#cartoon villain that's going to be defeated by the end of this 20 minute animated episode

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I think the worst thing is that like if it's an archives polycule/any fic with those characters as the main ship etc. Then you automatically Know that they're gonna have the worst Elias characterization known to man. if the fic is not EXPLICITLY elias focused then get ready for the worst depiction of that man ever. Anybody who's not an Elias fan just does not seem to even try to write him properly and immediately jumps to "dastardly villain twirling his long evil mustache while petting a cat in his spooky office"

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Why Modern Cartoons is Not Great as it Used to be in this Decade

As 2010′s draw near to the end and begin a next-generation, cartoons have changed from being a fun episodic adventure with a meaningful message and can get dark sometimes to a story-driven show with deep messages. While cartoons have a great start in early 2010s such as Adventure Time, Regular Show, Gravity Falls, and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, however as time passes cartoons are becoming less interesting and not many aren’t talking about it. So what the hell happened with modern cartoons? Let’s get to the bottom of what happened to this decade of cartoons and why isn’t anyone talking about it anymore 

The Animation Quality 

The quality of the animation of cartoons back in 2000′s were amazing, so many variations of animation styles that look very appealing such as 

Samurai Jack 

Avatar: The Last Airbender 

Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends 

Recess 

Proud Family and so many more

But now in modern cartoons, most cartoon shows are using a similar style of animation which many people called it “Calarts style”. Most cartoon shows are using because it’s cheap however it takes away creativity, more detail nor being organic. Look at Infinity Train, compare from the pilot to the release 

It looks very boring having most cartoons look the same. Then there’s artistic freedom where creators let them draw whatever they want such as Steven Universe and OK KO. That sounds good but really though it just looks lazy and unprofessional. This is very distracting that most characters go off-model every scene like why Rebecca and Ian-Jones Quarry think it was a good idea! 

Great to Below Average

So now let’s talk about the three shows that were once popular Steven Universe, Voltron, and Star vs The Forces of Evil. The trope I’ve been seeing as of late about these shows that it was pretty hype and they deliver on that. All they need to do is conclude it and call it a good cartoon but then crash and burned in later seasons. 

Steven Universe didn’t get popular until “Jailbreak” and that was when everyone was watching it. It had character development, an interesting world of gems, a gorgeous background and has one of the best soundtracks. This isn’t surprising because the creator is the same person who wrote Marceline episodes in Adventure Time which was Rebecca Sugar that created the series. Then season 4 and season 5 happened which the show drop in quality like mostly the show prefer showing filler which makes the plot go too fast and made arcs underwhelming, crystals gems and Lapis Lazuli and Peridot aren’t being used that much in the show and having each villain being beaten by simply talking to them. While there is Steven Universe Future but that hasn’t gotten interesting in my opinion. 

Star vs The Forces of Evil is a show used to be interesting for the two seasons and “Battle for Mewni” arc but then shipping drama got out of hand and that resulted to fell from grace 

Then there’s Voltron and we all how that turned out for the last two seasons

What these three have in common that they set up this interesting premise and world in the first few seasons but they all went downhill. Awful character writing, insane plot twist, and terrible pacing. I did wish that those shows would get better like how Adventure Time and Regular Show had one bad season but after that, they both got better but they didn’t and it went from being great to disappointingly average. 

Comedy Over Messages

Now that’s got the most hype shows, let’s talk about shows that not many people talk about because the premise and world aren’t engaging enough to watch and which they are We Bare Bears, Craig in the Creek, Clarence, OK KO, and The Loud House. While I’m not saying they aren’t bad but it is just not interesting to watch, it's just that it’s too tame and too comedic. The main issue I have it doesn’t really teach viewers like they used to anymore 

OK KO was about to talk about gun violence but they turn it into a comedy. In “Let’s Not Be Skeletons” people overuse the gun and resulting everyone to turn skeletons and KO tries to stop it but fails. By the end of the episode, it was a dream and calls Congress to stop it from happening. I really hate how writers of this episode of making a serious issue turn into comedy and that’s a pretty awful way of doing it. 

