Toonami
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Toonami (/tuːˈnɑːmi/ too-NAH-mee) is an American late-night television programming block that broadcasts Japanese anime and American action animation. It was created by Sean Akins and Jason DeMarco and produced by Williams Street, a division of Warner Bros. Television Studios, and owned by The Cartoon Network, Inc. subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. The name is a portmanteau of the words "cartoon" and "tsunami".[1] It currently broadcasts every Saturday night from 12 a.m. to 3:30 a.m. ET/PT.[lower-alpha 1]
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Country of origin | United States |
Owner | The Cartoon Network, Inc. (Warner Bros. Discovery) |
Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
Format | Anime and action animation |
Running time | 3.5 hours |
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Official website | www |
Toonami initially ran as a weekday afternoon block on Cartoon Network from 1997 until 2004, when it transitioned into a Saturday evening format until its final airing four years later. Cartoon Network's block was primarily aimed at teens aged 12–20.[2] In its original run from 1997 to 2008, the block was known for showcasing action-oriented animation, with heavy focus on Japanese animation, which became widely popular with American audiences. Toonami is recognized for its distinctive space-themed backdrop, anime music videos, drum and bass-flavored soundtrack, and its robot host named T.O.M. (short for Toonami Operations Module).[3]
On May 26, 2012, Toonami was relaunched as a late night block on Adult Swim, initially as an April Fool's joke.[4] The current incarnation is a rebrand of Adult Swim's Saturday night action block (itself inherited from Toonami's Midnight Run block), which primarily aired anime that were deemed too mature for the daytime hours.[5]