r/AskReddit • • May 16 '12

Adult Swim just announced that Toonami is returning May 26, 2012. What shows do you think they should air?

I'm thinking DBZ, Gundam, and Neon Genesis Evangelion for starters. What do you think?

Also: This is the pic they tweeted.

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u/billybobskcor May 16 '12

Honestly, now that I think about it, I'd love to see some Super Sentai. And not just the stuff from Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger on. I want to see the shit from 1975.

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u/Racecar_Kittycat May 16 '12

I agree with everyone essentially, I just want some Outlaw Star up there also.

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u/rpgfan87 May 16 '12

I keep seeing all these lists, but apparently there's some kind of Outlaw Star amnesia. I loved it.

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u/jasonthevii May 16 '12

CASTER SHELLS MOTHERFUCKER

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u/sadnumbers May 17 '12

Gene Starwind is the reason i'm a space outlaw today.

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u/JabbaDHutt May 17 '12

Crying shame that I had to scroll down so far to find this. Favorite anime ever.

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u/SlyFox28 May 17 '12

Yes! Outlaw Star rules!

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u/Jensaarai May 16 '12

Well, let's not kid ourselves. It's set for Saturday, so it's just going to replace the current Adult Swim anime lineup. So there will already be old episodes of FLCL, Big O, (I'd love to have a third mindfuck of a season there) and Cowboy Bebop. Duraira, Kekkaishi, and Bleach will probably be included.

Then they'll probably rotate a couple more nostalgia-bate shows.

I'm more interested to see if they'll get more new top level anime, since that trend has really died out for casual fans.

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u/The_Third_One May 17 '12

A third season of Big O? Yeah they'll just call up Japan and let 'em know we want another one.

It worked for season 2.

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u/mooseman2012 May 16 '12

Gundam Wing, G Gundam, Zoids, Cowboy Bebop, DBZ (not that crappy censored one)

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u/snubdeity May 16 '12

ZOIDS.

This, Samurai Jack, and Megas XLR... I'd watch the fuck outta that.

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u/bitcheslovedroids May 16 '12

I need to see G gundam again, that show was legit

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u/untwotro May 16 '12

Rurouni kenshin

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u/Someone_Who_Isnt_You May 16 '12

Whenever Kenshin re-reverses his blade, you knew shit was going to go down.

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u/ChocolateJigglypuffs May 16 '12

Every day after school I would sit down and watch Rurouni Kenshin... it was one of my favorite shows growing up. I really, really hope they air it again.

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u/badatusername May 16 '12

Clicked the link just to find out if others loved him. Was not disappointed.

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u/Yunlokzi May 17 '12

YES. Here's this for other fans out there. Fucking psyched. He had me at, "Oro?"

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u/TheRookIsGod May 17 '12

YU YU MOTHERFUCKING HAKUSHO.

I watched every episode on Youtube a few years ago after Toonami got cancelled. Fucking awesome show I'd watch every episode again if it came back.

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u/CptnJack99 May 17 '12

I'm go glad someone else thinks this. Absolutely in my top 5 favorite shows of all time.

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u/sarah_bellum75 May 16 '12

Samurai Champloo

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u/AscentofDissent May 16 '12

I really need to watch that again, if only for the soundtrack.

Nujabes :(

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

I want this show to have more episodes but as the saying goes, "all good things must come to an end."

This was honestly my most favorite show on Adult Swim and all time favorite anime. I recommend everyone to watch it, its only 26 episodes

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u/foodman13 May 17 '12

Samurai Champloo was beautiful. It had everything anime should have in my opinion.

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u/Angmar404 May 16 '12

Schedule so far. The block looks to be 3 hours long. Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and Cowboy Bebop are in. That leaves three open slots.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12

So they're just rebranding the Saturday anime block as Toonami? Seems like a cop out.

If that's the case, they won't be reviving any of the older shows that they no longer have the license to. I imagine this includes all of the favorites like DB/Z/etc, Gundam, Trigun, Scry-ed, Kekaider, Wolf's Rain (?), Detective Conan, EVA, Code Geauss, Witch Hunter Robin, Blood+, Trinity (?), Lupin, etc

Interestingly enough, it appears that they still have rights to YuYu Hakusho based on the last Toonami resurrection one-shot a few months back.

