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Adult Swim is "going back in time" as it is set to launch a new Toonami Rewind block on May 31, 2024, that will feature such classic anime as Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z Kai, and Naruto.

Toonami shared the news on Facebook with a video and the schedule of when fans can expect to enjoy this new programming.

"We are happy to announce that every Friday, starting May 31st, Toonami is going back in time," Toonami wrote. "Say hello to Toonami Rewind, Friday 5-7p on Adult Swim."

The VIZ English Dub version of Sailor Moon will kick off Toonami Rewind at 5pm and it will be followed by two episodes of Dragon Ball Z Kai from 5:30pm - 6:30pm. Naruto will then close things out at 6:30pm.

While the tweet has since been deleted, Anime News Network reported that Toonami co-creator Jason DeMarco confirmed that Rewind is really leaning into the nostalgic vibes as it will also feature "classic older Toonami music and some older packaging."

“Rather than just tossing in a coin and getting into the game immediately, you must click an icon, wait for the logo, wait for the title, look at the instructions screen, wait until everything loads, and then you’re finally at the main screen, after which you can start playing.

“I want you to measure the total time this takes and shorten it by even one second.”

To prove that he was serious about this, Sakurai then revealed that GameCube racing game Kirby Air Ride was originally supposed to have Dolby Surround audio, but Sakurai chose to ditch it because it would have meant showing the Dolby logo at the start of the game for a few seconds.

“I feel very sorry for making the user wait,” he explained. “If you take one second from each user, that means you’ll be taking 10,000 seconds from 10,000 people. The more this repeats over the years, the more time you will cause players to lose.”