April 1st, Midnight, Anime Excitement. A Day for History: Toonami: The [Adult Swim] Run

So with no marketing whatsoever, other than 2 single posts on Twitter from Steve Blum and Lance Heiskell themselves, Toonami hit the air again as an "April Fools Joke". But if it actually was an April Fools "Gag" What an Epic and Dramatic one it was. Absolute Appointment Television. They started off with Bleach, but then it got REAL serious when they started playing Vintage Toonami Shows like Dragonball Z, then Gundam Wing, then all the rest(!), all their most famous, iconic, and highest rated show, and that is when you knew it was on. That moment they announced the lineup of their old shows that WASN'T listed on the DVR DirecTV schedule was the moment when you KNEW it was gonna be a party, and not to leave the internet or your TV in your room. Very well one of the greatest surprises in Television Animation History. Easily one of the Top 5 Moments in Great Broadcasting in my Book. I'm glad I was able to post a handful of messages to their forums while it was happening, along with the 700 or so other people on the ASMB.

According to Wiki: "The shows, order aired, and episodes: Dragon Ball Z #191, Gundam Wing #10, Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki #19, Outlaw Star #25, Big O #1, Yu Yu Hakusho #110, Blue Submarine #6 #1, Trigun #23, the original Astro Boy #1, and Gigantor #1."

If nothing else, this proves Williams Street could still handle doing a new, or perhaps "new-ish" version of Toonami today or in the near future. It's left many asking if Toonami really is coming back to the airwaves, which in and of itself would indeed be a Miracle. Ah hell, it already WAS a Miracle seeing it as a "one time thing", but it would be an even more Epic thaumarturgy if it really actually was permanent. And I'm not the only one.

Steve Blum is on the side of the fans. He too hopes to one day see the return of a Toonami series, but even he doesn't seem to know whether the Toonami comeback has been temporary or permanent. Or does he? Hmmmm.

Yes, I know it's hard to believe this claim.

That's why YouTube and Toonami Digital Arsenal have Proof!

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