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| logocaption = Toonami logo
| name = Toonami
| launch = {{date|8 September 2003|09|08}}
| closed date = {{date|2007|05|24}} May 2007
| replaced by names =[[Cartoon Network TOO]]
| picture format = [[576i]] ([[SDTV]]) 4:3
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| cable chan 1 = Channel 732
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'''Toonami''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] cartoonschildren's television channel which airedran from 8 September 2003 to 24 May 2007.
 
== History ==
'''Toonami''' was a programming block on the [[Cartoon Network (UK)|Cartoon Network]], until October 2002 when it became a key component of [[CNX]], a new channel launched by Cartoon Network UK, the first Cartoon Network derivative to launch outside North America. CNX also broadcastbroadcasted [[martial arts movies]] and dramas like ''[[The Shield]]'' and ''[[Birds of Prey (television series)|Birds of Prey]]'' at night. The network catered towards a young male audience. A year later, CNX was relaunched as '''Toonami''' and now targeted a younger audience.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}}
 
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'''Toonami''' UK has had its critics ever since day one after it was relaunched from the previous CNX format. The biggest criticisms has come from viewers who wanted more action-animation aimed towards older audiences which had all but disappeared.
 
In March 2006, criticism about Toonami increased after the network relaunched itself from an action-animation network into a general entertainment outlet airing [[soap opera|teen soaps]], live-action [[sitcoms]], and other non-animated programming. The changes were criticised by older fans of the channel, who thought that it was moving away from its original premise as an all-ages channel to take a younger audience.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}} However, the changes to the channel brought a drop in ratings and the live-action shows were phased out over the next few weeks.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}}
 
== Destination Friday ==
For a short period of time, Toonami UK aired a special programming block on Fridays called "Destination Friday", which ran from 4 p.m.4pm to 9 p.m9pm. Near the end of its run, Toonami UK's newer shows had only aired once or twice a week, such as ''[[One Piece]]'', ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]''. ''Code Lyoko'' which was later aired across seven days. "Destination Friday" initially repeated the week's episodes for viewers who either want to see them again or missed them the first time round. Between 5:30PM30pm and 7PM7pm, a feature-length animated movie has also been shown.
 
