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Join fellow fans for an afternoon of subtitled Japanese animation. This month we're back on our usual second Saturday.

Saturday afternoon, November 12, Santa Clara City Library (2635 Homestead Road, in northern California) http://www.nnanime.com | http://www.nnanime.com/flyers/2011/sch11_11.html Free!

The No-Name November harvest has arrived!

12:00 Toradora #7-8	"Pool Opening" and "For Whose Sake?"
12:55 Yozakura Quartet #9	"At the End of the Journey"
13:25 Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok #23	"Summer Girl by the Lakeside"
13:50	Abunai! Break time!
14:40 Bamboo Blade #16	"Kirino's Absence and the Preliminary Tournament"
15:05 Samurai Champloo #23	"Baseball Blues"
15:35 Angel Beats #3	"Angel Beats"
16:00 The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya #7-9

(Some shows not appropriate for all audiences, but if the FanimeCon BBS doesn't weird you out, it's probably OK.)

Movie theaters across America, including San Francisco, are hosting concert screenings.  Vocaloid event "Hatsune Miku Live Party 2011" is on November 10th.  Visual-kei band L'Arc~en~Ciel (which did themes for Fullmetal Alchemist, Rurouni Kenshin and other anime) event "20th L'Anniversary LIVE" is on November 29th.

http://www.nnanime.com/events/vocaloid/index.html
http://www.liveviewing.jp/contents/009_mikupa.html
http://www.liveviewing.jp/contents/012_larc-en-ciel.html

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Join fellow fans for an afternoon of subtitled Japanese animation. Yes, we're meeting on the first Saturday this month.

Saturday afternoon, October 1, Santa Clara City Library (2635 Homestead Road, in northern California) http://www.nnanime.com | http://www.nnanime.com/flyers/2011/sch11_10.html Free!

Summer is over, and there's a chill in the air as October brings
spooky episodes. Taiga and Ryuji meet the scary Ami in Toradora, Hime
and Akina battle the body-snatching Enjin in Yozakura Quartet, a new
frightening assassin is after Loki, Fuu and friends drop in on a
creepy excavation site in Samurai Champloo, and the dead students in
Angel Beats deal with more blood and gore. Also, the Shinsengumi of an
alien-infested Edo tell ghost stories in Gintama.

12:00 Toradora #5-6	"Ami Kawashima" and "True Self"
12:55 Yozakura Quartet #8	"That Time"
13:25 Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok #22	"The Truth About the Goddesses"
13:50	Abunai! Break time!
14:40 Samurai Champloo #22	"Cosmic Collisions"
15:05 Gintama #20	"Watch Out for Conveyer Belts"
15:35 Angel Beats #2	"Guild"
16:00 Bamboo Blade #15	"First Training Camp and First Public Bath"

(Some shows not appropriate for all audiences, but if the FanimeCon BBS doesn't weird you out, it's probably OK.)

Join fellow fans for an afternoon of subtitled Japanese animation.

Saturday afternoon, September 10, Santa Clara City Library (2635 Homestead Road, in northern California) http://www.nnanime.com | http://www.nnanime.com/flyers/2011/sch11_09.html Free!

This month, we start a new series, Angel Beats! We will also continue Toradora, Yozakura Quartet, Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok, Samurai Champloo, and Bamboo Blade.

12:00 Toradora #3-4	"Your Song" and "That Moment's Expression"
12:55 Yozakura Quartet #7	"Dogwood"
13:25 Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok #21	"The Dawn of Heimdall"
13:50	Abunai! Break time!
14:40 Samurai Champloo #20-21	"Elegy of Entrapment"
15:35 Angel Beats #1	"Departure"
16:00 Bamboo Blade #14	"Satorin's Resolve and Nomming"

(Some shows not appropriate for all audiences, but if the FanimeCon BBS doesn't weird you out, it's probably OK.)

Join fellow fans for an afternoon of subtitled Japanese animation.

Saturday afternoon, August 13, Santa Clara City Library (2635 Homestead Road, in northern California) http://www.nnanime.com | http://www.nnanime.com/flyers/2011/sch11_08.html Free!

