Prepare for an awesome weekend!
NOTE: During the summer months, our meetings will be pushed back by one hour due to a class in the morning. Starting time is now 1:00 pm.
1:00 - 1:50 Fortune Arterial 11-12 (end)
[Source: Wikipedia] Fortune Arterial's story revolves around the male protagonist Kohei Hasekura, who transfers into a prestigious public school in the style of an English six-year school encompassing junior-high and high school students. The school, named Shuchikan Academy (修智館学院 Shuchikan Gakuin), is on an island named Tamatsu Island (珠津島 Tamatsushima)
off-shore from mainland Japan, and the only way to get there is by
boat. Soon after transferring, he discovers that one of the student in
the class next door to his, Erika Sendo, is in fact a type of vampire.
Kohei is the protagonist of the story, and is a fifth-year student.
After always transferring to other schools, he makes his way to
Shuchikan Academy where he plans to stay for a while. Erika is also a
fifth-year student, as well as the student council vice-president. She
is a vampire.
She is strong in literature classes and martial arts, and is very
attractive, making her popular in her school. She has an inquisitive
personality, and likes to do things directly. Once she has her mind set
on something, she becomes very pushy, and will take her time making
plans to make sure she gets her way. Her older brother Iori is the
student council president.
1:50 - 2:40 Fractale 3-4
[Source: Wikipedia]
The story takes place on an island resembling a futuristic Ireland
(certain scenes are directly taken from Galway city in the west of
Ireland), in a world ruled by the "Fractale System" that ensures
mankind's stability and prosperity. One day, Clain meets a fleeing girl
called Phryne, who disappears during the night leaving a pendant. When
he is able to activate the pendant (which turns into a "dopple" named
Nessa), Clain sets out for a journey with the girl-shaped avatar Nessa
to look for Phryne and discovers the secret behind the Fractale System.
While taking a walk, Clain has an encounter with the mysterious Phryne
who was running away from a gang of pursuers. Clain and Phryne soon
become friends, but in the following day she disappears without saying a
word, leaving a mysterious item behind. While examining the brooch left
by Phryne, Clain finds that Nessa, a doppel in human form, was sealed
inside it. After trying to dispose of her, he ends up accepting Nessa's
company, just before being captured by the same trio that was pursuing
Phyrne. Clain and Nessa are taken to a village that is the headquarters of "Lost
Millennium", an organization that is rebelling against the Fractale
System. Soon after, Clain is caught up in a vicious confrontation
between the rebels and the priestesses, where he meets Phryne again. The members of Lost Millennium kidnap Phryne and the temple puts a price
on their heads. Clain decides to not get himself involved in the
conflict, and just when he is about to run away with Nessa, the village
is attacked by the temple's forces.
2:40 - 3:05 The World God Only Knows 9
[Source:
Wikipedia]
This episode Keima orders Elsie to go to the school library to learn modern human
history after learning her knowledge about human history is two
centuries out of date. Instead, she becomes fascinated on a book about
Firetrucks.
When she looks for more books about Firetrucks, she ask one of the
librarians, Shiori Shiomiya and detects a spirit inside of her. After
bringing Keima to library, the two are amazed that Shiori manage to find
458 books related to Firetrucks. While Keima thinks Shiori used the
library index, Shiori, deep in thought, wants to tell him she was able
to find them as she remembered all the books she reads in the library
but is too shy to speak up. The next day, Shiori arranges the books in
the library and explain her love for books. Keima is aware how shy
librarian girls like her are easy to figure out as they are a common
character in games but unlike games where he can read what the character
is thinking, finding out what Shiori thinks might be more harder. As
Shiori removes some books to be dispose off and laments to herself about
their fate, Keima helps her get one book she can't reach. Shiori tries
to think on how to thank him but fumbles in her words while thanking
him.
