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that primarily broadcasts Japanese

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and occasionally American

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. It was created by Sean Akins and Jason DeMarco and produced by

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, a division of

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, and owned by

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subsidiary of

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. The name is a

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". It currently broadcasts every Saturday night from 12 am. to 3 a.m, but the schedule commonly shifts after a few weeks. ET/ PT. Toonami initially ran as a weekday afternoon block on

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from 1997 until 2004, when it transitioned into a Saturday evening format until its final airing four years later. Cartoon Network's block was primarily aimed at children and teens aged 9–15. In its original run from 1997 to 2008, the block was known for showcasing action-oriented animation, with heavy focus on Japanese animation, which became widely popular with American audiences. Toonami is recognized for its distinctive space-themed backdrop,

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-flavored soundtrack, and its robot host named T.O.M. (short for Toonami Operations Module). On May 26, 2012, Toonami was relaunched as a late night block on

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

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and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...

. The current incarnation is a rebrand of Adult Swim's Saturday night action block (itself inherited from Toonami's ''Midnight Run'' block), which primarily aired anime.

Broadcast history

Cartoon Network (1997–2008)

1997–1999: Moltar era

Toonami was

's primary action-animation block. The block premiered on March 17, 1997, with '' ThunderCats'', ''

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'' respectively as its first programs. It initially replaced Power Zone, Cartoon Network's most recent incarnation of the Super Adventures block, which had been a staple on the network since its debut on October 1, 1992. Toonami was originally a weekday afternoon cartoon and action block hosted by ''

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(voiced by C. Martin Croker) at the Ghost Planet Industries building from March 17, 1997, to July 10, 1999.

1999–2000: T.O.M. 1 era

On July 13, 1999, Cartoon Network retired previous host Moltar and relaunched Toonami with a new environment, the Ghost Planet Spaceship ''Absolution'', and a new host, a robot named T.O.M. (voiced by

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), which introduced viewers to him with this speech: Soon afterwards, the first program of the T.O.M. era, the Sailor Moon episode "Sailor Mercury Moving On?", premiered. It introduced ''

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'' on Toonami, becoming the first Cartoon Network original series on the block. Also introduced that day was the Midnight Run, a late night block. It was originally a five-hour Saturday night block (technically Sunday) at midnight EST until March 2000, when it moved to weeknights in an hour-long format until January 2003. It consisted of anime such as ''

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''. Midnight Run tended to have more blood and violence than its daytime counterpart, even running an uncut version of ''Gundam Wing'' between March and November 2000. One special edition that started on Friday, August 31, 2001, featured music videos such as “

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'', and Kenna's "Hellbent”. Another event was ''Dragon Ball Z'' taking over the Midnight Run for a week starting on March 26–30, 1999. A Saturday morning incarnation, Toonami Rising Sun, ran from 2000 to 2001 at 9:00 am to noon. It later ran from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, then 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. This block was somewhat hampered to avoid competing with sister network Kids' WB. Starting in September 2000, Toonami presented special interactive events known as Total Immersion Events (TIEs). These TIEs took place both on-air during Toonami and online at the official site, Toonami.com, and always occurred the week that the block's most popular series, ''

'', returned for a new season. The first TIE was ''The Intruder'', which introduced T.O.M.'s companion, an AI matrix known as Sara (voiced by

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) ''The Intruder'' was an eight episode mini-series that aired during Toonami from September 18 to October 22, 2000. It involved the Absolution being attacked by an alien blob known only as "the Intruder", which ultimately devoured T.O.M.

2000–2002: T.O.M. 2 era

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-esque character to a taller, sleeker, deeper-voiced incarnation dubbed T.O.M. 2 (voiced by

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, who has since been the voice of all subsequent incarnations of the character). From July 30, 2001, until June 28, 2002,

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) aired a Toonami block that was, more or less, the Kids' WB lineup with the Toonami name. Although ''Toonami on Kids' WB'' brought over shows such as ''

'', ''

'', and ''

'' to broadcast television, it was critically panned by industry observers, who noticed that the action branding of the block - which had added shows such as ''

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- did not translate content-wise. And while the cross promotion between Cartoon Network and Kids' WB did allow for series to be shared between the networks, most of these only lasted a short period of time. This included ''Dragon Ball Z'' and ''Sailor Moon'' appearing on ''Toonami on Kids' WB'' for only two weeks, and ''

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'' appearing on the main Toonami block on Cartoon Network for only two weeks. In spring 2002, Kids' WB announced that they would drop the Toonami name from their weekday lineup, once again making the Toonami brand exclusive to Cartoon Network. The TIE, ''Lockdown'', aired between September 17–21, 2001, and included the introduction of

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, as well as a record-breaking amount of page views and ratings for the network. In ''Lockdown'' T.O.M. fights to save the Absolution from an attack by a giant trash compactor. ''Trapped in Hyperspace'', the next TIE, ran the week of September 16–20, 2002. Sara gets taken offline by a computer virus named Swayzak (whose voice actor is unknown but is speculated to be

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), and TOM is trapped in hyperspace. He manages to defeat Swayzak before the Absolution hits Earth. The game tie-in for this event is lost. During the week of February 24–28, 2003, Cartoon Network aired on Toonami "Giant Robot Week," a five-day special based on

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series, which were licensed by

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''. On May 15, 2001, Cartoon Network released '' Toonami: Deep Space Bass'', the official soundtrack album to the TV block.

