Toonami - Nostalgia Critic

For many, Toonami was their intro to anime. The Nostalgia Critic is shown the impact one of Cartoon Network's most famous programming segments...with TOM too, of course.
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Toonami is a television programming block that primarily consists of Japanese anime and American animation. It was created by Sean Akins and Jason DeMarco and produced by Williams Street. Toonami initially ran as an afternoon and evening block on Cartoon Network from 1997 to 2008. In its original run, the block was known for showcasing action anime that became widely popular with American audiences.
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Nostalgia Critic talks Anime? Strap in! What are your favorite shows from Toonami? Support this week's charity - www.habitat.org/ Thanks to Epic Voice Guy - kzbin.info Watch more cartoon goodness with the Fox Kids review - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYqcip96qcZnZsU

[@byazura9824]

Cowboy bebop and samurai jack

[@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario]

Cory in the house

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Please review Barnyard (2006).

[@DragonKazooie89]

Sailor Moon, Ronin Warriors, Hamtaro and Tenchi Muyo/Universe/In Tokyo

[@jewelianperez5491]

Heck yeah!!! Count me in! 😎

[@ItzMeWill]

This might sound really stupid but toonami actually saved my life..my friend came over my house and wanted me to go with him to some girl's house, usually I would say yes but I was like "hell no, DBZ is about to come on"..now this wasn't just any episode of Dragonball z. This was the first time in the US that Goku turned Super Saiyan against Freiza. I waited a long long time for this episode and I was not about to miss it..well he left my house and as he was driving, he made a U turn too quick and got hit by a semi..he survived but was in a coma for weeks but the passenger side where I would have sat was completely caved in..lucky me. Thanks toonami

[@ultimateknight4667]

Huh...TV saves actually saves lives.

[@insanecurity]

That's actually insane, WOW!

[@kathycookie15]

Wow, glad you are alive :)

[@SuperStephen2012]

Or if you had gone, the crash may not have happened. Correlation does not equal causation.

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

@@insanecurity life is creepy because you don't know jackshit

[@mitchkettles5242]

One Piece: one of the longest running anime of all time Detective Conan: hold my beer

[@Dtoons]

Or Doraemon. Or Sazae-san. Or Shin Chan...

[@Ytinasniiable]

Are they still making ippo these days?

[@megamage911]

Oh yeah, One Piece isn't even in top 10 xD

[@megamage911]

@@Ytinasniiable Ippo the manga is still running yes, but there hasn't been a new anime adaptation in several years sadly.

[@megamage911]

I just looked it up: One Piece is currently the 17th longest running anime, right behind Conan. Sazae-san is the longest of all time, having run non-stop since 1969 xD It has over fucking 7.500 episodes!

[@crzycras8895]

fun fact: a villian from the powerpuff girls became part of the Gorillaz

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

Ace. That was hilarious.

[@gaminggoof1542]

The Gangreen Gang?

[@CloudKittee]

I thought I was crazy when Ace popped up un that video lol

[@SasukeUcha77]

He replaced Murdoc for a short while. Although that means the Gorillaz, Samurai Jack, and Powerpuff Girls share a universe

[@natrock1102]

well gee lemme guess it's a evil mad scientist monkey named mojo jojo

[@williamwong1982]

Can we get the same crew to do an entire episode on the Cartoon Network shows like Dexter’s Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Ed, Edd and Eddy, Cow and Chicken.

[@gaminggoof1542]

We need one on Miguzi

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Ed Edd n Eddy is a great show

[@willdean2573]

You mean Cartoon Network's Fridays?

[@gravesidepoet5405]

Where Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy at? 🤨

[@RenaRyuuguu]

They used to call those Cartoon Cartoons.

[@d.t.sdimensionstheaterstud4410]

2:40 the absoultion flying in 3:13 T.O.M's introduction 6:38 Reboot 8:45 Sailor Moon 11:46 Dragon Ball Z 16:00 The real adventures of Jonny Quest 18:08 Tenchi Muyo 18:21 T.O.M starts introduction again 20:05 Powerpuff Girls 22:03 Samurai Jack 24:50 Mobile Suit Gundam Wing 27:40 BIG O 30:27 Hamtaro 32:00 Justice League 34:00 Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball GT 41:39 Naruto 44:05 Ben 10 Alien Force 45:48 Yu Yu Hakusho 47:47 The Batman 49:31 One Piece 52:28 Star Wars The Clone Wars (both) 56:13 outro Your welcome nobody who asked Wow didn't expect so many likes that's pretty awesome thxs

[@MrGrimfacade]

I thank you sir nobody. Your work is underappreciated.

[@d.t.sdimensionstheaterstud4410]

@@MrGrimfacade 👍 thanks

[@ivanvoronov3871]

Thanks this was really helpful

[@narcolepticchairftw]

Thanks dude

[@avengingkitty]

Thank you!!

[@SS5Ghaleon]

DBZ definitely was NOT monster of the week... the Frieza fight was basically 25 episodes

[@stargamerjaey1148]

Monster of the 2-3 years

[@GarrusN7]

Really the DBZ villains lasted for dozens of episodes in long developing arcs.

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@GarrusN7 Critic is always wrong about everything but at least he is funny.

[@craiglatta1351]

Talks about Sailor Moon without mentioning monster of the week. Calls DBZ monster of the week right after. With the fillers, it felt a little monster of the week sometimes, but even then, it was never one week. Even Garlic Junior took up a fair share of time.

[@schribbler1592]

Yeah I cringed at that. She apparently hasn't seen DBZ in a long time. Kinda shocked no one corrected her. Dragon Ball hasn't resembled anything close to monster of the week since the beginning of Dragon Ball, then it quickly switched to Pilaf as an overarching villain, and kept some of the characters that would have been considered'a monster of the week. If anything GT would fit that formula a bit better in the beginning, but a person would still be stretching to call it a 'Monster of the Week' type show.

