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Toonami (the derivative of the Japanese word tsunami, suggesting a "tidal wave" of animated cartoons) is a registered trademark of Cartoon Network, used ab initio for male-oriented actiin-oriented programming blocks off on Cartoon Network television channels worldwide, originating in the United States in 1997.

A Toonami brand was after utilized in the United Kingdom as the title of an action-oriented animation channel replacing the previous Cartoon Network owned channel CNX, which had been the Toonami/live-action interbred network aimed towards immature males.

United States

Toonami is Cartoon Network's primary Saturday evening action animation block, airing Saturdays at 7-11 PM EST/PST. A prevent, which manufactured its globe premiere in Monday, March 17, 1997, initially replaced Power Zone, Cartoon Network's most recent incarnation of the Extr Adventure prevent which got been the staple on the network since October 1, 1992. Toonami was originally the weekday afternoon cartoon prevent hosted by Space Ghost villain-turned-producer Moltar at the Ghost Planet Productions building from either 1997 to July 9, 1999. In Saturday, July 10, 1999, Cartoon Network relaunched Toonami with a newly environment, the ballistic capsule Absolution, & the fresh hikers, TOM (an acronym for Toonami Operations Module), each of which own evolved & continues to exist as the staple for the prevent. A introduction of SARA, a Absolution's artificial intelligence unit, around 2000 added additional popularity to the indicate. Toonami has aired older N Western properties such as Thundercats, Batman, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, and ReBoot, older anime franchises like Voltron and Robotech, reintroduced Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z, and introduced Gundam, Tenchi Muyo, Rurouni Kenshin, and infinite more anime properties to the United states. Toonami was likewise a exclusive U.s.a. page of the virtually all recent incarnation of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and Transformers: Armada when they premiered within 2002.

Toonami is given much of credit for increasing a popularity of anime in the United States. A prevent of programing hard-hitting pushed a boundries of airing matured content, a virtually all noteable lesson existence a guide to process Gundam Wing in its unedited form during their "Midnight Run".

Starting around September 2000, Toonami presented special interactional cases called Aggregate Immersion Cases or even TIEs. These TIEs took place two in-air when you took Toonami & low at a official places, Toonami.com. A super forevirtually all TIE (& most popular of these based on data from a fans of the prevent) was A Interloper, which introduced TOM's companion, an AI matrix called SARthe, world health organization played an intrigual section in the rebirth of TOM, world health organization was upgraded from either a short Bomberman-esque character to a taller, stronger, darker, deeper-voiced incarnation temporarily dubbed when TOM Two.Cypher, though it was a equivalent TOM world health organization however hosted a prevent. A ensuing ii TIEs, Lockdown & At bay around Hyperspace, continued a risky venture of TOM & SARA, however really didn't offer good deal storywise. A virtually all recent TIE within September 2003 was the diversion from either a TOM & SARA dangerous undertaking & introduced a recently, 2nd universe. IGPX, created by Toonami producers Sean Akins & Jason DeMarco and by anime studio Production I.G., aired in five short installments and served as a pilot for the first Toonami original series, which will premiere in November 2005 (a brief note: although Megas XLR was the first original American-made franchise to actually debut on the block, it was initially a Cartoon Network original that was planned to air on Friday nights, and Justice League Unlimited, which makes Toonami its premiere home in the US, was originally Justice League, which wasn't a Toonami exclusive until the spring of 2004). A Trespasser & Lockdown were aired in the UK, however by having super little profits.

From either July 2001 to June 2002, Kids WB aired a Toonami prevent that was, around, a Children' WB lineup by owning a Toonami title. It was critically panned by industry observers world health organization found a action stigmatization of the prevent didn't translate contentwise, which experienced added shows such as Scooby-Doo and a survive-action series created by Goosebumps author R.L. Stine, A Nightmare Room. Within spring 2002, Children' WB announced that it would drop a Toonami title from either their weekday lineup, again making a Toonami brand exclusive to Cartoon Network.

In April 17, 2004, Cartoon Network moved Toonami from weekday afternoons to Saturday evenings by having the fresh demographic of tween & adolescent audiences patch adding the recently lighter-toned action franchise, Miguzi, (produced by Williams Street, a folks behind Toonami, its title is loosely from either a Japanese word for swimwear, an witharound-joke to longtime viewers of Toonami) to weekdays in its place. Toonami continues to showcase anime & Northerly Western productions such as Duel Masters, Teen Titans, Justice League Unlimited, A Batman, Zatch Bell, & Of these Piece among others & typically shows moving-picture show such as Bioncle: Mask of Weak, Hot Wheels AccelleRacers, & various DC Animated Universe-themed picture.

Toonami got universally been the haven for techno/electronica music throughout its history, applying original compositions by an Atlanta-depending composer Joe Boyd Vigil from 1997 to 2004, many of which were compiled in the Video Toonami: Deep Space Bass in 2001. from either either either 2004 to in todays world, Toonami has relied in original & library tracks from various creative person from publisher Ninja Tune. In uncommon occasions, tracks from either musicians rather Daft Punk, The White Stripes, and Gorillaz aired on the block.

