However, anime’s success story in the West started a long time ago, and one of the cornerstones on this journey was Cartoon Network’s Toonami — the foundation of an entire generation’s love for anime.

Toonami first arrived on Cartoon Network in 1997 and it should come as no surprise that it was far different from the Adult Swim block we know today. Initially, the programming block aired in the ...

Toonami, the anime-action block home to Naruto, Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, and more, was initially taken off the air by Cartoon Network in 2008. Nearly 20 years later, the controversial decision to ...

In 2024, you can’t throw a stone without hitting an anime fan — not literally, of course. But what once felt like an exclusive club has become a mainstream, global phenomenon, appearing on everything ...