Archive Spring 2011

Meeting: Thursday April 28th, 2011
Agenda: Final meeting of the semester. Summer meetings will be on Wednesdays with more information to be announced. Check the website for further announcements. Have a great summer!
Show: Several non-anime were showed as allowed by the special rules for this meeting.

Meeting: Monday April 25th, 2011
Agenda: Only one meeting left this semester! The last meeting will be president’s choice, and he has asked that members bring in non-Asian animation. Discussed Fall Film Fest.
Show: X-Men (Ekkusu Men)

Overview (Official Description): The X-Men reunite after the death of a teammate in order to track down Hisako Ichiki (Armor), a missing teenage girl in Northern Japan. There, the X-Men encounter the fanatical anti-mutant group, the U-Men, and discover what was important enough for Xavier to bring them back together. The answer is something that could potentially bridge the gap between mutants and humans... or tear the two species apart forever.
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Thursday April 21st, 2011
Agenda: Only two meetings left this semester. Discussed Fall Film Fest planning, a planning meeting will be held on Monday at 7:00 p.m.
Show: Project A-ko (Purojekuto Eeko)

Overview (Official Description): It's the not-too-distant future, and a metropolis flourishes in the crash site of an alien spacecraft. A-ko, a teenager growing up in this city, enjoys the life of an ordinary schoolgirl... along with incredible superhuman strength! But her carefree days are numbered. Her school rival, B-ko, is not content to live in the shadows any longer. A-ko's superpowers and good fashion sense may not be a match for B-ko's evil genius and Mega-Powered Fighting Robots of Doom!
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Monday April 18th, 2011
Agenda: Nothing of importance.
Show: Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts (Baka to Test to Shokanju)

Overview (Official Description): When a fight breaks out at Fumizuki Academy, nobody throws a single punch. Instead, the students utilize the school's technology to summon Avatars, pint-sized stand-ins with battle powers based on academic ability. That "academic ability" part is bad news for Yoshii: he's an idiot, stuck in lowly Class F with the slackers. If these misfits want to escape their dump of a classroom and earn some respect, they'll have to fight their way up the ranks and take on Class A, the Academy's brightest students. It's going to be tough, that's for sure, but once the underachievers of Class F get motivated, they don't give up - and Yoshii can't even spell surrender!
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Thursday April 14th, 2011
Agenda: See you at the Club Picnic on Saturday!
Show: Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra (Fighting Librarians)

Overview (Official Description): In another time and place, on a world of pain and sorrow, when someone dies, their soul doesn't go to Heaven or Hell - it becomes a book. A book that reveals the deceased's innermost secrets... and can be read by anyone. Protecting these priceless treasures is the elite organization known as the Armed Librarians. It's their job to keep the books and the knowledge within them safe from those who would misuse or destroy them. It's a tough, dangerous job, so Chief Librarian Hamyuts Maseta recruits only the best and the brightest psychics to join her team of expert fighters. But will they be good enough to stop the fanatics of the Shindeki Church from wrecking vengeance on the entire world? Only time will tell, but that book hasn't been written yet.
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Monday April 11th, 2011
Agenda: Club Picnic is Saturday April 16th, 2011 at Boomsburg Town Park from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Show: Submarine 707R (707R)

Overview (Official Description): A high-tech terrorist plagues the ocean...To counter the subversive activities of the USR, a shadowy terrorist group menacing the seas, the leading nations of the world join forces to form the Peace Keeping Navy (PKN). Its inauguration ceremony, however, quickly turns into disaster as Admiral Red, charismatic leader of the USR, launches a surprise attack on the PKN. With fi erce fi repower, Red lets his intentions be known that he will destroy anything that gets in the way of his twisted vision of an ideal future... Dive into this exciting deep-sea military action-adventure thriller, as Captain Hayami and the crew of the 707 try to outwit Admiral Red's gargantuan nuclear submarine!
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Thursday April 7th, 2011
Agenda: Club Picnic is next Saturday.
Show: Bartender (Batenda)

