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73-452: Milky Studio has since adapted the game into several adult anime adaptations. The first adaptation, simply titled Bible Black , consisted of six episodes covering numerous scenes from the video game. The following year, a two-episode OVA titled Bible Black: Origins was released, which served as a prequel to the events of Bible Black . In April 2004, Milky Studio produced a sequel series titled Bible Black: New Testament , which follows

146-516: A Buddhist nun . Imari has become a police woman , who serves as a psychic investigator in the Tokken division. Her team is looking into a series of horribly gruesome murder cases, that all seem to have happened during sexual intercourse . Strangely, witnesses see a ghostly figure at the crime scenes. Saeki restarts the Witchcraft Club with a new crop of girls, but it's unclear at first, whether she

219-513: A CERO rating. Bible Black ( バイブルブラック , Baiburu Burakku , Bible Black ) is the eponymous first OVA adaptation of the video game. An academy student, Taki Minase, finds a strange book, the Bible Black, while exploring an abandoned room in the school's basement. With the help of his cousin, he translates the Latin-French writings and finds them to be instructions for dark magic, which

292-538: A Category B digital cable and satellite channel devoted "programming from international markets, featuring the latest trends in non-violent action, adventure, superheroes, comedy and interactivity." On February 2, 2012, Teletoon announced that it would launch a local Cartoon Network channel in Canada. It debuted using the Teletoon Kapow! license on July 4, 2012. As of September 1, 2015, Cartoon Network operates under

365-450: A bias towards live-action and raunchy animated sitcoms, compared to early pioneers. However, the result is a new audience that is ready for narratively-sophisticated adult animated works and a new crop of creators exploring the adult animation space. This development allows creators to continue challenging the perceived limitations of animation. Many animators and adult animation fans, both international and non-Disney respectively, boycotted

438-460: A condition of the license, Teletoon committed to devoting 40% of its programming to Canadian content in its first year of operation, gradually increasing by five per cent yearly to 60% by 2002. Over a similar timeframe, it also committed to similarly have at least half of its programming financed by, and commissioned from third parties unaffiliated with its owners. In 1998, network management decided to focus on renewals instead of new shows—adopting

511-471: A fortune reading: Great change is upon you. Something will change your life, completely. Nami soon interrupts them and says that they should leave if they are not part of a club. After she berates the group for their interest in Witchcraft , Hiroko warns her to not take Witchcraft lightly. She explains that they are trying to learn the truth about history through Witchcraft, and even asks Nami to join them. Nami

584-575: A guest column in Variety criticizing the Academy for the remark and how Hollywood has been treating animation. The column commented that "no one set out to diminish animated films, but it's high time we set out to elevate them." Alberto Mielgo , director of The Windshield Wiper , later gave an acceptance speech for the Oscar: "Animation is an art that includes every single art that you can imagine. Animation for adults

657-686: A license; the channel maintains two feeds under the license, with the French feed operating under the branding Télétoon . At the original licensing hearing before the CRTC, the network's operators had stated that the two channels "would be similar in nature and programmed with a similar attitude towards them", but that there may be differences in their programming due to market differences (including Quebec's prohibition on advertising to children ) and program rights. To this end, Teletoon often commissioned programming to air in both English and French whenever possible. As

730-621: A mix of domestic productions and imported series, with many of the latter coming from U.S. channel Cartoon Network . In 2012, Teletoon launched a Canadian version of Cartoon Network as a sister network under license from Turner Broadcasting . In February 2023, Corus announced that Teletoon would rebrand as Cartoon Network on March 27, 2023, with the previous Cartoon Network channel concurrently relaunching under Cartoon Network's own sister brand Boomerang . Cartoon Network operates two timeshift feeds running on Eastern and Pacific schedules. Along with its French-language counterpart Télétoon , it

803-546: A more cautious strategy than launching a significant number of new series, as it had in the prior year. By 2001, the channel had invested over $ 96 million into 98 original productions since its launch; Teletoon's director of original programming Madeleine Levesque stated that "I don’t think any other broadcaster has contributed so much, so well, so fast." On March 4, 2013, Corus Entertainment announced that it would acquire Astral's stake in Teletoon, giving it full ownership. The sale