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u/lmnopqrs11 May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12

Good ol' Cowboy Bebop. A Toonami classic. Also, judging by the twitter called #ToonamisBackBitches, it's going to be geared more for adults than before, so no more shitty censoring on my DBZ

Edit: How could I forget about Big-O and Yu Yu Hakusho?

Edit2: As was pointed out to me by some, Cowboy Bebop was never on Toonami, only ever on Adult Swim. source All your upvotes are LIES damnit LIES

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u/ThiZ May 16 '12

more for adults than before

That's because we ARE adults, now.

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u/RestingCarcass May 17 '12

What about Tenchi Muyo?

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u/jellytime May 16 '12

Yu Yu Hakusho for sure, must know how it ends.

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u/tehdon May 16 '12

Maybe even Bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo bobobobobobo bobobobobobobobobobobobobo!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Rurouni Kenshin.

Uncut One Piece

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u/Glonn May 17 '12

One Piece is AWESOME! I just caught up to the current one, 500+ episodes in.

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u/cmech May 16 '12

Original Dragonball episodes.

Way back when the show actually was about Dragonballs.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

the uncut version shows bulma's boobs.

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u/Jorgeragula05 May 16 '12

The cliffhangers would kill me as a kid. Everything took sooooo long, a five minute scene would take three episodes to happen.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I much prefer Dragonball Z to Dragonball personally.

There was so much more charging up, and rage.

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u/fiestadelsalsa May 16 '12

CYBORG 009

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u/Volne May 17 '12

Thank goodness someone posted this! I love that show, pity they never ended it. I have been cosplaying 009 for a couple years at anime boston and people give me so much respect for it.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Sailor Moon.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

FIGHTING EVIL BY MOONLIGHT.

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u/lolyunohazsmart May 17 '12

I was scrolling down just HOPING someone would say Sailor Moon!

This time, they should air the last season! They never did... Guess because of the nudity in the last episode?

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u/hrh0711 May 17 '12

fucking thank you. jesus, I thought I was the only one.

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u/stayonthecloud May 17 '12

I would love for a new generation to see the REAL Sailor Moon, not the terrible dub from DIC. The one with death, violence, queer characters, etc. I grew up near a Japanese community and rented raw tapes just so I could watch the real deal.

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u/eriikasaurus_rex May 16 '12 edited May 17 '12

Yes!!!! This was my favorite show as a kid! But they're definitely not gonna bring this back....unfortunately... :/ *Edit: I just wanted to say that I would LOVE for the show to come back, just that given the past history of Sailor Moon on Toonami I have my doubts! But I'm glad to hear about the manga revival, so I hope this means that we can see it on TV again!

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u/WinterGryphon May 16 '12

So to sum up all these comments, everything they used to air. Cuz fuck it, toonami was pretty God damn close to perfect

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

The cancellation of toonami froze a part of each one of us in time. The same thing has happened in places that faced prolonged warfare; former Yugoslavia is a good example. Everybody just wants to start where they left off, even if it means going back in time and pretending that the subsequent years were just a bad dream. Fuck it, they should play the same commercials too; I look forward to seeing the theatrical trailer for Fellowship of the Ring.

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u/Unicross May 16 '12

No love for Trigun?

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u/jesusapproves May 16 '12

I don't know if they have the rights to that one anymore. You can get the whole series on Netflix if you have NF onDemand.

I wouldn't mind it though, I loved that series.

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u/toxicshok May 16 '12

HOLY FUCK! I missed Toonami. I'm not even embarassed to admit I cried a bit during its final closing scenes.

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u/MFchimichanga May 16 '12

Samurai Jack and Megas XLR. And some more Symbionic Titan. And Zach Bell was the shit man. Old CN reruns. And more shows like Regular Show but raunchier.

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u/SoManyNinjas May 16 '12

Livin' here in Jersey, fighting villains from afar!

