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Fall 2010 SPAMM Schedule

Postby Epros on Tue Jun 22, 2010 5:47 pm

6:00- Social Hour
7:00- Cowboy Bebop
7:25- Durarara!!
7:50- School Rumble
8:15- Darker than Black
8:45- Break
9:00- Arakawa Under the Bridge
9:25- Paradise Kiss
9:50- Monster
10:15- OVA Slot

First SPAMM showing of the semester is Tuesday, September 7th in Doudna 103.

7:00- Cowboy Bebop
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Categories: Space western, bad shrooms
Follow interstellar bounty hunters Spike Spiegel and Jet Black as they scour the galaxy for criminals with prices on their heads. Hoping to escape their past, they live on the spaceship Bebop, but it's a dangerous business and old enemies don't forget easily. Allies come from unlikely sources, however, as they find comrades in the beautiful swindler Faye Valentine, the genius child hacker Ed and the genetically engineered 'data dog' Ein. Will they be able to help each other though their respective struggles, or is their fate really inevitable?

7:25- Durarara!!
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Categories: City life, gangs, motorcycle, anime references, blow up louder!
Looking for a change, Mikado moves from the countryside to bustling Ikebukuro to attend the same high school as his best friend, Masaomi. Though navigating a new school and friendships can prove tough by itself, Mikado also finds an overwhelming number of new delights and dangers in the district he now calls home. From a friendly Russian sushi bar to the violent color gangs, to even an urban legend in the form of a black motorcycle rider, each resident of Ikebukuro is unique and frightening. But the town is smaller than it seems at first, and these strange events appear to be connected. Will the growing storm sweep up the transplanted country boy and his friends or will Mikado find himself at the center of a dramatic change for Tokyo?

7:50- School Rumble
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Categories: Harem, romance, comedy, school
Because one Tenma per night just isn't enough.
Tsukamoto Tenma is young, bright, and smitten with the school hottie Karasuma Ooji. She's desperate for his attention, which is unfortunate considering he barely gives her the time of day! Throw Harima Kenji, the school delinquent with a crush on Tsukamoto, into the mix and you've got one twisted love triangle of unrequited proportions! Can love find the trio happiness before their attention-grabbing stunts end up hurting more than their egos?

8:15- Darker than Black
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Categories: Action, sci-fi, superpowers, sexy collarbones
A giant wall looms over Tokyo, shielding the city from a dangerous other world called the 'Hell's Gate'. Within the city, things are no less terrifying because Contractors, psychopathic killers with phenomenal powers, have started to appear. These killers are compelled to pay a price every time they use their powers, often in the form of a meaningless or painful task. As their deadly habits rack up a gruesome death toll, Kirihara Misaki and her team from the Foreign Affairs Public Security struggle to solve the cases and bring the Contractors under control. Their task is further confounded by the interference of a masked individual they title Messier Code BK201, a man with abilities that allow him to fight and defeat the Contractors. Who is this BK201? How can the Contractors be stopped permanently? And what does the appearance of the Hell's Gate mean for the people of Tokyo?

8:45- Break
Categories: MYSTERY

9:00- Arakawa Under the Bridge
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Category: I don't even know, man.
Holding strictly to his family's creed, Ko Ichinomiya has never once, in his life of privilege, owed anything to anyone – that is, until a self-proclaimed Venusian named Nino saves him from drowning in the wake of a dire accident involving Ko's pants. Eternally indebted to the supposed extraterrestrial, Ko moves into her little community under the bridge along the Arakawa river. Ripped from his life of luxury and success, the young Tokyo U graduate now must adjust to his well-appointed hovel, strange new neighbors, and peculiar lover, Nino.

9:25- Paradise Kiss
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Categories: Drama, romance, fashion, it's a trap!
Yukari is a typical high school student on the fast track to attending a university, but her boring life leaves much to be desired; that is, until a motley crew of fashion design students ask her to model their new clothing line: Paradise Kiss! Now, Yukari must choose if she will reject the life her mother has laid out for her, and start making choices on her own for the first time. While taking her first steps into adulthood, Yukari also begins to realize that with freedom comes responsibility; a life in the fashion industry isn't an easy one, especially for someone unsure of her own intentions…

9:50- Monster
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Categories: Continuous mindfuck, best show ever, drama, revenge, Dokuta Tenma, it's a trap!
I have no idea why this even made it on the schedule. It's not like any of the officers enjoyed it or anything.
Dr. Kenzo Tenma is a genius surgeon working in post-Cold War Germany who has a bright future ahead of him. He is admired by his colleagues, loved by his patients, and due to marry his boss's daughter, the beautiful (*coughyeahrightcough*) Eva Heinemann. One day, when two patients in desperate need of emergency surgery are wheeled into his hospital, Tenma faces a terrible choice of saving the orphaned boy who came first or the mayor of Düsseldorf, whose recovery would raise the hospital's profile and boost his own career. Against the demands of his superior, Tenma does what he believes is right and saves the child. However, his decision not only damages his prospects, but unleashes a chain of events so horrific that it might have come from the depths of his worst nightmares. Laden with guilt, Tenma begins a journey across Germany in search of a formidable young man who will challenge his morals, his love for life, and his very sanity.

