When was toonami cancelled

July 10, - March 4, [25] Midnight Run. April , [26]. May , [27] [28] Rising Sun. June 10, - October 21, [29] Rising Sun. November 4, - December 2, Rising Sun.

June 3, [30] - October 11, March , [31]. Ronin Warriors. September 27, [32] - May 5, October 2, - March 4, Midnight Run. April 15, - May 6, Rising Sun.

November 13, - March 8, [33]. G-Force: Guardians of Space. January 1, - March 4, Midnight Run. Gundam Wing. March 6, [34] - December 12, [35]. March 6, [34] - November 3, Midnight Run. April 15, - July 1, [36] Rising Sun. March 12, [7] - May 11, [7]. January 1, [37]. Batman: The Animated Series. May 13, [27] - July 1, [38] Rising Sun. December 13, - February 16, [39]. January , [40] [41]. February 23, [42] - January 4, [43] Rising Sun.

April 1, [44]. Tenchi Muyo! July , [45]. July 8, - October 7, [46] Rising Sun. November , Midnight Run. Tenchi Universe. July 20, [47] - August 24, October 14, - March 3, [48] [49] Rising Sun. November 23, - December 28, Midnight Run.

January 31, - March 12, [50]. January 17, [51] - February 21, Tenchi in Tokyo. December 29, - January 12, Midnight Run. March 13, - April 25, [52]. February 22, [53] - March 14, April , [54].

Blue Submarine No. November , [24]. January 5, [55]. March 9, [56]. March 15, [57]. Superman: The Animated Series. November 13, - January 12, [58]. February 14, [59]. February 19, [60] - June 1, [61]. February 23, - January 4, [62] [63] Rising Sun. Outlaw Star. January 15, [64] - March 30, [65]. January 15, [64] - March 23, Midnight Run.

July 16, [66] - August 17, July 23, - October 9, Midnight Run. December 3, [67] - February 6, Midnight Run. The Big O.

April 2, [65] - May 11, April 2, [65] - May 24, Midnight Run. June 25, [68] - July 11, June , [69] [68]. Mobile Suit Gundam. July 23, [70] - September 12, July 23, [70] - September 7, Midnight Run. October 1, [71] - November 2, October 10, - November 2, Midnight Run. Dragon Ball. August 20, [72] - November 29, December 31, [73] - February 28, February 11, [74] - October 30, Midnight Run.

June 8, - December 21, [75] Super Saturday. January 11, [76] - February 22, [77] Super Saturday. September 1, - April 15, [78]. Batman Beyond. October 1, [79] - August 2, [80]. October , [81]. January 20, [82] - February 28, Zoids: New Century.

November 5, [83] - December 28, March , [84]. June 3, [85] - July 26, Gundam November , [86] Midnight Run. June 3, [85] - October 4, Zoids: Chaotic Century. July 29, [87] - October 17, [88]. December 30, [89] - February 21, January 4, [90] Super Saturday.

G Gundam. August 5, [91] - October 30, November 4, [92] - January 9, Midnight Run. November 9, [92] - February 22, [93] Super Saturday. December 30, [94] - March 28, April 14, - May 30, [95]. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. August 16, [96]. September 21, - February 22, [97] Super Saturday. September 1, - January 2, [98] Fridays only. Transformers: Armada. August 23, [99] - March 14, September 1, - January 2, []. Joe: A Real American Hero. November 4, [] - January 9, Midnight Run.

February , [] Super Saturday. Yu Yu Hakusho. March 3, [] - August 29, April 17, [] - February 26, []. Rurouni Kenshin. March 17, [] - July 4, October 23, [] - March 12, Justice League. June 2, [] - August 28, October 20, [] - January 1, []. Cyborg June 30, [] - September 26, SD Gundam.

September 1, [] - March 5, Samurai Jack. December 28, [] Super Saturday. September 29, [] - October 17, September 25, []. March 29, [] - September 20, []. Dragon Ball GT. November 7, [] - February 13, [] Fridays only. March 29, [] - April 16, []. Star Wars: Clone Wars. December , [].

March 26, []. May 14, []. November 26, []. Duel Masters. February 27, []. April 17, [] - January 29, []. March 5, [] - June 18, []. September 24, [] - March 4, []. April 22, [] - May 13, []. Astro Boy Series. March 8, [] - March 25, []. June , [] [].

Transformers: Energon. April 9, []. Jackie Chan Adventures. April , [] []. June 5, [] - July 17, []. Gundam SEED. April 17, [] - October 16, [].

