Welcome to The Watercooler. Originally born out of the insanity of The O Show podcast comment spamming, it is now a place for all to hang out and enjoy all sorts of entertaining randomness, as well as being the home for Movie Sign.
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Next Meeting: April 4, 2009, at 10:00 PM Eastern (7:00 PM Pacific)
Next Episodes: Ichigo Mashimaro ep3-4 / Kanon ep3-4
Chat Password: nekomimi
About the Anime Club
The Anime Club is a weekly room in theOtaku's community chat where we meet to have fun laughing, crying, heckling, and spazzing together while watching a few episodes of anime. Rather than watching mainstream shows, however, we pick out good, yet lesser-known anime as an opportunity for people to enjoy new shows. Streaming links are usually provided for those without a copy of the anime.
Current Anime
Ichigo Mashimaro (aka Strawberry Marshmallow) is a 12 episode comedy/slice of life about sixth-grader Itou Chika (Chiba Saeko), her three friends Matsuoka Miu (Orikasa Fumiko), Sakuragi Matsuri (Kawasumi Ayako) and Ana Coppola (Noto Mamiko), and her big sister Itou Nobue (Nabatame Hitomi). It follows the day-to-day lives of the girls as they play, fight, argue, and work together, often with cute and hilarious results. There's no real story to speak of but the girls' overflowing adorableness will keep you smiling and the show's mix of conversational and slapstick humor will keep you laughing the whole way through.
Click to watch the opening and prologue.
Kanon is a 24 episode comedy/drama about Aizawa Yuuichi (Sugita Tomokazu), a boy in high school who, due to family circumstances, goes to live with his aunt, Minase Akiko, and cousin, Minase Nayuki (Kouda Mariko). It's been seven years since he visited and his memories of the city have since faded, but upon meeting Tsukimiya Ayu (Horie Yui) and other girls from his past, they slowly begin to return. The lighthearted comedy while Yuuichi teases the girls will make you laugh and the heartbreaking drama of traumatic events from both past and present will make you cry as the story unfolds.
Click to watch the opening.
Schedule
Date...........Ichigo Mashimaro........Kanon
Mar. 28........ep01-02....................ep01-02
Apr. 04........ep03-04....................ep03-04
Apr. 11........ep05-06....................ep05-06
Apr. 18........ep07-08....................ep07-08
Apr. 25........ep09-10....................ep09-10
May 02........ep11-12....................ep11-12
Also, visit the Anime Club's thread on OtakuBoards to talk about which anime you'd like to watch next or anything else about the Anime Club.
Next Meeting: March 28, 2009, at 10:00 PM Eastern
Next Episodes: Ichigo Mashimaro ep1-2 / Kanon ep1-2
Chat Password: uguu
About the Anime Club
The Anime Club is a weekly room in theOtaku's community chat where we meet to have fun laughing, crying, heckling, and spazzing together while watching a few episodes of anime. Rather than watching mainstream shows, however, we pick out good, yet lesser-known anime as an opportunity for people to enjoy new shows. Streaming links are usually provided for those without a copy of the anime.
Current Anime
Ichigo Mashimaro (aka Strawberry Marshmallow) is a 12 episode comedy/slice of life about sixth-grader Itou Chika (Chiba Saeko), her three friends Matsuoka Miu (Orikasa Fumiko), Sakuragi Matsuri (Kawasumi Ayako) and Ana Coppola (Noto Mamiko), and her big sister Itou Nobue (Nabatame Hitomi). It follows the day-to-day lives of the girls as they play, fight, argue, and work together, often with cute and hilarious results. There's no real story to speak of but the girls' overflowing adorableness will keep you smiling and the show's mix of conversational and slapstick humor will keep you laughing the whole way through.
Click to watch the opening and prologue.
Kanon is a 24 episode comedy/drama about Aizawa Yuuichi (Sugita Tomokazu), a boy in high school who, due to family circumstances, goes to live with his aunt, Minase Akiko, and cousin, Minase Nayuki (Kouda Mariko). It's been seven years since he visited and his memories of the city have since faded, but upon meeting Tsukimiya Ayu (Horie Yui) and other girls from his past, they slowly begin to return. The lighthearted comedy while Yuuichi teases the girls will make you laugh and the heartbreaking drama of traumatic events from both past and present will make you cry as the story unfolds.