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876-426: A place where the group can practice their magic. Nami arranges for them to use the school basement, and Hiroko agrees to cast the spell. But instead of carrying out Nami's request, she casts a "release spell" on her, causing her to come to her senses and become furious, disgusted that she "fucked that filthy man", and Nami flees the room in anger. Returning to school the next day, Nami is disgusted to find that Hiratani

949-487: A reorganization in February 2014, alongside YTV and Nelvana. Teletoon and its sister networks would maintain separate management from YTV. On February 21, 2023, Corus announced that Teletoon would be rebranded as Cartoon Network on March 27, 2023; the existing Cartoon Network channel concurrently relaunched under Cartoon Network's sibling brand Boomerang (which will be devoted to library programming and classic franchises);

1022-569: A shot of her still walking through the town, on her way to becoming the woman that Kurumi Imari and Taki Minase would meet twelve years later. Shin Baiburu Burakku ( 新・バイブルブラック , New Bible Black ) , is the third installment of the OVA series. Years have passed since Walpurgis Night, and the girls of the Witchcraft Club have all graduated, and made their way in the world. Both Shiraki and Saeki become teachers at their school, while Takashiro becomes

1095-478: A stated goal of producing 78 half-hours of original content every year, and it has been active in commissioning programming since then. Since its inception, the channel has acquired numerous television series from the U.S.-based Cartoon Network and its late night block, Adult Swim . From September 1, 2015, to Fall 2016, original programming from the American channel was moved over to its Canadian counterpart. Around

1168-566: A strong interest in Reika, and flirts with her in the bathroom later that day, though this only seems to make her uncomfortable. When Reika does not return Nami's affection, her flirting turns into unwanted sexual advances. After school, Nami offers to tutor Reika in a class she is having trouble with, and uses it as an opportunity to sexually assault her. When a humiliated Reika rejects her, Nami becomes furious—having never been rejected in her life—and storms out. Hiroko and her friends begin to translate

1241-412: Is a fact. It's happening. Let's call it cinema. I'm very honored because this is just the beginning of what we can do with animation." They also suggested to the Academy that the category should be presented by filmmakers who respect the art of animation as cinema. Another factor is that numerous feature-length animated films have been made for older audiences or with ranges of PG-13 or more, starting in

1314-477: Is actually a form of Kabbalistic satanism (the translation was not mentioned in the OVA). Using the book's magic, Minase is able to make Rika Shiraki fall in love with him, as well as help his friend, Ayumi Murai, get the boy she loves to love her back. Reika Kitami, the school nurse, hears of his magical acts and decides to sway him to her since she needs the book for herself. Twelve years prior on Walpurgis Night , Kitami

1387-675: Is available in over 7.3 million households in Canada as of November 2013. In 1997, Teletoon was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) after a related application for a channel to be called "Fun TV" had been denied. The English-language version of Teletoon launched on October 17, 1997. The channel was originally owned by a consortium of other Canadian specialty services, including Family Channel acting as managing partner at 53.3% ( Superchannel / WIC and The Movie Network / Astral Media ), YTV at 26.7%, ( Shaw Communications ), along with

1460-746: Is catered specifically to adult interests and is mainly targeted and marketed towards adults and adolescents, as opposed to children or all-ages audiences. Animated media (includes animated films , television series , and web series ) in this medium could be considered adult for any number of reasons, which include the incorporation of toilet humour , nudity , sexual content (either explicit or suggestive), graphic violence , profanity , dark comedy , political themes, or other thematic elements inappropriate for children and/or younger viewers. Works may explore philosophical, political, or social issues. Some animated productions are noted for their complex and/or experimental storytelling and animation techniques,

