The Toonami Thread

[ToonFaithful]

I definitely feel like I missed something..

Also, has anyone seen that Skittles commercial with the people in fruit costumes that randomly plays Toonami music you used to hear when they'd play these "up next" bumpers?:

I don't have an answer, but do you know the music that played on Toonami's "Super Saturdays" promo? I've been trying to look for it for years! How about I find the Skittles song and you find mine. Deal?

 

[Checkerboard]

Just want to point out you can buy a Tom 1 poster on Ebay right now...

 

[The Man in Black]

Just want to point out you can buy a Tom 1 poster on Ebay right now...

That's been there, and at least the reason why I never cared about it was that it's a 6x9 comic book ad for $9.

 

[Mesousa]

Just curious, how long did Sailor Moon and Cardcaptors stay on Toonami?

 

[Lighthammer]

Just curious, how long did Sailor Moon and Cardcaptors stay on Toonami?

Sailrmoon had a very long run on Toonami especially since Toonami managed to get season 4 and 5 dubbed. It came on the schedule in 1998 and I don't think it got bumped till 2001 so I would have say a solid 2 years and change.

Cardcaptors, however, only had one run during the summer of 2001 and they only showed the first 2 seasons which is 40 episodes. It essentially lasted the better part of the summer of 2001. It stayed onto for about 2.5 to 3 months.

 

[The Man in Black]

I rather miss promos for things done by Peter Cullen and/or Steve Blum.. There just isn't that epicness anymore really..

 

[miraimike]

I rather miss promos for things done by Peter Cullen and/or Steve Blum.. There just isn't that epicness anymore really..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scWPKY8cTzg&feature=related

Yeah, I wouldn't miss Toonami as much if there was a block that had some impact or flair to it.

 

[wjbraden]

I was just wondering, is there any place I can find every Toonami schedule from 2004-2008 archived? I know Toonzone used to post the schedule each week but it has since been removed. I f anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Jeff Harris]

I was just wondering, is there any place I can find every Toonami schedule from 2004-2008 archived? I know Toonzone used to post the schedule each week but it has since been removed. I f anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated!

To quote the very first words ever utter on Toonami by Race Bannon on March 17, 1997, "Right here:"

https://www.toonzone.net/forums/showthread.php?t=21405

Encased in ye olde Toonami forum archives, preserved like a mosquito in amber.

Koosh koosh.

 

[wjbraden]

So Apparently Toonami Philippines is Still Alive ... and Airing Gundam

Recently I was surfing Cartoon Network's international sites and I stumbled upon the Toonami Philippines site. Now, I know that their Toonami in the past mostly consisted of Super Sentai shows such as Masked Rider Kabuto, but I also notice on their recent schedule that an English dub of the new SD Gundam show, Brave Battle Warriors is airing every Saturday and Sunday evening at 7:30, right after Power Rangers RPM at 7:00. Gundam 00 had been airing in that spot prior to the premiere of Brave Battle Warriors.

It should also be noted that an English dub of an anime called Sugar Sugar Rune is currently airing outside of Toonami on weekends.

Just though I'd share some of this info with you guys.

 

[ian2x4]

Recently I was surfing Cartoon Network's international sites and I stumbled upon the Toonami Philippines site. Now, I know that their Toonami in the past mostly consisted of Super Sentai shows such as Masked Rider Kabuto, but I also notice on their recent schedule that an English dub of the new SD Gundam show, Brave Battle Warriors is airing every Saturday and Sunday evening at 7:30, right after Power Rangers RPM at 7:00. Gundam 00 had been airing in that spot prior to the premiere of Brave Battle Warriors.

It should also be noted that an English dub of an anime called Sugar Sugar Rune is currently airing outside of Toonami on weekends.

Just though I'd share some of this info with you guys.

So if Toonami is still there in Philippines, Cartoon Network should have at least bring them back for its own channel in United States in Boomerang. For example: Nickelodeon didn't cancelled TEENick, Nick Jr., and Nicktoons due its own channel.

