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Young Adult Anime Club

The GPL Anime Club is a group of fans age 12 to 18 who gather in the library monthly to watch, discuss, and draw anime, and to generally just have fun. Cosplay (dressing as characters) is encouraged. Snacks and door prizes are always a part of the event. Anyone my join. A parent permission form is required to attend each meeting.

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The anime club recommends these popular manga:
Bleach by Tito Kobu

Ichigo Kurosaki has martial arts skills and can see ghosts, yet his life gets even more interesting after he meets Rukia Kuchiki, a soul reaper and protector of innocents.

Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba

When high school student Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a Shinigama death god, he discovers that any person whose name is written in it dies, so Light decides to use the notebook to rid the world of evil.

Megatokyo by Fred Gallagher

Two avid American gamers fly to Japan, where they become stranded when they run out of money.

Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto

In Naruto's village of Konhagakure, school is literally a battlefield where young ninjas train to become the greatest ninja in the land.

Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya

The Sohma family is cursed: when a member of the family is embraced by someone of the opposite gender, they transform into an animal of the Chineese Zodiac. Their secret has been discovered...

Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa

Two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, dabble in alchemy (magical powers), with disastrous results. Now they are agents of the government, compelled to follow orders and even to kill.

Tsubasa by Clamp

A mysterious symbol robs Princess Sakura of her memories, scattering her memories across parallel worlds. Her friend Syaoran embarks on a quest to find and restore them, aided by a wizard and a ninja.

Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori

A lower-middle class student, Haruhi, wins a scholarship to an exclusive private school, where she discovers a mysterious group of super-rich (and gorgeous) guys. She accidentally breaks an expensive item and must pay off her dept by working for them.

Inu-Yasha by Rumiko Takahashi

Transported back to Japan's feudal era, high school student Kagome accidentally releases the feral half-demon dog boy Inu-Yasha from his imprisonment for stealing the Jewel of Four Souls.

xxxHolic by Clamp

Watanuki is a troubled young teenage boy who keeps seeing spirits and ghosts. After being chased by some pesky ones, he wanders into a strange -looking curio shop. There, he meets Yuko, the owner who explains that she can grant wishes, but only for a price, usually something of great value to the customer.

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