The club’s next meeting is scheduled for May 13th from 4-5pm. We will be watching Slayers episodes 11 & 12.
About Slayers episodes 11 & 12:
What so the Seyrunn Royal family and bratty sorceresses have in common? A lot more than you think! Gourry and Lina are dragged into a Royal Rumble by Prince Phil and his brother. Don’t forget to add hero wanna-be Amelia, the biggest klutz ever, who demands Lina teach her how to use the Dragon Slave.
What they say:
Watanuki has been haunted by spirits his entire life; a curse flowing through his bloodline that prevents his peace. When incessant demons dog him to the ornate door of the Dimensional Witch Yuko, he meets a mystical woman of insight and luxury, quick to help those in a bind – for a fee.
To be free of his visions, Watanuki agrees to work in her shop of dreams and visions. Helping Yuko with her customers, Watanuki quickly learns that those looking to fulfill their desires should be wary, for the price may be higher than they ever wanted to pay…
What this Librarian says:
If you’re looking for something that’s just a little creepy, but still capable of making you laugh xxxHolic might be worth a look. Despite having to learn how to care for himself at a fairly young age, Watanuki Kimihiro is for the most part a normal teenage boy. But of course that’s discounting the fact that Watanuki can see spirits, demons and all sorts of supernatural things. And to them Watanuki is the tastiest of snacks. When Watanuki stumbles on Ichihara Yuko and her wish granting shop, he finds that he may be able to end this curse. But Yuko doesn’t offer her services for free, everything has a price and the price for Watanuki’s wish will put the teen in her employ. Right smack in the middle of everything he’s trying to avoid.
Information:
Episodes: 24
Rating: 13+
Year: 2006 (Japan), 2008 (USA)
What they say:
When three complete strangers, Mishiba Toki, Nakajyo Nobuto and Saitoh Kazuo, are hired by a corporation to compete in the Bus Game, an illegal dog-fight conducted in strict secrecy, they are given the team code of “Team AAA” (Triple Anonymous). This group of three who differ entirely from their living environments to their personalities have to work together effectively, but without mutually wiping out their mistrust of each other or prying into each other’s privacy. They only have one point in common – each of them need a large amount of money for their individual circumstances. To get the money, they must play in the game despite their very own lives being at stake.
What this Librarian says:
BusGamer is sadly short, at only three half-hour episodes, the series is meant as an introduction to the manga of the same name by Saiyuki writer Kazuya Minekura. The series follows three young men; Mishiba Toki, Nakajyo Nobuto, and Saitoh Kazou; who have been invited to participate in the BusGame. BusGame is a game created by corporate power players to ease their boredom where teams are pit against each other in a life or death struggle to protect or steal corporate secrets. The winner of the game potentially could earn millions, the only catch is to live to the end.
The series is only designed to serve as an introduction and plug for the BusGamer manga, especially now that Ms. Minekura has begun working on it again after a long hiatus to concentrate on Saiyuki. So the show ends just as things are starting to get interesting and all the players are finally introduced. This series may not be for everyone, there is a fair amount of violence and the shortness works against the show in this case.
Information:
Episodes: 3
Rating: 15+
Year: 2008 (Japan)
