Yu Yu Hakusho Was Created by a Man It Nearly Broke. It Became One of the Greatest Anime to Ever Air on Toonami.
Yu Yu Hakusho Was Created by a Man It Nearly Broke. It Became One of the Greatest Anime to Ever Air on Toonami. By Jimigrimm If Dragon Ball Z was the show that built Toonami’s audience and Gundam Wing was the show that proved that audience would stay up late, Yu Yu Hakusho was the […]
Tenchi Muyo! Showed Up Between Dragon Ball Z and Gundam Wing and Proved That Anime Could Make You Laugh, Think, and Feel Things You Didn’t Sign Up For.
Tenchi Muyo! Showed Up Between Dragon Ball Z and Gundam Wing and Proved That Anime Could Make You Laugh, Think, and Feel Things You Didn’t Sign Up For. By Jimigrimm Between the power levels and the giant robots, there was a show about a teenage boy who accidentally released a space pirate from a cave […]
Gundam Wing Beat Dragon Ball Z in the Ratings on Its Own Block. The Ripple Effects Changed American Television.
Gundam Wing Beat Dragon Ball Z in the Ratings on Its Own Block. The Ripple Effects Changed American Television. By Jimigrimm There’s a specific memory that belongs to anyone who was watching Toonami in March 2000. Dragon Ball Z ends. The bumper plays. And instead of something familiar, a new show appears. Giant robots. Political […]
Sailor Moon Was Cancelled, Saved by a Fan Campaign That Weaponized Pop-Tarts, and Changed What Toonami Was Allowed to Be.
Sailor Moon Was Cancelled, Saved by a Fan Campaign That Weaponized Pop-Tarts, and Changed What Toonami Was Allowed to Be. By Jimigrimm You didn’t pick Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon picked you. Maybe you were flipping channels after Dragon Ball Z and there she was, a clumsy teenage girl tripping over her own feet one minute […]
Dragon Ball Z Was Cancelled Twice in America Before Toonami Turned It Into the Biggest Anime on the Planet.
Dragon Ball Z Was Cancelled Twice in America Before Toonami Turned It Into the Biggest Anime on the Planet. By Jimigrimm You already know the Spirit Bomb takes three episodes. You know this because you watched it happen, came back the next day, watched Goku still charging it, came back the day after that, and […]
Anime Didn’t Start With Toonami. It Took 35 Years of Bootleg Tapes, Borrowed Robots, and One Movie That Changed Everything to Get There.
Anime Didn’t Start With Toonami. It Took 35 Years of Bootleg Tapes, Borrowed Robots, and One Movie That Changed Everything to Get There. By Jimigrimm If you grew up watching Toonami, there’s a good chance you think anime in the West started with a robot on a spaceship telling you to watch Dragon Ball Z […]
The Voices Behind Your Childhood Are Real People. Most Fans Have No Idea How Much They Shaped the Characters You Love.
The Voices Behind Your Childhood Are Real People. Most Fans Have No Idea How Much They Shaped the Characters You Love. By Jimigrimm You know the voice. You might not know the name. The guy who made Spike Spiegel cool, who gave Wolverine his growl in three different animated series, who has been the voice […]
The Anime Industry Is Making More Money Than Ever. It’s Spending That Money on AI to Replace the People Who Make It.
The Anime Industry Is Making More Money Than Ever. It’s Spending That Money on AI to Replace the People Who Make It. By Jimigrimm There’s a moment in Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 where Gojo and Toji fight and every single frame feels like it’s about to tear itself apart. The camera moves in ways that […]
Crunchyroll Was Built by Fans Who Wanted Anime to Be Accessible. In 2026, It’s Harder and More Expensive to Watch Anime Legally Than It’s Been in Years.
Crunchyroll Was Built by Fans Who Wanted Anime to Be Accessible. In 2026, It’s Harder and More Expensive to Watch Anime Legally Than It’s Been in Years. By Jimigrimm In 2006, a group of UC Berkeley students launched a website because they were frustrated. They loved anime. And while legal anime existed in the West […]
You Were Watching Anime Before You Even Knew What Anime Was. Thank Saturday Morning Cartoons.
You Were Watching Anime Before You Even Knew What Anime Was. Thank Saturday Morning Cartoons. By Jimigrimm Here’s a question that’s going to make you rethink your entire childhood. When was the first time you actually watched anime? Not the first time you knew it was anime. The first time you actually sat down and […]