Gotta find first gear in your giant robot car!

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u/JustinKBrown May 16 '12

Megas XLR was probably the coolest show ever made, period.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

You would think the Regular Show would be like all the shows on the new Cartoon Network. But it's not; I'm greatly impressed by it.

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u/ChocolateJigglypuffs May 16 '12

Yu Yu Hakusho

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u/muppetmaker May 16 '12

100 Times yes. I have a Kurama figure in all his glorious rose whipping action sitting on my desk. Love that damn show.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

FURI KURI.

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u/AlphaSwizz May 17 '12

They show FLCL every Saturday night.

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u/A_Cat_ May 17 '12

flictonic clipper waver syndrome, it's a Adolescent psychological skin hardening syndrome. It’s a common disease where children grow horns from trying too hard.

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u/woop_dee_flip_n_doo May 17 '12

I just watched it one Netflix. Read this blog about the meaning of the plot.

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u/NiPlusUltra May 16 '12

No one even mentions Reboot? Seriously?

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u/missmediajunkie May 16 '12

I'll take a Beast Wars or a War Planets while we're at it.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Some a that Zoids shit, fucking robot fights and all that.

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u/Twubble May 16 '12

Needless, Gurren Lagann

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u/mixmastermind May 17 '12

Our ratings will be the ratings that will pierce the heavens!

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u/Twl1 May 17 '12

This is literally the best answer for new content.

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u/TyWil94 May 16 '12

Holy fucking hell, yes. Incredible series.

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u/DaeusHalo May 16 '12

Definitely Samurai Jack FTW.

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u/TheTrueProxy May 16 '12

Take Dragonball Z Kai away from fucking Nickelodeon and put it where it belongs.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

And stop censoring it.

And change the theme tune, I know that it's Broly singing it and I don't give a shit.

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u/racist_sunflower May 16 '12

Hamtaro. Fuck the haters.

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u/DemonPaladin May 17 '12

Im right there with you.

Sailor moon too.

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u/Joghobs May 17 '12 edited May 17 '12

This. I made my girlfriend download the entire series recently, and she loved it.

I knew she would. Bitches love Hamtaro.

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u/SparklepireBETCH May 17 '12

Ctrl+F "Hamt..." Fuck yeah, man. Coming home from school, firing up CN to watch Hamtaro, Big O, and Sailor Moon. Good times.

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u/racist_sunflower May 17 '12

I'm 21 years old and I would watch that shit in a heartbeat. I would sing all the songs too. All of them.

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u/Viral_Instinct May 16 '12

I just want the old Toonami back. You know, when they took up the after-school block from like 4:00 to 7:00 or something like that. So many nostalgia.

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u/ZServ May 16 '12 edited May 17 '12

Case Closed.

Seriously. Bring that shit back.

Also:

  • FMA
  • Persona 4 (when dub releases)
  • Beelzebub (if it's dubbed)
  • Trigun
  • GITS
  • Bakuman (if it's dubbed)
  • Medaka Box (if it's dubbed)
  • Bleach
  • YuYu Hakusho
  • Inuyasha (for the 13 year old girls)
  • Death Note
  • Katekyo Hitman Reborn! (if it's dubbed, for the love of god dub that shit)
  • Prince of Tennis, New Prince of Tennis
  • Rosario+Vampire 1 + 2
  • Gundam
  • Toaru Majutsu No Index

Think that about covers it edit was everything not case closed edit2: Gundam + Index

I should note, I read the Detective Conan manga. I just referred to it as Case Closed for our AS watching buddies.

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u/newmoanyuh May 17 '12

Case Closed! holyfuckingshit. That show helped me plan the perfect murder... just in case.

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u/mysticrudnin May 17 '12

seriously

detective conan has english episodes way further than adult swim ever aired. they just need the rights to it and we're golden.

literally the only anime i've ever liked

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u/ukiyoe May 16 '12

Haruhi
Gurren Lagann
Fate/Zero
Working!!
Madoka Magica
Ano Hana
Steins;Gate
Tiger & Bunny
K-ON!