 

[Silverstar]

So if Toonami is still there in Philippines, Cartoon Network should have at least bring them back for its own channel in United States in Boomerang. For example: Nickelodeon didn't cancelled TEENick, Nick Jr., and Nicktoons due its own channel.

I'm not sure what you mean by the part I just bolded. If you're suggesting that Toonami be resurrected as a block on Boomerang, that wouldn't work due to the fact that a) Very few homes receive Boomerang, and b) Turner no longer has the broadcasting rights to many of the programs that fans loved on Toonami, including Gundam. It costs $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ to acquire shows, and Turner isn't going spend that kind of cash to re-acquire those programs just to air them on a digital extra channel that almost no one gets and is also ad free, so there'd be no way that they could make that money back.

Hypothetically, Turner could repackage its' current Boomeraction lineup as Toonami, just air the action cartoons that they already own (including some newer defunct action cartoons owned by Turner such as Megas XLR, The Secret Saturdays and Sym-Bionic Titan) with new bumps, but truthfully, they could do this on Cartoon Network proper (in fact, that would make more sense, as Boom's target audience isn't as hungry for an action block as CN's is). But it's clear that Turner has no desire to resurrect the Toonami name and brand anywhere in the West. A Toonami channel was actually tried in the UK a few years back and that didn't go over so well.

 

[Sketch]

So if Toonami is still there in Philippines, Cartoon Network should have at least bring them back for its own channel in United States in Boomerang. For example: Nickelodeon didn't cancelled TEENick, Nick Jr., and Nicktoons due its own channel.

That's quite a leap going from being off the air for a few years to being a channel. From what I'm reading here you're suggesting they make part of Boomerang Toonami or give Boomerang to Toonami? Neither are going to happen because Turner has no interest in that.

Toonami could come back any day but it's going to take someone high up at Turner to make it happen. Will that ever happen? Probably not because TV networks pushing new content don't dwell on the past much but I could see a revival happen if someone working at CN saw more in Toonami than what most executives did. The concept of Toonami doesn't require the name however. Bringing viewers the best action on television is what Toonami stood for and any action block could do that with the right vision behind it and great shows to play. It doesn't even need packaging but packaging could enhance the experience. DC Nation sounds like the closest thing to Toonami anyone has done since Toonami though it's strictly DC comic related material. CN has always had all the pieces to make another great action block but for whatever reason they've chosen not to. All it would take is for someone at CN to make that happen but until that day comes there's no telling when if ever CN will put effort into a package of action shows anywhere on their network but I certainly hope they do some day. It might just help some of those struggling action shows grow a larger following.

 

[Ace Goodheart]

To add to the previous two posts, TV networks rarely ressurect old programming blocks, and CN is no exception. With the exception of the mysteriously brief return of "Super Chunk", they haven't digged up any old blocks. For those who don't watch Boomerang regularly, need I remind you that the channel is STILL airing the same bumps and wraparounds since its debut in April 2000........11 years ago. Turner obviously doesn't have faith in the channel, nor is it investing in it.

With the handful of action series that Turner has in their animated library, why even bother renaming whatever is left of their "Boomeraction" block (a block that, prior to late 2004, ran all day Sundays, now down to 1 1/2-2 hours every night) to "Toonami"? It all boils down to acquisitions, and Turner is NOT investing in Boomerang, much less in 10+ year old anime. Old programming is kryptonite to the likes of CN, Nick and Disney.

 

[Sketch]

They have plenty enough series in the vault to puts some fresher blood on Boomeraction or make a different action block on Boomerang. Sym-Bionic Titan, Megas XLR, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest and The Secret Saturdays are 4 shows that have never aired on Boomerang. They could bring back Teen Titans, Justice League and Samurai Jack as well (and The Batman for that matter). That's plenty of material for now and eventually they could add Batman: The Brave and the Bold and any other action shows CN feels like ignoring.

Turner really does have a sizable action show library. It's a pitty they don't make better use of it.

