While in Japan, stay at a Ryokan...

4 Japanese Onsen Ryokans

That feels like another world

Japan in itself is another world and on another level when it comes to the sights and sounds. These onsen and their locations make that statement even more real.

How sh*t went down on Sesame Street...

Miami Nice

Starring Bert & Ernie

Turboblacktion brings Bert and Ernie to life in a high-stakes Miami caper set to a dramatic soundtrack. The duo navigates tense confrontations and dangerous situations in this action-packed parody.

Bound by a curse that refuses to fade...

M  A  O

From Rumiko Takahashi comes a supernatural tale woven across eras...

Eight years ago, Nanoka Kiba was saved from the wreckage of a fatal accident at Gogyō Town Shopping Center. Drawn to the abandoned passage of storefronts on her walk home from school in present day, she becomes inexplicably transported to Japan's Taishō period where she meets the mysterious Mao, a fellow traveler whose arrival at a ghost-inhabited village is simultaneous with hers. Together, they investigate the bizarre events that begin to occur around them, and Nanoka soon pieces together her broken memories of the accident and how she and Mao may have something more sinister in common.

"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

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 Runner, down-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

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Someone forgot to tell the AI about safety belts...

The Project X - Short Film

Seedance 2.0

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.

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 *

"Your best friendship is worth fighting for..."

Forgotten Island

DreamWorks Animation, the studio that brought you unforgettable bonds between a boy and a dragon in How to Train Your Dragon, an ogre and a donkey in Shrek, and a robot and a gosling in The Wild Robot, now welcomes a dazzling and emotional story about two lifelong best friends who must come together before they drift apart in Forgotten Island.

The new original film is written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado and is produced by Academy Award® nominee Mark Swift, the filmmaking team behind Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.

Grammy and Academy Award® winning supernova H.E.R. and Liza Soberano (Lisa Frankenstein, Alone/Together) star as high school graduates Jo and Raissa, who have been best friends since grade school but are now about to embark on separate life paths.

While celebrating their last night together, Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali, packed with magical and mythological creatures they grew up hearing stories about from their Filipino families.

Some of these figures will become friends, some foes. Joined by well-meaning-but- hapless weredog Raww (Dave Franco) and a small-but-mighty pack of pals, Jo and Raissa must face The Dreaded Manananggal (Tony winning icon Lea Salonga), the most feared creature on the island. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, Jo and Raissa will race to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever.

The film’s all-star voice cast also includes Emmy nominee Jenny Slate (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Dying for Sex), Manny Jacinto (The Good Place, Top Gun: Maverick), BAFTA nominee Dolly de Leon (Triangle of Sadness, Ghostlight), global comedy superstar Jo Koy (Haunted Mansion, Jo Koy: Live from Brooklyn) and Emmy winner Ronny Chieng (The Daily Show, M3GAN).

Forgotten Island - In Theaters September 25

Every Filipino Reference in Forgotten Island Trailer

No Return to 90's Anime....

The Lost Era of Anime We'll Never Get Back

Bhan explores how the unique economic and regulatory landscape of the 1980s and 90s allowed for the creation of experimental OVAs and films. This era fostered bold, niche storytelling and distinct animation styles that are rarely seen in today's mainstream anime industry.

He's on a New Mission...

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY

The Sorcery of Nymph Circe

For twelve years, the Earth Federation has ruled with an iron fist. Its ministers live in luxury. Its people live in fear. Hathaway Noa knows this better than anyone. The son of legendary commander Bright Noa, he grew up in the shadow of a war that was supposed to bring freedom — and watched that promise rot from within.

Now he leads MAFTY, a resistance movement willing to do what others won't.

But as the Adelaide Conference draws closer and Federation forces close in, Hathaway finds himself pulled toward something unexpected: Gigi Andalucia, a mysterious woman whose cryptic words cut deeper than any weapon. Her presence stirs something in him — something he's spent years trying to bury.

The mission is set. The enemy is ready. And nothing is what it seems.

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY In Theaters May 15

Next Club Meeting is April 18, 2026...

A N I M A T R I X   N E T W O R K

It's been a while!

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, April 18, 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.

 

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