[@SensaiRyu]

When are ya'll gonna do Adult Swim

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

If he freaking mentions Black Vulcan from Harvey Birdman, I'm gonna die. But hey, if he didn't mention Swayzak here... (sobs in Black Vulcan)

[@SiRenfield]

RIP the Venture Brothers

[@raven3067]

And Robot Chicken 🤖🐔

[@tonydematteo6841]

@@raven3067 are you a fucking idiot robot chicken is on adult swim.

[@shmoopy3528]

And Kids WB

[@andrew-paulclements1502]

America: "Lesbians!? Not in my childrens programing! They are cousins now" Characters: Kiss ***Sweet home alabama!*** America: This is fine.

[@josiahcain4176]

But that just makes them lesbian cousins!

[@sailorcat]

Nope, unfortunately they didn't kiss! In this scene they were talking about the first kiss ever, done by Adam and Eve (in the original Japanese dub.) Sorry to disappoint you, but it's clearly not them. They even resemble more Usagi & Mamoru (Serena & Darien), since one of them has odangos. But they're still a couple and it's very obvious in the show.

[@jacksoninskip1614]

Oh how times have changed

[@laughingsnake1989]

That just makes it hotter

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

Even worse, Kidz Bop censored "Born This Way" and made the boys sing the part about the female lover in "Bad At Love" to censor the fact that Halsey's bi.

[@thelonelywoodstock674]

"for better" "or worse" "I'm Malcolm" WHERE'S MALCOLM'S OSCAR, THIS MAN DESERVES ONE

[@DrDolan2000]

🏆 I couldn't find an Oscar emoji

[@T7Productions]

I seriously hope malcom gets picked up for blockbuster movies or something sometime. He’s amazing.

[@bigb0ss282]

The man has big anal ball dildo around his neck, no oscar for him.

[@gaminggoof1542]

You need to add a song for that

[@raven3067]

Nor an academy award.

[@BloodwolfAssassin]

You know what I loved about Toonami, that kick ass Peter Cullen Narration. It didn't matter what the show was, hearing Optimus Prime himself hype it up made it sound like the coolest thing ever.

[@OlEgSaS32]

The Advanced Robotics promo was EVERYTHING!!!

[@CasualRonin]

Honestly, hearing him introduce Transformers Armada was one of the most surreal things a TF fan could hear.

[@adriannaranjo4397]

He's the reason why I even bothered to watch IGPX

[@Fordo007]

Still remember his Gundam Wing narration for the promo

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

I know! And TOM's voice introducing all the shows.

[@jacalynnepuder1172]

Anyone else watching this after Akira toriyama has passed away as a tribute to him?

[@raven3067]

Walter's death stares had me dying. Dude was really tight about Hamtaro.

[@Redstar2613]

I loved that too. I also liked how he did it a few times in a row, then didn't do it, which would typically mean the gag is over, so I think doing it one more time after that made it even better.

[@raven3067]

Yeah, and then him freaking out and threatening to cut Critic was where the gag was overused but still funny.

[@gregoryblack8109]

Dont forget that toonami also introduced a generation to Miyazaki. In 2006 they played a month of Miyazaki and helped me start on a lifelong love of his work

[@orcatwar9810]

yep my fave anime (princess mononuke) was shown

[@KubatheChangeling]

Oh yeah, I did remembered that. X3 I did watch three out of the four Studio Ghibli films. The one I missed is Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.

[@nealmcbealthenavysealicall794]

They also aired Akira a few times as well.

[@orcatwar9810]

@@KubatheChangeling watched that the first time a few years back ...and it's like princess monouke but it's "unofficial" first studio Ghibli film

[@HeilRay]

This

[@jharvey62778]

Justice League humor Flash: I am the fastest man alive Hawk girl: that is why you can't get a date

[@ringo1017]

So good.

[@johnnymckinley2571]

the flash; "yeah, haha wait HEY"

[@wrestlinganime4life288]

@Torika Gomutsutchi so fast, girls can't enjoy the pleasure

[@SFox-nf3bo]

The fact that Tom is live action.... I never knew I needed something so badly in my life.

[@Twilight17Petkoton]

Yeah Tom is voice by Steve Blum having a actor doing a good CGI version of Tom in a cartoon Style.

[@sarephynemelendy4386]

I can honestly say that Toonami was what got me interested in anime, and it was Inuyasha that sparked my love for it. To me that was my dragonball or Naruto, Inuyasha was my childhood. And while I branched off to other animes of course Inuyasha will forever be my first anime

[@sonicsucks20]

N doesnt exist

[@kingnothingist]

Me, too. With Fullmetal Alchemist being my second.

[@stephennewsome1680]

i fully love this comment,,,,, cause one, idk why they didnt mention that show, even tho it ended up moving to adult swim. inuyasha is my godfather tier of anime! and ironically its labeled a romance manga lol

[@sarephynemelendy4386]

@@sonicsucks20 where do you think Naruto got his run???

[@sarephynemelendy4386]

@@stephennewsome1680 my guess is no one watched it, only mores the pity but I can see it. Had someone like us worked for the show we'd be the ones to mention it.

[@ashofedenofficial]

I'm amazed they didn't talk about how Tom was killed and had to have a new body built or any of the Toonami storyline moments.

[@Xunkun]

Yeah, they really shoulda talked about the _Intruder_ and _Lockdown_

[@alinmated]

Doug talked about this in another review. Can't remember which

[@Deconstruction_Administrator]

I'm amazed they didn't mention how one of the characters from the original Powerpuff Girls, Ace from the Gangreen Gang, is still relevant, having joined Gorillaz as a replacement for Murdoch.

[@ashofedenofficial]

@@Xunkun like yo that commercial Stinger "Tom....is dead" I still can recite the whole commercial by heart that shit got me so hyped when I was younger seeing Tom 2 after seeing Tom just vanish I was freakin man!

