Hey everyone,

Hope you had fun at the potluck!
If you left something behind, you can pick it up from the club's desk on Monday.

See you next week!

Upcoming Events:

Anime Kurabu
General Meeting

Friday, February 5th
2PM-5PM

Mesquite Room (UC 2.01.24)

Mu Epsilon Kappa
National Chat
Friday, February 5th
7PM-9PM
IRC Server: irc.rizon.net on channel #MEK (Also accessible from our website, on the right-side of the page) See http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=268373727660 for more information.

Hey everyone!

Thanks for coming to our first meeting, hope you enjoyed it!
Here's a review of the announcements and info we talked about, plus a little we forgot to talk about:

Membership - Dues are $10 per semester. While membership is not mandatory to attend our meetings, members will receive a membership card that grants access to our anime and manga library, special discounts, allows participation in give-aways, and more. Additionally, the first 30 members will receive a bonus gift, first come first serve, while supplies last. You can pay your dues at our meetings, or if you catch our treasurer at our club's desk.
Dance group & band signups - We participate in a school festival every semester! If you're interested in joining our dance group, or starting a band, sign up at our desk. (desk #2-06 in the Student Organization Complex, UC phase III, room 2.206)
Membership cards - If you've paid your dues, your card will be available for pickup Monday after 2PM from our desk, or at our next meeting.
Snacks - We're currently trying out a snack bar; snacks and drinks will be available in the rear of our meeting room. This does not come out of dues, but money left in the snack fund cup. We'll stock it as long as there's money in the fund!
Mu Epsilon Kappa - Anime Kurabu is a chapter of Mu Epsilon Kappa (MEK), a national society of anime clubs. We'll be doing great things with them in the future! Members of Anime Kurabu are by extension members of MEK, so be sure to say hi to your fellow members! Find out more at www.muepsilonkappa.com or their facebook page.
Potluck Social - Our semi-annual potluck social will be next Saturday, January 30th. see our forum for more information and to let everyone know what you're bringing! Any new information about the potluck will be posted there.
Meetings - Meetings are every Friday from 2PM to 5PM, unless stated otherwise. Be sure to check the website often for any updates.

Showings for the Spring 2010 semester:

Officers' Choice - Midori No Hibi

High school delinquent Seiji Sawamura is desperate to have a girlfriend, especially after being rejected by 20 girls as of late. He's afraid that he will end his life with his right hand as his only companion. Apparently, that doesn't change when one day when he wakes up and discovers that his right hand has become a girl named Midori Kasugano, who confesses that she has had a crush on him for the last three years.

-Description from animenewsnetwork.com

Members' Choice - Bamboo Blade

Toraji Ishida is a high school kendo teacher. His friend and fellow kendo teacher makes him a bet: if Ishida can assemble a girls' kendo team that can defeat his girls' team in a practice match, he'll treat Ishida to free meals at his father's sushi restaurant for a whole year. Now Ishida must find five girls to join the team.

-Description from animenewsnetwork.com

Hey everyone! Classes have started, and Anime Kurabu is starting soon!

For those new to Anime Kurabu, our meetings are held every Friday from 2PM to 5PM (unless stated otherwise), and dues are $10 per semester. Our meetings are open, and do not require payment of dues to attend.

However, due-paying members receive a membership card that gives them access to our video and manga library, special discounts with certain businesses, free food at extended meetings, allows participation in our giveaways, and more!



UPDATE:
Our first meeting is tomorrow!
As part of our first meeting, we'll be voting on the Members' Choice anime to watch throughout the semester.
Be thinking of anime to nominate! The guidelines are:

•The anime series must be licensed by a US company.
•It can not have been shown on US television.
•It should be 26 episodes or less.
•It shouldn't have been watched in Anime Kurabu (excluding random showings)

If your anime wins the vote, you'll get a special something!

Upcoming Events:



Anime Kurabu

First Meeting Spring 2010

Friday, January 22nd

2PM-5PM

Mesquite Room (UC 2.01.24)



Anime Kurabu

General Meeting

Friday, January 29th

2PM-5PM

Mesquite Room (UC 2.01.24)



Anime Kurabu

Potluck Social

Saturday, January 30th

5PM-10PM

University Room (Business Building 2.06.04)
Get to know everyone! Be sure to bring food to share. We also encourage you to bring TVs, video-game consoles, and games. More details to be announced at our upcoming meetings.

Hey everyone!

We hope you had a great semester, and wish you luck on finals!
We don't have any meetings left this month, but do stay in touch here in our forums or our chat room!

Our next meeting will be on Friday, January 22nd, the second week of classes from 2PM to 5PM in the Mesquite Room (UC 2.01.24).

Happy Holidays!

Hey everyone!

This Friday is our last meeting this semester! After finishing our normal showings, we'll have officer's picks & games!
If you'd like pizza, please bring $5.
It'll be this Friday from 2PM to 10PM, in Science Building room 2.02.06

On Saturday, December 5th, we'll have our Christmas Party!
It'll be at Cafe Green Tea, 7460 Callaghan Rd Suite 300, from 4PM to 7PM.
Guests are welcome! Please bring a wrapped, $5 gift for white elephant gift exchange.
Should you need a ride, a carpool will meet again at the ugly statues in front of UC II, departing at 3:30PM.
Please RSVP and let us know if you'll need a ride here: http://www.animekurabu.org/comment.php?sid=xmas09&pid=0&type=article

See you soon!

