Wikipedia / List of programs broadcast by Toonami
Wikipedia / List of programs broadcast by Toonami
This is a list of programs that have been broadcast on Adult Swim's (formerly Cartoon Network's) Toonami programming block. Broadcast times and ranges shown are with respect to the United States' Eastern Time Zone based on Adult Swim's headquarters being located in this time zone. The broadcast times and ranges can also be used in conjunction with the Pacific Time Zone based on the network's West Coast feed.
Animated series
Cartoon Network and Adult Swim have licensed a number of animated series for broadcast on the Toonami programming blocks over the years.
Anime
Domestic and other animation
Movies and specials
Microseries
Specials
Animated movies
Live-action movies
Giant Robot Week
From February 24–28, 2003, Toonami broadcast mecha shows that were licensed by ADV Films, some of which were picked up by Adult Swim. Besides Robotech, the following shows were featured:
Adult Swim April Fools' Day 2012
These shows have only aired during the Toonami April Fools' Day broadcast on Adult Swim, April 1, 2012.
Programs featured by block
A list of the lineups and programs featured in Toonami blocks. The schedule occasionally features "Toonami In Flight" blocks which contain movies or special presentations, as well as marathons and other scheduled programming that would occupy some of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim's regular programming.
Weekday Toonami on Cartoon Network
Weekday Toonami (1997–2004)
Moltar's block (1997–'99)
Moltar from Space Ghost Coast to Coast was the original host of Toonami, which ran on Cartoon Network from 4–6pm weekdays from to . Programs included:
Cartoon Roulette
TOM's blocks (1999–2004)
TOM took over Toonami's hosting duties starting . Toonami went from a 4–6pm schedule to a 4–7pm schedule starting . On September 1, 2000, the "DBZ: Garlic Jr. Saga Mini-Marathon" aired, preempting Sailor Moon and Gundam Wing for a day. On November 17, the film World's Finest aired from 5:00 to 6:30pm. The regularly scheduled Dragon Ball Z, Tenchi Universe, Gundam Wing were preempted for the day and Superman: The Animated Series aired at 6:30pm. It included the following programs:
Dragon Ball Z
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
ReBoot
Sailor Moon
ThunderCats
TOM was given a new look and introduction on . On , the schedule was changed to 5–7pm. On , the schedule went back to 4–7pm. On , the schedule went back to 5–7pm. The programs under TOM 2.0's run include:
Batman: The Animated Series
Dragon Ball Z
Gundam Wing
ReBoot
Sailor Moon
Tenchi in Tokyo
Tenchi Muyo!
Tenchi Universe
ThunderCats
TOM had one more makeover on . This third iteration of TOM included the following programs:
Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball Z
G-Gundam
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Transformers: Armada
YuYu Hakusho
Midnight Run (2000–'03)
Midnight runs were moved to Weeknights at midnight, starting with Monday night/Tuesday morning to Friday night/Saturday morning. Toonami Midnight Run ran from to from 12–1am and included:
The Big O (until May 24, 2001)
Dragon Ball (until October 30, 2002)
Dragon Ball Z (until October 30, 2002)
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (October 31, 2001)
Gundam Wing (Uncut)
Weekend Toonami on Cartoon Network
Saturday Toonami (1997–'99)
Saturday Toonami ran from to at 7–9pm, and from to at 1–3pm and included the following programs:
Midnight Run (1999–2000)
Toonami's Midnight Run programming block started on Sunday at midnight and ran from 12–5am. It ran from to , after which it was moved to a weeknight Midnight Run. It included the following programs:
Cartoon Roulette
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (October 30, 1999)
Rising Sun (2000–'01)
Toonami's Rising Sun programming block ran on Saturday mornings from to from 9am– 12 pm from April 15 – September 2, 10 am– 1 pm from September 9 – December 9, 2000, and 11am– 1 pm from December 16, 2000 – March 3, 2001.
Super Saturday (2001–'03)
Toonami's Saturday afternoon programming block ran from October 20, 2001, to February 22, 2003, from 1–3pm, later changing to 1–4pm in June 2002. It included the following programs:
Toonami Saturday Night (2004–'08)
On , Toonami was moved to Saturday nights 7–11 PM with TOM's 3rd stint as the host. Miguzi would take over the former Toonami weekday space. On , the schedule was reduced to 9–11 PM. Programs broadcast include the following:
Astro Boy (2003)
Toonami lineups on Adult Swim
2012–2019
Following a sneak preview on the night of , Adult Swim began broadcasting Toonami on from 12 – 6 am.
2020–present
Toonami Rewind
Toonami special blocks
Some of the special blocks that have aired in Toonami during its run on Cartoon Network and Adult Swim:
Toonami Lunar Eclipse (1999): Sailor Moon marathon.
Toonami DBZ20XL (1999): a week of Dragon Ball Z episodes during Weekday Toonami.
Toonami DBZ20XL Movie Marathon (1999): Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might, Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest, Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone.
DBZ President's Day Movie Marathon (2000): Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might, Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest, Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone.
New Year's Eve-il (2000, 2001): mostly Dragon Ball Z episodes.
Midnight Run Special Edition (2001): aired music videos from Gorillaz, the first four segments of Daft Punk's Interstella 5555, and Mark Osborne's short film More synchronized to "Hell Bent" by Kenna.
Zoids Cubed (2001): Zoids: New Century Zero episodes.
Batman VS Superman (2002): alternating episodes from Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series.
April Fools Joker Virus (2002): episodes from Batman: The Animated Series featuring The Joker.
Naruto Years Eve (New Year's Eve 2005): Naruto marathon.
A Month of Miyazaki (March 18-April 8, 2006): a month-long event featuring films directed by Hayao Miyazaki: Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Castle in the Sky and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
Giant Robot Week (February 24–28, 2003)
April Fools (2012): a run of Toonami-related shows on Adult Swim.
April Fools (2018): a run of the majority of the already-scheduled anime lineup but subtitled with original Japanese audio. It also included an early showing of the first episode of the Japanese dub of FLCL Alternative and the film Mind Game, both with English subtitles.
Toonami Rewind (2024): a run of some shows that were broadcast on Toonami's original line up, including the 90's version of Sailor Moon (Viz Dub), Dragon Ball Z Kai, and Naruto, only airing on Fridays in place of the "Checkered Past" block.
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