Monday, September 22, 2014

The History of Cartoon Network - Annex 1: Toonami

(This is a work in progress)
Cartoon Network tried to insist on two different sides of animation from day one: comedy and action. CN USA did various experiments, the most notable of which were Power Zone and Super Adventures, later replaced by Afternoon Adventures. On March 17th, 1997, Toonami launched, featuring Moltar as host:
By the end of the decade, TOM (Toonami Operated Module) replaced Moltar as the host and started to define a generation worth of Toonami:
The block ended on CN in 2008:
In 2012, it returned to CN USA, this time on Adult Swim, having had rebrands in 2013 and 2014. Toonami Asia also exists since December 1st, 2012, airing mostly action cartoons.

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