2003–2007: T.O.M. 3 era

In March 2003, TOM was revamped into a more muscular figure. This was explained in-universe as him being rebuilt after fighting a space pirate named Orcelot Rex in the comic ''Endgame''. His voice also became more humanlike. In September 2003, a mini series premiered introducing a new, 2D universe. ''

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, aired in five short installments, serving as a pilot for the second Toonami original series, which premiered in November 2005. On April 17, 2004, Toonami was moved from weekday afternoons to a Saturday evening slot, where it aired regularly for four hours starting at 7:00 pm EST. A new lighter-toned action block, Miguzi, premiered two weekdays in its place. Toonami also replaced the block known as Saturday Video Entertainment System (SVES). One reason for the move from weekdays to Saturday nights was because some of the shows on the weekday lineup became too violent for a weekday broadcast on the network. The new Toonami lineup showcased anime such as ''

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'', as well as premiered North American productions including ''

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'', aired on Toonami, but were not exclusive to the block until their final seasons.

2007–2008: T.O.M. 4 era and cancellation

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commercial aired during the ''

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'' marathon on Cartoon Network, featuring closeup shots of larger Clydes (the remote robot explorers that have been a fixture of Toonami since the beginning) and two new robot A.I's along with the date "3/17/07" and T.O.M.'s chest emblem glowing blue. On March 17, Toonami celebrated its 10th anniversary with a new packaging and numerous montages celebrating the block. T.O.M. was revamped into a shorter robot with more humanoid facial features who was a commander of a jungle control room and aided by two new robots, Flash (

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). The montages included a look at past hosts, former logos, and a decade's worth of clips and

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s from shows that aired on Toonami. There were a total of four montages, each with different clips, and three were one minute long. As part of the anniversary (and to coincide with Cartoon Network's March Movie Madness event), Toonami planned another month of movies: * March 3 – '' The Invincible Iron Man'' * March 10 – ''

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'' * March 17 – '' Hellboy: Blood and Iron'' * March 24 – '' Stan Lee Presents: The Condor'' * March 31 – ''

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'' and '' Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo'' On September 20, 2008, at the

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convention in Atlanta, Georgia, Cartoon Network announced that they had cancelled the Toonami block due to low ratings. Toonami then aired its final broadcast later that same evening. The final show to air on the block was a rerun of ''

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. Toonami Jetstream remained with the Toonami name until January 30, 2009. At the end of Toonami's final airing, T.O.M. 4 ended the block with a brief, final monologue, backed by the song "Cascade" by Tycho: After Toonami's final episode on TV, Toonami Jetstream's subsequent shut down in 2009 marked the end of this incarnation until the brand's revival in 2012.

Adult Swim (2012–present)

2012–2013: T.O.M. 3.5 era

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'', the Toonami-related programming continued throughout the night, featuring shows such as ''

'', ''

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'', '' Blue Submarine No. 6'', ''

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'', ''Astro Boy'' (1963), and ''

''. The following day, Adult Swim posted a message to their

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page, simply stating, "Want it back? Let us know. #BringBackToonami". On April 4, Adult Swim followed up this tweet with one stating, "#BringBackToonami We've heard you. Thank you for your passion and interest - stay tuned." On April 8, Adult Swim aired two bumpers about the Toonami tweets and answered with " e're listening and " e're looking into it. On May 16, Adult Swim posted a message on Facebook announcing that Toonami would return on May 26. The network issued a press release later that day confirming the block's revival as a Saturday late-night action block. Toonami made its return on May 26, with an initial lineup consisting of current Adult Swim Action programs, along with premieres of ''

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'' and ''

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''. On August 18, ''

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'' and ''

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'' replaced ''Deadman Wonderland'' and '' Cowboy Bebop''. In essence, the revived block is very similar to the Midnight Run of the original, airing uncut programming as well as having more mature themes. On October 6, Toonami expanded to a full six hours; ''

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'' and '' ThunderCats'' were added to the block. ''

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'' was announced as the next premiere on November 3, as was the return of ''

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''. On November 22, Toonami announced they would air uncut episodes of ''

'', and confirmed that ''

'' would enter reruns for eight weeks, beginning on December 1. On January 6, 2013, Toonami introduced a new blue color scheme, after using a similar scheme to introduce ''Inuyasha'' on November 3 of the previous year. New episodes of ''Bleach'' began on January 26. On February 16, '' Soul Eater'' began airing on Toonami, replacing ''Samurai 7''. During

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, new designs for both T.O.M and the Absolution were unveiled, along with the announcement that overall design of the block would be changed.

