So, I'm curious as to how many of us are members of any somewhat official anime clubs. I recently joined one at my university, and honestly I'm a bit disappointed - I seem to be more knowledgeable than most of the other members, and we have quite a few "stereotypical weeaboo" type fans. A letdown, since I'd never really had any people local who shared my hobby and I was hoping for better.
Anyone else have any experiences like this?
I hate weeaboos! Everytime I find someone who download Naruto over Kazaa or Limewire I die a bit.
So... no anime clubs here. I'd rather watch stuff with one friend.
Never been in an anime club. The other anime nerds I ever knew were disgustingly emberassing geeks, ugly & irritating as all hell. Don't want to bother hanging out with them.
It's kinda like that, yeah. Some of them are alright, but the rest... I guess I always figured that stereotypes weren't really true, but I guess they are. -_-
All anime fans are either
All three can be annoying to deal with. If you're in between, you're just in transition from one to the other.
I guess I'm #2. orz
Surprisingly, most of the members are female. I actually think that's part of the problem...
I guess I'd be #3. Haven't been in a club. Probably won't. If I were I'd probably be trying to show off too much.
Also #2 here. I feel awkward even in a comic shop next to people who look worse than me(I'm no prize by any standard). I would like to at least meet people in a club though. orz.
Number four is the animü-elitist who laugh at people download naruto of kazaa.
#2, mostly.
a bit of 4 sometimes :p
>>11
Well, not out loudly...
I'm in a somewhat anime club at my university. They show two episodes of 3 series once every week.
There are 2-3 leeding the show, the rest is mostly a silent bunch of people (including me) who just come there to sit and watch, I find it very enjoyable.
I've introduced several people to anime in the past, and while it's enjoyable to watch stuff with them, all of them are 'casual' fans... they'll only watch what I show them. I was really excited at the prospect of meeting others who might be familiar with shows that I'm not, or know things that I don't... but most of them have never heard of the shows I follow. Guess that comes from watching fansubs, mostly...
What the fuck is a weeaboo
weeaboo = wapanese
don't try to figure out the logic here - there is none.
Ah, I see
I can't understand Waps anymore. I was once a Japanophile and I regret every second of my life that I wasted with it, but seriously. How the fuck do you explain this to other people? I know I couldn't explain why I was obsessed with everything that came out of that country at all. People would look at my iPod playlist and go "What the fuck is this?" and when they'd use my computer and see all the anime shit I was downloading they'd say "The hell? Are these cartoons?"
And yeah, I just sort of grew out of it after awhile, but I can't figure people who still do this shit. It's not cool
Yeah, it's fucking horrible that people like stuff. They should all be bitter and joyless old gits like us, telling the kids to get off our lawns.
Christ, for someone who claims to have "grown out of" something, you need to grow up.
We're obviously thinking of entirely different kinds of people
I realize I worded that wrong and shouldn't have used to word "cool" like that
Anyway, I was just saying how I feel about Wapanese since weeaboo lead into that
Back to what this guy meant to discuss
> We're obviously thinking of entirely different kinds of people
Yeah, you're talking about the people you try to be cooler than, and I'm talking about you being a sad little git.
>>19 and >>21 You're being insulting instead of constructively criticizing. I have thoroughly enjoyed >>18's post.
My own story:
I was into anime for a long time and finally after a couple years at university I checked out the anime club. They showed the entire Evangelion series + movie one day, which I had never bothered to watch before. It was neat.
But after that, I realized they all had very bad taste. They lusted after japanese-looking animation without regard to the underlying story. No one ever bothered to attempt a deeper analysis of the few good series/movies they viewed. They collected anime music videos and this was in 2003, for gods sake!!
I still really like lots of anime, but not because it is anime but because it makes me think deeper things. And this is what spectatorship should be, not blind worship.
What, unlike the very constructive and non-insulting "And yeah, I just sort of grew out of it after awhile, but I can't figure people who still do this shit. It's not cool"? There's nothing that annoys me more than people who feel the need to publically explain how much better their interests are than those of others.