1533-510: Is fighting or helping Kitami. Meanwhile, Imari and her Tokken subordinate, Aki, are caught up in a bank robbery, conducted by occult robbers. An impromptu ceremony performed at the scene causes Kitami to take over the possessed Imari. In the aftermath, Imari steals the Lance of Longinus that the robbers were after, from the bank vault. Imari/Kitami has found the virginal "Scarlet Woman" in Aki. She indulges in

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1606-427: Is initially intrigued, but quickly brushes it off and mocks them again. The next day, the school receives a new transfer student, Reika Kitami, a beautiful but naive girl; meanwhile, Rie finds the titular Bible Black in an antique store and shares it with Hiroko and Saki. Here it is also revealed that the girls' request to start a Witchcraft club has been denied by Nami, who is the head of Student Council . Nami takes

1679-405: Is no longer a virgin (thanks to Minase), Kitami pursues Imari, who has been missing school recently after walking in on Minase and Shiraki during intercourse. Kitami also regularly kidnaps the art teacher, Hiroko Takashiro, and performs sexual tortures on her after finding out that Takashiro was the head of the Witchcraft Club that had sacrificed her, even though Takashiro had left the circle prior to

1752-545: Is only mentioned once, leaving his fate unclear. All six episodes of New Testament have since been recut as a 120-minute film titled New Bible Black Complete Version: Restored ~Rinne~ ( 新・バイブルブラック完全版 Restored 〜輪廻〜 , Shin Baiburu Burakku Kanzenban Restored ~ Rinne ~ ) , and in addition contains extended animation. Bible Black: Onrī-hen ( Bible Black オンリー版 ) consists of seven short films, which depict sexual side stories that take place around

1825-516: Is still very much in love with her. She orders a group of thugs to beat him into unconsciousness in a warehouse. With Hiratani gone, Nami begins to pursue Reika again, begging her to have sex with her in order to "purify" her body of Hiratani's stench. Reika finally lashes out and slaps Nami in self-defense, calling her crazy. Eager for revenge on both Reika and Hiroko's group, Nami gains the trust of Hiroko and asks to join their club (now called "Rose Cross"). Hiroko allows her in, amused at how eager Nami

1898-476: Is taken, and Kitami manages to possess Jody's body instead. The final scene seems peaceful, with everybody content with how things turned out to be, but during one of the final shots, Aki's laptop screensaver happens to be several images of a menacing Kitami, hinting at a possible future installment to the series. Most of the characters from Bible Black return in New Testament ; however, Minase does not appear and

1971-422: Is to join them after initially mocking them. The group plans to eventually summon Satan himself, but realize that they need a test before they move onto a full human sacrifice. For their first ritual, they decide to summon a demon , in order to get Satan on their side. For the sacrifice, they slaughter a stray puppy that Reika had befriended upon first coming to school. However, the ritual goes horribly wrong and

2044-462: The Franco - Latin - Hebraic text of the Bible Black, and plan to get revenge on Nami for forbidding them to start a Witchcraft club. As a test run, they cast a simple spell on Nami's lover, Junko, which is said to make a young woman "dance naked". Their spell proves successful when the next day Junko becomes aroused while giving a speech for an assembly, causing her to strip down and masturbate in front of

2117-533: The Academy over remarking that animation was synonymous with "kids" during the 94th Academy Awards in 2022. The award for the Best Animated Feature was presented by three actresses who portrayed the Disney princess characters in live-action remakes of their respective animated films: Lily James ( Cinderella ), Naomi Scott ( Aladdin ), and Halle Bailey ( The Little Mermaid ) . While introducing

2190-541: The Canadian animation studios Cinar and Nelvana with 10% each. Shaw spun off its entertainment assets as Corus Entertainment in 1999, which subsequently acquired WIC's stake in Family Channel among other assets as part of its breakup later that year, Corus acquired Nelvana in 2000. Teletoon was licensed as a bilingual service in both English and French , being one of only two Canadian speciality services with such

