Toonami is an American late-night television programming block that primarily broadcasts Japanese and occasionally American action animation. It was created by Sean Akins and Jason DeMarco and produced by Williams Street, a division of Warner Bros. Television Studios, which is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Networks itself a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. The name is a portmanteau of the words "cartoon" and "tsunami". It currently broadcasts every Saturday night from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. ET/PT. Toonami initially ran as a weekday afternoon block on Cartoon Network from 1997 until 2004, when it transitioned into a Saturday evening format until its closure four years later. Cartoon Network's block was primarily aimed at children and teens aged 9–15. In its original run from 1997 to 2008, the partnership was known for showcasing action-oriented animation, with a heavy focus on Japanese animation, which became widely popular with American audiences. Toonami is recognized for its distinctive space-themed backdrop, anime music videos, drum, and bass-flavored soundtrack, and its robot host, T.O.M. (short for Toonami Operations Module). On May 26, 2012, Toonami was relaunched as a late-night block on Adult Swim. The current incarnation is a rebrand of Adult Swim's Saturday night action block (itself inherited from Toonami's Midnight Run block), which primarily aired anime that was deemed too mature for the daytime hours.
During the early 2000s, Thunderstorm emerges as a hero. He's a 15 year old who is the son of a renowned scientist who specializes in the climate change and the weather. His father also works with ARROW but has to keep that under wraps since it's a government agency that the public does not know about. Thunderstorm along with two of his childhood friends also have an interest in science but thev're alan dumb kids that more often than not find themselves in situations they probably shouldn't be in. Nothing inherently dangerous until one night they decide to sneak into the research facility Thunderstorm's dad works at. While messing around with experiments they shouldn't, an explosion goes off and the trio gets powers. Thunderstorm gets weather manipulation powers, Michelle gets super speed and goes under the code name Swift and Miguel gets fire powers and goes by the code name Burn Notice. They operate as a sort of superhero trio. Action, humor, and awesomeness ensue.
