Anime Club
Whatever qualifies as anime... There is usually a current Japanese TV season's series being watched, and classic movies and series from the past being rewatched.
Posts for this club should be tagged: anime_club.
April 4
Spring 2023 Anime Season
Spring 2023 schedules:
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January 5
Winter 2023 Anime Season
Winter 2023 schedules:(various 'most anticipated' lists are under the fold.) [more inside]
September 23
Fall 2022 Anime Season
January 23
Beastars: full season Season 2 (Full Season)
In a world of anthropomorphic animals, a reclusive wolf's complicated relationship with a kindly rabbit is tested by a classmate's murder, a charismatic deer's influence, and his own burgeoning predatory instincts.
January 3
Winter 2022 Anime Season
Anichart, MyAnimeList, or Livechart. I was kind of surprised not to see the usual post here, so I figured I'd throw one up. :)
October 21
Gokushufudo: The Way of the Househusband Season 1 (Full Season)
Tatsu, an infamous and feared yakuza boss nicknamed "the Immortal Dragon", retires from crime to become a househusband so that he can support Miku, his kyariaūman wife. The episodic series depicts a variety of comedic scenarios, typically wherein Tatsu's banal domestic work as a househusband is juxtaposed against his intimidating personality and appearance, and his frequent run-ins with former yakuza associates and rivals.
September 23
Fall 2021 Anime Season
AniChart. MyAnimeList. Remember to smash those "Like" and "Subscribe" buttons and... wait, sorry, wrong website.
September 8
Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!: Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! Season 1 (Full Season)
Three schoolgirls team up to create a film club, though the world does not want it. Nevertheless they cannot be stopped: They are too good at what they do. The goblin-like Asakusa wants to make worlds. The rich and famous Mizusaki wants to make art. The ghoulish Hanamori wants to make money.
An anime about anime, animation, creative passion, compromise, project management, and the sinister uplifting purity of indomitable optimism. It might be edutainment, it might be a love-letter, it might be satire, it might be about beautiful foolishness. [more inside]
August 22
Movie: Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time
In the fourth and final film in the Rebuild of Evangelion series, Shinji gets in the robot, possibly for the last time. [more inside]
June 27
Summer 2021 Anime Season
As the northern hemisphere burns to death we're gonna stay inside and watch cartoons. AniChart. MyAnimeList.
March 9
Spring 2021 Anime Season
Holy crap it's that time already. Place your bets! AniChart. MyAnimeList. [more inside]
January 4
Winter 2021 Anime Season
A new year, a new you, a new season of anime. AniChart. MyAnimeList [more inside]
September 19
Fall 2020 Anime Season
Anichart. MyAnimeList. It's not like there's anything else going on in the world. [more inside]
June 10
Summer 2020 Anime Season
Anichart. MyAnimeList. A little bit enka and a little bit visual-kei. [more inside]
May 25
Beastars: Season One, All Episodes Show Only Season 1 (Full Season)
In a school populated by anthropomorphic animals, a humble wolf with anxiety investigates a classmate's sudden murder, while contending with his bewildering feelings for a kindly dwarf rabbit. Streaming on Netflix [more inside]
April 17
Movie: The Wind Rises
A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II. A 2013 Japanese animated historical drama film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Film critic David Ehrlich called it, "Perhaps the greatest animated film ever made."
March 14
Cells at Work!: Full Season Season 1 (Full Season)
Cells at Work! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akane Shimizu. It features the anthropomorphized cells of a human body, with the two main protagonists being a red blood cell, and a neutrophil she frequently encounters. Trailer [more inside]
March 13
Spring 2020 Anime Season
Anichart. MyAnimeList. They fight crime! [more inside]
February 5
Movie: My Neighbor Totoro
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
January 16
Movie: Weathering With You
A high-school boy who has run away to Tokyo befriends a girl who appears to be able to manipulate the weather. [more inside]
December 15
Winter 2020 Anime Season
Anichart. MyAnimeList.. And, anime of the season is ... [more inside]
November 28
NEGADON: The Monster from Mars
The Complete "NEGADON: The Monster from Mars," by Jun Awazu is up on NHK World on Demand until 2019/12/03. It's worth catching if you've never seen it. [more inside]
October 1
Fall 2019 Anime Season
MyAnimeList. AniChart. Do I see ... grownups? [more inside]
August 31
Movie: Spirited Away
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family. [more inside]
July 24
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion First Watch Season 1, Episode 27
The film is divided into two episodes: Episode 25': Love is Destructive and Episode 26': ONE MORE FINAL: I need you. They are meant to either replace or complement the original ending in Episode 25 and Episode 26 of the original series with a more "real world" account of the episode's events. [more inside]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death (True)2 First Watch Season 1, Episode 1
A recap of the first 24 episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion, followed by a 30-minute continuation of the plot that would later form the first third of The End of Evangelion. [more inside]
July 22
