Toonami: Rising Sun

The Rising Sun was a short lived Toonami programming block that premiered on April 15, 2000 and ended the same year on October 14, 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.

The block was canceled, mostly so Cartoon Network's sister network WB's Saturday morning lineup did not have competition from within the company. However, the Rising Sun was revived in February 2002 in a late night/early morning time slot. The 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 in 2002.

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 16, 2000
 * 10:00 AM - Thundercats
 * 10:30 AM - Thundercats
 * 11:00 AM - Sailor Moon
 * 11:30 AM - Tenchi Muyo!/Tenchi Universe
 * 12:00 PM - Dragon Ball Z
 * 12:30 PM - The Powerpuff Girls

Final Toonami Rising Sun Lineup
Toonami's final Saturday Rising Sun consisted of: This schedule existed from September 23 - October 14, 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

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