Toonami (Asia)

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Toonami
Toonami's official logo in Asia
Broadcast area Southeast Asia
Programming
Picture format 16:9 (576i, SDTV)
16:9 (1080i, HDTV)
Ownership
Owner Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc.
(Time Warner, Inc.)
Sister channels Cartoon Network
Boomerang
History
Launched1 December 2012;12 years ago (2012-12-01)
Replaced Boomerang (original version)
Closed31 March 2018;7 years ago (2018-03-31)
Links
Website www.toonamiasia.com

Toonami was an Asian television channel that was launched on 1 December 2012. [1] [2] It was operated and distributed in Asia by Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc., [3] a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. It was named after the programming block seen in the U.S, [4] using the logo introduced in 2004 but with different branded promos.[ citation needed ]

The channel ceased operations on 31 March 2018, after which the channel space created in 2005 by the original version of Boomerang ceased to exist. [5]

Programming

References

  1. ↑ "Turner launching Toonami across Asia - Page 19962". Tbivision.com. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Toonami and Cartoonito to bow in Asia December 1". Kidscreen.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Asia Pacific". Asiapacific.turner.com. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Toonami Makes Its Debut on Screens Around Asia". Animenewsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 Pescrillo, Paul (6 March 2018). "Toonami Asia is Shutting Down at the End of March". Toonami Faithful. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Toonami Powers up in Thailand". PR Newswire APAC. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Toonami Asia - Games". 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Toonami Asia". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Toonami Asia To Close At The End Of March". RegularCapital. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Toonami Asia - Schedule". 8 December 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Wakfu Premieres on Toonami with New Episodes!". GeekMatic!. 9 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Wakfu In Toonami Asia, Premiered On February 6, 2015". KABALYERO • Gamer, Streamer, Blogger, Husband and Father!. Retrieved 17 December 2022.