Anime marathon, this Sat (8/31), 10am-8pm, Carroll 111 And now, an important announcement from the Carolina Otaku Uprising on the anniversary of the launch of the first Five Year Plan: As we prepare to implement our second Five Year Plan, the Big Nine wishes to emphasize a movement toward distributed acquisition of Japanese animation among the people. Equiped with simple laptops, CDRs and high-speed internet access, the otaku living in the rural splendor of the dorms will join forces to increase production of digitally subtitled anime stockpiles! You will all organize into communes dedicated to the people's use of technology to forward the revolutionary cause. This General Line for Otaku Construction will transform our second Five Year Plan into a Great Leap Forward for the Uprising! However, the Great Leap Forward will not be easy. It will take all the will power of the people and the concentrated efforts of the communes to ensure maximum productivity. Fortunatly, established cadres of ideologically correct workers are prepared to help educate the people, both through day to day guidence and a series of educational presentations of Japanese animation. The first of these educational sessions is Saturday, August 31st from 10am to 8pm in People's Revolutionary Training Center Carroll 111. All those not wishing to be branded as Rightists should attend. Our first session will look back on the progress of the first Five Year Plan, through the viewing of the following cartoons: - Please Save My Earth - The tragic saga of alien comrades from a far away galaxy who have established a commune on the moon to observe the progress of global socialism on Earth. They are eventually reincarnated as students in Japan, brought together by their love for each other and the continued goal of revolutionary struggle. While this lovely six part OVA series is considered shoujo anime, the Big Nine recommends it be viewed by all comrades. - Assemble Insert - Bourgeois Rightists in suits of power armor are terrorizing the cities by stealing national art treasures from the people. A loyal group of PLA military police assigned to deal with the problem have a secret weapon - cute, ideologically correct and super-strong teenage soldier Maron-chan! After a glorious victory, Maron-chan becomes an "idol singer", preparing to debut in a revolutionary opera. - Blazing Transfer Student - Maoist student Takezawa has just joined a new school where disputes between the people are resolved through sports or combat. In order to protect a fellow Maoist (and a rather cute one at that) from the attempts of two bourgeois thugs to own her, Takezawa must enter the boxing ring and fight for victory. In the spirit of the Great Leap Forward, he realizes the people must use new technology to increase productivity - in this case, he is inspired by the power of a modern railway train to create a mighty Death Blow Punch. Takezawa is an inspiration to us all! - Prefectural Earth Defense Force - Under attack by anti-Communist forces known only as The Phone Pole Team, a small commune asks for help from three members of the high-school baseball team. They immediately become Red Guard members and do battle against this faceless, milk-drinking foe, while also dealing with attempts to turn Indian foreign exchange students and cute girls into cyborgs against their will. Chairman Mao himself has been known to sing along with the opening theme "Kore wa Science Fiction". - Bad American Dubbing - When the Americans aren't invading our comrades in Korea, they're re-dubbing Japanese cartoons. These bourgeois obstructionists transform revolutionary works into counterrevolutionary propaganda, all for capitalist gain. The American Red Guard organization known as Corn Pone Flicks has dedicated themselves to exposing these rightist atrocities through a series of three half-hour films. No doubt that after viewing these tapes all loyal party members will spontaneously rise up and creat big character posters to protest all bourgeois dubbing! - Porco Rosso - A historical film about an Italian pilot whose love of the Red Star was so overpowering he became the Crimson Pig. Set in the late 20s, Porco Rosso defends the Adriatic from the depravations of air pirates and the evil forces of facism. Created by model worker Miyazaki and legendary Studio Ghibli Cadre (known throughout the world for their amazing levels of productivity), this film is an inspiration to all workers and a personal favorite of the Big Nine. Here is the schedule: 10:00 am - Please Save My Earth 1-2 11:00 am - Assemble Insert 12:00 pm - Bad American Dubbing 1 12:30 pm - Please Save My Earth 3-4 01:30 pm - Blazing Transfer Student 02:30 pm - Bad American Dubbing 2 03:00 pm - Please Save My Earth 5-6 04:00 pm - Prefectural Earth Defense Force 05:00 pm - Bad American Dubbing 3 05:30 pm - Assorted revolutionary videos, short films, and propaganda 06:00 pm - Porco Rosso Long live the General Line! Long live the Great Leap Forward! Long live the Carolina Otaku Uprising!