Next Club Meeting:March 22, 2025,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.
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In an accident, Wang Xiaoxiu, an ordinary teenager, obtains a space system "Super Cube" from a high-latitude cosmic civilization, thus possessing extraordinary abilities. After being confessed to by Shen Yao, the schoolgirl whom he has long been in love with, Wang Xiaoxiu annoys Sun Jun, an undesirable young man who is also Shen Yao's suitor. Wang Xiaoxiu relies on his resourcefulness and extraordinary ability to defuse the crisis, but it also leads to more trouble. Shen Yao is taken by a mysterious man to the world of extraordinary people, and Wang Xiaoxiu embarks on a journey to save Shen Yao. Together with Xiao Xiu, he fights in the world of light and strange, interpreting fairness and justice on his way to becoming a supremely powerful man!
M . I . N . S . K . MODULAR INTEGRATED NETWORKED SYSTEMS KINETICS
M.I.N.S.K. is a third-person survival horror adventure set in a dark, post-apocalyptic world.
You control an android created by a lone engineer struggling to survive. The cities are shrouded in toxic fog, and the last remnants of civilization hide in the towering ruins above. But when the android encounters another robot—controlled by a biologist searching for answers—their connection sparks something deeper than just survival.
Now, they share a common goal: to reunite in the real world and uncover the truth behind the devastation. But between them stand treacherous landscapes, hostile machines, and ruthless scavengers who will do anything to take what little remains.
🛠Key Features
A Thoughtfully Crafted Experience Designed by a passionate small team, M.I.N.S.K. offers a seamless and immersive experience where every aspect—from gameplay to storytelling—blends harmoniously. Expect a refined adventure that balances exploration, action, and emotional depth.
A Deep, Emotional Storyline Step into a world filled with loneliness, hope, and love. Experience a story that unfolds through the interactions between humans and machines, where choices and relationships shape the journey in unexpected ways.
AAA-Level Visuals & Immersive Sound Design Explore stunningly detailed environments brought to life with cutting-edge Unreal Engine 5 technology. From towering ruins to eerie, fog-covered streets, every location is filled with rich visual storytelling, complemented by an atmospheric soundtrack that deepens the immersion.
A Unique Vertical Level Design Venture through a city structured across multiple layers—each with distinct challenges, dangers, and mysteries. Climb, explore, and adapt as you traverse this intricate world, uncovering secrets hidden in the depths of the ruins.
AI GENERATED CONTENT DISCLOSURE The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this: AI work on some textures and soundtrack of the game
MATURE CONTENT DESCRIPTION The developers describe the content like this: This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Frequent Violence or Gore, General Mature Content.
Planned Release Date: To Be Announced Soon!
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS MINIMUM: OS: windows 10 / 11 RECOMMENDED: OS: windows 10 / 11
Monica Everett, the Silent Witch, is the only mage in the world who can use unchanted magecraft, a true hero who single-handedly defeated a legendary black dragon. However, this young genius is actually... super-duper shy! That's right: She learned to cast spells silently just to avoid speaking in public, and despite her power, she has zero self-confidence. Now Monica has been tasked with secretly guarding the second prince. Can she keep it together as she faces both the evil forces targeting the prince and the terrors of social interaction?
"Nobody's gonna notice the scotch tape in 60 years"
Old anime is in a sad state. Eventually it may go extinct entirely. One by one, things get more blurry, lower resolution, & then suddenly you can't even see it anymore. This video is about anime restoration & what it takes to watch really old anime in the first place. I explore the world of film, including techniques for reconstructing lost media from, laserdisc, VHS, and more. Discover the amazing efforts being made to preserve classic anime series from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, including Shadar, Mon Chere Coco, and the Super Mario Bros. movie. In this deep dive video, I showcase the techniques and technologies being used to restore lost anime and bring it into the modern era in 4K and 8K resolution. From lost episodes of Doraemon to entire films that have only been captured in a single screenshot, this is the ultimate retrospective on the search for lost anime media. - Kenny Lauderdale
Snow White is here, the box office projections are dropping, preview night was lower than The Marvels and theaters across the country are EMPTY. But we're sure Disney will be just fiiiiine.
Did Rachel Zegler poison the film long before its premiere?
Netflix has become a powerhouse at churning out content over the past decade, and their latest blockbuster hit has all the ingredients to make a massive hit: big-name stars and directors, one of the biggest budgets ever, and… well that’s enough according to the algorithm!
The Electric State does raise some questions. Like why did they even base this on a graphic novel if they were just going to do their own thing anyway? Why didn’t the humans just deactivate all the robots if they didn’t believe they were alive anyway? How are the needs to sleep and to recharge that much different from each other? Did Mr. Peanut just sign a treaty with Bill Clinton? To answer all these questions and more, step inside Ryan George’s Pitch Meeting for The Electric State!
