Cosplay Contest, DDR & Naruto!

Tue, 07/31/2007 - 10:11am by erin

Don't forget to break out your best in anime, manga, videogame character finery to enter the Cosplay: Contest this Thursday, August 2 @ 7:00 PM at the Downtown Library. Prizes will be given in 2 categories: Grades 6-8 and Grades 9-12 - in the form of gift certificates to Wizzywig in the amounts of $35, $25 and $15 respectively. Play DDR in character or come and watch the contest and play DDR.

Mark your calendar for the final Animanga Club of the summer on Monday, August 13 | 2:00-4:00 PM @ the Downtown Library. Make an authentic Naruto: headband eat food/drink and have a chance to win cool Naruto merch and a $10 Wizzywig gift certificate based on your Naruto knowledge...

Boys over Flowers

Tue, 07/31/2007 - 10:01am by joy k

The manga Boys over Flowers (also known as Hana Yori Dango) is the story of Makino Tsukushi, who transfers into an elite high school and promptly gets on the wrong side of the F4, the most popular group of boys. But when the F4 try to make her life miserable, she decides that she won’t take their bullying lying down. Fans of the manga also won’t want to miss the anime adaptation in the library’s DVD collection. Wondering what to read next? Try Kare Kano.

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Sun, 07/22/2007 - 1:25pm by joy k

Shinji didn't know what to expect when his aloof father summoned him to Neo Tokyo-3 after several years of estrangement. Becoming the pilot of a giant robot named EVA01 and protecting the world from mysterious invaders, however, was probably not high on his list. Find out the rest of Shinji’s story in the classic anime Neon Genesis Evangelion (volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8). For some it’s the mecha anime to end all mecha anime; others can’t get over the unexpected ending. If you’ve seen it, what did you think?

Trigun @ Animanga Club, Monday, July 9th

Fri, 07/06/2007 - 6:40pm by joy k

Join us this Monday @ the Northeast Branch from 6:00 to 8:00 for the June meeting of the AADL’s Animanga club. We'll be watching episodes of the Trigun anime, which is based on Yasuhiro Nightow’s manga of the same name. Trigun is the story of Vash the Stampede, a notorious gunman who has a 60,000,000,000 double dollar bounty on his head due to his destruction of an entire city. But as Milly and Meryl, two investigators from the Bernadelli Insurance Company, soon find out, Vash isn’t exactly what you might expect in a hardened criminal. We’ll also have a cool craft to celebrate the Japanese festival of Tanabata.

Not familiar with the series? Come anyway! Tell us about your favorites, and hear about our fall events. Snacks and drinks will also be served.

Cardcaptor Sakura

Thu, 06/28/2007 - 9:31am by joy k

When ten-year-old Sakura Kinomoto opens a mysterious book in her father’s library, she accidentally releases the magical Clow Cards. Now, with the help of Kerberos, the protector of the cards-—he was sleeping when they escaped, and is now currently masquerading as a stuffed animal—-it’s up to her to find them before they can cause more havoc in her hometown. Want to know what happens next? Learn the rest of the story in the Cardcaptor Sakura anime and manga. Already familiar with it? Check out the current reimagining of Sakura’s story in CLAMP’s Tsubasa..

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie

Mon, 06/18/2007 - 9:55am by joy k

If 51 episodes of the Fullmetal Alchemist anime tv series weren’t enough for you, you won’t want to miss the movie sequel: Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa. Although the anime is originally based on the manga by Hiromu Arakawa, the storylines diverge after a certain point, so the movie represents an entirely new adventure of the Elric brothers—with all the steampunk action that you loved from the tv series and manga. Don’t miss it!

Manga Drawing Contest – Guidelines Released!

Fri, 06/15/2007 - 8:42am by erin

Fred Gallagher, author and creator of the webcomic Megatokyo and Jerzy Drozd, of mlatcomics judging your manga drawing – how cool is that?! All entries will be displayed in the Downtown Youth Department in August. Deliver completed drawings to any library information desk by closing on Monday, July 30. The Awards Ceremony is on Monday, August 6 @ 7:00 p.m. at the Downtown Library. Prizes will be awarded in four categories: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8 and Grades 9-12. For complete rules and guidelines click here.

Paradise Kiss

Tue, 06/12/2007 - 5:42pm by joy k

Fashionistas won’t want to miss Paradise Kiss, one of the new series in the library’s anime collection. Adapted from the popular manga of the same name by Ai Yazawa, it’s the story of Yukari, a high school student focuses on preparing for her college entrance exams. By chance she meets a group of teens studying fashion design at an art high school. And when they ask her to be the model for their label, Paradise Kiss, in their school competition, Yukari has to decide what her priorities are-—and what she really wants to do with her future.

This is l33t

Sat, 06/09/2007 - 9:53am by RiponGood

Looking for something l33t to read? Try MegaTokyo Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, and Vol. 4. MegaTokyo is webcomic by Fred Gallapher, who will be judging the upcoming Manga Drawing Contest hosted by the library. The story revolves around two friend Piro and Largo who find themselves stuck in Japan, trying to earn enough money to buy plane tickets back to the USA. Piro manages to get himself a job using his Japanese and fanboy skills. Largo on the otherhand, tries to defend himself from 3vil using his l33t skilz.

Anime Insider now available at four locations!

Wed, 06/06/2007 - 9:12am by joy k

The library’s recently started subscribing to a new anime magazine, Anime Insider. It features articles on new series coming over from Japan, manga reviews, and other industry news. Visit them online for a sneak peak at their content. The magazine is available at our Downtown Teen section and our Malletts Creek, Northeast, and Pittsfield branches.

The library still gets Newtype USA; you can also browse the full list of magazines available at our locations here.