Overview (Description from Wikipedia): Bartender follows the nightlife of Ryu Sasakura, a bartending prodigy who is said to mix the best cocktails anyone has ever tasted. Sasakura bides his time in a bar named Eden Hall, hidden in a nook of the Ginza district in downtown Tokyo. It is said that normal people cannot simply find and enter Eden Hall, but they must be invited in by the host. Over the course of the anime, various figures of high and low stature, all of who share unusual troubles and heavy burdens, are "invited" into Eden Hall and are treated to Sasakura's fine drinks, which, with guidance from the young bartender, lead the customers to reflect on their lives and decide on a course of action to tackle with their problems.
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Monday April 4th, 2011
Agenda: Thanks for all those who attended the the Film Fest! Discussed Club Picnic.
Show: Slam Dunk (Suramu Danku)

Overview (Official Description): Hanamichi Sakurgai is a delinquent with a long history of getting dumped by girls. After enrolling in Shohoku High School, Hanamichi becomes interested in a girl named Haruko who loves the game of basketball. Hanamichi decides to join the team only to be confronted by a star player named Rukawa and later by the team's captain and older brother of Haruko. With temper, attitude and more, will Hanamichi's exceptional talent and athletic abilities be enough to make him part of the team?
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Thursday March 31st, 2011
Agenda: See you at the Film Festival on Saturday!
Show: Black Lagoon (Burakku Ragun)

Overview (Official Description): Rokuro Okajima is meek, mundane and metropolitan. His business trip to South East Asia turns from pleasure cruise to festival of pain when modern day pirates board the ship and take him hostage. Revy, Dutch and Benny are merciless, maniacal and mean. Together, they make up the crew of the Black Lagoon. Making a living in a city where the most villainous of villains make themselves at home isn't without its risks, but they take on any job available to them. Smuggling guns, drugs, kidnapped children and stolen goods is all part of a hard days work.
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Monday March 28th, 2011
Agenda: Discussed Jaycon and Club Picnic. Video gaming has moved to Thursdays.
Show: Voltron (Goraion)

Overview (Official Description): From days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the universe, comes a legend. The legend of Voltron: Defender of the Universe! A mighty robot, loved by good, feared by evil. A force of space explorers, Kieth, Lance, Hunk, Pidge, and Sven are sent to find the last princess of planet Arus, Allura, and the keys to Voltron. Together they find the five robot lions that make up the legendary robot. King Zarkon, an evil warlord, rains down destruction across the universe. But our heroes form Voltron at the last moment, and begin a new war against his cruel empire.
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Thursday March 24th, 2011
Agenda: Zenkaikon pictures are uploaded. A few members will be attending Jaycon on Saturday in Elizabethtown, PA.
Show: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Yu-gi-o Dyueru Monsutazu)

Overview (Official Description): Meet Yugi, and his best buds, Joey, Tristan, and Tea. They share a love for the newest game that's sweeping the nation: Duel Monsters! This card-battling game pits players against one another using different mystical creatures. Armed with their own deck of cards packed with awesome monsters and mighty spell-cards, Yugi and his friends are totally obsessed with the game. But there's more to this card game than meets the eye! Yugi's grandfather gives him an old Egyptian puzzle that no one can solve, Yugi manages to fit the pieces the puzzle together and his life changes forever for Yugi has uncovered the "Game King." Now this duo has become the ultimate dueling force in Duel Monsters!
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Monday March 21st, 2011
Agenda: Report was given by the members who attended Zenkaikon. Discussed Spring Film Fest.
Show: Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Kido Butoden Ji Gandamu)

Overview (Official Description): It is time for the Gundam Fight tournament! Each country sends a Gundam to Earth for this prestigious tournament in the hopes of winning power and glory for their homeland! But this time, there's an unseen evil lurking behind the scene. Domon Kasshu, Neo Japan's reluctant Fighter, is determined to uncover this evil and clear his family name!
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Thursday March 17th, 2011
Agenda: Nothing of importance.
Show: Trigun (Toraigan)

