Cowboy Bebop

The official Facebook page for Adult Swim's Toonami block announced on Wednesday that it will begin airing Cowboy Bebop again beginning the night of September 9. The block will add an extra half hour of programming, so it will not replace any currently-airing shows, but it will bump Attack on Titan back to a later timeslot. The schedule from September 9 is as follows: 11:00 p.m. — Dragon Ball Super 11:30 p.m. – Dragon Ball Z Kai 12:00 a.m. – JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders 12:30 a.m. – Tokyo Ghoul 1:00 a.m. – Hunter x Hunter 1:30 a.m. – Lupin the 3rd 2:00 a.m. – Naruto Shippūden 2:30 a.m. – Outlaw Star 3:00 a.m. – Cowboy Bebop 3:30 a.m. – Attack on Titan Season 2 Cowboy Bebop has run on Toonami several times since the block's revival in 2012, most recently in 2015.

Cygame Pictures animates short that takes place between original film and sequel Director Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo) is directing an animated short tie-in to the Blade Runner 2049 film, which opens in Japan on October 27. The short is titled "Blade Runner Black Out 2022." Sony Pictures Japan began streaming a preview showcasing some designs and animation tests for the short. The anime will take place in the year 2022, between the original Blade Runner film, which takes place in 2019, and its sequel Blade Runner 2049. The story will involve a large power outage on the west coast of the United States. Watanabe is writing the script in addition to directing. Cygames Pictures, the anime studio subsidiary smartphone game publisher Cygames established last year, is producing the animation. Shukou Murase (Halo Legends, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing) is serving as character designer and animation director, and Flying Lotus is composing the music. The cas