Megas XLR. May 1, [] - March 19, []. Rave Master. June 5, [] - December 11, April 9, [] - June 4, Teen Titans. July 3, [] - May 27, Justice League Unlimited. July 31, [] - September 24, February 11, [] - May 13, January 22, [] - April 2, []. Zatch Bell! March 5, [] - April 8, []. May 20, [] - January 20, []. The Batman. April 2, [] - August 27, November 11, [] - December 23, One Piece.

April 23, [] - December 16, February 3, [] - March 15, []. Transformers: Cybertron. July 2, [] - September 17, []. March 11, [] - April 15, []. June 30, []. August 6, [] - September 10, []. September 10, [] - September 20, []. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. October 1, [] - Nov. February 17, [] - October 13, []. November 5, [] - February 4, []. May 20, [] - July 1, Wulin Warriors. February , [] []. June 3, [] - October 21, [].

Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes. September 2, [] - October 28, June 9, [] - July 14, October 28, [] - February 24, October 28, [] - August 4, []. The Prince of Tennis. December 23, [] - May 26, Storm Hawks. July 21, [] - October 6, Megaman Star Force. August 25, []. Bakugan Battle Brawlers. March 22, []. Blue Dragon. March 29, [] - May 17, Ben Alien Force. May 24, [] - September 20, []. May 26, [] - November 1, November 15, [] - January 31, Deadman Wonderland.

May 26, [] - August 12, []. January 3, [] - March 21, Casshern Sins. May 26, [] - November 3, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. May 26, [] - December 13, Ghost in the Shell: S. May 26, [] - July 28, October 4, [] - January 31, []. October 21, [] - May 19, Cowboy Bebop. May 26, [] - August 11, October 6, [] - October 19, []. July 26, [] - January 31, []. September 9, [] - October 13, December 26, []. Samurai 7. August 18, [] - Feb. Eureka 7. August 18, - August 10, [].

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. February 4, [] - August 12, Sym-Bionic Titan. October 6, [] - July 20, March 8, [] - July 20, ThunderCats Series. November 3, [] - March 1, []. November 10, [] - May 11, December 1, [] - September 6, Soul Eater.

February 16, [] - March 15, []. April 27, [] - April 26, January , [] []. May 18, [] - March 18, []. Ongoing only aired. Sword Art Online. July 27, [] - February 15, The Big O: Season 2.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars. August 17, [] - September 20, []. October 26, [] - January 25, April 14, [] - May 26, []. King Star King.

Korgoth of Barbaria. Space Dandy. January 4, [] - January 31, []. January 27, [] - August 4, Naruto: Shippuden. January 4, [] - Present. February 1, [] - January 24, []. March 11, [] - June 24, September 29, [] - December 29, Blue Exorcist.

February 22, [] - August 9, Black Lagoon. March 22, [] - September 6, []. Attack on Titan. May 3, [] - January 17, March 28, [] - September 26, April 22, [] - October 14, []. August 18, [] - July 27, November 9, [] - February 22, []. January 9, [] - August 28, Beware the Batman.

May 10, [] - September 27, []. Gurren Lagann. August 16, [] - March 21, Hellsing Ultimate. September 13, [] - November 8, [] ; December , []. Dragon Ball Z Kai. November 8, [] - June 23, September 29, [] - December 15, InuYasha: The Final Act. November 15, [] - June 13, []. Kill la Kill. February 7, [] - August 1, Sword Art Online II. June 20, [] - December 12, Akame ga Kill! August 8, [] - February 20, Parasyte -the maxim-. October 3, [] - October 1, []. Samurai Champloo. January 2, [] - July 9, Dimension W.

February 27, [] - May 14, Hunter x Hunter. April 16, [] - June 29, June 4, [] - December 10, October 7, [] - April 28, December 15, [] - February 9, One Punch Man.

July 16, [] - January 28, []. August 11, [] - November 3, October 12, [] - January 11, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. October 15, [] - April 15, []. July 29, [] - June 8, October 26, [] - May 30, []. August 1, [] - October 24, Dragon Ball Super. January 7, [] - November 2, July 4, [] - Present. January 7, [] - June 10, Sand Whale and Me. March 18, [] - April 15, Tokyo Ghoul.

March 25, [] - September 30, Lupin the Third: The Italian Adventure. June 17, [] - January 20, June 2, [] - December 8, August 19, [] - March 17, Black Clover. December 2, [] - October 24, February 13, [] - October 9, My Hero Academia.

