If you turned onto watch Anime on Adult Swim this past weekend you, like myself and my fiance, we're surprised to see the beginning of a Gundam Wing episode instead of the catchy Durarara! intro. Adult Swim decided to play a little Toonami as a joke. Some people where confused, some cried tears of nostalgia, and some people switched it to another network. (The last was my house hold, but we kept going back every 30min to see what episode of what show was next. Nothing is as nice to fall asleep to as Big O. <3) After it was said and done, we even got a new scene of the Toonami host T.O.M. telling us "April Fools." Hell, the even tossed in a Mass Effect 3 review.
Shortly after, #adultswim tweeted a simple line:
Want it back? Let us know. #BringBackToonami
Within the last few days, over 10,000 people have retweeted it. Some other very amusing comments have appeared on the #BringBackToonami page as well.
Voice actor Yuri Lowenthal (Sasuke from Naruto and many many more) tweets
@blumspew, a.k.a. T.O.M voice actor (amoung other voices) Steve Blum replies
"@adultswim Ok guys... Let's do this thing! #BringBackToonami"
Even people such as Kyle Hebert & Spiderman are supporting this. Let's see how this rocks.
This is not the first time Toonami's fanbase hasn't supported the show. The crew over at ToonamiAftermath.com have been streaming old Toonami shows and more (uncensored versions of anime that was shown originally on Toonami.) Even has been showing anime such as Ranma 1/2 and movies reviewed by the fellows over at Rift Tracks.
Those who have been following Toonami from the start know about it's simple begining and it's untimely downfall. In 2004 the number of shows we're changed from anime action to kid anime action shows such as Duel Masters. Even though they still played great shows like Megas XLR and JL: Unlimited, the choice of programs would eventually decline. Spamming Bakugan, Yugioh, and MegaMan Starforce is what probably killed the ratings. If Toonami is able to come back, it can easily replace the CN action block and take over shows that are currently already playing on Cartoon Network.
Make a dream line up, you say? Don't mind if I do!
Like Adult Swim, I feel Toonami should be an entree of new shows with a side of popular reruns and finished with popular nostalgia.Current shows like the new ThunderCats would fit in perfectly with Toonami as well as others.
Possible ideas for new Toonami shows: One Piece (New Dub. People will love it.), Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals (Naruto Parody SpinOff), and New Batman series (Isn't it that time yet?), Gundam Age (Would be perfect!)
Do you remember what T.O.M. on the final Toonami run?
"So, until we meet again, stay gold. Bang."
Let's meet again soon, T.O.M.!
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