Next Club Meeting:September 20, 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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When a demonic uprising threatens to end the world as they know it, a monk and an excommunicated priest join forces to protect a powerful young boy and the next generation of magic. As dark forces close in, the unlikely trio must confront their inner demons.
KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along was #1 at the box office this weekend, taking out Weapons. Not bad for a WEEKS OLD Netflix release, eh? We talk about how KPop Demon Hunters seemed to tap into the desire to experience a movie together like Star Wars and Marvel USED to...
After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia’s history, rookie cops Judy Hopps (voice of Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voice of Jason Bateman) find their partnership isn’t as solid as they thought when Chief Bogo (voice of Idris Elba) orders them to join the Partners in Crisis counseling program. But it doesn’t take long for their partnership to be put to the ultimate test when they find themselves on the twisting trail of a mystery tied to the arrival of a venomous snake in the animal metropolis. The trailer, poster and trailer stills are now available to download and share.
Only in theaters November 26
While “Zootopia 2” introduces Gary De’Snake (voice of Ke Huy Quan), Nibbles (voice of Fortune Feimster) and quokka therapist Dr. Fuzzby (voice of Quinta Brunson), the upcoming feature film also welcomes back a herd of characters who made their debut in the Oscar®-winning film “Zootopia.” “It’s been an absolute joy to reteam with so many actors who made the first film so special, and so exciting to expand the world with our phenomenal new cast members,” said director/writer Jared Bush (chief creative officer for Walt Disney Animation Studios). “I can’t wait for audiences to see what other surprises we have in store in this brand-new adventure.”
An animal lover uses technology that places her consciousness into a robotic beaver to uncover mysteries within the animal world beyond her imagination.
Freshly arrested, Chiharu and Makina are sentenced to scrub the Milky☆Subway.
It was supposed to be simple. Spoiler: it’s not.
Arrested for reckless space driving, super human Chiharu and cyborg Makina are sentenced to clean the Milky☆Subway—an old interplanetary train. Easy enough, right? Wrong. When the train suddenly takes off, they are thrown into a high-speed space-train spectacle packed with chaos, no plans, and zero strategy. Just pure momentum!
For centuries, people have called out to the universe looking for answers—in Disney and Pixar's all-new feature film Elio,
the universe calls back! The cosmic misadventure introduces Elio, a
space fanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession. So,
when he's beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization
with representatives from galaxies far and wide, Elio's all in for the
epic undertaking. Mistakenly identified as Earth's leader, Elio must
form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of
intergalactic proportions, and somehow discover who and where he is
truly meant to be.
When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira, and Zoey aren’t selling out stadiums, they’re using their secret identities as demon hunters to protect their fans from ever-present supernatural danger. Together, they must face their biggest threat — an irresistible rival boy band of demons in disguise.
From Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse), comes a fiercely fun and action-packed kpop odyssey featuring brand-new, original songs. Also featuring a new, original song performed by Jeongyeon, Jihyo, Chaeyoung of TWICE.
The beloved CG anime short, Milky☆Highway, is returning with a thrilling sequel titled Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express, directed by Yōhei Kameyama. Join Chiharu and Makina as they face new challenges after being ticketed for speeding. This time, they must clean the Milky Subway, leading to a chaotic adventure across the cosmos! With stunning animation and voice talents like Momoko Terasawa and Anna Nagase, this sequel is set to captivate fans once again.
Don't miss the trailer and mark your calendars for July!
When Papa Smurf (John Goodman) is mysteriously taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette (Rihanna) leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him. With the help of new friends, the Smurfs must discover what defines their destiny to save the universe. SMURFS features an all-star voice cast including Rihanna, James Corden, Nick Offerman, JP Karliak, Daniel Levy, Amy Sedaris, Natasha Lyonne, Sandra Oh, Octavia Spencer, Nick Kroll, Hannah Waddingham, Alex Winter, Maya Erskine, Billie Lourd, Xolo Maridueña with Kurt Russell and John Goodman.
"In August of 2024, I gave 3D artists a single template file, with their choice between six different parkour themed animations. They had one month to flesh out the 3D scene. In the end 3,733 unique artists from 122 different countries participated, totalling 29.97 years of communal work. We went through them all and pulled our favorite 100 for this montage."
Two mountain rescuers try to save a skier. But it all goes horribly wrong.
Hors piste, also called off-piste skiing or backcountry skiing,
is skiing in the backcountry on ungroomed and unmarked slopes or
pistes, including skiing in unmarked or unpatrolled areas either inside
or outside of a ski resort's boundaries, sometimes in the woods. Unlike
groomed cross-country and alpine skiing, the land and the snowpack are
not monitored, patrolled, or maintained.