[@MarthaRoseQuartz]

YEAH! I was waiting for the Swayzak burns! Trapped in Hyperspace was so funny.

[@johnnynguyen9240]

It’s sad that Malcolm’s Goku costume looks more realistic and less stupid than the one in the live action movie.

[@danielshimoda9246]

We dont speak of that monstrosity.

[@johnnynguyen9240]

Daniel Shimoda That’s why I didn’t bother typing its name. lol.

[@jmozart198]

We don't talk about those

[@Dabajaws]

The necklace brings it together

[@rickvince]

@@Dabajaws Yes finally someone brings up the necklace. What is up with that thing!?!?

[@that1guyjack269]

I love how Doug does such a awesome old man character

[@DanielRodriguez-gs2xj]

I'm really surprised while talking about Toonami they never mentioned the actual Toonami STORY itself. I remember like Tom being in the middle of space battles and fighting for his life while entertaining us and we could go online to help him fight the space pirates through mini games.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

"Well, this is the end, beautiful friends. After more than 11 years, this is Toonami's final broadcast. It's been a lot of fun, and we'd like to thank each and every one of you who made this journey with us. Toonami wouldn't have been anything without you. Hopefully, we've left you with some good memories. So, until we meet again, stay gold. Bang." Unknown to TOM 4, Toonami would be brought back almost four years after his last words

[@necr0danc3r29]

Toonami was too good to stay dead.

[@Partylikeits-br7bb]

I remember watching that LIVE and being absolutely pissed off about it. Came out of no where.

[@Matt-cn2nn]

@@Partylikeits-br7bb What really sucked was that, if i recall, there was a convention earlier that day that the Toonami guys were at and they said to "tune in tonight for an announcement". Jesus fuck.

[@l.warner3951]

@@Partylikeits-br7bb I remember that there was still episode that were going on. However I was confused when it wasn't back on. Then one day on my late night watching tv because I couldn't sleep I was just channel flipping and there Tom playing Toonami. Then Toonami back B*tches!!!

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

But guess who didn't reappear on the block when it got brought back to Adult Swim... Swayzak!! I'm sick and tired of people not appreciating him because of the goddamn Intruder!! I didn't even WATCH that TIE yet I was around for Trapped in Hyperspace!!

[@readurasawamonster9782]

Toonami is the only reason %90 of us go to [adult swim].

[@tylerprime9555]

I never even knew this existed

[@nealmcbealthenavysealicall794]

Does this also include the Rick and Morty fanbase?

[@readurasawamonster9782]

@@nealmcbealthenavysealicall794 Yes. There's no reason to watch AS on a weekday unless you reallay like family guy

[@bbgunz1705]

True. Currently only watch it for My Hero Academia. Greatest anime ever, by the way.

[@sonicthehedgehog4343]

I watch it for that and robot chicken

[@mattway18]

I always get chills whenever I watch this and hear, “What’s up, Toonami faithful?”

[@dereknight861]

Also RIP C. Martin Croker, the og Moltar of Toonami. Stay gold.

[@Twilight17Petkoton]

Yeah he passed away it nice way C. Martin Croker a tribute the original Moltar before he replaced by Tom and Sara voice by Steve Blum and forget the female actor name voicing Sara.

[@atomdecay]

Moltar was so awesome on The Brak Show

[@CrazyGamerDragon64]

I'd love a Jackie Chan Adventures review

[@megamarsonic]

They'll probably do it whenever they cover Kids WB.

[@pugmcmuffins9282]

ONE MORE THING!

[@SnipingIsFun]

Agreed

[@GwenS320]

Indeed , but when was Jackie Chan Adventures on Toonami?

[@Tadicuslegion78]

@@pugmcmuffins9282 Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao

[@BugsyFoga]

First it was the Disney afternoon , then Fox Kids , and now we finally get Toonami , now that's an awesome trilogy 😄👌

[@theonemememaker3704]

I wonder whats next?

[@BugsyFoga]

@@theonemememaker3704 i say Kids Wb

[@BardockSkywalker]

Actually Is A Quadrilogy, Cause Nicktoons Came First *YEARS* Ago

[@BugsyFoga]

You mean Super Shag

[@iamchristian1129]

i want Disney Channel Shows

[@yvlanesmith]

Nostalgia Critic is the G.O.A.T. He’s been putting out great content for over a decade. Him and AVGN are best to ever do it and still going strong.

[@jonyoung3536]

YuYu Hakusho was and will remain one of my favorite animes of all time. Yes it was a bit DBZ in format but was so willing to show shades of complexity in the villains from the start. Kurama having a noble reason for his original break in to basically the whole third and forth seasons having such complex villains that they seemed written to spite normal anime tropes.

[@Arch_The_Turtle]

In my eyes Yu yu hakisho was a better fighting anime because i feel like the fights werent just fights, it helped the story more and made the characters more interesting

[@Jerrid_8675]

it was awesome

[@willieboi.]

"And one of anime's biggest names is Sailor Moon" Doug: No need. I already covered this before. *"BUT I CAN COVER IT CORRECTLY."*

[@peetamustlive7300]

That. Burn Is almost lethal

[@Kenthis15]

Maximum cringe.

[@MrMadshepherd]

I dislike her and her overuse.

[@Kenthis15]

Madshepherd Definitely agree, I tend to avoid any videos with her in it.

[@louisduarte8763]

Oh, snap!

[@ryanaguilar671]

Toonami was for me as a teenager what Saturday morning cartoons were for me as a kid.I think with the previous generations before mine there wasn’t much in the way of good cartoon programming aimed pre teens and teens, which is why even Doug’s generation typically stopped watching cartoons and only came back later because of nostalgia or because they started watching it with their kids. While a lot of people I grew up with never stopped because there was enough quality and mature content that we didn’t merely think of cartoons as “kid’s stuff” and grow out of it.

