Anime Mornings

This article is about the former American block. For the upcoming Canadian block, see List of YTV Family programming blocks#Anime Mornings.
Anime Mornings was a weekday-morning block on The CW that ran from January 2009 to July 2015; the block was replaced by the block The CW Cartoons the next year. Unlike The CW's other weekday-morning blocks, the block was aimed at adults, though some anime was edited for content to comply with broadcast standards. The block exclusively broadcast anime, mostly from TV Tokyo; the few series broadcast on the block that didn't originate from TV Tokyo were dubbed by Jetix Cymru. Programming was provided by Jetix Cymru and TV Tokyo. The first anime shown on the block was Dragon Quest. Anime set to be shown on the block that does not already have a dub would be dubbed by Jetix Cymru and would otherwise be edited-for-content. Several anime that aired during the block aired on Cartoon Network concurrently with or prior to their broadcast on Anime Mornings.
In 2011, the block was expanded to three hours; this longer runtime would remain until its shutdown in July 2015. Most of the anime licensed exclusively for the block (with the sole exception of Natsume's Book of Friends, which was (and still is) licensed by NIS America at the time of the block's shutdown) remained with Jetix Cymru until NickFamily Licensing picked them up for a temporary license in 2018.
The block was the first, though wasn't expected to be the last, CW block to have exclusively aired anime on the block, as NickGame was planned to become an "AnimeNation" block in 2018, rebooting the name for the first time since AnimeNation properties were rebranded under SurgeAnime. Anime Mornings was relaunched for a single month, carrying programming licensed by NickFamily Licensing rather than Jetix Cymru, in July 2018; like the first block before it, all programming shown on the block not from TV Tokyo was dubbed or licensed by what is now a subsidiary of Aura Television Productions, in this case NickFamily Licensing.
Every Jetix Cymru dub that aired on the block (with the exceptions of Natsume's Book of Friends (whose DVD rights are with NIS America), Sega All-Stars (which hasn't been released to DVD yet), and Dragon Quest (released on standalone DVD)) was released in a Region 1 DVD boxset by NickFamily DVD Distribution on August 1st, 2018, marking their first appearances in America since their CW broadcast (and in the case of Dragonfly Girl, since its re-broadcast on Cartoon Network in 2014). Reruns of several Jetix Cymru dubs that originally ran on the block are currently airing on SurgeAnime Network as of September 2018.
In May 2019, Aura Television Productions hinted at another revival of the Anime Mornings block, which would consist entirely of series from AuraAnime Licensing. Like other runs, certain series will be edited to fit broadcast standards. Unlike other runs, the second revival would only air on Mondays through Thursdays due to other blocks taking up Friday mornings. An hour-and-a-half runtime was confirmed on July 27th, 2019, with another two hours-and-a-half on the schedule being used for an extension of Nickelodeon Family on The CW. The new blocks launched on August 26th, 2019.
On March 21st, 2020, it was confirmed that Anime Mornings would be shut down after March 26th, 2020; the weekday Nickelodeon Family on The CW blocks would, however, continue to be broadcast until the end of April 2020.
==Programming==
===Original run (2009 - 2015)===
*Dragon Quest (2009 - 2010)
*Sega All-Stars (2009 - 2011)
*Lightning Attack Express (2009 - 2010) Jetix Cymru dub; later re-dubbed by SurgeAnime Asia and broadcast on SurgeAnime TOO and later by NickFamily Licensing for Nickelodeon Family's AuraNightfall; now on SurgeAnime Network
*Tokyo Pig (2009 - 2010) Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed in 2010
*Whistle! (2010 - 2011) Jetix Cymru's dubbing license lapsed a week after the block ended, so the Jetix Cymru dub can no longer be shown; the series was rescued by NickFamily DVD Distribution for a DVD release in 2018. A separate dub has aired on Disney XD starting in 2018.
*Popolocrois Monogatari (2010 - 2011) Jetix Cymru's dubbing license lapsed a week after the block ended, so the Jetix Cymru dub can no longer be shown; the series was rescued by NickFamily DVD Distribution for a DVD release in 2018
*Virtua Fighter (2010 - 2011) Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed in 2011
*Natsume's Book of Friends (2011) Jetix Cymru's dubbing license lapsed a week after the block ended, so the Jetix Cymru dub can no longer be shown; the dub has since went out-of-print. Only the first season was shown on the block, being replaced by Zenki after it ended its CW run.
*Zukkoke Knight (2011) Jetix Cymru's dubbing license lapsed a week after the block ended, so the Jetix Cymru dub can no longer be shown; the series was rescued by NickFamily DVD Distribution for a DVD release in 2018. The anime was taken off after its first run was completed, being replaced by Daigunder.
