What is the Watercooler?
It's a haven in the middle of a harsh, 9-to-5 world. A place where you can gather with your fellow human beings and bond over a paper cup full of cool refreshment.
All sorts of randomness is welcome here. Post pictures, videos, special Chat information, or just discuss news and current events.
Want to be a guest poster? PM TimeChaser.
Banner by Red Tigress
Next Meeting: May 2, 2009, at 10:00 PM Eastern (7:00 PM Pacific)
Next Episodes: Ichigo Mashimaro ep11-12 / Kanon (2006) ep11-12
Chat Password: cutegorilla
About the Anime Club
The Anime Club is a weekly room in theOtaku's community chat where we meet to have fun laughing, crying, heckling, and spazzing together while watching a few episodes of anime. Rather than watching mainstream shows, however, we pick out good, yet lesser-known anime as an opportunity for people to enjoy new shows. Streaming links are usually provided for those without a copy of the anime.
Current Anime
Ichigo Mashimaro (aka Strawberry Marshmallow) is a comedy/slice of life with 17 episodes (12 ep. TV series, 3 ep. OVA, 2 ep. encore OVA) about sixth-grader Itou Chika (Chiba Saeko), her three friends Matsuoka Miu (Orikasa Fumiko), Sakuragi Matsuri (Kawasumi Ayako) and Ana Coppola (Noto Mamiko), and her big sister Itou Nobue (Nabatame Hitomi). It follows the day-to-day lives of the girls as they play, fight, argue, and work together, often with cute and hilarious results. There's no real story to speak of but the girls' overflowing adorableness will keep you smiling and the show's mix of conversational and slapstick humor will keep you laughing the whole way through.
Click to watch the opening and prologue.
Kanon (2006) is a 24 episode comedy/drama about Aizawa Yuuichi (Sugita Tomokazu), a boy in high school who, due to family circumstances, goes to live with his aunt, Minase Akiko, and cousin, Minase Nayuki (Kouda Mariko). It's been seven years since he visited and his memories of the city have since faded, but upon meeting Tsukimiya Ayu (Horie Yui) and other girls from his past, they slowly begin to return. The lighthearted comedy while Yuuichi teases the girls will make you laugh and the heartbreaking drama of traumatic events from both past and present will make you cry as the story unfolds.
Click to watch the opening.
Schedule
Date...........Ichigo Mashimaro........Kanon (2006)
Mar. 28........ep01-02....................ep01-02
Apr. 04........ep03-04....................ep03-04
Apr. 11........ep05-06....................ep05-06
Apr. 18........ep07-08....................ep07-08
Apr. 25........ep09-10....................ep09-10
May 02........ep11-12....................ep11-12
May 09........OVA ep1-3.................ep13-14
May 16........encore ep1-2..............ep15-16
Okay, Ichigo Mashimaro will actually be ending in a few weeks this time so this is another reminder to get your nominations posted either in the comments here on in the OtakuBoards thread. I've got the ones from a couple weeks ago saved but if you already nominated something you can still change it if you like. As always, you can nominate any one show so long as it's anime and its content is around the PG-13 rating level or lower, and next week we'll vote on them.
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FullMetal Alchemist: Brotherhood retells the story of the original FMA series, staying closer to the original manga storyline this time around. Despite this, it still follows the same basic plot: Edward and Alphonse Elric try to revive their dead mother through alchemy, and pay dearly for it- Edward loses his right arm and left leg, and Alphonse loses his entire body. Edward manages to attach Alphonse's soul to a suit of armor, and then has his limbs replaced with automail limbs. They then set out on a journey for the fabled Philosopher's Stone to return their bodies back to their original state...but they aren't the only ones searching for it....
When: Thursday, April 30
Episode: Episode 4: "An Alchemist's Anguish"- Let me warn you now, those who have never seen the original series/read the manga, and even those who know what's coming, bring your tissues/sleeves. Ed and Al temporarily stay with Shou Tucker and his daughter, Nina and dog Alexander....however, things go horribly wrong.
Password: THATMAN
Again...another lame password, though not as bad as the last one in my opinion >>
Hey hey,
I've been following the development for this game for over a year now. The 5th trailer for it came out somewhat recently. Check it:
So many characters from every video game and anime imaginable. And they keep adding more and more. I just want a beta so I can try it!
Cheers,
- Kastom
Date and Time?
Sunday April 26th @ 10:00pm Central (the chat will open at 9:45).
Higashi no Eden chat?
Nehsz gave me the idea of making a chat for this series. Every week we will watch the latest episode of Higashi no Eden (I will explain more about it in the next paragraph). If you need a new anime series to watch, then join us on Sunday night.
What is Higashi no Eden?
Higashi no Eden, also known as Eden of the East, is the newest Production IG series. It's directed by Kamiyama Kenji (Ghost in the Shell: SAC) and the character design is by Umino Chika (Honey and Clover). The story (I'm trying not to spoil most of the first episode) is basically about a young man who is challenging the nature of his country, and a young woman who watches over him in a period of eleven days. The whole series is 11 episodes. I thought it would be neat to watch an episode a week. It's a good series, and anyone who comes will most likely enjoy it.
The password is kodakmoment
Click Here to watch the trailer.
Click Here to watch the OP.
See you guys there.
