Next Club Meeting:February 21, 2026,at the Fountaindale Public Library in Bolingbrook from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Animatrix Network is an anime & manga fan club located in the Southwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. We usually meet on the third Saturday of each month (except when holidays or conventions coincide). The meetings are free and open to the public. Join us for a day filled with anime.
This site provides news, reviews, commentaries, and previews of the world of anime and everything it inspires in today's pop culture, such as live-action films, comics, music, art, and other weird things to enjoy and contemplate.
Reclusive novelist Makio Koudai has always preferred the company of books—but when her sister and brother-in-law pass away, Makio unexpectedly becomes the guardian of her 15-year-old niece, Asa Takumi. As they navigate grief, clashing personalities, and the challenges of living together, the two slowly open their hearts to each other, discovering warmth, understanding, and the meaning of family.
I am working on this film. The premiere of the full version is scheduled for early 2026. The materials currently being published here are a demonstration of the work-in-progress. Eventually, all fragments will be combined, refined, and edited into a single cohesive story. Subscribe so you don't miss the premiere!- kosspax
Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryomen Sukuna, taking the curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with Ryomen Sukuna. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Satoru Gojo, Itadori is admitted to Tokyo Jujutsu High School, an organization that fights the curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a curse to exorcise a curse, a life from which he could never turn back.
Tengen reveals to the sorcerers that the true identity of the man currently possessing Suguru Geto's body is named Kenjaku. They continue to explain the purpose behind his Culling Games, which is to force evolution throughout all mankind in Japan, and that the games will allow him to collect enough cursed energy to achieve this by assimilating with Tengen. Kenjaku had attempted this plan several times over the past 1,000 years, but had always been halted due to him being defeated by a Six Eyes user, while Tengen assimilated with a Star Plasma Vessel. Between Toji's killing of the previous Star Plasma Vessel,[e] Kenjaku acquiring Geto's body, Tengen now being vulnerable to Geto's Cursed Spirit Manipulation, and Gojo's sealing in the Prison Realm, his plan is now close to completion. The sorcerers further learn that the Culling Games will not end until every player has been killed, however, one of the rules allows a player to make a new rule, which they could use to let others leave the game, which Megumi wants to do for to help Tsumiki. Tengen then reveals that they are in possession of the "Back" of the Prison Realm, however it can only be opened by a technique capable of cancelling out cursed techniques. The two items capable of this were already destroyed by Gojo, but one of the Culling Games players, a sorcerer from 1,000 years ago known as Hana Kurusu aka "Angel", possesses this technique and is currently in the Tokyo Colony. After going over all the current rules of the Games, the group form their plan: Choso and Yuki volunteer to stay behind and protect Tengen, Maki prepares to raid the Zen'in vault for cursed tools, Yuta plans to enter a Colony to investigate, and Yuji and Megumi will go to recruit Kinji Hakari, a suspended third-year of Jujutsu High. Meanwhile, Fumihiko Takaba laments over being failed comedian, unknowingly also a Culling Game player.
JUJUTSU KAISEN: The Culling Game hits January 2026!
Kaya-chan is a notorious problem child in her kindergarten, but none of the adults know her secret–till Chie-sensei is put in charge and learns of Kaya-chan’s hidden ability to see evil spirits and vanquish them with a punch! What will happen to this five-year-old who gets in trouble when she’s only trying to help?
Amazon has released the first official image of Sophie Turner as Lara Croft, ahead of the release of its Tomb Raider TV series. In a recent interview, Turner said that she's been playing the video games and reading the comics in preparation for the role. Oh, and training eight hours a day, five days a week, since February 2025.
At The Game Awards 2025, Crystal Dynamics and Amazon announcedtwo newTomb Raider games: Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, a 2026 reimagining of the 1996 original, and Tomb Raider: Catalyst, a new 2027 adventure set in Northern India, with both featuring Alix Wilton Regan as Lara Croft. Legacy of Atlantis celebrates the series' 30th anniversary with updated visuals and gameplay, while Catalyst offers the franchise's most expansive entry yet, exploring themes of trust and power.
Scott Raymond Adams was an American cartoonist, author, and conservative commentator. He was the creator of the Dilbert comic strip and nonfiction works of business, self-improvement, commentary, and satire.
Adams worked in various corporate roles before he became a full-time cartoonist in 1995. By the mid-1990s, Dilbert, created in 1989, had gained national prominence in the United States and began to reach a worldwide audience, remaining popular throughout the following decades and spawning several books written by Adams. In the mid-2010s, Adams emerged as an independent commentator on events and politics.
He wrote in a satirical way about the social and psychological landscape of white-collar workers in corporations. In addition, Adams wrote books in various other areas, including the pandeistic spiritual novella God's Debris and books on political and management topics, including Loserthink.
Kathleen Kennedy is officially OUT as the head of Lucasfilm, but does that mean Star Wars will be saved? More telling according to her "exit interview" is that she regrets nothing... and, of course, blames the fans. Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan are replacing Kathleen Kennedy as Lucasfilm president.
Kathleen Kennedy HUMILIATED by Disney in SAD Exit
from Lucasfilm! No Celebrations, No Awards!
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What Does the Future Hold for Star Wars?
This has been a week of massive change in pop culture. Yesterday Paramount released their latest Trek release for free on YouTube to disastrous results that may prove to be Secret Hideout's Waterloo, and it was announced that this is Kennedy's final week as President of Lucasfilm, which would mean today is her last day. What does all this mean for pop culture? Here are my thoughts on these staggering developments!
Koyuki Hikawa is a socially withdrawn student who keeps an emotional wall between herself and others. The only person she spends time with is her childhood friend, Miki Azumi. One day, Koyuki's quiet life is disrupted when a boy named Minato Amamiya inexplicably starts trying to break through her barriers. The aloof Koyuki, the popular Miki, the overly familiar Minato and the laid-back basketball player Yota share an awkward, occasionally frustrating, yet wholesome student life. An ensemble drama shaped by the crossed paths of youth is about to begin.
The story of GNOSIA takes place on a ship drifting through space. Gnosia is an enemy that disguises itself as a human and attacks them. It is now on the spaceship, causing everyone onboard to be suspicious of each other. The crew decides to vote on the most suspicious-looking person every day and put them into a cold sleep. If the humans succeed in putting Gnosia to sleep, they'll win. On the other hand, if they don't, everyone on board is in danger. The right decision must be made. No matter what decision is made by the main character, Yuri, she finds herself in a time loop that returns her to the first day of the crisis. Will the crew on board make the right decision? What is the secret behind the time loop? What secrets hide behind the faces of everyone on board? GNOSIA begins now – a story of looping, fleeting moments that feels like an eternity but passes by in an instant.
Pulled back from the edge of space, Luke Skywalker survives Cloud City - but nothing feels certain anymore. The truth about Vader changes everything, and the Jedi teachings he trusted now feel incomplete. As the Rebellion regroups, Luke quietly wonders what it truly means to be a Jedi… and how to walk that path without losing himself.
On a quiet rainy day in the old Japanese countryside, Chia meets a mother cat and her kittens seeking shelter. Soft rain, gentle piano, and a family that arrives without words
