Next Club Meeting: September 20, 2025, at the Fountaindale Public Library in Bolingbrook from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Showing posts with label pirates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pirates. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Who will be making an appearance on...

ONE PIECE: SEASON TWO
Covering Netflix One Piece Season 2 Trailer and Easter Eggs. One Piece Season 2 will adapt the Alabasta Saga. Baroque Works, Crocodile, Nico Robin, Vivi and a bunch of other new characters beginning with Captain Smoker and Loguetown. The season will start with Loguetown and end with Drum Island. And One Piece Season 3 will start with the Alabasta Arc pushing into Sky Islands. ONE PIECE is a legendary high-seas quest unlike any other. Luffy is a young adventurer who has longed for a life of freedom ever since he can remember. He sets off from his small village on a perilous journey to find the legendary fabled treasure, ONE PIECE, to become King of the Pirates. Major Characters in One Piece Season 1, Nami, Zoro, Usopp, Buggy The Clown, Red Shanks, Gol D. Roger and the One Piece Treasure. The Going Merry Ship and becoming the Straw Hat Pirates by the end of the season. Luffy and Red Shanks, the Devil Fruit Gum Gum Powers, the next Pirate King. Other major villains. The World Government, The Marines, The Four Emperors and the Seven Warlords.

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Never stand in the way of a Pirate and his Kids...

WARSHIP JOLLY ROGER
Here's your look at the story setup and more from Warship Jolly Roger in this teaser trailer for the upcoming single-player, narrative-driven action-adventure game from developer Proxima Studio. Warship Jolly Roger is based on the graphic novel of the same name. Take on the role of Jon Munro, the rebel commanding the powerful star cruiser, the Warship Jolly Roger. Follow the story of Jon Munro and his crew as they embark on a quest for redemption and rebellion against the tyrannical regime of President Vexton.
Warship Jolly Roger will be available on PC and PlayStation 5.

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Anime Viewing Schedule for September 23, 2023


 A N I M A T R I X   N E T W O R K
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Fountaindale Public Library
VIEWING SCHEDULE
          11:15 - 12:05   Skip and Loafer ep 8-9
          12:05 - 12:55   Undead Girl Murder Farce ep 5-6
          12:55 - 1:35     Club Meeting
          1:35 - 2:50       Heavenly Delusion eps 11-13 [End]
          2:50 - 4:40       Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King

"Yup, we'll see you all at the Anime Club!"
 
Fountaindale Public Library
300 W. Briarcliff Road
Bolingbrook, IL 60440 
Peggy J. Danhof Board Room
(Second Floor)
 
From 11:15 AM to 5:00 PM

All anime presented are fan-subtitled unless otherwise noted.
 
Don't miss these exciting anime series: Skip and Loafer and Dark Gathering
* ANIME DESCRIPTIONS ARE BELOW *

Saturday, June 24, 2023

"I'm going to be the King of the Pirates!"

ONE PIECE
Here’s a first look at the live action adaptation of the most popular manga in history, written by Eiichiro Oda. ONE PIECE sets sail on August 31st only on Netflix.

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Call of the Beast!

THE SEA BEAST
From Academy Award winning filmmaker Chris Williams (Moana, Big Hero Six), THE SEA BEAST takes us to where the map ends, and the true adventure begins. Starring Karl Urban, Zaris-Angel Hator, Jared Harris, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Dan Stevens and Kathy Burke.
In an era when terrifying beasts roamed the seas, monster hunters were celebrated heroes - and none were more beloved than the great Jacob Holland. But when young Maisie Brumble stows away on his fabled ship, he’s saddled with an unexpected ally. Together they embark on an epic journey into uncharted waters and make history.
This monstrous adventure attacks Netflix July 8.

Thursday, February 24, 2022

What does your flag mean?

OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH
The unique new comedy is loosely based on the true adventures of 18th century would-be pirate, Stede Bonnet, played by Rhys Darby. After trading in his comfortable life for one of a buccaneer, Stede becomes captain of a pirate ship, but struggles to earn the respect of his potentially mutinous crew. Stede’s fortunes change after a fateful run-in with the infamous Captain Blackbeard, played by Taika Waititi. The Max Original comedy series, Our Flag Means Death is streaming March 3 on HBO Max.