2263-509: The Cosby Kids , Inspector Gadget , and Gumby . The channel was discontinued on September 1, 2015, with Disney Channel (on Bell Aliant , Bell Satellite TV , EastLink , Telus Optik TV , VMedia , Vidéotron , MTS , Bell Fibe TV , NorthernTel , Novus , and Zazeen ), or Cartoon Network (on Shaw Direct / Shaw Cable , Rogers Cable , SaskTel and many independent providers) taking over its slot on several aforementioned providers. In

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2336-675: The Heron , officially rated PG-13 by the MPA . For the 22-year history since the inauguration , it became the first adult animated film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 96th Academy Awards ; all the previous winners were either rated G or PG. Teletoon Cartoon Network (formerly Teletoon ) is a Canadian English-language discretionary specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment . The channel primarily broadcasts animated series aimed at children and teenagers. It

2409-531: The Scarlet Woman. Attacks fly all around, while Takashiro and Captain Yuge struggle to defeat both of them, hoping to end the ceremony. When Jody seems to emerge triumphant, the Lance of Longinus reappears out of Aki, and reanimates the original grimoire, the Bible Black. The devil emerges to take the souls of contract: Reika Kitami and Jody Crowley. A final effort by Takashiro manages to seal the grimoire while Jody's soul

2482-556: The Student Council room during lunch, where they have sex many times. Hiroko, Rie and Saki look on through a window, amazed that their magic has worked. The group is approached by other students (and a few teachers) to do similar favors, and they make a fair amount of money. Desperate for even more of Hiratani's attention, Nami goes to Hiroko and her friends one day after school and begs them to use their magic to make Hiratani love her forever. Hiroko says she will do this, in exchange for

2555-445: The Teletoon brand would continue to be used for its companion streaming service Teletoon+ , and its French-language feed . As Teletoon, the channel's license originally required that 90% of all programs on the channel be animated. Teletoon previously aired preschool-oriented progra Teletoon previously aired preschool-oriented programming, which was day-parted from 4:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. At its inception in 1996, Teletoon had

2628-406: The book. After being seduced by Kitami and possessed by a lesser demon, Minase brings her with him and she rapes Saeki into submission, taking over the Witchcraft Club. Kitami holds private counseling sessions for girls, trying to find the virgin she needs. She reveals to Minase that the two girls she has had her eyes on were Shiraki and Minase's childhood friend, Kurumi Imari. However, since Shiraki

2701-468: The broadcast license originally granted for Teletoon Retro. Corus then had the Teletoon Kapow! license revoked on October 2, 2015. Concurrent with the rebranding of Teletoon itself as Cartoon Network, the original Cartoon Network channel was relaunched as a Canadian version of Boomerang . Teletoon+ is a subscription video on demand service which launched September 1, 2022 on Amazon Prime Video Channels , replacing Corus's previous Nick+ service (which

2774-451: The carcass of the sacrificed puppy. Nami gives the thugs permission to gang-rape Reika while she and the group prepare for the ritual, so long as they only engage in anal intercourse with her, thus keeping her virginity intact. One of the thugs ignores her order and takes Reika's virginity anyway, unbeknownst to Nami. Meanwhile, Hiroko wakes up in the hospital and, realizing it is Walpurgis night, checks herself out. Upon returning, she urges

2847-410: The category, Bailey stated that animated films are "formative experiences as kids who watch them," as James put it, "So many kids watch these movies over and over, over and over again." Scott added: "I see some parents who know exactly what we're talking about." The remarks sparked controversy and with those working in the animation industry describing them as infantilizing the medium and perpetuating

2920-500: The channel's transition to digital television , the logo was refined and changed to a more three-dimensional appearance, designed by New York-based design agency Trollbäck & Company. On November 24, 2000, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved multiple applications from Teletoon Canada Inc. to launch six Category 2 television channels named Teletoon Action, Teletoon Adult, Teletoon Art, Teletoon Multi, Teletoon Pop and Teletoon Retro. None of

2993-490: The channels launched and their broadcast licenses expired on November 24, 2004. The Teletoon Retro concept would later be revived under a different license. Télétoon is the French-language counterpart which broadcasts most of the shows from Cartoon Network in French. On November 4, 2011, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved an application from Teletoon to launch Teletoon Kapow!,