2013–2019: T.O.M. 5 era

On April 27, 2013, Toonami premiered its new look, featuring the return of supporting host Sara (now voiced by Adult Swim staff member

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.) To kick off 2014, Toonami premiered the anime ''

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'' on January 4, even before Japan. The anime ran for two seasons and 26 episodes before ending that September. The block introduced a new aesthetic on April 6. This new look also featured the return of the ''

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'' record label to Toonami. ''Intruder II'', the first Total Immersion Event since Toonami's 2012 revival, began on November 7 and concluded on December 20, 2015, with Sonny Strait reprising his role as The Intruder with Steve Blum, who also is The Intruder and TOM 5. On December 2, Adult Swim announced that a new season of ''

'' was being produced. It ended up premiering on Toonami in March 2017. The conclusion of ''Intruder III'' in 2016 led to another new look to Toonami. On December 31, 2016, Toonami aired its first subtitled anime broadcast with the music video of

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and

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's ''

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'', produced in collaboration with

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and

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. However, the subtitled parts in both the start and end of the music video have been removed due to an unknown error. As of right now, it is unknown that the full version of the music video could air in the future. A fifth T.I.E. titled ''Countdown'' was released from November 4 through November 25, 2017. It centers T.O.M. being sent into the future where SARA takes over the Vindication after passing through an unknown nebula while his future counterpart travels to the present to destroy the ship to prevent her from becoming evil. The event concluded with T.O.M. having scratches and minimal damage on his body. On March 20, 2018, Production I.G. and Adult Swim announced that two new seasons of

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, ''FLCL Progressive'', and ''FLCL Alternative'' would premiere on Toonami in 2018, with the date set for June 2 at 11:30PM. On

2018, Toonami was entirely dubbed in Japanese and kicked the prank off by airing a preview of the first episode of ''FLCL Alternative'' in Japanese with English subtitles. The Toonami logo was also changed to Japanese (stylized as トゥナミ). Toonami followed the sneak preview by airing the film ''

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'' and aired programming after that was originally scheduled after ''Black Clover'', except ''Iron-Blooded Orphans'', in original Japanese with English subtitles. The English dubbed version of all of the programs that have aired on that week, including a review of ''

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'', except for the sneak preview of ''FLCL Alternative'', as well as ''Mind Game'' and ''Scavengers'', would air a week later. TOM was voiced by Masa Kanome, a Japanese stunt actor who had been in a Wolverine movie, and Sara was voiced by Fusako Shiotani. On September 29, Toonami expanded to seven full hours from 9 PM to 4 AM with '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' as the marquee addition. On December 13, it was announced that Toonami would remove ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' and ''Samurai Jack'' from its lineup, cutting the block down to 6 hours. Also, the block would be moved back and would air from 11 PM-5 AM, starting on January 5, 2019, because of Adult Swim taking back the 8 PM hour from Cartoon Network. On January 24, it was announced that Toonami would remove ''Pop Team Epic'' and ''Iron-Blooded Orphans'' from its lineup, cutting the block down to 5 hours. On May 13, 2019, Adult Swim announced that Toonami would be shifting its whole block thirty minutes earlier, starting at 10:30 PM and ending at 3:30 AM, cutting a half-hour rerun of ''

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''. The changes began on May 25, 2019. On May 24, 2019, MomoCon announced that a new T.I.E., ''The Forge'', would begin airing on November 9. On June 27, 2019, it was announced that Toonami would be shifting its whole block back at 11:00 PM and ending at 4:00 AM, in addition to premiering '' Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma'' at 1:00AM. The changes began on July 6, 2019. On July 4 at Anime Expo and on Facebook, it was announced that ''

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'' would be joining the block this Fall. On July 20, it was revealed that Fire Force would be joining the block at 1:00 AM. On July 7 at RTX 2019, it was announced that '' Gen:Lock'' would be joining the block on August 3. On August 16, it was announced that Toonami would expand 30 minutes and reshuffling its block with ''

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'' at 12:00 AM.