*PoPoLoCrois (2011 - 2012) Jetix Cymru's dubbing license lapsed a week after the block ended, so the Jetix Cymru dub can no longer be shown; the series was rescued by NickFamily DVD Distribution for a DVD release in 2018
*PaRappa the Rapper (2011 - 2012) Jetix Cymru's dubbing license lapsed a week after the block ended, so the Jetix Cymru dub can no longer be shown; the series was rescued by NickFamily DVD Distribution for a DVD release in 2018. The dub shown on the block was previously produced for Jetix Wales.
*Zenki (2011 - 2012) Episodes are edited-for-content when shown on the block Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed in 2012
*Daigunder (2011 - 2012) Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed in 2012
*Beyblade: Metal Fusion (2011 - 2012) Broadcast rights only; shared with Cartoon Network; aired to promote the Cartoon Network airing of the Shogun Steel finale
*Baki the Grappler (2011 - 2012) Episodes are edited-for-content when shown on the block Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed in 2012
*Elemental Gelade (2012) Episodes are edited-for-content when shown on the block Broadcast rights only; the rights were dropped after its first run on the block ended and replaced by Yaiba
*Ox Tales (2012) Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed in 2013. The series was dropped beforehand due to low ratings and was briefly distributed in the United States by NickFamily Licensing.
*Madlax (2012 - 2013) Episodes are edited-for-content when shown on the block Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed in 2013
*Yaiba (2012 - 2013) Jetix Cymru's dubbing license lapsed a week after the block ended, so the Jetix Cymru dub can no longer be shown; the series was rescued by NickFamily DVD Distribution for a DVD release in 2018
*Go-Saurer (2012 - 2013) Episodes are edited-for-content when shown on the block Jetix Cymru's dubbing license lapsed a week after the block ended, so the Jetix Cymru dub can no longer be shown; the series was rescued by NickFamily DVD Distribution for a DVD release in 2018
*Yakitate!! Japan (2012 - 2013) Episodes are edited-for-content when shown on the block Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed in 2013
*Skip Beat! (2012 - 2013) Episodes are edited-for-content when shown on the block Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed in 2013
*Dragonfly Girl (2013)
*Microsuperman (2013) Jetix Cymru's dubbing license lapsed a week after the block ended, so the Jetix Cymru dub can no longer be shown; the series was rescued by NickFamily DVD Distribution for a DVD release in 2018
*Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (2013 - 2014) Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed upon Saban terminating its Vortexx block. The series was run during the block to promote Vortexx.
*Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (2013 - 2014) Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed upon Saban terminating its Vortexx block. The series was run during the block to promote Vortexx.
*Hamtaro (2013 - 2014) Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed in 2014
*Bomberman Jetters (2013 - 2014) Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed in 2014
*Kirarin Revolution (2013 - 2014) Jetix Cymru's dubbing license lapsed a week after the block ended, so the Jetix Cymru dub can no longer be shown; the series was rescued by NickFamily DVD Distribution for a DVD release in 2018
*Mahoraba: Heartful Days (2013 - 2014) Episodes are edited-for-content when shown on the block Jetix Cymru's dubbing license lapsed a week after the block ended, so the Jetix Cymru dub can no longer be shown; the series was rescued by NickFamily DVD Distribution for a DVD release in 2018
*.hack//Legend of the Twilight (2014) Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed upon the block's shutdown. However, it was taken off after its first run on the block ended.
*.hack//Roots (2014) Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed upon the block's shutdown. However, it was taken off after its first run on the block ended.
*.hack//SIGN (2014) Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed upon the block's shutdown. However, it was taken off after its first run on the block ended.
*Spider Riders (2014 - 2015) Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed upon the block's shutdown
*Transformers: Armada (2014 - 2015) Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed upon the block's shutdown
*Tegami Bachi (2014 - 2015) Episodes are edited-for-content when shown on the block Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed upon the block's shutdown
*Sonic X (2014 - 2015) Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed upon the block's shutdown
*Air Gear (2014 - 2015) Episodes are edited-for-content when shown on the block Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed upon the block's shutdown
*Voltron (2014 - 2015) Episodes are edited-for-content when shown on the block Broadcast rights only; the rights lapsed upon the block's shutdown
===Reboot run (July 2018)===
*BeyWarriors: Cyborg
*Bonobono
*Himitsu no Akko-chan
*Jewelpet Only the first season is shown
===Second reboot run (August 2019 - March 2020)===
*Aikatsu! (left December 31st, 2019)
*BakuTech! Bakugan (left December 31st, 2019)
*Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel
*Button Nose
*Fortune Dogs
*Full-Blast Science Adventure: So That's How It Is (joined January 1st, 2020)
*Mew Mew Power
*Palm Town (joined January 1st, 2020)
*The Marshmallow Times (joined January 1st, 2020)
*Ultimate Muscle
*Zoids: Chaotic Century (left December 31st, 2019)
==Notes==