 

[Ace Goodheart]

They have plenty enough series in the vault to puts some fresher blood on Boomeraction or make a different action block on Boomerang. Sym-Bionic Titan, Megas XLR, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest and The Secret Saturdays are 4 shows that have never aired on Boomerang. They could bring back Teen Titans, Justice League and Samurai Jack as well (and The Batman for that matter). That's plenty of material for now and eventually they could add Batman: The Brave and the Bold and any other action shows CN feels like ignoring.

Turner really does have a sizable action show library. It's a pitty they don't make better use of it.

I believe they have to pay a fee of sorts to air WB-related shows........Turner and Warner Bros. have been known to have a tumultous relationship. And when they did air TT and JS, it was only select seasons that they cycled over and over, not the entire show. Boomerang is also doing this with other shows such as Dexter's Lab........almost as if they're subliminally forcing people to buy the DVD releases to see the whole thing.

For some mysterious reason, "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest", nearly 15 years old, has NEVER aired on Boomerang to my knowledge. Meanwhile, they're run the '60's and '80's JQ series to the ground to this day, much like CN did before them. Wonder what's the hold up. "Megas XLR" had rarely, if at all been seen ever since its initial run ended, wonder what's up with that as well. Either there's rights issues that we don't know about, or there's higher-ups that are dead-set on keeping certain shows in the vault.

As for the other series, they're much too recent even for Boomerang. SJ, TT and JS are the most recent action series aired on Boom, with a 5-10 year gap from the time they wrapped up on CN to their debut on Boomerang.

 

[Sketch]

Actually Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes, The Batman and Ben 10 are the newest action series that has shown up on Boomerang. Both Fantastic Four and The Batman hit Boomerang mere months after they left stopped airing on CN. Fantastic Four premiered some episodes on Boomerang. All of which are only slightly older than The Secret Saturdays and Brave and the Bold's first season. More importantly The Secret Saturdays fits in quite well next to Jonny Quest and similar HB action series because it's modeled after it. Brave and the Bold likewise is the kind of show that would fit in really well on Boomerang and CN rarely plays reruns of it despite having over 50 to rerun. TSS and Megas could very well be shows that someone wants to keep in vault and that's a real shame because they're great shows with lots of fans who would like to see them again.

I don't believe they have to pay a fee for Teen Titans, Justice League/JLU or even The Batman because they were co-produced with Cartoon Network. I could be wrong about that but I thought that was largely believed to be the case. The DCAU other than JLU is anyone's game which is why Jetix/DXD got Batman, Superman and Static while The Hub got Batman Beyond. They'd have to pay for Superfriends and Thundercats as well which is why Superfriends hasn't aired on Boomerang in quite a while but they played the snot out of The Batman in recent years and Teen Titans and Justice League before that. Granted they did the same with Batman, Superman and Superfriends for a time but that was when CN still had the rights to those.

 

[Gold Guy]

An English dub of the new SD Gundam series will be airing on Toonami of Singapore, apprently. It will be a "Test dub" of sorts.

More info here.

 

[Gold Guy]

Sorry to double post, but apparently, CN hasn't forgotten about Toonami just yet.

TOM (unknown which at the moment) will be a playable character in the PlayStation 3 port of the fighting game Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion. However, he will only be a DLC character, although he will be free to download.

This is cool news. It would be neat to play as him in a fighting game. I hope they get Steven Blum to voice him again.

 

[BlooMac]

Sorry to double post, but apparently, CN hasn't forgotten about Toonami just yet.

TOM (unknown which at the moment) will be a playable character in the PlayStation 3 port of the fighting game Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion. However, he will only be a DLC character, although he will be free to download.

This is cool news. It would be neat to play as him in a fighting game. I hope they get Steven Blum to voice him again.

TOM (3) also appeared in FusionFall during the Birthday Bash. Now it seems that he has returned in the game. I don't know what does this mean, but it seems CN still hasn't forgotten about Toonami or at least TOM.