10:15- OVA Slot (TBA)

Summaries taken from anime-planet.com because I'm lazy and just want the schedule up. Not anime-planet.org. Don't go there unless you want some Latin wives.

LET THE DISCUSSION COMMENCE!
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Re: Fall 2010 SPAMM Schedule

Postby Zaku on Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:54 pm

Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhh. Pre-break looks good, post-break...swing and a miss. Impressed the schedule is already up. The Moolarkee Regime appears to be working.
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Re: Fall 2010 SPAMM Schedule

Postby Niehaus on Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:27 pm

Zaku, you never cease to amaze me. Paradise Kiss + Monster = swing and a miss?

Very solid schedule, 2010-2011 officers! This gains the Super Niehaus Seal of Approval. Words of advice: School Rumble Hayates after the first season. Monster never goes bad.
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Re: Fall 2010 SPAMM Schedule

Postby Epros on Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:28 pm

Thank you, kind sir.

Monster is not negotiable. At all. Ever.
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Re: Fall 2010 SPAMM Schedule

Postby Rinoa on Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:30 pm

If I were still in Platteville and this schedule were airing, I would show up. And anybody who knows me will understand that means I approve of this schedule hard. My entire bonding experience with Malarky was over Paradise Kiss, but we won't talk about that...
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Re: Fall 2010 SPAMM Schedule

Postby Malarky on Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:27 pm

That night was very lonely in gorgeous.

It took much time and effort by all the officers, but I am pleased with our results. I hope everyone will find something in this schedule that they enjoy.
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Re: Fall 2010 SPAMM Schedule

Postby Megaton on Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:54 am

Zaku wrote:Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhh. Pre-break looks good, post-break...swing and a miss. Impressed the schedule is already up. The Moolarkee Regime appears to be working.

This.
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Re: Fall 2010 SPAMM Schedule

Postby Takomaru on Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:00 am

I can't believe you guys are showing Monster. Loved the Manga but never seen the anime
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Re: Fall 2010 SPAMM Schedule

Postby Epros on Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:35 am

The anime pretty much follows the manga verbatim. It's great. :3 I dunno, Madhouse usually does a good job.
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Re: Fall 2010 SPAMM Schedule

Postby Rinoa on Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:52 pm

I am totally disappointed by those who say post-break is bad. I've never seen Arakawa but Paradise Kiss and Monster are solid and if you're writing PK off as a sad little fashion shoujo better think again.
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Re: Fall 2010 SPAMM Schedule

Postby Megaton on Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:03 pm

I've seen/read PK/Monster and Arakawa didn't click for me when I saw it at Fansub night.

So, again Meh. Also, watching Cowboy Bebop on AS during the weekends right now.
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Re: Fall 2010 SPAMM Schedule

Postby Niehaus on Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:45 pm

So your argument is that, because you've seen them, you say "meh," even though you're watching Cowboy Bebop now and (if I'm correct) have seen School Rumble before? Also, Monster has a very high rewatch value.
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Re: Fall 2010 SPAMM Schedule

Postby Malarky on Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:08 pm

I don't expect everyone to like all the shows equally. There are bound to be some you are excited about more than others. If there was one show that everyone loved more than any other, we would just show 7 episodes of it every Tuesday. No Epros, we are not doing this with Monster.

It's also a good idea to watch shows at SPAMM that you normally wouldn't. Shows that I wasn't excited for include Berserk, Macross Frontier, and Gurren Lagann. Give things a chance; they might surprise you.

I think there is a good balance with variety and quality on this schedule. I am interested to hear everyone's opinions, even especially if they differ from my own.
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Re: Fall 2010 SPAMM Schedule

Postby Epros on Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:41 pm

We wouldn't even have a schedule at all if we were looking for shows that no one's seen before, and it's hard to find high-quality anime that hasn't already been played in the past freaking eight or nine years of SPAMM (Zake and his photographic SPAMM schedule memory can attest to this, probably). Just relax, everything's going to be fucking fine, okay? :P

No Epros, we are not doing this with Monster.


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Re: Fall 2010 SPAMM Schedule

Postby Rinoa on Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:58 pm

For what it's worth, I think you guys put together a fantastic schedule. Major props, though I expected no less.
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