Nick Schedule March 2017

The first(?) crossover from the Hartman-universe debuts this month. TMNT will air its 5th Season. Four 11-minute episodes for Harvey Beaks. And the Kids Choice Awards is just around the corner.

As usual, info courtesy of Toon Zone:


Nickelodeon
ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks
Saturday, March 4th 11:00 am "Brothers of Dagarack"
Saturday, March 11th 11:00 am "Overlooked; Wish Upon a Star"

Bunsen Is a Beast!
Saturday, March 4th 10:30 am "Beast of Friends" (Fairly OddParents Crossover)
Saturday, March 11th 10:30 am "Thunder and Frightening; Eyes on the Pies"
Saturday, March 18th 10:30 am

Crashletes
Sunday, March 5th 8:00 pm "Sibling Rivalries"

Game Shakers
Saturday, March 4th 8:30 pm "Bears, Butts & Lasers"
Saturday, March 18th

Henry Danger
Saturday, March 11th ??? "Space Invaders Part 1" (simulcasted on Nicktoons and TeenNick)
Saturday, March 18th ??? "Space Invaders Part 2"

Hunter Street
Saturday, March 11th 9:30 pm "TBA" (Sneak Peek)
Monday, March 13th 7:00 pm "TBA" (Series Premiere)
Tuesday, March 14th 7:00 pm
Wednesday, March 15th 7:00 pm
Thursday, March 16th 7:00 pm
Friday, March 17th 7:00 pm

Kuu Kuu Harajuku
Saturday, March 4th 8:00 am "Zero G; Angel Food"

Jagger Eaton's Mega Life
Sunday, March 5th 8:30 pm "Mega Ramp Up"

Nella the Princess Knight
Thursday, March 2nd 10:00 am "The Sparkle Fest Showdown; The Sparkle Splash Friends Day"

Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Saturday, March 18th

Power Rangers Ninja Steel
Saturday, March 4th 12:00 pm "My Friend, Redfoot"
Saturday, March 18th 12:00 pm
Saturday, March 18th 12:30 pm

Rank the Prank
Monday, March 27th 7:30 pm "TBA"

Regal Academy
Saturday, March 4th 7:00 am "The Parents' Day"

Rusty Rivets
Friday, March 10th 1:00 pm "Rusty's Water Works; Rusty's Rubbish Race"

Shimmer and Shine
Friday, March 3rd 11:00 am "The Pirate Genie"

SpongeBob SquarePants
Saturday, March 4th 10:00 am "Snooze You Lose; Krusty Katering"
Saturday, March 11th 10:00 am "SpongeBob's Place; Plankton Gets the Boot"
Saturday, March 18th 10:00 am

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Sunday, March 19th 9:00 am "TBA" (Season Premiere)

The Thundermans
Saturday, March 4th 8:00 pm "May Z-Force Be With You"

Nick @ Nite
Nashville
Thursday, March 2nd 11:00 pm "I'll Fly Away"
Thursday, March 9th 11:00 pm "Fire and Rain"

Nick Jr.
Miffy's Adventures Big and Small
Wednesday, March 1st 7:00 pm "Miffy's New Bicycle; Miffy's Lucky Dip"

Nicktoons
Harvey Beaks
Wednesday, March 1st 9:00 pm "Rockbark Rocks; Ocean Promotion"
Wednesday, March 8th 9:00 pm "Jeremy: Defender of the Forest; Princess Harvey"

Little Ballers Indiana
Friday, March 3rd 9:00 pm ??? (Series Premiere)
Saturday, March 4th 9:00 pm
Sunday, March 5th 9:00 pm (Season Finale)


TeenNick
TeenNick Top 10
Friday, March 3rd 9:00 pm "TeenNick Top 10 Kids' Choice Awards 2017 Takeover"

TV Land
Teachers
Tuesday, March 7th 10:00 pm "Getting Drilled"
Tuesday, March 14th 10:00 pm "In Security"
Tuesday, March 21st 10:00 pm "Lunchtime! The Musical"

Throwing Shade
Tuesday, March 7th 10:30 pm "Episode 108"
Tuesday, March 14th 10:30 pm "Episode 109"
Tuesday, March 21st 10:30 pm "Episode 110"

Specials
2017 Kids' Choice Awards - Saturday, March 11th 8:00 pm (Simulcasted on Nicktoons and TeenNick)
The After Party - Saturday, March 18th 9:30 pm on Nickelodeon

CN Schedule March 2017

CWACOM (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: The Series) finally debuts on CN. JLA finally gets weekly episodes (even though all of them aired elsewhere), and the last remaining episodes of Gumball that first came out On Demand will have their broadcast debut.