It's time to go back to school, and we're going back to the high school romantic comedy, Toradora. Enjin's sidekick also visits Kotoha's school in Yozakura Quartet, and we again visit the Muroe High kendo club in Bamboo Blade. We also celebrate the birthday of video game and anime composer, Hayato Matsuo, who composed the music for series like Magic Knights Rayearth and Haunted Junction.

12:00 Toradora #1-2	"Tiger and Dragon" and "Ryuji and Taiga
12:55 Yozakura Quartet #6	"Spinning Song"
13:25 Bamboo Blade #13	"Teachers and Students"
13:50	Abunai! Break time!
14:40 Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok #20	"The Red Shoes"
15:05 Samurai Champloo #19	"Unholy Union"
15:35 Haunted Junction #1	"Three Members, Seven Spirits"
16:00 The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya #4-6

(Some shows not appropriate for all audiences, but if the FanimeCon BBS doesn't weird you out, it's probably OK.)

I'll probably see the Trigun: Badlands Rumble movie (Japanese diaglog with English subtitles) in San Jose on July 23 at Camera Cinemas ( http://www.cameracinemas.com/specialevents.shtml ). It will also be in San Francisco at NEW PEOPLE on July 15-17 ( http://www.newpeopleworld.com/films/films-7-2011/#trigun ).

Join fellow fans for an afternoon of subtitled Japanese animation.

Saturday afternoon, July 9th, Santa Clara City Library (2635 Homestead Road, in northern California) http://www.nnanime.com | http://www.nnanime.com/flyers/2011/sch11_07.html Free!

It's an afternoon of three dojos, two Asahinas, and one nursery school. One nursery school: The quintet opens a nursery in Yozakura Quartet. Two Asahinas: Kyon follows Asahina on a Tanabata mission in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Kyoko Asahina tries to make a film in Diamond Daydreams. Three dojos: Narugami teaches at a kendo dojo for a part time job in Mythical Detective Loki, Jin visits a dojo in Samurai Champloo, and the girls of Muroe High try to attract Azuma to their dojo in Bamboo Blade.

12:00 Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok #19	"A Tale of Narugami's Devotion"
12:30 Samurai Champloo #18	"War of the Words"
12:55 Yozakura Quartet #5	"Waiting For You"
13:25 Bamboo Blade #12	"Azuma's Circumstances and Mei's Circumstances"
13:50	Abunai! Break time!
14:40 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Season 2 #1	"Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody"
15:05 Diamond Daydreams	Kyoko
16:00 The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya	#1-3

(Some shows not appropriate for all audiences, but if the FanimeCon BBS doesn't weird you out, it's probably OK.)

Looking for something to do after our meeting? The Obon Festival in San Jose has food, games and traditional Japanese music and dance, see
http://www.sjbetsuin.com/Events/Obon2011

Pictures with a little commentary:

  http://www.nnanime.com/events/1105fanime/

Join fellow fans for an afternoon of subtitled Japanese animation.

Saturday afternoon, June 11, Santa Clara City Library (2635 Homestead Road, in northern California) http://www.nnanime.com | http://www.nnanime.com/flyers/2011/sch11_06.html Free!

June is named after Juno, the goddess of marriages, so this month, we celebrate people getting together: Lupin gets together with Jigen, Fujiko, and Goemon; the Muroe High kendo team might get together with a new member in Bamboo Blade; Fuu, Jin, and Mugen split and get together again in Samurai Champloo; and Googoo gets back to Witch Kingdom in Tweeny Witches.

12:00 Tweeny Witches OVA #6	Storm and Stress
12:30 Samurai Champloo #16-17	Lullabies of the Lost
13:25 Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok #18	"The Seven-Colored Detective Appears!"
13:50	Abunai! Break time!
14:40 Lupin the 3rd - Episode #0: The First Contact	Infamous thief Lupin the 3rd has had many adventures over the years with Jigen, Goemon, and Fujiko. Find out how they all met, as we celebrate 40 years of hilarious hijinks with the whole Lupin gang!
16:15 Bamboo Blade #11	"Animation and Dreams"

(Some shows not appropriate for all audiences, but if the FanimeCon BBS doesn't weird you out, it's probably OK.)

