The DC FanDome Movie Marathon was a two week marathon of DC animated films featuring the character Batman, that aired on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on October 16, 2021 and October 23, 2021 from 12:00 AM to 4:30 AM. Four total DC animated films aired during the two week marathon, two each week, pre-empting the entire regular Toonami schedule except Fena: Pirate Princess at 12:00 AM. Additionally, the Adult Swim original short film Rick and Morty: The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara aired on October 16th as time filler.[1][2]
The marathon coincided with the second annual DC FanDome virtual convention, which was also held on Saturday, October 16th, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. This marathon was the second Toonami movie marathon that coincided with DC FanDome. The previous marathon titled Toonami: Dark Knights aired from August 15-22, 2020.[3]
Programming[]
- Batman Ninja
- Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One
- Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two
- Batman: Under the Red Hood
- Fena: Pirate Princess
- Rick and Morty: The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara
Schedule[]
October 16, 2021 Lineup[]
On October 16th, Toonami and DC FanDome collaborated to bring Toonami viewers back-to-back DC animated movies. The entire regularly scheduled lineup except Fena: Pirate Princess was pre-empted and the film Batman Ninja made its Toonami premiere from 12:30-2:30 AM. It was then immediately followed by the Toonami premiere of the film Batman: Under the Red Hood from 2:30-4:15 AM. Additionally, a Rick & Morty short titled Rick and Morty: The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara aired at 4:15 AM.[1] This schedule consisted of:
- 12:00 AM - Fena: Pirate Princess
- 12:30 AM - Batman Ninja
- 2:30 AM - Batman: Under the Red Hood
- 4:15 AM - Rick and Morty: The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara
This schedule only existed on October 16, 2021.
October 23, 2021 Lineup[]
On October 23rd, Toonami and DC FanDome collaborated to bring Toonami viewers back-to-back DC animated movies. The entire regularly scheduled lineup except Fena: Pirate Princess was pre-empted and the film Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One made its Toonami premiere from 12:30-2:30 AM. It was then immediately followed by the Toonami premiere of the film Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two from 2:30-4:30 AM.[2] This schedule consisted of:
- 12:00 AM - Fena: Pirate Princess
- 12:30 AM - Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One
- 2:30 AM - Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two
This schedule only existed on October 23, 2021.
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Toonami Line Up Update 10.16.2021 ". Facebook.com/TOONAMI. September 30, 2021. https://www.facebook.com/Toonami/photos/pcb.2807934082830754/2807933486164147/. Retrieved on September 30, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Toonami Line Up Update 10.23.2021 ". Facebook.com/TOONAMI. October 13, 2021. https://www.facebook.com/Toonami/photos/pcb.2818608951763267/2818607841763378/. Retrieved on October 13, 2021.
- ↑ "Toonami’s teaming up with DC FanDome to bring you two weeks of back-to-back DC animated movies! ". facebook.com/TOONAMI. August 4, 2020. https://www.facebook.com/Toonami/photos/a.1442483259375850/2494524504171715/. Retrieved on August 4, 2020.