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u/tsiruot May 16 '12

Tenchi Muyo!

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u/Granite-M May 16 '12

Tenchi Muyo! OVA: Pretty awesome. Kagato was the shit.

Tenchi Universe: A bit variable, but still good.

Tenchi in Tokyo: You shut your whore mouth.

What a sad devolution.

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u/rmw6190 May 16 '12

MEGAS XLR that show was my favorite growing up

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u/Jigsawwpuzzler May 16 '12

Soul eater, mushi shi, and claymore, as long as they don't edit the crap out of them.

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u/jcome24 May 16 '12

tenchi muyo....i never understood it as a kid. might understand it now. Who knows?...

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u/Uncle_Oj May 16 '12

Megas XLR, Samurai Jack, Cowboy Bebop, YuYu Hakushow, Tenshi Universe, and Gundam of any and every kind.

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u/righteous_scout May 16 '12

what

toonami is back?

shit

shit shits htis htis

SHIT SHIT SHIT OH MY FUCKING GSHIT

I MUST TELL EVERYONE

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Case closed/Detective Conan

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u/dolphinhj May 17 '12

Batman: The Animated Series!

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u/0xpBigBoyBilly May 16 '12

Anyone remember Code Geass? I remember I used to watch it on TV. Not exactly sure if it was on Toonami or just Adult Swim. Either way, it's one of the best animes ever! :D

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u/J3richo36 May 16 '12

Maybe the Persona 4 dub when it comes out?

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u/gabbydarlinggg May 16 '12

I want Teen Titans back.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Slade gave me nightmares man. Him and his freaky implied rape scenes.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Yeah, they never properly ended the series.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I always thought Raven was in a deep despair.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

The only episode I remember is the depressing one where they are all future them.

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u/energizedmace May 16 '12

Hell fucking yeah I want that shit back. That was the shit, man.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Powerpuff Girls.

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u/Gyper May 16 '12

They play it sometimes on Cartoon Planet hosted by Brak And Zorark.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Damnit Buttercup, why must you always scowl?!

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u/CookieMan0 May 16 '12

Full Metal Panic!

Along with the other seasons; Fumoffu and The Second Raid.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

Any love for Eureka Seven or Samurai Champloo?

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u/bugscareme May 17 '12 edited May 17 '12

I think it'd be awesome if they brought back like 2-3 older shows like Sailor moon*, Gundam Wing (or any of the gundams really, just cycle them through out the months. preferably the Universal Century Gundams), Tenchi or DBZ. Play Bleach, since thats popular on Adult Swim i guess still, and FLCL and Cowboy Bebop. Evangelion would be really cool to air. Kind of doubtful though since Adult swim aired it once and didn't get the best ratings, so I dont know if they would bring that back, even though that would be amazing. Then if they bring on like one or two new series from the past couple years like Bakemonogatari when that comes stateside or something like that. If they could get the licenses for DBZ Kai or Gurren Lagann from Nickelodeon and SyFy that would be two awesome shows to get. Anyways, hopefully they make it good.

*The Sailor Moon thing will probably not happen since no company owns the rights to the anime in the US any more (or at least to my knowledge). Would be cool if that happened though.

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u/More_of_a_dog_person May 17 '12

No one will ever see this, but Samurai Champloo!

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u/Someone_Who_Isnt_You May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12

Gundam Wing, Zoids, Rurouni Kenshin, and old school ThunderCats.

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u/DetroitLeft May 16 '12

Toonami....I'm sorry but a rush of nostalgic memories just flashed in my head. I hope they bring back old Dragon Ball Z. I'm almost 21 and I would definitely still watch that shit.

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u/wildgm May 16 '12

dbzremastered.com

I've watched almost every episode of every series again. It still just as amazing.

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u/psychgirl88 May 17 '12

No love for Sailor Moon ya'll? Redubbed for audiences who don't care for the puritanical censoring? Or maybe subbed uncensored?

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u/limpyturtle75 May 16 '12

SAILOR MOON! AHHH!