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Beast That Shouted "I" At the Heart of the World First Watch Season 1, Episode 26
Shinji continues his existential journey amidst the Human Instrumentality Project, and must figure out what kind of existence he wishes for himself... [more inside]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The World Ending / Do you love me? First Watch Season 1, Episode 25
The Human Instrumentality Project commences. As the souls of humanity merge into one, Shinji finds himself, for the first time, truly alone... [more inside]
July 20
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Final Messenger First Watch Season 1, Episode 24
Shinji meets a young boy named Kaworu Nagisa, the one person with whom he feels the most at ease with... and also a dangerous enemy. [more inside]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Tears / Rei III First Watch Season 1, Episode 23
A new Angel attacks, forcing Rei to sacrifice herself to defeat...only to be found alive and well. But how?! [more inside]
July 18
Neon Genesis Evangelion: At least, be human / Don't be. First Watch Season 1, Episode 22
Asuka, haunted by childhood memories of her mother's suicide and a notion that she "lost" to Shinji in the previous battle, begins to lose her precious self-confidence as a pilot. A new Angel appears in space and invades Asuka's psyche through a strange beam of light, rendering her helpless. [more inside]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Birth of Nerv First Watch Season 1, Episode 21
As Kouzou is interrogated by SEELE, he reminisces about the history of NERV, its parent company GEHIRN, Yui and Gendou Ikari, and Ritsuko's mother Naoko Akagi. At the same time, a horrible fate is in store for Kaji concerning his shadowy dealings. [more inside]
July 16
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Weaving a Story 2: Oral Stage First Watch Season 1, Episode 20
His physical form absorbed by EVA-01, Shinji drifts through an introspective state, again contemplating his "mission" and role as a pilot. Meanwhile, Ritsuko and NERV desperately attempt to recover him. [more inside]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: A Man's Battle / Introjection First Watch Season 1, Episode 19
Shinji, furious at his father for the orders given in the previous battle, resigns from NERV. But as an Angel lays waste to the Geo-Front and the other Evangelions, he begins to reconsider his hasty decision. [more inside]
July 14
Neon Genesis Evangelion: A Life Choice / Ambivalence First Watch Season 1, Episode 18
The activation of EVA-03 goes awry when an Angel takes control of the unit. With EVA-03 itself re-designated as an Angel, Shinji is faced with the moral dilemma of terminating the rogue Evangelion at the risk of harming or killing the pilot trapped within. [more inside]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Fourth Qualified Individual / Fourth Children First Watch Season 1, Episode 17
As EVA-04, the planned testbed for the S² engine, disappears under mysterious circumstances, NERV quickly prepares the testing of EVA-03 and the selection of its pilot. Shinji and Toji continue to bond, and Hikari begins to emotionally open herself to Toji. [more inside]
July 12
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Sickness unto death, and... / Splitting of the Breast First Watch Season 1, Episode 16
A bizarre Angel possessing a spherical shadow in the air and a Dirac sea-type body on the ground absorbs Shinji and EVA-01. While NERV searches for a means of destroying the Angel--even if that means killing Shinji as well--Shinji languishes inside the entry plug, pondering his role as a pilot and his relationship with the people in his life. [more inside]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Lies and Silence First Watch Season 1, Episode 15
Shinji visits his mother's grave in the company of his father, and Misato reflects upon her bygone romance with Kaji. Soon afterward, Kaji and Misato discover a startling secret within NERV's Terminal Dogma. [more inside]
July 10
Neon Genesis Evangelion: SEELE, Throne of Souls / Weaving a Story First Watch Season 1, Episode 14
The Human Instrumentality Committee recollects the past Angel encounters and battles while Gendo conceals the matter of the recently discovered virus-like Angel. Rei and Shinji undergo inter-compatibility testing with their respective Evangelions, but this experiment culminates in a strangely familiar incident. [more inside]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: An Angel's Invasion / Liliputian Hitcher First Watch Season 1, Episode 13
During a simulation plug experiment, an Angel with the ability to mimic computer circuitry manages to invade the MAGI supercomputer system and trigger a self-destruct sequence. Ritsuko delves into the system's inner workings and leads a furious attempt to cancel the process. [more inside]
July 8
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Value of Miracles First Watch Season 1, Episode 12
Misato is promoted to the rank of Major, but she reveals her long-buried sentiments concerning her work at NERV. A massive Angel appears in Earth's stratosphere, and all three Evangelions are deployed to stop it. [more inside]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: In the Still Darkness / The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still[ First Watch Season 1, Episode 11
A city-wide power outage puts NERV into a crisis as another Angel invades Tokyo-3. Shinji, Rei and Asuka attempt to make their way into the headquarters as NERV personnel ready the Evas for manual deployment. [more inside]
July 6
