History and events 1997–'99: Moltar era. Toonami was Cartoon Network's primary action-animation block. The block premiered on March 17, 1997. It initially replaced.
Toonami - Wikipedia. Toonami (too- NAH- mee, stylized as TOONAMI) is a television programming block that primarily consists of Americananimation and Japaneseanime. 1080P Hd Video Download Getting Over Him In Eight Songs Or Less. It was created by Sean Akins and Jason De. Marco and produced by Williams Street. The name is a portmanteau of the words "cartoon" and "tsunami", suggesting a "tidal wave" of animated shows. Toonami initially ran as an afternoon and evening block on Cartoon Network aimed at preteens 1.
In its original run, the block was known for showcasing action anime that became widely popular with American audiences. It was also recognized for its distinctive space- themed backdrop, anime music videos, drum and bass- flavored soundtrack, and host (a robot named T. O. M., short for Toonami Operations Module). On May 2. 6, 2. 01.
Adult Swim relaunched Toonami as an adult- oriented animation block, which continues as a Saturday night action block from its forerunner, Midnight Run. Shows from the older lineup have occasionally returned, along with newer shows. Outside the United States, Cartoon Network aired Toonami blocks in Australia from 2.
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In the United Kingdom, Toonami was a standalone channel from 2. In December 2. 01. Toonami was launched as a standlone channel in Asia- Pacific. Similar channels were launched in India in 2.
France in 2. 01. 6. History and events[edit]1. Moltar era[edit]Toonami was Cartoon Network's primary action- animation block.
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The block premiered on March 1. It initially replaced Power Zone, Cartoon Network's most recent incarnation of the Super Adventures block, which had been a staple on the network since October 1, 1. Toonami was originally a weekday afternoon cartoon and action block hosted by Space Ghost villain- turned- producer Moltar (voiced by C. Martin Croker) at the Ghost Planet Industries building from 1.
July 9, 1. 99. 9. T. O. M. 1 era[edit]On Saturday, July 1. Cartoon Network relaunched Toonami with a new environment, the Ghost Planet Spaceship Absolution, and a new host named T. O. M. (voiced by Sonny Strait), which introduced viewers to him with this speech: “So it's a brand new Toonami, but the mission objectives remain the same. My name is TOM. I'm the new Moltar. Welcome aboard the Ghost Planet Spaceship Absolution, Cartoon Network's first and only interstellar broadcast and exploration vehicle.
I'll give you the tour later. From this day forward she is completely responsible for all Toonami transmissions.
I'm takin' you guys into the new millennium! No big changes now, same show, same attitude; new place to do it, new guy to do it with. I'm not going to waste any more time, let's get back into it. Later.”Also introduced that day was the Midnight Run, a late night block. It was originally a five- hour Saturday night block (technically Sunday) at midnight EST until March 2. January 2. 00. 3.
It ran from 1. 99. EST to 5: 0. 0 am from 1. It consisted of anime such as Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, Voltron, Robotech, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, and Outlaw Star. Midnight Run tended to have more blood and violence than its daytime counterpart, at one point even running an uncut version of Gundam Wing.[1] One special edition that started on Friday, August 3. Gorillaz including "Clint Eastwood" and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger", Kenna's "Hellbent," and from Daft Punk's Interstella 5. Another event was Dragon Ball Z taking over the Midnight Run for a week starting on March 2. Starting in September 2.
Toonami presented special interactive events known as Total Immersion Events (TIEs). These TIEs took place both on- air during Toonami and online at the official site, Toonami. Dragon Ball Z,[3] returned for a new season. The first TIE was The Intruder, which introduced T. O. M.'s companion, an AI matrix known as S. A. R. A. (voiced by Sally Timms).
The Intruder was an eight episode mini- series that aired during Toonami from September 1. It involved the Absolution being attacked by an alien blob known only as "the Intruder", which ultimately devoured T. O. M. 2. 00. 0–'0. T. O. M. 2 era[edit]. Toonami logo used from February 2. March 1. 4, 2. 00. Though The Intruder resulted in the destruction of T.
O. M., he was soon after upgraded by S. A. R. A. from a short Bomberman- esque character to a taller, sleeker, deeper- voiced incarnation dubbed T. O. M. 2 (voiced by Steven Blum, who has since been the voice of all subsequent incarnations of the character). A Saturday morning incarnation, Toonami Rising Sun, ran from 2. It later ran from 1. This block was somewhat hampered to avoid competing with sister network Kids' WB.
From July 3. 0, 2. June 2. 8, 2. 00. 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 that the action branding of the block - which had added shows such as Generation O!, Scooby- Doo, and The Nightmare Room, a live- action series created by Goosebumps author R.
L. Stine - did not translate content- wise. In spring 2. 00. 2, Kids' WB announced that they would drop the Toonami name from their weekday lineup, once again making the Toonami brand exclusive to Cartoon Network. The TIE, Lockdown, aired between September 1. Cartoon. Network.
