Next Club Meeting: April 18, 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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Monday, April 27, 2026

"The Old Ways Must Die..."

The Legend of Vox Machina
Season 4
Everything is at stake in the long-awaited Season 4 of The Legend of Vox Machina. The Chroma Conclave’s path of destruction spreads like wildfire while the Cinder King hunts down Vox Machina. Our lovable band of misfits must rise above inner (and outer) demons to try and save their loved ones, Tal’Dorei, and all of Exandria.
Season Four premieres June 3, only on Prime Video

Sunday, April 26, 2026

The trailer ACME doesn’t want you to see...

Coyote vs. ACME
After every product made by the Acme Corporation has backfired on Wile E. Coyote in his pursuit of the Road Runnerdown-and-out human billboard attorney Kevin Avery represents Coyote in a lawsuit against Acme. A growing friendship between Coyote and Kevin motivates their determination to win the court case, as it pits them against Buddy Crane, the intimidating boss of Kevin's former law firm, who now represents Acme.
In theaters August 28

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Next Mission: Go to Middle School!

K I L L  B L U E
The school life is more dangerous than the underworld begins now!! A colorful cast surrounding Juzo—and formidable enemies—make their appearance one after another! Set to electrifying tracks by aespa and RIIZE, the school life races forward at full speed!

Friday, April 24, 2026

A Mix of Blade Runner and Plastic Memories...

Even a Replica Can Fall in Love
When she doesn’t feel well, when there’s a test, when she doesn’t want to go to school... I take her place. I’m her replica. I’m not meant for anything else. But that changed when I fell in love. I wear my hair up so the boy I fell for knows it’s me. We skip school and promise to meet again tomorrow, and every day after. I’m her replica. Everything about me is borrowed and empty, but my heart is mine.

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Ancient Chinese-Inspired Anime...

THOUGH I AM AN INEPT VILLAINESS
As maidens from the Five Clans battle for the Crown Prince’s heart, jealous Keigetsu uses forbidden magic to swap bodies with the beloved Reirin. Switching places does not guarantee happiness for Keigetsu with her new body's ill health leaving her hanging on the verge of death. Meanwhile, Reirin, now wearing the face of a scorned outcast, must answer for Keigetsu’s crimes in a dangerous trial. The unlikely pair become increasingly entangled in each other’s lives and they will need to work together to survive after discovering the dark conspiracies brewing beneath the palace's genial surface. To confront the deadly threats lurking in the shadows, Reirin must embrace her new identity and defy their expectations of the court's inept villainess.

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

New Harem Anime Coming This Spring!

Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!?
Takuya Seo, a loner student, is a fan of anime series targeted towards young girls, but is embarrassed about others finding about this interest. He sits behind two gyaru classmates, Kotoko Ichiji and Kei Amane, whom he sees as belonging to a different caste. However, after accidentally dropping his eraser and overhearing them talking about anime, he realizes that they actually share similar interests. The three set up a relationship, bonding over their shared fondness for anime.

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

A new era of Hogwarts begins...

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
The HBO Original Series Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone premieres this Christmas on HBO Max.

Monday, April 20, 2026

Japan's version of 'Little Mermaid"

Goodbye, Lara
Goodbye, Lara is an upcoming original Japanese anime television series created and animated by Kinema Citrus for the studio's 15th anniversary. It is directed by Takushi Koide and written by Anna Kawahara, with Shiori Tani designing the characters and Yuma Yamaguchi composing the music. It is set to premiere in July 2026. The opening theme song is "Sayonara Lara" performed by Ikimonogakari.

Goodbye, Lara was announced at the 2024 Anime Central convention in Chicago, Illinois, alongside another original anime project titled Ninja Skooler.
Lara, a mermaid princess who is beloved by her father, the Sea King, and her sisters, enters into a forbidden love with a human prince and aspires to live with him on land. She drinks a potion created by Grace to become a human, only to be tricked into drinking a potion that turns her into bubbles. She vanishes into the sea and would only be reborn if she finds true love. 200 years later, Lara is reborn in Lake Biwa, and she sets out to find her true love.

Sunday, April 19, 2026

No camera. No actor. 100% AI...

PROJECT J - Episode 1
Written & Directed by KA TAM ZAMIANG
In a dystopian neon metropolis of 2150, a rogue bio-weapon known as Subject "J" fights to uncover the truth behind a forbidden experiment— while becoming the most hunted entity in the city.

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Big News Heading Our Way...

GODZILLA MINUS ZERO
GODZILLA MINUS ZERO picks up in 1949, two years after the tumultuous events of Godzilla Minus One, and continues the story of the Shikishima family as they face an all-new calamity. Additionally confirmed out of CinemaCon, Ryunosuke Kamiki, the hero who faced Godzilla’s terror in Godzilla Minus One, returns as Koichi Shikishima, and is joined by Minami Hamabe as Noriko Oishi, who miraculously survived Godzilla’s first attack on Tokyo.

Thursday, April 16, 2026

This is what AI was meant for...

THE PATCHWRIGHT
In the sprawling slag heaps of NiiroCradle, a fugitive android visits the Patchwright, an unlicensed body mechanic, begging him to trace a fragment of a childhood memory.