2019–present: T.O.M. 6 era

During the Total Immersion Event in November 2019, T.O.M. 5 was killed by the Forge Commander in episode 4 of The Forge. This signaled the ending of TOM 5's service as the host of Toonami's programming block, which began back in 2013. This iteration of T.O.M. was the longest running host in Toonami history. On January 8, 2020, it was announced that '' Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld'' would premiere on the network on January 18. On January 23, it was announced that Toonami would be reducing the block to five hours, as ''

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'' was ending its run; the new block aired from 11:00 PM to 4:00 AM. On February 6, it was announced that the block would lose another one and a half hours, as ''Dr. Stone'' was ending its run, while reruns of ''The Promised Neverland'' and ''Attack on Titan'' would also cease. This reduced the length of the block to three and a half hours, which aired from 11:30 PM to 3:00 AM. On April 8, it was announced that Toonami would be reduced to a three-hour block, as ''Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld'' was ending its run. On April 15, it was announced that ''

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'' would premiere on April 25 and that '' Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma'' would be removed from the block until a new agreement was struck for the next season. On June 3, it was announced that the run of '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind'' would be put on hold due to dubbing production problems associated with the

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, with the Adult Swim original series '' Ballmastrz: 9009'' temporarily replacing it on Toonami starting on June 6. On July 26, it was announced that ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind'' would be returning on August 1, starting with episode 29. That same day, block runner Jason DeMarco tweeted that Toonami had six original projects in total in the works, including three that were unannounced at the time. On July 28, the second season of ''

'' was confirmed with an expected air date of October 24, however it was later rescheduled to November 7. On August 4, it was announced that Toonami: Dark Knights was confirmed for

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has 4 Batman movies in two weeks, including ''Batman: Year One'', ''Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1'', '' Batman: Gotham Knight'' and ''Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2'' with an expected air date of August 15, however it was later again on August 22. On August 22, it was announced that ''

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'' would premiere on August 29. On October 20, it was announced that ''Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld'' would be returning on November 7, starting with episode 39. On November 16, it was announced that ''

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'' was confirmed as the marathon on November 28 for the entire season. On December 11, it was announced again that Toonami Wonder Woman night was confirmed for DC FanDome has the entire regularly scheduled lineup was pre-empted by back-to-back movie presentations, including '' Wonder Woman: Bloodlines'' and '' Justice League: The New Frontier'' on December 19. On December 24, 2020, it was announced that '' SSSS.Gridman'' would premiere in January 2021. On December 28, 2020, it was announced that Toonami would be increasing the block back to four hours as ''Attack on Titan'' would return on January 9, 2021. Toonami - Logo 2021

On February 1, 2021, it was announced that ''Black Clover'' would be returning to February 13, starting with episode 137. On February 10, 2021, it was announced that ''Food Wars!: The Third Plate'' would be returning on February 27, to replace ''Assassination Classroom''. On March 17, 2021, it was announced that ''The Promised Neverland'' would be returning as the season two premiere on April 10. On June 8, 2021, it was announced that '' Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'' would premiere on June 26. On July 13, 2021, it was announced that ''Harley Quinn'' was confirmed as the marathon on August 7 for the entire season. On November 10, 2021, it was announced that for one night only, Toonami would receive an extra night of programming on November 26, 2021. The lineup featured Shinichiro Watanabe's ''

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'' short, the live-action ''

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'' film, and the first three episodes of '' Blade Runner: Black Lotus''. On January 8, 2022, Toonami announced that they would be airing a new show every week "for the next month or so" beginning with the second season of ''

''. They later announced the arrival of ''

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'', return of ''

'', premiere date of ''

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'', and arrival of the second part of the fourth season of ''

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''. On February 2, 2022, Jason Demarco confirmed that an original series from the Cartoon Network block that would be arriving later that year and three additional series are set to arrive in 2023. On February 19, 2022, a second round of ''Cosmo Samurai'' episodes began premiering to celebrate the block's 25th anniversary. On March 13, 2022, it was announced that a new T.I.E., ''The Return'', would air in two parts to celebrate the block's 25th anniversary. Running for two minutes each, the event saw TOM 6 and SARA v4 going to the GPS Absolution Mk. XIV, an upgraded version of the Absolution that was sent back in time from 250 years in the future, for the next graphical rebrand, and the Forge is now abandoned. On March 17, 2022, a new original series, ''

Housing Complex C is a Japanese anime television miniseries that aired in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in October 2022. Plot Kimi Shirokado is an eccentric little girl who lives at a low-cost housing complex called Housing Complex ...

'', was announced for a 2022 release and two new seasons of ''FLCL'' for 2023. On April 7, 2022, it was announced that ''

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'' would premiere on the block, replacing ''

'' on April 16. On May 18, 2022, it was announced that an original anime series directed by

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, titled ''

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'', would premiere on Toonami.

Online video services

Toonami Reactor

On March 26, 2001, Cartoon Network launched Toonami Reactor, their first online streaming video service. The three-month service featured streaming episodes from ''Dragon Ball Z'' and ''

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'', the latter of which was an online-exclusive series. Editorial content was provided by the now-defunct '' Animerica Magazine'', published by

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. After the three-month "trial run" was over, Cartoon Network took it offline and completely revamped it. On November 14, 2001, Cartoon Network relaunched Toonami Reactor with all online-exclusive programs such as ''

'', '' Patlabor: The TV Series'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', as well as videos from Daft Punk and Toonami-themed games. In the summer of 2002, Toonami Reactor was revamped again under the Adult Swim aegis and, in a joint venture with VIZ's ''

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'', programmed it as "Adult Swim Pipeline." It featured episodes and/or manga chapters from ''

'', ''

Shaman King is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. It follows the adventures of Yoh Asakura as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King by winning the Shaman Fight. Takei chose shamanism as the ma ...