MMORPG, as well as a record- breaking amount of page views and ratings for the network.[4] In Lockdown T. O. M. fights to save the Absolution from an attack by a giant trash compactor.[5]Trapped in Hyperspace, the next TIE, ran the week of September 1. The ship's computer, SARA, is infected by a computer virus named Swayzak, and TOM is trapped in hyperspace. He manages to defeat Swayzak before the Absolution hits Earth.[6]During the week of February 2. Cartoon Network aired on Toonami "Giant Robot Week," a five- day special based on mecha series, which were licensed by A. D. Vision. The series shown were Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gigantor, Robotech, Martian Successor Nadesico, and Dai- Guard.[7]2. T. O. M. 3 era[edit]In March 2.
TOM was revamped into a more muscular figure. This was explained in- universe as him being rebuilt after fighting a space pirate. TOM 3 focused on staying in shape, seen when he lifted weights in some bumpers and works out at the beginning of the 2. Summer Kick- Off Special.
His voice also became more humanlike. The TIE in September 2. D universe. Immortal Grand Prix (IGPX), created by Toonami producers Sean Akins and Jason De. Marco, and produced by anime studio Production I. G, aired in five short installments, serving as a pilot for the second Toonami original series, which premiered in November 2. On April 1. 7, 2.
Toonami was moved from weekday afternoons to a Saturday evening slot, where it aired regularly for four hours starting at 7: 0. EST.[9] It aimed for a new demographic of preteen and teen audiences, while adding a new lighter- toned action block, Miguzi, to weekdays in its place.[9] Toonami also replaced the block known as Saturday Video Entertainment System (SVES). One reason for the move from weekdays to Saturday nights was because some of the shows on the weekday lineup became too violent for a weekday broadcast on the network. The new Toonami lineup showcased anime such as Naruto, Rave Master, Duel Masters, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, One Piece, Bobobo- bo Bo- bobo, Zatch Bell, and Pokémon Chronicles, as well as premiered North American productions including Teen Titans, Megas XLR, Justice League Unlimited, and IGPX, Toonami's first and only original production co- produced by Production I. G and Bandai Entertainment. SARA got a full body during this period, and became more anime- esque, along with a new voice provided by Kath Soucie alongside Sally Timms. Although Megas XLR was the first original American- made franchise to actually debut on the block, it was initially a Cartoon Network original that was planned to air on Friday nights.
Other Cartoon Network action properties, namely Samurai Jack, Teen Titans, and Justice League, aired on Toonami, but were not exclusive to the block until their final seasons. T. O. M. 4 era, cancellation[edit]On January 2.
FLCL - Wikipedia. FLCLPromotional artwork used on a number of DVD releases of FLCL featuring the three primary characters from the anime, from top, Canti (the blue robot), Haruko, and Naota.フリクリ(Furi Kuri)Genre. Action, comedy, science fiction[1]Original video animation. Directed by. Kazuya Tsurumaki. Produced by. Hiroki Sato, Nishizawa Masatomo. Written by. Yōji Enokido, Kazuya Tsurumaki. Music by. The Pillows.
Studio. Gainax, Production I. GLicensed by. Released. April 2. 6, 2. 00.
March 1. 6, 2. 00. Runtime. 24 minutes (Ep. Ep. 6)Episodes. 6Novel series. Written by. Yoji Enokido. Published by. Kadokawa Shoten.
English publisher. Demographic. Male. Imprint. Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko. Original run. June 2. March 2. 00. 1Volumes. Manga. Written by.
Hajime Ueda. Published by. Kodansha. English publisher. Demographic. Seinen.
Magazine. Magazine ZOriginal run. Volumes. 2Anime television series. FLCL 2. Directed by. Katsuyuki Motohiro[2]Written by. Hideto Iwai. Music by. The Pillows. Studio. Production I. GEnglish network.
Original run. 20. Episodes. 6Anime television series. FLCL 3. Directed by. Katsuyuki Motohiro. Written by. Hideto Iwai. Music by. The Pillows.
Studio. Production I. GEnglish network.
Original run. 20. Episodes. 6Anime and Manga portal. FLCL(Japanese: フリクリ,Hepburn: Furi Kuri, pronounced in English as Fooly Cooly) is an original video animation (OVA) anime series written by Yōji Enokido, directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and produced by the FLCL Production Committee, which consisted of Gainax, Production I. G, and King Records. FLCL follows Naota Nandaba, a twelve- year- old boy living in the fictional Japanese suburb of Mabase, and his interactions with Haruko Haruhara, who arrives in the quiet suburb, drawn by the industrial town houses and the Medical Mechanica building. The six- episode series was released in Japan from April 2. March 2. 00. 1. A manga and novel were also created at the time.
It aired in the United States on Adult Swim in 2. It aired once again on the network's Toonami block from October 2. January 2. 5, 2. 01.
The series is also available via Hulu, i. Tunes, and on Funimation's website.
