Over the last couple of weeks, I was writing a bunch of articles for the site in honor of the tenth anniversary of Toonami (and junking most of them) when, all of a sudden, a question hit me like it never hit me before. It was a question that I felt the need to answer in a form of an article here.

Do I care about Toonami?

What a loaded question. I've been talking positively about the block since I began my site back in July 1998. When I launched the site, Sailor Moon was on the air only for a couple of weeks. I've seen Toonami change for a decade offline and chronicled the block for about nine years. I was 19 when Toonami premiered, and now, I'm 29. I've gotten older, wiser, introspective, and, believe it or not, more mature.

I've tried to make The X Bridge as close to being the closest thing to an offical site as it could be. At the time I launched the site, I felt that there was a need for a site to positively cover Toonami because no one else would, not even Cartoon Network. Hell, my site was around for years before Toonami.com was launched, and true fans of the block really don't go to nor give a damn about the official site even today. Regardless, I continued playing nice. I continued being a good little puppy hoping to win favor of the big corporate eyes of Cartoon Network, which I did earn for sucking up to their whims. Even when I knew that Toonami was failing, I continued supporting it, though to be completely honest, I was growing frustrated with the final product.

A couple of years ago, I realized that I needed to move on beyond Toonami on the site, and I mostly stayed true to that mantra. Unfortunately, I found myself hopping around with glee on a sinking ship from time to time. I know that as much as I remained a cheerleader for the lock, I knew I couldn't truly evolve.

I've only recently gotten over my admiration for The Network, and now, ten years after the block premiered, I can finally answer this question truthfully.

Do I care about Toonami?

No. No I don't.

Continue.