Anime Does the Time Warp‏

Hello all!

Well, I hope everyone had a good break and enjoyed the fest (and if you don't go, shame, shame, shame on you. Anyone who misses the fest is a terrible person). Anyway, we once again have anime this Friday, March 5, in A-1046 at 7:30. And it's a theme night this week. We're proud to introduce Retro Night, when we'll be showing:

Astro Boy

Creating a robotic boy in the image of his recently deceased son Tobio, Professor Tenma thought nothing could go wrong now that his beloved child had been "reborn"... that is, until he comes to realize that this invention could never replace his son. Before long, however, the robot is kidnapped and spirited away to a robot circus in America, where he is soon rescued by Dr. Ochanomizu, and taken into his care. Tobio is given the new name Tetsuwan Atom, and transforms into Japan's crime-fighting hero, although his anti-violent pacifist views and overall childlike naivety tend to clash with his battles often. This is not the first anime series, but it is the first one with a continuing plot. Arguably, the Father of Anime, Tezuka Osamu's, masterpiece.

Sally the Witch

Sally is the princess of the "witch world", Astoria, who longs to visit the mortal realm - presumably to make friends her own age. One day, Sally teleports to the "mid world" (Earth), where she uses her magic to fend off a couple of burglars menacing two young schoolgirls. Immediately befriended by her new acquaintances - tomboyish Yoshiko Hanamura (known affectionately as "Yotchan") and girly Sumire Kasugano - Sally decides to stay on indefinitely, leading to various kinds of mischief in the best Japanese tradition. Sally tries to keep her supernatural abilities secret, assuming the role of a human child. One of the first magical girl animes. That's right, we can thank Sally for all of the naked transformation sequences (thank you, Sally!).

Hope to see you all there as we journey back to the origins of anime. And remember, if you all show up and have a good time, maybe, just maybe, the Anime Society will do the Time Warp again!

~Rowena