Toonami canceled

[Psyche]

After 11 years, CN decided to do something stupid again and cancel Toonami.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsrimilHQM

Good work getting rid of 80% of your viewer base.

[KashMunni]

*Tear

Even though I never watched this in like the past 3 years, I feel saddened because every night my brothers and I use to gather around the TV and watch some Dragon Ball and plenty of other shows they had. Toonami was a nice part of my childhood.

[squerl]

Yeah, I haven't watched this for years but that's what I used to watch after school :(

[Psyche]

I stopped watching it around age 12, but I remember the same thing, me and my bro were always watching YuYu Hakusho. Fucking idiots of them to cancel it.

[Boojangels]

Wow, I remember growing up with Toonami. Coming home from school, watching DBZ, Yu Yu Hakushow, and that show about the samurai with red hair.

Coming home one day, I remember seeing toonami not on. I asked a friend and he said that they canceled it (Or moved it to Saturdays only). Ouch.

Tom was pretty cool. Not only was Toonami cool, but the actual commercials were too. I remember his ship came under attack and there was a game on the website where enough people had to win to save Tom and his ship. No one took this seriously because people knew that he would be saved in the end. However at the end of the broadcast, he and his ship got eaten. HARDCORE!! He then came back later in a new form and ship. Tom changed forms like 4-5 times, but I never kept up with it because I stopped watching Saturday only Toonami.

And what are they going to fill it with? More Skunk Fu? Out of Jimmy's (Ass) Head?

Well, there goes a piece of my childhood.

See you Space Cowboy

[KashMunni]

Well, there goes a piece of my childhood.

[Stupoider]

I watched so much Toonami when I was growing up. Dragonball, Dragonball Z, Dragonball GT.. great times.

I'm gonna miss it. :(

See you Space Cowboy

Cowboy Bebop reference ftw.

[Grieverlionhart]

After 11 years, CN decided to do something stupid again and cancel Toonami.
Oh deary me /facepalm and vodka

[Waterboy2go]

Dang, this seemed to come out of nowhere didn't it? I'm surprised it was canceled, it was doing pretty well.

Well, now that this has been anounced, all Cartoon Network is now is pretty much the Disney Channel, I wouldn't be surprised if Adult Swim just up and left.

[Stupoider]

Teen Titans.. :(

[Evilferret]

I use to hate Toonami...but once i got use to it i began to like it. Really, 11 years? I was 3 when it was made! Wow...i remeber my bro watching it sometimes...i stoped watching it in 2004 or 2003. I guesse i saw the last of it last night or 2 nights ago because it had the toonami guy and he said good bye or something.

[Sifer2]

Yeah I was in Middle School when Toonami first came out. At the time I think it was that Space Ghost villian that hosted it and the Lineup was Thundercats, Robotech, Dragonball Z, an maybe Tenchi Muyo I don't remember. That lineup was win lol. They also had Transformers Beast Wars and Big O at some point. They picked really good shows at the time. It sucks if they are finally getting rid of it but ratings probably fell due to them not getting good shows on anymore.

Is adult swim still on? They had some good one's too like Trigun and Cowboy Bebop. I wonder if perhaps the Internet could be hurting it too people probably just watch the whole anime series online now.

[darksora2323]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
DAMN CN

[Boojangels]

IMO, Adult Swim is turning crap too. Nothing but repeats. The only thing that is really new is Bleach, and I don't know what's going on in that show (Besides the massive amounts of filler).

[Steve Cloud]

My childhood! Nooo!!

[Seebach]

Toonami was so great back when they had quality shows. I remember running home after school so I wouldn't miss Rurouni Kenshin, Gundam, or DBZ. I will always remember Toonami and the quality of its shows, its media, and its character.

TOM and SARA, and the crew of the Absolution RIP

[darksora2323]

Past Lineups and Premieres

1997

* Super Adventures/Roulette (comprised of Space Ghost, Birdman, and other Hanna-Barbera action shorts) (TV-Y7)
* ThunderCats (TV-Y7-FV)
* Voltron (TV-Y7-FV)
* The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (TV-Y7)

1998

* Robotech (TV-Y7-FV)
* Beast Wars: Transformers (TV-Y7-FV)
* Sailor Moon (TV-Y7-FV)
* Superfriends (TV-Y7)
* Dragon Ball Z (TV-Y7-FV)

1999

* The Powerpuff Girls (TV-Y7) and (TV-Y7-FV)
* Ronin Warriors (TV-Y7-FV)
* ReBoot (TV-Y7-FV)

