It has been a weird ride for fans of Yu Suzuki’s RPG-slash-life-simulator Shenmue. The original game, released in 2000 for the Dreamcast, was one of the most innovative of its time, one of the first to attempt an authentic, living, breathing world where people went about their activities as they do in reality. Suzuki managed […]
The only good thing about 2020 is that you don’t have to pay to attend Comic-Con! The festivities commence tomorrow and involve a variety of entertainment companies, most of which will be streaming their announcements and panels live for all to watch. Adult Swim in particular has three solid days’ worth of panels ahead, which […]
Adult Swim is Cartoon Network’s late-night programming block for edgy, experimental animation—and Toonami is Adult Swim’s own sub-brand for action-packed shows, including popular anime series such as Naruto and Dragon Ball Super. Toonami’s programming has made it a fan-favorite since its introduction in 1997, and the name is also synonymous with its robotic host, TOM. […]
It’s been a long and grueling road for the last human survivors on Earth, huddled inside their walled cities while giant humanoid creatures with distorted faces roam around looking for snacks. Attack On Titan is far from a happy story — its most recent episode on Toonami dealt with having to choose which of two […]
For nearly as long as Toonami has been a thing, there has always been the TIE — the Total Immersion Event, or a number of days when the mascot robots stop announcing the schedule, playing video games, or giving life advice — and get into an adventure of their own. Now we know what the […]
Samurai Jack has finished his journey. One of the top-drawer quality cartoons of the 2000’s was given its long-overdue wrap-up as of last Sunday, thanks to an opening in creator Genndy Tartakovsky’s schedule and the willingness of Adult Swim to spend the money. Minus a brief break on April Fool’s Day, ten new episodes of […]
The wait for One-Punch Man to join the Adult Swim Toonami lineup will be over soon than you think. Viz Media has confirmed that the popular anime series will join the Adult Swim Toonami block on July 16. The show was previously simulcast online, but now it will be making its US broadcast TV debut […]
The folks at Toonami dropped an atomic bombshell at the 2016 Anime Expo. During Friday’s Toonami panel, the Toonami staff confirmed that the Viz Media and Studio Madhouse anime series, One-Punch Man, is going to join the Toonami lineup later this year. The show is based on the digital webcomic created by the author One, […]