Our first event in the Aniwave '08 lineup will take place at Jengo's Playhouse (a part of the Independent Art Company), located at 815 Princess St., in Wilmington, NC. Click here for a map of this address. The date for the event is Tuesday, October 28, at 7:00 PM.
The screening will open with the first episode of Yawara!, a new release from AnimEigo. The series is described by ANN as follows...Inokuma Yawara is just another young high school girl. Well, not quite - for Yawara is being raised by her grandfather, 7th dan Judo master Inokuma Jigorou, to be Japan's great hope for the women's Judo competition at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. All the same, Yawara just wants to live a normal life.
The first episode of Yawara! has a runtime of 25 minutes. It is rated for "Teenagers," as it may contain bloody violence, bad language, and nudity [source].
Our feature presentation is of Otaku No Video, courtesy of AnimEigo. It is described as...
A true treat for true fans of any genre, Otaku No Video ("Fan's Video") is an outrageous "mockumentary" that combines the superb animation that made Gainax one of Japan's best-loved animation studios with truly strange interviews with "real fans." The result is a thinly fictionalized history of Gainax that segues into a truly strange SF adventure. Sit back and enjoy as a small band of Otaku (fans) set out to "Otakunize" the human race!Otaku No Video has a runtime of 100 minutes. It is rated for "Teenagers," as it may contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity, and adult situations [source].