Look at Static Shock and Fat Albert, instead of making Gun Violence a joke, they talk about how serious it is by having someone shot and that devastated the characters a lot 

Then there's Hey Arnold, it really dives into serious issues such as 

“Pigeon Man” showcases that some people are meant to be with other people while others like Pigeon Man are just different and can’t be with other people. 

“Helga on the Couch” showcases Helga's anger issues and those issues manifest because her family ignores her because of her sister. Never truly cares for like no makes her lunch for school and no one brought her to school when she was a young girl. The only person that cares for was Arnold.

Then there’s my personal favorite, “Arnold Christmas”. Mr. Hyunh is always sad at Christmas and this episode revealed that he had a daughter and all he wanted was to see her grow up but there was a war coming near his village. In order to do so, he had to give her up so she can have a better life. It took 20 years to get out of the country and he almost gave up hope to find her until Helga helped Arnold to search for her and be reunited with her father. 

Modern cartoons don’t show those kinds of messages anymore and there’s something worse than that and I hate how cartoon shows keep doing this. 

Today’s Villains

I” ve been seeing a lot lately that the main antagonist isn't handled well in cartoons as of lately. Most villains have been getting redeemed lately and not paying their crimes. While show creatures try to make them sympathetic and the victim however it doesn’t excuse them for their crimes. 

White Diamond who caused multiple mass genocide on worlds, brainwash any gem that stands in her way and shatter gems gets easily defeated by simply getting talk to and just not gonna do it anymore because Steven said so. 

Mina Loveberry and her Mewni soldiers wanted to destroy monsters. When her and her army magic depleted, she just goes in the wilderness and no one stopped her. 

Moon Butterfly helped Mina create her soldiers so she can retake the throne from Ecipsa. Instead of having the monsters and her surrendering the throne that she was attending to do, however, her plan backfired when Mewni Soldiers and Mina wanted to kill all the monsters. Why didn’t Moon saw that coming, they were clearly racist against them. Then by the end of the show, she never once apologized for what she has done. 

Starlight Glimmer created a cult that no one has cutie marks until the mane six defeated her in “Cutie Map” She returns and her revenge on Twilight by going back in time and making sure Rainbow Dash doesn’t perform the Sonic Rainboom. After multiple going to multiple timelines, she finally catches up to her and then her tragic backstory been revealed and it was very disappointing. The reason she caused all of this because her friend moved away and that’s it. That’s not all, instead of her facing her crimes like most villains such as Tirek or Queen Chrysalis, she gets off the hook and she became friends with Twilight in a matter of minutes 

A good example of a good antagonist is Aku from Samurai Jack. When he first appeared in the show, he’s pure evil, destroying anything that stood in his way and ruling over the weak but as the show progresses, the serious villain became more comedic villain but that doesn’t mean he’s a silly character, he’s far from that. He’s still all-powerful and should be taken seriously. This is what I want from a villain.  He’s powerful, he’s truly evil and has a personality. 

Villains can be sympathetic and relatable however shouldn’t be forgiven so easily. When a character crosses the line by taking multiple innocent lives should never be redeemed, even if they have a sad backstory 

Cartoons lately have become less popular in this past decade, the glaring problems about cartoons are its animation, comedy over messages, messy plots, and terrible villain. People will only talk about cartoons from the late ’80s to 2012. I’m afraid that this day of age that it isn’t appealing anymore than in previous years. The only animation that people will talk about is anime shows which I can’t lie, is far superior to cartoons as of now. I feel that the only way it can make it back on top is it needs something like Adventure Time or Gravity Falls moment that reinvent it more relevant and view to modern audiences. I really do like to watch cartoon shows for animation, message, and characters but I keep seeing issues in modern cartoons and I hope that it will change in the future. 

[rantsaboutponies]

Spring Breakdown

OH MY GOD IT NEVER ENDS.

Okay, fine. Apparently there’s one last special that was set to air before the new season started; this one aired on Saturday. That would have been good to know a few weeks ago when I was setting up this schedule, but oh, well. Here we go.