2000

* G-Force: Guardians of Space (TV-Y7-FV)
* Batman: The Animated Series (TV-Y7-FV)
* Superman: The Animated Series (TV-Y7-FV)
* Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (TV-Y7-FV)
* Blue Submarine No. 6 (TV-Y7-FV)
* Tenchi Muyo (TV-Y7-FV)

2001

* Cardcaptor Sakura (TV-Y7-FV)
* Dragon Ball (TV-Y7-FV)
* Batman Beyond (TV-Y7-FV)
* Zoids: New Century Zero (TV-Y7-FV)

2002

* Zoids: Chaotic Century (TV-Y7-FV)
* He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (TV-Y7-FV)
* Transformers: Armada (TV-Y7-FV)
* G.I. Joe (TV-Y7-FV)
* Samurai Jack (TV-Y7-FV)

2003

* .hack//SIGN (TV-Y7-FV)
* Martian Successor Nadesico (Giant Robot Week) (TV-Y7-FV)
* Gigantor (Giant Robot Week) (TV-Y7-FV)
* Dai-Guard (Giant Robot Week) (TV-Y7-FV)
* Yu Yu Hakusho (TV-Y7-FV)
* Rurouni Kenshin (TV-Y7-FV)
* Yu-Gi-Oh! (TV-Y7-FV)
* Cyborg 009 (TV-Y7-FV)
* IGPX (Micro-Series) (TV-Y7-FV)
* Star Wars: Clone Wars (TV-Y7-FV)

2004

* Dragon Ball GT (TV-Y7-FV)
* Duel Masters (TV-Y7-FV)
* Astro Boy (TV-Y7-FV)
* Transformers: Energon (TV-Y7-FV)
* Jackie Chan Adventures (TV-Y7-FV)
* Gundam SEED (TV-Y7-FV)
* Megas XLR (TV-Y7-FV)
* Teen Titans (TV-Y7-FV)
* Justice League Unlimited (TV-Y7-FV)
* Rave Master (TV-Y7-FV)
* Transformers: Energon (TV-Y7-FV)

2005

* D.I.C.E. (TV-Y7-FV)
* Zatch Bell! (TV-Y7-FV)
* The Batman (TV-Y7-FV)
* One Piece (TV-Y7-FV) and (TV-PG-V)
* Transformers: Cybertron (TV-Y7-FV)
* Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (TV-Y7-FV) and (TV-PG-D)
* IGPX (TV-Y7-FV) and (TV-PG-L)
* Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (TV-Y7-FV)
* Dragon Ball Z (Uncut) (TV-PG-V)

2006

* Wulin Warriors (TV-Y7-FV)
* Pokémon Chronicles (TV-Y7-FV)
* Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes (TV-Y7-FV)
* Pokémon: Battle Frontier (TV-Y7-FV)
* Naruto (TV-PG-V,S,D)
* MÄR (TV-PG-V)
* The Prince of Tennis (TV-PG)

2007

* Storm Hawks (TV-Y7-FV)
* Mega Man Star Force (TV-Y7-FV)

2008

* Bakugan Battle Brawlers (TV-Y7-FV)
* Blue Dragon (TV-Y7-FV)
* Ben 10: Alien Force (TV-Y7-FV)

I bolded my favs

[armored cow]

Megas XLR
Oh I couldn't remember the name of that show!
Thanks for posting this...my friend and I loved that show!

[urban]

Aw man Toonami was the best thing about cartoon network im going to miss it =[

[darksora2323]

No prob cow


and if you are wondering where that bang came from at the end of the final message
watch this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EIGsUj6V2E

IF you dont get it then read this: At the conclusion of the final broadcast of Cartoon Network's long-standing Toonami block, the host character TOM (who'd been voiced by Steven Blum, the American voice actor for Spike Spiegel) uttered "Bang!" right before the broadcast signed off for the final time. "Bang!" was also the final line spoken by Spike just before dying in the final episode of Cowboy Bebop.

[Boojangels]

That Storm Hawks show makes me angry. The theme song is, "Fly high, fly fly fly fly FLY FLY FLY fly." Literally, that's it.

I actually remember Beast Wars. Not bad, but I hated the voice of the rat guy.

I remember Salior Moon turning most of us into future pedos.

I'm thinking about buying the uncut and remastered Yu Yu Hakusho box set.

