Next Meeting: June 6, 2009, at 10:00 PM Eastern (7:00 PM Pacific)
Next Episodes: Escaflowne ep5-6 / Kanon (2006) ep21-22
Chat Password: discoman
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
The Vision of Escaflowne is a 26 episode fantasy/adventure with some mecha thrown in for good measure. It tells the story of Kanzaki Hitomi (Sakamoto Maaya), a high school girl with a talent for fortune telling who gets transported to Gaea, a world of magic currently at war. She gets caught in the struggle against the invading Zaibach empire when she meets Van Fanel (Seki Tomokazu), the young king of Fanelia.
Click to watch the opening.
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.............Escaflowne...........Kanon (2006)
May 23..........ep01-02................ep17-18
May 30..........ep03-04................ep19-20
June 06.........ep05-06................ep21-22
June 13.........ep07-08................ep23-24
Future Anime Voting
It's time to vote for the next anime replacing Kanon. There's a lot of great nominations so pick one carefully from the list below and post its title in the comments.
Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!
Genshiken
Gunbuster
Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens
Le Chevalier D'Eon
Nishi no Yoki Majo (Good Witch of the West)
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Note that Utena is 39 episodes long and we'd watch three episodes of it per meeting. Only vote for it if you have time for that.
