PG) | Yu Yu Hakusho(PG) | Yu Yu Hakusho(PG) | Yu Yu Hakusho(PG) |
Thoughts anyone?
I think I like this. Starting the Sunday and Monday blocks with Jim Henson's original touch, reviving The Centurions in reruns AND a new show, courtesy of Turner's Ruby-Spears library, airing Power Stone, Super Duper Sumos, Speed Racer X, and Butt Ugly Martians on the non-school nights, getting the dubbing rights to three different kid-friendly anime, airing Danny Phantom, one of Nick's biggest hits in our timeline, on Sunburst, and capping off the nights with both Gundam Wing and Yu Yu Hakusho.
Really good potential lineup, but I do have some contrary words about it.
1: If this is supposed to be an action block under the Henson umbrella, with some instances of comedy added in, why not add shows like Danger Mouse, Samurai Jack, Space Ghost, and others from that group?
2: What exactly is Muppet Warriors? And why is it put on Monday nights at 8:00 in particular?
3: Is it possible to expand the block to three or four hours a night, to where it can air between 7 and 11 at night at the most?
