A free showing of Japanese animation!

Please keep in mind that showing schedules are always tentative, and that programs are not necessarily listed here in the order they'll be shown. Sometimes tapes show up late, or library runs longer than expected, or (once in a great while ) chaos will reign and the masses will force another episode of Fushigi Yugi to be shown...you get the idea.

On the program are:

• Bakuen Campus Guardress #1
  30,000 years ago, the Dark World dimension tried to take over the earth. (Dark Kingdom, anyone?) They were defeated, and the Gateway to their dimension was sealed. Gateway Campus was then established to guard the Gateway, and was used as the site for training Guardians. Now, the leader of the Remnants, those inhabitants of the Dark World left behind when the Gateway was sealed, has woken up. And boy does he have plans--like reopening the Gateway, and getting revenge on the Guardians. First in a four-OAV series.

• Rose of Versailles (I don't know anymore what episodes we're showing; it's part of a story sub-arc from the series)
  Set in 18th century, pre-Revolution France, this show follows the life of Oscar, a young woman raised as a man by her father, who was tired of having only daughters. As Oscar works her way up the ranks, she becomes the chief of Marie Antionette's bodyguards, and the Queen's close friend. As she sees the worsening conditions of the poor in France, she begins to question how things are being done. From what I can see, a very character-intensive show.

• Idol Project #2 --TENTATIVE--
  This is a pair of OAVs about 14-year-old Mimu's quest to become an idol singer, and the obstacles she encounters along the way. The first episode followed her attempts to get into the 'Excellent Idol Contest'; this episode chronicles her adventures with the Excellent Idols after they've been kidnapped. This looks to be a very surreal show in an ultra-kawaii sort of way.

• Fushigi Yuugi * #9
  'Magical Girls' show about a schoolgirl, Miaka, who is transported via an ancient Chinese book to another world, where she is declared Suzaku no Miko, the priestess of the guardian deity of the kingdom she finds herself in. Romantic storyline, but also full of lots of fights with Miaka's protectors (which, at this point, are still being discovered). Just remember, Suzaku is a peacock, not a phoenix.

• Magic Knight Rayearth * #9
  More Magical Girls! More hapless Japanese schoolgirls transported to other realms! (Kinda makes you wonder why they don't just stay the heck at home with the doors locked, doesn't it?) Hikaru (the enthusiastic redhead), Umi (the pretty, somewhat clueless blue-haired one) and Fuu (the smart one in green) have been brought to Cephiro by the power of the captured Princess Emeraude. Their goal: to become Magic Knights and awake the Mashin in order to defeat the Evil Priest Zagato and save Cephiro.

• Nadia * #9
  This show, set in the early 19th century and loosely based on Jules Verne's 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea, follows the adventures of a young circus performer named Nadia, her pet lion King, and their friend Jean. Nadia, being fairly mysterious herself, of course has a mysterious jewel (named 'Blue Water'), which several other people are looking for; this, along with sea monsters and battleships, accounts for many of their exploits.

So if you're interested in seeing some great animation with some truly diverse stories, check out the Anime Club free showing, open to all on Friday, October 25th, from 7pm to midnight, in Engineering Teaching Center room 2.108. For those not familiar with UT, the ETC building is located near 26th and Speedway; the main entrance is right on the north side of the 26th street bridge.

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