I am happy to announce a new anime club in Sacramento, CA! NorCal Anime is a free monthly event where
people can get together to watch the latest and greatest anime and meet like minded others. The club meetings
will be held at Colonial Heights Library in Sacramento, CA.
First meeting will be on 3/14/2010, here is the schedule of what will be shown:
2:00 - Durarara!! ep 1-2
2:50 - The Sacred Blacksmith ep 1-2
3:40 - Bakemonogatari (Phantom Stories) ep 1-2
4:30 - Real Drive ep 1-2
5:20 - Toradora! (Tiger x Dragon) ep 1-2
Directions/Info/Etc please check out http://www.norcalanime.com
Thanks!
This month we will be screening the 2009 hit movie called Summer Wars.
Summer Wars (サマーウォーズ Samā Wōzu) is a 2009 anime science fiction film. The film focuses on a timid eleventh-grade math genius who has been falsely implicated in the hacking of a virtual world and, with the aid of a classmate's extensive family, must prevent the real and computer-simulated worlds from colliding. It was produced by the Japanese animation studio Madhouse and directed by Mamoru Hosoda.
The project was first announced without a title at the 2008 Tokyo International Anime Fair, and the first trailer of the film was released in April 2009. Audience interest was fueled primarily through word of mouth and Internet publicity. Two manga adaptations of the film were published ahead of the film's release in Japan. It was nominated for the 2009 Golden Leopard award at the Locarno International Film Festival,[5] and won the 2010 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.
Refreshments and pop corn will be served!
More info -> http://www.norcalanime.com
Just a update, the meeting date has been moved to 4/28 at 6pm. More information is on the website. Thank you!
Hello all,
We will be having another meeting on 5/20 @ 6pm at the Colonial Heights Library. Here are the titles we will be showing, hope people can make it ! :) More info at http://www.norcalanime.com
HEROMAN
Plot Summary: An American kid named Joey lives in an urban city & has always wanted to become a hero. Unfortunately he's just an orphan working part time to support his grandma and himself. After he watched a toy commercial on a new robot action figure, Joey believe he'll gain strength if he obtains one. The only robot toy he can get his hands on is a broken one that was abandon by a rich school bully. Feeling pity for the trashed action figure, Joey took it home to repair it. Little did he know, that once he repairs the toy, it'll make his hero dream become a reality.
The Tatami Galaxy
Plot Summary: When a college dropout stops for a late night bite at a mysterious ramen stand, he crosses paths with a self-proclaimed deity of matrimony. This bizarre meeting sends the young man hurtling through a horrifying flashback to his not-so-glorious college days when the influence of a cruel new friend turned him from a hopeless romantic into a mischievous "black cupid."
Angel Beats!
Plot Summary: In a world after death, angels fight for their fate and their future. Yuri, the leader of the Shinda Sekai Sensen, rebels against the god who destined her to have an unreasonable life. On the otherhand, Tenshi, the chairperson of the student council for the world after death, battles against the SSS members. SSS members utilize armed weaponry to battle it out against the angels harnessing supernatural powers.
Working!!
Plot Summary: Set in a family restaurant in Hokkaido, the northern prefecture of Japan, 16 year old high school student Takanashi Souta works part-time along with his strange co-workers: Taneshima Popura, a high school girl who's a year older than Souta who's easily mistaken for a elementary/middle schooler, and Shirafuji Kyoko the 28-year old store manager who doesn't bother to do any work at all.
Arakawa Under The Bridge
Plot Summary: Ichinomiya Kou has always lived according to the creed of his wealthy, successful family: never be in debt to anyone. But one day, under the Arakawa Bridge, his life is saved by a homeless girl named Nino. In order to pay her back, Kou promises to be her boyfriend; and thus begins his new life under the bridge.