3:05 - 3:55 Deadman Wonderland 3-4
[Source: Wikipedia] A
massive earthquake ravaged Japan's mainland and destroyed most of
Tokyo, sinking three-quarters of it into the ocean. Ten years later, the
story shifts to Igarashi Ganta, a seemingly ordinary student attending
Nagano Prefecture's middle school. An escapee, a survivor of the great
earthquake, Ganta has no memories of the tragedy and has lived a normal
life. This all changes when a strange man covered in blood and crimson
armour floats through his classroom windows. Grinning madly, the Red Man
massacres Ganta's entire class but instead of killing him, embeds a red
crystal shard in Ganta's chest. Within days of the massacre, Ganta is
declared the sole suspect and, following a quick trial, is sentenced to
life imprisonment in Deadman Wonderland, a massive theme park like
prison. Arriving at the prison, Ganta is fitted with a special collar
which monitors his location and life signs. Due to the heinous nature of
Ganta's 'crime', he has to live out his imprisonment under Deadman
Wonderland's 'Death Sentence'. A lethal poison is constantly injected
into his bloodstream through the collar, but it can be neutralized by
consuming a peculiar candy-like medicine every three days. Additional
candy can be earned through hard work or by purchasing it. In order to
gather Cast Points, the prison's currency, an inmate has to perform in
the facility's lethal games and survive. Fortunately for Ganta, he is
aided by a mysterious girl named Shiro, who apparently knows Ganta, and
is known by other prisoners as well. While trying to survive as
an inmate on death row, Ganta becomes increasingly obsessed with the
'Red Man' and tries to find him so he could clear his name. In a bizarre
twist, Ganta begins to develop the ability to manipulate his own blood,
to the point of turning it into a weapon. Unbeknownst to him, Ganta has
become one of the prison's 'Deadmen', a segregated group of prisoners
possessing the Branch of Sin which makes them capable of controlling
their blood. After his ability is discovered, Ganta is forced to
participate in brutal gladiatorial death matches, known as Carnival
Corpse, whose anonymous spectators pay large amounts of money to watch.
In his struggle he manages to befriend some of those he fought off in
the arena, and with their help Ganta continues his quest to uncover the
identity of the Red Man, why he turned into a Deadman and the dark
secrets the prison authorities are hiding. Put in charge of observing him by the promoter, Tsunenaga Tamaki, Yō
gives Ganta a piece of Candy so he can keep living, unaware that he's
putting him in his debt. Meanwhile, the red man, known as the Wretched
Egg, breaks lose and appears before Ganta. Ganta tries attacking him
using his own abilities, before the Wretched Egg escapes and Ganta falls
unconscious. After waking up, Ganta hears from the other witnesses that
they keep Wretched Egg locked up in the G-Block of the prison, so he
and Shiro head towards there. Deeming him dangerous, Captain Makina puts
the facility on lockdown and sends a fierce security robot after Ganta.
As it approaches them, Ganta and Yō follow Shiro into a secret passage
leading to the G-Block. As Shiro confronts the robot, it is destroyed by
the arrival of another inmate with the same powers as Ganta. Believing him to be the red man, Ganta attacks the strange inmate, known
as Senji "Crow" Kiyomasa, but falls at a disadvantage against the
blades he can form with his blood. After learning the nature of his
power, The Branches of Sin, Ganta launches a counterattack, though soon
realizes he is not the Wretched Egg, but one of several 'Deadmen' with
that power. Crow tries to attack Ganta again, but finds himself weak
against Shiro before a special unit appears, tranquilising Ganta and
Crow and taking Shiro and Yō to an empty corridor. As Ganta is examined,
he comes face to face with Tamaki, who reveals he rigged Ganta's jury
verdict to get him sent to Deadman Wonderland before revealing Ganta
will face off against Crow in a battle the next day, tempting him with
the prospect of coming face to face with Wretched Egg. As Ganta is
tortured with footage of what a Corpse Carnival entails, Makina decides
to confront the director concerning the mysteries of G-Block.
