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2:40 the absoultion flying in 3:13 T.O.M's introduction 6:38 Reboot 8:45 Sailor Moon 11:46 Dragon Ball Z 16:00 The real adventures of Jonny Quest 18:08 Tenchi Muyo 18:21 T.O.M starts introduction again 20:05 Powerpuff Girls 22:03 Samurai Jack 24:50 Mobile Suit Gundam Wing 27:40 BIG O 30:27 Hamtaro 32:00 Justice League 34:00 Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball GT 41:39 Naruto 44:05 Ben 10 Alien Force 45:48 Yu Yu Hakusho 47:47 The Batman 49:31 One Piece 52:28 Star Wars The Clone Wars (both) 56:13 outro Your welcome nobody who asked Wow didn't expect so many likes that's pretty awesome thxs
This might sound really stupid but toonami actually saved my life..my friend came over my house and wanted me to go with him to some girl's house, usually I would say yes but I was like "hell no, DBZ is about to come on"..now this wasn't just any episode of Dragonball z. This was the first time in the US that Goku turned Super Saiyan against Freiza. I waited a long long time for this episode and I was not about to miss it..well he left my house and as he was driving, he made a U turn too quick and got hit by a semi..he survived but was in a coma for weeks but the passenger side where I would have sat was completely caved in..lucky me. Thanks toonami
I just looked it up: One Piece is currently the 17th longest running anime, right behind Conan. Sazae-san is the longest of all time, having run non-stop since 1969 xD It has over fucking 7.500 episodes!
Talks about Sailor Moon without mentioning monster of the week. Calls DBZ monster of the week right after. With the fillers, it felt a little monster of the week sometimes, but even then, it was never one week. Even Garlic Junior took up a fair share of time.
Yeah I cringed at that. She apparently hasn't seen DBZ in a long time. Kinda shocked no one corrected her. Dragon Ball hasn't resembled anything close to monster of the week since the beginning of Dragon Ball, then it quickly switched to Pilaf as an overarching villain, and kept some of the characters that would have been considered'a monster of the week. If anything GT would fit that formula a bit better in the beginning, but a person would still be stretching to call it a 'Monster of the Week' type show.
Dont forget that toonami also introduced a generation to Miyazaki. In 2006 they played a month of Miyazaki and helped me start on a lifelong love of his work
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Nope, unfortunately they didn't kiss! In this scene they were talking about the first kiss ever, done by Adam and Eve (in the original Japanese dub.) Sorry to disappoint you, but it's clearly not them. They even resemble more Usagi & Mamoru (Serena & Darien), since one of them has odangos. But they're still a couple and it's very obvious in the show.
Even worse, Kidz Bop censored "Born This Way" and made the boys sing the part about the female lover in "Bad At Love" to censor the fact that Halsey's bi.
You know what I loved about Toonami, that kick ass Peter Cullen Narration. It didn't matter what the show was, hearing Optimus Prime himself hype it up made it sound like the coolest thing ever.
Toonami was for me as a teenager what Saturday morning cartoons were for me as a kid.I think with the previous generations before mine there wasn’t much in the way of good cartoon programming aimed pre teens and teens, which is why even Doug’s generation typically stopped watching cartoons and only came back later because of nostalgia or because they started watching it with their kids. While a lot of people I grew up with never stopped because there was enough quality and mature content that we didn’t merely think of cartoons as “kid’s stuff” and grow out of it.
Can we get the same crew to do an entire episode on the Cartoon Network shows like Dexter’s Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Ed, Edd and Eddy, Cow and Chicken.
"Well, this is the end, beautiful friends. After more than 11 years, this is Toonami's final broadcast. It's been a lot of fun, and we'd like to thank each and every one of you who made this journey with us. Toonami wouldn't have been anything without you. Hopefully, we've left you with some good memories. So, until we meet again, stay gold. Bang." Unknown to TOM 4, Toonami would be brought back almost four years after his last words
@@Partylikeits-br7bb What really sucked was that, if i recall, there was a convention earlier that day that the Toonami guys were at and they said to "tune in tonight for an announcement". Jesus fuck.
@@Partylikeits-br7bb I remember that there was still episode that were going on. However I was confused when it wasn't back on. Then one day on my late night watching tv because I couldn't sleep I was just channel flipping and there Tom playing Toonami. Then Toonami back B*tches!!!
But guess who didn't reappear on the block when it got brought back to Adult Swim... Swayzak!! I'm sick and tired of people not appreciating him because of the goddamn Intruder!! I didn't even WATCH that TIE yet I was around for Trapped in Hyperspace!!
Bingo I think I was 7 or 8 when that block came and I'm instantly hooked but I was mostly watch Cowboy Bebop yu yu hakusho and Dragon ball series (and yes even the GT with that God awful rap)
I Couldn't Grew Up With It (Cause I Was Raised In Brazil) But I Can Defenitly See *Y* People Love It So Much... Tô Bad *I* Couldn't Get Into Toonami... But Again... Brazil...
I'm amazed they didn't mention how one of the characters from the original Powerpuff Girls, Ace from the Gangreen Gang, is still relevant, having joined Gorillaz as a replacement for Murdoch.
@@Xunkun like yo that commercial Stinger "Tom....is dead" I still can recite the whole commercial by heart that shit got me so hyped when I was younger seeing Tom 2 after seeing Tom just vanish I was freakin man!
I can honestly say that Toonami was what got me interested in anime, and it was Inuyasha that sparked my love for it. To me that was my dragonball or Naruto, Inuyasha was my childhood. And while I branched off to other animes of course Inuyasha will forever be my first anime
i fully love this comment,,,,, cause one, idk why they didnt mention that show, even tho it ended up moving to adult swim. inuyasha is my godfather tier of anime! and ironically its labeled a romance manga lol
@@stephennewsome1680 my guess is no one watched it, only mores the pity but I can see it. Had someone like us worked for the show we'd be the ones to mention it.
@@opgengar-985 even though you know my algorithm will stop you from seeing your subscriptions? I can just use the search bar Hoho then search as much as you like
I loved that too. I also liked how he did it a few times in a row, then didn't do it, which would typically mean the gag is over, so I think doing it one more time after that made it even better.
Also Case Closed. That show was my jam back in the day and I have absolutely no idea why it tanked in the ratings on Adult Swim. Not only is it still alive in Japan but thriving all these years: the most recent episode ranking #2 of ALL anime that week.
Adult Swim and Toonami probably wouldn't have even existed if it weren't for Space Ghost: Coast To Coast. Still one of my favorite shows ever. Rest in peace, Clay Martin Croker.
My parents loved Space Ghost. They're Japanese (I was born in Japan and then moved to the US shortly after), but they learned English growing up in the 80s. They didn't see the original Space Ghost's run in Japan as they were like 2 or 3 when it aired, but they do remember the original Birdman (it was called Denshi Choujin U-Bird in Japan.) The rebooted takes on Space Ghost and Birdman made them laugh, ESPECIALLY the episode where the cow rants about how dumb the show is over the end credits.
22:21 All I could think of was "A foolish Samurai warrior wielding a shape-shifting master of darkness wielding a magic sword wielding a foolish Samurai warrior wielding a magic sword..."
I will always love how when Hamtaro premiered on Hamtaro, TOM was genuinely confused. "Huh...?" "Well..." "...Okay, heh, they're cute I guess. Hamtaro is coming up next."
I died laughing at that! I used to think TOM was much like myself, so that means I used to think he played with girls toys and was a fan of several girl groups! Even though he was meant to be 18 years old and had a deep, badass voice!
I love how everyone acted like Hamtaro was the most badass anime on the list and just confusing Critic. Then they called the justice league laid back lol.
