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Why were the Toonami promo's so good?
- Thread starter Trojita
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Man, I had no idea Toonami ended up having such a legacy. I was a teenager when it first started airing, and the stuff they showed (Thundercats, Voltron, Robotech) was a real nostalgia trip for me. I watched it obsessively for a while, but lost interest when they switched to Sailor moon and Dragonball.
Seeing what they did in the years afterwards makes me kinda jealous of those of you who got to grow up with this stuff.
Seeing what they did in the years afterwards makes me kinda jealous of those of you who got to grow up with this stuff.
Anime side is kinda tough (well, for me anyway) because it's been a while since something huge on action or with a long legacy worked its way to mainstream prominence.
I'm more than willing to say that I'm wrong though if someone can show me what I've been missing and for however long I have in the action side of things.
- Soul Eater back during its heyday could have worked.
- One Piece with a dub that wasn't poison to any chances at success could have blown up immensely.
- Hunter X Hunter if this new series could sustain itself long enough to get to some of the juicier plots. (Shit would need a heavy disclaimer after a certain point though)
- Beelzebub maybe?
The picks Anihawk made for the Western side of things are perfect though. Wish if there was something as campy as Megas XLR to place there though.
This is the most amazing way of describing them and why they worked I've seen ever. The thing about these promos that definitely shows through is a genuine passion or love for both the source material and ambiance. To this day I'm still amazed at their production and mad like all fuck that there doesn't exist a true "Master's Cut" of all the different sound bytes and musical clips used in the spinning of most of their promos.
...You can catch a lot of their good stuff on Netflix, and buy the rest. It's not like they're lost works or anything.
.la1n
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Oh man this thread. THIS THREAD. It lead me to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXTgFcIMRWM
Nostalgia ;_;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXTgFcIMRWM
Nostalgia ;_;
billy beane
Banned
Fuck man, my childhood. I would stop whatever I was doing at like 5:00 to watch Dragon Ball Z.
Wasn't there a midnight Toonami as well? I remember my friends telling me about it, and how it showed Dragon Ball Z and other shows uncut.
Wasn't there a midnight Toonami as well? I remember my friends telling me about it, and how it showed Dragon Ball Z and other shows uncut.
[as], Rising Sun.
Someone posted the Batman "Good Guys Wear Black" promo and it instantly reminded me of how awesome a reference was made to it in the Big O extended promo.
It's made even more funny when you realize that the creators of Big O said they were inspired by Batman in particular for the way the main character worked.
It's made even more funny when you realize that the creators of Big O said they were inspired by Batman in particular for the way the main character worked.
Neffarias_Bredd
Member
I still get hype watching those DBZ promos...now I want to make a pb&j, get a glass of chocolate milk, and chill in front of my tv
HHHNNNNNNgGgggGGggg
Why not release it worldwide? WHY WHY WHY
Because Funimation bought the licenses to the Tenchi series a few years ago and they're just sitting on it.
billy beane
Banned
I'm looking at all the shows Toonami had, and there was a plethora of fantastic shows. Dragon Ball, Gundam, Yu Yu Hakusho, Cowboy Bebop, Big O, Batman, and those are just off the top of my head. I'm sure there are other shows I'm missing that were fantastic as well.
Also makes me realize this was probably the only time where I watched so much anime. I watch a series every now and then, but back then it was pretty much all I watched.
Also makes me realize this was probably the only time where I watched so much anime. I watch a series every now and then, but back then it was pretty much all I watched.
So I went looking for that on Youtube and came up with this instead. A promo for when Toonami did its robot block later on. It just all looks so good.
cowboy bebop was always adult swim.
toonami's anime would need to be censored or a lot lighter. 'case closed' seemed like it was always a better fit for toonami thanks to its hundreds of episodes and lighter tone (and general look).
One thing that made Toonami so great is that it didn't talk down to you. TOM and others were just along for the ride as well, sometimes even self-aware.
Cartoon Network needs to get their shit together and revive Toonami. Hell, fans are creating a "Neo Toonami" that looks pretty decent.
Possible cartoon choices:
ThunderCats revival
Green Lantern
Other DC animated features
Adventure Time
Possible anime
One Piece (Funimation)
Toriko
Fairy Tail
Sket Dance
Alas, but a pipe dream.
Cartoon Network needs to get their shit together and revive Toonami. Hell, fans are creating a "Neo Toonami" that looks pretty decent.
Possible cartoon choices:
ThunderCats revival
Green Lantern
Other DC animated features
Adventure Time
Possible anime
One Piece (Funimation)
Toriko
Fairy Tail
Sket Dance
Alas, but a pipe dream.
especially when they still had the good dubs.
krillen's drawn-out "c'mon" was awesome.
with dc nation as sub section, the dc listing would be impossible.
if generator rex would still be around for the long run, that would do extremely well for a toonami styled beat intro and a peter cullen promo.
Toonami first.
Then homework.
Pretty sad to see it go, they really showed a lot of ambitious programming and there would probably be no Adult Swim if Toonami didn't push those boundaries (midnight anime? AWWWW YEAH).
Speaking of Adult Swim, they had some pretty good anime bumps and promos as well.
Put the kids to bed and get ready to get down!
Girls of Adult Swim
One for Cowboy Bebop
Trigun promo
Read or Die promo
Then homework.
