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 DBZ Kai: Final Chapters and DB Super Coming in January 

On December 7, 2016, it was announced that the Buu saga of DBZ Kai will premiere following the completion of the Cell Saga on January 7, 2017. It was also announced that Dragon Ball Super would be joining the lineup the same night at 11:30 PM.  Marathons coming in December  According to the official Toonami Tumblr there will be 2 marathons this holiday season. A JoJo's Bizarre Adventure marathon will air on December 24th and a Dragon Ball Z Kai will follow on December 31st.  Gundam Unicorn Replacing Iron-Blooded Orphans in January  On November 29, 2016, it was announced via the Toonami Facebook page that Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 will be replacing Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans in the lineup on January 7, 2017 at 1 AM.  New Toonami Comic Now Available!  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. The comic, titled Trapped, was released after the final episode of The Intruder III concluded.  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.  <p style="margin:0.0px0.0px0.0px0.0px;font:20.0px Clockwork Nightmare; color:#ffffff">Samurai Jack Returns! <div style="margin-top:2px; padding: .3em; border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 80); color: #FFFFFF;"> 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. <div style="margin-top:10px; padding: 0em; border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 80); color: #FFFFFF; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 80);"> <p style="margin:0.0px0.0px0.0px0.0px;font:20.0px Clockwork Nightmare; color:#ffffff">Adult Swim Producing New Seasons of FLCL <div style="margin-top:2px; padding: .3em; border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 80); color: #FFFFFF;"> 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.