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4Toonzai, formerly The [=CW4Kids=], was a SaturdayMorningCartoon block on Creator/TheCW replacing Creator/KidsWB that began under its original name in May of 2008 before its rebranding in August 2010. Run by Creator/FourKidsEntertainment, Toonzai ran a mostly anime programming block that tailored to a younger audience.
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6It bit the dust in August 18, 2012, in favor of a new Saban-run block, Creator/{{Vortexx}}. The block ended with a ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' marathon.
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8!!Notable programs aired by Toonzai (Kids' WB holdovers marked with *):
9[[index]]
10* ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''*
11* ''WesternAnimation/{{Chaotic}}''
12* ''Animation/CubixRobotsForEveryone''
13* ''Anime/DinosaurKing''
14* ''[[Anime/DragonBallZKai Dragon Ball Z Kai]]''
15* ''[[Animation/IronKid Eon Kid]]''*
16* ''[[Animation/KikoRiki GoGoRiki]]''
17* ''WesternAnimation/HuntikSecretsAndSeekers''
18* ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest''*
19* ''Series/KamenRiderDragonKnight''
20* ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa''
21* ''WesternAnimation/MagiNation''*
22* ''[[Anime/OjamajoDoremi Magical Doremi]]''
23* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rollbots}}''
24* ''WesternAnimation/SkunkFu''*
25* ''Anime/SonicX''
26* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan''*
27* ''Anime/TaiChiChasers''
28* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003''
29** ''WesternAnimation/TurtlesForever''
30* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTales''*
31* ''WesternAnimation/VivaPinata''
32* ''WesternAnimation/WillAndDewitt''*
33* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub''
34* ''WesternAnimation/WorldOfQuest''*
35* ''Anime/YuGiOh''*
36** ''Anime/YuGiOhGX''
37** ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds''
38** ''Anime/YuGiOhZexal''
39[[/index]]
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41!!This animation block provided examples of:
42* TheArtifact: Most of the Creator/KidsWB shows the channel had in the beginning were only there to air the remaining episodes Kids' WB themselves couldn't. Quite tellingly, they were removed after they fufilled that quota.
43* DarkerAndEdgier: Despite being heavily EditedForSyndication, ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' is still quite violent.
44* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: As is noted above, before it was fully rebranded into Toonzai, a good chunk of its first couple of years was spent basically finishing the run of many Creator/KidsWB shows that started before that block's demise.
45* {{Expy}} / FollowTheLeader: Of Creator/{{Toonami}}. Al Khan even cited it as an inspiration.
46* GrandFinale: As stated above, its final broadcast was a ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' marathon, marking it as this both for the block and all of 4Kids' blocks in general. An ironic, yet also fitting end given prior to the lawsuit surrounding it, ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' was one of [=4Kids=] biggest properties in their prominence.
47* [[LastOfHisKind Last Of Its Kind]]: Prior to its demise, this block was the only remaining children's block on American broadcast television which consists of new content meant to entertain, rather than years-old {{Rerun}}s of [[EdutainmentShow Edutainment Shows]] (CW stations usually fill the deadest spaces weekday mornings with E/I content on their own, usually from [=DiC=]). However, rather than let its demise mark [[EndOfAnAge the end of these]], the honor was passed to its successor, Creator/{{Vortexx}}.
48* LighterAndSofter: Than Toonami, its inspiration. It's also worth noting that many shows aired that didn't originate on the block were this compared to the originals. Heck, ''[[Anime/DragonBallZKai Dragon Ball Z Kai]]'' managed to be this compared not only to the original Japanese version, but even to the Creator/{{Nicktoons}} edit.
49* SaturdayMorningCartoon

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