Next Club Meeting: May 25, 2024, at the Fountaindale Public Library in Bolingbrook from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Animatrix Network is an anime & manga fan club located in the Southwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. We usually meet on the third Saturday of each month (except when holidays or conventions coincide). The meetings are free and open to the public. Join us for a day filled with anime.

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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

One Ring to Rule Them All...

The Rings of Power (Season 2)
And in the Darkness bind them.
About The Rings of Power Season 2: Sauron has returned. Cast out by Galadriel, without army or ally, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power, which will allow him to bind all the peoples of Middle-earth to his sinister will. Building on Season 1’s epic scope and ambition, Season 2 of Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power plunges even its most beloved and vulnerable characters into a rising tide of darkness, challenging each to find their place in a world that is increasingly on the brink of calamity. Elves and dwarves, orcs and men, wizards and Harfoots… as friendships are strained and kingdoms begin to fracture, the forces of good will struggle ever more valiantly to hold on to what matters to them most of all… each other.
The Rings Of Power returns August 29 on Prime Video.

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

A romantic escape into the world of fantasy...

Unnamed Memory
As a young boy, Prince Oscar Lyeth Increatos Loz Farsas was cursed by the Witch of Silence, rendering it all but impossible for any woman to bear him a child. After 15 years of fruitlessly seeking a way to lift the spell, Oscar resorts to enlisting the help of a different witch. To this end, he heads to the Azure Tower, home of the Witch of the Azure Moon. Ascending the tower is no easy task; for decades, no one has overcome the array of traps, puzzles, and enemies designed to repulse any challengers. Oscar, however, easily climbs to the top, where he meets the fabled witch, Tinasha. To the prince's surprise, despite being hundreds of years old, Tinasha looks like a beautiful young woman in her late teens.

Oscar explains his circumstances to the witch, who quickly perceives the true nature of his affliction. Though she claims that undoing the spell would be tremendously difficult, Tinasha proposes a workaround—to find Oscar a partner capable of withstanding the curse's effects.

Realizing that such a woman is right in front of his eyes, Oscar boldly tells the witch to marry him. Though he is promptly rejected, the young prince refuses to back down, and the two eventually reach an agreement: Tinasha will leave the tower and live with Oscar for the next year. As the two continue searching for a way to lift Oscar's curse, word of Tinasha's emergence from isolation spreads, catching the attention of all sorts of old acquaintances.

Monday, May 13, 2024

Fear is Reality...

LATENCY
When Hana, a professional gamer who suffers from acute agoraphobia, receives new equipment that enhances her game, she begins to wonder if it is reading her mind - or controlling it.

Sunday, May 12, 2024

A very mysterious, mysterious, mysterious story...

Tonari no Yokai-san

"Our cat might be turning into a nekomata..." A rural town where youkai, people and gods live normal, everyday lives, mixed with a bit of warmth and occasional mystery.

One summer, the twenty-year old cat Buchio suddenly evolves into a nekomata. Questioning the reason for his evolution, he sets out to learn more about transformation, together with the transforming kitsune Yuri.

Muu-chan spies on the crow Tengu Jirou as he performs his Tengu duties, and begins to see Jirou in a new light. At that same time, rumors of an unfortunate Nue begin to spread…
 
Welcome to Engamori, the cozy town where supernatural beings are your friendly neighbors. For generations and to this day, the otherworldly Yokai and humans have continued to protect their easygoing way of life. Enjoy the mountain breeze and uncover the mysterious bonds that lie within.

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Racing Adventure at Full Throttle...

HIGHSPEED Étoile
Rin Rindo, who once dreamt of becoming a ballet dancer before being sidelined by injury, is embracing a quiet life with her grandmother until she is unexpectedly thrust into the high-speed world of racing. Now, she faces a new adrenaline-fueled reality in the NEX Race, a revolutionary motorsport event exceeding speeds of 500 km/h.

Friday, May 10, 2024

They worked for Villains, now they work as Heroes!

DESPICABLE ME 4
Take a look at the latest trailer for the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world’s favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for an exciting, bold new era of Minions mayhem in Illumination’s Despicable Me 4. The world’s favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent returns for an exciting, bold new era of Minions mayhem. A new chapter has begun as Gru, Lucy, and their girls —Margo, Edith, and Agnes welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. As Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, the family is forced to go on the run. Despicable Me 4 stars Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Pierre Coffin, Joey King, Sofia Vergara, Stephen Colbert, Miranda Cosgrove, Chloe Fineman, Steve Coogan, Chris Renaud, Dana Gaier, Madison Polan, and more. Chris Renaud serves as director alongside Mike White and Ken Daurio who wrote the screenplay. Despicable Me 4 is co-directed by Patrick Delage and produced by Chris Meledandri and Brett Hoffman.
Despicable Me 4 is releasing in theaters on July 3, 2024.

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Our Heroes Face Off with Some Formidable Foes...

Re:ZERO
-Starting Life in Another World- (Season 3)
A year has passed since Subaru’s victory at the Sanctuary. He savors a life of fulfillment while Emilia’s camp stands united for the royal selection—until a fateful letter arrives. Anastasia, a royal selection candidate, has invited Emilia to the Watergate City of Priestella. But as the party begins its journey, crisis stirs beneath the surface and Subaru meets a cruel fate once again.

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Is there a Future for Disney Star Wars?

They're DONE with Disney Star Wars...
Disney's Earnings Call was yesterday. Bob Iger made no mention of the future of Star Wars, nor any mention of the upcoming Acolyte. Longtime Star Wars fans with sizable social media followings are announcing that they're DONE with Disney Star Wars, and Twitter is mad about it. How many more customers will Disney lose that don't announce their departures?
Kathleen Kennedy's Vision for Star Wars is FINALLY Ending

Monday, May 6, 2024

ANIME is CRUSHING Hollywood!

Fans Fed Up With Woke Are Fleeing
to JAPAN For Their Entertainment!
As Doctor Who triples down on wokeness, driving away any Whovians who remained after The Timeless Children by promising the new season with Ncuti Gatwa will be the MOSTEST Woke EVAR, Anime is stealing viewers and profits away from Hollywood! In this exclusive report from my Hollywood spies, we make the case that this mass defection to Japanese anime entertainment is yet another sign that, despite all the destruction of our beloved franchises, we are winning the war against these cultural vandals, and anime is one way we're outlasting them as they burn their own business to the ground!

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Disney submits to specific religion; ignores others...

Exclusive: Disney Gives Money and Resources Based on
Religious Beliefs -- The R.I.S.E. Program Exposed
It's a video we never thought we would make. Disney is apparently rewarding individuals of a particular religious belief... and thus excluding all others from contention. But that's just the beginning as we look into a previously unnoticed program that suggests it is impacting almost everything the company produces...

Saturday, May 4, 2024

May the 4th Be with You!

This is what Star Wars means to us.
Happy STAR WARS Day!
The Disney Star Wars sequel trilogy destroyed Star Wars. Finally, Lucasfilm is taking steps to avoid the Sequel Trilogy at all costs! The May the Fourth video just released on the official Star Wars youtube channel did not show a single clip from a sequel trilogy movie, and it did not show a single actor from the sequel trilogy. Finally, Lucasfilm is getting it, but is it too late?