First Gripping Episode...

BLOOD: Episode 1 - The Fourth

(A Morphic Original)

In Wallachia, 1846, an old fortress keeps its secrets behind rain-swept battlements and candlelit stone.

Night after night, Lord Vasari listens to the same delicate melody, unable—or unwilling—to sleep. The guards speak in whispers of “the third one.” A silent young valet watches from the shadows. And somewhere beyond the castle walls, beneath a cold and watchful moon, something is drawing near.

Who, or what, is the fourth?

Enter Lord Vasari’s castle, where every silence conceals a warning, every gaze suggests a hunter, and the darkness may be listening.

A Slice of Life...

When 18-year-old art student Natsumi moves in with her carefree older cousin Hiroto Ikuta, together they find that slowing down is sometimes the best way to move forward in life.

The Hirayasumi anime begins in 2027.

Buy tickets here to attend the Exclusive Early Look at Episode 1 at Japan Society New York: https://buff.ly/jPKXta3

Adventure, Magic, & Monsters all in one Song...

Hanaarashi

Eve - 花嵐 (Flower Storm) Music Video

The main character's name is Tsuno-chan. The one sitting on Tsuno-chan's shoulder is named Kedama-chan. The girl with black hair is named Kobone-chan.

The Next Club Meeting is October 17, 2026...

A N I M A T R I X   N E T W O R K

We'll lead on the right path...

M O N T H L Y   M E E T I N G

 
Fountaindale Public Library

300 W. Briarcliff Road

Bolingbrook, IL  60440

Peggy J. Danhof Board Room

 (2nd Floor)

Saturday, October 17, 2026

11:15 AM - 5:00 PM

 

We will be in the BOARD ROOM on the Second Floor.

 
Hope to see everyone there!

 

A Viewing Schedule will be posted soon.

 

(Click below for maps)

Small Clown Girl Might Be Strongest In The Verse...

The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System

Born into a prestigious family of master swordsmen, Elymas Edvaughn’s future shatters when he awakens the so-called “defective” Heavy Knight class. Disowned and cast out, he regains memories of another life—and realizes this world mirrors a VR game he once mastered. Armed with knowledge no one else possesses, he sets out to rewrite his fate and prove the strength of the “weakest” class.

Things are about to heat up!

HELLFLOWER

Season One | Episode 1

A peaceful village. A mysterious enemy. One night that changes everything. When darkness descends on Tamino, two boys are pulled into a fight far bigger than themselves.

One of the most amazing fight scenes in Anime...

LEGEND of HEI 2

When the fighting is both inside and OUTSIDE the plane...

When the Rules No Longer Matter...

Back to the Future

Flying the DeLorean Through 100 Years of History

A flying DeLorean drops into a hundred years of history. The first powered flight, a muddy battlefield, the pyramids, Woodstock, a Japanese station square, the Great Wall, a stadium packed with people. Some point, some cheer, some hit the dirt, and one old soldier just salutes.

It's about time!

Jonny Quest Live Action!

(Click to Watch on YouTube)

About 15 years ago, I recreated the opening title sequence for the greatest animated show ever on television. Like many, I have waited patiently for Hollywood to finally address the obvious need for a live-action JQ movie. With nothing on the horizon, I finally decided to create something on my own. Though JQ was obviously produced in color, I purposely chose to go with a black-and-white look in keeping with my earliest and fondest memory of watching Jonny Quest in our living room on our tiny black-and-white television. Like before, I claim no ownership of Jonny Quest, and this recreation of Episode One is just for fun and to show Those In Charge what it could possibly look like. Enjoy!

- Roger Evans

An Amazing Original Sci-Fi Adventure Movie...

Kaina of the Great Snow Sea

[Ooyukiumi No Kaina]

Kaina of the Great Snow Sea (大雪海のカイナ, Ōyukiumi no Kaina) is an original Japanese anime television series created by Tsutomu Nihei and animated by Polygon Pictures to commemorate the studio's 40th anniversary. The series aired from January to March 2023 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block. A manga adaptation with art by Itoe Takemoto was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius between February 2022 and June 2024. A sequel anime film titled Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage premiered in Japanese theaters in October 2023.

Kaina lives on a world covered in an organic membrane called the Canopy, created by massive Orbital Spire Trees. Far beneath the Canopy at the foot of the Orbital Spire Trees lies the endless Snow Sea, where Princess Ririha and her country of Atland struggle to survive against the cold and the rival nation of Valghia. When Ririha travels to the Canopy in a desperate bid to save her country, Kaina rescues her, setting in motion events that will lead the pair to travel the world to uncover its secrets.

This is the BEST Animated Movie of the Year, BUT...

R.I.P. "Forgotten Island"

DreamWorks' Forgotten Island wound up being a massive flop, bringing in only $12 million opening weekend. Could this be a very bad sign for critically acclaimed ORIGINAL animated movies in an age of Hollywood consolidation? Oh, almost certainly...

A Grand Fantasy Story Unveiled!

THE FAKE ALCHEMIST

As an indie hit that became a legendary sensation, surpassing 1 million copies in its commercial edition in Japan, this new monumental “isekai” finally gets a TV adaptation!

In the city-state of Orichalconia, a world where alchemy and magic are deeply rooted in the lives of the people, the reincarnated Paracelsus ekes out a living as an alchemist while hiding his “cheat skills”.

However, his life changes dramatically one day after he enters into a contract with a shaman slave-girl, Nora, and later meets Coco, an elf who has lost all four limbs and five senses.

To save Coco, what began as a rescue attempt in a small workshop gradually escalates into a battle involving alchemy and sorcery, space and even the gods themselves—

The curtain now rises on this story, filled to the brim with “everything fantasy”!

 

Interview "The Fake Alchemist" Jirō Sugiura & Umemaru