[@arcturiandreamer]

Even the promos in between the shows were so well done and you can tell the people running Toonami cared about kids and animation and teaching important lessons without it seeming like they're being preachy. Broken Promise (Dreams) will always be one of my favorites. The one about Anger is also really good.

[@neonkuriboh2830]

Hearing someone call DBZ "Monster of the week" in any capacity is painful. DBZ is about as far from "Monster of the week" as you can get.

[@Jonathan1002887]

"...work, bills, adulting..." A rather accurate description if you ask me....

[@AndreNitroX]

That’s all I ever saw my dad doing

[@coltongsSG]

"You either get Hamtaro, or you dont get Hamtaro." Thats EXACTLY how I feel about Power Rangers.

[@crane8015]

*SHAAAAME!!!!*

[@Sonichero151]

I'm on par with Walter in regards to Hamtaro

[@kannonball5789]

But it's not hard to get Power Rangers.

[@racool911]

Lol when you start watching a show but don’t realize that there are 17 other seasons that came before the one you were watching

[@Dim4323]

Power rangers is awesome Except for megaforce its shit.

[@ssfbob456]

I was 5 when Toonami started. I remember coming home that day expecting to watch the same shows I always did after school, and then this came on. I was like, whats this where are all my shows? And then Rock the Dragon blared through my speakers and I got a jump start on puberty.

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

Toonami replaced the Power Zone, so your shows didn't go anywhere. They were simply rebranded the Cartoon Roulette.

[@noughsmash]

"Does everything have to come back to Dragon ball" Me: Yes yes it does

[@jackmcgwire2078]

Dragon ball is a classic after all

[@UltimateGamerCC]

Dragonball Z got me interested in anime and Dragon Ball got me hooked on it, i definitely preferred the martial arts compared to just over the top energy beams blowing shit up that DBZ was better known for.

[@frankunderwood8641]

@@UltimateGamerCC Yes! I watched all of DBZ and a little bit of dragonball when I was a kid. Both shows are great, but i enjoy dragonball more than dbz now. Dragonball just seems like more of an adventure, plus goku is the best "kid" character in the dragonball universe...in my opinion. Also the world martial arts tournaments are really fucking good.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@frankunderwood8641 agreed, the tournaments were the highlight of the series, meanwhile what we saw of them in DBZ were mediocre, DB is more down to earth before things flew off the handle.

[@bluelfsuma]

I can't hear Aku's voice and not think of Iroh.

[@torylva]

Well, that isn't so surprising them being the same voice actor. I miss Mako...

[@funkyweapon1981]

I can't hear his voice and not think of Akiro the Wizard from Conan.

[@velvetvessel]

I can't hear aku's voice and not think of Extra Thicc

[@TitanOfSpice]

LEAVES FROM THE VINE, FALLING SO SLOW. LIKE FRAGILE TINY SHELLS, DRIFTING IN THE FOAM. LITTLE SOLDIER BOY, COMES MARCHING HOME. BRAVE SOLDIER BOY, COMES MARCHING HOME!

[@Lemuel928]

EXTRA THICK!

[@AdrianEXE]

TimeStamps: 5:12 Cartoon Roulette 6:37 ReBoot 8:50 Sailor Moon 11:52 Dragon Ball Z 16:09 Jonny Quest 18:29 Tenchi Muyo! 20:12 The Powerpuff Girls 22:09 Samurai Jack 24:57 Mobile Suit Gundam 27:49 The Big O 30:35 Hamtaro 32:08 Justice League 34:10 Dragon Ball 35:38 Dragon Ball GT 40:56 Miguzi 41:44 Naruto 44:11 Ben 10 45:53 Yu Yu Hakusho 47:56 The Batman 49:38 One Piece 52:38 Star Wars-The Clone Wars 57:01Jackie Chan Adventures

[@andreapitre1978]

I realized that batman beyond wasn't mentioned... so my question is: WHAT THE H@#$!!!!!!!!!

[@curleybessard5485]

They forgot Ronin Warriors

[@sismail4689]

Thank you for this

[@roses_deutsch2213]

Where's inyashia?

[@seam5818]

Where the hell is hunterxhunter

[@misterspongeward7814]

Hamtaro is the most epic Toonami show, period. The pure violence and plot that was put into really helped the sheer emotion. (ok but it is fucking adorable tho)

[@buttonsfan]

9:18 purposeful reference to Darkwing Duck 9:27 accidental reference to the Ducktales reboot

[@fluffypuffyfrog5919]

I’m surprised they didn’t mention the most insane show toonami ever aired! BOBOBOBO-BOBOBO!

[@TheVoiceOfChaos]

yes

[@amyschildgamerlive4519]

I'm not shocked. It wasnt anywhere near top tier on toonami (no offense)

[@JP_Crimson]

Whatever you do… do not look up the duck underwear guy in manga appearance…

[@wingheart_]

What about inyuyasha?

[@vicentenavarro1190]

HOW DARE THEY FORGET THE BEST ONE

[@HMZeroTwo]

"Alright, it's Wednesday" _approaches computer to watch some Nostalgia Critic_

[@HandmadeGoose97]

Ah shit here we go again!

[@opgengar-985]

Computer: Oh? You're approaching me?

[@MinecrafWolf]

@@opgengar-985 even though you know my algorithm will stop you from seeing your subscriptions? I can just use the search bar Hoho then search as much as you like

[@electri-citywatts]

@@opgengar-985 of course, i can't whatch the sh*t out of you if i don't get closer.

[@Quax0]

You know I always knew Wednesday as comic day, I didn't realize it was NC day too

[@marmik961]

"Does everything have to come back to Dragon Ball?" "Yes!!" Show of thumbs how many people joined them when they said yes.

[@Jordan3DS]

Never seen or read Dragon Ball

[@marmik961]

@@Jordan3DS Well gotta tell you, you don't know what you're missing.