'', ''

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'', and ''

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.''

Toonami Jetstream

On April 25, 2006, Cartoon Network and VIZ Media announced plans to launch

Toonami Jetstream Toonami Jetstream was an ad-supported online broadband streaming service and a remake of Toonami's previous video streaming service Toonami Reactor provided by Cartoon Network and Viz Media. It hosted various Toonami hits and had music videos, ...

, a new ad-supported streaming video service featuring Toonami series like ''Naruto'', ''Samurai Jack'', ''Megas XLR'', and ''IGPX'', and the Internet

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premieres of ''

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'', ''

MÄR ''Märchen Awakens Romance'', officially abbreviated as ''MÄR'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Anzai, serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from January 2003 to July 2006. ''MÄR'' follows 14-ye ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Kiba'', '' MegaMan NT Warrior'', and '' Zoids: Genesis'', the latter two of which were never streamed. Toonami Jetstream launched on July 17, 2006 (after a brief unofficial sneak preview that began on July 14), and offered episodes of ''Naruto'', ''Hikaru no Go'', ''MÄR'', ''

Zatch Bell! ''Zatch Bell!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Raiku. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' between January 2001 and December 2007, wit ...

'', ''Pokémon'', ''

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'', ''Samurai Jack'', ''Kiba'', ''

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'' and '' Transformers: Animated''. On January 31, 2009, Toonami Jetstream was discontinued. Since then, many of the shows aired until cancellation aired on Cartoon Network Video on its main website. In 2012, Adult Swim rebranded their action videos section as "Toonami shows." It initially featured content from ''

Durarara!! , often shortened to ''DRRR!!'', is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita, with illustrations by Suzuhito Yasuda. ''Durarara!!'' tells the story of a dullahan working as an underworld courier in Ikebukuro, an internet ...

'', which never aired on the Toonami block.

Toonami Pre-Flight

On February 27, 2015, adultswim.com launched the online show ''Toonami: Pre-Flight'' hosted by Toonami producers Jason DeMarco and Gill Austin. The first two episodes premiered on a Friday at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, and was then moved to Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time until September 25, 2015, when the show was moved back to Fridays at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time. Each episode features a series highlight, a weekly topic and other featurettes like sneak peeks at promos and spots, as well as announcements, and segments from voiceover talent

and Dana Swanson. Toonami has also done panels from

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and

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which they've streamed as part of Pre-Flight either live or on tape delay. On November 14, 2020, ''Toonami: Pre-Flight'' aired its final episode.

Crunchyroll

The anime-oriented streaming service company

became a sibling asset to Adult Swim after

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's acquisition of

, and its subsequent acquisition of the remaining shares in AT&T's existing venture

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. In March 2019, Adult Swim and Otter were briefly placed under Warner Bros. as part of a corporate reorganization. The corresponding announcement stated that there would be synergies between Toonami and the service; the two properties had already announced a collaboration on '' Blade Runner: Black Lotus'', an anime series set within the ''

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'' universe. In July 2020, Adult Swim and Crunchyroll announced a new anime series collaboration, titled '' Fena: Pirate Princess''. At the virtual

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in September 2020, the two entities announced yet another collaboration titled ''

'', an anime series based on the

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. Effective as of the broadcast night of March 18, 2023. * Indicates first-run episode premieres for the block.

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Cartoon Network (1997–2008) / Kids' WB (2001–2002)

; 1997 * '' ThunderCats'' (1985 series) * ''Cartoon Roulette'' (composed of ''

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Birdman and the Galaxy Trio ''Birdman and the Galaxy Trio'', or simply ''Birdman'' or ''The Galaxy Trio'', is an American animated television series by Hanna-Barbera Productions that debuted on NBC on September 9, 1967, and ran on Saturday mornings until September 6, 1969. ...

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The Herculoids ''The Herculoids'' is an American Saturday-morning animated-cartoon television series, created and designed by Alex Toth, that was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The show debuted on September 9, 1967, on CBS. Hanna-Barbera produced one sea ...

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Mightor ''Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor'' is an American Saturday morning animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that ran on CBS from September 9, 1967 to January 6, 1968, airing in reruns until September 6, 1969. Despite Moby's ...

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Shazzan ''Shazzan'' is an American animated television series created by Alex Toth and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that aired on Saturday mornings on CBS from September 9, 1967 to January 20, 1968, and continued in reruns until September 6, 1969 ...