Starting off with Pinkie Pie screeching repeatedly. Not a good sign.

I like the Trogdor-esque animation.

“The sea monster’s okay. She’s our friend now.” Heh. Rainbow Dash knows how these stories go by now.

“Tag-free shopping!” Sure...but you’re on a cruise ship, so everything’s going to cost three times as much anyway.

A petting zoo on a boat? That sounds like a recipe for disaster.

I can see why Rainbow Dash would be bored and looking for literally anything to do on a cruise ship. Honestly, I’d be bored on a cruise ship.

Ragamuffin is just here to troll the RariJack shippers, isn’t he?

“The words just punched my feelings!” That sounds like something I’d say sarcastically.

I wonder if they’re getting paid for this gig. I mean, they brought all their equipment.

Somehow I don’t think “What Could Possibly Go Wrong?: The Song” is going to lead to anything good.

“Now that it’s dark, maybe my brain won’t know I’m on a boat!” Jesus Christ, Applejack.

Rarity’s a big Michael Flatley fan.

“No boys!” – Rainbow Dash

Hmm... I wasn’t expecting tentacles to show up in this cartoon, but I’m into it. Let’s see where this goes.

“All my things are horse things!” Love it.

So...is this the official continuity-combining episode? Equestria Girls wasn’t in the same canon with the show, but now it is? Sure. Whatever. It’s the final season.

Ms. Cake? Wow, what a way to find out about their divorce.

“It needs to be, like, 20% cooler.” Ugh.

“Oh, no. I’m too powerful.” Heh heh.

I’m going to guess they didn’t get Liev Schreiber to reprise his role for the last five minutes of this special.

“That was surprisingly easy.” Yeah. It certainly was.

Okay, the screaming and flare that goes up in the background as they talk about the lessons they learned is one of the funniest jokes this show has ever done.

Wow, this is like watching the Avengers clean up after they’ve defeated the main villain...if defeating the main villain took absolutely no effort, that is.

Oh, yeah, I forgot Sunset was David Dunn.

That is a strong cake. It’s definitely gonna be chewy, Pinkie Pie.

Ragamuffin faking his accent makes sense. Was that supposed to be Irish? British? No one knows.

I commend this special for at least having a different sort of plot from what anything Equestria-Girls-related usually has. Anyway, not enough Sunset Shimmer. Zero stars.

[whatsnewcartoons]

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK: THANKSGIVING EDITION

What’s new this week on the main kids networks (in the US) + some programming highlights.

DISNEY CHANNEL:

Monday, November 20, 8.00PM: NEW SERIES PREMIERE of BIg Hero 6: The Series “Baymax Returns: Part 1 & 2″:  The animated series, based on Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 2014 Best Animated Feature Oscar winner, continues the adventures and friendship of Hiro, Baymax and the Big Hero 6 team, picking up immediately following the events of the feature film. Baymax Returns will bridge the movie and the series following the moment Hiro discovers the chip his brother Tadashi designed to create Baymax.  The series is created by Kim Possible's Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley, and executive produced by McCorkle, Schooley and Nick Filippi. The special follows an encore of the original movie Big Hero 6 at 5.45PM.

Wednesday, November 22: EVENING MOVIE MARATHON: 5.20PM: MOVIE: Meet the Robinsons  7.00PM: MOVIE: Tangled

Thursday, November 23: EVENING MOVIE MARATHON: 4.20PM: MOVIE: Tangled  6.00PM: MOVIE: Descendants  8.00PM: MOVIE: Descendants 2

Friday, November 24, 8.00PM: NEW Andi Mack “The Snorpion”

Friday, November 24, 8.30PM: NEW K.C. Undercover “Deleted!”

Saturday, November 25, 9.00AM: NEW Elena of Avalor “A Spy in the Palace”

Saturday, November 25, 9.30AM: NEW Tangled: The Series “Painter’s Block”

Saturday, November 25, 11.00AM: MOVIE: Adventures in Babysitting

Saturday, November 25, 8.00PM & Sunday, November 26, 11.00AM: MOVIE: Tooth Fairy

Sunday, November 26, 9.05PM: NEW Bad Lip Reading: Descendants Edition:  The parody features an absurd take on the film where the dialogue is completely dubbed over with nonsensical comedic takes. Now, the show follows the adventures of “the one in purple” and her friends at the “Magic Teeth Academy,” known as Auradon Prep in the original film. The premiere follows an encore to Descendants 2 at 7.00PM.