[@Jordan3DS]

@@marmik961 I just don't know how much I'd be into it. I'm not the biggest fan of battle manga, but the ones that I enjoy have a sense of strategy and smart thinking to them (like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure), but Dragon Ball just looks like "one guy hits the other guy harder because he is stronger and wins" over and over, just with the opponents getting stronger.

[@marmik961]

@@Jordan3DS While it doesn't have that much in terms of strategy there are bits of it here and there. But it makes up for it by showing the stakes of certain fights the fate of the world or universe is at stake. There's also good animation, funny humor that's crude at times, imagination, and great characters. It's at least worth looking into.

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

49:41

[@Viking102938]

I'm 100% convinced that Dunk-A-Roos salute wasn't even scripted, and they all just simultaneously broke character at the same time.

[@akshaykumar_r]

22:21 All I could think of was "A foolish Samurai warrior wielding a shape-shifting master of darkness wielding a magic sword wielding a foolish Samurai warrior wielding a magic sword..."

[@DallasHustla2000]

You know what it is more surprising than Doug not watching Toonami? The fact that Tamara has.

[@12ealDealOfficial]

More surprising than that? A video on Toonami with no mention of Cowboy Bebop or Outlaw Star.

[@Keifeto]

@@12ealDealOfficial or Inuyasha

[@zombiehalo9588]

I know it's kinda odd

[@zombiehalo9588]

@@12ealDealOfficial oh cowboy Bebop is freaking amazing I still watch it

[@yourfriendlyneighborhooded2068]

@@Keifeto Inuyasha was on Adult Swim

[@dereknight861]

2:44 Ok I’ll admit That gave me the right kind of shivers of old school callback.

[@savusukeltaja]

Imagine how good Nostalgia Critic would be if it was just a bunch of friends making episodes instead of paid actors...

[@BugsyFoga]

Toonami: The Block which was many kids (including myself) Major Introduction to Anime in the US

[@AutoArtemAuto]

We were spoiled by some great voice actors, as well.

[@1985toyotacamry]

Bingo I think I was 7 or 8 when that block came and I'm instantly hooked but I was mostly watch Cowboy Bebop yu yu hakusho and Dragon ball series (and yes even the GT with that God awful rap)

[@BardockSkywalker]

I Couldn't Grew Up With It (Cause I Was Raised In Brazil) But I Can Defenitly See *Y* People Love It So Much... Tô Bad *I* Couldn't Get Into Toonami... But Again... Brazil...

[@silentjoker45]

Yep the naruto marathons, Sailor moon (my sister would judge me but she didn't care) inuyasha etc man those were the days

[@MrGabeanator]

my sister loved it

[@Treyworld]

Adult Swim and Toonami probably wouldn't have even existed if it weren't for Space Ghost: Coast To Coast. Still one of my favorite shows ever. Rest in peace, Clay Martin Croker.

[@JohnDoe-yf9wk]

Wait is that guy seriously dead?! Wow I'm bummed.

[@SidneyBroadshead]

Aqua Teen Hunger Force started out as a segment on Space Ghost but was spun off and rebooted.

[@Treyworld]

@@SidneyBroadshead Yep. Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law, Cartoon Planet and The Brak Show too.

[@JohnDoe-yf9wk]

@@SidneyBroadshead The weirdest thing about the aqua teen version on space ghost was the fact that shake spoke with I believe an british accent.

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

My parents loved Space Ghost. They're Japanese (I was born in Japan and then moved to the US shortly after), but they learned English growing up in the 80s. They didn't see the original Space Ghost's run in Japan as they were like 2 or 3 when it aired, but they do remember the original Birdman (it was called Denshi Choujin U-Bird in Japan.) The rebooted takes on Space Ghost and Birdman made them laugh, ESPECIALLY the episode where the cow rants about how dumb the show is over the end credits.

[@A-Smartass-that-people-love]

32:07. The first and second episode of Justice League, both of which I watched on Toonami scared me half to death when I was younger. Hell of a way to start your series.

[@NixFlix012]

Whenever I hear akku I'm reminded if mako's other role as Iroh.

[@dotmitchens]

“Big O! It’s showtime!” I waited YEARS for Nostalgia Critic to say this.

[@paradyne1T101]

I own all the episodes of that show on dvd which ended terribly.they could have got a 3rd and 4th season out of that show.

[@GinoDevs]

"for better Or worse I'm Malcom"

[@TheEnder515]

Who else cheered when Tom came on?

[@ExemplarKyle]

No Outlaw Star here makes me sad. That's easily one of my favorite anime of all time.

[@dereknight861]

Exemplar Kyle hell it was helped voted back on BY FAN DEMAND after it was pulled along with other anime after the 9/11 attacks and America basically kneejerking content off...Outlaw Star was THAT coveted, even Tom stated “the voting WASNT even close!”

[@SuperSegaUltra]

At least I’m not the only one who found that odd I feel like maybe the reason they didn’t include that anime was because of A Neither of them were fans of that anime or be they probably never knew that anime existed or something and I’ve seen outlaw I have it on Blu-ray. And I can say outlaw star is a fucking bad ass anime

[@smithwesson1896]

Damn straight, Aisha was bae asf 👌

[@aRBy125]

@@dereknight861 Heh, I remember I missed the first run because I was off at college, so my Dad and Sister, also big animation fans, told me about it. When I saw it won the fan vote, I was happy because it was summer time and I could actually get to watch it for myself! ^^

[@daniloroganovic9359]

Dont worry we also like Jackie Chan Adventures

[@vironx22]

It was such a good show! Especially jade. She was both epic and hilarious.

[@deebogaillard]

I wanted those damn talismans!

[@Chessrook44]

I am only disappointed she didn't charge in at the end and scream "WON MOAR THEENG!!!!"

