Anime Viewing Schedule for April 18, 2026

 A N I M A T R I X   N E T W O R K
Saturday, April 18, 2026

Fountaindale Public Library

VIEWING SCHEDULE

          11:15 - 12:05   Apothecary Diaries - Season 2 eps 20-21

          12:05 - 12:55   Ranma 1/2 Remake: Season 2 eps 9-10

          12:55 - 1:25     Club Meeting

          1:25 - 1:50       Daemons of the Shadow Realm ep 1

          1:50 - 2:45       Witch Hat Atelier eps 1-2

          2:45 - 4:45       Legend of Hei 2 (Movie)

"I want my Anime!"

 

Fountaindale Public Library
300 W. Briarcliff Road
Bolingbrook, IL 60440 

Peggy J. Danhof Board Room

(Second Floor)

 

From 11:15 AM to 5:00 PM

All anime presented are fan-subtitled unless otherwise noted.

Don't miss these exciting anime series: Ranma 1/2 and Urusei Yatsura

* ANIME DESCRIPTIONS ARE BELOW *

11:15 - 12:05   The Apothecary Diaries - Season 2 eps. 20-21

The Apothecary Diaries

Plot Summary:  

Jinshi dreams of his childhood, recalling an old man being taken away by an angry old woman—later explained to him to be his father and grandmother, respectively. He also told that the man he believed to be his father was actually his brother. Jinshi knows that Maomao will eventually discover the truth. Meanwhile, while Maomao observes the penmanship school, she hears the teacher telling about the nation's founding myth, focusing on the Mother Royal, a foreigner who birthed the country's first emperor. The capital was built around a shrine—the Shrine of Choosing—where emperors were once selected through a test. The shrine has been abandoned since an epidemic wiped out nearly all of the previous candidates. She also learns that her adoptive father, Luomen, sometimes visited the shrine when he had free time, and became acquainted with the eunuch who maintains it, who is also the penmanship teacher. The emperor takes Jinshi and Maomao to the shrine to attempt the test once more. Following a series of colored doors according to specific instructions, they reach the final stage, only to fail again. The failure note implies the emperor doesn't descend from the Mother Royal. After the eunuch expresses belief Luomen would have uncovered the shrine's secret, Maomao asks the emperor about the previous emperors' eyesight, learning that only the previous emperor had good eyesight; and about the parentage of the previous emperor, whose elder brothers died in an epidemic. The emperor has Jinshi take the test, guided by Maomao, who takes them to the end, a balcony on an upper floor. The shrine's caretaker explains that if none of the candidates succeeded, they were allowed to try again, aided by a concubine of the right lineage. The emperor asks for an explanation, which the eunuch has Maomao give. She deduced that the shrine was built to select for red-green color blindness, a rare trait in the country but more common in the western lands where the Mother Royal was said to have hailed from, which Luomen would know, having studied medicine abroad. However, she withholds that allowing concubines with the trait is a method to ensure that the bloodline of the Mother Royal remains in power despite the prevalent patriarchal succession of rule. The emperor jokes about taking Maomao as a concubine, but is unwilling to anger Lakan, and finds Maomao's breasts as too small. The eunuch, though, warns about suddenly introducing new blood into the imperial family. Maomao continues to wonder about Jinshi, this time no longer seeing him as "just the emperor's favorite eunuch".

 

 

12:05 - 12:55   Ranma 1/2 Remake: Season 2 eps 9-10

 

RANMA 1/2 Remake

Plot Summary:

Soun Tendou runs the Tendou Martial Arts School accompanied by his three daughters: Akane, Nabiki, and Kasumi. One day, the sisters' lives are turned upside down when their father announces that he has promised one of them to be married to a fellow martial artist's son in hopes of carrying on the family legacy. In addition to their mixed reactions, when the fiancé arrives, the last thing the Tendou family expects is Ranma Saotome and his father, Genma. Ranma has been training in China with his father until an unfortunate accident changed them both. Now, when water touches them, Ranma turns into a girl and Genma into a giant panda. Ranma ½ follows Ranma as he attempts to get along with his newly betrothed, the youngest of the Tendou sisters, Akane. As the two begin to attend the same school, they deal with fellow friends and rivals, all of whom have something to say about their engagement.

 

12:55 - 1:25     Club Announcements

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1:25 - 1:50    Daemons of the Shadow Realm ep 1

Daemons of the Shadow Realm

Plot Summary:  

Set in a world where certain humans can control a duo of supernatural creatures called Daemons, the series follows the journey of twins, Yuru and Asa, who were separated from a young age and must make their way back to each other. Along the way they learn of their prophesied abilities to control all Daemons, and eventually discover they must unite to save the world from destruction.

1:50 - 2:45    Witch Hat Atelier eps 1-2

Witch Hat Atelier

Plot Summary:  

Coco is the kind and daydreaming daughter of a dressmaker who aspires to become a witch, but because only innate magical users can practice and use magic, she has to give up on her dream. One day she meets a witch named Qifrey and after she witnesses how he uses magic (by drawing magical runes and using magical ink), Coco accidentally casts a spell that turns her mother to stone. As Coco does not know which magic spell she cast and Qifrey is tracking the sinister coven that could be behind the incident, he takes Coco as his apprentice in order to undo the spell and allow her to fulfill her dream. As it is gradually revealed, the coven in question—the Brimmed Caps—have taken an extraordinary interest in Coco, hoping that she will help them revive the free use of magic, which was outlawed because of the atrocities committed with it in past times, with some of their repercussions still enduring in Coco's world. Because rune magic can be effectively made by everyone, the Assembly carefully watches over any abuse of it, even going so far as to erase the memories of any uninitiated (called "outsiders") when they discover this secret. Thus, as Coco immerses herself into this new, wondrous world, a sinister plot begins to thicken around her.

 

2:45 - 4:35    The Legend of Hei 2 (Movie)

The Legend of Hei 2

Plot Summary:   

A powerful yaojing named Master Dasong and the members of his Liushui Guild Hall were ambushed by human soldiers armed with advanced weaponry strong enough to kill several yaojing. While fending off the mercenaries, Master Dasong was confronted by someone he knew before he was promptly slain.

Two years have passed since the events of the previous movie. Xiaohei still lives with Wuxian, honing his skills in metal manipulation, relearning his ability over Domain after losing it, studying Mandarin, and enjoying travels with Wuxian. One day, Wuxian receives a summons to the Main Hall to see the elders of Yaojing Guild. On the way to the building, they are joined by Luye, yaojing and a former student of Wuxian. At the meeting, the elders question Wuxian about the attack on Liushui Guild Hall and his whereabouts. They have found evidence of bullets infused with Roumo-wood, a rare type of iron-hard wood imbued with spiritual energy which recently went missing from the Guild's watch, along with the wood stolen from Liushui Guild Hall. They also found security footage showing someone who looks like Wuxian leading the attack. With the given evidence, the impossible strength required to defeat Master Dasong, and racial tensions between the Yaojing and the humans rise, suspicion falls on Wuxian. Wuxian denies the attack but is unable to prove it, but also theorizes that the true culprit's motive could be to place suspicion on the strongest Enforcer in the guild to weaken their total forces. So Wuxian suggests that he be placed under watch by NeZha in the Main Hall since he is the only one to match his strength, while the rest of the guild investigates and finds the real culprit...