First, a sun-bleached, hyper-stylized road movie set in the American Southwest, where teen lovers outrun shadowy government agents and race through a desert painted in wild color palettes and early vaporwave aesthetics. Equal parts conspiracy thriller, sketchbook experiment, and synth-blasted car chase, it’s a blast of bubble-era design excess and anime’s take on Western cool. 

Then, a musical melodrama straight out of an imagined 1980s New York, dripping in city pop, all-English dialogue, and Twin Towers skyline shots that practically gleam with pre-9/11 optimism. Based on a beloved shojo manga, this cross-media hybrid blurs anime, live-action stills, and fashion editorial fantasy into a glittery love letter to trans-Pacific style and identity. It’s weird, beautiful, and completely unlike anything else. 

This one-night-only event is a celebration of the strange and sublime—the kind of deep-cuts that define Anime Club Presents. For those who live for the forgotten, the experimental, and the aesthetically unhinged, this exclusive preview is your reward for being in the know.