Next Club Meeting: November 21, 2026, 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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Friday, October 30, 2026

Captain Picard Has Passed Away...

Sir Patrick Stewart
(13 July 1940 – 28 October 2026)
Sci-fi star Patrick Stewart has died, according to a spokesperson, after "a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia." Stewart is known for playing Professor X in the “X-Men” film series and Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in the “Star Trek” franchise.
Sir Patrick Stewart (July 13, 1940 – October 28, 2026) was an English actor. With a career spanning over 60 years on stage and screen, he received various accolades, including two Laurence Olivier Awards and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for a Tony Award, three Golden Globes, four Emmy Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama in 2010.

In 1966, Stewart became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). He made his Broadway theatre debut in 1971 in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 1979, he received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Antony and Cleopatra in the West End. His first television role was in Coronation Street in 1967. His first major screen roles were in the television series Fall of Eagles (1974), I, Claudius (1976) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979). In 2008, he reprised his role as King Claudius in Hamlet and received his second Laurence Olivier Award and his first Tony Award nomination for respectively the West End and Broadway theatre productions.

Stewart gained international stardom for his portrayal of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the sci-fi series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), a role he reprised in a series of four films (1994–2002) and Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023). He portrayed Captain Ahab in the miniseries Moby Dick (1998), Ebenezer Scrooge in the film A Christmas Carol (1999), and King Henry II in the film The Lion in Winter (2003). He also took guest roles in the sitcoms Frasier (2003) and Extras (2005). He collaborated with Seth MacFarlane starring in the Starz sitcom Blunt Talk (2015–2016), voicing CIA Deputy Director Avery Bullock in the animated sitcom American Dad! (2005–2026), and narrating the two Ted films (2012, 2015).

On film, Stewart gained further stardom portraying Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men film series (2000–2017), reprising the role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2022, 2026), with his appearance in Avengers: Doomsday (2026) being his final film appearance. He also acted in Hedda (1975), Excalibur (1981), Dune (1984), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), Jeffrey (1995), Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001), Green Room (2015), The Kid Who Would Be King (2019), and The Sheep Detectives (2026).

 



Thursday, October 29, 2026

Hollywood is a WOKE mess; Fans Fighting Back!

Harry Potter Malfoid Meme TERRIFIES Studios!
Fan TAKEBACK BEGINS! Hollywood Is OFFICIALLY COOKED!
Malfoid has been trending for almost an entire month and barely slowed down. This shows Fans are interested in things they want to see, not the Woke garbage Hollywood has been spitting out these past few years. Political correctness is collapsing. Through the use of Super Intelligence (AI), Fans are taking back their franchises! Who needs Hollywood anymore? 

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Fans Take Back Star Wars From Woke Hollywood...


STAR WARS: Heir to the Empire
Part X - The Rescue
Adapted from Timothy Zahn's best seller "Heir to the Empire", this fan film relies heavily on the lore and storyline from the book and comics, incorporating a few current canon characters and elements, with an additional and unique storyline exploring Ezra Bridger and the Grand Admiral's relationship, the Chiss home world and journey into the Unknown Regions, to uncover a serious threat that might change the fate of the entire galaxy.

Music sourced from Artlist.

Thank you for watching, and let us know if you'd like to see more!

This is a fan-film, and is in no association with Disney Studios, the Star Wars IP and its characters belong to them.

The music tracks used in the video belong to their respective owners, and have been used with permission from the creator, or via subscription services.

The names, characters, locations, and incidents portrayed herein are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or deceased, or to actual events or entities, is entirely coincidental.

Thank you for every single creative professional who worked on these shows. You enable fan content creators to bring our imagination to life.

The video was made by a mix of using a good amount of Blender3D and Photoshop, then AI image to video, and last but not least, Da Vinci Resolve. There was no AI used for writing the script or dialogue.

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Ensign Pavel Chekov Has Passed Away...

Walter Koenig
(September 14, 1936 – October 25, 2026)
Walter Marvin Koenig was an American actor and screenwriter. He began acting professionally in the mid-1960s and quickly rose to prominence for his supporting role as Ensign Pavel Chekov in Star Trek (1967–1969). He went on to reprise this role in all six original-cast Star Trek films, and Star Trek: Generations (1994). He also acted in several other series and films including Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (1971), The Questor Tapes (1974), and Babylon 5 (1993). As a screenwriter, Koenig worked on Land of the Lost (1974), Family (1976), What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1977) and The Powers of Matthew Star (1982), and wrote several books.

