1 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/200px-Toonzailogo_8991.png]] |
2 | [[caption-width-right:200:Where Epic Anime Lived]] |
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4 | Toonzai, 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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6 | It 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'' |
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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