[@vironx22]

Just go for dog and horse. Undying and will never be injured. That and the ox. So no one can do shit to you

[@corpsebrigadepowerhouse993]

Agreed

[@SpikeVein]

I cry at the lack of Megas XLR. Chicks dig giant robots!! You dig giant robots!! I dig giant robots!! Also where is my symbiotic titan.

[@lego4virgo]

I was thinking the same thing....

[@TheDrinkyDude]

Those were not that popular, while I enjoyed them they both got canceled due to low ratings

[@Marksfansandthings]

MEGAS XLR for life!

[@daveroberson7386]

Hell yeah! Also, how about the late night shows like Trigun? Or Cowboy Bebop? Those were pretty epic and classic too!

[@QuietVillain]

Its fuck ing mandela effect bc everybody acts like that show didnt exist!! Lol

[@Joeycool1210]

Toonami sure brings back memories. Anyone else out there still remember the old days of Toonami?

[@rayanderson5797]

42:48 Y'know I never thought of it that way, but he is right. I mentioned to my wife as she was rewatching the series that I tended to stop what I was doing whenever Shikamaru was fighting because his chessmaster mindset was entertaining to watch.

[@Primekillerboy]

I will always love how when Hamtaro premiered on Hamtaro, TOM was genuinely confused. "Huh...?" "Well..." "...Okay, heh, they're cute I guess. Hamtaro is coming up next."

[@03bgood]

I used to watch that show all the time, back in the summer of 2002 even in 2003 and my cousin would always ask "How are your daily Ham-Hams!" LOL.

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

I died laughing at that! I used to think TOM was much like myself, so that means I used to think he played with girls toys and was a fan of several girl groups! Even though he was meant to be 18 years old and had a deep, badass voice!

[@ejallen3829]

I love how everyone acted like Hamtaro was the most badass anime on the list and just confusing Critic. Then they called the justice league laid back lol.

[@Alfredo412]

Yeah that was kinda cringey...like hamtaro is cool, but you don't have to pretend it's badass like some dumb inside joke.

[@Chanarie3]

I thought the message was the opposite it's not bad ass and honestly it would be more fitting for preschool programming, but we love it so back off lolz 😂🤣

[@megabudubudu]

was meh

[@VillainBoss24]

EJ Allen yep that was the joke

[@staypuftmarshmallowman8817]

I don’t get it.... I’m 12 years old

[@caseylehman6587]

Don’t know if this has been said and it’s been years. But I love how their outfits represent the shows they talk about.

[@ima311boy]

45:21 had me crying a little. That evil laughing fit.

[@tootired6261]

I am hilarious and you will quote everything I say -abridged nappa

[@MrSuperbeast92]

Abridged Super Kami Guru* -_-

[@SirioNovilunium]

@@MrSuperbeast92 Both characters say that line.

[@itomfan98productions]

And I’m a ghost or am I?!

[@jigglypuff2cute]

Vageeeeeetaaaaaaa Vageeeeeeetaaaaaaaaa *pop* 👻 I'm haunting you

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

@@jigglypuff2cute Vegeta: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!

[@jesusfreak777ize]

On that note, you guys should do adult swim of the past as well. Like trigun, cowboy bebop, the brak show, and even Harvey birdman and metalocolypse

[@GraceCreatesLivingSpace]

SavingThemLost. THIS^^^^

[@tyronetiggums6441]

Also Case Closed. That show was my jam back in the day and I have absolutely no idea why it tanked in the ratings on Adult Swim. Not only is it still alive in Japan but thriving all these years: the most recent episode ranking #2 of ALL anime that week.

[@narutofuckingfan]

They talk shit about Trigun I'll have to smack some bitches.

[@codyandfriendsplay12]

Bruh don’t forget Aqua Teen Hunger Force

[@Swalka1991]

InuYasha though, lol

[@TYcarterTracks]

one thing that yall got wrong. the april fools day toonami marathon was not a sneek peek . it was infact originally a joke. the issue was . twitter crashed from the amount of people on twitter posting about it. i myself was part of a petition that started before the marathon even ended. . by the next morning when it was over the petition had over 250k signatures. in only 8 hours. they came back a week later and posted one little 5 second bumper on adult swim when it started saying they were listening so time to speak. by the ned of the month they had over 2.5 mill requests to have it return with new day anime. people evn started messaging steve blum asking him to help get the show back and he started campaigning saying hed return as the voice of tom if we did enough to get it back. then a few months later they said they had over 5 million requests to have the block return and so it did and got a bit bigger of a budget for better anime . in essence . toonami had more people request it come back than episodes of rick and morty get in viewers. as they only see about 2.5mill per episode.

[@JacobAndJamal]

Toonani was huge for me , it was the transition from the Fox kids Saturday morning vibe, to the late 90s/early 00s futuristic & early internet vibes... The aesthetic of it all with the anime, drum n bass, trip hop, technology focused. Shaped my interest in a lot of things .

[@henrychitham3172]

OI!!! DON'T BE DISSIN THE JACKIE CHAN ADVENTURES!!!!

[@Potato_n_Tomato]

Especially uncle. Greatest animated character ever! *ONE MORE THING!*

[@dragon22214]

magik most defeat magik

[@megamage911]

JACKIIIIIIE!

[@Potato_n_Tomato]

@@dragon22214 Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao! Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao! Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao! Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao! Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao! Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao! Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao! Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao!

[@KameronMann]

That was petty as hell

[@zesty2023]

So finally we found out what the ONE thing Tamara HAS watched is..

[@ryanmcmahon2734]

I thought that as well, out of all the movies shes never seen, she sure did jump into something extremely niche liking Toonami.

[@HarmonicVector]

Also of note is that the Fleischer Superman cartoon still is referenced today, with a line from "The Bulliteers" used in most of their introductory promos. "We won't be intimidated by criminal threats!"