'', '' Teen Force'', '' The Impossibles'', and the 1940s ''

Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...

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Super Friends ''Super Friends'' is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1985 on ABC as part of its Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of ...

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Ronin Warriors ''Ronin Warriors'', known in Japan by its original title , is a Japanese anime series created by Hajime Yatate and animated by Bandai Namco Filmworks, Sunrise. The television series, co-produced by Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Nagoya TV, a ...

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'' * '' Batman: The Animated Series'' * ''

Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki , known as simply ''Tenchi Muyo!'' in North America, is a collection of Japanese Original video animation, OVAs created by Masaki Kajishima and animated by Anime International Company, AIC. Initially released in 1992, it marked the begin ...

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Tenchi Universe is a Japanese anime television series animated by AIC and produced by Pioneer LDC. It is loosely based on the first six episodes of the ''Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki'' OVA series. The series premiered on April 2, 1995 in Japan and concluded its air ...

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Tenchi in Tokyo is a Japanese anime television series animated by AIC and aired on TV Tokyo from April 1 to September 23, 1997. It is the third installation of the ''Tenchi Muyo!'' line of series, preceding ''Tenchi Muyo! GXP'' and succeeding ''Tenchi Univer ...

'' * '' Blue Submarine No. 6'' * '' Superman: The Animated Series'' ; 2001 * ''

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Mobile Suit Gundam , also known as ''First Gundam'', ''Gundam 0079'' or simply ''Gundam '79'', is an anime television series, produced and animated by Nippon Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting ...

'' * '' Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team'' * ''

Dragon Ball is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters colle ...

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Batman Beyond ''Batman Beyond'' (known as ''Batman of the Future'' outside the United States) is an American superhero animated television series developed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation in collaboration ...

'' * '' Zoids: New Century'' * '' Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket'' ; 2002 * ''

Hamtaro ''Hamtaro'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga and storybook series created and illustrated by Ritsuko Kawai about a hamster. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's "Second Grade" magazine in April 1997; more ''Hamtaro'' stori ...

'' * '' Zoids: Chaotic Century'' * ''

Mobile Fighter G Gundam ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'', also known in Japan as (and commonly referred to as simply ''G Gundam''), is a 1994 Japanese anime, animated television series produced by Sunrise (company), Sunrise and the fifth installment in the long-ru ...

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He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' is an American animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel's toy line ''Masters of the Universe''. The show, often referred to as simply ''He-Man'', was one of the most popular anima ...

'' * '' Transformers: Armada'' * ''

G.I. Joe ''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), Ac ...

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Rurouni Kenshin is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins during the 11th year of the Meiji period in Japan (1878) and follows a former assassin from the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his work ...

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'' * '' Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier'' * ''

Superior Defender Gundam Force , is a 2003 Japanese-American anime television series produced by Sunrise. The series was released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Gundam media franchise, and was the first Gundam series to be entirely animated in cel-shaded 3D comp ...

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Dragon Ball GT is a 1996–1997 Japanese anime television series based on Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball (manga), ''Dragon Ball'' manga. Produced by Toei Animation, the series premiered in Japan on Fuji TV and ran for 64 episodes from February 1996 to Novem ...

'' * '' Star Wars: Clone Wars'' ; 2004 * ''

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Astro Boy ''Astro Boy'', known in Japan by its original name , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Kobunsha's ''Shōnen'' from 1952 to 1968. The 112 chapters were collected into 23 ''tankōbon'' vo ...

'' * '' Transformers: Energon'' * ''

Jackie Chan Adventures ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' is an American animated television series, created by John Rogers, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline, and produced by Sony Pictures Television (originally as Columbia TriStar Television for the first three seasons). The car ...

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D.I.C.E. ''D.I.C.E.'' (DNA Integrated Cybernetic Enterprises) is an English language-originated anime series produced by Bandai Entertainment, Xebec, and Studio Galapagos (computer animation). Originally made for the United States, the series was firs ...

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The Batman Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman or The Batman may also refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Characters * Batman (Terry McGinnis) * Batman (Thomas Wayne) * Batman (Earth-Two) * Bat ...

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'' * '' Transformers: Cybertron'' * ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine between September 1996 and March 2004. The plot follows the story of a boy named Yugi Mutou, w ...

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'' (uncut) * '' IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix'' (television series) ; 2006 * ''

Wulin Warriors Wulin may refer to: * Wulin is the fictional society of Chinese martial arts heroes in Wuxia fiction. Wulin is considered a part of the broader term ''jianghu'', which refers to the underworld of bandits and other elements that live outside the ma ...

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'' * '' Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes'' * '' Pokémon: Battle Frontier'' * ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'', also known in Japan as , is an anime spin-off and sequel series to the original ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from October 6, 2004 to March 26, 2008, and was succeeded by ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''. ''Yu-Gi ...