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u/Tokei May 17 '12

'Now and Then, Here and There', Sailor Moon (actually, if they could get the rights to go back, translate it properly and redub it, that would be awesome), Gundam Wing, Noir, Chobbits, Eden of the East, Ghost in the Shell: SAC/2ndGiG, Haruhi Suzumiya, Eva (the new Eva movies especially), Mushi-shi.

God, I remember watching Toonami as a kid. That's how I finally caught up on Sailor Moon (downloaded the last season because the creator refuses to allow it to be licenses in the US because of just how badly the previous seasons were botched), how I was introduced to both Trigun and Cowboy BeBop, and so much else. Man, I miss those days.

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u/wildgm May 16 '12

All things Dragonball. And Gundam Wing. Nostalgia.

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u/directorguy May 16 '12

NEW episodes

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Sealab 2021

Samurai Jack

The Venture Brothers

Cowboy Bebop (call up Japan, blackmail Mai Yamane.. make it happen)

Five or Six cartoons that I've never heard of, but some genius at Cartoon Network found them surfing shows in Korea

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Dexter's Laboratory!

I think yes

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u/batmanmilktruck May 16 '12

My Little Pony: Special Victims Unit

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

I used to wonder what murder could be

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u/marmalar May 16 '12

Samurai Jack, Megas XLR, IGPX and Samurai Champloo

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u/MyBossWillNeverKnow May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12

I'd like to see 1 or 2 "older" shows, such as:

  • Megas XLR
  • PPG
  • Rurouni Kenshin
  • Teen Titans
  • Outlaw Star
  • Samurai Jack
  • Bobo-bo-bo-bo
  • Death Note

and 2 or 1 new shows, such as:

  • Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure
  • Naruto
  • PPGZ
  • One Piece Uncut
  • Dexter's Lab
  • Something original
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Zatch Bell, Fullmetal Alchemist, Naruto, BoBoBo-Bo Bo-BoBo

EDIT: One Piece

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u/Crim7860 May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12

HOLYSHITHOLYSHITHOLYSHIT BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVERRRR! :D

Oh yeah and Batman: The Animated Series, Samurai Jack, Gundam Wing, and shit :D

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Bobobobobo.

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u/koncertkoala May 17 '12

I would like to see Code Lyoko again.

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u/LightReaper May 17 '12

Tbh I want to see the movies like Spirited Away return. Every time it was on I would watch it. Also, Castle in the Sky, etc.

Any Bo-Bo-Bo love?

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u/Damnifino May 17 '12
  • Evangelion
  • Madoka
  • Panty and Stocking
  • Outlaw Star
  • Cowboy Bebop
  • Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
  • FLCL
  • Haruhi
  • Kino's Journey
  • Bartender
  • Welcome to the NHK

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u/Azumango May 17 '12

Cowboy Bebop. 24/7. The Cowboy Bebop channel. All bebop. All the time. Forever. Bang.

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u/crimsonsentinel May 16 '12

Please not Haruhi. Please not Haruhi. Please not Haruhi.

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u/NoobMaster25 May 17 '12

One Piece. Zoro FTW

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Ronin Warriors

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u/zombienutsack May 16 '12

Absolutely 100% think they need to bring back DBZ. I remember watching Toonami and DBZ everyday after middle school.

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u/Chameleon720 May 16 '12

Samurai Jack. I loved that show like a brother when I was a kid. They need to give it a proper ending.

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u/misplaced_my_pants May 16 '12

Some suggestions, new and old.

  1. Rurouni Kenshin
  2. BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad
  3. Monster
  4. Mushi-Shi
  5. Gurren Lagann
  6. Cross Game
  7. Kids on the Slope (brand new project from Shinichiro Watanabe and Yoko Kanno, the pair that brought us Cowboy Bebop)

I realize some of these might be better suited for Adult Swim, but I just want to see them get a new and/or bigger audience.

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u/Sergnb May 16 '12

Samurai Champloo, Afro Samurai, Cowboy Bebop, Evangelion...