[Stupoider]

IF you dont get it then read this: At the conclusion of the final broadcast of Cartoon Network's long-standing Toonami block, the host character TOM (who'd been voiced by Steven Blum, the American voice actor for Spike Spiegel) uttered "Bang!" right before the broadcast signed off for the final time. "Bang!" was also the final line spoken by Spike just before dying in the final episode of Cowboy Bebop.
Cowboy Bebop reference ftw.

[Seebach]

Aw man Toonami was the best thing about cartoon network im going to miss it =[

True. Aside from some of the original series like Samurai Jack, Dexter, and Courage the Cowardly Dog, Cartoon Network was dead to begin with.

[Boojangels]

We all knew Cartoon Network was going down hill, but now it's going down a 90 degree slope.

QUOTE THAT!

[Stupoider]

True. Aside from some of the original series like Samurai Jack, Dexter, and Courage the Cowardly Dog, Cartoon Network was dead to begin with.

I loved all of those! <3

[lilsamuraijoe]

Anyone remember Samurai Jack? I swear, that and DBZ were the best things on CN.

[Stupoider]

Anyone remember Samurai Jack? I swear, that and DBZ were the best things on CN.

QFT!

[Shrubberyjsc]

ThunderCats (TV-Y7-FV)

I can still remember my Tigra action figure.

=,T

[one of them]

I used to love the shows on Toonami.
Stopped watching like 5 years ago though.
Recently they got this stupid &quot;Miguzi&quot; thing.

[Stupoider]

Code Lyoko and Tenchi Muyo were awesome too.

-Childhood memories part of his mind weeps-

[BaldingSteve]

Lol Reboot was an epic show, and so was Ruroni Kenshin and Yu Yu Hakusho. Too bad They're all gone now.

[Sikboy1029]

Anyone remember Samurai Jack? I swear, that and DBZ were the best things on CN.
Don't forget Johnny Bravo

[armored cow]

Anyone remember Samurai Jack?
That show was so good, it got at least 1 Emmy, if not more.

Also, Stupoider, personally I thought Code Lyoko was just a really weird show. I hated it.

Also also, am I the only one who's never even heard of Cowboy Bebop?
(I watched the video, and I was also wondering: How was this show allowed on Toonami? It was all bloody.)

Final statement: I used also 4 times :P

[Boojangels]

Also also, am I the only one who's never even heard of Cowboy Bebop?
(I watched the video, and I was also wondering: How was this show allowed on Toonami? It was all bloody.)
Cowboy BeBop was never on Toonami. It was on adult swim.

[Goldkills]

this sucks i loved this show for many years god i loved all of the gundam shows and yuyu hakusho

[KashMunni]

Also also, am I the only one who's never even heard of Cowboy Bebop?


Probably.

[Seebach]

Lol Reboot was an epic show, and so was Ruroni Kenshin and Yu Yu Hakusho. Too bad They're all gone now.

Reboot was awesome! It was the first CG animated series, and it had programs fighting computer viruses in video games. It is too bad that Mainframe entertainment went on to bigger and better things (sarcasm).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainframe_Entertainme nt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainframe_Entertainment)

[darkmessiah]

Thought Toonami was gone 2 years ago... I've been addicted to Adult Swim sorry.

[BaldingSteve]

Cowboy Bebop
Was one of the best shows on [as]

[darkmessiah]

I thought Cowboy Bebop was on Adult Swim.

I need mature anime to actually be interested... and no not that kinda mature. I need blood.

Afro Samurai FTW

[Kenny]

God damnit! My Samurai Jack addiction!

[dontleave]

Never watched CN except when I went down to the States.... But I have seen most of these shows.

It's not as though no one will ever see them again. They're still on TV. Plus there's internet.

Cowboy Bebop was awesome.

Also, was it just me or did Samurai Jack go nowhere?

[lurk4dead]

I actually remember Beast Wars. Not bad, but I hated the voice of the rat guy.
Fancy that, he was one of my favorite's. I challenge you to pistol's at dawn.

[tonjohn]

I was raised on Cartoon Network. I used to watch &quot;Wacky Races&quot; marathons with my older brother, Jetsons on Tuesday (why else? 'cause we love them - it's Jetsons on tuesday nights!), Thundar the Barbian, etc. When I was 11 years old, I started watching Toonami. Everyday after school, I rushed home to watch Toonami. When I broke my leg in 7th grade football, I remember waking up in the Hospital to Goku going SSJ for the first time. When I returned home from the hospital, I feel asleep everynight to DBZ and Gundum Wing in the Toonami midnight run. I can go on and on about my love for Toonami and what it has meant to me over these years. If it were not for Toonami, I would never have gotten into anime.



