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At Midnight on April 1, 2012, just a few weeks after Toonami's 15th anniversary, Adult Swim, which generally changes its programming for April Fools' Day, began to play The Room (as they had the past several years). The scene then cut to TOM 3 aboard the GPS Absolution Mk. II, greeting the viewers with "Oh, Hi Adult Swim, I got the results of the test back, I definitely have April Fools", before introducing that week's scheduled episode of Bleach. The Toonami-related programming and bumps continued throughout the night.

The programming consisted of the regularly scheduled Bleach, as well as past Toonami series, such as: Dragon Ball Z, Gundam Wing, Tenchi Muyo!, Outlaw Star, The Big O, Yu Yu HakushoBlue Submarine No. 6, and Gigantor. Two series (Trigun and Astro Boy) which had previously appeared on Adult Swim but never on Toonami, were also shown. TOM also presented a video game review of Mass Effect 3 and promoted the recent DVD releases of the series featured.

The following day, Adult Swim posted a message on their Twitter page, simply stating, "Want it back? Let us know. #BringBackToonami". On April 4, Adult Swim followed up this tweet with one stating, "#BringBackToonami We've heard you. Thank you for your passion and interest - stay tuned." On April 8, Adult Swim aired 2 bumps about the Toonami tweets and answered with "[we're listening]" and "[we're looking into it]"

What started off as a clever April Fools stunt ultimately resulted in the rebirth of Toonami on Adult Swim on May 26, 2012.

Schedule[]

  • 12:00 AM – Bleach – Episode 247: "Deceived Shinigami! The World Collapse Crisis"
  • 12:30 AM – Dragon Ball Z – Episode 191: "Save the World"
  • 1:00 AM – Gundam Wing – Episode 10: "Heero, Distracted by Defeat"
  • 1:30 AM – Tenchi Muyo! – Episode 19: "Z"
  • 2:10 AM – Outlaw Star – Episode 25: "Maze of Despair"
  • 2:45 AM – The Big O – Episode 1: "Roger the Negotiator"
  • 3:15 AM – Yu Yu Hakusho – Episode 110: "A Reason to Fight"
  • 3:45 AM – Blue Submarine No. 6 – Episode 1: "Blues"
  • 4:20 AM – Trigun – Episode 23: "Paradise"
  • 4:50 AM – Astro Boy – Episode 1: "Birth of Astro Boy"
  • 5:20 AM – Gigantor – Episode 3: "Sting of the Spider"

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Toonami Events
Cartoon Network (1997-2008)
1997-1998 Superheroes WeekendRe-Quest Weekdays
1999 Lunar EclipseDBZ20XLDBZ Triple FeatureZ-Day
2000 DBZ President's Day Movie MarathonFull CycleDBZ: Garlic Jr. Saga Mini-Marathon
2001 New Year's EvilVillaintine's DayPower to the PeopleMidnight Run: Special EditionZoids Cubed
2002 A Night of New Year's Eve-ilBatman VS. SupermanMobile Game Unit5 Year AnniversaryJoker's DayIn-Flight Movies: Pick-a-FlickHe-Man-athonTransformers: Armada MarathonSamurai Jack Marathon
2003 Zoids: Chaotic Century Final FourGiant Robot WeekDBZ: Best of BuuBest of KenshinDBZ Movies
2004 Dragonball ChroniclesTransformers: Energon MarathonSamurai Jack\Clone Wars Marathon
2005 Clone Wars MarathonNaruto Year's Eve
2006 A Month of MiyazakiNaruto-athonNight of NarutoNaruto Marathon (November 2006)New Year's Eve's Eve
2007 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX MarathonNaruto Marathon (January 2007)10 Year AnniversaryNaruto Marathon (April 2007)KLIK Street Skating TourTransformers: Cybertron MarathonNaruto Independence MarathonNaruto Hundo
Adult Swim (2012-Present)
2012-2013 April Fools 2012Daylight SavingsMonth of Movies (2013)
2014 Space Dandy Premiere-athonAttack on Titan MarathonBeware the Batman BlowoutMonth of Movies (2014)
2015 Kill la Kill MarathonDBZ-AthonMichiko & Hatchin MarathonAkame Ga Kill! MarathonParasyte MarathonDBZ Kai Marathon (December 2015)One Piece Marathon
2016 DBZ Kai Power HourSamurai Champloo MarathonHunter x Hunter MarathonOne Punch Man MarathonGundam IBO MarathonJoJo's Bizarre Adventure MarathonDBZ Kai Marathon (December 2016)
2017 Samurai Jack Season 5 MarathonAttack on Titan S2 MarathonDBZ Kai Marathon (September 2017)Samurai Jack Marathon (October 2017)DBZ Kai Marathon (November 2017)Cowboy Bebop Holiday MarathonDragon Ball Super Marathon (December 2017)
2018 April Fools 2018FLCL MarathonMy Hero Academia MarathonAttack on Titan S3 MarathonDragon Ball Super Marathon (December 2018)Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Marathon
2019 Hunter x Hunter: Fan FavoriteDragon Ball Super Marathon (September 2019)Food Wars! MarathonOne Punch Man Season 2 MarathonDr. Stone Marathon
2020 DBZ Kai: Cell Saga MarathonDragon Ball Super Marathon (July 2020)Adult Swim Con: Toonami EditionToonami: Dark KnightsToonami Audience Takeover BracketThe Promised Neverland Halloween MarathonPrimal: Season 1 MarathonToonami’s night of Wonder WomanCowboy Bebop Marathon (December 2020)
2021 Harley Quinn MarathonDC FanDome Movie MarathonFena: Pirate Princess MarathonToonami's Black Friday Blade Runner Doorbuster EventBlade Runner: Black Lotus MarathonBlade Runner: Black Lotus Christmas Night Marathon
2022 Cowboy Bebop MarathonShenmue the Animation MarathonBatman NightHalloween Marathon (2022)My Hero Academia Season 5 MarathonPrimal MarathonFLCL Marathon
2023 Unicorn: Warriors Eternal Marathon (May 2023)Unicorn: Warriors Eternal Marathon (July 2023)FLCL Progressive MarathonFLCL Alternative MarathonFLCL: Grunge MarathonFLCL: Shoegaze Marathon
Total Immersion Events

The IntruderLockdownTrapped in HyperspaceIGPX Micro SeriesThe Intruder IIThe Intruder IIICountdownThe ForgeCosmo SamuraiCosmo Samurai 2The Return

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