Howdy, gang.  Here's the summer schedule, as hashed out at last night's
meetings:

Regular shows:

Mushishi - More one-shot stories about a wanderer who can see the insect
spirits that cause supernatural disturbances in our lives.  For anyone who
hasn't seen it, Mushishi is a lovely, atmospheric series with a bit of
creepiness thrown in.  We'll be starting with episode 5 and watching
Mushishi for eight weeks.

Welcome to the N.H.K. - The continuing saga of a pathetic shut-in, his
raging otaku friend, and their degenerate lifestyles.  More incredibly black
humor, with a kick in the face here and there for good measure. Painfully
funny when it's not just painful, this is the anti-Genshiken. We'll be
starting with episode 5 and going through the entire summer session.

Honey and Clover II - Finally, we've got more starving art students in love
with the sequel series that wraps up the Honey and Clover saga.  As this is
a twelve episode series, we'll be doubling up on it the last two weeks in
lieu of the utterly episodic Mushishi.

As for the rotating portion of the schedule:

Bartender - More boozing it up with our boy and the Glass of God in a series
of one-shot slice-of-life episodes that, naturally, tie in with drinking.

The Skull Man - A new action series that's a combination of quiet and
retro-themed and, if the opening is anything to go by, incredibly violent,
as our masked superhero beats the hell out of the bad guys.

Kotetsu Sangokushi - Romance of the Three Kingdoms shoved through the
fangirl filter.  Bishounen ahoy!

Mahjongg Legend Akagi - The title really says it all.  His name is Akagi and
he completely kicks ass at mahjongg.  Did the metal end theme!

Overdrive - Goofy new bicycle racing anime, complete with Avex licensed
techno soundtrack and shounen tropes a-plenty.  Still, it's about bicycle
racing, so how can you go wrong?  This is almost certainly going to be the
polar opposite of Nasu: Summer in Andalusia.

Patarillo! - More surreal antics about the brat ruler of the world's richest
nation and his hyper-bishounen MI-6 bodyguard.  Goofy shounen ai jokes
a-plenty, minimailst early-80s design style, and the Cock Robin Dance await!

Sasuga no Sarutobi - Another tale of an utterly rotund ninja master who is
attending the ninja high school where he dates the cutest ninja girl in the
school and, unknowingly, provides every bit of the humor ever seen in
Naruto, and then some.  Lots of fun in a goofy, early-80s comedy sort of
way.

Summer Fun Not-COUP - Sponsored by Summer Fun Cthulhu.

Maria-sama ga Miteru - A recent OVA series continuing the story of
everyone's favorite Catholic lesbian schoolgirl angst-fest.  It's a bizzare
show where everyone is perpetually freaking out about utterly
inconsequential matters, but it's got so much charm that you can't help but
love it.  (Okay, Mark, I know you don't actually love it.)  Besides, the
show looks incredible, the OVAs even more so.

Hayate the Combat Butler - Recent screwball comedy about a, er, combat
butler.  Cute girls, bizare gags, and combat butlering supposedly await.
Seth, you wanna jump in here?

Galaxy Express 999 - Old-school Matsumoto Reiji goodness about an orphan who
escapes his home planet by getting a pass on the Galaxy Express from the
mysterious Maeter, at which point the two explore the solar system and
beyond.  Many of these episodes are self-contained fables, so we may pick a
specific episode rather than just the beginning.

Zambot III - Completely awesome old-school mecha action, with a theme song
that you can't help but sing along with.  David can provide more details.

Gallery Fake - Another story about everyone's favorite counterfeit dealer
and gurellia art restorer.

Koi no Mon: Otaku in Love - Finally, a live-action feature film about, er,
otaku in love.  Geek in-jokes abound, including Comiket, Akihabara, maid
cafes, and more.  Definately recommended to all you Genshiken fans.

And there you have it.

Phil