I thought the message was the opposite it's not bad ass and honestly it would be more fitting for preschool programming, but we love it so back off lolz 😂🤣
I feel so old when I see some of these comments. I remember when Moltar hosted Toonami when I was a kid. I used to love watching Cartoon Network all day in between turning my TV to channel 3 to play video games. Childhood was awesome. In HS, I made it my mission to buy all of the Hanna Barbera and MGM classics that I loved watching on CN as a kid. Still don't have all of them yet, but I'm so glad WB finally released the Swat Kats complete collection a few years ago. And I would also like to get Spider-Man (Fox Kids), but it's been years and it still doesn't have an official home media release even though it was one of the baddest cartoons of all-time.
Batman: The Animated Series is on DC Universe, but if Adult Swim and Turner Broadcasting have Toonami on Adult Swim go into the streaming business, I would love for Batman: The Animated Series to be available for Toonami’s streaming service.
@@JustinBailey91 Oh I'll probably get it. The last time I've seen Spider-Man was when Disney XD had its rights in 2009, the "Web-a-lution Marathon" when they reran all the episodes for two days. I'm talking about a home media release on DVD or Blu-Ray, this is one of the most requested cartoons of all-time.
@@JustinBailey91 Webolution* Marathon But yeah, I can buy Disney + right now, I just wanna own it so that I can watch it 20 years from now. I don't get what their deal is.
LEAVES FROM THE VINE, FALLING SO SLOW. LIKE FRAGILE TINY SHELLS, DRIFTING IN THE FOAM. LITTLE SOLDIER BOY, COMES MARCHING HOME. BRAVE SOLDIER BOY, COMES MARCHING HOME!
I'm really surprised while talking about Toonami they never mentioned the actual Toonami STORY itself. I remember like Tom being in the middle of space battles and fighting for his life while entertaining us and we could go online to help him fight the space pirates through mini games.
He was so HOT!! Don't forget, that era also gave us my first and favorite TIE, Trapped in Hyperspace. I remember playing the game, shame it's lost media now.
Adult swim with robot jones (he was one of the voices that did the disclaimer for adult swim) The fallowing shows are for no one over the age of 17(18 at the time) they include intense violence, sexual situations,corse language and suggestive dialog
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Ukari Katase aw man, I LOVED when Toonami did events like airing nothing but animated music videos, premiering Ghibli films every Friday for a month, or Robot Week. So good
@@mychaeljones7526 I started fully watching Toonami during the 'Intruder' special. Back during Toonami's Hip-Hop days, I only got a chance to see a couple of shows, so I didn't really see the full block. I get what you mean, but I heard about those artist elsewhere. Mainly on Virgin Radio or Yahoo's Launch.com site
YuYu Hakusho was and will remain one of my favorite animes of all time. Yes it was a bit DBZ in format but was so willing to show shades of complexity in the villains from the start. Kurama having a noble reason for his original break in to basically the whole third and forth seasons having such complex villains that they seemed written to spite normal anime tropes.
In my eyes Yu yu hakisho was a better fighting anime because i feel like the fights werent just fights, it helped the story more and made the characters more interesting
I'm a simple ninja, I see my friend in the thumbnail, and I click. Edit: Actually got the time to see your review of my show, and I'm so happy that I'm one of your favourite characters!
Toonami shows that were skipped: - Robotech - Ronin Warriors - Outlaw Star - Star Blazers - Cardcaptors - Zoids - Record of Lodoss War - Transformers: Armada, Energon & Cybertron - Rurouni Kenshin - Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier - Duel Masters - Rave Master - D.I.C.E. - Zatch Bell! - Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo - IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix - Astro Boy (2003) - The Prince of Tennis - Pokemon - Yu-Gi-Oh! - Beyblade - MAR - Bakugan: Battle Brawlers - and probably the biggest crime of all... they skipped MEGAS XLR!
Yeah he passed away it nice way C. Martin Croker a tribute the original Moltar before he replaced by Tom and Sara voice by Steve Blum and forget the female actor name voicing Sara.
Even the promos in between the shows were so well done and you can tell the people running Toonami cared about kids and animation and teaching important lessons without it seeming like they're being preachy. Broken Promise (Dreams) will always be one of my favorites. The one about Anger is also really good.
Dark Spyro .....you *do* realize that *several* of the key-animators from ThunderCats went on to work on stuff like Gun-Buster, Project-Ako, Naruto, and Bleach, right? You *ARE* aware that the *ENTIRE SHOW* was animated in *JAPAN*, yes? Toonami wasn’t “made for anime”, you simpleton. It was just an action block. They brought in anime because it was cheaper to put out than original animation, and it gained popularity due to being different. I was literally *there* the first time Moltar started the block. I’m likely old enough to be your dad. Sit down and keep quiet.
@@moonkingdomify Ben 10 Alien Force never launched on Toonami because there was no Toonami at the time. Would have swapped that and The Batman with those 2 shows.
@@moonkingdomify Outlaw Star was on toonami cowboy Bebop was never on toonami (unless you count after the resurrection of toonami on adult swim) but just to make things confusing they recently re showed outlaw Star on adult swim and it was basically an uncut version.
I was 5 when Toonami started. I remember coming home that day expecting to watch the same shows I always did after school, and then this came on. I was like, whats this where are all my shows? And then Rock the Dragon blared through my speakers and I got a jump start on puberty.
That was a very depressing ending. Jackie Chan Adventures deserved a much better part than that; it really is one of the best shows that I remember. But, otherwise, this was a very fun episode.
Agreed, that was a very fun series. It might have drifted away into dumbness over time (or maybe I got too old for it) but its original season was really a lot of fun!
I don't recall watching "Jackie Chan Adventures" on Toonami, at least not that significantly. Maybe some episodes sometime...but it was always the epitome of the "Saturday Morning Cartoon" shift into the anime-esque/Pseudo-Anime form. Kinda like Hamtaro and The Powerpuff Girls. "That was actually in the Toonami block? Are you sure? When did Toonami's block begin again?"
Looking back now, adult swim Saturday night was a different animal compared to today. Since Toonami was integrated into adult swim, just to show anime.
I'm surprised he didn't mention Outlaw Star, the show that traumatized me into loving anime, but I live in England, so I'm guessing it was in the Adult Swim block in the USA?
Hamtaro is the most epic Toonami show, period. The pure violence and plot that was put into really helped the sheer emotion. (ok but it is fucking adorable tho)
-Influenced us for better or worse... -I'm Malcolm! 😂 I chuckled P.s. some of us had no Toonami, no Fox kids at all...we had to dig through the shady markets to find some new VHS tapes...we used to value every new piece of content and had to go through anything to find all missing episodes of your favorite show! (Spider-man had about 5 VHS tapes...I had 2-4...). Naruto on CDs...LOTS OF CDs!!! I mean LOTS!!! (And some of them scratched and episodes turned unplayable 😭 )
Thundercats never caught on?.....Doug...sweety...it was the sabotage of the CN execs. Constantly changing of time slots, the days, lack of advertisements. They even had an entirely script of the next season up and ready before they were shut down. If the show didn't do so well, why did they made a script for an entire season?
Thundercats, Symbionic Titan and the like did well in the ratings. The toys did not fly off the shelves in the middle of the recession for some odd reason. And the merch sales were the only thing CN execs cared for at the time.
Holy shit you're the only other person I've met in over a decade that remembers Jetix I WAS STARTING TO THINK IT WAS JUST SOME KIND OF YEARS LONG HALLUCINATION
The only shows i cared about on Jetix were W.I.T.C.H and if i remember correct Digimon and Monster Rancher were on Jetix. I can't remember if Beyblade was too
Dragonball Z got me interested in anime and Dragon Ball got me hooked on it, i definitely preferred the martial arts compared to just over the top energy beams blowing shit up that DBZ was better known for.
@@UltimateGamerCC Yes! I watched all of DBZ and a little bit of dragonball when I was a kid. Both shows are great, but i enjoy dragonball more than dbz now. Dragonball just seems like more of an adventure, plus goku is the best "kid" character in the dragonball universe...in my opinion. Also the world martial arts tournaments are really fucking good.
@@frankunderwood8641 agreed, the tournaments were the highlight of the series, meanwhile what we saw of them in DBZ were mediocre, DB is more down to earth before things flew off the handle.
