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Bye-Bye Toonami:

America's Cartoon Network has revealed at Georgia's Anime Weekend Atlanta convention this morning that it will end its Toonami programming block tonight after 11 years. The official announcement will be made during tonight's final run, with an "important message" during the 10:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. ET/PT timeslot. Naruto has been the only Japanese series in this Saturday evening block recently, but Toonami used to host a variety of Japanese-animated programs when it began as a weekday afternoon block in 1997. Among those titles were Voltron, Robotech, Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball, Ronin Warriors, G-Force: Guardians of Space, Blue Submarine No. 6, Tenchi Muyo!, Cardcaptors, Zoids, .hack//SIGN, Yu Yu Hakusho, Rurouni Kenshin, The Big O, Outlaw Star, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Cyborg 009, Duel Masters, Astro Boy, Gundam, Rave Master, Zatch Bell, One Piece, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Pokémon, MÄR, The Prince of Tennis, Megaman Star Force, Bakugan Battle Brawlers, and Blue Dragon. The Toonami Jetstream online streaming service will reportedly still continue, and Cartoon Network is working to import the Japanese-animated Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z spinoff that is based on its own Powerpuff Girls series.

Two episode of Naruto are currently scheduled for tonight at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. The 2002 live-action Spider-Man film will run instead of Toonami on September 27, although most television listings have not been updated yet. Batman: Gotham Knight, this summer's Japanese-animated video tie-in to The Dark Knight film, will then run on October 4 at 8:00 p.m. After Batman: Gotham Knight, an episode of Naruto, "Powerful Helper," will run at 9:30 p.m., but there are no other episodes scheduled yet.






I think why Toonami just died becouse it was place on a Saturday and only showing 2 hours of show (I think the only good show was there is samurai jack). They shoundn't have moved to only on Saturday night. Back then when Toonami was the king of nonstop action shows 3pm to 6pm, 5 days a week; MAN THEY WERE UP THERE! But now, BAM! Dead.

I think the whole "NARUTO" thing was way getting over their heads. Yes, DBZ was big as well, but Toonami had many shows that you may like to watch then DBZ. That's their Problem (in my opinion). They were sooo cooky that Naruto went so "BIG" on ratings, they didn't care what shows was in their block or the limited time they have.....Well "Had". But I'm just hating on Naruto. If they go and get that 3 and or 4 hours block and add some new/old school show's, they might not had died!

Plus the new look for Tom.....SUCKS! I think about a good 100% of you guys like's the old-school face Tom then the new one. I know I do! The style of Tom wasn't there like the old days. And every time when a show ended, Toonami show a little "Music Video". Here what I'm taking about:
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Once you see that, you knwo that's Toonami thing. And who can't for get the little intros they put in once a show about to come up:
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You see that little intro and that make's want to see this show! That's the thing that Toonami once had!


They "CAN" come back to weekdays to 3pm to 6pm and "RULE" but sadly, no....

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