AnimeLeague Awards are going down! Nominations happening now, so get your nominations in before the thread closes on May 13th!

As Always there are some Basic rules to nomination your favorite people on AL.
Basic Rules

1. A maximum of three nominations per category. Anymore and we'll only accept the first three.
2. You can nominate in as many or as few categories as you like.
3. Username must be their current username or one we easily recognise. If we can't find it, we may not take the nomination.
4. No topics asking for nominations please! It leads to allegations of unfairness!
5. No baiting, flaming, causing drama, or saying for instance "everyone sucks except x". Having a strong opinion is fantastic, just be respectful about how you express it.
6. Please be sensible and thoughtful in how you nominate - nominations which have nothing but one or two people on them will be rejected. If we suspect an alt we also won't count it.
7. Banned members, members on probation or members who have left are not eligible.

Get Your Nominations In Now! Click Here to place your nominations!

See you at voting time!
-Front Page AL Staff

March Assistant & Staff of the Month Nominations are up.
Now is a great opportunity to tell us who you feel deserves the March Award(s).

You don't have to be a scheme leader to decide any longer. Now, Staff and Assistants can vote for other staff and assistants. However, that's not all, any member can nominate a staff or assistant, more than one. The only catch is, you must provided at least one sentence as to why you think the individual(s) of your choice should receive the March Nomination award for it to count.

Eligible Candidates:

Staff for Staff of the Month Only.
Assistants and Staff for Assistant of the Month.

To be Eligible for Assistant of the Month, you must sign up to become an assistant and work for at least one scheme. Work hard and you will be recognized.

Your voice matters, so regardless of your title, nominate those workers you feel should get recognized!


For any questions or concerns please contact Ttosk, the Head Moderator of Entrance Hall and Runner of the Nominations!

If you'd like to Nominate for March's Staff and Assistant of the Month, please click here.

The time has come to check out the entries in Drawing of the month and cast you vote and comment on the entries.

Please check it out at http://www.animeleague.net/forum/sho...-Voting-time!!

L&W is a sadly over looked section on AL. Known for writing everything from short stories to books and poems, L&W is a fun and always welcoming section.
Currently running Writing of the month, they like to help the members of AL to better their skills in writing, give tips on writing books and poems, and often
encourage people to try their hand at creative writing!

Moderators Shadow and ImmortalJed are a dynamic duo who love writing and helping others to reach their goals. You never know what may come from
this section of AnimeLeague, you might just meet and get to know a future writer! This section is not only about writing, they do other things such as
games suitable for all, events here and there, and loads of fun things!

Current happenings in L&W include but are not limited to the following:

• Monthly contest: Writing of the month
• Weekly contest: Caption Contest
• Weekly contest: Riddle Contest

Check it out, you wont regret it!

So find out more intformation about this section please click Here

Hi guys, we are going to have one thread every month discussing an Author whose work is either Public Domain and available online or an Author we can choose which we can read at home. This month we chose an Author whose work is Public Domain and we’ll be providing a link from which you can read as we progress through his work. We’ll also provide a small blurb with information about the author and the book we are going to read so you’ll have some background to start your reading.

Each month we’ll choose a new Author, suggestions are welcomed for the month of April.

You can catch up with us at any time or read the parts you like best with us and discuss them here.

This month: we chose Dante Alligieri and his master piece The Divine Comedy.


Dante Alligiere was born 1265 and was a major Italian poet of the Middle Ages, in Italy he is known as il Sommo Poeta ("the Supreme Poet") and the father of the Italian Language. Dante like most Florentines of his day was embroiled in the Guelph-Ghibelline conflict and fought in several battles; he was also a member of the Apothecaries Guild which was not an inappropriate choice since at that time his books were sold from apothecaries’ shops and his participation in this guild assured his participation in public offices. As a Politian he accomplished little but held various offices over some years in a city fire with political unrest.

Finally his faction the Guelphs won but the group divided in White Gulephs (Dante’s faction) and the Black Gulephs which yeah … started another struggle leaving the Black Guelps in power; Dante took part in several attempts by the White Guelphs to regain power but these failed due to treachery. Dante bitter at the treatment he received from his enemies grew disgusted with the infighting and ineffectiveness of his erstwhile allies and bowed to become a party of one.

At this point he was in exile and conceived the Divine Comedy.