[@TurtleSauceGaming]

I love how the end of Big O is basically a thank you to the fans. Like the way the show is resolved was written as a direct thank you to those who kept the show going.

[@AkehaDreamyAesthetic]

Toonami also introduced me to some great music: Gorillaz and Daft Punk!

[@Nexuish]

Ukari Katase aw man, I LOVED when Toonami did events like airing nothing but animated music videos, premiering Ghibli films every Friday for a month, or Robot Week. So good

[@gregjones6955]

Toonami introduces me to Miyazaki films

[@patricklauer4452]

Ukari Katase dude those bands are in top 2!

[@mychaeljones7526]

So I guess Dabrye, J Dilla, and Madlib are irrelevant?

[@AkehaDreamyAesthetic]

@@mychaeljones7526 I started fully watching Toonami during the 'Intruder' special. Back during Toonami's Hip-Hop days, I only got a chance to see a couple of shows, so I didn't really see the full block. I get what you mean, but I heard about those artist elsewhere. Mainly on Virgin Radio or Yahoo's Launch.com site

[@itsjustme6334]

"Though Sasuke is a lot more respected simply because of their different..." "heritages" or "hair-dos"? You decide!

[@jmhguy]

can it be both?

[@Donnerbalken28]

EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORY

[@sonicsucks20]

Hir?

[@rasanjames2498]

Gundam wing literally change my life

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

45:27 Okay, who watching this ended up laughing because it was too freaking contagious?

[@MultiBeerme]

No MEGAS XLR? You had the PERFECT setup. All you had to say was "We dig giant robots."

[@michaelrhett4958]

MultiBeerme They said not all shoes were gonna be shown on this video

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

@@michaelrhett4958 N o s h o e s

[@MultiBeerme]

@@michaelrhett4958 That's not a good enough excuse to skip MEGAS XLR.

[@trevorjackson9110]

my mom is friends with the guy who created MEGAS XLR

[@plutoskywalker3211]

I heard this in toms voice and that line was awesome🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@JaxBlade]

2nd form Tom after the 1st encounter with the Slime Intruder has always been my fav Tom To this day lol

[@DarthNinja65]

Mine too. He's so slim.

[@MarthaRoseQuartz]

I remember TOM 2. Do you remember when he went evil for a bit in the Trapped in Hyperspace game?

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

He was so HOT!! Don't forget, that era also gave us my first and favorite TIE, Trapped in Hyperspace. I remember playing the game, shame it's lost media now.

[@sonic1135]

Adult swim with robot jones (he was one of the voices that did the disclaimer for adult swim) The fallowing shows are for no one over the age of 17(18 at the time) they include intense violence, sexual situations,corse language and suggestive dialog

[@KJM0626]

R.I.P Akira toriyama

[@The1stImpish]

With Powerpuff Girls being included here, even though they weren't a first run toonami show for Cartoon Network, makes me wonder if we'll ever get a Cartoon Cartoons retrospective.

[@roninwarriorsfan]

Miguzi happened when I was in 4th grade. It was supposed to be the "kid friendly" Toonami. It was a 2 hour block with Totally Spies, Teen Titans, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Code Lyoko. It ended after becoming just bumps instead for the rest of the Cartoon Network show line up at the time.

[@kevins.4185]

Code Lyoko I remembered it as well, I was about 10 I think when I started watching it, and I remembered loving it (learned later it was French-Anime which explained some things to me the show never addressed) I also remember it being one of the first kid shows I saw with some DARK imagery and scenes. Like seriously every other episode we see people nearly being murdered and ONLY saved not because "Huzah a hero is here" no they would have been freaking dead if not for the magic retcon code

[@Goleon]

That’s how I got introduced to Code Lyoko and Totally Spies (as TT was also shown outside the block and that’s how I saw it) and I am forever thankful for it.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

I was in fourth grade back then too, shit was a weird shift.

[@ShaneJackson1985]

They kept showing clips of Outlaw Star, but never talked about it.

[@coreywilson3493]

I noticed that too. Literally Sunrise's magnum fucking opus, and they didn't talk about it. Unreal.

[@DarknessAlchemist00]

I was pretty disappointed. That was such an amazing show.

[@madmanmark08]

I freaking know it!!! I am a bit pissed and downed that they skipped it

[@madmanmark08]

I am so happy to see other outlaw fans

[@theillustriousblueja]

Same with Rurouni Kenshin.

[@NL_FlyingDutchmen]

Honestly, you guys really confinced me to watch more of these anime. Except Hamtaro, I already watched that as a kid... and Jacky Chan Adventures. God that show was awesome

[@matthewlafee5165]

naruto and yu yu hakusho are still my two most beloved animes. naruto being the first i ever saw that intreeged me and gave me life lessons that i still use today and yu yu hakusho being the next one i stumbled onto after reeding a demo of the first volume then quickly folling in love with the characters and more adult themes, both amazingly emotional shows

[@colinsmith1495]

The inclusion of T.O.M. introducing each show was awesome! They did him exactly right, and it really brought back the mood.

[@daelen.cclark]

Colin Smith Especially the repeated animation segments.

[@Teirless]

I used to love Jackie Chan's Adventures the ending made 7 y/o me cry.

[@mrhefe2322]

37:46 What the hell was that? My reaction exactly

[@maxordman4100]

This video is definitely one of the very best big events ever done by Channel Awesome! I’m always amazed and happy to rewatch it! You guys all do such a wonderful job talking about these shows. It is also a shame that some of my favorites are not included though. Seriously it’s a real shame that none of you acknowledged Sym Biotic Titan! Did you guys miss that one? Because if you did, you should totally look it up! However I truly do enjoy this event and you all did Toonami justice! The segments on my favorite anime programs make me really smile a lot! Fantastic work on this video. Please do a follow up someday and talk about more classic Cartoon Network shows!