Sorry, I didn't fit the gathering into my schedule.

I saw the 2 Daleks :D

I got photos of both of them too. GoH Halko Momoi even took a picture with one:

  http://www.mobypicture.com/user/momoiktkr/view/9654628

Doctor Who was my major obsession before I became aware of anime.  Not that I'm old or anything, but I used to watch it on San Francisco's KQED channel 9.

Join fellow fans for an afternoon of subtitled Japanese animation.

Saturday afternoon, May 14, Santa Clara City Library (2635 Homestead Road, in northern California) http://www.nnanime.com | http://www.nnanime.com/flyers/2011/sch11_05.html Free!

What do character designer Takahiro Yoshimatsu, voice actor Tohru Furuya, and anime director Seiji Mizushima have in common? They're all visiting San Jose over Memorial Day Weekend! Join us as we gear up for FanimeCon by enjoying some of their work.

12:00 Trigun #1	"The Sixty Billion Dollar Man"
12:30 Kimagure Orange Road OAV #1	"White Lovers"
12:55 Dai-Guard #1	"Disaster from the Sea"
13:25	Abunai! Break time!
14:15 Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
16:20 The Adventures of Mini-Goddess #37	"Urd vs. Urd"

(Some shows not appropriate for all audiences, but if the FanimeCon BBS doesn't weird you out, it's probably OK.)

Join fellow fans as we travel to the Valley of the Wind in Nausicaa. We also continue with Tweeny Witches, Yozakura Quartet, and Bamboo Blade.

Saturday afternoon, April 9, Santa Clara City Library (2635 Homestead Road, in northern California) http://www.nnanime.com | http://www.nnanime.com/flyers/2011/sch11_04.html Free!

12:00 Tweeny Witches OAV #5	"A Heart Sealed Away"
12:30 Yozakura Quartet #4	"Looking Back"
12:55 Bamboo Blade #10	"Miyako Miyazaki's Melancholy and the First Tournament"
13:25	Abunai! Break time!
14:15 Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
16:15 The Adventures of Mini-Goddess #35-36	"Rules of the Ninja"

(Some shows not appropriate for all audiences, but if the FanimeCon BBS doesn't weird you out, it's probably OK.)

My event report and pictures are at http://www.nnanime.com/events/1103prayforjapan

http://www.cameracinemas.com/specialevents.shtml

Join fellow fans for an afternoon of subtitled Japanese animation. Usually the second Saturday of every month and presented in and co-sponsored by the Santa Clara City Central Park Library. This month we are in the spacious Redwood Room.

Saturday afternoon, March 12, Santa Clara City Library (2635 Homestead Road, in northern California) http://www.nnanime.com | http://www.nnanime.com/flyers/2011/sch11_03.html Free!

Winter is ending, as well as two of our series! Come watch the final episodes of Twelve Kingdoms and Planetes. Loki yet again avoids his ending at the hands of the Norns in Ragnarok, Eva prevents the end of the witches in Tweeny Witches, and will a bad shopping trip be the end of Toraji in Bamboo Blade?

12:00 Twelve Kingdoms #38-39	"Great Distance in the Wind, Sky at Dawn, Chapter 15 and Final Chapter"
12:55 Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok #17	"Crashing into Kitchen Sanctuary!"
13:25 Tweeny Witches OAV #4	"The Secret of Dragon House"
13:50	Abunai! Break time!
14:40 Planetes #25-26	"The Lost" and "And the Days We Chance Upon..."
15:35 Yozakura Quartet #3	"That Decision"
16:00 Bamboo Blade #9	"Kojiro and the Crossroads of Fate"

(Some shows not appropriate for all audiences, but if the FanimeCon BBS doesn't weird you out, it's probably OK.)

Join fellow fans for an afternoon of subtitled Japanese animation. Usually the second Saturday of every month and presented in and co-sponsored by the Santa Clara City Central Park Library. This month we are in the spacious Redwood Room.

