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[Featurama] How Toonami Changed How We Watch Anime

With Toonami coming back online tonight, I thought we here at Twinfinite would reminisce about what this little programming block actually did. Without Toonami, Dragonball Z and Sailor Moon would never have achieved mainstream appeal. Without Toonami, Adult Swim licensing titles like Full Metal Alchemist, Inuyasha and Neon Genesis Evangelion would most likely never have happened. Anime in America changed with this Cartoon Tsunami and it’s time to welcome them back with open arms.

Posted by:
Rex Wolff
May 21, 2012
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[News] Toonami Lineup Revealed! (For the first night, at least)

Here it is, boys. The lineup for the first night of new Toonami (which I tried to shorten to “NewNami,” but that sounds horrible), confirmed by Jason DeMarco, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim’s vice president of strategic marketing and promotions and former Toonami producer. I presume you’re all sufficiently excited? Looking at this list, we’ve got the classics such as Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, and FMA, alongside Bleach (blegh) and two shows new to Cartoon Network’s late-night lineup: Deadman [...]

Posted by:
Matthew Kim
May 16, 2012
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[News] Toonami Returns May 26th

Rejoice! A corporation has answered your prayers and is bringing back Toonami. If you recall, Toonami returned for one night only April 1st 2012. Many believed it to be for April Fool’s while many others believed it was a preview for a comeback. Most likely the network used the opportunity to gauge people’s excitement for Toonami, as evidenced by Steve Blum’s call for a Twitter and mail campaign to bring back the cartoon block. It seems Adult Swim is [...]