As usual, info courtesy of Toon Zone:

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: The Series
Mon March 6th - 5:30 PM - 102 - Who Are You Calling Garbage? [SERIES PREMIERE]
Tue March 7th - 5:30 PM - 103 - ???
Wed March 8th - 5:30 PM - 104 - ???
Thu March 9th - 5:30 PM - 105 - ???

Justice League Action
Sat March 4th - 7:30 AM - 111 - Play Date
Sat March 11th - 7:30 AM (EST) - 112 - Repulse!
Sat March 18th - 7:30 AM (EST) - 113 - Speed Demon
Sat March 25th - 7:30 AM (EST) - 114 - Hat Trick
Sat April 1st - 7:30 AM (EST) - 115 - Luthor in Paradise

Lego Nexo Knights
Sat March 4th - 7:45 AM (EST) - 305 - Storm Over Rock Wood
Sat March 11th - 7:45 AM (EST) - 306 - ???
Sat March 18th - 7:45 AM (EST) - 307 - ???
Sat March 25th - 7:45 AM (EST) - 308 - In Charge
Sat April 1st - 7:45 AM (EST) - 309 - ???

The Powerpuff Girls (2016)
Fri March 3rd - 6:30 PM (EST) - 201 - The Last Donnycorn [SEASON PREMIERE]

Sonic Boom
Sat March 4th - 6:00 PM (EST) - 217 - Blackout (Boomerang only)

Steven Universe
Fri March 3rd - 7:00 PM (EST) - 419 - Tiger Philanthropist

Teen Titans Go!
Fri March 3rd - 6:00 PM (EST) - 414 - Permanent Record
Fri March 16th - 6:00 PM (EST) - 415 - Titan Saving Time
Fri March 23rd - 6:00 PM (EST) - 416 - The Gold Standard

The Amazing World of Gumball
Wed March 1st - 5:00 PM (EST) - 525 - The Ex
Thu March 2nd - 5:00 PM (EST) - 526 - The Sorcerer

NHK's Top 100 Anime Song Announced

NHK's Top 100 Anime Songs (Anisong) of All Time has been announced 5 days ago. Personally, the results of the poll are quite surprising.

Here's the Top 10:

Translation (Song Title - Anime)

1. Snow Halation - Love Live! School Idol Project
2. Bokutachi wa Hitotsu no Hikari - Love Live! The School Idol Movie
3. Orion wo Nazoru - TIGER & BUNNY
4. History Maker - Yuri!!! on ICE
5. Butter-Fly - Digimon Adventure
6. only my railgin - A Certain Scientific Railgun
7. Platina - Card Captor Sakura
8. A Cruel Angel's Thesis - Neon Genesis Evangelion
9. Sugar Song & Bitter Step - Blood Battle Blockade
10. TRAGEDY - The Kindaichi Case Files

Other Notable Entries.

15. Guren no Yumiya - Attack on Titan
16. Space Battle Yamato (Original) - Space Battleship Yamato
19. Lion - Macross F
22. Mezase Pokemon Master - Pokemon
26. CHANGE THE WORLD - Inu-Yasha
33. Give a reason - Slayers NEXT
36. Shangri-La - Fafner of The Azure - Dead Aggressor
37. Moonlight Densetsu - Sailor Moon
43. Tsuyoki Mono Yo - True Mazinger Impact
50. We Are - One Piece
59. Hohoemi no Bakudan - Yu Yu Hakusho
61. Dare ga Tame ni - Cyborg 009
64. Geki! Teikoki Kagekidan - Sakura Wars
66. Oath of Z - Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F
67. Sorairo Days - Gurren Lagann
69. Jiyuu no Tsubasa - Attack on Titan
80. COLORS - Code Geass
92. Ai Senshi - Mobile Suit Gundam The Movie II
96. THE HERO ~set fire to the furious fist~ - One Punch Man
100. Mizu no Hoshi he Ai wo Komete - Mobile Suit Z Gundam

Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Ep. 44 Thoughts

Like I said before, I don't do episode reviews anymore due to time constraints, but I'm making this episode of Iron-Blooded Orphans an exception as it nears the end of its 2nd Season.

I shed a bit of tears in this episode of IBO. This is mainly because for Tekkadan it is probably their last battle, and yet they are both outnumbered and outgunned. So we know not all of them are going to make it. There are 8 known pilots within Tekkadan (9 if we include Orga). I can't help but sense a vibe from the movie Seven Samurai with the team and feel we would lose at least half of them. I have grown quite an attachment to the group and it will be seriously gut wrenching for any of them to bite the dust.

