Toonami Jetstream
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Toonami Jetstream is an ad-supported online broadband service provided by Cartoon Network and Viz Media. It hosts various Toonami hits and has music videos, game reviews, and a comment box. It was scheduled to premiere July 17, 2006, but actually began only recently. Toonami Jetstream is only available in the United States. A computer with Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player 10, Flash Player 8, and a Windows 2000 Service Pack 4+ or Windows XP operating system is required, as well as a broadband connection. So far, Toonami Jetstream does not support Opera, or non-Windows computers; however, it can support Mozilla Firefox if an ActiveX plugin is installed.
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The original 6 shows on July 14, 2006 were:
- Hikaru no Go with biweekly instruction "How to play Go" clips. (Active)
- MÄR (debuted on television December 23, 2006) (Active)
- Megas XLR (formerly on television) (Inactive)
- Naruto (was on television at time of Jetstream's launch) (Active)
- The Prince of Tennis (debuted on television December 23, 2006) (Active)
- Samurai Jack (formerly on television) (Active)
These shows were part of the second group added on October 9, 2006:
- Pokémon: Johto League Journeys (actually starting from the middle of the untitled second season, entitled Adventures in the Orange Islands by the DVDs) (formerly on television) (Active)
- Pokémon Chronicles (on television at time of Jetstream debut) (Active)
Another show was then added on March 12, 2007:
- Zatch Bell! (on hiatus at time of Jetstream debut) (Active)
The following shows are scheduled to be shown on Toonami Jetstream:[1]
Currently, Toonami Jetstream has two shows that originally could not be found anywhere else in their dubbed format. These shows are The Prince of Tennis and MÄR. Both of these shows have been so popular online that they were added to the Toonami line-up on December 23, 2006, but Toonami Jetstream continues to show the world premiere English-language episodes. Premiere episodes of Naruto are currently being aired on Toonami, and previous episodes are available on DVD. The episodes on Toonami Jetstream are repeats. Samurai Jack and Megas XLR have already been aired completely on Cartoon Network. While Samurai Jack has only aired a small portion of its episodes on Toonami, it has been completely aired on Cartoon Network and the first three seasons of the show are available on DVD. All of Megas XLR has aired on Toonami, except for one episode which was skipped due to an error and later shown on Miguzi. Hikaru no Go is currently on ImaginAsian TV and is also available on DVD. It is unknown if it will surpass its ImaginAsian TV run or its DVD releases on Toonami Jetstream. Pokémon is airing episodes previously aired on Kids' WB! (first run) and Cartoon Network (reruns) that are also available on DVD, but it started at the Orange League episode "The Pokémon Water War". Pokémon Chronicles is has finished airing on Toonami (except for one episode which will air on the normal Cartoon Network schedule), and Toonami Jetstream merely showed reruns starting from the first episode. Zatch Bell! is also starting from the first episode and its premiere episodes are being shown on Toonami and are also available on DVD, but it is currently on hiatus from Toonami. IGPX has already finished airing on Cartoon Network, with most of its run being on Toonami, and is in the midst of a DVD release. Megaman NT Warrior might have premiere episodes after showing the episodes previously aired on Kids' WB!, which are currently being released on DVD, and Zoids Genesis will be the dub premiere.
Currently, Toonami Jetstream is offering two ways to check for updates. The first is a RSS feed on their website. Alternatively, a downloadable program called the Toonami Jetstream Desktop Receiver collects and displays updates automatically, allowing easy access to new additions.
The Toonami website began advertising the service on July 3, 2006. The first television promo was during Cartoon Planet on July 9, 2006. The first Toonami promo was on July 15, 2006, during a special Naruto marathon.
Currently, Toonami Jetstream only has one sister site, entitled "Cartoon Network Video". It primarily features shows cartoons like Ed, Edd, n' Eddy; The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy; My Gym Partner's A Monkey, and Codename: Kids Next Door, along with some cartoons exclusive to the website.
- ^ Cartoon Network and VIZ Media Announce Broadband Joint Venture, Toonami Jetstream. Upcoming shows (2006-04-25). Retrieved on 2006-10-03.
- Toonami Jetstream - Main site.