Overview (Official Description): Vash the Stampede is a wanted man with the habit of turning entire towns into rubble. The price on his head is a fortune, and his path of destruction reaches across the arid wastelands of a desert planet. Unfortunately, most encounters with the spiky-haired gunslinger don't end well for the bounty hunters who catch up with him; someone always gets hurt - and it's never Vash. Oddly enough, for such an infamous fugitive, there's no proof that he's ever taken a life. In fact, he's a pacifist with a doughnut obsession who's more doofus than desperado. There's a whole lot more to him than his reputation lets on - Vash the Stampede definitely ain't your typical outlaw.
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Monday March 14th, 2011
Agenda: See you at Zenkaikon this weekend! Mike M. has won the members Penny wars and was pied. Ryan P. finished second and did the honors. The Spring Film Fest will be on Saturday April 2nd, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m in Centennial Hall Rooms 218, 243, 244, and 245.
Show: FLCL (Furi Kuri)

Overview (Official Description): Naota is a detached sixth-grader afflicted by the pangs of puberty. He's fooling around with his brother's ex-girlfriend when a crazed girl on a motor scooter runs him over, brains him with a bass guitar, and moves into his house. This pink-haired girl, Haruko - who claims she's an alien - hurls Naota into the middle of a mega-corporation's secret agenda. Oh, and now giant battling robots shoot from his skull.
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

No meetings on Monday March 7th, 2011 & Thursday March 10th, 2011 during Spring Break. Meetings resume on Monday March 14th, 2011.

Meeting: Thursday March 3rd, 2011
Agenda: There will be no meetings on Monday March 7th, 2011 & Thursday March 10th, 2011 during Spring Break. Meetings resume on Monday March 14th, 2011. Gaming will resume on Monday March 14th. Discussed Film Fest.
Show: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure 1994 (JoJo no Kimyo na Boken)

Overview (Official Description): More than 100 years have past since the battle between Jonathan Joestar and the vampire, Dio Brando. Now Dio's escape from the ocean depths awakens the psychic power known as "Stand" within 17-year-old Jotaro "JoJo" Kujo and his grandfather Josef Joestar. Now they must battle the immortal vampire Dio, who holds Jotaro's mother Holley prisoner in a nightmare-filled coma. But they're not alone. Joining them in their quest are four warriors who also posses mystical Stand powers. These powers are manifested in giant spectral warriors that emerge from the bodies of the group. But Dio has gathered Stand warriors as well, and he possesses a secret and incredibly powerful Stand of his own.
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Monday February 28th, 2011
Agenda: Penny Wars ends Thursday!
Show: Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (Evangerion Shin Gekijoban: Ha)

Overview (Official Description): In the earliest battles against the monstrous Angels, young Eva pilots Shinji and Rei were forced to carry humanity's hopes on their shoulders. Now, with the deadly onslaught of the Angels escalating and the apocalyptic Third Impact looming, Shinji and Rei find their burden shared by two new Eva pilots, the fiery Asuka and the mysterious Mari. Maneuvering their enormous Eva machines into combat, the four young souls fight desperately to save mankind from the heavens - but will they be able to save themselves?
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Thursday February 24th, 2011
Agenda: Discussed Film Fest, Game Fest, and Penny Wars. The club picnic is planned for Saturday April 16th, 2011.
Show: Dominion Tank Police (Dominion)

Overview (Official Description): In the year 2010, the earth has been encircled by a toxic cloud so noxious that the population has to wear gas masks. Human morals have fared no better a violent crime is committed every 36 seconds! Leading the attack on society are the cat sisters Annapuna and Unipuma. Sexy but ruthless, these bioengineered commandos ally with grotesque half-human, half-cyborg gang leader Buaku in ceaseless, naked aggression. Enter the Tank Police. Lead by "Mr. Squad Commander" Britain, this space-age law and order patrol welcomes its newest member, Leona, during a round of "grenade golf" which puts the "terror" back in to their "interrogation" of a suspect. However, these extreme tactics are necessary against the notorious Buaku Gang. This gang stoops so low as to terrorize a hospital in order to steal the urine samples of people unaffected by the toxic atmosphere! They only escape the fearsome Tank Police by virtue of a deadly stripteases performed by the feline crime sisters.
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

The Monday February 21st, 2011 meeting has been cancelled as Bloomsburg University is not having classes due to inclement weather.

