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Space Dandy Returns to Toonami on 1/27/2018

Written By Samantha Ferreira

The crew of the Aloha Oe are coming back to retell the tales of their grestest adventures.

Earlier today, the official Toonami Facebook page announced that Space Dandy will return to the block on January 27. The series will air in the 2:30AM time slot.

Toonami streamed a teaser to promote the news, which you can check out below:

With Space Dandy‘s addition, the confirmed lineup is as follows:

  • 10:30PM: Dragon Ball Super
  • 11:00PM: Dragon Ball Z Kai
  • 11:30PM: Black Clover
  • 12:00AM: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
  • 12:30AM: Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
  • 1:00AM: Hunter x Hunter
  • 1:30AM: Naruto Shippūden
  • 2:00AM: Outlaw Star
  • 2:30AM: Space Dandy
  • 3:00AM: Cowboy Bebop
  • 3:30AM: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG

Space Dandy debuted in the Winter 2014 broadcast season. Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo) served as chief director on the project, with Shingo Natsume (One Punch Man, ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.) directing the show at Bones. Yoshiyuki Ito (Fullmetal Alchemist, Soul Eater) provided character designs for the series.

Toonami aired Space Dandy as the series ran in Japan. Funimation currently holds the rights to the title, and describe it as:

Space Dandy is a dandy guy in space! This dreamy adventurer with a to-die-for pompadour travels the galaxy in search of rare aliens.

Source: Facebook (Toonami)

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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