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[King Edward]

So guys, this is the......

TOONAMI APPRECIATION THREAD.



Toonami was Cartoon Networks primary block of Anime and Action Cartoons for a decade. Where children and teens would watch Popular Anime like Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, and One Piece, while seeing great Action Cartoons like Samurai Jack, Justice League, and Megas XLR. The time of Toonami has brought many loved memories of the great Tom, the host of the block who was a badass robot. Until the tragedy that was September 20th, 2008. Where Tom said farewell to longtime fans and to stay gold...Bang. To this day, the legend that was Toonami will never be forgotten. And it was part of the reason why Cartoon Network had declined in Quality for a while.

Saturday Nights were the best for me because of the block. morning I'd see 4kids and KidsWB with family, but in the night with friends and lots of food. THAT'S WHEN THINGS GOT KICKASS.

But ANYWAYS, Discuss and share your thoughts and memories on Toonami. =D

[SockDrawer]

Fuck this shit, Tom's g'bye left me crouching in the corner of my room, questioning the meaning of living anymore.

Or at least, watching Cartoon Network on Saturdays.

Edited by SockDrawer, 07 January 2012 - 04:09 AM.

[y cant solkia crawl]

Fuck you Naruto.

That is all.

Edited by Solkia :U, 07 January 2012 - 04:10 AM.

[Noel]

Pfft... Tom, I was there when Moltar ran that bitch. And chicks in mini skirts with kickass magical powers were my guilty pleasure back in the 90's.

All you guys talkin' Naruto, ha! I remember Ronin Warriors, Gundam Wing, DBZ, DB, Tenchi Muyo, Sailor Moon, etc, Big O, I was addicted to Toonami. I remember when Tom got killed by the intruder, I remember that sexy ass AI voice that always had a smart ass comment. Then came the dark days when... Maguzi took Toonami spot, and left me with wondering this:



The move to Saturdays in my opinion sucked a big one, but I put up with it until finally it was time to say goodbye...

In closing, Fuck you Tom 4.0.

[Nintendoga]

Spoiler

TOM IS DEAD!

yeah....

I loved Toonami, introduced me to so many animes like DBZ, One Piece, and Bo-Bo-Bo.

Edited by Nintendoga, 07 January 2012 - 04:33 AM.

[-Knuckles The Echidna-]

Both Toonami and Miguzi were awesome. Shame they were killed off. Not even Toonami Jetstream was spared.

[lounge]

Every weekday I'd come home after a long boring day of school and watch DBZ. Oh man that was the best!! And I remember seeing those amazingly cool promos that talked about faith and courage etc. using cool footage and DnB music.
Toonami got worse though. The only thing I looked forward to every saturday was Naruto. But then they had shows like what was it Zac Bell or something. What a weird show. And that Bobobobo, UGH what a terrible anime. And that stupid cartoony redesign of eveything.

[goku262002]

http://www.toonamiaftermath.com/

You can thank me later.

[Soniman]

Like bread and butter.

Anyway, my best days with Toonami were when shows like Outlaw Star, Cowboy Bebop, Pokemon, Dragon Ball (MOTHAFUCKING) Z, Yu Yu Hakasho, and Reboot.

Jesus what a fantastic lineup that was, made my childhood man.

Edited by Grooseinator032, 07 January 2012 - 05:03 AM.

[Azure Yakuzu]

So many memories, I barely had a life after school because of this program, from DBZ, to Outlaw Star to Rurouni Kenshin.


.....This thread is just going to remind me of the childhood that I'll never get back.

[Tornado]

I once stumbled across this video last year on Youtube after watching a Johnny Bravo episode:



I swear I must have watched that thing 50 times before I got tired of it. The nostalgia hit me like a damn train.

[Spin]

I once stumbled across this video last year on Youtube after watching a Johnny Bravo episode:



I swear I must have watched that thing 50 times before I got tired of it. The nostalgia hit me like a damn train.

It's been a very very long time since I've seen that... but I pretty much remembered it by heart. Ah, memories.

Edited by Spin, 07 January 2012 - 06:45 AM.

[Noel]

I once stumbled across this video last year on Youtube after watching a Johnny Bravo episode:



I swear I must have watched that thing 50 times before I got tired of it. The nostalgia hit me like a damn train.

WHY GODDAMMIT!? WHY!? Nostalgia, once again proving to be the greatest bitch ever.

[Kamina]

I loved Toonami back in the day, TOM is probably the coolest host I've ever seen on a block. One of my favorite things about Toonami were the custom intros they made for their shows.

I think I stopped watching not long after Batman Beyond and G Gundam finished their runs, after that there was really nothing on the block that kept my interest. Even the Transformers shows sucked.

But Toonami really fell off after CN moved the block to Saturday nights, and what were they thinking when they came up with TOM 4?

Edited by Travis Touchdown, 07 January 2012 - 08:19 AM.

[goku262002]

Just check the Aftermath schedule, i'm sure dragonball airs during the weekdays.

[cdrom1019]

http://www.toonamiarsenal.com/

you can thank me later as well....I missed most of the intruder....thank God this site had every ep of it uploaded..as well as lockdown and a bunch of bumps and promos

[ChaosSupremeSonîc]

Pfft... Tom, I was there when Moltar ran that bitch. And chicks in mini skirts with kickass magical powers were my guilty pleasure back in the 90's.

Let me guess. Sailor Moon? Hell yeah.

The one girl show that I was never ashamed of watching in front of girls...for some reason.

Fuck YEAH!
...I was so pissed off when I never won that contest. Probably because I was too young to catch how to win it in the first place.

Yeah, Toonami was THE stuff back in the day. So much that years after it went off, I started downloading a bunch of material relating to it just for the nostalgia.

This is what got me into Anime. DragonBall Z, Gundam (didn't particularly care about that show tho), Sailor Moon, Outlaw fucking Star, Tenchi freaking Muyo, Zoids, Hamtaro (SHUT UP!), and then some.

Yeah, those were the days. I was really like WTF when I saw Tom 4 tho.

Edited by ChaosSupremeSonic, 07 January 2012 - 04:02 PM.

[Johnny Boy]

Oh Toonami, why did you leave us? But either way this block with shows like Dragonball Z, Zoids, Justice League, One Piece, Sailor Moon, Hamtaro and Naruto made my childhood awesome. But the only show I actually hated was Bo Bo Bo

[Soniman]

Id be crazy not to include this, its one of those commercials that I completely forgot about until you see it again years later, and then suddenly it all comes back to you. This is a beautifully done ad, it has a good message but its not being condescending or preachy about. Simply make your own path in life and never give in to failure. The scenes from all these great shows certainly helps to.

God, I need to cry now.

[LunarEdge]

http://www.toonamiaftermath.com/

You can thank me later.

I love you

Man, this is seriously bringing back some fond memories.

Edited by LunarEdge, 07 January 2012 - 08:50 PM.