The epic poem is believed to written between 1308 and his death in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature and is seen as one of the greatest worlds of the world literature. The work was originally simply titled Comedìa and was later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio. The first printed edition to add the word divine to the title was that of the Venetian humanist Lodovico Dolce,[8] published in 1555 by Gabriele Giolito de' Ferrari.

But it was not always so, there was a time when it was not even considered fit to be translated into English, even less so to be promoted in Harvard or any other house of study. The Italian language was not considered useful in those days and it was mainly taught to young ladies and youths considering a year travel through Europe. It was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s translation and close work with other historical figures such as Oliver Wendel Homes, Sr., James Russell Lowell and others who finally brought this classic to the Americas.


The Divine Comedy is divided in three canticas: Inferno (Hell) Purgatorio (Purgatory) and Paradiso (Paradise) each consisting of 33 cantos. The poem is written in first person and tells of Dante’s journey through the three realms of the dead, lasting from the night before Good Friday to the Wednesday after Easter in the spring of 1300.

We start reading Inferno dividing the 33 cantos in half which means that we’ll be reading from Canto I to Canto XVI this week.

Here is the link to the Public Domain, at the end of the week we’ll discuss our progress

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Welcome to our first art discussion! As some of you may already know from the interest thread, the art showcase will alternate between famous works of art and member pieces. We welcome suggestions for future discussions.


For the next week (or two, depending on how much we have to say) we will be discussing Salvador Dali's "Persistence of Memory."





The only rules for this are to be respectful of each other. Art is a very individual, personal thing and there may be disagreements. Please refrain from insulting each other or the artist whose work we are discussing.






Question: Would you like some discussion questions listed in this post? I hesitate to do this as often people will only answer the questions rather than think through their opinions fully. Please PM me if you feel they would be useful.

Hello, I thought its about time for something a little different, so I was looking around the forums and with a little help I came across a new clan, The Freelancers. I felt obliged to share my discovery with you all and help promote the clan a little bit.

The Freelancers is a great a new clan that formed on 30-Nov-2012 and is dedicated to the decision of anything Anime and Manga related, Including new release, both in Japan and the UK. As well as older releases, covering everything from mainstream titles to the more obscure. In addition The Freelancers are also support the Anime & Manga Section with new topic threads and events.

If you are interested please sign up here at The Freelancers and start taking part in the discussions, sharing your point and views on things.


The Clan is lead by Rukia a long standing member of Anime League and a former Mod.

My first Member Spotlight is for a dear friend of mine ImmortalJed. My experiences with Jed have shown me that he has talent, he is a selfless person. Even though he himself refuses to see how good he is, many of us remind him how good he is. This spotlight is to display to all visitors of Anime League just how special he is and the impact he has had on people.

Interview with: ImmortalJed

Q: What would you say motivates you to write your poems and stories?

A: A lot of things, my poetry is mostly emotions and I write them as I go.

Q: I see that you are a MOD. What section do you MOD? Also why this section?

A: I Moderate L&W and GD. L&W because it was where I first felt at home on AL. It's full of incredible talent and amazing people. GD I signed up to help out after one of the other mods stepped down, and it's good section to discuss your views on various topics, such as news and current affairs.

Q: What impact have you had on your section thus far?

A: L&W, I personally feel not that much. I have a high post count, and I try to review everything that is posted.I try to come up with new ideas for the section too, such as the Camp fire Challenge that we ran on Halloween last year. GD, I've tried to help with new ideas, and I've posted up an Automotive Discussion thread, so people can discuss cars, bikes and motorsport.

Q: What would you say is your best moment on Anime League?

A: Hard to say, I was quite proud to be modded if I'm honest that was a pretty big moment for me.

Q: Is there any advice you would give to those who wish to follow in your foot steps?

A: I would say that you need to just keep yourself active, be friendly and be yourself. Most of all, be yourself and try to help if you can, regardless of your status

Q: What are some of your future plans in your section?

A: Currently working on a cross over event, which is being kept hush hush at the moment as well as a Choose your own Adventure story. Which should be starting fairly soon with any luck.

These are some of his work:

Honour

There is no honour amongst dead men,
No chivalry, just false pretence,
Living a life devoid of emotion,
Edging towards the final promotion,
To the position of winged one in the sky,
A trip to the resting place once we die.