DISNEY XD:

Monday, November 20, 8.00PM: NEW SERIES PREMIERE of BIg Hero 6: The Series “Baymax Returns: Part 1 & 2″:  The animated series, based on Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 2014 Best Animated Feature Oscar winner, continues the adventures and friendship of Hiro, Baymax and the Big Hero 6 team, picking up immediately following the events of the feature film. Baymax Returns will bridge the movie and the series following the moment Hiro discovers the chip his brother Tadashi designed to create Baymax.  The series is created by Kim Possible's Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley, and executive produced by McCorkle, Schooley and Nick Filippi. The special follows an encore of the original movie Big Hero 6 at 5.45PM.

Wednesday, November 22, 8.00AM: MOVIE: Cars & 10.30AM: MOVIE: Cars 2, airing around a Phineas and Ferb marathon.

Thursday, November 23, 8.00AM: MOVIE: Planes & 10.00AM: MOVIE: Planes: Fire & Rescue, airing around a Ducktales marathon.

Friday, November 24, 8.00AM & 5.00PM: MOVIE: Meet the Robinsons, airing around a Gravity Falls marathon.

Saturday, November 25, 9.00AM: NEW Pokemon: Sun & Moon: “Mounting a Electric Charge!”/”Alola, Kanto!”

Saturday, November 25, 10.00AM: NEW MOVIE: Pokemon The Movie: I Choose You!:  Ash turns 10 years old and becomes a Pokémon trainer when Professor Oak gives him his first Pokémon. The movie reruns at 6.00PM and on Sunday at 12.00PM.

NICKELODEON:

Monday, November 20, 7.00PM: NEW Paradise Run “Game on Game Shakers”/”Paradise Quad Clash”

Tuesday, November 21, 7.00PM: NEW Paradise Run “Thunder-Quad, Assemble!”/”School of Rockin’ in Hawaii”

Wednesday, November 22, 12.00PM & 8.00PM: MOVIE: The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

Wednesday, November 22, 7.00PM: NEW Paradise Run “Clash of the Nick Celebs”/”Game Shaking Up the Run”

Thursday, November 23, 8.00PM: MOVIE: Annie

Friday, November 24, 6.30PM: NEW The Loud House “The Crying Dame”/”Anti-Social”:  The children give Lily an old singing toy from the attic to help her stop crying, but it quickly drives them crazy; the kids try to convince Dad of the wonders of modern technology after he declares war on their electronic devices.

Friday, November 24, 7.00PM: NEW MOVIE: Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie:  Featuring a storyline picking up where the original TV series ended in 2004, Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie follows the kids on the field trip of a lifetime, where Arnold and his friends embark on a quest to achieve his dream of finding his missing parents. Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie will premiere as a simulcast on Nickelodeon, TeenNick and Nicktoons. The premiere will follow a new episode of The Loud House at 6.30PM. 

Saturday, November 25, 8.00PM: NEW Henry Danger “Danger Games”:  Henry Danger meets the Game Shakers in the brand-new Nickelodeon Crossover Event, "Danger Games". When Dr. Minyak (Mike Ostroski) plans to ruin Double G's (Kel Mitchell) worldwide charity concert, Captain Man (Cooper Barnes) and Kid Danger (Jace Norman) join forces with the Game Shakers to defeat Dr. Minyak and keep Double G safe. The special is a 90-minute TV movie event, and repeats on Sunday at 11.00AM and 5.30PM.

