The Toonami Thread

[ventus20]

When is toonami's enniversary?

 

[WMania]

When is toonami's enniversary?

March 17, 1997 I believe.

 

[ventus20]

Oh thanks for telling me. It was good to see Tom again

 

[kid rabbit]

it was awesome even if it was an april fools joke
it was also awesome that they showed the last episode from the new tenchi series that never come out on U.S. tv
and that the episodes were uncut we got to see heero's bloody head wound

 

[cuzin34]

Like someone said on youtube "

I feel this was not a April Fools as much as it was a test. Why would CN pay Steve for new lines if it was just a joke. CN has never put that much effort in anything in years." ​

 

[Butterstar]

Found some strange Toonami thing in the CN database that hasn't been here before:

http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/POLLSERVER/questions/815.question.html

 

[The Talon]

I still can't believe I missed the entire thing!

 

[Gold Guy]

Oh. my. gosh! That sounds awesome! I love Adult Swim.

I'm sad I missed it, though.

 

[BlooMac]

I still can't believe I missed the entire thing!

Most of the bumpers are uploaded on YouTube. Just search "Toonami April's Fool (2012)".

 

[Gold Guy]

Most of the bumpers are uploaded on YouTube. Just search "Toonami April's Fool (2012)".

Thanks. Wow. Awesome. I don't know how AS will top this next year...

 

[Takao]

Found some strange Toonami thing in the CN database that hasn't been here before:

http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/POLLSERVER/questions/815.question.html

Reboot beating out Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z? wut

 

[Checkerboard]

Next year Adult Swim could pretend they don't exist and make CN 24 hours again for a day LOL. 60s-90s toons overnight just like in the old days. That would be a cool prank I think.

As for yesterday's Toonami... what can I say? It was epic, definitely. Actually, more than that. Look at YouTube and Google. They're flooded with links and footage. This went viral VERY fast. People started calling and texting each other to tune in. I think literally everyone was jumping around like a kid and honestly happy. I know I was. DBZ and Outlaw Star really made me smile. And cry. Memories.

Will Toonami continue or was this just a joke? In my opinion this was for real and I think we got double-fooled by both CN and [as]. The first part of the joke is that they bring back Toonami all of a sudden and the second part of that joke is they make us believe it's just an April-Fool's stunt for one night.

I think they have prepared stuff for two weeks ahead and last night was a test to see how much potential such a block would have. Considering all the buzz it created online, I think it did pretty well. There was a promo for a new Bleach episode next week and a "Later..." bumper at the end as well.

If this was just a one time thing, why invest so much time, effort and money into it? Updating the bumpers, paying Steve to do the voice-over (although I think he'd be even willing to do it for free), paying for broadcasting rights to all of those shows, etc.

Even if this was just a prank, though, you should still tweet or message Cartoon Network, Steve and Adult Swim and tell them how much you enjoyed it last night. They are listening. Just look at the current CN branding and the current shows. Everything is great, returning to the 90's somewhat. It takes time though. We should definitely look forward to October 1st I think.

 

[Scrappy-Fan92]

See my edited signature.

Sweet man.
Also I saw a promo and chuckled at the nostalgia, even though I'm too young to remember early Toonami. All in all, CN has reached new heights of awesome.

 

[tommy21]

Even if the ratings don't do well look at the bright side. It's all over the internet with people wanting more and they didn't advertise it so there's still a chance it might come back for a longer amount of time.

 

[Matthew Williams]

Like someone said on youtube "

I feel this was not a April Fools as much as it was a test. Why would CN pay Steve for new lines if it was just a joke. CN has never put that much effort in anything in years." ​

This.

AS' April fools pranks are usually pretty button pushing and typically cheap to do. Doesn't take much effort to put moustaches on anime characters, add farting noises to the soundtrack, or run horrible movies. Most of the time, it's intended to provoke a response. Before they fell into the Room rut, AS' pranks were pretty much intentional or dirty tricks.

Last night wasn't a trick; it was a treat. I never got the sense that I was being punk'd - I felt like this was a genuine celebration of Toonami. If it were a joke, they'd have just run the same DBZ episode all night, or run an old Toonami open, then run The Room. This was a real Toonami block, with appropriate shows that either aired on the block or would have totally fit the block.

And honestly - they put way more effort into this than I think anyone expected. They got Steve to do voiceovers, they got companies to give them the rights to the shows for one night, they made a new game review, they made new promos (for DVDs), new intros, and more or less all new stuff. Yeah, they recycled old TOM 3 footage, but they made a LOT of new stuff to go with it. This had to have required more money and effort than running a crappy movie or adding sound effects.

