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List of programs broadcast by Toonami

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This is a list of programs that have been broadcast on Adult Swim's (formerly Cartoon Network's) Toonami programming block. Broadcast times and ranges shown are with respect to the United States' Eastern Time Zone based on Adult Swim's headquarters being located in this time zone. The broadcast times and ranges can also be used in conjunction with the Pacific Time Zone based on the network's West Coast feed.

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Animated series

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Cartoon Network and Adult Swim have licensed a number of animated series for broadcast on the Toonami programming blocks over the years.

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Domestic and other animation

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Movies and specials

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Microseries

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Specials

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Animated movies

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Live-action movies

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Giant Robot Week

From February 24–28, 2003, Toonami broadcast mecha shows that were licensed by ADV Films, some of which were picked up by Adult Swim. Besides Robotech, the following shows were featured:

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Adult Swim April Fools' Day 2012

These shows have only aired during the Toonami April Fools' Day broadcast on Adult Swim, April 1, 2012.[128][129]

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A list of the lineups and programs featured in Toonami blocks. The schedule occasionally features "Toonami In Flight" blocks which contain movies or special presentations, as well as marathons and other scheduled programming that would occupy some of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim's regular programming.

Weekday Toonami on Cartoon Network

Weekday Toonami (1997–2004)

Moltar's block (1997–'99)

Moltar from Space Ghost Coast to Coast was the original host of Toonami, which ran on Cartoon Network from 4–6 pm weekdays from March 17, 1997 to July 9, 1999. Programs included:

TOM's blocks (1999–2004)

TOM took over Toonami's hosting duties starting July 11, 1999. Toonami went from a 4–6 pm schedule to a 4–7 pm schedule starting July 3, 2000. On September 1, 2000, DBZ: Garlic Jr. Saga Mini-Marathon, preempting of Sailor Moon and Gundam Wing for a day. On November 17, the film World's Finest aired from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. The regularly scheduled Dragon Ball Z, Tenchi Universe, Gundam Wing were preempted for the day and Superman: The Animated Series aired at 6:30 pm. It included the following programs:

TOM was given a new look and introduction on September 22, 2000. On May 14, 2001, the schedule was changed to 5–7 pm. On June 3, 2002, the schedule went back to 4–7 pm. On March 3, 2003, the schedule went back to 5–7 pm. The programs under TOM 2.0's run include:

TOM had one more makeover on March 17, 2003. This third iteration of TOM included the following programs:

Midnight Run (2000–'03)

Midnight runs were moved to Weeknights at midnight, starting with Monday night/Tuesday morning to Friday night/Saturday morning. Toonami Midnight Run ran from March 7, 2000 to January 9, 2003 from 12–1 am and included:

Weekend Toonami on Cartoon Network

Saturday Toonami (1997–'99)

Saturday Toonami ran from July 19, 1997 to July 4, 1998 at 7–9 pm, and from July 11, 1998 to October 3, 1998 at 1–3 pm and included the following programs:

Midnight Run (1999–2000)

Toonami's Midnight Run programming block started on Sunday at midnight and ran from 12–5 am. It ran from July 11, 1999 to March 5, 2000, after which it was moved to a weeknight Midnight Run. It included the following programs:

Rising Sun (2000–'01)

Toonami's Rising Sun programming block ran on Saturday mornings from April 15, 2000 to March 3, 2001 from 9 am – 12 PM from April 15 – September 2, 10 AM – 1 PM from September 9 – December 9, 2000, and 11 am – 1 PM from December 16, 2000 – March 3, 2001.

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Super Saturday (2001–'03)

Toonami's Saturday afternoon programming block ran from October 20, 2001, to February 22, 2003, from 1–3 pm, later changing to 1–4 pm in June 2002. It included the following programs:

Toonami Saturday Night (2004–'08)

On April 17, 2004, Toonami was moved to Saturday nights 7–11 PM with TOM's 3rd stint as the host. Miguzi would take over the former Toonami weekday space. On October 13, 2007, the schedule was reduced to 9–11 PM. Programs broadcast include the following:

Toonami lineups on Adult Swim

2012–2019

Following a sneak preview on the night of March 31, 2012, Adult Swim began broadcasting Toonami on May 26, 2012 from 12 – 6 AM.

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2020–present

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Toonami Rewind

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Toonami special blocks

Some of the special blocks that have aired in Toonami during its run on Cartoon Network:

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Notes

  1. Air dates shown in this article are per the block's start time. For Saturday late night shows (e.g. May 26, 2012) that were effectively broadcast on Sunday morning (May 27, 2012), the date shown is for Saturday night. Adult Swim's Toonami promotes all of its series as airing on Saturday night, regardless of timeslot.
  2. Shows are assumed to be edited for content unless specified in the Notes.
  3. The HD remastered version was originally supposed to air on November 5, 2023, 18 years to the day the show first originally broadcast on the original Toonami block, as part of its DTS bonus hour, but the first two episodes were aired commercial-free without the block's on-air branding package, due to the Toonami block ended pre-maturely at that time.
  4. This is the program's premiere date on Cartoon Network's Toonami.
  5. This is the program's premiere date on Adult Swim's Toonami.
  6. All broadcast dates shown are Saturday, per all promotional material by Adult Swim. In the Eastern Time Zone, the block has either started sometime before or directly at midnight, which is effectively Sunday on a calendar day.
  7. InuYasha was added on November 4, 2012, during the extra hour introduced by daylight saving time.
  8. Due to the expiration of its airing rights, ThunderCats was removed from the lineup and was replaced with Sword Art Online starting July 27, 2013. Sym-Bionic Titan was removed from the lineup, and replaced by The Big O.
  9. Starting August 17, 2013, Eureka Seven was replaced by the 2008 series of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
  10. Kick-Heart was a 15-minute episode broadcast on Adult Swim Toonami on August 31, 2013, following the Evangelion movie.
  11. IGPX presented its finale on October 19, 2013, where it aired two episodes.
  12. Toonami announced it is dropping a half-hour of programming on January 24, 2015, lineup and an hour of programming on the January 31 lineup
  13. All broadcast dates shown are Saturday, per all promotional material by Adult Swim. In the Eastern Time Zone, the block has either started sometime before or directly at midnight, which is effectively Sunday on a calendar day.
  14. All broadcast dates shown are Friday.
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