Next Meeting

Sorry for the late notification, again. I so need to work on my timing. Anyway, club meets this afternoon from 5-6 and we’ll be watching episodes 7 and 8 of Ouran High School Host Club.

Jungle Pool SOS
The Host Club pay a visit to Kyoya’s unopened family’s theme park Tropical Aqua Garden for some fun in the water. But when Honey is in an accident, their fun turns into a search and rescue mission in the jungle full of wild animals. Will the Host Club be able to rescue Honey?

The Sun, The Ocean, and the Host Club
The Host Club visit Okinawa for a stay at an Ootori family private beach. An incident involving a centipede gives birth to a new game to find Haruhi’s weakness. However, their “fun and games” take a sour turn when Haruhi heroically tries to stand up to some punks and gets thrown off a cliff into the sea. Why can’t she understand why the Club members are worried and angry? And will anyone ever find out her weakness?

Just for fun!

Hey!

Just an an interesting aside, Funimation is running a poll right now to see what brand new anime people are interested in.

What are you waiting for, go vote!

http://blog.funimation.com/2009/05/we-needyour-input/

(Personal favorites of this librarian : Kuroshitsuji (a.k.a Black Butler), Tales of the Abyss, Hetalia Axis Powers, and Casshern SINS)

Next Meeting

Our next meeting will be May 26th from 5-6pm. We will be watching Ouran High School Host Club episodes 5 and 6.

The Twins Fight
Haruhi becomes irritated that the twins treat her as their toy while Tamaki freaks out and fears the curse of Beelzenef and Umehito Nekozawa, the leader of the Black Magic Club. All seems to be going well, until Hikaru and Kaoru get into an argument. Can the other members of the Host Club bring these two back together again?

The Elementary Host is of the Naughty Type
The elementary school student Shirou Takaouji comes to the Host Club asking for Tamaki to make him his apprentice and teach him how to be a host. Unfortunately for Tamaki and the rest of the Host Club, Shirou has a bit of an attitude. Does Shirou really want to become a host, or is he really after something else?

Next Meeting Details

My apologies for not getting this out sooner.

Our next meeting will be today, May 12th from 5-6pm. We will be watching Ouran High School Host Club episodes 3 and 4.

Beware of Physical Examinations
It’s almost time for Ouran Academy’s annual physical examinations, but if Haruhi goes through the examination, everyone else in the school will find out she’s a girl for sure and she’ll have to quit being a host! Can the other members of the Host Club find a way to keep Haruhi’s secret?

The Invasion of the Female Manager
Renge Houshakuji is absolutely obsessed with a game character named Miyabi Ichijo and upon seeing a picture of Kyoya, who is identical to the character, flies off from France to Ouran Academy to see him, claiming that she’s his fiancée. Renge then also decides to be the self-proclaimed manager of the Host Club. Will this spell disaster for the Host Club?

Next Meeting Details

Our next meeting will be April 21st from 5-6pm. We’ll be watching episodes 1 and 2 of Ouran High School Host Club.

You are a Host Starting Today
Looking for a quiet place to study, Haruhi stumbles onto the Ouran High Host Club. After breaking  an expensive vase, Haruhi is forced to join the Host Club to repay it. First as an “errand boy”, then  moved up to Host, Haruhi is introduced to the life of a Host Club member and the rich life that goes with it.

A High School Student’s Host Job
Kanako, a Host Club patron, has designated Haruhi as the next favorite of her “Host-Wandering-Sickness”  (as the Twins call it). While working to sort through the mystery behind Kanako’s “sickness”, Haruhi  also works to master ballroom dancing for the Christmas ball. In the meantime, the Host Club makes a  plan to do for Kanako what they do best: to bring fortune to girls.

Next Meeting Details

Our next meeting will be April 7th from 5-6pm. We’ll be watching episodes 23 and 24 of xxxHolic.

On April 21st we will be starting our new series, Ouran High School Host Club.

Choice
As Watanuki continues to ignore Yuuko’s warnings his condition also worsens. Time is running short for Watanuki and Doumeki decides that it’s time to make a choice, even if that means losing what passes for friendship between the two boys.

Reminiscence
In sixth grade, before ever meeting Yuuko, Watanuki had to do his best when dealing with the spirits and creatures that wanted to eat him. When Watanuki meets up with another boy who can see the same spirits, the two strike up a fast friendship, each sharing their knowledge on  how to deal with spirits and escape them. But for Watanuki, April first will soon mean more to him than just the day he was born.

Review – D.Gray-Man Part 1

What they say:
Darkness is moving in, and young exorcist Allen Walker is humanity’s greatest hope against the wicked forces conspiring to bring civilization to its knees. Akuma – cruel spirits born of tragedy and lost souls – lurk in every shadow, willing and eager to do the bidding of their leader, the dread Millennium Earl. With an eye cursed to see evil in its truest form and blessed with an arm to slay soul-devouring demons, Allen stands ready to confront the gathering storm. Should he fail, Innocence will be lost forever.