Pretty sad to see it go, they really showed a lot of ambitious programming and there would probably be no Adult Swim if Toonami didn't push those boundaries (midnight anime? AWWWW YEAH).
Speaking of Adult Swim, they had some pretty good anime bumps and promos as well.
Put the kids to bed and get ready to get down!
Girls of Adult Swim
One for Cowboy Bebop
Trigun promo
Read or Die promo
AceBandage
Banned
Ah, back when CN was run by people with both taste and business sense.
As opposed to CN that's run by idiots with an identity crisis...
So good...
Also, Yu Yu Hakusho.
Or how about Optimus Prime as the announcer for it.
As opposed to CN that's run by idiots with an identity crisis...
So good...
Also, Yu Yu Hakusho.
Or how about Optimus Prime as the announcer for it.
ThatObviousUser
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cj_iwakura
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Two words: Peter Cullen.
AceBandage
Banned
Damn it...
I know there's that one site, but it sucks.
I wish there was a way to get the entire Toonami blocks, INCLUDING LOCKDOWN, onto a box set.
Bumps, commercials, video game ratings.
The entire thing.
Such an amazing block.
I know there's that one site, but it sucks.
I wish there was a way to get the entire Toonami blocks, INCLUDING LOCKDOWN, onto a box set.
Bumps, commercials, video game ratings.
The entire thing.
Such an amazing block.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd3nzrR9dfk&feature=related
Are there any better quality versions of this anywhere? I remember seeing this for the first time and my jaw just hit the floor. Swag.
edit: Tom 2.0, way better quality video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucjFBukK87M&feature=related
Are there any better quality versions of this anywhere? I remember seeing this for the first time and my jaw just hit the floor. Swag.
edit: Tom 2.0, way better quality video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucjFBukK87M&feature=related
AceBandage
Banned
heliosRAzi
Banned
Toonami was a once in a lifetime thing. Those of us who experienced it were very lucky.
billy beane
Banned
Really? I could've sworn that Cowboy Bebop was on Toonami.
AceBandage
Banned
The second was for Adult Swim, actually.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kecaTtDS2o
Nope.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB9q7Zm-cvI
MidnightCowboy
Member
So many great memories.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUYWltB1y00
SO
GODLIKE
It made Batman seem so goddamn scary. "It's a bat, a GIANT BAT!", the editing, the voiceovers, its all so great.
SO
GODLIKE
It made Batman seem so goddamn scary. "It's a bat, a GIANT BAT!", the editing, the voiceovers, its all so great.
ThatObviousUser
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I still don't.
Yeah. Very lucky. Shame all we have are memories now, but I guess that's how life works.
I feel bad for those who were born during or after Toonami's run and can't enjoy it, but I think I feel more sorry for those who were older than CN's traditional demographic who just wrote it off. They really missed out.
AceBandage
Banned
The entire period was a great time to have a Cartoon Network subscription, to be honest. Dexter's Lab and Powerpuff Girls were at the height of their popularity as well, with their respective movies being released in cinemas; we were getting Samurai Jack and (towards the end) Clone Wars...
Powerpuff Girls movie was amazing.
Just a fantastic time to be into cartoons. On the other channels we also had the early days of Pokémon and rival Digimon...
(Extremely) rare though they are, there are moments where I miss my early teenage years.
AceBandage
Banned
Wait... There was a Dexter's Lab movie?!
i'd say their business side is worse than their shows. although the business side affects the type of shows they have. i'm letting the bitterness get to me, but the live action stuff looks really obviously bad.
sym-bionic titan should have been given more of a chance. it probably would have even done well on adult swim. it was certainly advertised to that demographic heavily (with "[genndy tartatovsky]" flashing at the end of one of the promos).
heliosRAzi
Banned
Remember Fox Kids?
Seven Force
Banned
Yeah, they would get around halfway through the Namek saga, and go right back to Raditz. Shit was aggravating.
ego trip
AceBandage
Banned
ST did perfectly in the ratings.
The only reason it was canceled was because they couldn't merchandise it.
And yes, the live action shows are pure, unfiltered shit.
"Dude What Would Happen" is the kind of show you'd see Mad TV doing to make fun of reality shows...
Oh the made for TV special.
He said released in cinemas, I thought there was a real movie I missed.
heliosRAzi
Banned
You know what, I liked what Toonami and Adult Swim did. They would replay the entire series up until they get new episodes. And with Toonami, since the shows aired five days out of the week, they blew through series a lot.
It just sucked for the long-running shows like DBZ and Inuyasha where you literally have hundreds of episodes before they got to the new material.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
They got to the episode right before Goku went Super Saiyan soooo many times. I've probably seen every episode up to that point like 4 times, because it felt like that went on for years.
Oooooh man did you miss out. Not as good as the Powerpuff Girls one, but still amazing.
edit - made for TV? I could have sworn I saw it get a brief theatrical run... My memory is treacherous and locked behind hormones, though, so I could be wrong! Either way it was fab.
Red Blaster
Member
I always thought Toonami was undercut bigtime when Adult Swim started showing unedited anime in 2002. That 2001 Toonami lineup tho; holy shit was that stacked. Tenchi, DBZ, Gundam Wing with uncut episodes at midnight, Blue Sub 6, 08th MS Team, Outlaw Star, Big O, etc. That was a liminal experience as an 8th grader.
AceBandage
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