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For today’s Toonami Roundup, there’s a slew of horrible misfortunes.

First off, Toonami is getting a time reduction. The block, which has run from 11:30pm-6am ET/PT since January 4th, 2014, will have the last hour cut off, meaning the block will now run from 11:30pm-5am ET/PT, effective January 31st, 2015. The time previously occupied by Toonami will now belong to re-runs of the adult swim staple King of the Hill. This unfortunate schedule change is happening due to low ratings, according to Jason DeMarco via Twitter.

What does this mean for the lineup? For starters, Toonami staples Samurai Jack and IGPX will be removed from the line-up completely starting January 31st. Attack on Titan re-runs are also being moved from 11:30pm ET to 2:30am ET starting the same day.

While the majority of the lineup changes take place January 31st, some changes will be taking place TOMORROW (January 24th). Starting then, the lineup from 12am-6am ET/PT will be shifted up a half-hour (this means Attack on Titan re-runs will be taking a hiatus just for that week. The re-runs will return the following week, as mentioned above). In addition, the last half hour (5:30am) will be cut from the block starting the same date.

These changes also bring wonder to where new acquisition Kill La Kill will be placed on the line-up, and what show will bite the bullet in order for that to happen.

As unfortunate as this news is, do not fret Samurai Jack and IGPX fans! Toonami will be putting up the final 2 episodes of Samurai Jack (the ones they will be skipping) on Adult Swim’s website and on the Adult Swim Video On Demand section (which is available via cable providers). There will also be a home media release of IGPX coming sometime this year from Discotek Media (however, it is currently unconfirmed whether or not the English dub will be the one broadcasted on Toonami previously – the Toonami version contains a different soundtrack and is edited due to profanity).

The new schedules for January 24th and January 31st can be found below (all times Eastern/Pacific):

January 24th, 2015:

• 11:30pm – Dragon Ball Z Kai
• 12am – Naruto: Shippuden
• 12:30 – InuYasha: The Final Act
• 1:00 – One Piece
• 1:30 – Gurren Lagann
• 2:00 – Deadman Wonderland
• 2:30 – Bleach
• 3:00 – Space Dandy
• 3:30 – Cowboy Bebop
• 4:00 – Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
• 4:30 – IGPX
• 5:00 – Samurai Jack

January 31st, 2015:

• 11:30pm – Dragon Ball Z Kai
• 12am – Naruto: Shippuden
• 12:30 – InuYasha: The Final Act
• 1:00 – One Piece
• 1:30 – Gurren Lagann
• 2:00 – Deadman Wonderland
• 2:30 – Attack on Titan
• 3:00 – Bleach
• 3:30 – Space Dandy
• 4:00 – Cowboy Bebop
• 4:30 – Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG

All news in this roundup courtesy of the official Toonami Tumblr page, unless noted otherwise.