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Magma Diver / Magmadiver First Watch Season 1, Episode 10
Banned by Misato from going on a class trip to Okinawa, Shinji and Asuka catch up on their studies. An embryonic Angel is found inside a volcano, and Asuka volunteers to carry out the perilous task of retrieving the creature. [more inside]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Moment and Heart Together First Watch Season 1, Episode 9
A quick attack against a new Angel by Asuka and Shinji ends in an embarrassing defeat when the Angel suddenly divides itself. Shinji and Asuka undergo learning a series of synchronized dance movements as per a new team-oriented strategy. [more inside]
July 4
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Asuka's Arrival in Japan / Asuka Strikes! First Watch Season 1, Episode 8
Misato, Shinji, Touji and Kensuke travel to a famous aircraft carrier to collect the new EVA-02 and its prideful pilot, Asuka Langley Souryuu. A seaborne Angel strikes the fleet, and Asuka leads Shinji into her Eva's entry plug for an immediate demonstration of her skills. [more inside]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: A Human Work First Watch Season 1, Episode 7
A new nuclear-powered military robot, Jet Alone, goes out of control during a demonstration ceremony and heads toward an almost certain meltdown. With the help of Shinji and EVA-01, Misato takes it upon herself to stop its rampage. [more inside]
July 2
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Decisive Battle in Tokyo-3 / Rei II First Watch Season 1, Episode 6
A new Angel invades, striking a critical blow against Shinji. Taking the enemy's abilities into account, Misato crafts a special strategy involving Units 00 and 01 as well as an enormous positron rifle. Shinji also discovers Rei's motive as a pilot. [more inside]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Rei, Beyond the Heart / Rei I First Watch Season 1, Episode 5
Rei Ayanami, the pilot of Evangelion Unit 00, is scheduled to undergo another activation test following a horrible accident nearly a month earlier. Shinji makes attempts to understand Rei and her close relationship with his father. [more inside]
June 29
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Hedgehog's Dilemma First Watch Season 1, Episode 4
Frustrated by his newfound responsibilities, Shinji runs away from Misato and NERV. After being escorted back to the organization by armed officials, Shinji must decide whether he truly wants to abandon his role as a pilot. [more inside]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: A Transfer First Watch Season 1, Episode 3
Shinji transfers into a new school within Tokyo-3, catching the fascination of his classmates - and igniting the ire of one student whose sister was injured in the EVA's last battle. Meanwhile, a second Angel makes its way into the city. [more inside]
June 26
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Beast First Watch Season 1, Episode 2
In the wake of the previous battle, Misato hastily decides to let Shinji have a room in her apartment, where he discovers just what an irresponsible person his new guardian is. Shinji is also haunted by memories of his fight with the Angel. [more inside]
June 25
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angel Attack First Watch Season 1, Episode 1
Shinji Ikari, a 14-year-old boy in the city of Tokyo-3, is delivered to the secret organization NERV, where he is requested by his enigmatic father to save the city from an invading creature called an Angel.
June 22
Summer 2019 Anime Season
MyAnimeList. AniChart. The summer of isekai... [more inside]
March 26
Spring 2019 Anime Season
MyAnimeList. AnimeChart. Besides the second season of One Punch Man, what looks good?
February 3
Movie: Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
The story of the titular girl known only as "The Girl with the Black Hair" and her insanely long night of partying and drinking-complete with a book fair, festival, and many adventures in between. It is also the story of "Senpai," her upper class man who has been attempting to get closer to her by "coincidentally" running into her again and again. However, on this night, meeting up with her may be the greatest challenge of his life. [more inside]
January 4
Winter 2019 Anime Season
It is upon us, because time somehow continues to pass. Anichart, MyAnimeList [more inside]
October 14
FLCL: Full Flat Season 3, Episode 6
The countdown to doomsday has begun, as terminal cores lock onto plants around the world. But for Kana, struggling with Pets' decision to evacuate, the focus is on trying to hold onto normalcy in a world gone mad - and for Haruko, it's time for Kana to learn what she is truly capable of... [more inside]
October 7
Attack on Titan: Bystander Season 3, Episode 11
Having seen a glimpse of his father's past, Eren attempts to track down a man who might shed some light on his father's secrets. [more inside]
October 6
FLCL: Shake It Off Season 3, Episode 5
Things are heating up - literally - with the revelation of the new iron, as Medical Mechanica moves forward with their plans. But for Kana, there's something more pressing - Pets is missing, and nobody knows where she is. And in the process of looking for her, Kana learns that she might not have known her best friend at all...
September 29
FLCL: Pit-a-Pat Season 3, Episode 4
Love's a battlefield, and Kana's learning that the hard way with Haruko all over her crush Sasaki, the manager of the basketball team. But given that N-O is tied to arousal, there's more going on here (as is usually the case when it comes to Haruko)...