[@thealfamayl]

Toonami in one sentence: WE ARE FIGHTING DREAMERS!

[@Zenigundam]

I feel so old when I see some of these comments. I remember when Moltar hosted Toonami when I was a kid. I used to love watching Cartoon Network all day in between turning my TV to channel 3 to play video games. Childhood was awesome. In HS, I made it my mission to buy all of the Hanna Barbera and MGM classics that I loved watching on CN as a kid. Still don't have all of them yet, but I'm so glad WB finally released the Swat Kats complete collection a few years ago. And I would also like to get Spider-Man (Fox Kids), but it's been years and it still doesn't have an official home media release even though it was one of the baddest cartoons of all-time.

[@JustinBailey91]

@@Zenigundam Even though it may not be same as owning it, the Fox Kids Spider-Man series is on Disney+ now.

[@keelychow4569]

Batman: The Animated Series is on DC Universe, but if Adult Swim and Turner Broadcasting have Toonami on Adult Swim go into the streaming business, I would love for Batman: The Animated Series to be available for Toonami’s streaming service.

[@Zenigundam]

@@JustinBailey91 Oh I'll probably get it. The last time I've seen Spider-Man was when Disney XD had its rights in 2009, the "Web-a-lution Marathon" when they reran all the episodes for two days. I'm talking about a home media release on DVD or Blu-Ray, this is one of the most requested cartoons of all-time.

[@Zenigundam]

@@JustinBailey91 Webolution* Marathon But yeah, I can buy Disney + right now, I just wanna own it so that I can watch it 20 years from now. I don't get what their deal is.

[@Lunethzero]

I wonder if they'll do a segment of adult swims anime shows. I'd really like to hear what they have to say about Cowboy Bebop and Trigun to name a few

[@louisduarte8763]

Looking back now, adult swim Saturday night was a different animal compared to today. Since Toonami was integrated into adult swim, just to show anime.

[@clockworkmind]

I'm surprised he didn't mention Outlaw Star, the show that traumatized me into loving anime, but I live in England, so I'm guessing it was in the Adult Swim block in the USA?

[@Karlwasright]

@@clockworkmind No. Outlaw Star played on toonami out here when I was a kid too.

[@108tyrese]

@@louisduarte8763 I'm not sure if Samurai Champloo and Lupin the third fit into there. And Bobobobobobobo.

[@legojedi626]

Wait, Hamtaro was on Toonami? I did see that one, at a daycare center. Still a huge fan.

[@kaitie648]

"No need, I've covered this before." - "Well I can cover it correctly." Damn, that lady just said all I've wanted to for so long.

[@robbieking4070]

*One more thing!* Jackie Chan was awesome!

[@shadowsiwren]

One more thing! I and everyone else totally read that either out loud in Uncle's voice or heard him in their heads.

[@SynthApprentice]

WON MOA THEENG! /slap

[@Treychik]

-Influenced us for better or worse... -I'm Malcolm! 😂 I chuckled P.s. some of us had no Toonami, no Fox kids at all...we had to dig through the shady markets to find some new VHS tapes...we used to value every new piece of content and had to go through anything to find all missing episodes of your favorite show! (Spider-man had about 5 VHS tapes...I had 2-4...). Naruto on CDs...LOTS OF CDs!!! I mean LOTS!!! (And some of them scratched and episodes turned unplayable 😭 )

[@daniellado2523]

This is where video rental stores shined. The anime section alone statisfied my needs as a kid.

[@talynhastime9343]

I wasn’t able to watch Toonami as a kid because my Mum was strict about bedtimes. I watched all my anime on KZbin. I was only able to secretly catch a few episodes of Inuyasha at 3 am, and then Naruto where I could, and then DVR’d Death Note, and Blood+ when that became an option since those showed at like, midnight. And of course, the films like Studio Ghibli and the Naruto films. I’m kind of envious of people who got to watch Toonami in its heyday.

[@aidanredding8058]

28:45 "Because GIANT ROBOTS" Put that on a t-shirt, I would totally buy it.

[@JReaLBiz86]

"It's like if Daria was the Terminator" has got to be the best line I've heard this entire year.

[@thekrazyhatter5063]

would u imagine

[@yeldarb141983]

i dunno. Miguzi intro plays, followed by akward pause Critic: ...What the hell was that? seems better somehow...

[@JReaLBiz86]

@@yeldarb141983 lol That was good too, but I had just finished rewatching Daria, and imagined her as a Terminator. Nobody but nobody would be able to tell the difference. I laughed and laughed...

[@yeldarb141983]

@@JReaLBiz86 having never seen the show, I'm gonna guess R. Dorothy had more personality, lmao. but I get what you're saying, lol

[@sigmaTIQ]

What originally happened to Toonami gives me flashbacks to Jetix and it's making me cry

[@Azzyzazz]

Holy shit you're the only other person I've met in over a decade that remembers Jetix I WAS STARTING TO THINK IT WAS JUST SOME KIND OF YEARS LONG HALLUCINATION

[@firebird1080]

Lots of people remember Jetix. They just don't care because half its shows were bought from other companies to Disney. Like Power Rangers and Digimon.

[@mangomutts2003]

It was not jetix wasent a fever dream we all remember

[@Marcelelias11]

Yeah... me too buddy. Me too.

[@Pooky1991]

The only shows i cared about on Jetix were W.I.T.C.H and if i remember correct Digimon and Monster Rancher were on Jetix. I can't remember if Beyblade was too

[@zionhyomeify]

So, we're just gonna pretend Ronin Warriors wasn't one of the greatest things ever?

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

I have tapes of that show from the TOM 1 era. I didn't expect me to become greatly involved with it.

[@aRBy125]

Funny thing is I don't associate it with Toonami, because for me, there was a local station in Ft. Worth that ran syndication of it early in the morning. (Like I would set the VCR to record just in case I overslept, lol) It was basically my gateway anime.