I am now 22 years old and have watched Toonami for the last 11 years. Toonami and Adult Swim are probably the greatest things to have happened to American Television in the last two decades. It has been a shame to watch Toonami be killed off over the last 4 years (when Miguzi kicked it off the weekday spot). This is a sad, sad time in the history of Cartoon Network. Everything that I have grown up with and loved since I started watching TV is now gone, with only Adult Swim remaining (which I have a hard time watching b/c it comes on so late here in Washington as opposed to an hour earlier back home in Texas). I have no doubt that ratings have tanked for Toonami over the last 4 years. However, I'm not sure how they can expect to have strong ratings by sticking a lineup in a time slot where most of the core audience is probably not at home watching TV.



If CN is not able to bring back the greatness of Toonami, I feel that Toonami and Adult Swim should spinoff their own station similar to Boomerang. I can dream, can't I?



If any of you are STEAM users, please join the &quot;Bring Back Toonami&quot; group - http://steamcommunity.com/groups/bring_back_toonam i (http://steamcommunity.com/groups/bring_back_toonami) . I realize it is unlikely that anything we say or do will make a difference, but I know that I at least tried.

[Inspector Jones]

Adult Swim is lame now, since Futurama was taken by Comedy Central.

The only two animes I really got into were Case Closed and Lupin the Thrid, but I'm probably alone on that, since both were taken off the air a long time ago. And I REALLY loved Case Closed, sadly the dvds are way to expensive for me to purchase. Apparently there is like 500 Billion Episodes in Japan, and only 80 of those made the jump.

However, maybe I'll try to watch Cowboy Bebop...maybe.
I never really watched Toonami, wich makes me one of the few. EDIT Ok maybe that's a lie, I thought One Piece was stupid at first, but it was actually pretty damn good.

[e mod]

id give it a few months before the network craps out...i wouldnt be suprised if adult swim took it over and they played aquateen and anime all day.....Now cn is a bunch of low budget shows from canada. Trust me every show thats on now is from fucking ontario!....................god dam johhny test...you and your low budget animation and voice acting.

[darkmessiah]

Adult Swim is lame now, since Futurama was taken by Comedy Central.
Futurama was the tip of the iceburg.

Case Closed was awesome, Lupin kinda weird...

[darkmessiah]

id give it a few months before the network craps out...i wouldnt be suprised if adult swim took it over and they played aquateen and anime all day.....Now cn is a bunch of low budget shows from canada. Trust me every show thats on now is from fucking ontario!....................god dam johhny test...you and your low budget animation and voice acting.
Dora... or Cartoon Network... Diego... Cartoon Network... Hannah Montana... Cartoon Network... I made my decision.

Truthfully I haven't watched Cartoon Network for 2 years, only Adult Swim. But still. Nick and Dis sucksuck

[one of them]

Adult Swim needs it's own channel. I would watch it all day, everyday.
Although I guess it doesn't have enough different programming to play all day though does it?
The Season Finale of Metalacolypse was awesome. I downloaded it off Xbox Live I loved it so much.

[e mod]

The Season Finale of Metalacolypse was awesome. I downloaded it off Xbox Live I loved it so much
gamertag now...............

[Gforcemember45]

man, well there goes the last semblence of my childhood from CN. May it burn in peace.

[Stupoider]

Afro Samurai FTW

QFT.

[globalenjoi]

God damnit. First Steve Irwin dies, then Heath Ledger, and now its fucking Toonami. The end of the world must truly be near.

[Infest0125]

Also, was it just me or did Samurai Jack go nowhere?

Its just you... that show was amazing...

[Sifer2]

Maybe he meant no where as in it had no real satisfying ending. At least I don't think he ever defeated the demon guy.

[dontleave]

Quote Report

Quoting: dontleave
Also, was it just me or did Samurai Jack go nowhere?


Its just you... that show was amazing...

I'm not saying it was less than amazing, I myself watched it.

Samurai Jack himself didn't get back to his time line or whatever. He got to like 5 different things that were supposed to, but every time he failed. Lol. Must've been frustrating. Actually, probably a lot more than 5.