Upcoming Events:

Anime Kurabu
Last Meeting, Fall 2009
Friday, November 20th
2PM-10PM
SB 2.02.06

Anime Kurabu
Christmas Party
Saturday, December 5th
4PM - 7PM. Carpool departs UTSA at 3:30PM
Cafe Green Tea, 7460 Callaghan Rd Suite 300

Hey everyone!

There's only two regularly scheduled meetings left!

This Friday we'll have a show off your collection day. Bring in whatever collection you'd like to show off! You can also bring a picture of your collection to show if it's too big to bring.
Additionally, we'll be having our bi-annual Venture Eating event after the meeting! This semester we'll be eating at Ming Court Chinese Restaurant at 1205 North Loop 1604. Meet at the ugly statues outside UC Phase II for carpooling, we will depart at 5:30PM.

Stay tuned for information about our last meeting and possible christmas party.

Anime Kurabu
General Meeting
Friday, November 13th
2PM-5PM
Mesquite Room (UC 2.01.24)

Anime Kurabu
Venture Eating
Friday, November 13th
Carpool departs at 5:30PM, should return by 7:30PM
Ming Court, 1205 North Loop 1604

Hey everyone!

This Friday is BestFest!
We'll have a food stand, selling yakisoba (stirfried noodles). If you've volunteered to help out, we'll be calling you the day before to remind you. Everyone else, please support us by buying a plate or two!
BestFest lasts from 11AM to 3PM at the Sombrilla area in front of the JPL Library. Setup will begin at 7AM.

Our Halloween meeting is also this Friday, from 5PM to 11:50PM!
We'll have a costume contest, pumpkin carving contest (BYOP), horror/monster anime, and more! We'll also order some food in, free to due-paying members.

See you soon!

BestFest
Friday, October 30th
11AM-3PM (Setup begins at 7AM)
Sombrilla

Anime Kurabu
Halloween Meeting
Friday, October 30th
5PM-11:50PM
Mesquite Room (UC 2.01.24)

Hey everyone!

Our next meeting will be an extended meeting! Aside from our normal showings, we'll be working on decorations for BestFest. It'll last from 2PM to 10PM. The theme for BestFest this year is "Where the Wild Things Are", so we'll go with an animal theme. Artists, be thinking of some fitting designs! We'll have three 8x3 feet sheets to work with. The less artistically inclined will be helping with the menus, cutting and pasting, and other tasks.

Bring your Anime Kurabu membership card for free pizza!
See you soon!

Upcoming Events:

Anime Kurabu

Extended Meeting

Friday, October 16th

2PM-10PM

Mesquite Room (UC 2.01.24) 2-5PM

Travis Room (UC Phase III 2.202) 5-10PM

Anime Kurabu

General Meeting

Friday, October 23rd

2PM-5PM

Willow Room (UC 2.02.12) 2-5PM

If you haven't been coming to our meetings, here's what we've been watching:

Genshiken

This is the story of college freshman Kanji Sasahara and his fellow members of the college club he joins, The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture (aka Genshiken), as he goes shopping for doujinshi, attends conventions and slowly but surely makes his way down the road to fandom.

-Description from animenewsnetwork.com

Baccano!

Each of the stories in the series involves several unrelated plots intersecting and crossing each other as events spiral farther and farther out of control. Immortal alchemists, mafia operated speakeasies, and many other elements of pulp fiction mashed together for a world straight out of the movies.

-Description from animenewsnetwork.com

Hey everyone,

This Friday at 7PM we'll be having a national chat with all the chapters of Mu Epsilon Kappa (Anime Kurabu's parent organization). I'd really like everyone to be there!
You can join the chat from our website, or if you're familiar with IRC, by joining #MEK on rizon.
Everyone that comes gets a cookie!

For our general meeting this Friday, we'll be continuing Genshiken, and watching the last episode of Hellsing Ultimate.
Be thinking of your nomination for the next member's choice! Remember that it must be licensed in the US, but not shown on US TV. Additionally, it should be 13 episodes or less or we won't be able to finish it before the semester ends. If you have trouble thinking of one, feel free to write in Black Lagoon, as we already have permission to view it.

Anime Kurabu
General Meeting
Friday, October 2nd
2PM-5PM
Mesquite Room (UC 2.01.24)

Mu Epsilon Kappa
National Chat
Friday, October 2nd
7PM-9PM
Online

As mentioned at our previous meeting, several local business have agreed to give discounts to Anime Kurabu members!
This includes Dragon's Lair Comics, Cafe Green Tea/B&G Crepes (Shares one storefront), and Ming Court Restaurant. See our page on discounts for more details and maps.
Update: Ming Court location was incorrect, map and address now updated.

Thanks to everyone that came to our Potluck Social! See you again on Friday!

Anime Kurabu
General Meeting
Friday, September 18th
2-5PM
Pecan Room (UC Phase I 2.01.26)