This post will be greatly fancied up when I'm at work tomorrow, but those of you who would like to know can view our schedule for Spring 2008 below.
6:00 - Social Hour
7:00 - Bounen no Xam'd
7:30 - Kimi ga Nozomu Ein
8:00 - Read or Die TV
8:30 - Cromartie High School
8:45 - Break
9:00 - Baccano
9:30 - Nana
10:00 - One Outs
10:30 - Awesome Block
Awesome Block:
Detroit Metal City
followed by:
2 episodes of Giant Robo - first 3 weeks of the semester
1 episode of Giant Robo - 4th week of the semester
1 episode of Cobra & 1 episode of Hokuto no Ken Souther Arc - second 4 weeks of the semester
2 episodes of Hokuto no Ken Souther Arc - third 4 weeks of the semester
6:00 - Social Hour
7:00 - Bounen no Xam'd
Enter Sentan, a lush, tranquil island encased in war between the military and those with Hiruko, known as X'amd. On one of these warlike days, Akiyuki Takehara heads off to school and gets caught in a raid by the creatures. Through a series of events he is transformed into a X'amd, and with the help of a Tessikan woman Nakiami along with his highschool friend Haru, Akiyuki is forced to learn to live with the Hiruko or faces the danger of losing his self-control and turn to stone. (Courtesy: ANN)
7:30 - Kimi ga Nozomu Ein
At first, Takayuki Narumi is befriended by Mitsuki Hayase only because Mitsuki's best friend, Haruka Suzumiya has a crush on him; however since then, Takayuki, his pal Shinji Taira, and Mitsuki have grown to be the best of friends. Then one day, Haruka confesses to Takayuki her love for him. Not wanting to hurt her feelings, Takayuki agrees to go out with her. After a few incidents, their relationship gets intimate, even while Takayuki and Mitsuki begin to realize their feelings for each other. But suddenly, when tragedy strikes, things are never the same for these four friends again. (Courtesy: ANN)
8:00 - Read or Die TV
Carried over from the fall, we have our most popular show, Read or Die TV. Three girls named Anita, Michelle and Maggie are hired to protect Japanese author Nenene Sumiregawa during her stay in Hong Kong. In an incident where the "Paper Sisters" save Nenene from a disgruntled author, Nenene discovers that the sisters have the capability to control paper at their own will - an ability once used by her long-lost friend Yomiko "ZA PAPER" Readman. Sadly, the police officers can do little to protect her. Arriving in Japan after an airliner incident, the Paper Sisters move into Nenene's apartment and become her freeloading bodyguards. If you've seen the Read or Die OAV and enjoyed it, this show will probably be right up your alley.
8:30 - Cromartie High School
Folks, meet Takashi Kamiyama. Enrolled at Cromartie High, where everybody is a delinquent, Kamiyama is apparently the only non-delinquent in the school. Logically, therefore, he must be the toughest in his class - by the rather twisted logic that only a really tough rabbit would lie down with lions. Thus begins a story that parodies every cliché of tough-guy anime that you've ever heard of, and some you haven't. Oh, and Freddie Mercury is in it, too. (Courtesy: ANN)
8:45 - Break
9:00 - Baccano
Each of the stories in the series involves several unrelated plots intersecting and crossing each other as events spiral farther and farther out of control. Immortal alchemists, mafia operated speakeasies, and many other elements of pulp fiction mashed together for a world straight out of the movies. (Courtesy: ANN)
Baccano is a story of... stuff... to be updated when I'm at work.
9:30 - Nana
Also from the fall semester, the popular Shoujo Nana makes a return. On board the train to Tokyo to meet her boyfriend Shoji, Nana Komatsu ("Hachi") happened to sit beside Nana Osaki. Sharing the same name "Nana", both girls quickly form a bond of friendship. Their paths cross again when they encounter each other while searching for accomodation in Tokyo and yet again in the police office, where they meet with police. Eventually they decide to live together in the same unit and this further strengthens their bond as the two "Nana(s)" go through their love lives and careers.
10:00 - One Outs
Produced by Madhouse (the guys behind Akagi & Kaiji,) One Outs is about gambling and, oddly enough, baseball. Now I know what you're saying. "Niehaus, that sounds about as stupid as something Zach would like." Well, you'd be wrong. Also, for you Akagi fans, the voice actor for the main character is the same guy who did Akagi.
10:30 - Awesome Block
Awesome Block:
Detroit Metal City
Detroit Metal City (DMC) is a quickly rising independent Death Metal band. They garner fame by performing wild live shows and writing songs filled with hate, violence, and rape. The band is fronted by Sōichi Negishi who takes on the stage name Krauser II. On stage he is a wild-unchained beast. Off-stage he is a tranquil, tender-loving person who enjoys Swedish Pop music. He hates himself as Krauser and his two personalities collide making his private life very difficult. (Courtesy: ANN)
followed by:
2 episodes of Giant Robo - first 3 weeks of the semester
1 episode of Giant Robo - 4th week of the semester
EARTH! 15 years after the invention of the Shizuma Drive - which brought about the third energy revolution and catapulted mankind into an age of unprecedented prosperity. But behind every tower of exalted success lies the shadow of greed. BIG FIRE! An organization bent on world domination. ALLEGIANCE OR DEATH, BIG FIRE! But fear not, for we are protected by the International Police Organization. Among their ranks is Daisaku Kusama, the boy who commands the mightiest robot our world has ever seen. CRUSH THEM NOW, GIANT ROBO!
1 episode of Cobra & 1 episode of Hokuto no Ken Souther Arc - second 4 weeks of the semester
Imagine that I, the Niehaus, was given an anime to direct. That's Cobra. It's deliciously 80's, with a male character who gets all the babes and has a friggin psychogun arm. Also, he's amazing. The women all wear next to nothing and awesome is around every corner.
2 episodes of Hokuto no Ken Souther Arc - third 4 weeks of the semester
Hokuto no Ken is the best anime ever.