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3066-428: The dark craft. Eventually, the origins of the book are revealed, as is the incident on Walpurgis Night twelve years prior, when the evil force was at its strongest. After coming to his senses, Minase struggles to get himself out of the darkness into which he has put himself and his best friend and secret love, Kurumi Imari. The game has twelve different endings, and the storyline often diverges, based on choices made by

3139-410: The deal. Moments later, Hiroko, having managed to free herself, hurries down to the basement, only to find that the ritual had ended, and that the members of Rose Cross (Nami, Rie, and Saki included) have all been savagely slaughtered. The series ends with a visibly disturbed Reika, naked and bloodied from head to toe, roaming the town at dawn, looking blissfully towards the sky. The scene fades out with

3212-449: The demon proceeds to violently rape Hiroko, thus sending her to the hospital. With Walpurgis Night fast approaching, Nami takes advantage of Hiroko's absence and makes herself the leader of Rose Cross. On the day of Walpurgis, she decides to use Reika as a virgin sacrifice that will open the Gates of Hell . She has her thugs kidnap Reika and take her to the warehouse, where they reveal to her

3285-457: The evening, but they are not generally pornographic or obscene. AdWeek called adult animation "animated projects aimed at grown-ups, not kids." They also focus on issues that adults handle, and have cheeky, and occasionally crass, humor "that has no limits—bouncing between funny and offensive," while evoking a "balance of reality and fantasy". They may also contain violence or sexual themes. International animators and filmmakers were among

3358-409: The events of the original OVA , Hiroko Takashiro and Reika Kitami are now students at the school, and several new characters are also introduced. The first episode opens with two female students, Nami Kozono and her lover Junko Mochida, having sex in a classroom after school. In another classroom, Hiroko Takashiro and her two best friends Rie Morita and Saki Shindou are reading Tarot cards. They receive

3431-421: The exploits of the original characters ten years after Bible Black takes place. The latest OVA adaptation, Bible Black Only , consists of gaiden stories explaining what happened to various characters during the plot of Bible Black . The game was republished in 2006 as Bible Black Slim featuring extended scenes, followed by a short sequel named Bible Black Infection in 2008. Neither of these games involved

3504-401: The group to stop using magic, saying its power is far too strong for them to handle. She fails to convince them, however, and is forcibly ousted by Nami and the rest of the group, and is placed by Rie and Saki in a closet until the ritual ends. Reika is sacrificed, but since she is no longer a virgin, the Gates of Hell react but do not open. Nami, now delirious and hellbent on getting revenge on

3577-497: The group, goes on a murderous rampage and slaughters the other members, including Hiroko's friends, until the Gates finally begin to open. Nami drops her sword on the ground and stands in front of the gates to chant to Satan. Reika—severely injured, but still alive—uses the last of her strength to stab Nami to death. Satan then proposes a contract to the dying Reika: he will allow her several more years to live, if she gives him her soul in return. Reluctant, but quickly dying, Reika accepts

3650-456: The late-1990s with South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut , and for those future adult animated films including The Triplets of Belleville , Persepolis , Waltz with Bashir , Chico and Rita , The Wind Rises , Anomalisa , My Life as a Courgette , The Breadwinner , Loving Vincent , Isle of Dogs , I Lost My Body , and Flee . Most of them were nominated in various categories , though none have won until The Boy and

3723-601: The latter with many distinct styles have defined such unique artistry. Adult animation is typically defined as animation that is aimed at an adult audience. It is also described as something that "formative youths should stay far, far away from" or has adult humor and comes in various styles, but especially sitcoms and comedies. Some have stated that it refers to animations with "adult themes and situations", which uses "explicit language" and make jokes that adults, and occasionally teens, are "more likely to understand" than others. On television, such animations often run in

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3796-472: The live broadcast; some speculations suggested that the speech played a role in the decision to not broadcast the award. The winner for the Best Animated Short award was The Windshield Wiper , a multilingual Spanish-American film which is considered adult animated, while another nominee in three categories: Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature Film , and Best International Feature Film ,