Meeting: Thursday February 17th, 2011
Agenda: Nothing of importance.
Show: Dream Eater Merry (Yumekui Meri)

Overview (Official Description): Sometimes daydreaming can get you into trouble, but what do you do when it's other people's dreams that you have to watch out for? Yumeji Fujiwara has the unique ability to predict what kind of dreams other people will have, but lately, his own dreams have taken a bizarre turn in which he's being pursued by armies of cats. Stranger yet, Yumeji learns that the leader of the dream cats needs his body to access the Real World. Finally, the strange becomes downright weird when a beautiful girl suddenly drops on top of him and announces that she's a Dream Demon looking for a way back to the Dream World! The fabric that separates reality and fantasy is torn to shreds, and Yumeji has a lot of sleepless nights ahead of him as he has to deal with both the dream stalking and a dream walking!
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Monday February 14th, 2011
Agenda: Thanks to all those who attended the Game Fest! Remember to wear your club t-shirt for Thursdays meeting, we will be taking several pictures for the website.
Show: Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (Evangelion Shin Gekijoban: Jo)

Overview (Official Description): Tokyo-3 still stands after most of civilization was decimated in the Second Impact. Now the city endures the ceaseless onslaught of the deadly Angels, bizarre creatures bent on eradicating the human race. To combat this strange and ruthless enemy, the government agency NERV constructs a fleet of towering humanoid machines - the Evas - and Shinji Ikari is called into action, reluctantly taking his place at the controls of Eva Unit 01. Living a life of loneliness and questioning his existence, Shinji struggles to accept responsibility for mankind's battle for survival. Shinji will fight the Angels alongside the only person who might understand his plight - Rei Ayanami, the elusive and frail pilot of Eva Unit 00.
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Thursday February 10th, 2011
Agenda: The Game Fest is scheduled for Saturday February 12th, 2011 from 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Kehr Union Multipurpose A&B. Setup will start at 10:00 a.m. Hope to see you all there! Several Film Fest sign-up's were passed around. Remember to wear your club t-shirt for Thursdays meeting, we will be taking several pictures for the website.
Show: Kimi ni Todoke (Reaching You)

Overview (Official Description): Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine...for a horror movie. With her jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanor, she's often mistaken for Sadako, the haunting character from Ringu. Unbeknownst to but a few, behind her scary facade is a very misunderstood teenager. Shy and pure of heart, she just wants to make friends. But when Kazehaya, the most popular boy in class, befriends her, she's sure to make more than just that...she's about to make some enemies too!
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Monday February 7th, 2011
Agenda: Due to the resignation of our Secretary, and after discussions during the meeting, Sydney has been appointed to fill the position for the remaining Spring 2011 meetings. A constitutional committee has been formed with the goal of creating a revised club constitution. The Game Fest is scheduled for Saturday February 12th, 2011 from 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Kehr Union Multipurpose A&B. Penny Wars continue with Ryan and Mike being in the lead. Zombie Steve will be organizing a trip to Tekkoshocon, please contact him for more information.
Show: Full Metal Panic (Furumetaru Panikku!)

Overview (Official Description): On the surface, Kaname Chidori appears to be a normal, popular high school student. The problem is, she doesn't realize just how popular she is. Unbeknownst to her, a group of terrorists believe she possesses the special powers of "the Whispered," and they're out to kidnap her. Enter Sousuke Sagara, a young, hotshot agent from the stealthy anti-terrorist organization Mithril. Will he be able to protect Kaname without her finding out what's really going on? Or will he just drive her crazy as he tries to fit in as her awkward, gung-ho, war-crazed classmate?
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Thursday February 3rd, 2011
Agenda: Congratulations to the new officers for Fall 2011-Spring 2012! President: Ryan P, Vice President: Ryan Y, Secretary: Sydney, Treasurer: Michael. We also wish Rocio the best in her future endeavors, she has resigned as Secretary. Discussed library publications acquisitions. Equipment is needed for the Game Fest. Penny wars will end on March 14th with the pieing of the winner by the runner-up.
Show: Due to the election nothing was shown.