Show about a Demon Fox? Me: Inuyasha Show that runs on forever without end? Me: One Piece? Show about a Samurai? Me: Rurouni Kenshin? No? ..... Note: Yu-Gi-Oh was also freakishly popular when it aired as well. Edit: 1: Yes, I know Inuyasha is a Demon Dog/Man. However, that didn't change the fact that it still popped into my head. 2: Yu-Gi-Oh was also on Toonami. 3: Rurouni Kenshin was Toonami & Adult Swim. 4: Yu Yu Hakusho was mentioned. 5: Bleach, Detective Conan, Trigun and S-Cry-Ed were all Adult Swim in 2004-2006. Here is the lineup page in case anyone wants it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_Toonami
I'm not surprised they didn't mention Rave Master, either, lol. However, I must admit, when I think "demon fox", I always think of Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho!
Miguzi happened when I was in 4th grade. It was supposed to be the "kid friendly" Toonami. It was a 2 hour block with Totally Spies, Teen Titans, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Code Lyoko. It ended after becoming just bumps instead for the rest of the Cartoon Network show line up at the time.
Code Lyoko I remembered it as well, I was about 10 I think when I started watching it, and I remembered loving it (learned later it was French-Anime which explained some things to me the show never addressed) I also remember it being one of the first kid shows I saw with some DARK imagery and scenes. Like seriously every other episode we see people nearly being murdered and ONLY saved not because "Huzah a hero is here" no they would have been freaking dead if not for the magic retcon code
That’s how I got introduced to Code Lyoko and Totally Spies (as TT was also shown outside the block and that’s how I saw it) and I am forever thankful for it.
I remember that show. Wasn't that the one where all the adventures started because one kid fell in love with a girl that for a long time he, his friends, and the audience thought was just artificial intelligence? Seriously, does nobody realize the stupidity of the setup?
@@b3rz3rk3r9 I do have to get a few more jokes out. Isn't Code Lyoko from the land of trying to be Anime but giving up half way through, France? Also, how come their foreheads take up a third of their heads? Also, remember the live action reboot? Of course you don't. It only aired in France and never even got an official English translation.
32:07. The first and second episode of Justice League, both of which I watched on Toonami scared me half to death when I was younger. Hell of a way to start your series.
@@AaronGanaron No, it doesn't. It's the Japanese form of Yaksha from Hindu/Jain/Buddhist mythology, and refers to a specific type of demon that can be either male or female.
zoids new century zero! Bit cloud baby!...and dont forget Zoids chaotic century with Van Flyheight and Fiona!.....but honestly did they ever figure out who or what the zoidans were and why Fiona was the last one
Surprised not only Zoids not being mentioned. But Megas XLR a show that was pretty much a parody of EVERYTHING toonami was showing at the time and it was awesome.
@@minority86 that's the other thing; Ben ten (the original series) was never on toonami, it originally aired on saturday mornings with a new episode. Megas XLR should've taken that spot
As a kid I saw a few episodes of the 4kids dub of One Piece and didn't think much of it. A few years ago I decided to give the Funimation dub a try and ended up falling in love with the series. It's now my all time favourite anime which I've rewatched/read multiple times and I really recommend it to anybody.
@@thefanwithoutaface8105 here in Spain Toonami was a section un cartoon network, and Shaman King was aired there. Shinzo was only in Fox Kids, ah the memories
This video is definitely one of the very best big events ever done by Channel Awesome! I’m always amazed and happy to rewatch it! You guys all do such a wonderful job talking about these shows. It is also a shame that some of my favorites are not included though. Seriously it’s a real shame that none of you acknowledged Sym Biotic Titan! Did you guys miss that one? Because if you did, you should totally look it up! However I truly do enjoy this event and you all did Toonami justice! The segments on my favorite anime programs make me really smile a lot! Fantastic work on this video. Please do a follow up someday and talk about more classic Cartoon Network shows!
ElSaltaCohetes FLCL was Adult Swim, as well as Cowboy Bebop. They were not on Toonami. Although I understand the confusion since Adult Swim came right after the Toonami block.
Step aside a real Anime Curmudgeon enters the ring. I remember a time when cars talked and dogs solved mysteries. And on a rare sweeps month both did it on the same show and we were grateful for it. Not like you bubblegum snapping pauldrons.
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Cowboy bebop and samurai jack
Cory in the house
Please review Barnyard (2006).
Sailor Moon, Ronin Warriors, Hamtaro and Tenchi Muyo/Universe/In Tokyo
Heck yeah!!! Count me in! 😎
2:40 the absoultion flying in
3:13 T.O.M's introduction
6:38 Reboot
8:45 Sailor Moon
11:46 Dragon Ball Z
16:00 The real adventures of Jonny Quest
18:08 Tenchi Muyo
18:21 T.O.M starts introduction again
20:05 Powerpuff Girls
22:03 Samurai Jack
24:50 Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
27:40 BIG O
30:27 Hamtaro
32:00 Justice League
34:00 Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball GT
41:39 Naruto
44:05 Ben 10 Alien Force
45:48 Yu Yu Hakusho
47:47 The Batman
49:31 One Piece
52:28 Star Wars The Clone Wars (both)
56:13 outro
Your welcome nobody who asked
Wow didn't expect so many likes that's pretty awesome thxs
I thank you sir nobody. Your work is underappreciated.
@@MrGrimfacade 👍 thanks
Thanks this was really helpful
Thanks dude
Thank you!!
This might sound really stupid but toonami actually saved my life..my friend came over my house and wanted me to go with him to some girl's house, usually I would say yes but I was like "hell no, DBZ is about to come on"..now this wasn't just any episode of Dragonball z. This was the first time in the US that Goku turned Super Saiyan against Freiza. I waited a long long time for this episode and I was not about to miss it..well he left my house and as he was driving, he made a U turn too quick and got hit by a semi..he survived but was in a coma for weeks but the passenger side where I would have sat was completely caved in..lucky me. Thanks toonami
Huh...TV saves actually saves lives.
That's actually insane, WOW!
Wow, glad you are alive :)
Or if you had gone, the crash may not have happened. Correlation does not equal causation.
@@insanecurity life is creepy because you don't know jackshit
One Piece: one of the longest running anime of all time
Detective Conan: hold my beer
Or Doraemon. Or Sazae-san. Or Shin Chan...
Are they still making ippo these days?
Oh yeah, One Piece isn't even in top 10 xD
@@Ytinasniiable Ippo the manga is still running yes, but there hasn't been a new anime adaptation in several years sadly.
I just looked it up: One Piece is currently the 17th longest running anime, right behind Conan. Sazae-san is the longest of all time, having run non-stop since 1969 xD It has over fucking 7.500 episodes!
fun fact: a villian from the powerpuff girls became part of the Gorillaz
Ace. That was hilarious.
The Gangreen Gang?
I thought I was crazy when Ace popped up un that video lol
He replaced Murdoc for a short while. Although that means the Gorillaz, Samurai Jack, and Powerpuff Girls share a universe
well gee lemme guess it's a evil mad scientist monkey named mojo jojo
DBZ definitely was NOT monster of the week... the Frieza fight was basically 25 episodes
Monster of the 2-3 years
Really the DBZ villains lasted for dozens of episodes in long developing arcs.
@@GarrusN7 Critic is always wrong about everything but at least he is funny.
Talks about Sailor Moon without mentioning monster of the week. Calls DBZ monster of the week right after. With the fillers, it felt a little monster of the week sometimes, but even then, it was never one week. Even Garlic Junior took up a fair share of time.
Yeah I cringed at that. She apparently hasn't seen DBZ in a long time. Kinda shocked no one corrected her. Dragon Ball hasn't resembled anything close to monster of the week since the beginning of Dragon Ball, then it quickly switched to Pilaf as an overarching villain, and kept some of the characters that would have been considered'a monster of the week. If anything GT would fit that formula a bit better in the beginning, but a person would still be stretching to call it a 'Monster of the Week' type show.
