Carlson Library is hosting their third Anime Festival today, March 11, beginning at 11 a.m. in the Main Event Space on the first floor of the library.
The anime screening lineup:
• 11 a.m. “Mashle: Magic and Muscles.” In a deep dark forest of this world where magic is casually used by everyone lives Mash Burnedead. He has a secret — he can’t use magic. All he wanted was to live a quiet life with his family, but people suddenly start trying to kill him one day and he somehow finds himself enrolled in Magic School. There, he sets his sights on becoming a “Divine Visionary,” the elite of the elite. Will his ripped muscles work against the best and brightest of the wizarding world?
• 11:30 a.m. “Demon Slayer.” It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister, Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.
• Noon. “The Apothecary Diaries.” Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. When imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure. This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now she’s making a name for herself solving medical mysteries.
• 12:30 p.m. “My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (English Dub).” Deku visits I-Expo, the world’s leading hero item exhibition. But a sinister plan is set in motion when villains hack the security system.