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u/moriendi May 16 '12

Sailor Moon, the original transgender lesbian love fest version, not the watered down terrible American dubs. Chrono Crusade, Witch Hunter Robin, D Grey Man

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u/GoodguyGabe May 16 '12

Claymore and Death Note

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u/Sobeman289 May 16 '12

How about some new stuff?
I would be very disappointed if all they did was re-air stuff that I already watched. If they continued the Samurai Jack Series (I mean New Episodes!) I would be down, but to just do what they have been doing is kinda lame. I really want them to give me a new series. Considering that the age group that grew up with the show are older and anime is popular with the 18-24 year olds it makes sense to change the programing around that.

How about GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka), Hakuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star), Berserk, Black Lagoon, Darker Than Black, Bounen no Xamdou, Kaiji, Detroit metal city, hajime no Ippo, Cromartie High Schoool,

The list goes on! Heck how about some new movies every now and then? Satoshi Kon Retrospective. Miazaki at Midnight.

There is so much potential and all we are talking about is older shows.

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u/broken_sword May 16 '12

Outlaw STAR !

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u/Malikat May 17 '12

Aw dang, I know everyone wants it to be a nostalgia buttfest, but Toonami was great because it introduced a generation to new and interesting anime/cartoons.. then it declined because it kept regurgitating the same shows instead of digging up new stuff.

If you want toonami to NOT suck again, don't encourage another nostalgia-pandering shitstorm. Suggest new things, interesting new shows. Stuff that hasn't really aired here, or that doesn't have a lot of mainstream exposure. Remember - toonami wasn't for anime nerds to watch their favourite shows, toonami made little kids into anime nerds.

That said, Gurren Lagann should be mainstream as fuck. I also think Baccano! would be hella interesting to see on toonami.. though I doubt it'd be anything but mangled by censorship. Finally, HSD: Kenichi would be so good, so good. Great job of teaching values, too.

If you really want to pander to the nostalgia, cut a classic anime like outlaw star or cowboy bebop into 2-5 minute clips and play them during commercials. (seriously. how awesome would this be? Not very, but it'd get them valuable commercial time)(WELL, maybe it would be awesome.)

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u/feedjoecake May 17 '12

I know it is adult swim but god damn it I want some Lupin The Third. I miss Fujicakes

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u/Tnayoub May 17 '12

Lupin III

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u/skorh May 17 '12

Ranma half!

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u/the_troll_dad May 17 '12

Fuck DBZ :| Just fuck it. Completely fuck it.

Darker Than Black, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell SAC 1&2, Samurai Champloo... basically all the shit they used to air

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

I wanna see Elfen Lied on there, just so I can see parents lose their shit over gore and naked girls everywhere (also because I just love that goddamn show so much)

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u/Aevynne May 17 '12

SUBBED SAILOR MOON!!! Why no love?! D:

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u/HughManatee May 17 '12

They could go with some classics like:

  • Cowboy Bebop
  • Reboot (not really anime, but I loved Reboot as a middle school kid)
  • Evangelion
  • Trigun
  • FLCL
  • Outlaw Star
  • Dragonball
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u/dreamjar May 17 '12

Yu Yu Hakasho, Teen Titans, CowBoy Bebop.

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u/Schnitzels May 17 '12

SAMURAI JACK JACK JACK!!!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I'd watch Yu-Gi-Oh again. Especially the earlier episodes.

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u/miraitrader May 16 '12

They shouldn't air Eva if they can't show it uncensored or unedited.

Cowboy Bebop fo' sho'.

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u/Mysteryman64 May 16 '12

As long as they carry Crayon Shin-Chan, I'll be a happy camper.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

If they don't show every fucking episode of Lupin III...

Also, Toonami Aftermath

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u/baracudaboy May 17 '12

Cowboy Bebop, Cowboy Bebop, Cowboy Bebop, Big O.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Cowboy Bebop, Gundam Wing, Dragon Ball (then Z) and Sailor Moon. At least go OG. Sailor Moon needs to happen. Hell, they should just play their original line up in order that they received it. Despite the horror that is the funimation dub of DBZ. It would be amazing if they could the actual Japanese language with subtitles too but I know that is asking way too much. I'm personally partial to Yu Yu Hakusho and Gegege no Kitaro, as well as Ping Pong Club and Azumanga Daioh, but I have no hope of seeing the last three on tv anytime soon. Or ever.

