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The club's next meeting is scheduled for September 2nd from 5-6pm. We will be watching xxxHolic episodes 1&2. Please make sure to note our new meeting time!About xxxHolic episodes 1 & 2:
What would you do if you were chased by spirits and ghosts? Kimihiro Watanuki has a had time living like a normal teenager with hungry ghosts following him everywhere. One day he finds himself at the gate of a odd looking shop and not a ghost in sight. The owner of the shop, Yuko Ichihara, and that's an alias for your information, is a witch who can grant wishes if you can meet her price. Is it hitsuzen, the most inevitable of fates, that Watanuki finds the one person who can help him or just a crafty witch who needs some slave labor?
As Watanuki is adjusting to life as Yuko's errand boy, a customer comes into the shop complaining that her pinky finger has become so stiff she can barely move it. But there is no medical explanation for the problem. Yuko offers the customer a ring, telling her it will help but that she needs to find the cause herself and correct the problem.
Take a break from the heat and join us for an all day affair of anime viewing. Each movie will have a mystery or crime to solve. Pizza and other snacks will be provided.
Case Closed : The Fourteenth Target
Someone is dealing out murder and mayhem one playing card at a time and the deck is stacked against Kogoro Mori! Those around the bumbling detective are on the hidden hit list with nobody safe from the methodical mayhem of an unknown madman. It's a full house of faces from the past and clues from the present but super-sleuth Conan Edogawa might need an ace up his sleeve to uncover the identity of this killer. It's not going to be easy, Conan just makes it look that way! Time is running out for The Fourteenth Target!
Runtime: 95 minutes
Death Note
Ace student Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook intentionally dropped by a rogue "Shinigami" or death god named Ryuk. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies. Upset with the current justice system, Light takes matters into his own hands and vows to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of all evil, and become the God of the new world. Soon, the number of suspicious deaths of reported criminals catches the attention of the International Police Organization. A mysterious detective known only as L quickly learns that the serial killer, nicknamed Kira by the public, is located in Japan. Light realizes that L will be his greatest enemy, and a game of psychological cat and mouse between the two begins.
Runtime:120 Minutes
Gundam Wing : Endless Waltz
With the colonies at peace, tranquility has spread through the Earth. No longer needing their weapons of war; the Gundams are sent into the sun to be destroyed. But a high-ranking government official is kidnapped by a colony with aspirations of total domination! The pilots and their allies find themselves called to action once again. The endless waltz has begun...
Runtime: 86 minutes
Registration required. Limited to 15 teens entering 6th grade and up.
Friday, July 25th, 11-5pm
Case Closed : The Fourteenth Target Someone is dealing out murder and mayhem one playing card at a time and the deck is stacked against Kogoro Mori! Those around the bumbling detective are on the hidden hit list with nobody safe from the methodical mayhem of an unknown madman. It's a full house of faces from the past and clues from the present but super-sleuth Conan Edogawa might need an ace up his sleeve to uncover the identity of this killer. It's not going to be easy, Conan just makes it look that way! Time is running out for The Fourteenth Target!
Runtime: 95 minutes
Death Note Ace student Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook intentionally dropped by a rogue "Shinigami" or death god named Ryuk. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies. Upset with the current justice system, Light takes matters into his own hands and vows to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of all evil, and become the God of the new world. Soon, the number of suspicious deaths of reported criminals catches the attention of the International Police Organization. A mysterious detective known only as L quickly learns that the serial killer, nicknamed Kira by the public, is located in Japan. Light realizes that L will be his greatest enemy, and a game of psychological cat and mouse between the two begins.
Runtime:120 Minutes
Gundam Wing : Endless WaltzWith the colonies at peace, tranquility has spread through the Earth. No longer needing their weapons of war; the Gundams are sent into the sun to be destroyed. But a high-ranking government official is kidnapped by a colony with aspirations of total domination! The pilots and their allies find themselves called to action once again. The endless waltz has begun...
Runtime: 86 minutes
Registration required. Limited to 15 teens entering 6th grade and up.
Friday, July 25th, 11-5pm
The club's next meeting is scheduled for May 13th from 4-5pm. We will be watching Slayers episodes 11 & 12.About Slayers episodes 11 & 12:
What so the Seyrunn Royal family and bratty sorceresses have in common? A lot more than you think! Gourry and Lina are dragged into a Royal Rumble by Prince Phil and his brother. Don’t forget to add hero wanna-be Amelia, the biggest klutz ever, who demands Lina teach her how to use the Dragon Slave.
What they say:Watanuki has been haunted by spirits his entire life; a curse flowing through his bloodline that prevents his peace. When incessant demons dog him to the ornate door of the Dimensional Witch Yuko, he meets a mystical woman of insight and luxury, quick to help those in a bind - for a fee.
To be free of his visions, Watanuki agrees to work in her shop of dreams and visions. Helping Yuko with her customers, Watanuki quickly learns that those looking to fulfill their desires should be wary, for the price may be higher than they ever wanted to pay...