Thoughts at Dawn

Sleepless nights in dark Light,
Illuminated mind filled with harsh rights.
Time cannot heal all that ailes,
Unless sleep can sometime prevail
For the body is weak but the mind is fierce.
All consuming shadows hit by sunlight,
It’s morning again,
I'm welcomed by familiar trends,
Sleep eluded me once again,
But that's to be expected,
Insomnia is my friend,
The only thing that has remained true,
So now I tell its loyal story to you.



Here are some of the opinions of ImmortalJed:

Mod Shadow’s comments:

I'd define Immy as: Nice. Funny. Friendly. Smart. Hard Working. Respectable. Kind Natured. Helpful.

Fondest memory was... when he said yes to being an assistant and convincing him he would do wonderful.

Q: What impresses you the most about ImmortalJed?

A: Activity.

His activity and friendliness has been an achievement in comparison to other mods who had a lot going on. He has a lot going on but he loves the section and that is one way to impress me.

Mod Ioreth:

Jed is one of my very good friends on here who I talk to regularly like you. Plus, he is just plain awesome!

So in closing, it appears he is a selfless person and is open to helping others with their issues and is a very hard working MOD. I dedicate this spotlight to Jed in the hopes that after reading this everyone will see Jed and see his good works. Hopefully Jed realizes how special he truly is and how lucky we are to have him as a friend and MOD in Literature & Writing and General Discussion.

Some things comes around pretty quick one such thing in the New Year, and with the New Year the announcements for the Anime League Video Games Awards 2012 Winners! I know it doesn't seem that long ago we were making our nominations, this was back on Boxing Day last year, and time really does fly by, as the nominations soon closed on the 12^th of Jan. Then we were all voting for which games and publisher we wanted to take the top spots in each category which were:

Game of the year
Best 360 Game
Best PS3 Game
Best Wii/WiiU Game
Best PC game
Best RPG
Best Action Game
Best Sports Game
Best Fighting Game
Best Handheld Game
Best MMO
Best Downloadable Game
Greatest Disappointment
Biggest Surprise
Biggest Fail
Best DLC
Best Story
Best Soundtrack
Best VG Company
Worst VG Company
Most Anticipated Game (One to watch for)

This all said and done I pretty eager to see the results myself, and of course there is the question do you agree? Do you disagree? Have these awards changed your opinions? Why not join the discussion in the Anime League Vdeo Game Awards 2012 Winner Announcement thread.

EZ January and February Events

With a new year comes new events and just like the rest of the forum Entertainment Zone is also running events throughout the first two months.

The first is the EZ Awards, with nominations beginning on the 18^th January closing on 22^nd January. Nominations can fall under Movie, Books, Music, Sport/Activities and Television shows, each one in turn being broken down further into subcategories. Anyone can make nominations so please head over to EZ Award Nominations. Once all nominations are in then voting will commence on 23^rd January with winner being announce on 28^th January.

The next even are relation to major sporting events one for Wrestling then the next on the Super bowl, the betting threads will open roughly one week in advance of the events. For the betting, those are the only two events planned right now. It will be pretty much anything major or that members are showing interest in.

On February 1^st, our Art Showcase will begin which is our third. The basic idea here is that weekly or biweekly a thread will be created about a piece of art. This will rotate between famous works and pieces submitted by GFA. Then, we will spend time discussing that artwork. We aren't all art students, so there's no need to feel like you need to give an in depth, technical view though you can if you're up to it. We just want to expose ourselves to more things, broaden the horizons of EZ. Hopefully we'll learn something along the way and have a lot of fun too.

There's info about the art showcase here. It will actually be done with help from MCA and GFA, alternating between famous works and member pieces.

GUESS THE MEMBER - A NEW GD GAME!
Get To Know is a fun game we all adore, but it's begun to lose a bit of it's spark, so this is a new spin on an old favorite!


How To Play:
1. Ask questions.
2. For every 3 questions you ask, you are granted one guess.
3. Use the answers to your questions to guess the mystery member!
4. Guess correctly and receive an awesome prize!


