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Taking to social media, Toonami co-creator Jason DeMarco celebrated with the following message to fans "[Toonami] fans, tonight's [December 3rd] broadcast officially means the Adult Swim version of Toonami has aired longer than the Cartoon Network version. That's 11 years on the air, twice. We never imagined we'd still be running this block in 2023, waaaay back when we started it in 1997. Thank you to everyone who has watched, supported, argued with and come to see us at cons over the years. You made this all possible. Hopefully, we've given you some good memories in return, and at the very least, been a place where you could relax and kick up your feet."

DeMarco continued, "This little block that could has made all of my dreams come true. And given me so many opportunities to do so many fun things, meet some of my creative idols, and be creative full time in a corporate world. Please know that no matter what version of Toonami you engaged with, the mission has always been the same: to make the absolute best cartoon block we could with the tools and budget at our disposal, whatever that might be in the shifting media landscape."

DeMarco concluded with, "We hope you feel our passion and our sincerity, our love for the shows, the characters, the music, the games and everything else we broadcast. It's never wavered. Who knows how long Toonami can go, but no matter what, we did our damn thing. Nobody can argue with that. So until the sun sets (again) on a world without Toonami, we remain the first, and STILL the best. Only Toonami."

• FLCL, a beloved anime classic from 2000, was known for its strange and surreal storytelling that defies genre and logic.
• FLCL's sequels, Progressive, Alternative, Grunge, and Shoegaze, were largely unsuccessful and received criticism for bland characters and being seen as pointless downgrades from the original.
• Despite the financial sense behind creating more sequels, it is a good thing that the FLCL franchise is officially over to better preserve the original anime's legacy and to prevent more lackluster follow-ups.

Adult Swim has confirmed that after the newest FLCL sequels, Grunge and Shoegaze, the franchise is officially over.

Lycoris Recoil, the hit girls-with-guns anime series from 2022, is making its English TV debut on Adult Swim's Toonami action block on Cartoon Network.

Announced at Anime NYC 2023, Aniplex of America revealed that the English dub of Lycoris Recoil will air on Toonami on Jan. 20, 2024. This will be the first time the series will air on English broadcast channels; previously, both the English sub and dub versions were only available on the Crunchyroll streaming site.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train is making a highly-anticipated arrival to Cartoon Network’s Toonami programming block.

Adult Swim recently announced that Demon Slayer's "Mugen Train" arc will be coming to Toonami starting at midnight EST on Nov. 11.

New anime coming to Adult Swim by Shinichirō Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Space Dandy). Music by Kamasi Washington, Floating Points, and Bonobo.

The year is 2052 – an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity prevails across the globe. The reason for this: mankind has been freed from sickness and pain. Nobel Prize winning neuroscientist Dr. Skinner has developed a miracle cure-all drug with no apparent drawbacks called Hapuna.

Three years later, the world has moved on. But Dr. Skinner has returned – this time, as a harbinger of doom. Skinner announces that Hapuna has a short half-life. Everyone who has taken it will die approximately three years later. Death is coming for this sinful world – and coming soon.

As a response to this threat, a special task force of 5 agents is gathered from across the world to save humanity from Skinner's plan. This group is called "Lazarus." Can they find Skinner and develop a vaccine before time runs out?