HAPPY 25TH ANNIVERSARY, TOONZONE!!

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It would appear we got the forums back up just in time!

This August marks the 25th Anniversary of Toonzone!!
(aka "Toon Zone" aka "AnimeSuperhero")!!


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The "Toonzone" website itself was officially launched on August 24th, 1998. We did a pretty good history of the website (and forums) back in 2018 for the 20th Anniversary, which I'm just going to link to here, so I won't recap all of that. I do urge you to check out that link if you're interested in the discussion we had for the 20th anniversary.

Last year, we switched the names of the forums back to "Toonzone", and with the forums now back up and running, we're looking forward to the future ahead, for this storied website, and for this great community of animation ("toon") fans!!


(The cat character used above was created by and is copyrighted by Eileen "Harley" Cruz.)
TZ Kat © 2023 Eileen Cruz, posted with permission of author



What are your fond memories on Toonzone, from the last 25 years?!?
 
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For a retrospective, I've decided to share what the website (and forums) looked like each year, for the last 25 years!! (just picture this as something like the "10th anniversary of Cartoon Network" video).

Here are the website and forums as they were back in:

1998 (back when it was initially dedicated to "Kids WB" programming).

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

and

2022

(and we're living in 2023!)

Here's to another 25 (or more) years of Toonzone to come!!
 

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Ah, memories. Though I rarely come here, this place will always be my online home. I grew up and found my footing online here. I made great friends and found folks who I know will always have my back and be supportive of whatever I do. The crew here are my family, and I love them all.

This "gated community" has changed my life for the better, and I don't know where I'd be without this place.

So, happy (belated) anniversary Toonzone, Toon Zone, Anime Superhero.
 

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I'm still feeling "inspired" due to the 25th anniversary. Some of the links I posted above seem to take forever to load, so I'm just going to share some screenshots here. Consider this a trip down memory lane!

The first "Toon Zone" logo, as captured in December 1998:
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The top of the Toon Zone website in October 2000:
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The top of the forums in 2002:
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A screenshot showing the breakdown of the forums in 2003:
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A screen shot showing some of the threads on the Adult Swim forum in June of 2003:
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A screen capture of the "Top Stories" on the front page of Toon Zone in March of 2004:

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A series of rotating images at the top of the forums (these are from 2004, 2006 and 2007):
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The Toonami forum logo in 2006:
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News captured from the Toon Zone front page (along with a promo of "Cartoons Dammit"), from March 2008:
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The top of the Toon Zone website, in 2009:
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News on the front page of the Toonzone website, in 2010:
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From the top of the forums in 2011:
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A snippet of the schedule posted in 2011:
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The front of the Toon Zone main page in 2012:
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Top of the forums in 2013:
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The Toonzone front page in 2014:
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The logo at the top of the Adult Swim/Toonami forums in 2014:
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The logo at the top of the DC Animation forum in 2014:
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The top of the forums in 2015:
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A screenshot showing a portion of layout of the forums in 2017 (back when the forums were broken up into boxes):
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A screen shot showing some of the topics on the Cartoon Network/Boomerang forum in 2018:
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A screenshot showing the top of the website in 2019 (changed to "AnimeSuperhero.com"):
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And....well, I think you get the idea. Just last year, the forums changed back to "Toonzone Forums", and now the website and forums are back up and running. It's a beautiful thing.
 
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Those logos and banners... such memories. Definitely remember getting my feet wet with graphic design working on those Toonami banners.

Seems like a lifetime ago.
 

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These forums are my life! I’ve been a member since 2006, but I’ve been lurking in the bushes since 2004. I’ve always took the site for granted all these years, but the downtime was a real wake up call for me.
 

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Yeah, I remember when I hit "20 years" last year (though I have memories of stopping by the website in 1999 and 2000). It opens your eyes up, that's for sure.
 

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You took 20 years of my life, and I want them back!

...Oh, I'd only waste them anyway. :p
 

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