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1Being an action block, Creator/{{Toonami}} naturally has many a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome to spare.
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6* TOM once killed a spaceship hijacker who was also a robotic bodyjacker whose strongest body nearly touched the ceiling of his own ship. [[WithThisHerring With a fork.]]
7* The ''{{audience|Participation}}'' (with access to {{the internet}}) got one by piloting an army of robots to destroy a crazed, titan of a robot to shut down a tractor beam.
8* A lot of the promos for most action shows were pretty downright freaking awesome. As a kid, you couldn't help but geek out every time watching one!
9** Most notable amongst those promos: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVcCB4fze94 the premiere trailer for]] ''Gundam Wing''. Suit up.
10* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nYqSLe160I&feature=feedu This]] could be considered a Crowning Moment for the ''fans'' of Toonami.
11** For more awesome take a look at [[http://neotoonami.com/ this.]]
12** Even now that they're no more, their final countdown was still [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbU0f400CwI a moment of sheer awesomeness]].
13** Fanvids, eh? How about [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSG91ra_jjo "Welcome to Toonami"]]? Bonus points for this now-prophetic lyric:
14---> ''Hold tight, ''''cause the show is not over'''''
15* TOM cutting off Creator/AdultSwim's traditional AprilFoolsDay airing of ''Film/TheRoom2003'', then proceeding to air an entire block of fan-favorite anime series that haven't been seen on Creator/CartoonNetwork for the better part of a decade -- complete with new TOM-narrated promos!
16-->''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M41Dd6Ujm7U Oh hi, Adult Swim! Got the results of the test back, and we definitely have April Fool's.]]''
17** "[[Anime/TenchiMuyo He's]] [[Music/JayZ got 99 problems,]] and these [[PrecisionFStrike bitches]] are the main ones." Because Creator/AdultSwim lies outside of the children's demographic, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=0ly8Dsz4jm8&NR=1 different restrictions were in place that night.]] Bottom line: TOM can now ''swear.'' To quote a random 4channer:
18--->''My childhood grew up with me.''
19** Tom reviewing ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' was a huge surprise that night, but it's even better than you think: he called the game out on import issues, the lack of characters from previous games being in the party, and the weak ending. Even so, he still enjoyed it and ended up giving it an 8.5, making himself a fairer and more credible game reviewer than IGN, Game Informer, and G4 TV in the process.
20* May 26, 2012: '''''[[http://www.adultswim.com/shows/toonami/index.html It's back, bitches.]]'''''
21* TOM 3.5 in the new ''Absolution'', declaring the block to be "back, bitches" and introducing the new lineup? Awesome, plus classic TOM.
22* TOM [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Ai4G6ccfA&list=UUhXpAIlDuW9TSlhEMrh_bxA&index=2&feature=plcp personally responds to the haters]], while simultaneously thanking the constructive critics.
23* "The Midnight Run is back."
24* The review of the game ''Fix-it Felix Jr.'' (based on the film ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph''), a paid endorsement from Creator/{{Disney}}. Why is this in the awesome folder? Because it was some of the first new animation we've seen since the block's creation, and it was ''awesome.''
25** Hell, it's the first time in the new run we got a new room on the Absolution.
26* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8CNClh_bMek This.]] Not only for bringing TOM 4 back, but for making fans happy and excited about seeing [[TheScrappy TOM 4]] again!
27* ''Anime/{{Naruto}}'' (Part 1) returning to Creator/CartoonNetwork's channel via Creator/AdultSwim's Creator/{{Toonami}} on December 1st, 2012: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgorm1dZ-Rc "The prodigal son has returned."]]
28--> '''Naruto:''' ''[[BigYes "YEEEAAAAHH!!!"]]''
29** And to top this, [[http://toonami.tumblr.com/post/66229144430/another-big-honkin-toonami-announcement-hey the announcement]] on November 6th, 2013 that '''''Naruto: Shippuden'' is coming to Toonami in January 2014 - UNCUT!'''
30* At the crack of 2013, Toonami [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GONVbPn5yE switched the colors]] of its title card borders from the traditional red to blue to pay tribute to its troubled past and reference [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03qBqP2I4p8 this song]] from ''Anime/CowboyBebop''--another show featuring Creator/SteveBlum, TOM's V.A. It acts as a stark reminder of how Toonami befell the same sad fate and collapsed once ... only to come back to life nearly four years later. It's proof Toonami is invested in its fans as much as they are in Toonami and they are ''grateful'' to us for helping bring back Toonami.