A selection of several [[Batman]] animated movies were shown, such as ''[[SubZero (movie)|Batman & Mr. Freeze: Sub-Zero]]'', ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'' and ''[[Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker]]''. The UK premieres of the ''[[Dragon Ball (original series)|Dragon Ball]]'', and ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' and ''[[Dragonball GT]]'' movies occupied this slot throughout the summer months.
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== Shows that aired on Toonami UK ==<!--needs to be removed, condensed, or put into a separate article-->
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* ''[[Backyard Science]]'' (Nownow Airingairing on [[Pop (UK TV channel)|Pop]] from April 20)
* ''[[Battle B-Daman]]'' (Suspendedsuspended in March 2007), (Cancelledcancelled Transmissiontransmission)
* ''[[Batman Beyond|Batman of the Future]]'' (Nownow Airingairing on [[Kix! (TV channel)|Kix]])
* ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]'' (Suspendedsuspended in late April 2007)
* ''[[Beyblade]]'' (Airedaired on Kix after closure)
* ''[[Beyblade V-Force]]'' (Suspendedsuspended in April 2007)
* ''[[Beyblade G-Revolution]]'' (Suspendedsuspended in December 2005)
* ''[[Blue Submarine No. 6]]'' (Suspendedsuspended in January 2007)
* ''[[Blue Water High]]'' (Nownow airing on [[Pop (TV channel)|Pop]])
* ''[[Chris Colorado]]'' (Suspendedsuspended in April 2007)
* ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' (Suspendedsuspended in September 2006)
* ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' (Rerunsre-runs on [[Cartoon Network (UK & Ireland)|Cartoon Network]])
* ''[[Courage The Cowardly Dog]]'' (Rerunsre-runs on [[Cartoon Network (UK & Ireland)|Cartoon Network]])
* ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' (Asas part of CNX)
* ''[[Cubix: Robots for Everyone]]'' (Soonsoon to air on Kix)
* ''[[Da Boom Crew]]'' (Airedaired on CN Too after merge)
* ''[[Duel Masters]]'' (Airedaired on [[CN Too]] after merge)
* ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' (Rerunsre-runs on [[Cartoon NetworkBoomerang (UK & Ireland)|Cartoon NetworkBoomerang]])
* ''[[Dragon Ball (original series)|Dragon Ball]]'' (Blue Water Dubdub and funimationFunimation dub), (Nono longer airing)
* ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' (Ocean Group Dubdub and funimationFunimation dub ) (Nownow airing on [[Kix! (TV channel)|Kix]] from July 30)
* ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'' (Blue Water Dubdub and funimationFunimation dub) (Suspendedsuspended in January 2007)
* ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'' (As part of [[Cartoon Network UK|Cartoon Network]])
* ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'' (Reruns on the [[Cartoon Network UK|Cartoon Network]] after closure)
* ''[[Gundam Wing]]'' (Asas part of CNX), (Suspendedsuspended inon New Year's Day 2005)
* ''[[Hot Wheels AcceleRacers]]'' (Nownow airing on [[Kix! (TV channel)|Kix]])
* ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002 TV series)|He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'' (Suspendedsuspended in February 2004)
* ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'' ([[Cartoon Network UK|Cartoon Network]] picks up after it ceased broadcasting)
* ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' (Airedaired on [[Cartoon Network Too]] after Merge)
* ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' (Airedaired on CN Too after merge)
* ''[[Kong: The Animated Series]]'' (Nono longer airing as of December 31, 2005)
* ''[[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]]'' (Ceasedceased airing as new episodes aired on [[Kix! (TV channel)|Kix]])
* ''[[Life with Derek]]'' (Nownow airing on [[PopGirl]])
* ''[[Loonatics Unleashed]]'' (re-runs on [[YoutubeYouTube|YouTube Poop]])
* ''[[Megas XLR]]'' (Suspendedsuspended in December 2006)
* ''[[Mucha Lucha]]''(Airedaired on CN Too after merge)
* ''[[One Piece]]'' (Airedaired on CN Too after merge)
* ''[[Outlaw Star]]'' (Asas part of CNX)
* ''[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]'' (Soonsoon to air on [[Boomerang (British TV channel)|Boomerang]])
* ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' (Seasons 1-5)
* ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon Advanced Generation]]''(Seasons 6,8 and 9)
* ''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]'' (Suspendedsuspended in April 2007)
* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' ([[Cartoon Network UK]] broadcasts after closure)
* ''[[Rave Master]]'' (Airedaired on [[Cartoon Network TOO]] after merge)
* ''[[Ripping Friends]]'' (Suspendedsuspended in July 2005)
* ''[[Samurai Jack]]'' (Suspendedsuspended in March 2004)
* ''[[Spawn (TV series)|Spawn]]'' (Asas part of CNX)
* ''[[Spider-Man: The New Animated Series]]'' (Royal Scam was originally skipped)
* ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars (TV series)|Star Wars: Clone Wars]]'' (Suspendedsuspended in June 2006)
* ''[[Static Shock]]'' (Nownow on [[Kix! (TV channel)|Kix]]
* ''[[Stencil]]'' (Soonsoon to air on [[Kix! (TV channel)|Kix]])
* ''[[Teen Titans (animated series)|Teen Titans]]'' (Seasons 1-4)
* ''[[Tenchi Muyo]]'' (Asas part of CNX)
* ''[[Tenchi Universe]]'' (Asas part of CNX)
* ''[[Tenchi in Tokyo]]'' (Asas part of CNX)
* ''[[The Big O]]'' (Currentlycurrently on [[CN TOO]])
* ''[[The Mask]]'' (Asas part of CNX)
* ''[[The Pirates of Dark Water]]'' (Airedaired on [[Cartoon Network Too]] after merge)
* ''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]'' (Originallyoriginally aired by [[Pop (UK TV channel)|Pop]])
* ''[[Time Squad]]'' (Suspendedsuspended in December 2006)
* ''[[Transformers: Cybertron]]'' (Suspendedsuspended in June 2006)
* ''[[Transformers: Energon]]'' (Suspendedsuspended in December 2006)
* ''[[Ultimate Muscle]]'' (Nownow airing on [[Kix! (TV channel)|Kix]])
* ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'' (Airedaired on CN Too after merge)
* ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]'' (Nownow on [[Cartoon Network UK|Cartoon Network]])
* ''[[Zixx]]'' (Starting April 3, 2006) (Suspendedsuspended as of March 26, 2007)
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