Quote:America's Cartoon Network has revealed at Georgia's Anime Weekend Atlanta convention this morning that it will end its Toonami programming block tonight after 11 years. The official announcement will be made during tonight's final run, with an "important message" during the 10:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. ET/PT timeslot. Naruto has been the only Japanese series in this Saturday evening block recently, but Toonami used to host a variety of Japanese-animated programs when it began as a weekday afternoon block in 1997. Among those titles were Voltron, Robotech, Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball, Ronin Warriors, G-Force: Guardians of Space, Blue Submarine No. 6, Tenchi Muyo!, Cardcaptors, Zoids, .hack//SIGN, Yu Yu Hakusho, Rurouni Kenshin, The Big O, Outlaw Star, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Cyborg 009, Duel Masters, Astro Boy, Gundam, Rave Master, Zatch Bell, One Piece, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Pokémon, MÄR, The Prince of Tennis, Megaman Star Force, Bakugan Battle Brawlers, and Blue Dragon. The Toonami Jetstream online streaming service will reportedly still continue, and Cartoon Network is working to import the Japanese-animated Demachocolateaa! Powerpuff Girls Z spinoff that is based on its own Powerpuff Girls series.

Two episode of Naruto are currently scheduled for tonight at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. The 2002 live-action Spider-Man film will run instead of Toonami on September 27, although most television listings have not been updated yet. Batman: Gotham Knight, this summer's Japanese-animated video tie-in to The Dark Knight film, will then run on October 4 at 8:00 p.m. After Batman: Gotham Knight, an episode of Naruto, "Powerful Helper," will run at 9:30 p.m., but there are no other episodes scheduled yet.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/200...mi-tonight

I predict rise in downloads. Otherwise, this is sad news for Anime really... doesn't sound like they had much to offer now though. Toonami changed from a Channel to Block on CN a few years back in Europe - at that point I knew it was on its way down. They didn't show good stuff to often.. Naruto and DBZ repeats..

(This post was last modified: 21/09/2008 02:43 AM by S7*.)

does't really say why they stop with toonami,.?

i watched all DBZ episodes on CN,. but i missed .hack,. :(

Toonami was the source of all of my childhood anime.

Sparker Wrote:Toonami was the source of all of my childhood anime.

Dragonball and Dragonball Z for me.. so much fun :<

Senseito Sakura Wrote:

Sparker Wrote:Toonami was the source of all of my childhood anime.

Dragonball and Dragonball Z for me.. so much fun :<

I watched pretty much everything they had.

Wow. There goes my childhood.