31--> '''TOM''': ''"Welcome to 2013, Toonami fans. When I start thinking about everything we've been through together, it makes me kind of... blue.''"
32* The Momocon 2013 Panel. Where they announced Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion 1.11 for their anniversary (March 17th), Manga/OnePiece sometime down the road, and TOM 5.0 and new Absolution.
33* The new incarnation may have a sparse set, a cast of one, a parred-down crew and some money troubles, but all this just makes it more impressive that they have one new video a week and (as of 2013) a new introductory speech each week as well, which is a level of content production none of the older incarnations ''ever'' met.
34* Sara, Brent and Jason of Toonami set out to create "the best ''Evangelion'' promo ever made". [[http://youtu.be/0E2IiiwpoX4 They succeeded.]]
35* The return of ''IGPX''.
36* May 2013 onward, Toonami is running the Big 3 {{shonen}} {{anime}} ''Anime/{{Bleach}}'', ''Anime/{{Naruto}}'' (Part 1), and ''Manga/OnePiece'' all together on the same block. This is the first time it's ever happened in the U.S., and it is ''awesome''.
37** This occurrence is made even better with ''Naruto: Shippuden''[='s=] [[http://toonami.tumblr.com/post/66229144430/another-big-honkin-toonami-announcement-hey Toonami premiere]] in January 2014, despite replacing ''Naruto'' (Part 1) in complementing ''Bleach'' and ''One Piece''.
38* The return of Sara at the very beginning of the April 27th Broadcast. Her design is a throwback to the OracularHead appearance she had in the TOM 2.0 era, a budget-saving move compared to her expensive full body design in the 3.0 era.
39* The debut of TOM 5.0, a blend of his 2.0 and 3.0 designs. He has the forearms lights of 2.0 but the build of 3.0. In a sense, he looks like a DarkerAndEdgier TOM, which is exactly appropriate for him, considering that he swears and talks maturely to the grown up audience from yesteryear.
40* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJkNkqv-zXY announcement]] at Anime Boston that Toonami will premiere ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' in August (later moved to July 27 to coincide with ''Anime/TheBigO'' Season 2), not only because of the show itself, but also for diversity reasons. As of this writing, most of the shows Toonami has been airing are owned by either Creator/VIZMedia or Creator/{{Funimation}}, or leftover [[Creator/BandaiEntertainment Bandai]] shows. The fact that Toonami will premiere ''Sword Art Online'', which is licensed by Creator/AniplexUSA, proves that they're willing to work with companies other than the aforementioned VIZ and Funimation.
41* When Toonami launched its [[http://video.adultswim.com/toonami/ new website]], they also released a new [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY7j3-frEm4 Better Cartoon Show promo]] announcing that TOM will interview [[Creator/GuillermoDelToro Guillermo del Toro]] on ''Film/PacificRim''. July 6th will be a good day for chicks to dig giant robots [[WesternAnimation/MegasXLR (Nice)]].
42* The week of July 15, 2013 saw ''Manga/OnePiece'' outdo both ''{{Manga/Naruto}}'' and ''{{Manga/Bleach}}'' [[http://www.tvmediainsights.com/highlights/27793/adultswim-ratings-scorecard-week-of-july-15-2013/ in the ratings]].
43* If you thought the promo for ''Evangelion 1.11'' was awesome, then take a look at the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ABvBzYWrw promo]] for ''Evangelion 2.22''.
44* The way Toonami handled the ''Anime/IGPXImmortalGrandPrix'' finale. To coincide with the finales of two other shows (''Anime/TheBigO'' and ''Anime/CowboyBebop'') shows that night, Toonami aired two episodes of ''IGPX'' (albeit taking ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' off of the lineup for one night), effectively making it the biggest and most epic finale that night. A fitting end for Toonami's first (and so far, only) original series.
45* The [[http://toonami.tumblr.com/post/65032254047/big-honkin-toonami-announcement-hey-everybody October 25th 2013 tumblr announcement]] basically divulged several upcoming [=CMOAs=]…
46** Toonami would be handling the world premiere of the anticipated ''Anime/SpaceDandy'' in the U.S., on January 4th, 2014, before it airs in Japan.