I know screenwriter Mari Okada loves tragedy, but for once I do want her to give Mika and Atra a happy ending. Mika at the very least is showing some signs of humanity as he expresses his own feelings for Atra. Kudelia appears to have finally accepted letting Atra take Mika while she fully concentrates on her company. Surprised she hasn't taken Makanai's offer yet, but the possibility is still there.

The only thing I didn't like is that whoever controls Bael controls Gjallarhorn. I am with Rustal on this in that it is entirely not practical that a leader of a faction is chosen in that manner and expect everyone to follow him without question. This is the far future after all, not King Arthur's time period.

On the other hand, Gjallarhorn's system has been through tradition for over 300 years. So to break the tradition would also mean breaking the system. It was wise for the other Seven Stars to declare neutrality and let McGillis and Rustal settle the fight themselves. All of these are an ode to the Earth Federation/Zeon conflict from the very first Gundam series and its related stories, as both sides are known to pull a bunch of atrocities for their cause, making you really think hard on who you side with.

I would assume this will be the last time we see Almiria. I'm ok with this, as the series barely did anything to her character. Though had McGillis decided to have her under Mika's custody, that would make some interesting stories on how Almiria would interact with someone like him and the rest of Tekkadan.

You know, I never had this strong of a feeling in a Gundam series for a very long time, with the last one being the first Build Fighters, as well as War in The Pocket much much earlier. I am personally this close to giving IBO not just a full five out of five, but would declare it as the greatest Gundam series of all time. It's all the matter of how these final episodes will be turning out.

Gumball - The Stars Screenshots and Preview

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Gumball - The Cycle Preview

In "The Fury" we had Nicole vs Yuki. In this one, it's Richard vs Harold.

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Gumball - The Catfish Screenshots and Preview

Seriously, that one scene of Granny Jojo's close-up of her lips would make me run and scream like a girl if it were real.....

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Gumball - The Copycats Review

The Copycats is the much-anticipated crossover episode of The Amazing World of Gumball and its Chinese counterpart, Miracle Star. I pretty much assume you've already seen the Miracle Star aka Chinese Gumball videos on Youtube, so no need for me to explain that.

The plot of The Copycats is pretty much simple - The Wattersons are just minding their own business when they encounter a family that literally copies everything they do. The only exception is Anais, as she does not have a counterpart. This is a reference to Miao Le Xing of Miracle Star not having a sister due to the current Chinese Law that restricts couples from having more than 2 kids.

Just like Miracle Star's popularity, the fake Watterons are making bank by posting their copycat ways on the web. Rather than sue them for copyright infringement, Anais suggests the Wattersons live as dangerously as possible to a point the fake ones ended up too badly injured to continue. With the fake Wattersons totally banged up (if not dead), their show is no longer available online. Just as Gumball and Darwin brag that nothing could replace them, a glitch caused by The Void resulted in another change of their voices, ending the episode.

Yeah, that is pretty much what happened in The Copycats. And quite frankly, it didn't end up as great as I hoped it would. In fact, I never even perked a grin from the comedic scenery here. So for the most part, this episode is a miss.

There are a couple of things that make this episode worth noticing, but it only applies to the older, more hardcore viewer than kids. One is of course, the numerous references to Miracle Star. The part where Anais tells her family that it's too expensive to sue the fake ones is another reference of Cartoon Network not taking any action against the maker of Miracle Star, Sanyuan Foods. Though just recently, my Chinese Gumball video got flagged by Cartoon Network claiming it's their property now. Either it's because of their appearance in The Copycats, ergo they are Gumball characters. Or Cartoon Network may have bought the rights to Miracle Star from Sanyuan Foods.

The second thing is the glitch at the very end, resulting in the change of voice-actors for Gumball and Darwin, making this the 2nd time on-screen that the two characters switched voice actors. This also means the last time we will hear Jacob Hopkins and Terell Random Jr as Gumball and Darwin, respectively. This episode, therefore, marks the first time we hear Nicolas Cantu and Donelle T Hansley Jr as the new voices of Gumball and Darwin.

Overall, The Copycats was a good one, featuring the cast of Mircale Star and a 2nd on-screen voice change. But other than that, not really much. I would say this is more like an episode from Season 1 where it's known for its hit and miss. And as I said earlier, in spite of everything good about this episode, it's mainly a miss. For this episode alone, on a scale of 1 to 5, I give The Amazing World of Gumball - The Copycats, a 3 out of 5.