Dont forget that toonami also introduced a generation to Miyazaki. In 2006 they played a month of Miyazaki and helped me start on a lifelong love of his work
yep my fave anime (princess mononuke) was shown
Oh yeah, I did remembered that. X3 I did watch three out of the four Studio Ghibli films. The one I missed is Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.
They also aired Akira a few times as well.
@@KubatheChangeling watched that the first time a few years back ...and it's like princess monouke but it's "unofficial" first studio Ghibli film
This
I'd love a Jackie Chan Adventures review
They'll probably do it whenever they cover Kids WB.
ONE MORE THING!
Agreed
Indeed , but when was Jackie Chan Adventures on Toonami?
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America: "Lesbians!? Not in my childrens programing! They are cousins now"
Characters: Kiss
***Sweet home alabama!***
America: This is fine.
But that just makes them lesbian cousins!
Nope, unfortunately they didn't kiss! In this scene they were talking about the first kiss ever, done by Adam and Eve (in the original Japanese dub.) Sorry to disappoint you, but it's clearly not them. They even resemble more Usagi & Mamoru (Serena & Darien), since one of them has odangos.
But they're still a couple and it's very obvious in the show.
Oh how times have changed
That just makes it hotter
Even worse, Kidz Bop censored "Born This Way" and made the boys sing the part about the female lover in "Bad At Love" to censor the fact that Halsey's bi.
You know what I loved about Toonami, that kick ass Peter Cullen Narration. It didn't matter what the show was, hearing Optimus Prime himself hype it up made it sound like the coolest thing ever.
The Advanced Robotics promo was EVERYTHING!!!
Honestly, hearing him introduce Transformers Armada was one of the most surreal things a TF fan could hear.
He's the reason why I even bothered to watch IGPX
Still remember his Gundam Wing narration for the promo
I know! And TOM's voice introducing all the shows.
Toonami was for me as a teenager what Saturday morning cartoons were for me as a kid.I think with the previous generations before mine there wasn’t much in the way of good cartoon programming aimed pre teens and teens, which is why even Doug’s generation typically stopped watching cartoons and only came back later because of nostalgia or because they started watching it with their kids. While a lot of people I grew up with never stopped because there was enough quality and mature content that we didn’t merely think of cartoons as “kid’s stuff” and grow out of it.
It’s sad that Malcolm’s Goku costume looks more realistic and less stupid than the one in the live action movie.
We dont speak of that monstrosity.
Daniel Shimoda That’s why I didn’t bother typing its name. lol.
We don't talk about those
The necklace brings it together
@@Dabajaws Yes finally someone brings up the necklace. What is up with that thing!?!?
Can we get the same crew to do an entire episode on the Cartoon Network shows like Dexter’s Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Ed, Edd and Eddy, Cow and Chicken.
We need one on Miguzi
Ed Edd n Eddy is a great show
You mean Cartoon Network's Fridays?
Where Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy at? 🤨
They used to call those Cartoon Cartoons.
Justice League humor
Flash: I am the fastest man alive
Hawk girl: that is why you can't get a date
So good.
the flash; "yeah, haha wait HEY"
@Torika Gomutsutchi so fast, girls can't enjoy the pleasure
TimeStamps:
5:12 Cartoon Roulette
6:37 ReBoot
8:50 Sailor Moon
11:52 Dragon Ball Z
16:09 Jonny Quest
18:29 Tenchi Muyo!
20:12 The Powerpuff Girls
22:09 Samurai Jack
24:57 Mobile Suit Gundam
27:49 The Big O
30:35 Hamtaro
32:08 Justice League
34:10 Dragon Ball
35:38 Dragon Ball GT
40:56 Miguzi
41:44 Naruto
44:11 Ben 10
45:53 Yu Yu Hakusho
47:56 The Batman
49:38 One Piece
52:38 Star Wars-The Clone Wars
57:01Jackie Chan Adventures
I realized that batman beyond wasn't mentioned... so my question is: WHAT THE H@#$!!!!!!!!!
They forgot Ronin Warriors
Thank you for this
Where's inyashia?
Where the hell is hunterxhunter
Toonami is the only reason %90 of us go to [adult swim].
I never even knew this existed
Does this also include the Rick and Morty fanbase?
@@nealmcbealthenavysealicall794 Yes. There's no reason to watch AS on a weekday unless you reallay like family guy
True. Currently only watch it for My Hero Academia. Greatest anime ever, by the way.
I watch it for that and robot chicken
When are ya'll gonna do Adult Swim
If he freaking mentions Black Vulcan from Harvey Birdman, I'm gonna die. But hey, if he didn't mention Swayzak here... (sobs in Black Vulcan)
RIP the Venture Brothers
And Robot Chicken 🤖🐔
@@raven3067 are you a fucking idiot robot chicken is on adult swim.
And Kids WB
First it was the Disney afternoon , then Fox Kids , and now we finally get Toonami , now that's an awesome trilogy 😄👌
I wonder whats next?
@@theonemememaker3704 i say Kids Wb
Actually Is A Quadrilogy, Cause Nicktoons Came First *YEARS* Ago
You mean Super Shag
i want Disney Channel Shows
"for better"
"or worse"
"I'm Malcolm"
WHERE'S MALCOLM'S OSCAR, THIS MAN DESERVES ONE
🏆 I couldn't find an Oscar emoji
I seriously hope malcom gets picked up for blockbuster movies or something sometime. He’s amazing.
The man has big anal ball dildo around his neck, no oscar for him.
You need to add a song for that
Nor an academy award.
"Well, this is the end, beautiful friends. After more than 11 years, this is Toonami's final broadcast. It's been a lot of fun, and we'd like to thank each and every one of you who made this journey with us. Toonami wouldn't have been anything without you. Hopefully, we've left you with some good memories. So, until we meet again, stay gold. Bang." Unknown to TOM 4, Toonami would be brought back almost four years after his last words
Toonami was too good to stay dead.
I remember watching that LIVE and being absolutely pissed off about it. Came out of no where.
@@Partylikeits-br7bb What really sucked was that, if i recall, there was a convention earlier that day that the Toonami guys were at and they said to "tune in tonight for an announcement".
Jesus fuck.
@@Partylikeits-br7bb I remember that there was still episode that were going on. However I was confused when it wasn't back on. Then one day on my late night watching tv because I couldn't sleep I was just channel flipping and there Tom playing Toonami. Then Toonami back B*tches!!!
But guess who didn't reappear on the block when it got brought back to Adult Swim... Swayzak!!
I'm sick and tired of people not appreciating him because of the goddamn Intruder!! I didn't even WATCH that TIE yet I was around for Trapped in Hyperspace!!
Anyone else watching this after Akira toriyama has passed away as a tribute to him?
I cry at the lack of Megas XLR. Chicks dig giant robots!! You dig giant robots!! I dig giant robots!!
Also where is my symbiotic titan.
I was thinking the same thing....
Those were not that popular, while I enjoyed them they both got canceled due to low ratings
MEGAS XLR for life!
Hell yeah! Also, how about the late night shows like Trigun? Or Cowboy Bebop? Those were pretty epic and classic too!
Its fuck ing mandela effect bc everybody acts like that show didnt exist!! Lol
Toonami: The Block which was many kids (including myself) Major Introduction to Anime in the US
We were spoiled by some great voice actors, as well.
Bingo I think I was 7 or 8 when that block came and I'm instantly hooked but I was mostly watch Cowboy Bebop yu yu hakusho and Dragon ball series (and yes even the GT with that God awful rap)
I Couldn't Grew Up With It (Cause I Was Raised In Brazil) But I Can Defenitly See *Y* People Love It So Much... Tô Bad *I* Couldn't Get Into Toonami... But Again... Brazil...
Yep the naruto marathons, Sailor moon (my sister would judge me but she didn't care) inuyasha etc man those were the days
my sister loved it
I'm amazed they didn't talk about how Tom was killed and had to have a new body built or any of the Toonami storyline moments.
