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Programming 4/14/2007 |
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| This month is our second anniversary meeting! And the unintentional theme this month is Mecha, Mecha, and more Mecha! Moonlight Mile - Episode 1 () 25m
 The show opens following the misfortune of Fatoma Drake, whose partner died when their craft crashed and exploded on the moon. In an attempt to reach a location with a spare oxygen tank, she is intercepted by robots, and others bearing guns.The main story, however, deals with Gorou and Lostman, who are making an unassisted climb up Mount Everest. Though their luck holds, others who are making the trek are not so lucky, and the two end up caring for the fatally injured survivor of an avalanche. At the summit, the two decide to quit mountain-climbing and aim for something greater. [gdh] Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann - Episode 1 () 25m
 Simon and Kamina live in the underground village of Jeeha. Simon spends his time digging tunnels that increase the territory of his village. Kamina lives as a rebel, who fights the status quo of a people who do not believe in a surface world. But Kamina as a child had been on the surface with his father, and this fuels his stubbornness.In his diggings, Simon discovers two artifacts, a small drill and a giant face. When another giant face breaks through the village ceiling, bringing with it a girl from another village, Simon discovers how useful his discovered artifacts can be. |This show is artistically silly, and has all the sensibilities of FLCL… and no wonder… this is brought to you by the same nut-jobs at studio Gainax. [gdh]
Darker than Black - Episode 1 () 24m
 It's been ten years since Hell's Gate appeared. Because of the gate, a wall has been built around the city… The sky and stars of the night are fake, there just for appearances. Since the arrival of the gate, there are people who have developed super-powers, called Contractors. Others, titled Dolls, are mediums. Detectives are after these people and those involved with them. The story follows a girl, Haraguchi, who is being pursued by the police, and her new neighbor, Lee, an exchange student from China. In just one night, he rescues her three times from uncomfortable situations. [gdh]Sola - Episode 1 () 24m
 Morimiya is obsessed with the sky. Spending an excess of time looking up, he keeps his treasured images by taking pictures. One early morning while waiting for the dawn against a clear sky, he encounters a curious young lady who is beating on a drink-dispenser after it stole her money. After telling her of his passion for the sky, she mysteriously vanishes with the sunrise. Elsewhere in town, a man searches about, checking boxes in back-alleys and under bridges for a girl who is playing some sort of strange game of hide-and-seek.What odd situation will have these two cross paths? [gdh] Bokurano - Episode 1 () 23m
 Fifteen kids on a summer field-trip, are left on the beach to play together. Bored, and not willing to return to the structure of the real-world quite yet, they decide to explore a well-known island cave. Going deep inside, they find several tables covered with computer gear and lights. A man, introducing himself only as "Kokopelli," tells the children that they are perfect to beta-test his computer game. In the game, they are to protect the Earth from fifteen enemies by piloting a giant black robot. After submitting their palm-prints and names into the computer, they wake up… [gdh]
Nerima Daikon Brothers - Episodes 1-2 () ##m [ADV]
 Description to come soon, after review.Idol Master Xenoglossia - Episode 1 () 24m
 The near future: large segments of the city are underwater, and asteroids from the belt are a consistent threat to the planet. Amongst all this, numerous girls have auditioned for the Idol Master Project. Those that made the grade, receive notice and travel to Tokyo. Two of these girls are Yukiho and Haruka, who, by luck or fate, meet on the train to the big city. Once they get to Tokyo, they leave the station to explore, and get lost. They miss their ride to the dormitory, and manage to witness the launching of an iDOL, a mecha used to protect the Earth from the asteroids in orbit. After the unveiling of the Penguin Panties, things just get stranger, and stranger… [gdh]Hayate no Gotoku - Episode 1 () 25m
 Hayate, a bike messenger, believes in working diligently, because as a kid, Santa told him that he wouldn't get a present because his family was too poor. He was told that only those who worked, deserved to eat and get what they wanted. So, when his parents took his paycheck, caused him to lose his job, and then sold him to the yakuza for 156 million yen, he'd had enough. Hitting bottom, he decides to kidnap a little girl (Nagi) for ransom, but two perverts interfere with his plan. So, after rescuing her, he decides to try the ransom gambit again, but Nagi misunderstands him, snd believes she is being asked out. His luck, bad as ever, has him botching the ransom call, and then ending up face-down in the snow. Can things get any worse? [gdh]Nagasarete Airantou - Episode 1 () 24m
 Seriously hyperactive slap-stick comedy. The newest entry into the harem anime genre.Ikuto falls overboard at sea, to eventually be caught by a girl who is fishing. Not completely experienced, she attempts to resuscitate him, nearly killing him in the process. When Ikuto recovers, he discovers that he is the only male on an island with dozens of girls. Not only that, but the inhabitants have not had contact with the outside world for nearly 130 years. Now, every girl wants a piece of him (some, literally), for one reason or another. Whatever happens, Ikuto must get off the island, before he is killed. Character designs are highly reminiscent of Narue no Sekai. [gdh] |
