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 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.  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.