Next Club Meeting: November 29, 2025, 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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Saturday, November 8, 2025

Take a look back at one of the Greatest Anime Ever!

Star Blazers (1979): 10 Wild Facts You Didn't Know!
Before Gundam… before Robotech… there was Star Blazers (1979) — the space epic that taught a generation that cartoons could tell real stories. 🚀✨ 

In this video, we reveal 10 wild facts about the show that changed anime history — from how it smuggled mature war themes into U.S. television, to the secrets behind the Argo (a.k.a. Space Battleship Yamato) and its unforgettable crew. 

Discover how Star Blazers broke every rule of Saturday-morning TV — continuity, death, honor, and cosmic redemption — all wrapped in a heroic mission to save humanity.

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