3:55 - 4:45 Steins;Gate 1-2
[Source:
Wikipedia] Self-proclaimed mad scientist, Rintarō Okabe, goes to a seminar on time
travel with his friend, Mayuri Shiina. While there, he meets a girl
named Kurisu Makise who explicitly states that he had met her 15 minutes
ago, despite having never met her before. Later on, Rintarō hears a
scream and discovers Kurisu has been stabbed. As he sends a text to
another one of his research buddies, Hashida Itaru, Rintarō has a
strange experience, finding the street he is on has suddenly become
deserted and a strange satellite has crashed into the building he was
just in. Later on, while fiddling about with their strange
remote-controlled microwave, which turns bananas into a gel-like
substance, Hashida tells Rintarō that the seminar he supposedly attended
was cancelled, much to his surprise. Rintarō later discovers that the
text he sent to Hashida had been sent a week ago, just before
encountering Kurisu, who is alive and well.
4:45 - 5:45 Club Meeting and Announcements
- Anime Expo Convention Coverage
- Animation News from around the world
- Cosplayers/Skits/Masquerade
- New Anime Releases
- And other interesting stuff...
5:45 - 6:35 Gosick 6-7
[Source: Wikipedia]
Gosick takes place in 1924 in a small, French-speaking fictional
European country of Sauville. The story centers on Kazuya Kujo, the
third son of a Japanese Imperial soldier, who is a transfer student to
St. Marguerite Academy, where urban legends and horror stories are all
the rage. There he meets Victorique, a mysterious yet beautiful and
brilliant girl who never comes to class and spends her days reading the
entire content of the library or solving mysteries that even detectives
can't solve. The series mostly focuses on Kazuya and Victorique getting
involved in different mystery cases and their struggle to solve them, at
the same time forming important bonds with different people. Just after reading an article on a newspaper brought by Kujo, Victorique
flees from the academy and sets with him for the small town of
Horovitz. After arriving there, she explains to him that her mother,
Cordelia Gallo, was falsely accused of murder, and she refuses to return
home before proving her innocence. Victorique and Kujo explore the "Village of the Gray Wolves" where her
mother lived in search for clues to prove her innocence, but Victorique
gets disappointed when she uncovers the truth and figures that she lacks
the means to clear her name. To complicate matters, two of the tourists
who were visiting the village with them are killed among strange
circumstances.
6:35 - 7:25 Shinryaku! Ika Musume 6-7
[Source:
Wikipedia] A hero show is performed on the beach for the kids, though the
performers run into a bit of trouble when Ika somehow manages to get
everyone to cheer for the villain. When Ika then takes the costume for
herself, Chizuru acts as a guest character to set her straight. Later,
Eiko is shocked to find Ika is able to solve complex math problems. She
reluctantly asks her to teach her how to study, only to find the
technique is illegible to humans. After Gorō rescues her from drowning,
Nagisa becomes concerned that he may have been brainwashed into thinking
Ika is not a threat, leading to some strange misunderstandings. Concerned about any evil plans Ika may have, Nagisa decides to sleep
over at the Aizawas to keep watch on her. Nagisa pretends to not be
scared of Ika, which upsets her. Eiko tries to convince Ika to just be
friends with Nagisa, but Nagisa's fear rises up again. As Ika decides to
play as being Queen, Cindy manages to trick her into agreeing to come
to her secret laboratory, where she meets some her strange co-workers;
Harris, Clark and Martin. Later, the girls run into the Southern Winds
owner's daughter, and offer her a trial run working at the Lemon. As she
attracts more sales, Eiko lets the owner have Ika for the Southern
Winds, where she proves to be a worthwhile entertainer.
FEATURE PRESENTATION:
7:25 - 9:00 Karigurashi no Arrietty [Movie]
[Source:
Wikipedia] The story takes place in 2010 in
Koganei, western
Tokyo
and like the novel revolves around a group of "tiny people" who are
10 cm tall and live under the floorboards of a typical human household. A boy named Shō arrives at the house his mother lived in as a child,
to live with his great aunt Sadako. When Shō leaves the car, he sees a
cat trying to attack something in the bushes, but the cat leaves after
being attacked by a crow. Shō goes to see what the cat was trying to
attack to see a Borrower named Arrietty.
