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BLADE RUNNER 

B  L  A  C  K    L  O  T  U  S

The Blade Runner universe returns in a new form. Toonami and Crunchyroll bring you BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS, coming Saturday, November 13 on Adult Swim.

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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.

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Anime Video Schedule for November 13, 2021

 A N I M A T R I X   N E T W O R K
Saturday, November 13, 2021

Fountaindale Public Library

VIEWING SCHEDULE

          11:15 - 12:05   Jujutsu Kaisen 17-18
          12:05 - 12:55   Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles 3-4

          12:55 - 1:25     Club Meeting

          1:25 - 2:15       Mushoku Tensei 12-13
          2:15 - 2:40       Lupin III Part 6 - Ep 1

          2:40 - 4:45       ARCANE: League of Legends (Eps 1-3)

 

"Bring on the anime!"

 
Fountaindale Public Library
300 W. Briarcliff Road
Bolingbrook, IL 60440

Board Room, Second Floor 

Effective August 30, 2021, face masks

are REQUIRED inside the library due to

the state of Illinois mask mandate.

From 11:15 AM to 5:00 PM

All anime presented are fan-subtitled unless otherwise noted.

 

Don't miss the exciting anime series: Kemono Jihen and Mushoku Tensei

* ANIME DESCRIPTIONS ARE BELOW *

MASSIVE UPHEAVAL at Lucasfilm

ALL Kathleen Kennedy Projects
Delayed or CANCELLED!

News from Overlord DVD:

Information has been flooding in from MANY of my sources that there has been a MASSIVE UPHEAVAL at Lucasfilm, and ALL of Kathleen Kennedy's projects have been delayed or CANCELLED. Rogue Squadron was only the tip of the iceberg according to these rumors, EVERYTHING is gone, including Rian Johnson's Star Wars trilogy! This is one of the most information-intense videos I've ever made, with each item in it worthy of its own video, so watch it to the end to get every detail out of it, but either way you cut it, Kathleen Kennedy's reign over Lucasfilm appears to finally be at an end!

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Best Spring Break Ever!...

STRANGER THINGS 4

The upcoming fourth season of the American science fiction horror drama television series Stranger Things, titled Stranger Things 4, is scheduled to be released worldwide exclusively via Netflix’s streaming service in mid-2022.

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Super-Powered Villains on the Loose

S U P E R   C R O O K S

Luck's never been on their side, but this crew of small-time crooks with super powers recruited by none other than Johnny Bolt are rolling the dice on one last heist. Their target: A ruthless super-powered crime boss. What can go wrong? Based on the graphic novel of the same name by comic book legend Mark Millar, this super-powered heist story about eight super-villains is jam-packed with action and told in 13x 30-minute episodes, lushly produced by Bones. Super Crooks premieres on November 25th, only on Netflix.

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Next Club Meeting is November 13, 2021

A N I M A T R I X   N E T W O R K

"If anyone asks... I'm researching Anime."

M O N T H L Y   M E E T I N G

Fountaindale Public Library

300 W. Briarcliff Road

Bolingbrook, IL  60440

Board Room (2nd Floor)

Saturday, November 13, 2021

11:15 AM - 5:00 PM

PLEASE READ

 

We will be in the BOARD ROOM on the

Second Floor. The maximum number of people

allowed in the room is TEN, so please 

arrive early to claim your seat. 

 

In accordance with the CDC and state of Illinois guidance, face masks are REQUIRED.  

 

THANK YOU!

Hope to see everyone there!

 

A Viewing Schedule will be posted soon.

 

Hope to see you all there!

(Click below for maps)

Every legend has a beginning...

A R C A N E

From the creators of League of Legends comes a new animated series, Arcane, which follows the origins of two iconic champions and a city on the brink of war. Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions. Coming to Netflix November 6, 2021.

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To Infinity, and...

            B  E  Y  O  N  D          

LIGHTYEAR

Lightyear is an upcoming American computer-animated science fiction action film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures. It is a spin-off of Pixar's Toy Story series, serving as an origin story for the fictional human character Buzz Lightyear, who inspired the action figure of the same name. Chris Evans takes over for Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear in this 'Toy Story' spinoff, out June 17, 2022.

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A Diabolical Spirit Hunts These Woods...

A N T L E R S

In ANTLERS, a small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff, discover that a young student is harboring a dangerous secret with frightening consequences.

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Every galaxy has an underworld...

STAR WARS

THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT

“The Book of Boba Fett,” a thrilling Star Wars adventure teased in a surprise end-credit sequence following the Season 2 finale of “The Mandalorian,” finds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigating the galaxy’s underworld when they return to the sands of Tatooine to stake their claim on the territory once ruled by Jabba the Hutt and his crime syndicate.

“The Book of Boba Fett” stars Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen. Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Robert Rodriguez, Kathleen Kennedy and Colin Wilson are the executive producers. Karen Gilchrist and Carrie Beck serve as co-executive producers, with John Bartnicki producing and John Hampian as co-producer.

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Experience the new trailer for The Book of Boba Fett. The Original Series starts streaming December 29 on Disney+. 

