It was 1997 when Toonami first debuted on Cartoon Network. For many, it was the first time being exposed to Anime and to a more grown up style of story telling through animation. Gundam Wing, Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z, Outlaw Star, Voltron, and Robotech were just some of the many shows that I came to know and love and I would always find myself watching the entire block Toonami offered, even if they were mostly repeats (looking at you, DBZ). Hearing about the death of Toonami this past week was a real heart breaker and I was surprised by how much the news really affected me. Head on over to Japanator to see some of the old show promos and reminisce about the good old days.
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3:55 PM on 09.28.2008
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I'd watch Dragon Ball Z and Gundam Wing again!
"bang"
man... without toonami i would've never found out about Cowboy Bebop... :c why is it disappearing?!
Just wait a few years, most every cartoon of yesteryear you can think of will be avail on iTunes for purchase...
also, this video is hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQNw6CRoq10
bang
First Billy n Mandy, and now Toonami.
That's just on one network, Arrested Development went bye bye too.
God damnit.....I'm running out of things to watch on TV, House and Fringe and Eureka only come one once a week, on the same day too!
And Cinemax is starting to be boring again.
Also, I can frankly care less about the news of Toonami going off the air. In my opinion, Toonami died a long time ago.
No Moltar as host mention anywhere. I'm shocked.
I made a video so we'll never forget.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_P-uegCoQM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4b1E5qlWGA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB613GWrV-s
Moltar, pot belly Tom, normal Tom...I stopped watching all these gay face robots and Naruto taking up the block, but I am sad to see it go, because its like a part of my childhood goes with it.
Thank you Toonami, for bringing my so many hours of entertainment.
Goodbye, Toonami. I can definitely say that you left me with a ton of good memories, even if it was time spent in front of the tube.
man I could still remember everyone coming over to my house and we would all gather around watching DBZ even if it was the cell saga or the freeza saga that we've seen like a bajillion time
man those were the days