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Ninja Kamui to debut simultaneously on Adult Swim Canada [Updated]

The Toonami original anime series Ninja Kamui will debut simultaneously on Corus Entertainment’s Adult Swim channel in Canada. Directed by Sunghoo Park (Jujutsu Kaisen, God of High School), the show will start airing weekly beginning February 10th at 12AM (effectively, February 11th). The Japan-U.S. co-production between Warner Bros. Discovery, E&H production and Sola Entertainment features original character designs by Afro Samurai’s Takashi Okazaki and a new song from Japanese band coldrain. Continue reading

Pokémon Horizons: The Series sets Canadian debut on Cartoon Network, Télétoon for March 2024

The Pokémon Company International has unveiled when the English dub of the latest iteration of the Pokémon anime will launch in Canada. Pokémon Horizons: The Series will air on debut exclusively on Canadian television starting March 2, 2024 in English on Cartoon Network and in French on Télétoon. This follows the show’s February 23, 2024 launch in the United States on Netflix. Continue reading

Bakugan’s third generation sets debut on Disney XD Canada and YTV

The third generation of the Bakugan franchise is set to make its Canadian linear television debut this month. The first 13 half-hours (26 x 11) of the new series debuted on Netflix in Canada and the United States on September 1st. Stateside, the show also began airing on Disney XD starting September 23rd. Continue reading

Adult Swim Canada follows up with FLCL: Shoegaze

Following the conclusion of FLCL: Grunge this weekend, Adult Swim Canada will debut FLCL: Shoegaze on October 1st at 12AM. The three-episode fifth season includes, “Furu-Bari (Full Barricade)”, “Gene-Bato (Generational Battle)”, and “Far-Fre (Far Friend).” Continue reading

FLCL: Grunge to air simultaneously on Adult Swim Canada

Corus Entertainment’s Adult Swim Canada linear channel will air FLCL: Grunge simultaneously with its broadcast in the United States. The fourth season kicks off on September 10th at 12AM, with “Shinpachi.” Episode titles for the following weeks include “Shonari,” “Orinoko,” and “Furu-Bari.” Continue reading

Monsuno debuts on Toonavision

Atlantic Digital Network’s Toonavision linear channel has added Monsuno to is lineup. The series debuted on July 1st with multiple timeslots throughout the week. The main run airs every weekday at 9PM. The show joins other action and anime series in Toonavision’s lineup, like Bakugan: Battle Planet, Chaotic, Dragon Force, various Future Card Buddyfight entries, Redakai, Tenkai Knights, and Zo Zo Zombie Continue reading

Odds & Ends: Toonavision launches on Rogers, Shaw, and … Comcast; Canadian dub update

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Toonavision launches on Rogers, Shaw, and … Comcast
Cardfight! Vanguard: Will+Dress Season 2 and Glitzy Dolls Go Dating dubs launch, Dragon Quest game on the way
Adult Swim Canada debuts first English-language original: Psi Cops
YTV ends hosted content, including The Zone?

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Nelvana, Polygon Pictures to collaborate on new children’s content

Toronto’s Corus Entertainment announced today that its Nelvana children’s content division is collaborating with Tokyo’s Polygon Pictures to “deliver stand-out Japanese-originated animated content for kids.” The intent is to focus on Japanese properties aimed at younger audiences, adapting both existing concepts and “creating new perspectives such as lifestyle, publishing, and design.” Continue reading

Beyblade Burst: QuadStrike launches this month on Cartoon Network, Disney XD Canada

The seventh season of Beyblade Burst will begin its Canadian linear broadcast this month. Beyblade Burst: QuadStrike will debut on Cartoon Network starting April 9th at 12:30PM, with its run on Disney XD kicking off on April 22nd at 12PM. This follows the season’s global debut on Disney XD in the United States on April 3rd. Continue reading

Bakugan: Legends debuts on Cartoon Network, Télétoon, YTV this April

The fifth season of Bakugan: Battle Planet is ready to make its belated Canadian linear debut. The television kick-off begins on Cartoon Network (the channel currently known as Teletoon) starting April 1st at 12:30PM, with reruns set to begin on YTV April 14th at 2:30PM. The French-language dub will air weekly on Télétoon beginning April 9th at 12PM. The 26 x 11 season initially debuted on Netflix in Canada and the United States on March 1st. Continue reading