47** On January 4th, 2014, the block will be expanding by half an hour with ''Space Dandy'' kicking off the expanded block at 11:30 PM. Whether this expansion is permanent or is simply for ''Space Dandy's'' premiere isn't known, but for now, we'll eventually be getting an extra half-hour of Toonami.
48** Starting in December 2013, for four weeks in a row, Toonami will be airing a movie to start the block off. The movies they'll air that month are ''Manga/{{Akira}}'', ''Anime/SummerWars'', ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheConquerorOfShamballa'', and ''[[Manga/{{Trigun}} Trigun: Badlands Rumble]]''.
49* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiT1Bee6GYA Respect]] Video.
50* The announcement that ''Manga/BlueExorcist'' will air on Toonami in March 2014.
51* November 22, 2013: The Clydes return.
52* On November 30, 2013, Toonami threw viewers an unexpected (and totally awesome) curveball... by airing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjUDxKdnsEQ the first ever English-language Toonami promo]] for ''Space Dandy''.
53* 12/7/13; ''{{Manga/Akira}}'' aired, and debuted the return of the Toonami Hyperspace Movie systems from the old Tom era, cooler than ever! The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBeWnSV6Rn8 trailer]] they made for it, is probably the very best Toonami promo ever made.
54* Not only did ''Space Dandy'' world Premiere on January 4th, but both ''Bleach'' and ''Shippuden'' were given classic Toonami 30 second bumps!
55* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' returns! Too bad the show is [[NegatedMomentOfAwesome being aired at 4:00 AM...]]
56* The announcement of The Intruder: Part 2 where Tom and Sara will once again do battle with The Creature who tried to hijack and destroy The Absolution. And not only that, the fans tagging their tweets with #intruder2 (in order to support how big the event will be), caused the [[http://toonamifaithful.com/toonami-trending-rundown-for-february-8-9-2014/ tag to trend worldwide.]]
57* The first March 2014 Music video. Instead of an emotional conversation/story, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk7Q8RVL-CY it was nothing but action to epic music]].
58* May 3rd, 2014: The [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Titans]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTxCp1tryyE have come]].
59* Are you behind? Don't worry. Toonami is having an Attack on Titan marathon on Labor Day 2014.
60* May 10th, Toonami is coming to [[WesternAnimation/BewaretheBatman Gotham City]] as Toonami's first post revival super hero series. What makes this especially awesome is that DC Comics shows were thought to have been ineligible choices for Toonami for unknown reasons. The announcement for ''Beware the Batman'' more or less proves that theory wrong.
61* Right out of left field came the schedule for May 24th, with the movie ''Anime/DragonBallZCoolersRevenge''.
62* ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lPT8MJ7uLXY Coming soon this fall to where it belongs.]]
63** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzDb9GBG6h4 Then there is the actual full promo!]].
64* The return of ''Anime/CowboyBebop''!
65* The Intruder [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWUZZNpE62w is back.]] And from the looks of things, TOM remembers it and is terrified.
66* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' is coming. ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWA!
67* ''Manga/OnePiece'' being given Toonami's third arc specific trailer (After Bleach's and the one for ''IGPX'''s first finale) is this.
68* Guess whose coming in September? Oh, You know. [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} A REAL FUCKING VAMPIRE!]]
69** Another reason ''Hellsing Ultimate'' coming to Toonami is awesome is because, [[http://toonami.tumblr.com/post/95555231906/guess-what-hellsing-ultimate-is-coming-to according to the schedule]], the original ''Naruto'' reruns will be taken off in the middle of its second 52-episode run to make room. Deliciously ironic, as ''Naruto'' itself screwed over [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars a]] [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack few]] [[Manga/InuYasha shows]] before.
70** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX5SGyMUbdE The promo does NOT disappoint.]]
71* ''Space Dandy'' world premiering at 11:30 PM again on Labor Day weekend.
72* ''Hellsing'' being the fifth highest rated show on Toonami on its premiere on Sep 13th, beating out ''One Piece'', ''Gurren Lagann'' and Beware the Batman, which aired before it.
73* ''[[Manga/InuYasha Inuyasha: The Final Act]]'' is set to air on November 15th. A grand sendoff to one of the most prevalent series adultswim has shown through reruns over the years. After never getting around to the big finale in all that time, they've finally gone and done it.