Times for U.S. Cartoon Network Toonami block

100% days come (E/P). When of Saturday, October 15, 2005, the Saturday Toonami programming schedule is when follows:

7:00 - Duel Masters World Dub Episode Premiere 7:30 - Dragonball Z UNCUT Toonami Episode Premiere 8:00 - Teen Titans World Episode Premiere 8:30 - Zatch Bell World Dub Episode Premiere 9:00 - Naruto World Dub Premiere Episode 9:30 - One Piece Toonami Episode Premiere 10:00 - Naruto Repeat of 9:00 episode 10:30 - Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo World Dub Episode Premiere

When of Saturday, October 22, 2005, the Saturday Toonami programming schedule is when follows:

7:00 - The Batman Vs. Dracula World Television Premiere 9:00 - Naruto World Dub Premiere Episode 9:30 - One Piece Toonami Episode Premiere 10:00 - Naruto Repeat of 9:00 episode 10:30 - Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo World Dub Episode Premiere

In November Five, IGPX may premere at 10:00 by using 2 episodes.

Shows Broadcast, Previously Broadcast, or SFR on "Toonami" in the US
.hack//sign (.hack//LEGEND currently airs 5:00 AM EST/PST early Saturday mornings) Astro Boy (2003) Batman: The Animated Series The Batman Batman Beyond The Big O Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Blue Submarine No. 6 CardCaptors Cartoon Roulette Cyborg 009 D.I.C.E. Dragon Ball Dragon Ball GT Dragon Ball Z Duel Masters (Also airs at Hexad AM EST/PST in Weekdays) G Gundam G-Force G.I. Joe Gundam 0080 Gundam SEED Gundam Wing Hamtaro He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002) Hot Wheels AcceleRacers Hot Wheels Highway 35 IGPX (2003 microseries, regular weekly series coming November Five, 2005) Jackie Chan Adventures Justice League Justice League Unlimited Megas XLR Mobile Suit Gundam Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team Naruto (Also airs at 12:00 AM in Fridays, & 12:30 PM on Saturdays & Sundays) One Piece Outlaw Star The Powerpuff Girls (Currently airs in Weekdays at 2:30 PM EST/PST) Rave Master The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest ReBoot Robotech Ronin Warriors Rurouni Kenshin Sailor Moon Star Wars: Clone Wars Samurai Jack SD Gundam Superfriends Superman Teen Titans Tenchi Muyo! Thundercats Transformers: Armada Transformers: Cybertron (Currently airing year 1 in Kids' WB!) Transformers: Energon Voltron Wulin Warriors (Premiering in January) Yu-Gi-Oh! (GX is on Miguzi Monday - Friday at 5:00 PM) Yu Yu Hakusho (Currently airs at 5:30 AM early Saturday mornings) Zatch Bell Zoids: Chaotic Century Zoids Fuzors Zoids Zero

Movies Aired on Toonami
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm [MPAA: PG] Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman [MPAA: PG] Batman: Subzero [MPAA: PG] Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker [MPAA: PG] The Batman Vs. Dracula Bionicle: Mask of Light [MPAA: PG] Bionicle Deuce: Legends of Metur Nui [MPAA: PG] Dragonball Z: Lord Slug [TV-Y7] Dragonball Z: Dead Zone [TV-Y7] Dragonball Z: Tree of Might [TV-Y7] Dragonball Z: Globe's Strongest [TV-Y7] Dragonball Z: Cooler's Revenge [TV-Y7] Dragonball Z: A Link to of Cooler [TV-Y7] Dragonball Z: Bardock: A Father of Goku [TV-Y7] Dragonball Z: A History of Trunks [TV-Y7] Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz [TV-Y7] Pokémon: A Number 1 Movie [MPAA: G] Pokémon: A Flick 2000 [MPAA: G] Pokémon: A Picture 3 [MPAA: G] The Powerpuff Girls Movie [MPAA: PG] The Cast-iron Giant [MPAA: PG] Yu-Gi-Oh! A Movie [MPAA: PG]

Toonami.com
Official site with comics, schedules, video clips, character bios, fan art, FAQs, interactive games, and behind-the-scenes details.

Toonami: Digital Arsenal
A stockpile of movie files, images, articles, video games, and other information on Toonami and its shows.

Toonami Infolink
A community-driven news/discussion site for the online Toonami fanbase.

TICA Toonami Forum
TICA Toonami forum, hosted by Toon Zone, has some of the latest news and discussions on the world of Toonami.

Toonami: Absolution NeXt
The largest online Toonami show database on the web. Featuring the latest news, show descriptions and fan art.

Toonami ANX Forum
Discussion forum for shows that have aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami and Saturday Video Entertainment System programming blocks.


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