Time to vote on shows for our Winter season and build a schedule! We'll probably be focusing on re-sampling shows, and as time permits on sampling new shows and maybe slipping in some features.
Also, Anime LA is running this weekend.
6:30 - 10:30 (we don't have a real schedule)
Voting for shows
Re-sampling shows as needed for voting
Maybe even build a schedule?
Sampling new shows
Sampler ideas
Delicious in Dungeon (Netflix)
The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic (CR)
The Demon Prince of Momochi House (CR)
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer (CR)
My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me! (HD)
Sasaki and Peeps (CR, double-length)
Attendance:
Notes: We started with voting, then did some re-sampling:
Reign of the Seven Spellblades ep 2 (CR)
Skip and Loafer 2 (CR)
Onimusha 2 (Netflix)
Then we moved on to sampling new shows
Delicious in Dungeon (Netflix)
6:30-10:30 (we still don't have a real schedule)
Build a schedule, if we didn't on Friday
Sample new shows
Features?
Feature ideas
Ramayana (fs, 130 minutes)
Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars (BD, 110 minutes)
Josee, The Tigeer and the Fish (BD/CR , 100 minutes)
Seven Days War (BD/CR , 88 minutes)
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (HD, 85 minutes)
Mirage Queen Prefers Circus (BD/HD, 62 minutes)
Short feature ideas
Bean Bandit (KS video)
Hypersonic Music Club (Patrick Macias's blog)
Attendance:
Notes: We started with schedule building, then switched to clearing out some samplers:
My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me! (HD) - Alan thought this was Awful, people as a whole seemed to think of it as merely Bad
Chained Soldier (HD) - Bad? Mid?
Solo Leveling (CR) - only standard episode length rather than double, as ANN reviews indicated - maybe their screeners included 2 episodes? That makes sense, since episode 1 sets up a cliffhanger before the premise really gets a chance to kick in.
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer (CR)
The Strongest Tank's Labyrinth Raids -A Tank with a Rare 9999 Resistance Skill Got Kicked from the Hero's Party- -A Tank with a Rare 9999 Resistance Skill Got Kicked from the Hero's Party-
Our Winter planning looked a bit like this:
week 0: 1/5 and 1/6
Fridays
Saturdays
Time to start our next season - you can see the schedule on this very page.
6:30 - 7:20 Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead 3-4 (CR, Netflix, Hulu, AppleTV)
7:20 - 7:45 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off 2 (Netflix)
7:45 - 8:10 Sampler: Ishura (Hulu/fs)
8:10 - 8:20 intermission
9:10 - 10 Dead Mount Death Play 2nd season 13-14 (CR)
10 - 10:25 Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister! 1 (CR)
Attendance:
Notes:
6:30 - 7:20 The Little Lies We All Tell 3-4 (CR)
7:20 - 8:10 Samplers:
The Demon Prince of Momochi House (CR)
Solo Leveling 2 (CR)
8:10 - 8:30 intermission
8:30 - 9:20 The tale of outcasts 3-4 (CR)
9:20 - 10:10 The Devil is a Part-Timer!! Season 2 eps. 13-14 (CR)
As time permits, maybe something short from
Bean Bandit (KS video)
Hypersonic Music Club (Patrick Macias's blog)
Attendance:
Notes: Alan was remote tonight due to car trouble.
Some rain this weekend...
6:30 - 7:20 Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead 5-6 (CR, Netflix, Hulu, AppleTV)
7:20 - 7:45 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off 3 (Netflix)
7:45 - 8:10 Sampler: Brave Bang Bravern (CR)
8:10 - 8:20 intermission
9:10 - 10 Dead Mount Death Play 2nd season 15-16 (CR)
10 - 10:25 Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister! 2 (CR)
Attendance:
Notes:
6:30 - 7:20 The Little Lies We All Tell 5-6 (CR)
7:20 - 8:10 Samplers:
Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! (CR)
8:10 - 8:30 intermission
8:30 - 9:20 The tale of outcasts 5-6 (CR)
9:20 - 10:10 The Devil is a Part-Timer!! Season 2 eps. 15-16 (CR)
As time permits, maybe something short from
Bean Bandit (KS video)
Hypersonic Music Club (Patrick Macias's blog)
Attendance:
Notes: We bailed on Hokkaido Gals about halfway through. That left us enough time for another sampler at the end of our regular schedule, so we tried Mr. Villain’s Day Off (CR).
No rain this weekend.
