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“Yo, Skinner. You see me in there!? Remember this face! I’m coming after you! Your ass is mine!”
– Axel Gilberto, Lazarus (Ep. 03)
The Toonami Trending Rundown for April 12-13 and 19-20, 2025. Among other moments, fans got to enjoy the second and third episodes of Shinichiro Watanabe’s new series, Lazarus. In regards to trending during both weeks, #Toonami would trend in the U.S. on Twitter alongside Lazarus and Blue Exorcist.
During the April 12th broadcast, Toonami showcased a sneak preview of Season 2 of The Last of Us, now airing Sundays at 9pm EDT on HBO and Max. You can check it out below:
May 10th will see a marathon night of Lazarus. Following the premiere of episode 6 at midnight, Toonami will marathon all six episodes that have aired up to that point, for those late to the party or just want to rewatch the series right before the halfway point of the season. And on that note, for those wanting to see the Japanese language version of Lazarus, the first two episodes are now available to view stateside on Max, with new episodes released subbed on Thursdays, four days following the Saturday broadcast. While this is a bit earlier than the original plan of releasing the sub “30 days after their English-language premiere” as reported by Variety, this has caused some controversy amongst viewers watching via the sub, given that the show airs in Japan on Sunday night, meaning that it is not a true simulcast.
With the encore run of Blue Exorcist’s first season soon reaching its finale, Toonami has announced some big news for the lineup, including the return of not one but two shows that fans have been awaiting continuation since 2014. On Friday morning, it was announced that on May 17th, not only Toonami announced that Blue Exorcist season 2, the Kyoto Saga, will finally make its debut on the better cartoon show at 1:00 a.m. EDT/PDT; it was announced that Bleach’s Thousand Year Blood War arc has been “freed from Disney+/Hulu Prison” and will finally get to be showcased to Toonami viewers 12:30 a.m.
Tune in tonight for the penultimate episode of Blue Exorcist season 1, and a special presentation of Shinbangumi from the musical band Ginger Root at 3:00 a.m. EDT, among other great moments. Until next time have a Happy Belated Easter and Passover, and of course, our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the passing of Pope Francis. May his soul rest in peace.
Legend: The shows listed are ordered based on their appearance on the schedule. Show trends are listed in bold. The number next to the listed trend represents the highest it trended on the list (not counting the promoted trend), judging only by the images placed in the rundown. For the Twitter tweet counts, the listed number of tweets are also sorely based on the highest number shown based on the images on the rundown.
April 12-13, 2025 Trends
United States Trends:
- #Toonami [#9]
- #Lazarus [#11]
- #BlueExorcist [#12]
Tweet Counts:
- #Toonami [2,799 tweets]
- #Lazarus [2,338 tweets]
- #BlueExorcist [1,032 tweets]
- #OnePiece [59.4k tweets]
April 19-20, 2025 Trends
United States Trends:
- #Toonami [#12]
- #Lazarus [#20]
- #BlueExorcist [#21]
Tweet Counts:
- #Toonami [2,715 tweets]
- #Lazarus [1,581 tweets]
- #BlueExorcist [1,287 tweets]
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