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 Sand Whale and Me Premieres March 18th  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 at Midnight.  One Piece is leaving Toonami  On the March 10th episode of Toonami: Pre-Flight, it was announced that One Piece would be leaving Toonami after March 18th. It will be replaced with Tokyo Ghoul and the lineup will be shuffled.  Choose Toonami's Throwback Look  From the official Toonami FaceBook page: "Coming up this March, Toonami’s hitting its 20th anniversary! So we're kicking it old school and bringing back an old Toonami look in March. Pick your favorite look of Toonami’s past, and comment below with the one you want to see on air again!"  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.  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.