May 5, [] - June 27, May 8, [] - November 6, []. FLCL Progressive. June 2, [] - August 18, Pop Team Epic. June 30, [] - September 22, November 10, [] - February 9, FLCL Alternative. September 8, [] - December 1, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. September 29, [] - October 19, []. Ongoing only 52 aired. Mob Psycho October 27, [] - February 2, May 9, [] - August 1, Megalo Box. One can only wonder if simuldubs would have become the norm if Space Dandy had not proved they were worth the effort.

ASA was never a big deal. It did not attract sponsors and at best it kept pace with the comedy portion of Adult Swim. Something needed to prove action programming still had value for Adult Swim and Toonami did exactly that. If Toonami was still targeting kids in , Naruto Shippuden is unlikely to be airing anywhere now and if you think any other network was going to try One Piece , you are sadly mistaken.

While you can argue streaming makes Toonami broadcasts obsolete, US television is nonetheless richer for having it. Anime Streaming is Where it is Today, Partially Due to the Absence of Toonami Naruto Shippuden has and probably always will be the most watched anime on Hulu, Dragon Ball Z never was despite being ridiculously popular, and I am certain that is because the most convenient way to watch Shippuden by was streaming.

Naruto was tremendously popular as a fansub before it was brought to Toonami and likewise, Shippuden was the must-see fansub until TV Tokyo and Viz Media took advantage of that interest with an official simulcast.

I have to imagine a major reason that officially subbed Shippuden got a big push was due to CN not obtaining the license. Dub fans became sub fans as Viz looked for another broadcaster. The timing was right to absorb the hungry Naruto fan base and Crunchyroll did exactly that.

While CR had several decently popular shows, Shippuden was easily the largest draw and without it in that moment, Crunchyroll might not be the success story it is today.

There were plenty of false starts and short-lived platforms but Crunchyroll was able to build a huge library and prove the concept was viable. They probably needed that push toward simulcasting which they may not have had if they were fixated on delivering freshly dubbed episodes to Cartoon Network.

On a broader scope, Crunchyroll intentionally set out to fill the void Toonami left behind and became a venue that was easily accessible to potential fans. In prior years, television was just about the only way an anime was going to reach a very wide audience.

We can only speculate what could have happened. On Saturday morning, September 20, , at the Anime Weekend Atlanta convention in Atlanta, Georgia, Cartoon Network announced that they had canceled the Toonami block due to low ratings. Toonami then aired its final transmission that same evening. On April 13, , the series was moved to the AM time slot. Writer-director Genndy Tartakovsky promises the new season of Samurai Jack is the last one.

His stylish animated series, about a feudal Japanese samurai stuck in a dystopian far future launched in , and ran for four seasons on Cartoon Network. A crossbreed of folk art, classic manga, cyberpunk, and Sunday funnies, Samurai Jack was a cartoon like no other. Rich in genre, narrative, and—most noticeably—visual experimentation, the show was a critical wunderkind, winning four prime-time Emmy Awards in its original four-season run. The first four seasons of Samurai Jack which originally aired on Cartoon Network from to , comprising four seasons, was intended for kids.

The fifth and final season was a darker, more adult, and mature version of the acclaimed show. It is designed for children age 7 and above. The fourth season of Samurai Jack ended in without a satisfying conclusion, leaving Jack, his past, and the fate of the world hanging in the balance. The bad news: Season 5, and Samurai Jack itself, is now over. It ends on a startling, revelatory moment — the first time the new Adult Swim-sanctioned Samurai Jack trades in blue robot oil for the bright, tomato-red blood of a human being.

Serialized storytelling and doubling down on its core premise makes this revival of a the legendary cartoon one of the best things on TV. The move to Adult Swim acknowledges the fans who have stuck with the series and are now in their 20s and 30s. Samurai Jack airs Saturdays at 11 p. That being said, Samurai Jack is still one of the most consistent series when it comes to quality.

Even when the fifth season and the first four seasons are compared, there is not that much of a difference in their quality.

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time is a great-playing game that falls just a bit short of being a well-crafted overall experience. Fans of the show will enjoy the game, while those just looking for a well-crafted action game may be disappointed. With the exception of digitally drawn backgrounds, all the character animation and storyboarding is still done the old-fashioned way. The show tells about a Japanese samurai embarks on a mission to defeat the evil wizard Aku.

Originally, the reason Samurai Jack was always fighting robots in the original show was because Cartoon Network did not allow blood.