Toonami: Rising Sun

Toonami: Rising Sun was a short lived Toonami programming block that premiered on April 15, 2000. The block initially ran Saturday mornings from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. On July 8, 2000, the schedule was moved to Saturday mornings from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. In late November, the block lost one hour, airing from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM until March 2001.

The block was initially canceled in early March of 2001. However, the Rising Sun was revived in February of 2002 in a late night/early morning time slot. The revived block aired on Sunday mornings from 2-3 AM and consisted of only Superman: The Animated Series and Batman: The Animated Series for its entire run until 2003.

Programming

 * Batman: The Animated Series
 * Dragon Ball Z
 * Gundam Wing
 * The Powerpuff Girls
 * Ronin Warriors
 * Tenchi Muyo!
 * Tenchi Universe
 * Thundercats
 * Sailor Moon
 * Superman: The Animated Series

First Toonami Rising Sun Lineup
Toonami's first Saturday Rising Sun consisted of: This schedule existed from April 15 - May 13, 2000
 * 9:00 AM - Thundercats
 * 9:30 AM - Thundercats
 * 10:00 AM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 10:30 AM - Gundam Wing
 * 11:00 AM - Gundam Wing
 * 11:30 AM - Ronin Warriors

Second Toonami Rising Sun Lineup
Toonami's second Saturday Rising Sun consisted of: This schedule existed from May 20 - July 1, 2000
 * 9:00 AM - Thundercats
 * 9:30 AM - Thundercats
 * 10:00 AM - Gundam Wing
 * 10:30 AM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 11:00 AM - Batman: The Animated Series
 * 11:30 AM - The Powerpuff Girls

Third Toonami Rising Sun Lineup
Toonami's third Saturday Rising Sun consisted of: This schedule existed from July 8 - September 30, 2000
 * 10:00 AM - Thundercats
 * 10:30 AM - Thundercats
 * 11:00 AM - Sailor Moon
 * 11:30 AM - Tenchi Muyo!
 * 12:00 PM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 12:30 PM - The Powerpuff Girls

Fourth Toonami Rising Sun Lineup
Toonami's fourth Saturday Rising Sun consisted of: This schedule existed from October 7 - November 18, 2000
 * 10:00 AM - Thundercats
 * 10:30 AM - Thundercats
 * 11:00 AM - Sailor Moon
 * 11:30 AM - Tenchi Universe
 * 12:00 PM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 12:30 PM - The Powerpuff Girls

Final Toonami Rising Sun Lineup
Toonami's fifth Saturday Rising Sun consisted of: This schedule existed from November 25, 2000 - March 3, 2001
 * 11:00 AM - Thundercats
 * 11:30 AM - Tenchi Universe
 * 12:00 PM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 12:30 PM - Sailor Moon

Revived Toonami Rising Sun Lineup
This schedule consisted of: This schedule existed from February 23, 2002 - January 4, 2003
 * 2:00 AM - Superman: The Animated Series
 * 2:30 AM - Batman: The Animated Series