21 May 2012
~HappyAggro with the official full Toonami schedule and some important news.

If you want the new Toonami to succeed, you gotta watch it on TV, get your friends to watch it on TV, bug people you know with Nielson boxes, and spread the buzz everywhere because this Toonami is starting off with a limited budget and good ratings will please the network and make them throw more money at it. Money for things like acquiring new shows, getting new animation for TOM, bringing back Sara (she's a pricy lass) and all that good stuff.

The chances of Dragon Ball Z being shown on Toonami again are slim due to, yet again, Nick having a hold of it and the pricing to air it on a consistent basis being higher than Toonami's current budget. So if you want to see DBZ and other programs (like One Piece, Gundam Wing, etc.) on/back on Toonami, WATCH TOONAMI and let Cartoon Network know you're watching). Lightning can strike twice.

The "developing new original anime properties" line has been clarified to mean that they're intending on bringing properties in. As mentioned before, they've been considering One Piece and Gundam Wing (pricey as they are!) along with Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt, Fairy Tail, and (finally!) Inuyasha: The Final Act.

The premiere schedule Bleach, Deadman Wonderland, Casshern Sins, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig and Cowboy Bebop from 12am to 3:00am. The schedule then reruns from 3am to 6:00am in case you missed something.

So, no Dragon Ball Z for now, but still a solid lineup. Hopefully you'll be tuning in!


18 May 2012
~HappyAggro with GREAT NEWS, EVERYONE. Toonami is back on May 26th! It'll be airing on Saturdays from midnight to 6am. (As in, the evening of the 26th leading into the 27th. Don't tune in early on the 25th, you won't get anything!)

[official teaser site and everything!]

Dragon Ball Z is not confirmed to be coming back just yet, considering the nature of the deal that let it be aired for April Fools in the first place, as well as Kai, GT, and the DBZ movies airing exclusively on Nicktoons. However, the fact that Toonami is back at all is enough reason to never say never!

TV Guide lists a lineup consisting of Bleach, Durarara!!, Fullmetal Alchemist (and Brotherhood), Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG, and FLCL for the big premiere. However, this isn't confirmed and TV Guide shows they'll be premiering a new episode of Bleach then rerunning it twice over the course of the block...and from 4-6am, they intend on rerunning the same four episodes of Bleach, Durarara!!, FMA: Brotherhood, and Cowboy Bebop that started off the block. Of course, Adult Swim is known for not sticking to the schedule, so we'll see if those repeats are actually some new surprises. Interesting enough They're also intending on making "original anime programming for fans"...new season of The Big O perhaps? Who knows? Still, good news. We'll let you know if DBZ comes up. If not, you can always watch the episodes through Nick, or if you want an ol' fashioned Toonami experience, Toonami Aftermath!

Also, this is awesome.



14 April 2012
~HappyAggro here again, with some good news from the #BringBackToonami front. (a bit late with it though)

[[follow up tweet from [adult swim]]

Looks like the fans are being heard and we might, just MIGHT end up getting something out of this. Don't let it keep you from holding AS and Cartoon Network to their word though. All the info you need to let Cartoon Network know that you want Toonami back is down below!


3 April 2012

~HappyAggro with an announcement that just might be relevant to your interests. For April Fools this year, Toonami came back for one night only on [adult swim], with new bumps made for the night and classic programing INCLUDING the episode of Dragonball Z's Cell Saga with the defeat of Cell. Some of you might have seen it or at least seen some footage from it on Youtube.

That's not all there is to it though. It wasn't just a joke, it was intended to gauge interest in bringing Toonami back.

[check out this informative video all about it]

Now, if they did bring it back, there's probably no chance of seeing Dragon Ball Z airing again as that appears to be solely Nick's territory. However, you'd be dealing with TOM looking more like he should and some damn good programming on the air. Toonami was still highly rated when it went out and it'd be coming back with a bang. You win, the kiddos win, Cartoon Network wins.

Here's what you can do.

1) Go here: [link]
Select the 'Programming' category, select the 'Toonami' topic, then POLITELY request Toonami back. Rabble on about your childhood memories about the program and how kickass it would be for the kids these days to see it or something.

2) Send a polite letter about Toonami. Now that's old school.

Cartoon Network
1050 Techwood Drive
Atlanta, GA 30318

3) Help trend #BringBackToonami on Twitter or at least help keep the thing going. Adult Swim is keeping a close eye on it.

4) E-mail the VP of public relations for CN/Adult Swim about Toonami: courtenay.palaski@turner.com Be respectful, don't spam.

5) Contact Cartoon Network and Adult Swim on their social networking pages on Twitter and Facebook. Adult Swim has already backed their support for it already. No surprise, Adult Swim is made by the same people who did Toonami! Be respectful, appreciate them finding a way to make this a reality, tell 'em what'cha want, don't spam.
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