3869-750: The notables of adult animation works: Some television channels and their segments or blocks that focused on broadcasting adult animation: Several highly-acclaimed adult animated films and television series have received substantial recognition from critics. Thanks to Bakshi's Fritz the Cat , the film influenced animators and filmmakers over the course of the late-20th century and into the 21st century, catering such important artistic and narrative structures with mature subject matter. Conversely, several works have been largely ignored by many detractors for their depiction of graphic subject matter and sensitive topics, such as violence, race, gender, and sexuality. They still show

3942-552: The original artist/writer Sei Shoujo as he had left ActiveSoft by this time. The game takes place in an academy rumored to have been the base of operations for a coven , twelve years prior to the premiere installment. This witchcraft club practiced black magic in a storage room of the academy's basement. Taki Minase, a high school student, finds a book of black magic in the isolated storage room of his school. He begins practicing black magic, which has extreme sexual effects that benefit him and his friends, until evil comes forth from

4015-454: The original logo would still be used in some form up until 2007, most notably as a production logo and also on their website. On February 5, 2007, the channel's wordmark was removed and the original logo was officially replaced as part of a major rebrand. Teletoon's website and its on-air appearance were dramatically changed, and the overall aesthetic of both the channel and its bumpers were immensely modernized. On September 5, 2011, to reflect

4088-565: The player, which influence "neutral" endings, "chaos" endings and "law" endings. However, there is only one outcome regarded by its developers as the "true" ending. Bible Black was published in English in 2006, under the name Bible Black: The Game after Activesoft ceased operations. A port was released only in Japan for the PlayStation Portable's UMD format, where it was not required to receive

4161-500: The primary logo for its corporate material and overall brand representation. Several more bumpers using CGI animation made by Guru Studio subsequently premiered on the channel during this period. An updated look for the channel was unveiled, no longer featuring the original logo (and fully utilizing the wordmark), for a partial rebranding made by the Montreal-based Buzz Image Group on August 29, 2005. Despite this,

4234-405: The reincarnation ritual demands, but Minase interrupts it and casts his spell on Kitami. This apparently causes the ritual to fail, and Kitami dies from blood loss. Afterwards, Minase and Imari confess their love for each other and have intercourse. Some time later, Saeki is seen in the Witchcraft Club sanctuary, planning to steal the Bible Black, which was going to be left there before the entrance

4307-416: The ritual. After Imari is abducted by Kitami, the lesser demon leaves Minase and he realizes that he loves Imari and must save her. With the help of Takashiro and the Bible Black, he finds a spell Takashiro believes will stop Kitami's evil scheme. By this point, it is Walpurgis Night once again, and Kitami plans to reincarnate herself into Imari. Kitami slits her wrists and has sexual intercourse with Imari as

4380-410: The same time, several "retro" programs airing on Teletoon Retro , which closed down on the same date, began airing on Teletoon. Teletoon would also premiere new original programming from Cartoon Network's sister channel, Boomerang . On April 1, 2019, the channel discontinued its adult programming following the relaunch of Action as a full-time Adult Swim channel. Initially, Teletoon's programming

4453-433: The sexual ceremony with her, using the Lance of Longinus. Meanwhile, the ghostly figure, identified as Jody Crowley, and Takashiro, both interfere with the ceremony, albeit with different intentions. The Lance becomes permanently lodged within Aki's vagina, and she is now targeted by the various forces of black magic. The final ceremony climaxes with the black magic forces of Imari/Kitami, and Jody Crowley, both competing over

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4526-469: The stigma that animated works are strictly for children, especially since the industry was credited with sustaining the flow of Hollywood content and revenue during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic . An addition to the controversy was that the award for Best Animated Short Film (the nominees for which were mostly made up of shorts not aimed at children) was one of the eight categories that were omitted in

4599-450: The time of the original series. Three short films: A ten minute Bible Black Only short released on January 25, 2006 as part of the box set; currently not commercially available in Region 1/English. Three short films: Adult animation Adult animation , also known as mature animation , and infrequently as adult-oriented animation , is any type of animated motion media that

