Toonami Absolution

The Batman Vs. Dracula had way more sexual tension than we expected. Seeing Vampire Joker drink Batman's blood before telling him "you complete me," is a striking moment, but does the rest of the film hold up? Find out in our first Halloween special! youtu.be/KJzGQ67JqvM

On This Day In 2019: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind premiered on Toonami! Giorno Giovanna arrives in Naples with a dream and a golden Stand. #toonami

Halloween is here! To celebrate spooky season, we're taking a week off from our Toonami reviews to bring you three special vampire-themed episodes!

On This Day In 1971: Lupin the 3rd Part I's first episode "Is Lupin Burning...?!" made its TV debut! Despite behind-the-scenes issues (which would see director Masaaki Osumi get replaced by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata), the series would quickly cement itself as an all-time classic anime!

On This Day In 1998: Cowboy Bebop begins in its run on satellite channel WOWOW. Due to TV Tokyo opting to only show about half of the series, this was the first time Japanese fans were able to experience the complete Cowboy Bebop story. #cowboybebop

Did You Know: The spider that bites Peter Parker in 2002's Spider-Man is a real spider that someone on set painted to give it its distinctive colour scheme ? Learn all about it in our new episode! youtu.be/iJQ6r35EoMU

On this day in 1999, One Piece premiered on Fuji TV! Over 25 years and a thousand-plus episodes later, the Great Pirate Era is still going strong. #OnePiece

Disney hired Tim Burton to make a new version of Hansel and Gretel. However, the resulting film was so weird, Disney only showed it twice, leading to it becoming lost media! We tackle the whole story in our new episode!

On this day in 1999, The Big O debuted in Japan! Toonami viewers wouldn't get to enjoy the show until 2001. However, it remains one of the block's most beloved shows. Did you watch it? #retroanime

Did You Know: Originally, Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku was going to be a movie about Goku fighting his Dad, but the idea was dropped as the writers didn't want to do a time travel story. We dig into the whole story in our brand new episode!

On This Day In 1969, Sazae-san debuted on Japanese TV! Based on the manga by Machiko Hasegawa, it holds the records for the longest-running anime series ever, airing over 7000 episodes and counting!

Batman (1989) was the first live-action film Toonami ever aired. And this week we dive into and try to answer the eternal question, is Michael Keaton the best live-action Batman?

Cartoon Network launched on this day in 1992! The network kicked off with "Droopy's Guide To The Cartoon Network" a short that promoted some of the shows the network would be showing.

Don't invite me to the party if this isn't the vibe.

Jon might be blacklisted by a local construction firm, and it's all Lupin the Third's fault... Hear all about it in our new episode! youtu.be/jZfNKh8ZYHM

Toonami Absolution is 1 year old today! To celebrate this momentous occasion, we've decided to put on our own awards show, where we commemorate the best and worst things we've watched this year! youtu.be/WZFTEjicin0

New episode! What happens when two people who have never seen Bungo Stray Dogs attempt to watch the movie? Sexy anime Mark Twain of course! Check out the full episode on YouTube!

Did You Know: Harley Quinn was created by accident? According to Paul Dini: "specifically, in one episode the Joker had a plot where he needed a girl accomplice...And we thought, well, in the TV Shows, the villain usually had a moll with him. Why don't we make this character into something more?"

While digging around in the Wayback Machine, I found an ad for these weird Trigun figures. Does anyone still have these? Do they look as goofy as they do in the pictures? #trigun

Before Funimation got the rights to Yu Yu Hakusho, Central Park Media attempted to dub the movie, leading to one of the worst dubs ever made... youtu.be/zuSDrFPcOl8

I think I downloaded the wrong Broly movie...

The End Of Evangelion DVD Ad [Animerica - July 2002]

Did You Know: Europe got exclusive versions of many Dragon Ball Z movies? And they're really weird... For instance, the Super Android 13 one decides to change Trunks name to Trunk.

NEW EPISODE! Resident Evil attempts its own version of Infinity War. Is Jill's first CGI outing worth the hype? Will Leon ever get his vacation? youtu.be/S4kOL5684WI?...

Leon is a drunk. Chris is useless. And the writers have given Rebecca nothing to do... We're back with Resident Evil Vendetta aka Resident Evil: Ducati Commercial youtu.be/LyWFTI2F__0

The funniest toy advert ever? [Wizard Magazine] #starwars

In 2003, #Toonami had a problem... How do you take a YuYu Hakusho episode packed with transphobic jokes and smoking characters and make it suitable for a kid audience? Well, you create the most edited episode in anime history! We dive into it, in our new episode: youtu.be/cCQrjg_aErk

Why did Hot Wheels make a movie about Ancient Aliens?! This week's movie is Hot Wheels: World Race, a movie that features more aliens (and way less racing) than we ever expected! #toonami youtu.be/g330Ywqtc3c

In Diana Wynne Jones' original version of Howl's Moving Castle, Howl is Welsh. As Studio Ghibli didn't give us Welsh Howl, I decided to redub it using Rob Brydon and Sophie Willan.

I didn't know they made official Princess Mononoke statues in the early-2000s! Did you have these at the time? Do you still have one? #Studioghibli #PrincessMononoke

Alyx celebrates her birthday by having us all watch Howl's Moving Castle. Meaning we get to talk about the only person who made Hayao Miyazaki change his mind, and the one detail from Diana Wynne Jones' novel the movie should have kept! #studioghibli youtu.be/qZXG75S92y8

In the early 2000s Funimation often marketed YuYu Hakusho and Dragon Ball as a pair. While it makes sense, it always amused me to see realistically grounded-looking Yusuke next to the later Super Saiyan forms. [Found in the Prima Official Strategy Guide for Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2] #dragonballz

One of the most fascinating things about Dragon Ball Z is the sheer number of different intro themes it has had over the years. Which is your favourite ?

A print ad from the early-2000s promoting Dragon Ball Z on Cartoon Network Australia.

Batman has battled many villains over the years. But none is as odd as Simon The Pieman, Batman Adventures' attempt at creating an all-new Batman villain. Find out all about him, in our new episode! youtu.be/1H_0Ig7wxG8

Did You Know: Alongside D&D and Magic: The Gathering, Wizards of the Coast attempted to make a Yu-Gi-Oh knock-off? And that they tried to promote it through a really weird tie-in anime? www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSlF...

"Is Gohan A Nepo Baby?" - the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate,

We're starting a new anime series! Yu Yu Hakusho has a fascinating broadcast history as it jumped from Adult Swim to Toonami. But does the series still hold up today? youtu.be/egLoJO0Md9k

Is Cowboy Bebop: The Movie as good as the series, or does it suffer from the spin-off movie curse? We dive into it, in a new video! youtu.be/7Xh6RMaalp8P

There is a Cowboy Bebop episode you've NEVER seen! When TV Tokyo cut Cowboy Bebop's original broadcast short, the team quickly made a new ending to wrap up the series. However, this ending was only shown once and was never put on home media. youtu.be/OsEf8zt6Q5Y

Stan Lee wanted to make Ringo Starr into a superhero. In the late-2000s Stan said he was working on a project that would star Ringo as himself. Alas, the film never came to be.... www.youtube.com/shorts/YdL9B...

Help us settle a debate! Is Spike alive or dead at the end of Cowboy Bebop? (We debate this in our latest video and its made me curious what the general consensus is) youtu.be/2MHmDC_XJxA?...

Stressed? Try watching the same Dragon Ball Z movie 3 times! You will not regret watching the same Dragon Ball Z movie 3 times!