Click to watch the opening.
Schedule
Date...........Ichigo Mashimaro........Kanon
Mar. 28........ep01-02....................ep01-02
Apr. 04........ep03-04....................ep03-04
Apr. 11........ep05-06....................ep05-06
Apr. 18........ep07-08....................ep07-08
Apr. 25........ep09-10....................ep09-10
May 02........ep11-12....................ep11-12
Also, visit the Anime Club's thread on OtakuBoards to talk about which anime you'd like to watch next or anything else about the Anime Club.
Next Meeting: March 21, 2009, at 10:00 PM Eastern
Next Episodes: Lovely Complex ep23-24 / Kurenai ep11-12
Chat Password: banzai
About the Anime Club
The Anime Club is a weekly room in theOtaku's community chat where we meet to have fun laughing, crying, heckling, and spazzing together while watching a few episodes of anime. Rather than watching mainstream shows, however, we pick out good, yet lesser-known anime as an opportunity for people to enjoy new shows. Streaming links are usually provided for those without a copy of the anime.
Current Anime
Lovely Complex is a 24 episode romantic comedy that follows the unlikely relationship of Koizumi Risa (voiced by Okamura Akemi), a very tall girl, and Ootani Atsushi (voiced by Nagata Akira), a very short boy, as they work their way through high school. It's one of the best series in its genre that I've seen, with top-notch humor, some touching moments, and plenty of unexpected twists.
Kurenai is a 12 episode drama/comedy series with some action sprinkled in here and there. It's about Kurenai Shinkurou (voiced by Sawashiro Miruki), a 16-year-old mediator whose job is to settle disputes between the client and other parties – even if it means getting violent – and his latest assignment of guarding Kuhouin Murasaki (voiced by Yuuki Aoi), the 7-year-old runaway daughter of the powerful Kuhouin family. While there's many different themes running through the series, it mostly deals with Shinkurou struggling to take care of Murasaki while the little princess also struggles to adapt to life outside the Kuhouin estate.
Click here to watch its opening.
Schedule
Date...........Lovely Complex.......Kurenai
Feb. 14........ep13-14.................ep1-2
Feb. 21........ep15-16.................ep3-4
Feb. 28........ep17-18.................ep5-6
Mar. 07........ep19-20.................ep7-8
Mar. 14........ep21-22.................ep9-10
Mar. 21........ep23-24.................ep11-12
Date...........Ichigo Mashimaro........Kanon
Mar. 28........ep01-02....................ep01-02
Apr. 04........ep03-04....................ep03-04
Apr. 11........ep05-06....................ep05-06
Apr. 18........ep07-08....................ep07-08
Apr. 25........ep09-10....................ep09-10
May 02........ep11-12....................ep11-12
Future Anime
The votes are in and the next two anime will be Ichigo Mashimaro (aka Strawberry Marshmallow) and Kanon (2006)! It ended up with a three-way tie between those two and The Vision of Escaflowne, each with four votes. To decide which two of them would be picked, I left it up to chance with the roll of a die.
Next Meeting: March 14, 2009, at 10:00 PM Eastern
Next Episodes: Lovely Complex ep21-22 / Kurenai ep9-10
Chat Password: houzukiryuu
About the Anime Club
The Anime Club is a weekly room in theOtaku's community chat where we meet to have fun laughing, crying, heckling, and spazzing together while watching a few episodes of anime. Rather than watching mainstream shows, however, we pick out good, yet lesser-known anime as an opportunity for people to enjoy new shows. Streaming links are usually provided for those without a copy of the anime.
Current Anime
Lovely Complex is a 24 episode romantic comedy that follows the unlikely relationship of Koizumi Risa (voiced by Okamura Akemi), a very tall girl, and Ootani Atsushi (voiced by Nagata Akira), a very short boy, as they work their way through high school. It's one of the best series in its genre that I've seen, with top-notch humor, some touching moments, and plenty of unexpected twists.
