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 Anime Expo 2016 Announcements  During the Toonami panel at Anime Expo 2016 in LA on July 1st, it was announced that One Punch Man has been acquired and will begin airing on the Toonami block on July 16, 2016 at 12:00 AM. Also announced was a followup to last years Total Immersion Event, The Intruder II. The third installment of the The Intruder storyline will begin in November 2016.  New Toonami Comic Currently in production  On October 20, 2016, Toonami co-creator Jason DeMarco shared this "rough art" on twitter and announced that it was for a new Toonami comic. It's currently unknown when this comic will be released or if it will tie-in to The Intruder III.  New Production I.G. Miniseries coming to Toonami in March  Announced on the official Toonami FaceBook page: This upcoming March, Toonami's celebrating its 20th anniversary. As part of the festivities, Toonami proudly presents "Sand Whale and Me," a 25 minute, 5 part short film from legendary director Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor) and Production I.G.

Presented in a hybrid live action/CG style, "Sand Whale and Me" is the story of a female paratrooper in the distant future who is stranded in a vast desert. With limited supply of food and water, her only hope is to catch a sand whale from a pack. If she can't, her life may just hang in the balance.

Part one will premiere on Toonami on March 18, 2017.  Samurai Jack Returns!  From the Toonami Tumblr:

"Adult Swim is excited to announce that JACK IS BACK. Creator and executive producer Genndy Tartakovsky continues the epic story of Samurai Jack with a new season of episodes that will premiere on Adult Swim’s Toonami block in 2016."

The new season is currently in production in Los Angeles at Cartoon Network Studios.  Adult Swim Producing New Seasons of FLCL  Adult Swim is developing these 12 new episodes of FLCL with animation studio Production I.G., with hopes that the original cast and The Pillows will be involved. The new seasons will air as part of the Toonami block, which previously aired the original 6 episodes.