4672-452: The whole school. Nami is horrified by the incident, and becomes suspicious of the group when Saki later threatens that she might "be the next to dance naked". After school, Hiratani, an outcast male student who is obsessed with Nami, asks the group to put a spell on Nami to make her fall in love with him. They do this, and when Nami arrives at school the next day, she finds herself hopelessly infatuated with Hiratani. She asks him to meet her in

4745-512: Was Flee , a PG-13 rated animated documentary about an Afghan refugee. Phil Lord , co-producer of one of the nominated films, The Mitchells vs. the Machines , tweeted that it was "super cool to position animation as something that kids watch and adults have to endure." The film's official social media account responded to the joke with an image reading: "Animation is cinema." A week later, Lord and his producing partner Christopher Miller wrote

4818-548: Was a streaming counterpart to its Nickelodeon channel). The service features exclusive content acquired from Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. Animation . Teletoon Retro was a Category B digital cable and satellite channel that debuted in fall 2007, and was named after a program block that featured classic animated series. Shows seen on the channel included The Tom and Jerry Show , The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show , Scooby-Doo , The Flintstones , The Raccoons , The Jetsons , The Pink Panther , Fat Albert and

4891-475: Was also involved in a bit of minor controversy when it was aired as a "midnight movie" at a time when other anime films were being played on Canadian youth station Teletoon , supposedly as an accident of nobody checking what was screened. Only the first 30 minutes were played. Bible Black: Origins ( バイブルブラック 外伝 , Baiburu Burakku: Gaiden , Bible Black: Side Story ) is the game's second OVA adaptation, released on May 25, 2002. Set about twelve years before

4964-616: Was divided into dayparted blocks, each featuring a different style of animation. Each blocks were represented as planets: The bumpers were made by Cuppa Coffee Studios . This branding would be discontinued and replaced by a more generic look in mid-August 1998, and begin using the slogan, “It’s Unreal!” (or “Imagine!” in the French feed). In 1999, Teletoon was airing bumpers with its first mascot, "Teletina". These bumpers were made by Spin Productions in Toronto. The channel's on-air appearance

5037-422: Was launched on October 17, 1997, by Teletoon Canada, Inc., a consortium of Western International Communications and Astral Media (via their specialty channel Family Channel ), Shaw Communications (via its specialty channel YTV ), and the animation studios Cinar and Nelvana . With subsequent acquisitions and divestments, Corus became the sole owner of the channel in 2014. The channel has historically aired

5110-542: Was part of divestitures tied to Astral Media's proposed sale to Bell Media , which had earlier been rejected by the CRTC in October 2012 for competition reasons. Corus's purchase was cleared by the Competition Bureau two weeks later on March 18; the transaction was approved by the CRTC on December 20, 2013, and completed on January 1, 2014. The channel was subsequently brought under the new Corus Kids division as part of

5183-402: Was revamped to a more “cartoony”-style in 2001. The logo was modified slightly and came in different coloured border variations, and in addition, a new alternate logo was introduced, consisting of a wordmark of the channel's name in a custom font. This wordmark would serve as the channel's secondary logo for its programming blocks and certain graphic presentations, while the original logo would be

5256-429: Was sealed. Imari enters the room and destroys the Bible Black with a fire spell, then reveals herself as a futanari , showing that Kitami's ritual was successful. The series ends with Imari deciding to test her new body out by raping Saeki again. All six episodes of Bible Black have since been re-cut as a 110-minute film titled Bible Black Complete Version ( バイブルブラック 完全版 , Baiburu Burakku Kanzenban ) . The series

5329-406: Was used as a sacrifice for the previous Witchcraft Club and only survived after making a deal with Satan, becoming a futanari in the process. Kitami now needs a virgin girl to act as a vessel for her reincarnation as the life that Satan has given her is running out. Kaori Saeki, the head of the new Witchcraft Club, also notes Minase's magic acts and persuades him to come to one of her meetings with

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