Meeting: Monday January 31st, 2011
Agenda: Elections are on Thursday. Equipment is needed for the Game Fest. Club poster contest submissions will be voted on at Thrusdays meeting. Discussed Setsucon.
Show: The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (Musekinin Kancho Taira)

Overview (Official Description): Justy Ueki Tylor had his life all planned out: join the military, get a cushy desk job, and then retire with a big fat pension check. The perfect plan...until he wandered into a hostage situation and somehow managed to save an admiral! Now Tylor - a man who wouldn't know what discipline was if it bit him on the backside - has been made Captain of the space cruiser Soyokaze. The crew of this run-down ship is the craziest rag-tag team of misfits you're ever likely to see, and they're not too fond of their complacent new leader. But they'd better learn to work together, because they're about to go head to head with the mighty Raalgon Empire. For better or for worse, the Earth's fate has been placed in the hands of a man who's either a total idiot - or an absolute genius!
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Thursday January 27th, 2011
Agenda: See you at Setsucon on Saturday and Sunday! The Game Fest is scheduled for Saturday February 12th, 2011 from 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Kehr Union Multipurpose A&B, equipment is needed. The club picnic is being planned for Saturday April 23rd, 2011. Club poster contest submissions are due on Monday January 31st, 2011, and will be judged that day. Discussed and voted on preliminary club budget for Fall 2011-Spring 2012. Members were chosen for the next round of Penny Wars.
Show: Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Maho Shojo Madoka Magika)

Overview (Official Description): Madoka Kaname is an average 14-year-old girl who loves her family and friends. One fateful day, this all changes when she has a very magical encounter with a strange creature called a Kyubey. Kyubey have the power to grant one wish to chosen girls. However, in exchange, those chosen must become magical girls and use their powers to fight against witches, evil creatures born from darkness and catalysts of despair. Was this encounter by chance or fate? No matter the circumstance, this will surely change her destiny.
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Monday January 24th, 2011
Agenda: Club poster contest submissions are due on Monday January 3st, 2011. Discussed Setsucon travel arrangements.
Show: Darker than Black (Daka Zan Burakku -Kuro no Keiyakusha-)

Overview (Official Description): A new and deadly breed of covert agent walks the streets. Known as Contractors, these assassins and spies wield bizarre supernatural powers to carry out the dirty work of others. They thrive in the underworld, between rumor and reality, their loyalties always in question. One among these operatives is more mysterious than the rest: the masked killer BK201, the Black Reaper. His true identity and intentions remain unknown, but as his path weaves through the shadows and alleys of Tokyo, blood is spilled on both sides of the law. It's a new age of confusion, and the rules of engagement have changed.
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

Meeting: Thursday January 20th, 2011
Agenda: First regular meeting of the semester. Officer Elections for the Fall 2011-Spring 2012 semesters will be on Thursday February 3rd, 2011 at 9 p.m. in the club room. Club poster contest submissions are due on Monday January 31st, 2011. Film Fest is currently scheduled for the first weekend in April. Club library list is now available on the website and the library is now open for members to borrow items. Ryan has resigned as the head of the member mini-series.
Show: Ghost Hound (Shinreigari/Gosuto Haundo)

Overview (Official Description): When he was three, Taro Komori and his sister were kidnapped, but the kidnapper was run over and killed before the ransom could be delivered. The police eventually found Taro, but not before his sister died. Eleven years later, Taro still has nightmares of the events surrounding the kidnapping and is haunted by a tall, featureless specter. Now, Taro searches for answers in the Hidden Realm, but something sinister is brewing there. The spirits are restless and a malevolent ghost is appearing with increasing frequency. In the "real" world, an out-of-favor religious cult is finding dozens of new converts, especially among high ranking politicians. And just what the scientists at Dai Nippon Bio are up to is a question in need of an answer. Can Taro and his friends find the answers they need in time to save their friends and families?
Links: Official Site (English), Official Site (Japanese), Wikipedia, ANN, AnimeNfo, AniDB, MyAnimeList

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