Yeah, they really shoulda talked about the _Intruder_ and _Lockdown_
Doug talked about this in another review. Can't remember which
I'm amazed they didn't mention how one of the characters from the original Powerpuff Girls, Ace from the Gangreen Gang, is still relevant, having joined Gorillaz as a replacement for Murdoch.
@@Xunkun like yo that commercial Stinger "Tom....is dead" I still can recite the whole commercial by heart that shit got me so hyped when I was younger seeing Tom 2 after seeing Tom just vanish I was freakin man!
YEAH! I was waiting for the Swayzak burns! Trapped in Hyperspace was so funny.
I can honestly say that Toonami was what got me interested in anime, and it was Inuyasha that sparked my love for it. To me that was my dragonball or Naruto, Inuyasha was my childhood. And while I branched off to other animes of course Inuyasha will forever be my first anime
N doesnt exist
Me, too. With Fullmetal Alchemist being my second.
i fully love this comment,,,,, cause one, idk why they didnt mention that show, even tho it ended up moving to adult swim. inuyasha is my godfather tier of anime! and ironically its labeled a romance manga lol
@@sonicsucks20 where do you think Naruto got his run???
@@stephennewsome1680 my guess is no one watched it, only mores the pity but I can see it. Had someone like us worked for the show we'd be the ones to mention it.
"And one of anime's biggest names is Sailor Moon"
Doug: No need. I already covered this before.
*"BUT I CAN COVER IT CORRECTLY."*
That. Burn Is almost lethal
Maximum cringe.
I dislike her and her overuse.
Madshepherd Definitely agree, I tend to avoid any videos with her in it.
Oh, snap!
"...work, bills, adulting..."
A rather accurate description if you ask me....
That’s all I ever saw my dad doing
Work, bills, adulting and endless complaining.
"Alright, it's Wednesday"
_approaches computer to watch some Nostalgia Critic_
Ah shit here we go again!
Computer: Oh? You're approaching me?
@@opgengar-985 even though you know my algorithm will stop you from seeing your subscriptions?
I can just use the search bar
Hoho then search as much as you like
@@opgengar-985 of course, i can't whatch the sh*t out of you if i don't get closer.
You know I always knew Wednesday as comic day, I didn't realize it was NC day too
Walter's death stares had me dying. Dude was really tight about Hamtaro.
I loved that too. I also liked how he did it a few times in a row, then didn't do it, which would typically mean the gag is over, so I think doing it one more time after that made it even better.
Yeah, and then him freaking out and threatening to cut Critic was where the gag was overused but still funny.
I’m surprised they didn’t mention the most insane show toonami ever aired!
BOBOBOBO-BOBOBO!
yes
I'm not shocked. It wasnt anywhere near top tier on toonami (no offense)
Whatever you do… do not look up the duck underwear guy in manga appearance…
What about inyuyasha?
HOW DARE THEY FORGET THE BEST ONE
On that note, you guys should do adult swim of the past as well. Like trigun, cowboy bebop, the brak show, and even Harvey birdman and metalocolypse
SavingThemLost. THIS^^^^
Also Case Closed. That show was my jam back in the day and I have absolutely no idea why it tanked in the ratings on Adult Swim. Not only is it still alive in Japan but thriving all these years: the most recent episode ranking #2 of ALL anime that week.
They talk shit about Trigun I'll have to smack some bitches.
Bruh don’t forget Aqua Teen Hunger Force
InuYasha though, lol
"You either get Hamtaro, or you dont get Hamtaro." Thats EXACTLY how I feel about Power Rangers.
*SHAAAAME!!!!*
I'm on par with Walter in regards to Hamtaro
But it's not hard to get Power Rangers.
Lol when you start watching a show but don’t realize that there are 17 other seasons that came before the one you were watching
Power rangers is awesome
Except for megaforce its shit.
The fact that Tom is live action.... I never knew I needed something so badly in my life.
Yeah Tom is voice by Steve Blum having a actor doing a good CGI version of Tom in a cartoon Style.
Adult Swim and Toonami probably wouldn't have even existed if it weren't for Space Ghost: Coast To Coast. Still one of my favorite shows ever.
Rest in peace, Clay Martin Croker.
Wait is that guy seriously dead?!
Wow I'm bummed.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force started out as a segment on Space Ghost but was spun off and rebooted.
@@SidneyBroadshead Yep. Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law, Cartoon Planet and The Brak Show too.
@@SidneyBroadshead
The weirdest thing about the aqua teen version on space ghost was the fact that shake spoke with I believe an british accent.
My parents loved Space Ghost. They're Japanese (I was born in Japan and then moved to the US shortly after), but they learned English growing up in the 80s. They didn't see the original Space Ghost's run in Japan as they were like 2 or 3 when it aired, but they do remember the original Birdman (it was called Denshi Choujin U-Bird in Japan.) The rebooted takes on Space Ghost and Birdman made them laugh, ESPECIALLY the episode where the cow rants about how dumb the show is over the end credits.
Dont worry we also like Jackie Chan Adventures
It was such a good show! Especially jade. She was both epic and hilarious.
I wanted those damn talismans!
I am only disappointed she didn't charge in at the end and scream "WON MOAR THEENG!!!!"
Just go for dog and horse. Undying and will never be injured. That and the ox. So no one can do shit to you
Agreed
"for better
Or worse
I'm Malcom"
Nostalgia Critic is the G.O.A.T. He’s been putting out great content for over a decade. Him and AVGN are best to ever do it and still going strong.
“Big O! It’s showtime!”
I waited YEARS for Nostalgia Critic to say this.
I own all the episodes of that show on dvd which ended terribly.they could have got a 3rd and 4th season out of that show.
22:21 All I could think of was
"A foolish Samurai warrior
wielding a shape-shifting master of darkness
wielding a magic sword
wielding a foolish Samurai warrior
wielding a magic sword..."
I will always love how when Hamtaro premiered on Hamtaro, TOM was genuinely confused.
"Huh...?"
"Well..."
"...Okay, heh, they're cute I guess. Hamtaro is coming up next."
I used to watch that show all the time, back in the summer of 2002 even in 2003 and my cousin would always ask "How are your daily Ham-Hams!" LOL.
I died laughing at that! I used to think TOM was much like myself, so that means I used to think he played with girls toys and was a fan of several girl groups! Even though he was meant to be 18 years old and had a deep, badass voice!
R.I.P Akira toriyama
The legend will be missed.
I love how everyone acted like Hamtaro was the most badass anime on the list and just confusing Critic. Then they called the justice league laid back lol.
Yeah that was kinda cringey...like hamtaro is cool, but you don't have to pretend it's badass like some dumb inside joke.
I thought the message was the opposite it's not bad ass and honestly it would be more fitting for preschool programming, but we love it so back off lolz 😂🤣
was meh
EJ Allen yep that was the joke
I don’t get it....
I’m 12 years old
Toonami in one sentence: WE ARE FIGHTING DREAMERS!
I feel so old when I see some of these comments. I remember when Moltar hosted Toonami when I was a kid. I used to love watching Cartoon Network all day in between turning my TV to channel 3 to play video games. Childhood was awesome. In HS, I made it my mission to buy all of the Hanna Barbera and MGM classics that I loved watching on CN as a kid. Still don't have all of them yet, but I'm so glad WB finally released the Swat Kats complete collection a few years ago. And I would also like to get Spider-Man (Fox Kids), but it's been years and it still doesn't have an official home media release even though it was one of the baddest cartoons of all-time.
@@RobbieStacks90 Even though it may not be same as owning it, the Fox Kids Spider-Man series is on Disney+ now.
Batman: The Animated Series is on DC Universe, but if Adult Swim and Turner Broadcasting have Toonami on Adult Swim go into the streaming business, I would love for Batman: The Animated Series to be available for Toonami’s streaming service.