What this Librarian says:
If you’re looking for something that’s just a little creepy, but still capable of making you laugh xxxHolic might be worth a look. Despite having to learn how to care for himself at a fairly young age, Watanuki Kimihiro is for the most part a normal teenage boy. But of course that’s discounting the fact that Watanuki can see spirits, demons and all sorts of supernatural things. And to them Watanuki is the tastiest of snacks. When Watanuki stumbles on Ichihara Yuko and her wish granting shop, he finds that he may be able to end this curse. But Yuko doesn’t offer her services for free, everything has a price and the price for Watanuki’s wish will put the teen in her employ. Right smack in the middle of everything he’s trying to avoid.
If you’re looking for something that’s just a little creepy, but still capable of making you laugh xxxHolic might be worth a look. Despite having to learn how to care for himself at a fairly young age, Watanuki Kimihiro is for the most part a normal teenage boy. But of course that’s discounting the fact that Watanuki can see spirits, demons and all sorts of supernatural things. And to them Watanuki is the tastiest of snacks. When Watanuki stumbles on Ichihara Yuko and her wish granting shop, he finds that he may be able to end this curse. But Yuko doesn’t offer her services for free, everything has a price and the price for Watanuki’s wish will put the teen in her employ. Right smack in the middle of everything he’s trying to avoid.
What they say:When three complete strangers, Mishiba Toki, Nakajyo Nobuto and Saitoh Kazuo, are hired by a corporation to compete in the Bus Game, an illegal dog-fight conducted in strict secrecy, they are given the team code of "Team AAA" (Triple Anonymous). This group of three who differ entirely from their living environments to their personalities have to work together effectively, but without mutually wiping out their mistrust of each other or prying into each other's privacy. They only have one point in common - each of them need a large amount of money for their individual circumstances. To get the money, they must play in the game despite their very own lives being at stake.
What this Librarian says:
BusGamer is sadly short, at only three half-hour episodes, the series is meant as an introduction to the manga of the same name by Saiyuki writer Kazuya Minekura. The series follows three young men; Mishiba Toki, Nakajyo Nobuto, and Saitoh Kazou; who have been invited to participate in the BusGame. BusGame is a game created by corporate power players to ease their boredom where teams are pit against each other in a life or death struggle to protect or steal corporate secrets. The winner of the game potentially could earn millions, the only catch is to live to the end.
The series is only designed to serve as an introduction and plug for the BusGamer manga, especially now that Ms. Minekura has begun working on it again after a long hiatus to concentrate on Saiyuki. So the show ends just as things are starting to get interesting and all the players are finally introduced. This series may not be for everyone, there is a fair amount of violence and the shortness works against the show in this case.
The club's next meeting is scheduled for April 22nd from 4-5pm. We will be watching Slayers episodes 11 & 12.About Slayers episodes 11 & 12:
What so the Seyrunn Royal family and bratty sorceresses have in common? A lot more than you think! Gourry and Lina are dragged into a Royal Rumble by Prince Phil and his brother. Don’t forget to add hero wanna-be Amelia, the biggest klutz ever, who demands Lina teach her how to use the Dragon Slave.
The club's next meeting is scheduled for April 8th from 4-5pm. We will be watching Slayers episodes 11 & 12.About Slayers episodes 11 & 12:
What so the Seyrunn Royal family and bratty sorceresses have in common? A lot more than you think! Gourry and Lina are dragged into a Royal Rumble by Prince Phil and his brother. Don’t forget to add hero wanna-be Amelia, the biggest klutz ever, who demands Lina teach her how to use the Dragon Slave.
What they say:Meet Light Yagami, a brilliant but bored high school student whose life is changed when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami, or god of death, named Ryuk. When Light discovers that any human whose name is written in the book dies, he vows to use its power to rid the world of evil. But every action has its consequences, and Light soon finds himself in a life or death battle of wits with the mysterious genius detective called L. Humanity itself becomes the battleground to determine what form of justice will prevail!
What this Librarian says:
Death Note is the mostly brilliant, sometimes painfully slow, story of a serial killer in the making. Light, who’s name sound suspiciously like the English word ‘right’ on the Japanese track, finds a notebook with the words ‘Death Note’ stamped across the cover. Thinking the whole thing is some elaborate prank, he following the directions printed on the inside of the cover, only to find that the notebook is what it says and the people's names he wrote on its pages all die. When the Shinigami who dropped the book comes to check on Light’s progress, Ryuk finds that he’s not only filled pages of the book already, but that he’s begun spinning a fantasy world where Light as ‘Kira’ will become God and create a peaceful, crime free world. When an equally brilliant and mysterious investigator known only as ‘L’ appears to stop Kira, we begin to see Light’s true character and startling decent into complete madness.
This series is based off the manga/graphic novels of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba. There are also several live action films that tie in to the manga.
This series is based off the manga/graphic novels of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba. There are also several live action films that tie in to the manga.
The club's next meeting is scheduled for March 11th from 4-5pm. We will be watching Slayers episodes 9 & 10.About Slayers episodes 9 & 10:
Oops, it looks like Lina's efforts were too little, too late. Shabranigo has been reborn, and while it's only a fragment of the Dark Lord, it's far stronger than our tiny little heroes. But strangely enough, Shabranigo offers them an out. Become his servants or die a gruesome death. What choice does Lina have when all her spells are Dark Magic? If only they had some killer final move.... wait Lina has a spell called Giga Slave?!
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