74* The Month of Movies will not have just one but '''TWO''' Movies every Saturday[[labelnote:!]]See the main page for details.[[/labelnote]]
75* These bumpers:
76** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfadJj4d5K4 Broken Promise]]
77** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hha9rEGO1XI Pardon Our Dust]]
78** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a7clqqbHZI Space is the Place]]
79** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p_FjTeUzkI Mad Rhetoric (Walking Stick)]]
80** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwO9PSe-uG4 Advanced Robotics]] (narrated by Creator/PeterCullen)
81** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ltlIcWrX18 Live to the Fullest]]
82* ''[[Anime/DragonBallZKai Dragon Ball Z Kai]]'', in addition to it being awesome having it back on Toonami, has brought two firsts to it: it's the first show not just on Toonami, but on Adult Swim, to be aired in 4:3 instead of being stretched to widescreen (even the Japanese broadcast was stretched out), and keep the eyecatches with it. Time will tell if they spread to the rest of the block's shows. And they've become the first to show it properly uncut.
83* The return of one of Toonami's [[Manga/DeadmanWonderland initial shows when it was revived on [adult swim].]]
84* Don't lose your way: ''Anime/KillLaKill'' is coming. [[NegatedMomentOfAwesome Somewhat lessened by the change in schedule plans]] (it was originally slated for 11:30, but that changed when it was announced that Toonami would lose the 5:00 hour), but still awesome.
85* [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Kirito comes back online]], March 28th.
86* A very slight one, but 2/21/15 had the [[UnexpectedCharacter unexpected appearance]] of the full ''Kai'' opening.
87* When it was discovered and confirmed by Jason [=DeMarco=] that ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' would be airing encores at 8:00 PM outside of Toonami starting 2/21/15, [[http://toonamifaithful.com/adult-swim-prime-time-gets-some-dragon-soul/ sketch of the Toonami Faithful Podcast made a call towards the fans to tweet #DBZKai when said encore aired]], recognizing that, being the first instance in a long time that anime has aired on prime time on Cartoon Network or [adult swim], this could benefit Toonami greatly and was essentially a do-or-die moment for both the block and anime on the network in general. [[https://twitter.com/BlueAlexander93/status/569302598215274496?cn=cmVjb3NfZXhwbG9yZQ%3D%3D When the time came and the episode aired...]]
88* The very fact that ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' and now ''One Piece'' have gotten encore timeslots during [adult swim] prime time.
89* Toonami and Creator/SentaiFilmworks finally join forces to bring ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' to the block.
90** The Sentai train keeps going with the (unintentional) announcement that ''[[Manga/{{Parasyte}} Parasyte: The Maxim]]'' will also be coming to Toonami.
91* ''Anime/KillLaKill'' is returning in October!
92* The [[http://tvline.com/2015/12/02/samurai-jack-new-season-cartoon-network-2016-teaser-video/ announcement]] that ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' would be returning with a new season on Toonami (with Creator/GenndyTartakovsky back on board as executive producer). Say it with us: Jack. Is. Back.
93** In [[https://soundcloud.com/toonamifaithfulpodcast/178-we-still-dont-know-jack Episode 178]] of the Toonami Faithful Podcast, the hosts, especially Paul Pescrillo, go in-depth as to why ''Samurai Jack'' coming back with new episodes on Toonami (produced by Cartoon Network Studios, no less) is not only awesome, but also ''important'' for the future of the block in many ways, including acquiring more western cartoons for the block, regaining the 11:30 PM timeslot, and being a sign that Cartoon Network in general is starting to regain faith in action shows.
94* Toonami broadcasting the Funimaiton Broadcast Dub of ''Anime/DimensionW''.
95* The return of ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo''!
96* The announcement that ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' would be getting two new seasons from Creator/ProductionIG. Why? Because they're also being co-produced by Toonami, in their first original production since ''Anime/IGPXImmortalGrandPrix''!
97* The long-awaited English dub of ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' will be premiering on Toonami. [[note]]As noted below, the fact that Toonami has to actively bid against streaming services like Creator/{{Netflix}}, Creator/{{Hulu}}, and Website/{{Crunchyroll}} makes it all the more impressive.[[/note]]
98* The [[http://toonamifaithful.com/breaking-news-gundam-ibo-is-coming-to-toonami/ Turner press release]] (and confirmation from Jason [=DeMarco=] on Twitter) announcing that ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'' is coming to the block. This makes it the first time a ''Gundam'' show has aired on Toonami in 12 years since the Creator/CartoonNetwork block aired ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed''. [[Memes/{{Gundam}} Time to Raise those Flags]].