[Stupoider]

Samurai Jack himself didn't get back to his time line or whatever. He got to like 5 different things that were supposed to, but every time he failed. Lol. Must've been frustrating. Actually, probably a lot more than 5.
Whenever an episode where he fights the demon dude arrives, I'd get incredibly excited about it. 8D

[urban]

The only two animes I really got into were Case Closed and Lupin the Thrid
case closed was like one of the best animes i saw that and zoids man do i miss zoids *sigh* -_-

[Infest0125]

I'm not saying it was less than amazing, I myself watched it.

Samurai Jack himself didn't get back to his time line or whatever. He got to like 5 different things that were supposed to, but every time he failed. Lol. Must've been frustrating. Actually, probably a lot more than 5.

In that case, it wasn't going anywhere, but it was still great.

[armored cow]

Samurai Jack himself didn't get back to his time line or whatever
Yeah. I wish they would have closed it off. He never did beat Aku. It's kind of sad that they never got to finish that show, because it really was amazing. I mean, it was basically animated art. The art style was so unique at the time, and the storyline was told in such a silent way (some episodes contained no dialogue whatsoever) that it really was a work of art.
;( for Samurai Jack

(not that it was pumping out new episodes anyway, but...you know)

[darkmessiah]

QFT.
I luv you.
That was my favorite show as well. I wished they'd bring it back.
You too.

[Jesus123]

Case Closed
That was my favorite show as well. I wished they'd bring it back.

[Gforcemember45]

yeah Case Closed, was good. I just wish that they had more episodes in english. Zoids was good too, before they went the final fantasy route. I really miss Rorouni Kenshin, that was one of the best Samuria shows i ever saw, good ending too.

Also, any one remember Outlaw Star? great anime.

[one of them]

I thought Case Closed was on Adult Swim.
Rorouni Kenshin was one of my favorites.
DBZ consumed my life. (I regret it)
Zoids consumed my life. (I don't regret it)

[darkmessiah]

Also, any one remember Outlaw Star? great anime.

Had a friend that liked that. I watched an episode... no blood.

[Gforcemember45]

It wasn't a very bloody show, in certain episodes it was, but only a select few. The story was great, if not a bit strange, what am i saying its a freaking anime.

[darkmessiah]

Yeah, the premise was all right, not a bad show at all... but I need violence that's the only problem. I can only watch comedy movies, or violent movies. Violent Comedies might be the perfectest thing ever.

[one of them]

The first real good anime I ever liked was Trigun.

[Jesus123]

The first real good anime I ever liked was Trigun.
Yeah, it was the most unique anime I've ever seen.

[urban]

I thought Case Closed was on Adult Swim.
yeah it was

[ZiggY]

I don't know if it's because I'm in Canada, but I don't remember Toonami at all. I've heard of it, never watched it though. I was too caught up in Transformers, TMNT, Biker Mice from Mars, Bucky O' Hare, etc.

Is Toonami with Cartoon Network?

[Gforcemember45]

Ah trigun, that show lead me to my love of donuts.

[urban]

oh does anyone remember gungrave?

[Gforcemember45]

i heard about gungrave, but never got a chance to see it.

[Misterbanana]

Anyone heard of Naruto XD jkjk that show=gayer then Danny Devito

[urban]

i heard about gungrave, but never got a chance to see it.
to bad it was really good

[lurk4dead]

=gayer then Danny Devito


You most likely haven't seen him on &quot;It's always sunny in Philadelphia&quot;

He's fucking hilarious on that show.

[Gforcemember45]

You most likely haven't seen him on &quot;It's always sunny in Philadelphia&quot;

thats the only decent role hes done in a long time.

[KashMunni]

RIP, Toonami.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JguSUmlTjAs

[Kaboose]

How i loved toonami, i still remember being upset and condused when tom(2nd host) supposibly died, fucking cartoonet work is going downhill fast they should bring back some of there classic shows like looney tunes and scooby doo and crap like that now that have DRAMA ISLAND! Pathetic may Toonami R.I.P

[Stupoider]

RIP, Toonami.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JguSUmlTjAs


I felt like crying. :(

[Gforcemember45]

The first three toms were excellent, the fourth looked like a piece of shit formed together from a cow/donkey experiment.

[armored cow]

The first three toms were excellent, the fourth looked like a piece of shit formed together from a cow/donkey experiment.

I had never seen that 4th one until that video. God, that was awful. (the 4th Tom)

[darkmessiah]

Funny, whenever someone mentions Danny DeVito in relation to It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, they go boo usually. But this forum seems to actually like him in that role, yay!