It's been confirmed. The air date will be September 10th at 9PM and 9:30 PM as a one hour special of the first two episodes, followed by a repeat of the special at 10PM and 10:30PM.
Then, it will return to airing at 9PM every Saturday.
a question bout' naruto? [Toonami air date?]
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Here's the official source:
Wow, they're actually giving Naruto a one hour premiere followed by an encore. They're definetely banking on this one.ANN wrote:posted on 2005-07-06 16:16:22
Premieres September 10thThe new Shonen Jump online newsletter (released yesterday), had the following statement regarding Naruto:
Naruto, the great ninja anime, is coming to Cartoon Network this fall. You know that — you know because you read SHONEN JUMP, your source for Naruto anime news, and for the original Naruto manga. And now we've got a special report for you: the launch schedule!
Naruto will debut on Cartoon Network on... Saturday, Sept. 10, at 9:00pm, as part of the Toonami block. Episode 1 will run at 9:00pm, and Episode 2 will run at 9:30pm. Yeah, two in a row. Then, Cartoon Network will repeat Episode 1 at 10:00pm and Episode 2 at 10:30pm.
The following Saturday, Sept. 17, Naruto will settle into its regular weekly broadcast schedule: 9:00pm.