Sunday, November 26, 7.00PM: NEW Nickelodeon HALO Awards 2017 Award Presentation:  Some of music’s most popular stars—Kelly Clarkson, Kelsea Ballerini, Hey Violet, Why Don’t We, Ayo & Teo and Jacob Sartorius--are coming together for the Nickelodeon HALO Awards 2017, a one-of-a-kind concert special honoring four young leaders who are changing their communities and the world by “Helping and Leading Others” (HALO). Led by host, creator and executive producer Nick Cannon, the one-hour musical event will also feature Nick stars: JoJo Siwa (Lip Sync Battle Shorties), Lizzy Greene (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn), Ricardo Hurtado (School of Rock), and Daniella Perkins and Owen Joyner (Knight Squad). Nickelodeon HALO Awards 2017, held at New York’s Pier 36, will be simulcast across Nickelodeon, TeenNick and Nicktoons.

Sunday, November 26, 8.00PM: Friends MARATHON: The marathon begins with the episode “The One Where Ross and Rachel..... You Know” at 8.00PM and ends with the finale “The Last One” at 3.18AM. 

CARTOON NETWORK:

Monday, November 20, 1.00PM: MOVIE: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Tuesday, November 21, 1.00PM: MOVIE: Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat

Wednesday, November 22, 5.00PM: NEW Ben 10 (2017) season finale “Omnitricked”: The episode will follow Ben and his family as they go on a trip to Portland. The vacation is interrupted when Dr. Animo sends one of his monsters to activate a dormant volcano just outside of Portland, but Ben’s current aliens will not be strong enough to defeat the mad scientist in time. However, Ben’s Omnitrix saves the day when it lets the boy transform into a never-before-seen alien.

Wednesday, November 22, 6.00PM: NEW MOVIE: Kung Fu Panda 2:  Now known as the Dragon Warrior, Po (Jack Black) protects the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, the Furious Five. However, a dangerous villain threatens Po's awesome new life with plans to use a secret weapon to wipe out the martial art and conquer China. In order to defeat the new enemy, Po finds he must recall his past and unlock secrets of his mysterious origins; only then will he find the strength to vanquish his foe. The movie encores on the network on Thursday at 1.30PM.

Friday, November 24, 6.00PM: NEW Teen Titans Go! “The Self-Indulgent 200th Episode Spectacular!”: When their world starts disappearing, the Titans must confront their creators. The Titans learn how difficult it is to make a cartoon when they try to animate Michael Jelenic and Aaron Horvath, their creators. The special reruns on Saturday at 10.00AM, 3.30PM and 7.30PM, and on Sunday at 8.30AM, 2.00PM and 6.30PM.

Friday, November 24 to Sunday, November 26: Teen Titans Go! ALL THANKSGIVING. Enjoy a whole Thanksgiving weekend of Teen Titans Go! from 6.00AM to 8.00PM from Friday to Sunday (Wednesday and Thursday included, excluding Ben 10 and Kung Fu Panda 2).

All times are in EST and obtained from Zap2it’s TV listings.

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History Of Toonami.

Toonami  is a brand name of American media company Turner Broadcasting System for action-oriented programming, primarily consisting of American animation and Japanese anime. The brand was created by Sean Akins and Jason DeMarco and produced by Williams Street. The name is a portmanteau of the words "cartoon" and "tsunami", suggesting a "tidal wave" of animated shows

.Toonami initially ran as an afternoon and evening block on Cartoon Network from 1997 to 2008. In its original run, the block was known for showcasing action anime that became widely popular with American audiences. It was also recognized for its distinctive space-themed backdrop, anime music videos, drum and bass-flavored soundtrack, and host (a robot named T.O.M., short for Toonami Operations Module).On May 26, 2012, Adult Swim relaunched Toonami as an adult-oriented animation block, which continues as a Saturday night action block from its forerunner, Midnight Run. Shows from the older lineup have occasionally returned, along with newer shows.Outside the United States, Cartoon Network aired Toonami blocks in Australia from 2001 to 2006. In the United Kingdom, Toonami was a standalone channel from 2003 to 2007. In December 2012, Toonami was launched as a standlone channel in Asia-Pacific. Similar channels were launched in India in 2015 and France in 2016.

1997–99: Moltar era.

