Next Club Meeting: April 20, 2024, at the Fountaindale Public Library in Bolingbrook from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Anime Viewing Schedule for October 19, 2019

A N I M A T R I X   N E T W O R K
Saturday, October 19, 2019
Fountaindale Public Library
VIEWING SCHEDULE
                    11:15 - 12:05   Golden Kamuy 15-16
                    12:05 - 12:55   Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 13-14
                    12:55 - 1:20     Club Meeting / Announcements
                    1:20 - 2:10       Dororo 14-15
                    2:10 - 3:00       The Rising of the Shield Hero 11-12

                    3:00 - 4:35       One Cut of the Dead  [Feature Presentation]
Don't lose yer head!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Fountaindale Public Library
300 W. Briarcliff Road
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
Board Room on Second Floor

From 11:15 AM to 5:00 PM


All anime presented are fan-subtitled unless otherwise noted.
 
Don't miss the exciting anime series: Dororo and Golden Kamuy
ANIME DESCRIPTIONS ARE BELOW

11:05 - 12:05    Golden Kamuy 15-16
Golden Kamuy
Plot Summary: [Source: Wikipedia] Saichi Sugimoto, a veteran of the Battle of 203 Hill in the Russo-Japanese War, works as a miner in Hokkaido in order to provide for the widow of his dead comrade. He hears a dubious story about a hidden trove of Ainu gold, the location of which is hidden in the tattoos of a group of convicts who escaped from Abashiri Prison. When he discovers that the story is true, and that multiple other groups are in pursuit of the gold, he decides to search for it along with Asirpa, a young Ainu girl. 


12:05 - 12:55    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 13-14
Demon Slayer
Plot Summary: [Source: Wikipedia] Tanjiro Kamado is a kindhearted, intelligent boy who lives with his family and makes money by selling charcoal. Everything changes when his family is attacked and slaughtered by demons (oni). Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko are the sole survivors of the incident, though Nezuko is now a demon, but surprisingly still shows signs of human emotion and thought. Tanjiro becomes a demon slayer to help his sister turn human again, and to avenge the loss of his family.


12:55 - 1:20     Club Meeting / Announcements
ACE Comic Con Midwest
Addams Family
JOKER
Zombieland
Manga and Comics
Cosplay
Reviews
New Anime in 2019


1:20 - 2:10    Dororo 14-15
DORORO
Plot Summary: [Source: Wikipedia] Dororo revolves around a rōnin named Hyakkimaru (百鬼丸) and young orphan thief named Dororo (どろろ) during the Sengoku period. The rōnin was born malformed, limbless and without facial features or internal organs. This was the result of his birth father daimyō Kagemitsu Daigō forging a pact with 48 sealed demons (12 in the anime) so that he might rule the land and increase its wealth and prosperity. In return, he promised the demons any that they want that belong to him. This enabled them to roam free and commit atrocities along the countryside. After his mother Oku was forced to set him adrift on the river, lest he be killed by his father, the infant was subsequently found and raised by Jukai-sensei, a medicine man who used healing magic and alchemical methods to give the child prostheses crafted from the remains of children who had died in the war. The boy became nearly invincible against any mortal blow as a result of the prostheses and healing magic. Grafted into his left arm was a very special blade that a traveling storyteller presented to Jukai-sensei, believing it was fated to be within his possession given that ever since the boy had been discovered, the doctor had been visited by goblins. As revealed in a short tale about the blade's origin, the blade had been forged out of vengeance to kill goblins as well as other supernatural entities.


2:10 - 3:00    The Rising of the Shield Hero 11-12
The Rising of the Shield Hero
Plot Summary: [Source: Wikipedia] Naofumi Iwatani was summoned into a parallel world along with three other people to become the world's Heroes. Each of the heroes were respectively equipped with their own legendary equipment when summoned. Naofumi happened to receive the Legendary Shield, the sole defensive equipment, while the others received weapons capable of attacking. Unlike the other heroes who are fully supported by the kingdom and gain several strong allies each, Naofumi's luck turns to the worse after his single companion, later revealed to be none other than Princess Myne, betrays him, and leaves him devoid of all assistance and supplies after she falsely accuses him of sexually assaulting her. 

Shunned by everyone from the King to peasants, Naofumi is forced to train as a hero alone while working to make ends meet, until he buys from a slave trader a young raccoon demi-human girl named Raphtalia and an egg that hatches into a bird creature whom he names "Filo", both quickly growing into adulthood and becoming powerful warriors under his care. As they little by little gain the trust and gratitude of the people with their heroic actions, Naofumi and his companions work hard to fulfill their mission as saviors of the world, while unraveling its deepest secrets. 


3:00 - 4:45    One Cut of the Dead [Feature Presentation]
One Cut of the Dead
Plot Summary: [Source: Wikipedia] The makers of a low-budget zombie film called "One Cut of the Dead" are shooting at an abandoned water filtration plant. The director, Higurashi (Takayuki Hamatsu), argues with actors and eventually abandons them. As the actors await for him to return, a real zombie apocalypse begins to the delight of the director who insists that the camera operator continue filming.

Flashback to one month earlier, it is revealed that the director has been approached by a zombie channel to create a TV episode of a zombie attack, using only one camera, without any edits, and will be broadcast live. The film then goes on to reveal all the problems that arose during filming.

Made with a low budget of ¥3 million ($25,000) with a cast of unknown actors, the film opened in Japan in a small theatre for a six day run. Following its international success at its screening at the Udine Film Festival, the film began getting wider exposure, including a re-release in Japan. It grossed US $27,935,711 (¥3.12 billion) in Japan and $30.5 million worldwide, making box office history by earning over a thousand times its budget. The film also received universal acclaim from critics, who praised its originality, writing and humor.

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