The Return Pt. 2 | Toonami 25th Anniversary

TOM and SARA investigate the mysterious reappearance of The Absolution and make a surprising discovery.

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The Return Pt. 2 | Toonami 25th Anniversary

[SSJ]

The old school Absolution spaceship is back and better than ever. Sigh, takes me back in the summer of 1999 when I first saw TOM 1 and the GPS Absolution MK.I spaceship while I was watching Toonami on Cartoon Network as a kid, it was phenomenal. Thank you, Adult Swim for bringing the old school Absolution back.

[coolerjr]

I love that they're paying homage to the original Tom and absolution

[jikorijo]

“I still love this job.” - TOM VI

And we all still love you, SARA, and Toonami. Happy to see the TOM and SARA travel in style again. I enjoyed seeing SARA’s old appearance from the first Intruder event. Very emotional seeing the Broken Promise promo up on the video displays in the main control room, since that is probably my favorite Toonami promo ever. This was a nice trip down memory lane. Happy 25th Birthday again, Toonami. Always stay gold.😎

[mr.doctorcaptain]

OG Toonami was amazing. Zoids, Mobile Suit Gundam, outlaw star, dbz, and even dope music videos like by gorillaz.

I had a pretty lonely childhood, these shows were part of what really kept me going for a few rough years.

[TheRealKazberry]

Seeing the old line up on the screens of the Absolution brought me back to the days of sitting on the floor in front of my old CRT, looking through my 1st gen Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh cards, playing with my DBZ figures, and getting ready to blast off with Tenchi Muyo and Gundam.

Happy 25 years Toonami. You were part of what made my childhood amazing.

[MonkeysxMoo]

Feels good to be back on an Absolution. Shogo 162, the Vindication, and the Forge were all great, but we haven't had an Absolution as the broadcasting home of Toonami since 2015.

[HeyLetsDoAThing]

I'm 29 and seeing stuff like this, all these years in the making, now being made by the kids who grew up with it, hits me right in the feels.

[jackknight]

It's like finding a retro gaming console and video game you haven't touched in years.
Old tech.
New insight.
Nonstop Nostalgia

[SMaster]

I love how the upgraded Absolution's hyperdrive design calls back to the engines of the Absolution of old, post Intruder 1... Remember, _we_ voted on which engine design to pick after the old ones got blown off to jettison that blob... Absolutely a glorious way to celebrate such a huge milestone.

[CLARKSPARKX]

It's really great to see the Absolution, especially the old bridge, like the old days TOM 1 and 2, and SARA 1. It was very nostalgic, and it looks like we're going to re-live those moments but with the anime as we travel the stars once again. Just as TOM loves his job, I love Toonami.

[GuardianKyle]

Oh..how my heart skipped a beat seeing classic Toonami anime on the monitors. Welcome back Absolution, we have missed you.

*Bang!*

[MrAdam]

After 19 years Toonami is finally back Home where it belongs!

[PocketsFullOfCrunch]

Tom, SARA, and the Absolution. All is right with the world once again.

[GDSK]

Tom needs his own animated series, but in this animation style

[lukahn]

Seeing Outlaw Star and Tenchi Muyo on the screens in the background really takes me back to what got me into anime in the first place before I had the internet. I'm so excited to see that Toonami is coming back.

[rawkfistgaming]

I swear, Steve Blum has turned Tom into an institution. Just one more reason he's the voice actor I look up to most.

[piccolotrunks]

Toonami single handedly kicked off my interest in anime with dragon ball z and cowboy bebop. This was back before the streaming era where things were hard to come across and I was too young to buy DVDs. I seriously can't thank Toonami, what an era!

[thatnuclearotter]

I know i was pint-size back when I saw Toonami back in the day but staying up late on saturday nights into the sunday mornings going from animes to adult swim.. Literally got chills watching this.

[michaelresendes]

The Absolution is back! I missed this ship. I remember the OG days back in the 2000s. Man how time flies. Happy Anniversary, Toonami, and may you always stay gold.

[nas]

Oh how sweet it is! I love it when you take us to the world of nostalgia. Thanks, Toonami, Adult Swim and Cartoon Network. I love you all.👍🏾