Official Trailer for Live-Action 'Cowboy Bebop'

COWBOY BEBOP

COWBOY BEBOP is an action-packed space Western about three bounty hunters, aka “cowboys,” all trying to outrun the past. As different as they are deadly, Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) form a scrappy, snarky crew ready to hunt down the solar system’s most dangerous criminals — for the right price. But they can only kick and quip their way out of so many scuffles before their pasts finally catch up with them.

Based on the beloved anime series, COWBOY BEBOP is executive produced by André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg of Midnight Radio, Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studios, Makoto Asanuma, Shin Sasaki and Masayuki Ozaki of Sunrise Inc., Tim Coddington, Tetsu Fujimura, Michael Katleman, Matthew Weinberg, and Christopher Yost. Nemec serves as showrunner. Original anime series director Shinichirō Watanabe is a consultant on the series, and original composer Yoko Kanno returns for the live-action adaptation.

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The series also stars Alex Hassell and Elena Satine. Watch Cowboy Bebop, a live-action series, only on Netflix November 19.

Happy Halloween!

THE PERFECT PUMPKIN

Trick or Treat! Snoopy and Woodstock hit the pumpkin patch to find the perfect pumpkin for their Halloween celebrations. The Snoopy Show is available on Apple TV+.

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A Brilliant Stop-Motion Movie of a Dark Future...

JUNK HEAD

“The scenes in Junk Head are dark, and even shocking at times. But they are in fact acted out by cute dolls with rounded features in a miniature movie set, adding a touch of humor to the darkness.”

Read the Article

Post-Apocalyptic Film Junk Head Lauded as ‘Work of Deranged Brilliance’

by Guillermo del Toro

Mankind can no longer reproduce because of gene manipulation aimed at making life longer. The clones ruling the bottomless underworld may have become fertile. Parton is selected to go on a mission through a subterranean labyrinth crawling with monsters to secure humanity's future. 

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STAR WARS Fan Short with Realistic Animation

AGAINST ALL ODDS

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[Source: Yahoo] There’s nothing like a good Star Wars fan film to satiate, or whet, the appetite for an adventure in a galaxy far, far away. A new short film from a production company in Australia may somehow do both, as it packs some serious animation into a two-minute clip. The video’s visual effects are so stunning, in fact, it’s easy to imagine mistaking the footage for real actors working on a real set. At least for parts of it, anyway.

The Australian production company Wireframe Cinematics recently posted the short film to the YouTube channel Frostbite Cinematics. As the creators note, this was the company’s first attempt at a short film. And they made it as an entry into the Cinematic Captures fan film competition.

The short, Against All Odds: A Star Wars Animated Short Film, drops viewers into the middle of a blaster fight between clone stormtroopers and battle droids. We then watch as our protagonist, one of the stormtroopers, sees his buddies die all around him; coming right to the fine edge between life and death himself. That is, just before his other buddies come and rescue him with a Republic Gunship. Just like this LEGO Republic Gunship, but way more realistic.

Although the story is brief and simple the visuals are jaw dropping. The creators note they sourced most of the short’s models, textures, and animations from Star Wars Battlefront 2 and Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order. The whole thing was put together using Unreal Engine; a game engine (or software framework) developed by Epic Games.

Cat's-Out-of-the-Bag and Other Cat-Schtick

CATWOMAN: HUNTED 

In the all-new original Catwoman: Hunted, Catwoman’s attempt to steal a priceless jewel puts her squarely in the cross-hairs of both a powerful consortium of villains and the ever-resourceful Interpol, not to mention Batwoman. It might just be enough to contain her. Or not.

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Available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack,

Blu-ray and Digital on February 8, 2022.

Young Justice Returns to Fight Ghosts of their Past

YOUNG JUSTICE: PHANTOMS

Get a look at the fourth season of Young Justice: Phantoms in this trailer for the show. The first two episodes are available now on HBO Max.

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Let's Put a Beagle Into Space!

SNOOPY IN SPACE

Blast off with Snoopy as he fulfills his dream to become a NASA astronaut. Joined by Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang, Snoopy takes command of the International Space Station and explores the moon and beyond.

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Fortune favors the bold...

UNCHARTED

The Tom Holland Uncharted trailer is here and it teases a plane scene that looks very familiar to the one in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. So we've done the sensible thing and put them side-by-side to see how they compare.

Fortune favors the bold. Based on one of the best-selling, most critically acclaimed video game series of all time, Uncharted introduces audiences to the young street-smart Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) and showcases his first treasure hunting adventure with wisecracking partner Victor "Sully" Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg). In an action-adventure epic that spans the globe, the two go in dangerous pursuit of "the greatest treasure never found" while also tracking clues that may lead to Nathan's long-lost brother.

The movie stars Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, and Antonio Banderas. The screenplay is by Rafe Judkins, Art Marcum, and Matt Holloway. It is produced by Charles Roven, Avi Arad, Alex Gartner, and Ari Arad. Executive producers are Ruben Fleischer, Robert J. Dohrmann, David Bernad, Tom Holland, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan, Neil Druckmann, Evan Wells, Art Marcum, and Matt Holloway.

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Uncharted, directed by Ruben Fleischer, arrives in theaters on February 18, 2022.