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Mega Man Star Force , , and are 2006 action role-playing video games developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console; combined, they are the first game in the ''Mega Man Star Force'' series, a sub series of the greater ''Mega Man'' ...

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Bakugan Battle Brawlers is a Japanese anime adventure fiction, adventure television series produced by TMS Entertainment, Dentsu Inc., and Nelvana Limited under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto (director), Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creat ...

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'' * '' Ben 10: Alien Force''

Adult Swim (2012–present)

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'' * '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'' * '' Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG'' * '' Cowboy Bebop'' * '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' * ''

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'' (uncut) ; 2013 * '' Soul Eater'' * '' IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix'' (television series) * ''

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Sword Art Online is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The series takes place in the then-near future and focuses on protagonists Kirito (Sword Art Online), Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and Asuna (Sword Art On ...

'' * '' The Big O II'' * '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' * ''

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'' * '' Naruto: Shippuden'' (uncut) * ''

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Blue Exorcist is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Kazue Kato. The story revolves around Rin Okumura, a teenager who discovers he and his twin brother Yukio are the sons of Satan, born from a human woman, and he is the inhe ...

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Black Lagoon ''Black Lagoon'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been published in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Sunday Gene-X'' since April 2002, with its chapters coll ...

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Beware the Batman ''Beware the Batman'' is an American computer-animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. The series premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network on July 13, 2013, as part of their DC Nation block, replacing ''Batman: ...

'' * '' Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage'' * ''

Gurren Lagann ''Gurren Lagann'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese mecha anime, mecha anime television series animated by Gainax and co-produced by Aniplex and Konami. It ran for 27 episodes on TV Tokyo between April and September 2007. It was directe ...

'' * '' Hellsing Ultimate'' * ''

Dragon Ball Z Kai ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' (known in Japan as ) is a revised version of the anime series '' Dragon Ball Z'', produced in commemoration of its 20th anniversary. Produced by Toei Animation, the series was originally broadcast in Japan on Fuji TV from A ...

'' (uncut) * '' Inuyasha: The Final Act'' ; 2015 * '' Kill la Kill'' * '' Sword Art Online II'' * ''

Michiko & Hatchin is a Japanese anime television series. The series was produced by Manglobe and directed by Sayo Yamamoto, her first directorial work. The two eponymous starring roles are portrayed by film actresses Yōko Maki (''The Grudge'') and Suzuka Ohg ...

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Akame ga Kill! is a Japanese manga series written by Takahiro and illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro. It was serialized in Square Enix's '' Monthly Gangan Joker'' from March 2010 to December 2016, with its chapters collected in 15 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The ...

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Parasyte -the maxim- is a Japanese science fiction horror manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki and published in Kodansha's ''Morning Open Zōkan'' and ''Monthly Afternoon'' magazine from 1988 to 1995. The manga was published in North Ameri ...

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Samurai Champloo is a 2004 Japanese historical adventure anime television series. The debut television production of studio Manglobe, the 26-episode series aired from May 2004 to March 2005. It was first partially broadcast on Fuji TV, then had a complete ai ...

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Dimension W ''Dimension W'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūji Iwahara. It was published in Square Enix's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Gangan'' from September 2011 to November 2015 and later in ''Monthly Big Gangan'' from D ...

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Hunter × Hunter ''Hunter × Hunter'' (stylized as ''HUNTER×HUNTER'' and pronounced "hunter hunter") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shō ...

'' (2011 series) * '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans'' * ''

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'' * '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation'' ; 2017 * ''

Dragon Ball Super is a Japanese manga series written by Akira Toriyama and illustrated by Toyotarou. A sequel to Toriyama's original ''Dragon Ball'' manga, it follows the adventures of Goku and friends during the ten-year timeskip after the defeat of Maj ...

'' * '' Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters'' * '' Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096'' * ''

'' (revival series / Season 5) * ''

Tokyo Ghoul is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Sui Ishida. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' between September 2011 and September 2014, and was collected in four ...

'' * '' Lupin the 3rd Part IV: The Italian Adventure'' * ''

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'' * '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders'' * ''

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Black Clover is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūki Tabata. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since February 2015, with its chapters collected in 33 ''tankōbon'' volumes ...

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My Hero Academia is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected into ...

'' * '' FLCL Progressive'' * ''

Pop Team Epic is a Japanese four-panel surreal comedy webcomic and digital manga series written and illustrated by Bkub Okawa (alternatively romanized as "Bukubu Okawa"), which started serialization on Takeshobo's ''Manga Life Win'' website in August ...

'' * '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable'' * '' FLCL Alternative'' * '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' * ''

Mob Psycho 100 is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by One. It was serialized on Shogakukan's ''Ura Sunday'' website from April 2012 to December 2017. It has been also available online on Shogakukan's mobile app ''MangaONE'' since Dec ...