That night Arrietty's father Pod takes Arrietty above the floorboards
to show her how he gets sugar. Pod shows Arrietty the kitchen, behind
the walls and a dollhouse. Before Arrietty and Pod can leave, Arrietty
notices Shō is awake, and drops the sugar cube they got. Shō tells them
to not be afraid of him. The next day, Shō leaves the dropped sugar cube beside an underground
air vent where he first saw Arrietty, but Arrietty's mother Homily
warns them not to take it because their existence must be kept secret
from humans. Still, Arrietty sneaks out to visit Shō in his bedroom, and
the two become friends. On her return, Arrietty is intercepted by her
father. Pod and Homily realize they have been discovered, and decide the
family must move out of house. Shō learns from Sadako his ancestors have seen Borrowers in this
house, and they had the dollhouse made especially for the Borrowers,
with working electric lights and ovens. However, the Borrowers had not
been seen since, and the dollhouse stayed in Shō's room. Shō uncovers
the floorboards above the Borrower household, uproots their kitchen and
replaces it with the kitchen from the dollhouse. Pod returns injured from a borrowing mission, helped by Spiller, a
Borrower boy he met on the way. Spiller suggests some places the
Borrowers can move to, and, after he recovers, Pod goes to check them
out. Arrietty goes to say goodbye to Shō. Shō says the Borrowers are
becoming extinct, which hurts Arrietty. He apologises and says he has
had a heart condition since birth, and will have an operation in a few
days. The operation does not have a good chance of success. Meanwhile Haru, Sadako's maid, notices the floorboards have been
disturbed. While Sadako is out, Haru locks Shō in his room, unearths the
Borrowers' house and puts Homily in a jar in the kitchen. Haru calls a
pest removal company to smoke out the Borrowers and bring them to her
alive. When Arrietty returns to find Homily missing and their house
disturbed, she goes to Shō for help. Arrietty helps Shō break out of his
locked room, Shō then carries Arrietty to the kitchen and distracts
Haru while Arrietty rescues Homily. Sadako returns soon after the pest
removal company comes, and tells them to leave. Haru tries to prove to
Sadako the Borrowers really exist, but Homily has escaped, and there is
nothing below the floorboards: The Borrowers have already set off on
their move, and Shō has destroyed the remains. The Borrowers stop for dinner during their move, and Shō's cat spots
Arrietty. The cat brings Shō to Arrietty. He gives her a sugar cube as a
parting gift, and tells her the Borrowers' fight for survival has given
him hope to live through the operation, which will happen in two days'
time. In return, Arrietty gives Shō her hairclip. The Borrowers then go
into a teapot, which Spiller steers down a river.
[Source: Wikipedia] Fortune Arterial's story revolves around the male protagonist Kohei Hasekura, who transfers into a prestigious public school in the style of an English six-year school encompassing junior-high and high school students. The school, named Shuchikan Academy (修智館学院 Shuchikan Gakuin), is on an island named Tamatsu Island (珠津島 Tamatsushima)
off-shore from mainland Japan, and the only way to get there is by
boat. Soon after transferring, he discovers that one of the student in
the class next door to his, Erika Sendo, is in fact a type of vampire.
Kohei is the protagonist of the story, and is a fifth-year student.
After always transferring to other schools, he makes his way to
Shuchikan Academy where he plans to stay for a while. Erika is also a
fifth-year student, as well as the student council vice-president. She
is a vampire.
She is strong in literature classes and martial arts, and is very
attractive, making her popular in her school. She has an inquisitive
personality, and likes to do things directly. Once she has her mind set
on something, she becomes very pushy, and will take her time making
plans to make sure she gets her way. Her older brother Iori is the
student council president.
