Cartoon Network teamed up with the highly acclaimed Production IG (Ghost in the Shell, Kill Bill and T-Mobile's Sidekick ad starring Johnny Chase) to produce and create the network's first fully original anime series, Immortal Grand Prix, which premiered during the popular Toonami block. Immortal Grand Prix consisted of five episodes, each five minutes long, and were a part of Toonami's Total Immersion Event (TIE) which ran each day from Sept. 15 - Sept. 19, 2003. Past Events have included Toonami host Tom but in 2003 Cartoon Network decided to go in a different direction with this series. But it doesn't stop there. The producers enjoyed it so much that they're turning IGPX into a half-hour series to premiere in 2005. IGPX takes place in 2035 where Team Suzaku and Team Sledge Mamma are preparing to meet in the final round of the 12th Immortal Grand Prix (IGPX). Takeshi leads Team Suzaku, which is made-up of a group of young amateur pilots who must make the most of their limit