@@JustinBailey91 Oh I'll probably get it. The last time I've seen Spider-Man was when Disney XD had its rights in 2009, the "Web-a-lution Marathon" when they reran all the episodes for two days. I'm talking about a home media release on DVD or Blu-Ray, this is one of the most requested cartoons of all-time.
@@JustinBailey91 Webolution* Marathon
But yeah, I can buy Disney + right now, I just wanna own it so that I can watch it 20 years from now. I don't get what their deal is.
You know what it is more surprising than Doug not watching Toonami? The fact that Tamara has.
More surprising than that? A video on Toonami with no mention of Cowboy Bebop or Outlaw Star.
@@12ealDealOfficial or Inuyasha
I know it's kinda odd
@@12ealDealOfficial oh cowboy Bebop is freaking amazing I still watch it
@@Keifeto Inuyasha was on Adult Swim
I always get chills whenever I watch this and hear, “What’s up, Toonami faithful?”
I am hilarious and you will quote everything I say
-abridged nappa
Abridged Super Kami Guru*
-_-
@@MrSuperbeast92 Both characters say that line.
And I’m a ghost or am I?!
Vageeeeeetaaaaaaa
Vageeeeeeetaaaaaaaaa
*pop* 👻
I'm haunting you
@@jigglypuff2cute Vegeta: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!
I can't hear Aku's voice and not think of Iroh.
Well, that isn't so surprising them being the same voice actor.
I miss Mako...
I can't hear his voice and not think of Akiro the Wizard from Conan.
I can't hear aku's voice and not think of Extra Thicc
LEAVES FROM THE VINE, FALLING SO SLOW.
LIKE FRAGILE TINY SHELLS, DRIFTING IN THE FOAM.
LITTLE SOLDIER BOY, COMES MARCHING HOME.
BRAVE SOLDIER BOY, COMES MARCHING HOME!
EXTRA THICK!
l love the TOM bumpers you guys did. it really reflects the actual TOM.
But how dope would it had been if they actually got Steve Blum ?
@@sUpC12 you just blew my mind.
Isn't that John Bailey as the VA?
Those were awesome. They brought me back to when I was a kid watching Toonami. Tom made toonami awesome
I'm really surprised while talking about Toonami they never mentioned the actual Toonami STORY itself. I remember like Tom being in the middle of space battles and fighting for his life while entertaining us and we could go online to help him fight the space pirates through mini games.
2nd form Tom after the 1st encounter with the Slime Intruder has always been my fav Tom To this day lol
Mine too. He's so slim.
I remember TOM 2. Do you remember when he went evil for a bit in the Trapped in Hyperspace game?
He was so HOT!! Don't forget, that era also gave us my first and favorite TIE, Trapped in Hyperspace. I remember playing the game, shame it's lost media now.
Adult swim with robot jones (he was one of the voices that did the disclaimer for adult swim)
The fallowing shows are for no one over the age of 17(18 at the time) they include intense violence, sexual situations,corse language and suggestive dialog
OI!!! DON'T BE DISSIN THE JACKIE CHAN ADVENTURES!!!!
Especially uncle. Greatest animated character ever!
*ONE MORE THING!*
magik most defeat magik
JACKIIIIIIE!
@@dragon22214 Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao! Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao! Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao! Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao! Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao! Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao! Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao! Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao!
That was petty as hell
Toonami also introduced me to some great music: Gorillaz and Daft Punk!
Ukari Katase aw man, I LOVED when Toonami did events like airing nothing but animated music videos, premiering Ghibli films every Friday for a month, or Robot Week. So good
Toonami introduces me to Miyazaki films
Ukari Katase dude those bands are in top 2!
So I guess Dabrye, J Dilla, and Madlib are irrelevant?
@@mychaeljones7526 I started fully watching Toonami during the 'Intruder' special. Back during Toonami's Hip-Hop days, I only got a chance to see a couple of shows, so I didn't really see the full block. I get what you mean, but I heard about those artist elsewhere. Mainly on Virgin Radio or Yahoo's Launch.com site
YuYu Hakusho was and will remain one of my favorite animes of all time. Yes it was a bit DBZ in format but was so willing to show shades of complexity in the villains from the start. Kurama having a noble reason for his original break in to basically the whole third and forth seasons having such complex villains that they seemed written to spite normal anime tropes.
In my eyes Yu yu hakisho was a better fighting anime because i feel like the fights werent just fights, it helped the story more and made the characters more interesting
it was awesome
I'm a simple ninja, I see my friend in the thumbnail, and I click.
Edit: Actually got the time to see your review of my show, and I'm so happy that I'm one of your favourite characters!
Your awesome Rock Lee. 👍👍
Hi rock lee
Boruto is better
True.
@@qib- false Boruto fell flat after season 1.
Toonami shows that were skipped:
- Robotech
- Ronin Warriors
- Outlaw Star
- Star Blazers
- Cardcaptors
- Zoids
- Record of Lodoss War
- Transformers: Armada, Energon & Cybertron
- Rurouni Kenshin
- Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier
- Duel Masters
- Rave Master
- D.I.C.E.
- Zatch Bell!
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
- IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix
- Astro Boy (2003)
- The Prince of Tennis
- Pokemon
- Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Beyblade
- MAR
- Bakugan: Battle Brawlers
- and probably the biggest crime of all... they skipped MEGAS XLR!
And Inuyasha, MAR, FLCL. Some of my favorites
Oh shit I'd totally forgotten about Zoids! For like a year, my sister and I were obsessed with that show! Thanks for bringing it up! 😍
Orginal bayblade
So...the majority of the anime that was showcased on Toonami?
Death note.
Cowboy bebop
Trigun
Bleach
SAO
And for fucks sake
Ghost in the shell
"Though Sasuke is a lot more respected simply because of their different..." "heritages" or "hair-dos"? You decide!
can it be both?
EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORY
Hir?
Also RIP C. Martin Croker, the og Moltar of Toonami.
Stay gold.
Yeah he passed away it nice way C. Martin Croker a tribute the original Moltar before he replaced by Tom and Sara voice by Steve Blum and forget the female actor name voicing Sara.
Moltar was so awesome on The Brak Show
They kept showing clips of Outlaw Star, but never talked about it.
I noticed that too. Literally Sunrise's magnum fucking opus, and they didn't talk about it. Unreal.
I was pretty disappointed. That was such an amazing show.
I freaking know it!!! I am a bit pissed and downed that they skipped it
I am so happy to see other outlaw fans
Same with Rurouni Kenshin.
I used to love Jackie Chan's Adventures the ending made 7 y/o me cry.
No MEGAS XLR?
You had the PERFECT setup. All you had to say was "We dig giant robots."
MultiBeerme They said not all shoes were gonna be shown on this video
@@michaelrhett4958 N o s h o e s
@@michaelrhett4958
That's not a good enough excuse to skip MEGAS XLR.
my mom is friends with the guy who created MEGAS XLR
I heard this in toms voice and that line was awesome🔥🔥🔥🔥
Even the promos in between the shows were so well done and you can tell the people running Toonami cared about kids and animation and teaching important lessons without it seeming like they're being preachy. Broken Promise (Dreams) will always be one of my favorites. The one about Anger is also really good.
So finally we found out what the ONE thing Tamara HAS watched is..
I thought that as well, out of all the movies shes never seen, she sure did jump into something extremely niche liking Toonami.
Anybody notice that Tamara is dressed like buttercup?
my memory is also foggy, but is that Hope Chapman(Jesuotaku) with them?
That would explain why everyone we is dressed like other characters from other shows
My first thought was Shigo, but then I remember Kim Possible was a Disney channel thing.
We all noticed how well she filled it out 😈
The inclusion of T.O.M. introducing each show was awesome! They did him exactly right, and it really brought back the mood.
Colin Smith
Especially the repeated animation segments.
11:47 Fun fact, the "It's over 9000!" line is actually a mistranslation. The actual line was "It's over 8000!"
ThunderCats didn’t “work it’s way into Toonami”. It was literally the very *first* show on the block.