Even Superheroes Have Pets

SUPERPETS

Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart voice Krypto the Superdog and Ace the Bat-Hound, respectively, in the upcoming animated movie DC League of Super-Pets. The stellar voice cast also includes Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna, Keanu Reeves, and Marc Maron as Lex Luthor. Jared Stern wrote and directed DC League of Super-Pets, which is scheduled to open in theaters on May 20, 2022.

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife International Trailer

GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE

When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind. Check out the Ghostbusters: Afterlife Official Trailer starring Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard and Mckenna Grace!

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Anime Viewing Schedule for October 23, 2021

 A N I M A T R I X   N E T W O R K
Saturday, October 23, 2021

Fountaindale Public Library

VIEWING SCHEDULE

          11:15 - 12:05   Jujutsu Kaisen 15-16
          12:05 - 12:30   Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles 2

          12:30 - 1:05     Club Meeting

          1:05 - 2:20       Attack on Titan: Final Season 14-16
          2:20 - 4:45       STAR WARS: Visions 1-9

"We're here! Now, help me look for parking."

 
Fountaindale Public Library
300 W. Briarcliff Road
Bolingbrook, IL 60440

Board Room, Second Floor 

Effective August 30, 2021, face masks

are REQUIRED inside the library due to

the state of Illinois mask mandate.

From 11:15 AM to 5:00 PM

All anime presented are fan-subtitled unless otherwise noted.

 

Don't miss the exciting anime series: Kemono Jihen and Mushoku Tensei

* ANIME DESCRIPTIONS ARE BELOW *

Chris Ayres, voice of Dragon Ball's Frieza, dies at 56

CHRIS AYRES
(May 16, 1965 – October 18, 2021)

Chris Ayres, a voice actor with over 200 credits

to his name, best known for playing Frieza in 

the Dragon Ball series, has died at the age of 56.

[Source: Entertainment] Ayres' girlfriend and fellow actor Krystal LaPorte shared the sad news on social media, writing, "On October 18th at 8:40pm, my world went dark. Christopher Owen Ayres passed away peacefully, held close by his mother, brother, and girlfriend."

She continued, "Chris loved you all. How much he loved other people filled the vast majority of our conversations. To those of you who truly loved him back, thank you. To those of you who stayed in touch, checked on him, reminded him that he was so, so much more than his job, you were the fuel of his fight. You fed the dreams of a future that kept him going longer than any normal person could go."

Ayres was diagnosed with end-stage cardio obstructive pulmonary disease in 2017, and openly shared updates on his health battles on social media, including his hospital stays and surgeries. Though LaPorte's statement didn't mention a cause of death, she did reference those health struggles. "I hope where you are, the first thing you did was take a long, deep breath with your perfect lungs and danced again," she wrote.

Ayres first took on the role of Frieza in the Dragon Ball series after joining Funimation's dub of Dragon Ball Z Kai. He continued to be a part of the franchise, ending with the Dragon Ball Super: Broly movie.

Funimation shared their condolences upon learning the news, sharing in a note on Twitter, "Rest In Peace, Christopher Ayres. Thank you for all that you've done for so many fans. We'll miss you dearly." Adult Swim also tweeted, "RIP Chris Ayres, Frieza Forever."

Ayres delivered a number of other anime performances throughout his career such as those in Maburaho, Black Butler, Sengoku Basara, Gantz, Tears to Tiara, Fairy Tail, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, and many others. He also served as ADR director and scriptwriter for numerous English dubs.

COWBOY BEBOP

COWBOY BEBOP is an action-packed space Western about three bounty hunters, aka “cowboys,” all trying to outrun the past. As different as they are deadly, Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) form a scrappy, snarky crew ready to hunt down the solar system’s most dangerous criminals — for the right price. But they can only kick and quip their way out of so many scuffles before their pasts finally catch up with them.

▶ Watch the Trailer

First Look at DC's "Black Adam"

B L A C K   A D A M

Dwayne Johnson stars as the titular antihero in this DC Comics epic that introduces the Justice Society to the big screen. The cast includes Aldis Hodge as Hawkman, Pierce Brosnan as Doctor Fate, Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher, Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone, and Sarah Shahi as Adrianna Tomaz, as well as Marwan Kenzari, James Cusati-Moyer, and Bodhi Sabongui. The New Line/DC Film is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.

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Next Club Meeting is October 23, 2021

A N I M A T R I X   N E T W O R K

"We're back in the BOARD ROOM, baby!"

M O N T H L Y   M E E T I N G

Fountaindale Public Library

300 W. Briarcliff Road

Bolingbrook, IL  60440

Board Room (2nd Floor)

Saturday, October 23, 2021

11:15 AM - 5:00 PM

PLEASE READ

 

We will be in the BOARD ROOM on the

Second Floor. The maximum number of people

allowed in the room is TEN, so please 

arrive early to claim your seat. 

 

In accordance with the CDC and state of Illinois guidance, face masks are REQUIRED.  

 

THANK YOU!

Hope to see everyone there!

 

A Viewing Schedule will be posted soon.

 

Hope to see you all there!

(Click below for maps)