Toonami was Cartoon Network's primary action-animation block. The block premiered on March 17, 1997. It initially replaced Power Zone, Cartoon Network's most recent incarnation of the Super Adventures block, which had been a staple on the network since October 1, 1992. Toonami was originally a weekday afternoon cartoon and action block hosted by Space Ghost villain-turned-producer Moltar (voiced by C. Martin Croker) at the Ghost Planet Industries building from 1997 to July 9, 1999.

1999–2000: T.O.M. 1 era.

On Saturday, July 10, 1999, Cartoon Network relaunched Toonami with a new environment, the Ghost Planet Spaceship Absolution, and a new host named T.O.M. (voiced by Sonny Strait), which introduced viewers to him with this speech:

“ So it's a brand new Toonami, but the mission objectives remain the same. My name is TOM. I'm the new Moltar. Welcome aboard the Ghost Planet Spaceship Absolution, Cartoon Network's first and only interstellar broadcast and exploration vehicle. I'll give you the tour later. From this day forward she is completely responsible for all Toonami transmissions. I'm takin' you guys into the new millennium! No big changes now, same show, same attitude; new place to do it, new guy to do it with. I'm not going to waste any more time, let's get back into it. Later. ”

Also introduced that day was the Midnight Run, a late night block. It was originally a five-hour Saturday night block (technically Sunday) at midnight EST until March 2000, when it moved to weeknights in an hour-long format until January 2003. It ran from 1999 to 2003, broadcast from 12:00 am EST to 5:00 am from 1999 to 2000, when it was moved to the weekdays and ran from 12:00 am to 1:00 am until 2003. It consisted of anime such as Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, Voltron, Robotech, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, and Outlaw Star. Midnight Run tended to have more blood and violence than its daytime counterpart, at one point even running an uncut version of Gundam Wing. One special edition that started on Friday, August 31, 2001, featured music videos from Gorillaz including "Clint Eastwood" and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger", Kenna's "Hellbent," and from Daft Punk's Interstella 5555. Another event was Dragon Ball Z taking over the Midnight Run for a week starting on March 26–30, 2001.

Starting in September 2000, Toonami presented special interactive events known as Total Immersion Events (TIEs). These TIEs took place both on-air during Toonami and online at the official site, Toonami.com, and always occurred the week that the block's most popular series, Dragon Ball Z, returned for a new season. The first TIE was The Intruder, which introduced T.O.M.'s companion, an AI matrix known as S.A.R.A. (voiced by Sally Timms). The Intruder was an eight episode mini-series that aired during Toonami from September 18–27, 2000. It involved the Absolution being attacked by an alien blob known only as "the Intruder", which ultimately devoured T.O.M.

2000–03: T.O.M. 2 era.

Though The Intruder resulted in the destruction of T.O.M., he was soon after upgraded by S.A.R.A. from a short Bomberman-esque character to a taller, sleeker, deeper-voiced incarnation dubbed T.O.M. 2 (voiced by Steven Blum, who has since been the voice of all subsequent incarnations of the character).

A Saturday morning incarnation, Toonami Rising Sun, ran from 2000 to 2003 at 9:00 am to noon. It later ran from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, then 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. This block was somewhat hampered to avoid competing with sister network Kids' WB.

From July 30, 2001, until June 28, 2002, Kids WB aired a Toonami block that was, more or less, the Kids' WB lineup with the Toonami name. It was critically panned by industry observers, who noticed that the action branding of the block - which had added shows such as Generation O!, Scooby-Doo, and The Nightmare Room, a live-action series created by Goosebumps author R. L. Stine - did not translate content-wise. In spring 2002, Kids' WB announced that they would drop the Toonami name from their weekday lineup, once again making the Toonami brand exclusive to Cartoon Network.

The TIE, Lockdown, aired between September 17–21, 2001, and included the introduction of CartoonNetwork.com's first MMORPG, as well as a record-breaking amount of page views and ratings for the network. In Lockdown T.O.M. fights to save the Absolution from an attack by a giant trash compactor. Trapped in Hyperspace, the next TIE, ran the week of September 16–20, 2002. The ship's computer, SARA, is infected by a computer virus named Swayzak, and TOM is trapped in hyperspace. He manages to defeat Swayzak before the Absolution hits Earth.