After an unidentified plant from outer space invasion, Rita finds herself trapped in a time loop, forced to relive the same day over and over again. With each loop, she learns. She fights. Her memories and experiences sharpen her skills, turning her into a formidable warrior. Yet, the endless cycle of death and solitude begins to wear her down. Then, she meets Keiji. "I've been repeating this day too," he says. Two lost souls, trapped in an endless war. Could their meeting change fate?
In 1981, Conor, a lighthouse keeper, lives on an island off the north-west coast of Ireland with his wife, Bronagh. After bearing a human son named Ben, the couple expect a second child, but Bronagh disappears after giving birth to their daughter Saoirse, apparently dying in childbirth.
Six years later, Conor dotes on the mute Saoirse, while Ben is resentful of her, as he blames her for his mother's disappearance; his sole companion is the family's Old English Sheepdog, Cú. On Saoirse's birthday, the children are visited by their Granny, who regards the lighthouse as an unfit place to raise the children. That night, Saoirse plays a seashell given to Ben by their mother, and is led to a white sealskin coat inside Conor's closet. Donning the coat, Saoirse goes to the sea and transforms into a selkie. After swimming, she is found by Granny on the seashore, and the frightened Conor locks the coat in a chest and throws it into the sea. Granny takes the children to her mainland home in Dublin, with Cú staying at the lighthouse. Along the way, Ben draws up a map of the route, and on the eve of Samhain he and Saoirse run away from Granny's home to return for Cú.
Saoirse again plays Ben's seashell and is abducted by a trio of daoine sÃ, taking her to their lair underneath a bushy roundabout. The daoine sà rejoice at Saoirse's appearance, hoping that she can return them to their homeworld if she sings her song while wearing her coat. However, their jubilation draws the attention of owls belonging to a witch named Macha, who had turned the other daoine sà to stone by sucking their feelings out of them. The owls attack the shelter and turn the daoine sà to stone, but Ben and Saoirse escape. The children make their way toward the lighthouse to retrieve Saoirse's coat, and are reunited with Cú, who swam across the strait in pursuit of them.
During a rainfall, Ben and an ailing Saoirse take shelter in a hut, in which Saoirse falls into a holy well. Cú and Ben pursue Saoirse, but Ben gets lost and emerges in a cave inhabited by the Great SeanachaÃ. Through strands of the sage's beard hair, Ben sees the story of the giant Mac Lir, who cried out in a terrible fit of grief and threatened to flood the world. Macha, Mac Lir's mother, was unable to endure her son's anguish and thus deprived him of his feelings, turning him to stone. Finding Saoirse's whereabouts through another strand, the Great Seanachaà tells Ben that Macha has kidnapped Saoirse and that if Saoirse does not wear her coat and sing her song by dawn, she and all other magical beings will die. Following one of the Great SeanachaÃ's hairs to Macha's lair, Ben sees a flashback of the night Saoirse was born and learns the truth: Bronagh was a selkie, and she had to return to the sea so Saoirse could be born safely, leaving her husband and children behind.
Ben, in his encounter with Macha, learns that the grief-stricken witch seeks to save others from suffering and sadness by turning them to stone just as she had to Mac Lir. Macha herself has partially been turned to stone as she encloses her own strong feelings within enchanted glass jars. Ben finds Saoirse, who has nearly been turned to stone, in the attic. Apologizing for being a bad brother, Ben encourages Saoirse to play the seashell, which breaks the jars and returns Macha's feelings to her, restoring her kindness. Macha helps Ben, Saoirse and Cú return to the lighthouse, riding the wind, with the aid of two spectral hounds of the air.
As Saoirse is exhausted and near death, Conor attempts to take her to a hospital on the mainland, unwilling to heed Ben's explanation. Ben resolutely dives into the sea alone to retrieve the coat, and unlocks the chest with the aid of a group of seals. Saoirse puts on the suit and begins to sing, which frees all magical beings from their petrified state. As the beings depart for their homeworld, Bronagh appears before the family to take Saoirse with her. When Ben and Conor plead her not to take Saoirse, Bronagh gives her daughter the choice to stay, as she is half-human. Choosing to stay, Saoirse removes her seal coat, thus untangling the two worlds forever. Bronagh shares one last goodbye with her family and departs.
Some time later, the no-longer broken family celebrates Ben's birthday, and he and Saoirse go swimming with the seals.
"My mascots are finally in a video together - my persona Cudlil, my longtime character Cuddles, and Bear Bro! Starting the new year with some summer vibes and silly shenanigans with these three. I hope you like it! New projects coming very soon."- cudlil