Saturday afternoon, February 12, Santa Clara City Library (2635 Homestead Road, in northern California) http://www.nnanime.com | http://www.nnanime.com/flyers/2011/sch11_02.html Free!

Love is in the air -- or on the moon.  Ai (whose name means "love") shares her opinions about love in Planetes, Mayura's shrine hosts a wedding on Loki, Mugen tries to make love in Samurai Champloo, and Tama-chan gets a job to support her love of anime in Bamboo Blade.

12:00 Twelve Kingdoms #36-37	"Great Distance in the Wind, Sky at Dawn, Chapter 13-14"
12:55 Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok #16	"Bell of Evil"
13:25 Tweeny Witches OAV #3	"The Ice Witch and the Dragon of Fire and Ice"
13:50	Abunai! Break time!
14:40 Planetes #24	"Love"
15:05 Samurai Champloo #15	"Bogus Booty"
15:35 Yozakura Quartet #2	"What's Your Name?"
16:00 Bamboo Blade #8	"Tama and Part-time Work"

(Some shows not appropriate for all audiences, but if the FanimeCon BBS doesn't weird you out, it's probably OK.)

Join fellow fans for an afternoon of subtitled Japanese animation.

Saturday afternoon, January 8, Santa Clara City Library (2635 Homestead Road, in northern California) http://www.nnanime.com | http://www.nnanime.com/flyers/2011/sch11_01.html Free!

Happy New Year! We're evaluating new shows for the new year, and we would like your input. Before break, we'll continue several of our regular shows: The Twelve Kingdoms, Planetes, Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok, and Tweeny Witches. After the break, we'll explore four different anime and ask for your opinions about them. Your feedback will help determine what we watch this coming year.

12:00 The Twelve Kingdoms #35	"Great Distance in the Wind, Sky at Dawn, Chapter 12"
12:30 Planetes #23	"Debris Cluster"
12:55 Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok #15	"The Beautiful Assassins"
13:25 Tweeny Witches OAV #2	"The Ice Witch and the Dragon of Fire and Ice"
13:50	Abunai! Break time!
14:40 Yozakura Quartet #1	"Cherry Blossoms Bloom"
15:05 Toradora #1	"Tiger and Dragon"
15:35 Dirty Pair TV #1	"How to Kill a Computer"
16:00 Lucky Star #1	"The Girl Who Dashes Off"

(Some shows not appropriate for all audiences, but if the FanimeCon BBS doesn't weird you out, it's probably OK.)

Join fellow fans for an afternoon of subtitled Japanese animation.

Saturday afternoon, December 11, Santa Clara City Library (2635 Homestead Road, in northern California) http://www.nnanime.com | http://www.nnanime.com/flyers/2010/sch10_12.html Free!

At the twelfth monthly meeting of 2010 we'll see five debris workers, four kendo girls, three homeless people, two resistance cells, and a little dog with a mystery.

12:00 The Twelve Kingdoms #34	"Great Distance in the Wind, Sky at Dawn, Chapter 11"
12:30 Planetes #22	"Exposure"
12:55 Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok #14	"Light Dog, Dark Dog, Black Dog"
13:20	Abunai! Break time! See pictures from last year's Break at http://www.nnanime.com/events/NNanniversary16/index.html
14:30 Tokyo Godfathers	From Satoshi Kon, the highly acclaimed anime director of Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, and Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers is the tale of three homeless people who find a baby on Christmas Eve and try to return the child to its parents.
16:00 Bamboo Blade #7	"Sushi and Mince Meat Cutlets"

(Some shows not appropriate for all audiences, but if the FanimeCon BBS doesn't weird you out, it's probably OK.)

Remember to bring stamped 2010 frequent viewer cards to Break.

I went on Black Friday. The parking lot was crowded and road construction made finding a freeway entrance a little difficult. BART might have been a good alternative. Arrived about 3pm and got tickets for entering the Pixar exhibit at 5:30. I heard they let 80 people in every half hour. There was interesting stuff to look at in the other museum galleries (and the gift shop) while waiting to get into the Pixar exhibit. Once inside, it was easy to get a closeup look at everything.