Rules:
1. The Guess The Member thread (aka GTM) will last one week.
2. You must ask 3 questions to be granted 1 guess.
3. No more than 3 questions may be asked per post.
4. If someone guesses correctly before the week is up, the round ends and the next game begins.
5. The masked member will receive the password to an account the GD mod team has created for this game. This password changes each game.
6. The account may not be used for any purpose outside of answering the games questions anonymously. It will be monitored by us and admin closely.
7. Abusing this account or tampering with its settings will result in a ban. We are trusting you to play honestly.
8. The account can be recognized as "Who Am I?"
9. Be honest with your answers. Half the fun is seeing who knows you well enough to find you out!
10. DO NOT SIGN UP IN THIS THREAD. PM @Baro TO PLAY. This helps keep cheating down and guessing the list of sign ups. XD



If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please post them here

Alright everyone it's time to vote for the best AMV in the AMV Event. Please choose one and tell us why you have voted for them.

1. Alucard


2. Rukia

3. MetalGearDan

You can cast your vote here: http://www.animeleague.net/forum/sho...NT-Voting-Time!!!!

Red Garden
Episodes: 22 (including OVA)
Distributor: FUNimation (Originally the license rights belonged to ADV)
Content Rating: PG-12 (Very Low nudity, violence and death)
Original creator: Gonzo



Disc one:

01: Farewell Girls 02. Cruel Night 03. The Real Me 04. Where Are We Going? 05. Every Window 06. Small Light

Disc two:

07. Another Fate 08. Go Love 09. Awakening 10. Bewilderment 11. Respective Thoughts 12. His Thoughts

Disc Three:

13. Holiday 14. Reason To Fight 15. Sorrow & Anger 16. Painful Lie 17. The Truth 18. Slight Hope

Disc Four:

19. Feelings That Don't Come Across 20. The Room That's Left Behind 21. The Last Morning 22. The Light OVA - Dead Girls


If you saw dozens of butterflies hovering above you while you are shopping in the high street, then there is a good chance that you will be in for a gruesome surprise. You might even want to grab your baseball bat (Not that we have one lying around, but you can improvise!) or head to the nearest park and scrounge around for a large piece of tree-wood-thingie... you get my drift!

'Now why would I need that?' you ask.

At this point we may just gently place our hand on your arm in a comforting manner and say with very little emotion, 'It is time for you to fight. And fight you must or you will die.'

However, we may ignore that bewildered look of yours and then just nudge you in the right direction.

Soon you will see the horror that awaits you.... in the dark night... there... just in front of you...

Oh! You may want to grab a friend or two to help you out, but under no circumstances can you avoid what will happen.

RED GARDEN- is certainly not a typical anime in the sense of overly cute characters, or amazing fight scenes, however, the fighting that takes place is gruesome in it's own way, so if you don't enjoy violence, then I wouldn't suggest this anime. Saying that though, the first episode opens with a very colourful introduction that keeps in line with where the story takes place- New York. It has that girlie-designer feel to it, so it was definitely different for me at least.

Once the episode starts, titled "Farewell Girls" we are greeted with a man in one car and a blonde woman in another car gaze at the other while the cars pass by each other. Seems a bit suspect and once the camera zooms out, we also see a sleeping girl in the car with the blonde woman, all wrapped snug in a blanket. Her hair looks disorganized and that is where it even gets weirder as the girl is taken to an apartment by two men and placed in her bed in this unconscious state as it becomes apparent. We see three other girls meet the exact same fate as they are taken to their homes and then a fifth girl that was in one car was suddenly attacked...

At this point I was going 'Huh!?' and watched in eager anticipation how this story would unfold. But as luck was not on my side, it appears the episodes don't tell you - the viewer- everything in one go. So it leaves you hanging and later you meet the four teenagers properly as you are introduced to them and their lives.

So what do you think happens to these four girls once five other girls were discovered in the woods near their school? Was it really a case of suicide like the reporters said? And why couldn't they remember what happened that one evening?

Overall the story has been quite enjoyable so far, and it is definitely different in terms of animation (look and feel) along with the obvious fact that it plays out like a typical drama story as it follows the girls around and what happens in their lives. Refreshingly it also appears that these teenage girls are very human with emotions they can't control, fears that escalate to points where it renders them helpless and situations that might even make you sniffle once or twice. Okay, and even I have to admit... I actually liked the singing. Yes, there is singing... believe it or not. Think Moulin Rouge style.

If anything, this story will keep you glued to your couch because you will want to find out exactly what they have become...

So watch it and tell me what you think.