Has Toonami Africa Become Another Nicktoons?

Toonami, the home of superheroes, targets young adults between 18 and 34-years old with its 24-hour programming line-up of jam-packed, top-rated adventure and action series. It is the go-to destination for superheroes animation enthusiasts.

Toonami takes viewers to the fantastic world of DC comics franchises like Batman, Superman, The Green Lantern, Teen Titans and The Justice League as well as anime-focused programming including Dragon Ball Super and Inazuma Eleven.  

As of 2026, StarTimes serves as the only broadcaster in the world to offer a dedicated channel to Toonami. This came into effect after the brand had been shuttered in France with it's carriage reduced within Africa.

Since last year, Warner Bros. Discovery had started to make some of Toonami's content like Teen Titans and Batman: The Brave And The Bold accessible on Cartoon Network. With various DC oriented films also broadcast on the channel alongside TNT.

According to Warner Bros. Discovery, the only reason consumers now see this content on the channels is to make the content accessible to more households.

Because Toonami's availability is limited as its not available on Intelvision and Canal+ platforms. Warner Bros. Discovery is treating Cartoon Network and TNT like how they treat Real Time and Discovery Family by giving them open windows to content.

Over the years, Toonami has become a shell of its former self when it was first introduced on the defunct Kwesé TV brand. While it continues to air on StarTimes, Warner Bros. Discovery hasn't made much effort in allocating new content on the brand.

Cartoon Network and TNT had basically been given exclusive airings to content that was established for Toonami. Aside from Krypto, there is also Children Of Captain Africa, Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and DC Super League Pets.