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.

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