Profile pic checks out
LioConvoy's Reviews dumbass,toonami is for anime
Dark Spyro .....you *do* realize that *several* of the key-animators from ThunderCats went on to work on stuff like Gun-Buster, Project-Ako, Naruto, and Bleach, right? You *ARE* aware that the *ENTIRE SHOW* was animated in *JAPAN*, yes?
Toonami wasn’t “made for anime”, you simpleton. It was just an action block. They brought in anime because it was cheaper to put out than original animation, and it gained popularity due to being different.
I was literally *there* the first time Moltar started the block. I’m likely old enough to be your dad. Sit down and keep quiet.
Shame Thundercats sucked though.
Zephozia If I wanted your opinion, I’d give it to you. Your lack of taste isn’t *MY* problem, kid.
May 1'st is the 15th Anniversary of MEGAS XLR
Chicks Dig Giant Robots
Amazing show.
I love it
Nice
We dig giant robots
I Dig Giant Robots
Mentions Toonami,
doesn't even mention Cowboy Bebop or Outlaw Star
You're better then that D:
Cowboy Bebop and Outlaw Star were aired on Adult Swim rather than Toonami, even though both of them were anime.
@@moonkingdomify Ben 10 Alien Force never launched on Toonami because there was no Toonami at the time. Would have swapped that and The Batman with those 2 shows.
@@moonkingdomify
Outlaw Star was on toonami cowboy Bebop was never on toonami (unless you count after the resurrection of toonami on adult swim) but just to make things confusing they recently re showed outlaw Star on adult swim and it was basically an uncut version.
Or Zoids
*than
I was 5 when Toonami started. I remember coming home that day expecting to watch the same shows I always did after school, and then this came on. I was like, whats this where are all my shows?
And then Rock the Dragon blared through my speakers and I got a jump start on puberty.
Toonami replaced the Power Zone, so your shows didn't go anywhere. They were simply rebranded the Cartoon Roulette.
That was a very depressing ending. Jackie Chan Adventures deserved a much better part than that; it really is one of the best shows that I remember. But, otherwise, this was a very fun episode.
Agreed, that was a very fun series. It might have drifted away into dumbness over time (or maybe I got too old for it) but its original season was really a lot of fun!
Maybe they did that because it's gonna get its own whole episode ?
Who knows
I don't recall watching "Jackie Chan Adventures" on Toonami, at least not that significantly. Maybe some episodes sometime...but it was always the epitome of the "Saturday Morning Cartoon" shift into the anime-esque/Pseudo-Anime form.
Kinda like Hamtaro and The Powerpuff Girls. "That was actually in the Toonami block? Are you sure? When did Toonami's block begin again?"
I honestly don't remember how it ended.
I wonder if they'll do a segment of adult swims anime shows. I'd really like to hear what they have to say about Cowboy Bebop and Trigun to name a few
Looking back now, adult swim Saturday night was a different animal compared to today. Since Toonami was integrated into adult swim, just to show anime.
I'm surprised he didn't mention Outlaw Star, the show that traumatized me into loving anime, but I live in England, so I'm guessing it was in the Adult Swim block in the USA?
@@clockworkmind No. Outlaw Star played on toonami out here when I was a kid too.
@@louisduarte8763 I'm not sure if Samurai Champloo and Lupin the third fit into there.
And Bobobobobobobo.
"I'm Malcom."
Best line in this review.
That and Critic's well placed Simpsons reference.
Malcolm would be the worst Stig ever. (To be read in the voice of nerd from Simpsons)
Mine favorite was "how dare you boy?!"
Yeah. :D
Hamtaro is the most epic Toonami show, period. The pure violence and plot that was put into really helped the sheer emotion. (ok but it is fucking adorable tho)
-Influenced us for better or worse...
-I'm Malcolm! 😂 I chuckled
P.s. some of us had no Toonami, no Fox kids at all...we had to dig through the shady markets to find some new VHS tapes...we used to value every new piece of content and had to go through anything to find all missing episodes of your favorite show! (Spider-man had about 5 VHS tapes...I had 2-4...). Naruto on CDs...LOTS OF CDs!!! I mean LOTS!!! (And some of them scratched and episodes turned unplayable 😭 )
This is where video rental stores shined. The anime section alone statisfied my needs as a kid.
Thundercats never caught on?.....Doug...sweety...it was the sabotage of the CN execs. Constantly changing of time slots, the days, lack of advertisements. They even had an entirely script of the next season up and ready before they were shut down. If the show didn't do so well, why did they made a script for an entire season?
I loved that show so much. Best change ever was with Snarf.
Thundercats, Symbionic Titan and the like did well in the ratings. The toys did not fly off the shelves in the middle of the recession for some odd reason. And the merch sales were the only thing CN execs cared for at the time.
Same story with Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight.
@@zeldatrek do they even care about toy sales now?
Much better than reboot Shera and certainly will be better than a The New Thundercats reboot.
What originally happened to Toonami gives me flashbacks to Jetix and it's making me cry
Holy shit you're the only other person I've met in over a decade that remembers Jetix
I WAS STARTING TO THINK IT WAS JUST SOME KIND OF YEARS LONG HALLUCINATION
Lots of people remember Jetix. They just don't care because half its shows were bought from other companies to Disney. Like Power Rangers and Digimon.
It was not jetix wasent a fever dream we all remember
Yeah... me too buddy. Me too.
The only shows i cared about on Jetix were W.I.T.C.H and if i remember correct Digimon and Monster Rancher were on Jetix. I can't remember if Beyblade was too
"Does everything have to come back to Dragon ball"
Me: Yes yes it does
Dragon ball is a classic after all
Dragonball Z got me interested in anime and Dragon Ball got me hooked on it, i definitely preferred the martial arts compared to just over the top energy beams blowing shit up that DBZ was better known for.
@@UltimateGamerCC Yes! I watched all of DBZ and a little bit of dragonball when I was a kid. Both shows are great, but i enjoy dragonball more than dbz now. Dragonball just seems like more of an adventure, plus goku is the best "kid" character in the dragonball universe...in my opinion.
Also the world martial arts tournaments are really fucking good.
@@frankunderwood8641 agreed, the tournaments were the highlight of the series, meanwhile what we saw of them in DBZ were mediocre, DB is more down to earth before things flew off the handle.
Show about a Demon Fox? Me: Inuyasha
Show that runs on forever without end? Me: One Piece?
Show about a Samurai? Me: Rurouni Kenshin? No? .....
Note: Yu-Gi-Oh was also freakishly popular when it aired as well.
Edit:
1: Yes, I know Inuyasha is a Demon Dog/Man. However, that didn't change the fact that it still popped into my head.
2: Yu-Gi-Oh was also on Toonami.
3: Rurouni Kenshin was Toonami & Adult Swim.
4: Yu Yu Hakusho was mentioned.
5: Bleach, Detective Conan, Trigun and S-Cry-Ed were all Adult Swim in 2004-2006.
Here is the lineup page in case anyone wants it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_Toonami
Inyuyasha wasnt on toonami until toonami started running during adult swim. And much as I loved rirouni kenshin that anime was heavily underrated.
Yeah, I'm surprised that they didn't talk about it. Maybe it's because of the 4Kids dub.
Yu-Gi-Oh.
I was hoping they would cover Kenshin and Bleach, but with how many shows were run, I am not surprised.
I'm not surprised they didn't mention Rave Master, either, lol. However, I must admit, when I think "demon fox", I always think of Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho!
Miguzi happened when I was in 4th grade. It was supposed to be the "kid friendly" Toonami. It was a 2 hour block with Totally Spies, Teen Titans, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Code Lyoko. It ended after becoming just bumps instead for the rest of the Cartoon Network show line up at the time.
Code Lyoko I remembered it as well, I was about 10 I think when I started watching it, and I remembered loving it (learned later it was French-Anime which explained some things to me the show never addressed) I also remember it being one of the first kid shows I saw with some DARK imagery and scenes.