6:30 - 7:20 Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead 7-8 (CR, Netflix, Hulu, AppleTV)
7:20 - 7:45 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off 4 (Netflix)
7:45 - 8:10 Sampler: The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic (CR)
8:10 - 8:20 intermission
9:10 - 10 Dead Mount Death Play 2nd season 17-18 (CR)
10 - 10:25 Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister! 3 (CR)
Attendance:
Notes: No Gene this week. The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic didn’t make a very strong impression with its first episode.
6:30 - 7:20 The Little Lies We All Tell 7-8 (CR)
7:20 - 8:10 Samplers:
Pon no Michi (fs)
The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil (CR)
8:10 - 8:30 intermission
8:30 - 9:20 The tale of outcasts 7-8 (CR)
9:20 - 10:10 The Devil is a Part-Timer!! Season 2 eps. 17-18 (CR)
Fallbacks:
Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord (CR)
Bean Bandit (KS video)
Hypersonic Music Club (Patrick Macias's blog)
Attendance:
Notes: Arthur made it despite a festival being held near his home. We watched the whole episode of A Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil (i.e. we didn't bail on it partway through), but nobody seems to have been enthusiastic about it.
More rain forecast for this weekend. It isn't supposed to show up until Saturday night.
Also, I put together a playlist for the Anime LA 2024 AMV contest since I was sick of waiting for someone else to do it.
6:30 - 7:20 Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead 9-10 (CR, Netflix, Hulu, AppleTV)
7:20 - 7:45 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off 5 (Netflix)
7:45 - 8:10 Sampler: A Sign of Affection (CR)
8:10 - 8:20 intermission
9:10 - 10 Dead Mount Death Play 2nd season 19-20 (CR)
10 - 10:25 Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister! 4 (CR)
Attendance:
Notes:
6:30 - 7:20 The Little Lies We All Tell 9-10 (CR)
7:20 - 8:10 Samplers:
Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord (CR)
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (CR)
8:10 - 8:30 intermission
8:30 - 9:20 The tale of outcasts 9-10 (CR)
9:20 - 10:10 The Devil is a Part-Timer!! Season 2 eps. 19-20 (CR)
Fallbacks:
Dog Signal (fs)
Bean Bandit (KS video)
Hypersonic Music Club (Patrick Macias's blog)
Attendance:
Notes: Alan had to attend remotely tonight due to family issues.
For samplers, we watched episode 2 of Villainess Level 99 instead of episode 1.
We bailed on Cherry Magic fairly quickly - the club wasn’t interested in a BL show - and moved on to Dog Signal. Which we also bailed on in short order, then went to intermission.
David and Alan have both had problems with Crunchyroll blocking access to streaming shows. This happened to David a few weeks ago, but this week it was particularly obnoxious.
This week we're finishing out a few shows: Zom 100, The Little Lies We All Tell, and The tale of outcasts.
Speaking of things ending: this week we got the news that Funimation's streaming service is going away, and along with it all the digital copies you may have gotten with DVDs and Blu-rays...or even purchased on their own. I'm sure this won't lead to anything...
6:30 - 7:20 Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead 11-12 (CR, Netflix, Hulu, AppleTV)
7:20 - 7:45 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off 6 (Netflix)
7:45 - 8:10 Sampler: 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! (CR)
8:10 - 8:20 intermission
9:10 - 10 Dead Mount Death Play 2nd season 21-22 (CR)
10 - 10:25 Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister! 5 (CR)
Attendance:
Notes:
6:30 - 6:55 The Little Lies We All Tell 11 (CR)
6:55 - 8:10 Samplers:
'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess (CR)
Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp (CR)
Delusional Monthly Magazine (CR)
8:10 - 8:30 intermission
8:30 - 9:20 The tale of outcasts 11-12 (CR)
9:20 - 10:10 The Devil is a Part-Timer!! Season 2 eps. 21-22 (CR)
Fallbacks:
Bean Bandit (KS video)
Hypersonic Music Club (Patrick Macias's blog)
Attendance:
Notes: We went with all 3 samplers as scheduled, and with only two episodes of The tale of outcasts.
Our mid-season transition is well underway. On Friday Zom100 is over (but we've brought in a sampler to maintain conservation of death this week), and Scott Pilgrim, Helck, and Dead Mount Death Play all finish this week. Saturday sees the end of The tale of outcasts and The Devil Is a Part-Timer season 2, and the start of both I Shall Survive Using Potions and Frieren.