99** What makes this more impressive was that, like with ''[=IGPX=]'' coming to the block, the chances of a ''Gundam'' show airing on Toonami seemed slim to impossible, since the entire franchise is being handled state-side by Right Stuf (a company that was thought unlikely to make any deals with Toonami) and whenever fans asked if ''Gundam'' could return at all, the answer was usually something equivalent to a firm "no". With ''Iron Blooded Orphans'' making it onto the block, almost any ''Gundam'' show with an english dub (including highly requested favorites like ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'') is now fair game.
100* The [[http://toonamifaithful.com/breaking-news-toonami-moves-up-to-1130-pm-on-saturdays/ announcement]] that the entire block would be moved back on June 4th, starting at 11:30 PM and ending at 3:00 AM, which essentially means that Toonami has managed to once again acquire the coveted 11:30 PM timeslot.
101* Say it with me now. [[Webcomic/OnePunchMan ONE PUUUUUUUUUUNCH!]] Confirmed to be replacing ''Samurai Champloo'' July 16!
102* Intruder III, November 2016.
103* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' comes to Toonami, October 2016. ZA WARUDO!
104** Jason [=DeMarco=] stated on Toonami Pre-Flight that many fans have asked whether or not the Toonami broadcast of the show would keep "[[{{Music/Yes}} Roundabout]]" as the ending theme. His response? Show off the official promo, which ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9URcYCDH0KA uses Roundabout as the promo music]]''.
105** The sheer fact that Toonami managed to expertly cover up the major plot twist that occurs in the middle of the series that transitions it from ''Phantom Blood'' to ''Battle Tendency'', and did not dare overlap scenes from Part I and Part II while airing bumpers, which would have given it away.
106** What, you thought the fan-favorite "Stardust Crusaders" season wouldn't air on Toonami too? [[{{CatchPhrase}} Good grief.]] It officially took back ''Attack on Titan's'' time slot after the conclusion of Season 2. Even better, Toonami closed out their San Diego Comic Con 2017 panel by streaming the first episode live on the lawn, giving the audience an early introduction to Jotaro, Holly, "Old" Joseph Joestar, and Mohammad Avdol.
107* The airing of ''Anime/ChildrenWhoChaseLostVoices'', which will be the first movie Toonami has aired since the lineup for Month of Movies 2014. The movie aired during the end of Daylight Savings Time in 2016- however, because the movie lasted up to 4:30 AM ''after'' the fall back took place, it felt like 5:30 PM (and at this point, the block now ends at 3:30 PM), and this meant for a lot of people that they'd be dealing with some serious red-eye.
108* The announcement that ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'' (specifically the ''UC RE:0096'' version that was re-edited for television) would be coming to the block in January 2017, keeping the ''Gundam'' train going even after the end of ''Iron-Blooded Orphans''.
109* The announcement of ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' is good and all (especially since almost everyone saw it coming to the block anyway), but what makes the announcement especially awesome is its premiere timeslot: 11:30 PM. Yes, Toonami is getting the 11:30 PM timeslot, this time without having to move itself up like last time.
110** Not only is Super now being aired and apart of Toonami, but also they've announced The Final Chapters of Kai, meaning that we'll finally get to see The Buu Saga aired in English.
111* The announcement that ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' will return to Toonami for the first time in almost two years, replacing ''Anime/OnePunchMan'' .
112* On Toonami Pre-Flight, Jason noted that [adult swim] aired a bump announcing that the new season of ''Samurai Jack'' would premiere on March 11th at 11:30 PM. He then made one correction: it would actually be airing at 11:00 PM, meaning Toonami is expanding yet again!
113** To add to that, keep in mind these are not the old episodes of the show, it's a tour-de-force ten-episode fifth season that sees a ToneShift into DarkerAndEdgier territory and doesn't hesitate to add real blood, cursing, and mature content. And furthermore, it's the long-awaited ''conclusion'' of the series! Yes, after [[ThirteenIsUnlucky thirteen years]] stuck in DevelopmentHell, Creator/GenndyTartakovsky finally pulled through! This is the buildup to Samurai Jack's GrandFinale, and he owes a lot of its very existence to the presence of Toonami, because due to Cartoon Network's staunch focus on comedy lineups, it never would have seen the light of day as a hardcore and action-oriented cartoon. And what better place to send it off then a block that itself came back with a matured fanbase in mind? Not only have fans brought back Toonami, but ''Toonami has in turn worked to recover and resolve lost pieces of viewers' childhoods.''