Scott is a part-time student and son of a famous dumpling shop in Zero City, accidentally picks up a geostone from the sky, one day while making a delivery. Albert, is a scientist and alien whose hobby is creating new monsters, to create more kaiju. He targets the geostones and sends his space kaiju to Earth to create space monsters that he has created. Concerned that the Earth is in danger from these space monsters. V a space police officer, sees Scott's courage in defending his village and gives Scott a belt that allows him to transform into a Rise Man!. As the Rise Man, Scott fights against various monsters who want to destroy the Earth and take the Geostones to destroy the Earth and claim the Geostones.
Secret Level features original stories set within the worlds of some of the most beloved video games. From the creative minds behind LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS, each of the 15 episodes is a celebration of games and gamers. Games that inspired the 15 epic stories include Armored Core, Concord, Crossfire, Dungeons & Dragons, Exodus, Honor of Kings, Mega Man, New World: Aeternum, PAC-MAN, various PlayStation Studios games, Sifu, Spelunky, The Outer Worlds, Unreal Tournament and Warhammer 40,000. Secret Level will be available exclusively on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide starting on December 10, with additional episodic drops until December 17.
Enter Secret Level, debuting December 10.
Secret Level showcases a star studded cast including Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator Franchise), Kevin Hart (Jumanji), Keanu Reeves (John Wick), Temuera Morrison (The Book of Boba Fett, Chief of War), Ariana Greenblatt (Barbie), Heaven Hart, Emily Swallow (The Mandalorian), Gabriel Luna (The Last of Us, Terminator: Dark Fate), Ricky Whittle (American Gods, Land of Bad), Patrick Schwarzenegger (The White Lotus), Merle Dandridge (The Last of Us), Claudia Doumit (The Boys), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost, The Union), Clive Standen (Vikings, The Morning Show), Laura Bailey (The Legend of Vox Machina), and Michael Beach (The Perfect Couple, Tulsa King).
All episodes of Season 1 are now playing on Netflix and get ready for Season 2 dropping on November 9th!
Amidst the escalating unrest between the rich, utopian city of Piltover and the seedy, oppressed underbelly of Zaun, sisters Vi and Jinx find themselves embroiled in a developing conflict over clashing convictions and arcane technologies.
Arcane was released to widespread acclaim, with praise directed at its animation, story, worldbuilding, action sequences, characters, emotional weight, sound, and voice acting. Some have noted the series' appeal both to casual viewers who have never played League of Legends and to long-time fans of the game. It also set the record as Netflix's highest-rated series at the time within a week of its premiere, ranked first on the Netflix Top 10 Chart in 52 countries, and ranked second on the chart in the United States. Several critics and publications considered it one of the best video game adaptations ever made. In 2022, the series became the first streaming series to win a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program and won an Annie Award for Best General Audience Animated Television Broadcast Production.
The second and final season to be released between November 9 and 23
When a spell turns her parents into monsters, Princess Ellian embarks on an epic quest to reverse the curse before it's too late. This twist on happily ever after is directed by Vicky Jenson (SHREK) with original score from EGOT-winning composer Alan Menken (BEAUTY AND THE BEAST) and lyrics by Glenn Slater (TANGLED). A Netflix Film from Skydance Animation, SPELLBOUND boasts an all-star voice cast led by Rachel Zegler, John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Nathan Lane, Tituss Burgess, with Javier Bardem, and Nicole Kidman. Spellbound is written by Lauren Hynek & Elizabeth Martin, and Julia Miranda and produced by John Lasseter, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Bruce Anderson, and Linda Woolverton.
In "Samurai Blue: Afterimage", Yoko Yoshino hits the road for the first time after the death of her brother, the infamous street racer “Samurai Blue”. Can she reach the finish line with her nerves – and car – intact?
WARNING: This film contains sequences of flashing lights that may not be suitable for those with photosensitive epilepsy
Metropius, a city rich on the profits of an endless WWII, operates under corporate rule. These corporations have a strangle-hold on their citizen’s time, privacy, and the world’s most valuable fossil-fuel resource which has generated Metropius’ technological growth: the Rose-Diesel.
This corporate power is upheld by an all-female moral and law enforcement regime, known as the Roses. These women have captured the hearts and minds of Metropius, despite their strict enforcement of unending wartime rations and workforce aptitude testing.
Goodall, a P.I. and single father raising his only daughter in this world, blames himself for his involvement in helping the Roses come to power. As the Roses threaten to adopt his daughter into their ranks, a mysterious benefactor offers Goodall the opportunity to undermine the Rose’s grip on the city.
Forced to re-enter the criminal underworld, Goodall must confront his past and work alongside people he once betrayed. How much will Goodall compromise in order to save his daughter, and his city?
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