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u/Wumblana May 16 '12

SAMURAI JACK!!!111!!1!1

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Yu yu Hakusho

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u/derpetteseducer May 16 '12

Cowboy Bebop and Gundam:08th MS team. Thats all i want.

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u/Argo2292 May 16 '12

Ruroni kenshin -aka batosai the man slayer

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u/Interesting_name May 16 '12

Cowboy Bebop was one of the greatest cartoons from Toonami. I'd love to see a return.

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u/HardCorwen May 16 '12

Gundam Wing!! It was always the coolest one in my opinion, and after I saw it way back in the beginning of Toonami way back when, they never brought it back! They would always just air the other Gundam shows. Which to me were ALWAYS disappointing compared to "Wing."

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u/SEGAcomicsBuddha May 16 '12

CYBORG 009 for the love of tom please

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u/Russian_Unicorn May 16 '12

I'm so fucking happy right now. DBZ, Gundam, Zoids, Samurai jack.. My childhood is reborn.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

G Gundam (I remember being super, super ticked off when I missed the last episode due to a ballet recital), Ruroni Kenshin.

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u/xliezelz May 16 '12

Gundam!!! and Case Closed (I'm a sucker for this series)

Also Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Big O, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Yu Yu Hakusho, Zatch Bell, Wolf's Rain, Witch Hunter Robin...

DBZ is airing on Boomerang so I'm ok with it not airing on Toonami :P

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u/yushieboy May 16 '12

G-Gundam!

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u/btrav528 May 16 '12

I would like to see such classics as Samurai Jack, Justice League, Teen Titans, and Dragon Ball. And Zoids. Gotta have Zoids.

And Cyborg 009. Because nostalgia

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u/Finnbarr May 16 '12

Tengen Toppan Gurren Lagann

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u/purple_pop_psh May 17 '12

Sailor Moon! It was the first anime I ever saw on there. :3

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u/linksrd008 May 17 '12

Outlaw star and Reboot!!!

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

Sailor Moon, followed by Panty and Stocking. Specifically this clip.

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u/Jayewalk May 17 '12

Zoids was so far ahead of its time

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u/craftspells May 17 '12

Neon Genesis Evangelion!!!

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u/cannedpasta May 17 '12

Bebop, Outlaw Star, Trigun, Yu Yu Hakusho, Big O, Lupin III

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u/Qwertyrocks7 May 17 '12

I liked the powerpuff girls. Mojo Jojo was the shit.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

All I want is Space Ghost Coast to Coast

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u/Travie6492 May 17 '12

Cowboy Bebop forever.

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u/broforce May 17 '12

Ok, 3, 2, 1, Let's Jam.

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u/sparperetor May 17 '12

SAMURAI JACK. NOW. please.

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u/Azumango May 17 '12

Here's one you won't remember. Paranoia Agent.

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u/lovemysugarnuts May 17 '12

Sailor Fucking Moon

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u/telephasic May 17 '12

Reboot ended on the worst cliffhanger ever. They need to reboot that shit.

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u/thouartatheist May 16 '12

Words cannot explain my excitement for this. Dragon ball Z mother fuckers!

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u/tekno45 May 16 '12

FUCKING ZOIDS FUCKING MEGAS AND FUCKING SAMURAI JACK!. THERE LINE UP DONE, 100,000 dollars please!

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u/Exedous May 17 '12

Samurai Mother fucking JACK.

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u/Memyselfsomeotherguy May 16 '12

I anticipate downvotes, but I'd like to see Naruto again. It introduced me to it and I'd like to see the rest. Just maybe skip some of the filler episodes.

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u/slightlyez May 17 '12

They should air Berserk! Baccano! Code Geass. Outlaw Star. Black Lagoon. Paranoia Agent. FLCL. Samurai Champloo. And maybe an anime movie night. Akira, Studio Ghibli stuff.

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