Adult Swim bringing back Toonami, which proved be to be so successful that it was made official a month later!
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Top 10 April Fools Moments in Media
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Mobile Suit Gundam 2003
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In 2003, mahq.net made an April Fools' Day prank announcement of a Mobile Suit Gundam SEED sequel, which some websites in Japan apparently thought was a genuine one. And when Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny was released, the uncanny similarities just made it funnier.
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Godzilla Resurgence
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In 2016, Toho announced a crossover movie between Godzilla and Neon Genesis Evangelion... which turned out to be a promotional stunt for Godzilla Resurgence (which makes sense, considering who's directing that movie).
The flip-flop was lampshaded heavily on both shows: Jeopardy! had Wheel-themed categories in the first round such as Buy a Vowel and Before & After, which later became a recurring category on Jeopardy! itself, and fool-themed categories in the second, and a Final Jeopardy! category of Trinidadian Amateur Ichthyologists. Wheel had several gag puzzle
In real life, Gokaiger would be adapted as Power Rangers Super Megaforce in 2013. But we all know that joke was still better than what we got.
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The A-List
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The gay-themed channel LOGO had a whole ad campaign about The A-List: Amish Country. Granted, it fooled no-one and was more intended as a parody of the series.
an impressive amount of detail went into the making, complete with CGI monsters, music taken from the games, and a complex storyline expressed in three short minutes of filming. The only clue to its status as a hoax was the purported release date for the actual movie %u2014 April 1, 2009.
It appears that the whole thing was part April Fool's joke, part Viral Marketing pitch.
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Uncle Grandpa vs Steven Universe Crossover
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Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z
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The announcement that there was going to be a Magical Girl anime Spin-Off of The Powerpuff Girls was presumed as an April Fools joke due to being announced on said date.
