I saw Toonami last night... mostly. See, I don't watch Bleach, and I'm actually watching Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood so I don't want to be spoiled by watching a new episode before I've gotten to that point. I wanted to keep watching it, but I was distracted by a video game I was playing just before then. So I switched back and forth between Toonami and the video game. I feel bad because I wanted to watch everything, but at least I watched most of it...
Here's my thoughts:
Bleach - Eh, don't know what's going on, don't really care... Maybe I'll get back into reading/watching Bleach so I'll know what's going on.
Deadman Wonderland - This anime is twisted... Not in the "Japan is weird" kind of way, but in just how cruel it seems. I guess I'm not used to watching shows this dark. Poor kid... I know his defense attorney was a bastard the MOMENT I saw that he's a constant smiler with his eyes always closed; it's the same kind of bullshit-spewing bastard that screws over everyone, all while keeping an obviously faux facade. Moments like when the kid nearly threw up over what happened really get to me and how this sort of thing would effect a kid like him... And it's because I'm not used to watching an anime with so many swear words thrown in. I kind of like it, but only because I'm intrigued about where it's going, and if this kid manages to clear his name, although at this point it seems unlikely...
Casshern Sins - I know about Casshern thanks to Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, and while at first I was wondering where the dog was, I was immediately hooked by the overall design of the robots and the animation, although I feel like I was left in the dark about what's going on... Still, I managed to get the gist of it; something called the "ruin" is coming, the world is basically dead, there are more robots then humans, and apparently it's all Casshern's fault. That little girl was cute, though I have to admit I felt bad for her watching Casshern beat up that robot and tearing it's circuitry out like they were his guts and inners. Seriously, though, awesome first episode, IMO!
FMA:B, like I said, I didn't watch. Instead I just played my game. I also didn't watch Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2nd GIG, because I assumed it wasn't a new series and wouldn't start on episode one, and I didn't want to watch ANOTHER show where I'm right in the middle of it (I prefer to start at the beginning), so I skipped that, too... but then I watched...
Cowboy Bebop - I never really got around to watching this show before, and I REALLY want to start watching it, because I've heard LOADS of good things about it! Unfortunately, it didn't start at the beginning, but I felt like it didn't matter, because I was still getting something awesome out of it. It felt like a series were, at first, episodes aired in inconsequential order before getting into heavy storyline stuff. I hope I'm right...
Absolution/TOM segments - Okay, I don't know if the ship is still called Absolution, but I noticed that SARA didn't show up. Probably because they couldn't get her voice actress... But whatever, hearing Steve Blum as TOM again, with new lines of dialogue, it's just so awesome... I even thought I heard him say "crap" at one point, it's so cool to hear someone I watched a lot growing up saying something like that! XD Oh, and the I Am Alive review, yeah, not much to say. I've heard about that game, but doesn't really sound like anything I'd be interested in.
All-in-all, a nice start, though I can understand why some people would be disappointed, without any of the iconic Toonami shows here... Still, I'd like to encourage people to keep watching it so eventually it DOES become the Toonami we all know and love! I know what I'll be doing next Saturday at midnight!