Like seriously every other episode we see people nearly being murdered and ONLY saved not because "Huzah a hero is here" no they would have been freaking dead if not for the magic retcon code
That’s how I got introduced to Code Lyoko and Totally Spies (as TT was also shown outside the block and that’s how I saw it) and I am forever thankful for it.
I was in fourth grade back then too, shit was a weird shift.
*One more thing!*
Jackie Chan was awesome!
One more thing!
I and everyone else totally read that either out loud in Uncle's voice or heard him in their heads.
WON MOA THEENG!
/slap
Hearing someone call DBZ "Monster of the week" in any capacity is painful. DBZ is about as far from "Monster of the week" as you can get.
HOLD ON A MINUTE!!!
Are you implying that you DON'T like Jackie Chan Adventures?
HOW DARE!!
;c
Alurax shall I get the weapons and talismans for some “teaching”?
I personally preferred Xiaolin Showdown, especially the earlier one, but JCA had Uncle who was fucking epic at comedy without trying.
I don't think I ever watched JCA on Toonami. I remember watching it on WB Kids
Better than dbz at least
I kind of wish they mentioned Code Lyoko if they were going to mention Miguzi.
And Yu-Gi-Oh GX
@@curticcarmichael3580 Game on!
I remember that show. Wasn't that the one where all the adventures started because one kid fell in love with a girl that for a long time he, his friends, and the audience thought was just artificial intelligence? Seriously, does nobody realize the stupidity of the setup?
@@Anonymous-js5zn Pretty dumb, but the material made from said set-up was pretty entertaining, to say the least
@@b3rz3rk3r9 I do have to get a few more jokes out. Isn't Code Lyoko from the land of trying to be Anime but giving up half way through, France? Also, how come their foreheads take up a third of their heads? Also, remember the live action reboot? Of course you don't. It only aired in France and never even got an official English translation.
Toonami was part of my childhood. Love Samurai Jack.
Half of these shows I always assumed were just Cartoon Network but I digress, I owe my amazing childhood to toonami!
LOL!
If the show wasn't enough, Cartoon Network released 4 Samurai Jack comic books via IDW Comics. Bought all 4 volumes this Monday from Half Price Books.
32:07. The first and second episode of Justice League, both of which I watched on Toonami scared me half to death when I was younger. Hell of a way to start your series.
Look, Malcolm is dressed as Goku Black.
Maston Dane 😂👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Good joke man 👌
Don't shoot!
HE'S NOT BLACK!
You win sir 👏
There was three shows with demon foxes. Shippo in Inuyasha, Kurama/Naruto in Naruto, and Kurama in YuYu Hakusho.
>Inuyasha
>INU yasha
>"demon fox"
...next thing you'll be saying is Bugs Bunny is a cat.
@@someoneintheshadow45 he didn't SAY it was inuyasha (the person)... Shippo is the tiny guy with a huge fox tail in the show...
someoneintheshadow45 normally not that guy, but Inu means dog, :v
@@someoneintheshadow45 A bit late but... Yasha translates to "Demon Girl"
@@AaronGanaron No, it doesn't. It's the Japanese form of Yaksha from Hindu/Jain/Buddhist mythology, and refers to a specific type of demon that can be either male or female.
With the talk of giant robots, liking of monsters, and huge fights...
You'd think Zoids would have a small glimpse here...
zoids new century zero! Bit cloud baby!...and dont forget Zoids chaotic century with Van Flyheight and Fiona!.....but honestly did they ever figure out who or what the zoidans were and why Fiona was the last one
OMG. I forgot all about that. Zoids was badass!
The model kits are still awesome. I just wish they were still more easy to find.
Oh yeah, bit cloud was that boi!
@@aaronthompson3454
If you care to hunt it down there is a manga series.
2:44
Ok
I’ll admit
That gave me the right kind of shivers of old school callback.
Surprised not only Zoids not being mentioned.
But Megas XLR a show that was pretty much a parody of EVERYTHING toonami was showing at the time and it was awesome.
You’ve gotta find first gear in your giant robot car!
Needed Zoids and Outlaw star instead of Ben 10 and that shit batman
The lack of Zoids is shocking it was on at the same time as the Cell/Buu arc on DBZ and Sailor Moon Super S, and Tenchi Muyo.
@@minority86 well come on now. Why would outlaw star get mentioned when they can overshadow it with cowboy bebop like reality did!
@@minority86 that's the other thing; Ben ten (the original series) was never on toonami, it originally aired on saturday mornings with a new episode. Megas XLR should've taken that spot
Me: "Demon Fox? you mean InuYasha?!"
Naruto
Me: *"FUUUUUUUUUUU-------"*
That's demon DOG
The Bored Enthusiast shippo is best demon fox
Omg yes!!!!
InuYasha's a DOG, not a fox
@@jacobwells9207 yeah that would be a uhhhh....kuniyasha.
Thank you all so much for bringing back the feels BUT YOU FORGOT RURONI KENSHIN!!!
Not to mention Outlaw Star and Trigun. Or, hell..... Inuyasha and Zoids....
These bastards. OFF WITH THEIR HEADS. Joking
@@D3rpp00l To be fair, they only aired like 1 episode of Trigun during the April Fools come back and the movie a few years ago.
@@D3rpp00l you said it before I could 😁
@@D3rpp00l Surprised people still remember zoids.
28:45 "Because GIANT ROBOTS"
Put that on a t-shirt, I would totally buy it.
As a kid I saw a few episodes of the 4kids dub of One Piece and didn't think much of it.
A few years ago I decided to give the Funimation dub a try and ended up falling in love with the series.
It's now my all time favourite anime which I've rewatched/read multiple times and I really recommend it to anybody.
George R.R. Martin: Game of Thrones is a generational saga
Akira Toriyama: Hold my senzu beans
Hirohiko Araki: Hold my Tokyo Tap Water
How about "Hold my Hetap"?
@@pkkingcrimsonrequiem1332 Go Nagai: do my family of scientists who make giant robots to kill gods mean nothing to you???
Does anyone else remember Shaman King or Shinzo?
That was Fox Kids and Jetix.
Different channel
@@thefanwithoutaface8105 here in Spain Toonami was a section un cartoon network, and Shaman King was aired there.
Shinzo was only in Fox Kids, ah the memories
I loved shaman king but it was over my head at the time
This video is definitely one of the very best big events ever done by Channel Awesome! I’m always amazed and happy to rewatch it! You guys all do such a wonderful job talking about these shows. It is also a shame that some of my favorites are not included though. Seriously it’s a real shame that none of you acknowledged Sym Biotic Titan! Did you guys miss that one? Because if you did, you should totally look it up! However I truly do enjoy this event and you all did Toonami justice! The segments on my favorite anime programs make me really smile a lot! Fantastic work on this video. Please do a follow up someday and talk about more classic Cartoon Network shows!
No Outlaw Star or Cowboy Bebop? This is an invalid Toonami video!
No Bobobo bo Bobobo either...... SACRILAGE
bebop was adult swim,but outlaw star absolutely should've been mentioned
And FLCL
ElSaltaCohetes FLCL was Adult Swim, as well as Cowboy Bebop. They were not on Toonami. Although I understand the confusion since Adult Swim came right after the Toonami block.
aaand pop team epic
Outlaw Star! Why did no one talk about Outlaw Star *cries* and Ronin Warriors *CRIES*
He said there was so much, he couldn't cover every show. Maybe he will do a part 2.
@@januszeal6693 lets hope
Outlaw Star is what lead me to Cowboy Bebop. Rewatch it on the Funimation app!
@@issa4767 I always perfered Outlaw Star to Cowboy Bebop.
At least they left out inuyasha. I loved outlaw star too but I’ve only known one guy who knew ronin warriors. I used to wake up at 5 am to watch it
"No! This is both humbug and poppycock!"
XD I love that line
Step aside a real Anime Curmudgeon enters the ring. I remember a time when cars talked and dogs solved mysteries. And on a rare sweeps month both did it on the same show and we were grateful for it. Not like you bubblegum snapping pauldrons.