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ToonamiToonami (a pun on tsunami, suggesting a "tidal wave" of animated cartoons) is a trademark of Cartoon Network, used initially for action-oriented programming blocks on the US and UK Cartoon Network television channels, among other countries. The name was subsequently used in the United Kingdom as the title of a UK channel in its own right in 2003, a year after the network launched as CNX. United States Toonami is Cartoon Network's Saturday evening action animation block, airing Saturdays at 7-11 PM. The block, which made its world premiere on Monday, March 17, 1997, replaced Cartoon Network's Super Adventure block which had been a staple on the network since October 1, 1992. Toonami was originally a weekday afternoon cartoon block hosted by Space Ghost's Moltar from 1997 to July 9, 1999. On Saturday, July 10, 1999, Cartoon Network relaunched Toonami with a new environment, the Absolution, and a new host, TOM (an acronym for Toonami Operations Module), both of which have evolved and continues to be a staple for the block. The introduction of Sara, the Absolution's artificial intelligence unit, in 2000 added additional popularity to the show. Toonami has aired older North American properties like Thundercats, Batman, Jonny Quest, and ReBoot, older anime franchises like Voltron and Robotech, reintroduced Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z, and introduced Gundam, Tenchi Muyo, Rurouni Kenshin, and countless other anime properties to the US. From July 2001 to June 2002, Kids WB aired a Toonami block that was, more or less, the Kids' WB lineup with the Toonami name. It was critically panned by industry observers who noticed the action branding of the block didn't translate contentwise, which had added shows like Scooby-Doo and a live-action series, The Nightmare Room. In spring 2002, Kids' WB announced that they would drop the Toonami name from their weekday lineup, making the Toonami brand exclusive to Cartoon Network. 0n April 17, 2004, Cartoon Network moved Toonami from weekday afternoons to Saturday evenings while adding a new lighter-toned action franchise, Miguzi, to weekdays in its place. Toonami continues to showcase anime and North American productions like Duel Masters, Dragon Ball GT, Teen Titans, and an original series Megas XLR. Toonami also released a CD that has all of the electronica songs they play clips of before each show. Its surprisingly well done for being a corporate promo CD. The title of the album is "Deep Space Bass" and you can find it in either the soundtracks or techno/dance section of your music retailer. Times for U.S. Cartoon Network Toonami block All times are (E/P). As of Saturday, April 9, 2005, the Saturday Toonami programming schedule is as follows: United Kingdom and Europe In the UK, Toonami was also a programming block on Cartoon Network. It was later moved to CNX, a new channel launched and managed by Cartoon Network UK (the first Cartoon Network spinoff to launch overseas), which also broadcasted martial arts movies, adult-oriented animation, and dramas like The Shield and Birds of Prey at night. CNX was later closed down and replaced by Toonami which became a full-time UK channel in its own right. In the rest of Europe and many international Cartoon Networks, however, Toonami remains a block on Cartoon Network. Shows broadcasted (or previously broadcasted) on Toonami in Europe External links
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