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Megalobox is a Japanese anime television series. The series is produced and animated by TMS Entertainment and its subsidiary TMS Entertainment, 3xCube and directed by Yō Moriyama, his first directorial work. ''Megalobox'' was created in commemoration ...

'' ; 2019 * '' Sword Art Online: Alicization'' * ''

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'' * '' Lupin the 3rd Part V: Misadventures in France'' * '' Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma'' * '' Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin – Advent of the Red Comet'' * ''

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'' ; 2021 * '' SSSS.Gridman'' * '' Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'' * ''

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'' * '' Fena: Pirate Princess'' * '' Blade Runner: Black Lotus'' ; 2022 * ''

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'' * '' FLCL: Grunge'' * '' FLCL: Shoegaze'' ; TBA * ''

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International

Outside the United States, Cartoon Network aired Toonami blocks in a lot of countries such as in Australia from 2001 to 2006. In the United Kingdom, Toonami was a standalone channel from 2003 to 2007. In December 2012, Toonami was launched as a standalone channel in Asia-Pacific. Similar channels were launched in India in 2015, France in 2016 and Africa in 2017. The Southeast Asian and Indian channels have since been closed by 2018.

Australia

The programming block was launched in 2001 in Australia as a weekend block on

. It aired on Saturday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm and on Sunday from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm with a repeat on both nights from 11:00 pm to 1:00 am. The programming was then converted to a weekday block shortly there after. The programming was dropped from the channel in August 2006.

France

The French version of the Toonami television channel was launched on February 11, 2016. It is operated by

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, in France, Switzerland, Morocco, Madagascar and Mauritius.

India

An Indian version of Toonami was first launched as a block in 2001 and was then followed by a stand-alone channel in 2015. It ceased operations on May 15, 2018.

Japan

The Japanese version of Toonami was first launched as a programming block for

Cartoon Network Japan is a Japanese cable and satellite television channel operated by Turner Japan, a division of the Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel is aimed at children, and mostly airs animated television se ...

on July 22, 2002. In contrast to its American and international counterparts, the Japanese version of Toonami aired North American action cartoons instead of anime. It ceased operations in 2008.

Latin America

On December 2, 2002,

premiered the Toonami block, replacing a similarly themed block, Talisman. The weekend block of Toonami was then replaced by the premiere of Adult Swim in Latin America on October 7, 2005. In 2007, Cartoon Network cut the Toonami block completely from the channel. The block was revived on Cartoon Network in partnership with

beginning on August 31, 2020. The revived Toonami block runs every weeknight from 12 a.m. to 1 a.m. local time. The block aired for the last time on August 30, 2022, as the partnership has expired after 2 years. On April 11, 2022,

Warner TV Warner TV is a pay television channel mainly airing in Latin America, Europe, parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia, which is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery through its International unit that focuses on airing American series and films. Most ...

premiered a new programming block similar to Toonami, which is known as ''Wanimé''.

Pakistan

Toonami was launched as a programming block on

in Pakistan and ran from 2004 to 2013.

Southeast Asia

A stand-alone Toonami channel was launched in Southeast Asia replacing

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on December 1, 2012. Although it replaced Boomerang, the channel was relaunched in 2015 alongside Toonami. The channel shut down on March 31, 2018, making it the longest running stand alone channel out all of them, lasting 6 years.

Sub-Saharan Africa

A Toonami television channel was launched in sub-Saharan Africa on June 1, 2017. It was available on Kwesé satellite television platform. Following Kwesé TV's closure, Toonami was removed on November 1, 2018. The African Toonami was relaunched on March 27, 2020, as a pop-up channel on

DStv Digital Satellite Television, commonly abbreviated to DStv, is a Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice and based in Randburg, South Africa. Launched on 6 October 1995, the service provides multiple audio, ...

until mid-May 2020 when it was relaunched as a permanent channel on

StarTimes StarTimes is a Chinese electronics and media company with strong presence in Sub-Saharan Africa. StarTimes offers digital terrestrial television and satellite television services to consumers, and provides technologies to countries and broadcas ...

(channel 306 satellite, 355 DTT). It was relaunched on November 2020 on TelkomONE, but it was moved to the new launch of SABC+ on November 17, 2022, in

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UK & Ireland

Toonami was launched as a programming block on

in the UK and Ireland in 2001. In October 2002, it then became part of CNX, a new spin-off channel. Almost a year later, CNX was relaunched as Toonami in 2003 turning the block into a stand-alone channel. The channel shut down on May 24, 2007, replaced by a 24-hour

Cartoon Network Too Cartoon Network Too (stylised CN Too) was a British television channel that was owned by Turner Broadcasting. CN Too was the sister station of Cartoon Network, and it often aired programmes a while after they are shown on the main Cartoon Netwo ...

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