Monday, October 26, 2026

A Bit of Japanese City Pop Nostalgia from 1979...

STAY WITH ME
By Miki Matsubara is one of the legendary songs known by many and which, I believe, plenty may hold dear to their heart. It's such an honour to be able to cover this song. For me personally, whenever I listen or sing to it, I feel like I'm traveling to a very old period of time, an experience that I can only imagine its beauty in all its complexity. To be honest, when I started working on the cover, I felt nervous as to whether I can deliver the song while making sure to maintain its emotion and energy. I had to be meticulous in preparing the necessary materials such as instrumentals and listing out the overlays and adlibs to be used. Only then will can the cover be presented as best as possible. On top of that, this song is arranged by Harada-san of evening cinema who beautifully evoked the feelings from the cover. The M/V put together by Dian Saku also gracefully portrayed the song visually. With this collective effort, we managed to put together this piece of cover and we hope you'll enjoy it as much as we do ^^

Sunday, October 25, 2026

The Intro to a Long-Running Halloween Tradition...

The Simpsons
Treehouse of Horror XXXVII
Stop-motion intro handmade at Stoopid Buddy Stoodios

Saturday, October 24, 2026

This Meme is Sweeping the Internet...

Malfoid
Full Short Film - "The Only Explanation"
Dissatisfied with current academic research, a student at Hogwarts seeks answers in the restricted library. This journey leads to an unexpected late-night encounter with a peer at the Mirror of Erised, revealing complex dynamics and hidden desires within the school.
And now the ANIME version...

Friday, October 23, 2026

"Dallas" from the movie ALIEN has passed away...

Tom Skerritt
(August 25, 1933 – October 21, 2026)
Tom Skerritt, best known to audiences as “Dallas” in the 1979 film Alien, died on October 21, 2026, at the age of 93 from natural causes. Skerritt had an extensive career in film and television, with over 170 credits, including Emmy‑winning work on Picket Fences, roles in MASH*, Top Gun, and Alien, and stage performances. His portrayal of Dallas remains one of the most iconic in sci‑fi cinema.

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Destroy everything, or save what’s left of your home

E L E C T R O   A N D E S
EPISODE 1 - The Night of the Andean Beast
Electro Andes is a young adult 2D action sci-fi series blending cyberpunk, Andean mythology, ecological conflict, and South American anime energy.

Two brothers join an eco-terrorist cell for very different reasons. One is driven by revenge. The other is searching for their missing grandfather. But when ancient legends awaken beneath the Andes, they find themselves caught in a ticking countdown: destroy everything, or save what’s left of the Andes.

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

10 NEW Anime Coming Soon That Look INSANE...

ANIME to look forward to in 2027
In this video, we’ll be sharing the Top 10 upcoming new Anime of 2027. Let’s jump straight into the list!

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Ex-mercenary now in High School...

Teenage Mercenary
When Ijin Yu was eight years old, he was the sole survivor of a plane crash. Having lost his memory, he was forced to live as a mercenary in a foreign land in order to survive.

One day, Ijin regains his memories. After bringing his ten long years as a mercenary to an end, he returns home, reunites with his family, and enrolls in the same high school attended by his younger sister, Dayun.

From bullies and delinquent students to street gangs and organized crime groups, Ijin faces one unreasonable threat after another. To protect his beloved sister and his friends, the former mercenary launches into an exhilarating action-packed battle.
Teenage Mercenary is coming in 2027!

Monday, October 19, 2026

Earth year 3080. The snow hasn't stopped in months...

It Looked At Him And Kept Walking
(A Dystopian Sci-Fi AI Short Film)
Haldr has one job: get a sealed capsule home to Holdfast before General Vossler and the White Order run him down. All he has is Torv, a six-ton war mammoth, and Vig, a machine built for killing that keeps stopping to look at flowers.

It's been a year since the colossi woke. No one knows what they want. And out on the frozen lake, one of them is watching.

When it looked at Haldr and kept walking, what do you think it saw?