So I never got the feeling this was entirely a joke. I felt like it was a lot more of a test to see if Toonami would work on Adult Swim. It's an interesting proposition that fits in my head. An AS Toonami would be freed from having to appeal at least partly to kids or the need to run CN's toyetic pickups. It would obviously be able to run less edited anime. It would be able to use coarser language. It could run M-rated game reviews, which most of the AAA games are these days, and give them an easy way to pick up advertisers. Most importantly, it gives AS' anime a separate, unique identity.

The trickier part is making a new Toonami that wouldn't rely solely on the nostalgic factor of a DBZ or a Gundam, and wouldn't have a DC show or something like Clone Wars to goose the ratings. It'd have to survive or fail with stuff like Bleach. I don't expect them to run Bleach with Toonami bumpers next week (I'd be thrilled if it did), and they'd have to do new TOM footage in HD.

Either way, last night was a resounding success, and the interest is more than there for a revival of Toonami. If it was just one night, then what a night it was. Either way, it's the best thing Cartoon Network has done in a lonnnng time. Kudos.

 

[Scrappy-Fan92]

This.

AS' April fools pranks are usually pretty button pushing and typically cheap to do. Doesn't take much effort to put moustaches on anime characters, add farting noises to the soundtrack, or run horrible movies. Most of the time, it's intended to provoke a response. Before they fell into the Room rut, AS' pranks were pretty much intentional or dirty tricks.

Last night wasn't a trick; it was a treat. I never got the sense that I was being punk'd - I felt like this was a genuine celebration of Toonami. If it were a joke, they'd have just run the same DBZ episode all night, or run an old Toonami open, then run The Room. This was a real Toonami block, with appropriate shows that either aired on the block or would have totally fit the block.

And honestly - they put way more effort into this than I think anyone expected. They got Steve to do voiceovers, they got companies to give them the rights to the shows for one night, they made a new game review, they made new promos (for DVDs), new intros, and more or less all new stuff. Yeah, they recycled old TOM 3 footage, but they made a LOT of new stuff to go with it. This had to have required more money and effort than running a crappy movie or adding sound effects.

So I never got the feeling this was entirely a joke. I felt like it was a lot more of a test to see if Toonami would work on Adult Swim. It's an interesting proposition that fits in my head. An AS Toonami would be freed from having to appeal at least partly to kids or the need to run CN's toyetic pickups. It would obviously be able to run less edited anime. It would be able to use coarser language. It could run M-rated game reviews, which most of the AAA games are these days, and give them an easy way to pick up advertisers. Most importantly, it gives AS' anime a separate, unique identity.

The trickier part is making a new Toonami that wouldn't rely solely on the nostalgic factor of a DBZ or a Gundam, and wouldn't have a DC show or something like Clone Wars to goose the ratings. It'd have to survive or fail with stuff like Bleach. I don't expect them to run Bleach with Toonami bumpers next week (I'd be thrilled if it did), and they'd have to do new TOM footage in HD.

Either way, last night was a resounding success, and the interest is more than there for a revival of Toonami. If it was just one night, then what a night it was. Either way, it's the best thing Cartoon Network has done in a lonnnng time. Kudos.

One thing I'd like to know, could Toonami survive with less viewers who are younger?

 

[Kukaeizen13]

I'll just drop this here.

“For the record, Wikipedia, I did NOT say it’s here to stay. …But I sure hope so. Let ‘em know you want it, people.​

Late. End Transmission. XO​

T.O.M.”
And this
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"Quoted from Christopher DeLucia a guy on facebook, he wrote a good guide on how to do this.
​

http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/feedback/

Choose programming! Then choose Toonami, and write a DETAILED message of how badly you want Toonami back! Reference the above quote from T.O.M himself! Lastly...Spread the word of this post and keep sharing it! We can do this guys!

Contact Us | Your Feedback | Cartoon Network​

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Have a comment for Cartoon Network? Visit the Contact Us page to send us your feedback and share your thoughts."

Guys, this is our chance. Our ONE chance, DON'T BLOW IT.

Let them know.​

 

[Paradox295]

One thing I'd like to know, could Toonami survive with less viewers who are younger?

That's not Adult Swim's demographic, though.

Like how All That etc aired on Nick and was aimed at kids, but "The 90's are all that" is on TeenNick and aimed at teenagers.

Gonna call it "Toonami on Adult Swim" to lessen the confusion.

 

[macattack]

One thing that's been lost in all the hubbub is that the Toonami intro also made its return last night. They weren't as long as traditionally (they were about 15-seconds long as opposed to 30) but every show but Bleach got one and the only reason why Bleach didn't get one was because it kept its original opening for the night.

This took effort and love. Respect.

 

[vanidad]

Oh CN -.-

Honestly I do not like this joke, Toonami was the block of TV that most of us grew up with that block