Show Descriptions

This page describes anime we were planning to screen when we lost our regular venue.

When we plan a new screening, that anime description will be here.

See Metro past screenings for a list of shows screened in past Metro Anime meetings from December 05 2004 until recently.

The Metro Anime Fall 2011 Survey Quick Cheat Sheet (.pdf, 699 KB) describes the 6 series surveyed on September 18 2011 as candidates for regular screening; the winning series we did not finish are included below.

Anime TV series screened at regular monthly Metro Anime meetings, starting September 18 2011
Japanese light novel series written by Ryōgo Narita, with illustrations by Suzuhito Yasuda

Sci-fi and slice-of-life crash together in this ensemble series about life in the “Brooklyn of Tokyo,” Ikebukuro ward. Kidnappings, secret experiments, back-alley meetings, and a headless faerie on an iron horse all intersect with the lives of several ordinary Ikebukuro residents. The story unfolds from different perspectives, revealing the characters’ treachery, obsession, and so many layers of secrets—all while a jazzy soundtrack, crazy visuals, and tight pacing keep drawing you deeper into the web.

24 TV episodes total, plus 2 DVD extra episodes 12.5 & 24.5

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Anime TV series; episodes 1 & 2 were scheduled to screen at FantasyFest 3
Japanese light novel series written by Sennendō Taguchi

When Yoshinaga Futaba wins the first prize in a lottery, the prize turns out to be a home security system in the shape of a stone gargoyle. The creation of Japan’s greatest alchemist, Gar-kun attracts the attention of a succession of strange characters, including an insane toy manufacturer, a phantom thief and rival alchemists.

13 TV episodes total

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Anime TV series screened at regular monthly Metro Anime meetings, starting September 18 2011
Japanese light novel series written by Shinichi Kimura

Ayumu’s ordinary life comes to an end when he’s brutally murdered by a serial killer. Resurrected by a necromancer, his dead “life” becomes more chaotic than his alive “life,” when chainsaw-wielding magical girls and vampire ninjas come to kill him, marry him, or join him—or possibly all three. A heady mix of misbegotten magical girl action and warped harem comedy.

12 TV episodes total, plus 1 OVA episode

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Anime OVA which was scheduled to screen at FantasyFest 3

Yōko Asagiri is in love, but is afraid to confess her feelings, so she writes a song to express her feelings. Much to her dismay, the love song she wrote acted as a bridge connecting the world in which she lived in to that of Earth’s alternate world called “Ashanti.” There, the ruler of that world wants her song so that he could use it to open a doorway to Yōko’s world and conquer it with his armies.

Single OVA episode, 75 minutes

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Anime TV series; episodes 1–3 were scheduled to screen at FantasyFest 3

After experiencing a bizarre dream, Madoka Kaname encounters a magical creature named Kyube. Madoka and her friend Sayaka are given the chance of gaining magical powers if they agree to make a contract with him. He will also grant them one wish, but in exchange they shall risk their lives by accepting the responsibility of fighting witches. Invisible to human eyes, witches are catalysts of despair in the areas they inhabit.

12 TV episodes total

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Anime OVA series; episodes 1 & 2 were scheduled to screen at FantasyFest 3

From the Guardian World, home of mages, Tiara has been sent on a mission: recover the stolen Throne of Yord, the most powerful magic artifact of all. But Tiara finds herself in a dilemma—the Throne has been taken by her former lover, and there is more to the situation than meets the eye…

6 OVA episodes total

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Anime TV series; episodes 1 & 2 were scheduled to screen at FantasyFest 3

Yuko and Eri are two normal girls who are sucked into the alternate world filled with tiny people. The people of this mysterious world see them as their %ldquo;Great Protectors%rdquo; who can protect their land in a time of strife. Unfortunately, the girls have no powers, don’t particularly like each other, and just want to go home.

13 TV episodes total

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Anime TV series screened at regular monthly Metro Anime meetings, starting September 18 2011

In a cross between X-Men and Blade Runner, super-powered mutants use their abilities to help society, while big corporations exploit them for profit. An old-fashioned hero, “Wild Tiger” Kotetsu wants to help people and make enough to support his daughter, while his intense new partner, Barnaby (aka “Bunny”) is driven to avenge his parents. There’s mecha action, slapstick comedy, and gratuitous product placement. But the real gem is the characters’ development and differing reactions to an increasingly dark understanding of their world.

25 TV episodes total

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Anime TV series; episode 1 was scheduled to screen at FantasyFest 3

In a summer once every 5 years, demons in the Tower of Druāga lose their powers. King Gilgamesh of Uruk invades the tower and finds out its secrets. As 80 years passed, the Uruk army fought back the demons and built a city on the first floor of Druāga—Metz Kier. Thus begins the story of a warrior named Jil who embarks on a quest for the Blue Crystal Rod, an artifact rumored to be in the highest floor of Druāga.

13 TV episodes total

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