What this Librarian says:
Adapted from the manga of the same name, the story is set in a fictional turn of the century England and follows Allen Walker, the newest member of the Black Order of Exorcists. The Black Order is tasked with defending people from the Millennium Earl and his army of Akuma – creatures born of machines, lost souls and tragedies – who hide among the people, wearing the skins of their victims.

The Exorcists have one advantage in their secret war, the Innocence, a substance that allows them to face the Akuma head on in combat. Allen’s Innocence is part of his arm, allowing him to transform his arm into a weapon capable of penetrating even an Akuma’s impressive defense. Along with his arm, Allen has one additional advantage over other exorcists, one that came at an impossibly high price. He carries a curse within his left eye, allowing him to see the captured souls in each Akuma. Now it’s up to Allen and the rest of the Black Order to stop the Millennium Earl from realizing his ultimate goal.

The box set for Part 1 covers episodes 1-13. This first collection for D.Gray-Man follows the first few volumes of the manga fairly accurately, only moving one of the standalone stories to occur a few episodes into the series. The change actually works pretty well in this instance, even if it changes how the retelling of Allen’s rather tragic past is shared.

Information:
Episodes: 103
Rating: 14+
Year: 2006 (Japan), 2009 (USA)

Voting to Close

Voting for our new series will be closing on the morning of April 3rd.

If you haven’t voted yet click here to read up on each series and make your choice!

Next Meeting

Our next meeting will be March 17th from 5-6pm. We’ll be watching episodes 21 and 22 of xxxHolic.

Nail Clippers
After all this time working for Yuuko one would think Watanuki would tread with a little more caution. When he chooses to ignore some old superstitions the consequences might be a little more than he bargained for.

Temptation
Watanuki meets a woman in the park one day and starts stopping to talk to her everyday, hoping to help her heal after the loss of her own son. Yuuko, who is away, calls and warns Watanuki to be careful and stop talking to the woman. When Watanuki suddenly falls ill can he figure out the reason?

I also want to remind everyone to vote for the next series we’ll watch. The sooner you vote, the better!

Voting Time!

It’s time to start thinking about what anime you want to watch next! I’ve narrowed the list down to five different series, each one has something a little different to offer.

Use the poll below to pick your top two choices. The one with the most votes will be the one we watch. In the case of a tie, my vote will be the tie breaker. I’ve included basic descriptions of each series to help you make up your mind.

The poll will be open until about April 7th, the final viewing day of xxxHolic.

 

Gurren Lagann
In his sky-less cavern of a village Simon toils daily, drilling holes to expand his stifling little world until one day he makes an extraordinary discovery: a small glowing drill-bit and the man-sized mecha it activates. Before he can give it a second thought Simon’s dragged into a plot to break through to the surface by the local gang leader Kamina, only to have the ceiling come crashing down on top of them under the weight of a giant monster!

 
Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok
Ah, how the mighty have fallen! Caged inside a little boy’s body and banished to Earth by the almighty Odin, the still-proud and powerful Loki now runs the Enjaku Detective Agency. Joined by his trusted assistant Yamino and a beautiful (but accident prone) high school girl named Mayura, Loki earns a living probing the darkest corners of the paranormal, the occult, and the otherwise peculiar. And yet the one metaphysical mystery that involves him directly remains unsolved: what has he done to be exiled to Earth? How can he return to Asgard? Why do the other Norse Gods want him dead?

 
Ouran High School Host Club
Ouran High School. An institution of extravagance and prestige where learning is secondary to luxury.
Bookish Haruhi can’t afford to slack, being on a scholarship and out of place among the moneyed. No matter… The Host Club is now open! A group of handsome boys dedicated to selling their charms to their bored female classmates, Haruhi is suddenly in debt to the club after breakingan expensive vase in their lair. The only way to pay for the damage? Haruhi will work as a Host! The only problem? Haruhi is a she! Between the wildly inflated ego of the expert escorts and the potential calamities of constant cross dressing, Haruhi’s freshman year looks like it will be one to remember.

 

Shonen Onmyouji
Abe no Masahiro is the grandson of the great sorcerer Abe no Seimei. Unfortunately for him, his grandfather did such a great job in the past, he really hasn’t had a need to perform any magical duties. As a result, Masahiro has lost his sixth sense and the ability to see spirits. One day, a demon drops from the sky and proclaims that Masahiro must continue his grandfather’s work or perish in flames!

 

Vision of Escaflowne
Hitomi Kanzaki is a typical high school girl, with typical problems, but when a vision of a young man battling a dragon becomes a reality, her life changes forever.
Drawn into a strange vortex with the swordsman, Van, Hitomi is thrust into the strange world of Gaea. Van must learn to master the suit of armor, Escaflowne, before he and Hitomi are crushed by the ambitions of the Empire of Zaibach.