114* The [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Titans]] return, Season 2 begins April 22nd.
115* ''Anime/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'' coming to the block, marking the return of [[Anime/LupinIIIPartII an [adult swim] classic]].
116* A Toonami classic makes its way back- ''Anime/OutlawStar'' returns to the block for the first time since 2002 on August 19!
117* Speaking of Toonami classics -- ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' will be joining it at the 3:00 hour starting September 9th! Not only that but the entire black gains another half hour as ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' moves to 3:30 AM which means Toonami now ends at 4! Fans of classic anime everywhere are now shedding tears of joy!
118* Season 2 of Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans begins, October 7th!
119* Manga/BlackClover debuts on December 2nd. Not only that, but that same night Toonami starts at 10:30!
120* Jason [=DeMarco=] [[https://twitter.com/Clarknova1/status/937414215920508929 confirming]] that Episode 23 of ''Anime/OutlawStar'' ("Hot Springs Planet Tenrei") would finally air on the block, after it was skipped over during the show's Cartoon Network run due to the amount of heavy editing required.
121* ''Anime/SpaceDandy'' returns to the block on Jan 27, Baby!
122* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' makes its debut, on May 5th!
123* A double dose of awesome: ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'' AND ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' Season 3 are both coming to Toonami on August 18!
124** Now it's a triple, because on that same night Toonami will start at 10 PM!
125* ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'' hits Toonami on September 29! And it'll be airing alongside ''[[Manga/{{Naruto}} Shippuden!]]'' Father and son unite!
126** On top of that, DBZ Kai and Samurai Jack return that same night, and Toonami expands to '''7 hours''',[[note]]Beginning at 9pm[[/note]] its longest length ever!
127* Coming December 8, Anime/MegaloBox joins the lineup!
128* But even sooner than that, Manga/MobPsycho100 finally joins on October 27!
129* Toonami and Crunchyroll are partnering up to make a ''Film/BladeRunner'' anime!
130* Literature/SwordArtOnline Season 3 arrives February 9!
131* Manga/ThePromisedNeverland premieres April 13!
132* On June 15, [[Anime/LupinIIIPart5 Lupin the 3rd]] makes his grand return!
133* Gundam returns to Toonami with Manga/MobileSuitGundamTheOrigin on July 6!
134** And that same night, ''Manga/FoodWars'' premieres!
135* Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba premieres this fall!
136* WebAnimation/GenLock premieres August 3rd!
137* The new hit Manga/FireForce premieres July 27!
138** Another new hit, Manga/DrStone premieres August 24!
139* Toonami will be airing the world premiere of the new ''Anime/{{Uzumaki}}'' anime!
140* Webcomic/OnePunchMan Season 2 premieres October 12!
141* Stand users, rejoice! ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'' arrives on October 26![[note]]Boruto will be taken off temporarily[[/note]]
142* Creator/SatoshiKon's stone cold classic Anime/ParanoiaAgent premieres April 25!
143* Toonami and Website/{{Crunchyroll}} have yet another co-production in the works: ''Anime/FenaPiratePrincess'', coming 2021!
144* Kill class is in session! Manga/AssassinationClassroom finally premieres August 29!
145* Toonami's next original production is ''''VideoGame/{{Shenmue}}'' The Animation'', coming 2021!
146* Literature/SwordArtOnline Alicization Part 4, Manga/FireForce Season 2 AND Gemusetto Machu Pichu: Death Beats all premiere November 7th!
147* SSSS.GRIDMAN premieres January 2021! Mecha fans will have their day!
148* Anime/CowboyBebop returns December 26th for all all night marathon!! Merry Christmas from TOM!!
149* [[Main/GrandFinale The final season]] of Manga/AttackOnTitan premieres Jan. 9! And the block expands to 4 hours that night!
150* Manga/ThePromisedNeverland Season 2 premieres April 10!
151* [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Class 1A is BACK!]] Season 5 arrives May 8!
152** And the week after, we're getting Manga/DrStone Season 2!
153* Like father, like daughter(s). Anime/YashahimePrincessHalfDemon premieres June 26!