Kurenai is a 12 episode drama/comedy series with some action sprinkled in here and there. It's about Kurenai Shinkurou (voiced by Sawashiro Miruki), a 16-year-old mediator whose job is to settle disputes between the client and other parties – even if it means getting violent – and his latest assignment of guarding Kuhouin Murasaki (voiced by Yuuki Aoi), the 7-year-old runaway daughter of the powerful Kuhouin family. While there's many different themes running through the series, it mostly deals with Shinkurou struggling to take care of Murasaki while the little princess also struggles to adapt to life outside the Kuhouin estate.
Click here to watch its opening.
Schedule
Date...........Lovely Complex.......Kurenai
Feb. 14........ep13-14.................ep1-2
Feb. 21........ep15-16.................ep3-4
Feb. 28........ep17-18.................ep5-6
Mar. 07........ep19-20.................ep7-8
Mar. 14........ep21-22.................ep9-10
Mar. 21........ep23-24.................ep11-12
Future Anime Voting
The nominations are in and it's time to vote for which anime to watch next. From the list below, pick two and post their titles either here in the comments or in the OtakuBoards thread to vote for them. The two anime that get the most votes will be watched starting March 28 and the results will be posted next week.
Bounen no Xamdou (Xam'd: Lost Memories)
Damekko Doubutsu
ef - a tale of memories
Ichigo Mashimaro (Strawberry Marshmallow)
Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens
Kanon (2006)
Minami-ke: Okawari
The Vision of Escaflowne
One thing to note is that while Minami-ke: Okawari is the second season of Minami-ke, it's very episodic and doesn't require much previous knowledge of the series to enjoy.
Next Meeting: March 7, 2009, at 10:00 PM Eastern
Next Episodes: Lovely Complex ep19-20 / Kurenai ep7-8
Chat Password: onthebigscreen
About the Anime Club
The Anime Club is a weekly room in theOtaku's community chat where we meet to have fun laughing, crying, heckling, and spazzing together while watching a few episodes of anime. Rather than watching mainstream shows, however, we pick out good, yet lesser-known anime as an opportunity for people to enjoy new shows. Streaming links are usually provided for those without a copy of the anime.
Current Anime
Lovely Complex is a 24 episode romantic comedy that follows the unlikely relationship of Koizumi Risa (voiced by Okamura Akemi), a very tall girl, and Ootani Atsushi (voiced by Nagata Akira), a very short boy, as they work their way through high school. It's one of the best series in its genre that I've seen, with top-notch humor, some touching moments, and plenty of unexpected twists.
Kurenai is a 12 episode drama/comedy series with some action sprinkled in here and there. It's about Kurenai Shinkurou (voiced by Sawashiro Miruki), a 16-year-old mediator whose job is to settle disputes between the client and other parties – even if it means getting violent – and his latest assignment of guarding Kuhouin Murasaki (voiced by Yuuki Aoi), the 7-year-old runaway daughter of the powerful Kuhouin family. While there's many different themes running through the series, it mostly deals with Shinkurou struggling to take care of Murasaki while the little princess also struggles to adapt to life outside the Kuhouin estate.
Click here to watch its opening.
Schedule
Date...........Lovely Complex.......Kurenai
Feb. 14........ep13-14.................ep1-2
Feb. 21........ep15-16.................ep3-4
Feb. 28........ep17-18.................ep5-6
Mar. 07........ep19-20.................ep7-8
Mar. 14........ep21-22.................ep9-10
Mar. 21........ep23-24.................ep11-12
Future Anime Nominations
Lovely Complex and Kurenai are nearing their conclusions, which means it's time to decide what to watch next. If there's an anime you'd like to nominate, post its title in the comments here or in the OtakuBoards thread. You can choose anything as long as it's anime and its content is around the PG-13 rating level or lower. Each person can nominate one show and then next week everyone will get to vote on which two of the nominations to watch next.
