The Toonami programming block’s been a staple in action-oriented animation since 1997, when Space Ghost: Coast to Coast co-star Moltar (R.I.P.) hosted the late afternoon segment on Cartoon Network and ThunderCats, Robotech, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and ReBoot were the pinnacle of action toons on television. Over the years, Toonami has seen some significant changes, from Moltar handing hosting duties over to a robot named T.O.M. (Toonami Operations Module) to the switch to nighttime television in conjunction with Adult Swim. The block wasn’t just home to action cartoons, though, but also genre-defining anime, music videos, animated shorts, and scripted show segments.
For those Toonami fans who haven’t stopped watching the block of late-night programming, you may also know that TOM occasionally reviews video games on Toonami. But, for those of us who no longer watch cable television anymore, or just don’t remember many things centered around Toonami aside from Dragon Ball Z and Sailor Moon, YouTube and the Toonami Fandom Wiki are solid resources for catching up on TOM’s opinions on video games.
Just last week, for example, he reviewed Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo Switch.
Before that it, it was 198X, for the PC and PlayStation 4.