154* For one night only(November 26th), Toonami will be airing on a FRIDAY, with a full night of Blade Runner!
155* Happy New Year from TOM and SARA! Anime/CowboyBebop returns for a 3 hour marathon January 2nd! And will close out the last hour starting January 8th!
156* Kill class is back in session! Manga/AssassinationClassroom Season 2 arrives January 8!
157* Manga/MadeInAbyss joins January 15!
158* After nearly 5 years away, [[Manga/OnePiece the Straw Hats]] make their grand return on January 22!
159* Manga/AttackOnTitan Season 4 Part 2 premieres Feb. 12!
160* To celebrate 25 years of Toonami, ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' returns with 2 more new seasons: "FLCL: Grunge” and “FLCL: Shoegaze"! Plus an original anime series, “Housing Complex C”, is in the works!
161* In another celebration of 25 years of Toonami, the 2-part Total Immersion Event ''The Return'' brings back the ''original Absolution!'' That's right, thought destroyed 19 years prior, parties unknown have had the ship recovered, upgraded, rechristened the Absolution Mk. 14, and sent back in time from 250 years in the future to track down Tom and Sara. Why? Isn't it obvious?
162* Lupin the 3rd Part 6 premieres April 16!
163* The drought of new content finally breaks with Anime/YashahimePrincessHalfDemon Season 2 on July 30!
164* Manga/MadeInAbyss Season 2 premieres November 5!
165* Against all odds, Manga/MyHeroAcademia Season 6 premieres December 3!
166* On March 4, Toonami will be airing the dub premiere of the Anime/Dream9SuperCollaborationSpecial!!
167* Manga/FoodWars Season 5 premieres March 18!
168* Manga/DrStone Season 3 premieres June 3rd!
169* Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba makes its long awaited return to the block on November 11, same day as Manga/DrStone Season 3 Part 2!
170* Special delivery from Cafe LycoReco! Anime/LycorisRecoil comes to Toonami on January 20, 2024!
171** But even sooner than that, Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba follows up the Mugen Train Arc with Season 2 on January 13!
172* [[Main/GrandFinale It all comes down to this.]] Manga/AttackOnTitan The Final Chapters Part 2 premieres Jan 7!
173* Anime/Zom100BucketListOfTheDead runs onto the block on March 30!
174
175!Ratings Related
176* The ratings were nothing special the first night back, with the highest-rated show on the block only scoring 10% higher than what had been their the week before Toonami relaunched. Week two, however? Toonami broke a million in its first hour, 900k in its second, and the tail end's ratings were those of the first hour the previous week. Plus both weeks won their timeslots overall.
177* Since 2012, [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/12/11-1/toonami-help-drive-adult-swim-to-best-ratings-in-12-years Toonami has given [adult swim] the best ratings it's had in over]] '''12 Years'''!
178* When ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' was still on, it sustained over a million views for some nights in a row, being the only western show to do so so far. It even surpassed ''Naruto'' in ratings once.
179* [[http://toonamifaithful.com/toonami-ratings-for-august-10th/#more-1784 August 10th, 2013.]] Not only did [[{{Manga/Bleach}} the]] [[Manga/{{Naruto}} first]] [[Manga/OnePiece four]] [[Manga/SoulEater shows]] get over a million viewers, but so did ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'', marking not only the first time that the show got over a million views, but also the first time that five shows on the block garnered over a million. Even more impressive, ''Sword Art Online'' managed to beat ''One Piece'' and ''Soul Eater'' in ratings. And did it TWICE in a row.
180* On the same night as the ''IGPX'', ''Big O'', and ''Bebop'' finales, ''Sword Art Online'' manages to gain a slight one; getting a near 70,000 viewer jump over the two programs before it and nearly 200,000 more viewers than the week before.
181* ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' may have been the big debut for the 26th of October, but ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' got awesome points for managing to gain about 50,000 over ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'', despite being on the 3:00 'dead zone'.
182** In fact, closer inspection shows this to be just the tail end of it. After debuting just 3,000 viewers behind ''IGPX'', ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' has gotten more views than the program before it, (Bar movie nights and double ''IGPX'' finales) three weeks in a row, and had another streak for the two nights before ''IGPX''[='s=] finale. True, between the two streaks was a back to back period when this was not true, but two of those weeks were not the block's best viewer wise.
