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Cartoon Network has working with Viz Media to bring an English dubbed version of the anime One-Punch Man to the Network’s Adult Swim Toonami block. The series will debut on July 16 and have new episodes each Saturday. So keep an eye on your local listings for the time and check out the trailer from CineStream’s YouTube channel. Thanks to ICv2 for the update:
One of my all time favs from Adult Swim is back, Samurai Jack! This is just a short teaser for it returning to Cartoon Network in 2016.
On August 30, the Adult Swim Toonami block, on Cartoon Network will be airing a Labor Day Marathon of the first twelve episodes of Attack on Titan. If you haven’t been able to catch the series and you have the time this will be a great way to get into the show. Check you local listings for airing time. Thanks to the “FUNimation” channel on YouTube for the following trailer and AnimeNews Network for alerting everyone:
Attention all anime fans. Blue Exorcist is coming to American TV. Cartoon Network has announced that Blue Exorcist will start airing during their Toonami block starting March 22 at 1:30 a.m. Thanks to “Toonami Swim” channel on YouTube for providing this trailer:
Aniplex of America representatives announced at the Anime Boston Convention that starting in August Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim Toonami block will begin airing Sword Art Online. The sets will be able to purchase through Right Stuf and Aniplex’s websites beginning August 13, the continuing on September 17, October 15, and November 19.
Cartoon Network will begin airing Soul Eater on it’s Adult Swim Toonami block starting Sunday, February 17 at 1:30 a.m. EST.
Cartoon Network is bringing back Toonami to it’s Adult Swim block on May 27 at 12:00 a.m. (midnight). Most of the shows will be what you would think: Bleach; Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood; Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig; and Cowboy Bebop. However two shows will be airing that are new to the block: Deadman Wonderland (12:30 a.m.) and Casshern Sins (1:00 a.m.) It’s good to see Toonami coming back and hopefully they will expand on their variety of shows in the future.
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and ICv2 have reported that comic books in the DC area are coming under fire again. The news story concentrates on comic books not being for little kids any more. That’s been the case since the 1980’s. The companies have also placed age level warnings on their comic books to let purchasers know what age demographic it is targeted for. The shift in story writing has been to allow artists to write and do artwork that is more artistic. Because of that, the medium has produced some great stories and a wide variety of art styles that are beautiful to view. There are books and movies that are made for specific audiences, the comic medium is no different. There are comic books made for different age groups that are available. To me it all falls back on the parents. The parent decides on what their child can read and/or watch as a family unit. You cannot decide what other family units believe is right for their family units to read and/or watch, otherwise you start corrupting what the Constitution stands for. The psychologist in the report states that the imagery could influence children, well I guess you better not take you child to an art museum because they will see the same type of imagery. There is a statement that their is violence, sex and adultery in comic books, well children can find all of that in David’s story in the Bible. Sometimes I just shake my head in wonderment. To read the stories follow the links posted below.
AnimeNews Network’s site is reporting that Aniplex of America announced at FanimeCon that starting in June, Adult Swim will start airing Durarara!!. Durarara!! adapts Ryohgo Narita’s suspense light novels and has 26 episodes. So let all your patrons that enjoy anime to keep an eye out for this new series.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-28/durarara-to-run-on-u.s-adult-swim-network-in-june