[AnimeClub] No finals this week

[Nicholas P Barresi]

Greetings Otaku,

 

Due to finals this week and next, there will no Anime club until the spring
semester. Good luck with all of your finals and enjoy the holiday break!

 

Also, some small announcements,

 

 

 <http://www.newyork-tokyo.com/wp/theskycrawlers/>
http://www.newyork-tokyo.com/wp/theskycrawlers/

FRIDAY, DEC.12 AT 7 & 9:30
WALTER READE THEATER AT LINCOLN CENTER
165 W.65TH ST (UPPER LEVEL, BET.B'WAY & AMSTERDAM AVE)

Somewhere, in a country similar to ours
There are children who do not become adults but hhey are very 
similar to us
We are proud to announce the New York Premiere of Director Mamoru 
Oshii's latest film, The Sky Crawlers, - an engaging combination of 
philosophy and science fiction, featuring brilliantly executed 
aerial combat sequences. Oshii sees this film as a message to the 
youth of the world. Visually appealing high quality animation was 
produced by Production I.G. The Sky Crawlers was nominated for the 
Golden Lion at this year's Venice Film Festival.

Synopsis
The story takes place in another possible `now' - a world that has 
eradicated war and finally attained peace. However, this prolonged 
state of peace created demand for a new kind of war. A conflict 
happening elsewhere, that could be seen on TV or read in the papers -
in order to get a feeling of reality.

Private war contractors enlist fighter pilots to perform their 
services in an endless "war as entertainment." They call these 
pilots Kildren. Innocent-looking teenagers, Kildren never age into 
adulthood, and live in a state of eternal adolescence until the day 
they drift gracefully through the endless skies.

One day, pilot Yuichi arrives to his newly assigned airbase. He has 
only vague memory of his past. The only two things he recalls are 
that he is a Kildren and how to operate a fighter plane. A woman is 
keeping an eye on Yuichi. She is Suito, the base commander. A 
Kildren herself, Suito behaves as if she's been waiting to meet 
Yuichi for a long time. Perplexed, Yuichi is nevertheless gradually 
attracted by her.

All pilots at the base have to confront the most invincible enemy 
ace, known as Teacher. His trademark is a black jaguar painted on 
the nose of his plane. It is said that if you run into him up in the 
sky, you don't come back to tell your friends. Who really is the 
Teacher? What does Suito know about Yuichi's past? What are the 
secrets behind the Kildren?

Student tickets are $8.25 and can be purchased online.  

 

 

 

Nicholas P. Barresi

 

Your Friendly Neighborhood Secretary of Anime Club

 

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