The block that raised us, and everything that grew out of it. From the after-school lineup to the late-night Adult Swim run, these are the stories behind the shows that made a generation care about anime: the deals, the decisions, and the fights that got them made. Start anywhere. Arguing encouraged.
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Samurai Champloo’s Soundtrack Was Built by Four Hip-Hop Producers. One of Them Died at 36.
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Cowboy Bebop Became the Show Every Anime Fan Recommends to People Who Don’t Watch Anime. The Reason It Works Is That It Was Never Really Made for Anime Fans in the First Place.
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The Big O Was Cancelled in Japan After 13 Episodes. It Was So Popular in America That Cartoon Network Helped Fund the Other Half.
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Why Is Anime So Long? The Real Reason One Piece Has 1,100 Episodes and Western Shows Have 8.
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Why Do Anime Characters Yell Their Attacks? The Real Reason Behind the Weirdest Thing in Anime.
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Sub vs Dub: The Oldest Debate in Anime. The Real History of Why It Exists and the Honest Answer Nobody Wants to Hear.
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Trigun Was Bigger in America Than It Ever Was in Japan. The Man Who Created It Was Selling Apartments When He Drew the First Page.
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Outlaw Star Was Made by the Same Studio as Cowboy Bebop, Released Months Earlier, and Got Completely Overshadowed. The Fans Who Found It on Toonami Never Let Go.
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You Grew Up Watching Anime on Cartoon Network. Your Parents Had No Idea What You Were Actually Watching.
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Yu Yu Hakusho Was Created by a Man It Nearly Broke. It Became One of the Greatest Anime to Ever Air on Toonami.
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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.
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Gundam Wing Beat Dragon Ball Z in the Ratings on Its Own Block. The Ripple Effects Changed American Television.
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