6:30 - 7:20 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off 7-8 (Netflix)
7:20 - 8:10 Sampler: live-action Yu Yu Hakusho (Netflix)
8:10 - 8:20 intermission
9:10 - 10 Dead Mount Death Play 2nd season 23-24 (CR)
10 - 10:25 Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister! 6 (CR)
Attendance:
Notes:
6:30 - 6:55 I Shall Survive Using Potions! (CR)
6:55 - 7:20 The tale of outcasts 13 (CR)
7:20 - 8:10 Samplers:
8:10 - 8:30 intermission
8:30 - 9:20 The Devil is a Part-Timer!! Season 2 eps. 23-24 (CR)
9:20 - 10:20 Frieren: Beyond Journey's End 2-3 (CR)
Fallbacks:
Bean Bandit (KS video)
Hypersonic Music Club (Patrick Macias's blog)
Attendance:
Notes:
This week we're fully into the back half of the season, starting Undead Murder Farce, Faraway Paladin season 2, and Undead Unluck on Fridays; and Ancient Magus' Bride season 2 part 2 on Saturdays. Also, we're just about out of Friday samplers, and we don't have too many left for Saturdays.
6:30 - 7:20 Undead Murder Farce 3-4 (CR)
7:20 - 7:45 The Apothecary Diaries 3 (CR)
7:45 - 8:35 Samplers:
Ninja Kamui (Max, fs)
8:35 - 8:45 intermission
8:45 - 9:35 The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of the Rust Mountains 1-2 (CR)
9:35 - 10 UNDEAD UNLUCK 2 (Hulu)
10 - 10:25 Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister! 7 (CR)
Attendance:
Notes: Brian said he probably wouldn’t be available the weekend of March 15-16th due to family being in town (there was a chance he’d be able to make Friday showings, but it sounds like Saturday the 16th is a no-go for him).
6:30 - 6:55 I Shall Survive Using Potions! 3 (CR)
6:55 - 8:10 Frieren: Beyond Journey's End 4-6 (CR)
8:10 - 8:30 intermission
8:30 - 9:20 Samplers:
The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash (CR)
9:20 - 10:10 Ancient Magus’s Bride Season 2 Part 2 14-15 (CR)
Fallbacks:
Bean Bandit (KS video)
Hypersonic Music Club (Patrick Macias's blog)
Attendance:
Notes: We ended up watching episodes 13-14 of Ancient Magus’ Bride, not 14-15. We have to make sure the episode numbers in the spreadsheet are correct.
We're at our last Friday of samplers, and on Saturday we're starting to move into sampling the older (often much older) shows Crunchyroll decided to pick up this season. Oh, and there's supposed to be some rain again this weekend, but not much this time.
6:30 - 6:55 Undead Murder Farce 5 (CR)
6:55 - 7:45 The Apothecary Diaries 4-5 (CR)
7:45 - 8:10 Sampler: Sengoku Youko (CR)
8:10 - 8:20 intermission
8:20 - 9:10 The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of the Rust Mountains 3-4 (CR)
9:10 - 10 UNDEAD UNLUCK 3-4 (Hulu)
10 - 10:25 Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister! 8 (CR)
Attendance:
Notes:
6:30 - 6:55 I Shall Survive Using Potions! 4-5 (CR)
8:30 - 9:20 Samplers:
Fairy Princess Minky Momo (CR)
8:10 - 8:30 intermission
6:55 - 8:10 Frieren: Beyond Journey's End 7-8 (CR)
9:20 - 10:10 Ancient Magus’s Bride Season 2 Part 2 15-16 (CR)
Fallbacks:
Chibi Maruko-chan (CR)
MONSTERS: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation (Netflix)
Bean Bandit (KS video)
Hypersonic Music Club (Patrick Macias's blog)
Attendance:
Notes:
Daylight Saving Time starts this weekend...
6:30 - 7:20 Undead Murder Farce 6-7 (CR)
7:20 - 8:10 The Apothecary Diaries 6-7 (CR)
8:10 - 8:20 intermission
8:20 - 9:10 The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of the Rust Mountains 5-6 (CR)
9:10 - 10 UNDEAD UNLUCK 5-6 (Hulu)
10 - 10:25 Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister! 9 (CR)
Attendance:
Notes:
6:30 - 6:55 I Shall Survive Using Potions! 6-7 (CR)
8:30 - 9:20 Samplers:
Chibi Maruko-chan (CR)
MONSTERS: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation (Netflix)
8:10 - 8:30 intermission
6:55 - 8:10 Frieren: Beyond Journey's End 9-10 (CR)
9:20 - 10:10 Ancient Magus’s Bride Season 2 Part 2 17-18 (CR)
Fallbacks:
Bean Bandit (KS video)
Hypersonic Music Club (Patrick Macias's blog)
Attendance:
Notes:
St. Patrick's Day this Sunday. That's also when End of Evangelion starts its limited theatrical run, ending Wednesday March 20. It isn't likely to have its run extended quite so much as Miyazaki's (now Academy Award-winning) The Boy and the Heron, or the Kimetsu no Yaiba "movie" To the Hashira Training.
