Anime Highlight: The Return of Toonami!! (Or Something Very Close to It…)

That's right, pick those jaws up from the floor: Toonami's back, b******…
(Background image: From official site)

Hi, this is HD again from HardDoor. I last posted in here at TeddyChanTastical! in February with a review of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time for Valentine's Day, so this time, Teddy-chan asked if I'd contribute something regarding the revival of the Cartoon Network's beloved Toonami anime block, which made its surprising return this past Saturday night on Adult Swim after taking an even more-surprising bow in 2008. Originally a trip down memory lane for the channel's annual April Fool's Day celebration, the massive amount of positive buzz and nostalgia generated by the one-night-only event gave AS honcho (and former Toonami producer) Jason DeMarco enough of an impetus less than two months later to resurrect the block in place of AS' mainstay anime timeslot--at least for a test run (or is that a "Midnight Test Run"?).

Now sporting updated HD graphics for its robotic TOM mascot/host and a new lease on life, as well as two new titles, is this the same Toonami (or as Teddy-chan called it, "TWOnami") that everyone remembered and loved on April 1st and from bygone days (albeit with the added benefit of late night's looser censorship)?

Well, yes and no.

Anime Highlight: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Anime Highlight: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Hi, my name is HD and I run a blog called HardDoor, which focuses on anime and boxing. Teddy-chan asked me if I would like to do a guest post on anime here at TeddyChanTastical! and I obliged. In particular, I was asked if I could contribute something with Valentine's Day in mind. This had me thinking: what would be the best title to showcase as not only a good introduction to anime (especially for new or casual fans), but one befitting of the holiday, as well? To me, the 2006 film, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, fits that bill.

Anime Corner: Wish Upon the Pleiades

"Hakago no Pleiades" or "Wish Upon a Pleiades"

 Hey guys I'm here to let you know about the coolest thing I've heard this week. SUBARU and GAINAX have teamed up to create it's own magical girl anime and it's being aired for free on Youtube! (SCREAM!). Guess what, it's in Japanese with English subs created by the company! The show is called "Wish Upon the Pleiades" or "Hakago no Pleiades" . The episodes are really short and there are only four episodes. The characters are really cute, my favorites being Subaru and Itsuki.