During the week of February 24–28, 2003, Cartoon Network aired on Toonami "Giant Robot Week," a five-day special based on mecha series, which were licensed by A.D. Vision. The series shown were Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gigantor, Robotech, Martian Successor Nadesico, and Dai-Guard.

2003–07: T.O.M. 3 era

In March 2003, TOM was revamped into a more muscular figure. This was explained in-universe as him being rebuilt after fighting a space pirate. TOM 3 focused on staying in shape, seen when he lifted weights in some bumpers and works out at the beginning of the 2005 Summer Kick-Off Special. His voice also became more humanlike.

The TIE in September 2003 was different from the previous ones - it introduced a new, 2D universe. Immortal Grand Prix (IGPX), created by Toonami producers Sean Akins and Jason DeMarco, and produced by anime studio Production I.G, aired in five short installments, serving as a pilot for the second Toonami original series, which premiered in November 2005[8]

On April 17, 2004, Toonami was moved from weekday afternoons to a Saturday evening slot, where it aired regularly for four hours starting at 7:00 pm EST.[9] It aimed for a new demographic of preteen and teen audiences, while adding a new lighter-toned action block, Miguzi, to weekdays in its place.[9] Toonami also replaced the block known as Saturday Video Entertainment System (SVES). One reason for the move from weekdays to Saturday nights was because some of the shows on the weekday lineup became too violent for a weekday broadcast on the network. The new Toonami lineup showcased anime such as Naruto, Rave Master, Duel Masters, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, One Piece, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Zatch Bell, and Pokémon Chronicles, as well as premiered North American productions including Teen Titans, Megas XLR, Justice League Unlimited, and IGPX, Toonami's first and only original production co-produced by Production I.G and Bandai Entertainment. SARA got a full body during this period, and became more anime-esque, along with a new voice provided by Kath Soucie alongside Sally Timms.

Although Megas XLR was the first original American-made franchise to actually debut on the block, it was initially a Cartoon Network original that was planned to air on Friday nights. Other Cartoon Network action properties, namely Samurai Jack, Teen Titans, and Justice League, aired on Toonami, but were not exclusive to the block until their final seasons.

2007–08: T.O.M. 4 era, cancellationOn January 27, 2007, a teaser commercial aired during the Xiaolin Showdown marathon on Cartoon Network, featuring closeup shots of larger Clydes (the remote robot explorers that have been a fixture of Toonami since the beginning) along with the date "3/17/07" and T.O.M.'s chest emblem glowing blue. On March 17, Toonami celebrated its 10th anniversary with a new packaging and numerous montages celebrating the block. T.O.M. was revamped into a shorter robot, who was a commander of a jungle control room and aided by two new robots, Flash (Dave Wittenberg) and D (Tom Kenny). The montages included a look at past hosts, former logos, and a decade's worth of clips and voice-overs from shows that aired on Toonami. There were a total of four montages, each with different clips, and three were one minute long. On September 20, 2008 at the Anime Weekend Atlanta convention in Atlanta, Georgia, Cartoon Network announced that they had cancelled the Toonami block due to low ratings. Toonami then aired its final broadcast later that same evening. Employees who worked on the block moved to other parts of the channel, except for Dennis Moloney, who left Turner to work for Disney. Toonami Jetstream remained with the Toonami name until January 30, 2009. At the end of Toonami's final airing, T.O.M. 4 ended the block with a brief, final monologue, backed by the song "Cascade" by Tycho: “ Well, this is the end, beautiful friends. After more than 11 years, this is Toonami's final broadcast. It's been a lot of fun, and we'd like to thank each and every one of you who made this journey with us. Toonami wouldn't have been anything without you. Hopefully, we've left you with some good memories. So, until we meet again, stay gold.Bang.

After the cessation of Toonami's broadcast operations on TV, Toonami Jetstream's subsequent shut down in 2009 ended the use of the "Toonami" brand name until 2012.