Also, we're totally out of samplers this week except for shows that seem pointless to sample, and Brian doesn't expect to attend this weekend. So we may have to plan a feature for this week...
6:30 - 7:20 Undead Murder Farce 8-9 (CR)
7:20 - 8:10 The Apothecary Diaries 8-9 (CR)
8:10 - 8:20 intermission
8:20 - 9:10 The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of the Rust Mountains 7-8 (CR)
9:10 - 10 UNDEAD UNLUCK 7-8 (Hulu)
10 - 10:25 Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister! 10 (CR)
Attendance:
Notes: No
6:30 - 7:20 I Shall Survive Using Potions! 8-9 (CR)
7:20 - 8:15 Features:
Hypersonic Music Club (Patrick Macias's blog)
8:15 - 8:35 intermission
8:35 - 9:25 Frieren: Beyond Journey's End 11-12 (CR)
9:25 - 10:15 Ancient Magus’s Bride Season 2 Part 2 19-20 (CR)
As time permits:
Bean Bandit (KS video)
Attendance:
Notes:
The rain comes back this weekend - but apparently not much of it.
We've been seeing a fair number of obituaries of classic anime and manga creators in the last few weeks. Earlier this week we heard about artist Mutsumi Inomata passing away at age 63; most recently she was known for character design on the "Tales of" games, but she also did designs for a number anime. I've scheduled a feature she did work on (which got a Japanese Blu-ray release just last year).
Also, last week I said we were out of samplers. Since then, Akira Toriyama's final series SAND LAND has premiered on Hulu. It's nominally listed as a Spring show, but I see a ton of shows lined up for Spring, so if we can sample one this season we might as well go ahead. That also lets us hit a break between Apothecary Diary seasons which matches what simulcast viewers experienced.
6:30 - 7:20 Undead Murder Farce 10-11 (CR)
7:20 - 8:10 The Apothecary Diaries 10 (CR)
7:45 - 8:10 Sampler: Akira Toriyama's Sand Land (Hulu)
8:10 - 8:20 intermission
8:20 - 9:10 The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of the Rust Mountains 9-10 (CR)
9:10 - 10 UNDEAD UNLUCK 9-10 (Hulu)
10 - 10:25 Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister! 11 (CR)
Attendance:
Notes: A lot of playback issues tonight, due neither to streaming service, nor to Discord, nor to Alan’s computer. Rather, the issue appeared to be his router - restarting that finally solved the issue. We should do that proactively just before showings.
6:30 - 7:20 I Shall Survive Using Potions! 10-11 (CR)
7:20 - 8:30 Feature: Leda - The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko (fs)
8:30 - 8:50 intermission
8:50 - 9:40 Frieren: Beyond Journey's End 13-14 (CR)
9:40 - 10:30 Ancient Magus’s Bride Season 2 Part 2 21-22 (CR)
As time permits:
Bean Bandit (KS video)
Attendance:
Notes:
Easter weekend, and once again we have significant rain incoming - more on Saturday than on Friday.
We're also finishing our Winter season this week - next week we'll be voting on shows. Keep an eye on club emails for the link to our voting spreadsheet so we can add shows to it before people start voting.
6:30 - 7:20 Undead Murder Farce 12-13 (CR)
7:20 - 8:35 The Apothecary Diaries 11-12 (CR)
8:10 - 8:20 intermission
8:20 - 9:10 The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of the Rust Mountains 11-12 (CR)
9:10 - 10 UNDEAD UNLUCK 11-12 (Hulu)
10 - 10:25 Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister! 12 (CR)
Attendance:
Notes:
6:30 - 6:55 I Shall Survive Using Potions! 12 (CR)
6:55 - 8:20 Feature: Tunnel to Summer, Exit to Goodbye (HD, BD)
8:20 - 8:40 intermission
8:40 - 9:30 Frieren: Beyond Journey's End 15-16 (CR)
9:30 - 10:20 Ancient Magus’s Bride Season 2 Part 2 23-24 (CR)
As time permits:
Bean Bandit (KS video)
Attendance:
Notes: