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.

On the program are:

• *Bakuretsu Hunters #1
  The bakuretsu or "sorcerer" hunters are a team of famous, well, sorcerer hunters who get their assignments through a figure named Big Mama. All of the hunters have food names--for example, Carrot, the male lead, who rivals Ataru Moroboshi or Ryo Saeba for lecherousness (but of course, he all but ignores the two female hunters who have crushes on him. The ecchi silliness just escalates from there.

• Ojousama Sosamo OVA
  The "ojousama" of the title are a group of young women from very wealthy families, who attend a private school together. The women are a collection of the slightly more eccentric female anime types--the Chinese martial artist, the weapons expert, etc. As members of wealthy families, the girls are typically subject to kidnapping attempts and whatnot. In this story, threats are being made against the school and the girls; the police are attempting to handle the situation, but the girls decide to take things into their own hands.

• Sailor Moon R #74
  It's Sailor Moon. What more needs to be said? If you have no idea whatsoever what this show is about, you can follow the link. I would mention, however, that R is the Season of the Pink Menace, aka Chibi Usa. Run away! Run away!

• *Kodomo no Omocha (Child's Toy) TV #3
  Story of an 11-year-old-girl who is a child TV star, going to a regular junior high school. Being cute and famous, she is of course the 'leader' of the girls, and as such is part of an ongoing battle with the boys in her class. Her chief opponent is Hayama Akito, the leader of the boys.

• *Saber Marionettes J #2
  This story is set in a world with no women; instead, androids (gynoids?) have been made in their place. Some of these 'roids have a special otome kairo, or "girl circuit", which enables them to have human-like emotions. The J series seems to be a sequel of sorts to Saber Marionettes R, featuring Lime, Cherry and Blackberry/Bloodberry, Our Heroines from R. However, this seems to be a different world or time period, as there is no sign of Junior. But of course there is an evil villain to be defeated, who has his own evilnastybad gynoids.

• *Fushigi Yuugi #24
  '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. Just remember, Suzaku is a peacock, not a phoenix.

• *Nadia #23
  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, battleships, and ominous cults bent on world domination, accounts for many of their exploits.

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