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 Well, there were no major surprises, that's the bad news.
The good news is that there were NO surprises!
Cartoon Network announced their initiatives today, and since most of the Toonami fanbase knew what to expect, we didn't get shocked by anything.
Here's the breakdown so far:
Fifteen new episodes of Dragonball Z, beginning Monday, March 17 only on Toonami.
Ninty-five episodes of Rurouni Kenshin premiering March 17 only on Toonami.
Not Toonami, but definitely worth mentioning. The anime-inspired Low Brow is premiering in December 2003 and DC's premiere youth team, Teen Titans, is premiering in August 2003. Trigun is premiering next month on Adult Swim.
Fifty-two new episodes of Dragonball airing later in the year back in Toonami.
Twenty-six episodes of the first American-guided Gundam series, Superior Defender (PREMIERE).
 Thirteen new episodes of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
Twenty-six new episodes of Transformers: Armada.
Twenty-six episodes of .hack//SIGN, currently airing.
Twelve episodes of Kikaider (PREMIERE).
Thirteen new episodes of The Big O. Yes, it's Toonami. Or Adult Swim. Or SVES. It's coming. Be happy.
Here's the only show that we didn't know about. Blue Gender, FUNimation's first major acquisition beyond the Dragon Ball Z universe (they acquired it long before Yu Yu Hakusho), is finally premiering on Cartoon Network later in the year, on Adult Swim. Or SVES. Or Poonami. But definitely not Toonami, from the sound of the jaded otaku on the big boards.
Other shows that are coming to Cartoon Network are known franchises that could potentially become Toonami-bound.
Forty-three episodes of X-Men: Evolution.
Fifty-two episodes of Jackie Chan Adventures.
 Noted omissions include the much-rumored Zeta Gundam and One Piece, both of which could be "either or" at this rate. Otherwise, most of the rumored shows have been announced.
Oh, and Cartoon Network's premiering 20 shorts that takes place between the second and third episodes of some science-fiction movie franchise called Star Wars. The Clone Wars, guided by Genndy Tartakofsky, will introduce new characters and feature the important battle that will lead Anakin Skywalker closer to the Dark Side, becoming Darth Vader, which will culumnate in the third and final episode of the popular Star Wars franchise. This is the first animated interpretation of Star Wars since Droids/Ewoks, and unlike those shows, these will actually be worth watching. Oh, and some of these WILL be seen on Toonami!
This is too much to handle here, so I'll try to digest it all tomorrow.
Until we are one, later.
Jeff Harris
CNX Creator/Webmaster
February 20, 2003
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