Thursday, November 11, 2021

Main Cast Sets Sail for 'One Piece'

ONE PIECE LIVE-ACTION
The “One Piece” live-action series at Netflix has cast five of its main roles.
Iñaki Godoy (“Go, Youth!,” “Who Killed Sara?”), will play Monkey D. Luffy
Mackenyu (“Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter”), set to play Roronoa Zoro
Emily Rudd (“Fear Street,” “Hunters”), will play Nami
Jacob Romero Gibson (“Greenleaf,” “All Rise”), will play Usopp
Taz Skylar (“Boiling Point,” “Villain”), will play Sanji
 
All the characters are members of the Straw Hat Pirates, the protagonists of the series.

Based on the iconic manga “One Piece” which centers on Luffy, a young man who embarks on a journey to become king of the pirates and find the fabled treasure known as “One Piece.” The show was ordered for 10 episodes at Netflix back in January. In addition to the manga, there are 20 seasons of the “One Piece” anime series with nearly a thousand episodes along with 14 animated movies.

Sunday, July 25, 2021

Fena: Pirate Princess on Adult Swim, August 14

FENA: PIRATE PRINCESS
Fena: Pirate Princess is an upcoming original Japanese anime television series created by Production I.G and Kazuto Nakazawa. The series is a co-production between Crunchyroll and Adult Swim. The series is scheduled for an August 2021 world premiere on both platforms before its broadcast in Japan in October 2021.
Fena: Pirate Princess tells the tale of a young orphan girl, Fena Houtman, living in a fantastic alternate history version of the 18th century. Fena has been raised on an island where there is no hope of escaping the dark destiny forced upon her by her captors, to be used and discarded by the soldiers of the British Empire. But Fena is more than just another powerless orphan. When her mysterious past comes knocking, Fena will break the chains of her oppressors. Her goal: escape her captors, forge a new identity, and search for a place where she can truly belong and find out the true mystery behind the keyword: "Eden." It's the story of the adventure of a lifetime she and her crew of misfits and unlikely allies will have, in pursuit of her goals!
Season One Premieres August 14 at Midnight

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Skull & Bones - Official Trailer | Ubisoft E3 2018

Skull & Bones
Take a look at the official E3 2018 trailer for Skull & Bones shown during the Ubisoft Press Conference. For release on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2019. The game revolves around piracy and naval warfare.
 
Skull & Bones is set in an open world environment and played from a third-person perspective. Players take control of a customizable pirate captain, and may choose to sail the Indian Ocean by themselves and set off on a single-player campaign, or accumulate up to five other players to ally or engage in combat with in Disputed Waters.

Wind positioning can be assessed to gain an advantage in battle. Players may collect additional ships throughout the game, such as sloops-of-war, frigates and brigantines, whose weapons include mortars, broadside cannons, and rockets. Ships can be charged into with brute force and boarded. The rate of inflicted damage is gauged by the health bar. A core component is the multiplayer mode Loot Hunt, where two groups of players are challenged in treasure hunting to further accumulate their riches. Each given ship's crow's nest is scalable for use as a lookout point, and spyglasses can be availed of as well. Microtransactions will be an added feature.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales


Dead Men Tell No Tales
Johnny Depp returns to the big screen as the iconic, swashbuckling anti-hero Jack Sparrow in the all-new “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.” The rip-roaring adventure finds down-on-his-luck Captain Jack feeling the winds of ill-fortune blowing strongly his way when deadly ghost sailors, led by the terrifying Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem), escape from the Devil's Triangle bent on killing every pirate at sea—notably Jack. Jack's only hope of survival lies in the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it he must forge an uneasy alliance with Carina Smyth (Kaya Scodelario), a brilliant and beautiful astronomer, and Henry (Brenton Thwaites), a headstrong young sailor in the Royal Navy. At the helm of the Dying Gull, his pitifully small and shabby ship, Captain Jack seeks not only to reverse his recent spate of ill fortune, but to save his very life from the most formidable and malicious foe he has ever faced.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Disney's "The Pirate Fairy"

 
Tinker Bell and the Disney Fairies are off on their next adventure! Disneytoon Studios' "The Pirate Fairy" is the story of dust-keeper fairy Zarina (voice of Christina Hendricks) and young pirate James (voice of Tom Hiddleston). Directed by Peggy Holmes ("Secret of the Wings").

When a misunderstood dust-keeper fairy named Zarina steals Pixie Hollow's all-important Blue Pixie Dust and flies away to join forces with the pirates of Skull Rock, Tinker Bell and her fairy friends must embark on the adventure of a lifetime to return it to its rightful place. However, in the midst of their pursuit of Zarina, Tink's world is turned upside down. She and her friends find that their respective talents have been switched and they have to race against time to retrieve the Blue Pixie Dust and return home to save Pixie Hollow. With comedy, heart and epic thrills for the whole family, "The Pirate Fairy" sets sail Spring 2014.