Two new seasons totaling 1. March 2. 4, 2. 01. Production I. G and Adult Swim.[3]FLCL is a coming- of- age story and revolves around Naota Nandaba, a 1. His life in the city of Mabase is interrupted by the arrival of Haruko Haruhara, who runs over Naota with her yellow Vespa 1. SS scooter, gives him CPR, then hits him on the head with a blue vintage Rickenbacker 4. Naota discovers that the blow to his head created an "N. O." portal, from which giant robots produced by a company known as Medical Mechanica emerge periodically.
Naota later finds Haruko working in his house as a live- in maid. It is later discovered that Haruko is an investigator for the Galactic Space Police Brotherhood. Haruko uses Naota for her search for the Pirate King, Atomsk. She is at odds with Medical Mechanica, a monolithic industrial corporation. Naota is being watched by Commander Amarao, a special agent of the Bureau of Interstellar Immigration, who believes that Medical Mechanica is out to conquer the galaxy.
Naota is ultimately drawn into a three- way battle between Haruko, Amarao and Medical Mechanica. Production[edit]FLCL was directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and produced by the FLCL Production Committee, which included Gainax, Production I. G,[7] and Starchild Records.[8]Tsurumaki has said that he tried to "break the rules" of anime when making FLCL, for example, by choosing a contemporary Japanese band to provide the soundtrack, and patterning the style more after "a Japanese TV commercial or promotional video", creating a work that is "short, but dense- packed".[9]FLCL's localization director and script writer Marc Handler stated that localization of the script was the hardest part of the show. The in- jokes in the show included obscure pop culture references that had to be decoded and transferred to English audiences.
One example was a reference to Cheerio, a discontinued soft drink in Japan, for the English release the choice was made to use a discontinued American soft drink at the time, Crystal Pepsi.[1. Director Kazuya Tsuramaki responded to criticism of FLCL, stating "comprehension should not be an important factor in FLCL."[1. The Medical Mechanica building featured is in the shape of a large iron.
The character Amarao describes Medical Mechanica's goal as the destruction of all thought. FLCL uses the iron as a symbolic breakdown of "thought" by smoothing out the wrinkles as equated to the removing of the brain's wrinkles.
For English localization, the Japanese team had to explain the concept because a direct translation of script did not convey the ideology.[1. Release[edit]Six DVD compilations, each containing one episode, have been released in Japan by Gainax.[1. In addition, a DVD collection box, containing all six DVD compilations, was released in Japan on August 1.
Three DVD compilations were released by Synch- Point in North America. A DVD collection box, containing all the DVD compilations of the English episodes, was released on January 2. In January 2. 01.
Funimation announced that they had acquired the license for the series and would be releasing it on DVD and Blu- ray Disc in February 2. Shortly after, it has been released in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment on a 3- disc DVD set and on Blu- ray Disc.[1. It is also licensed in the United Kingdom by MVM Films.[2. The series also aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block from August 4[2. August 1. 3, 2. 00.
Episodes[edit]Ep. Title. Original release date.
English airdate. 1"Fooly Cooly / FLCL""Furi Kuri"(フリクリ) April 2. August 5, 2. 00. 3Naota Nandaba and his friend Mamimi Samejima are hanging out underneath a bridge. Mamimi then begins to kiss Naota's neck. He asks why she always does that and she replies that she has to or she will overflow, presumably emotionally.
Naota narrates his life in the city of Mabase as being "ordinary" and "nothing ever happens there." Naota and Mamimi buy a drink from a vending machine and Mamimi points out a hickey on Naota's neck, when they are interrupted by the arrival of Haruko Haruhara, who runs over Naota with her Vespa scooter, gives him CPR, then hits him on the forehead with a left- handed Rickenbacker 4. The blow leaves a large, horn- like bump which Naota covers with a bandage. The next day, his classmates tell rumors about the "Vespa woman" and how getting hit by the Vespa leaves a mark that shows you've been doing perverted things. He's then stalked by Haruko as he goes to the hospital after school.
Haruko turns out to be the nurse and Naota runs away. After returning home, Naota finds Haruko working in his house as a live- in maid. Haruko settles in Naota's room. However, Naota and Haruko argue about where she will sleep and Naota says she should stay with his father. He goes downstairs, where his father says that Mamimi came by to get the day old bread from their bakery and inquires if Mamimi's family is poor. When Naota goes to find her, she tells him how much she likes his brother, who lives in America because of his professional baseball career.
Naota reveals to her that his brother has an American girlfriend. Mamimi suddenly says she's overflowing. A robot and a detached piece of another from Medical Mechanica come out of the bump on his head and begin fighting, only to have the battle end with Haruko hitting the robot with her bass. 2"Fire Starter / Fi. Sta""Faisuta"(ファイスタ) June 2.
August 6, 2. 00. 3X- rays taken by the robot reveal that Naota's head is empty. This is because the blow to his head created an N. O. Portal which doesn't show up on the X- rays. Haruko tells him she's a First Class Space Patrol Officer. Mamimi is obsessed with a hand- held video game called Fire Starter, in which the player performs the role of an arsonist in order to please the Lord of Black Flames, Cantido.