183* [[http://toonamifaithful.com/toonami-ratings-for-december-14-15-2013/ December 14th.]] Not a single thing, overall, dropped below 600,000 that night (keep in mind that it's currently the holiday season, a time when television ratings start to dwindle). ''Summer Wars'' managed to maintain an average of 1,362,000 viewers, even more than ''Akira''. There's also ''FLCL'' and ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' both maintaining 845,000 (which makes the decision to move the latter down to 5:00 AM even more confusing).
184* ''Blue Exorcist'' beating ''One Piece'', its lineup predecessor at 1:00, TWICE. And in doing so only differing from its premiere night by 4000 viewers.
185** That same night, ''IGPX'' managed to pull over 500,000 viewers. Might not seem like much, but considering that ''IGPX'' usually pulls about 400,000 or less...
186* The same night as the first March 2014 music video; for the first time in ages, the first five series on the line up (at the moment ''Space Dandy'', ''Bleach'', ''Naruto Ship'', ''One Piece'' and ''Blue Exorcist'') pull over 1 million views, with ''Soul Eater'' just 4000 views from making it six. In addition, ''Naruto'' the original had over 90000 views, while ''Samurai Jack'' and ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' gained over 100000 views from their general amount, with Clone Wars in particular having only 38000 less than Samurai Jack, a program an hour before it during the low end of the block's general view ratings.
187* The ratings for November 22nd 2014 had SIX shows over one million. Everything from ''Attack on Titan'' to ''Inuyasha: The Final Act''. This came right after DISH ''finally''[[note]]For those who don't know the contract DISH had with Turner expired and had a dispute that lasted over a month [[/note]] brought the Turner channels back.
188* While not technically Toonami, reruns of ''DBZ Kai'' at 8:00 PM have brought Creator/AdultSwim the best ratings it has ever seen in that slot.
189* ''DBZ Kai'', ''Kill La Kill'', ''Naruto'', and ''Inuyasha'' getting over a Million viewers for 3/21/15.
190** ''DBZ'' getting over a million and a half viewers that week.
191* April 25th: Over a million viewers for every program from ''Kai'' to ''Shippuden'', a total of 5 million watched programs!
192* 8/8/15 saw Toonami bring in over 2 million viewers for the first time.
193** ''Akame ga Kill!'' made its debut with 1.8 million viewers, the highest debut ever.
194
195!Miscellaneous
196* Words don't do [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf8RySvlOQw Exquisite Corpse]] justice.
197* When questioned on whether or not Toonami would eventually air ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', Jason had [[https://storify.com/GWOtaku/new-story-553f8d59a8e1b6506789f9a0 a few things to say]] via Twitter, one of them being this...
198-->''There are multiple streaming services out there who have already made it their business to outbid us and secure exclusive rights to shows Toonami has expressed interest in. It's happened several times already. We are now leverage for licensors to go get more cash.''
199** In other words, streaming services such as Creator/{{Netflix}} and Creator/{{Hulu}} now officially consider Toonami [[WorthyOpponent a force to be reckoned with in the television industry]].
200* This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Et4vu4lpPI video]] made by Kaptain Kristian shows just how much Toonami has influenced how anime was viewed in the west back then, and how they respect the show's source material.
201* The Toonami crew [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT2YJVr20ls doing their 2017 SDCC panel in cosplay]]: Dana Swanson as SARA, Steve Blum as TOM, Gill Austin as [[{{Anime/RurouniKenshin}} Kenshin Himura]] (a nice treat for old-school Toonami fans), and Jason [=DeMarco=] as [[{{Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders}} "Old" Joseph Joestar]], complete with light-up Hermit Purple on his arm.
202* You know how hyped ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'' gets you when even Toonami [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIOXs59eJd4 promotes]] it. This is a rare example of a Cartoon Network show being promoted on Adult Swim's Toonami. But why, may somebody ask? It's because all Toonami crew members are [[https://twitter.com/Clarknova1/status/1165469047024230400 huge fans of the show.]]
203* After his previous shell gets destroyed by the Forge’s commander, TOM is ''once again'' uploaded into a new body, dubbed TOM 6.
204* The ending of ''WesternAnimation/TheForge'' is a glorious one for SARA in particular. After TOM dispatches the commander, SARA hacks into all of the commander's fleet ships and makes them all explode, uttering only one line: [[YouAreAlreadyDead "Omae wa mou shindeiru."]]
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