They're interests! Stuff people do to pass the time! It's not a fucking popularity contest! Christ, people!
And if you ever feel the need to tell everyone you stopped liking something because it became popular, god help me, I'll punch you in the face through the internet.
Okay, I'm not going to fight with you since I just said that I realized I shouldn't have used the word "cool" like that because it does make me look like a prick, which was NOT my intention. I was merely trying to get the point across that being obsessed over everything that is Japanese is not okay. These kinds of people are ignorant and sad
And yes, I realize that some people have interests, and that sometimes can be a little strange to other people. But those hardcore Japanese wannabes that won't have ANYTHING to do with ANYTHING that isn't from Japan bother the living fuck out of me. That's it. That's how I feel. I don't like them.
Now once again, back to whatever this guy wanted to discuss
>> 22
Yes, exactly. Blind worship over something that they will eventually regret wasting so much time and money on. I know I did
Oops, I meant 23, not 22
i get what you're getting at, but keep in mind that people enjoy different shit for different reasons. not everybody wants to or has to be looking for the underlying meaning behind stuff, especially in the case of something like eva where though you and i have our theories, a "real" interpretation is futile. japanese animation isn't always inherently deep and thought-provoking, and that's alright. if it entertains you, fuck it, enjoy. my lain DVDs are here next to my mazinger DVDs, and so on and so on. i'm not gonna tell anybody how to watch their cartoons.
>>27 is wise.
Since we are all on the internet, on this board, and generally like anime (in particularly fansubs), can we not call this a club too?
>But those hardcore Japanese wannabes that won't have ANYTHING to do with ANYTHING that isn't from Japan bother the living fuck out of me. That's it. That's how I feel. I don't like them.
I think you should leave a bit more room for this thing called 'youth'. Even though I'm certainly young myself right now, I strongly believe that it'll wear off eventually. : )
"Total Anime Otaku"
tfc + anime = yes!
>>32 , Yeah but a brand new TFC should be even more amazing right?
anyway; This board right now is probably the greatest anime club your gonna find. This is because we all come and stay here only because we have the same intrests - anime - and possably a few other things thrown in like Japanese Culture/Language. Plus, this place has the whole "Internet Privacy" thing going on for it. If someone dosent like what you recommend, the most they can do is throw bad words at you, not burn your DVD"s or something.
For this club... we have a choice to start with any of these titles for showings... which one would you want to watch first if you were there?
Full Metal Panic!
Full Metal Panic? FUMOFFU
Chrono Crusade
Neon Genesis Evangelion
RahXephon
Noir
Azumanga Daioh
Robotech
Excel Saga
DNAngel
Elfen Lied
Gantz
Neon Genesis Evangelion or Azumanga Daioh. Maybe Robotech.
After those you should see other classics like Cowboy Bebop.
Fumoffu, Azumanga, Robotech, and if they've seen a fair amount of anime already, Excel Saga.
Neon Genesis and Cowboy Bebop are classics, if they haven't seen any anime before than Bebop for sure - Otherwise Azumanga, or Full Metal Panic. Only do Excel Saga or Azumanga if you really think they're the kind of people to enjoy it, it's an aquired taste.
never been part pf any formal club though in my neck of the woods its pretty hard to find any anime fans ofcorse i have ID'd some but they all seem so Bleh more weaboo than anything or yet another anoying yaoi fangirl group i mangaed to save one person from this though and get him pretty much up to my standards though liveing in Sunderland which is in the north east of the England it like trying to find gold in a coal mine how ever there is three place's in the next city where i can get my fix but meh
All rise for the entrance of Yuri to this unworthy thread!
>>39 thank you
I've had lots of fun with anime clubs back in the 80s. C/FOoD and C/FO and the club at UC Berkeley. Am I the only semi-old timer here? (-_-;)
Most of the people on these boards are newbies compared to real old timers like Fred Patten (or even Mike Toole).
I used to attend meetings of the Cartoon Fantasy organization in Philadelphia back in the early 80's, which has been said to have been the first anime club...
Geez...
http://www.rightstuf.com/resource/us_fans.shtml
cripes.. and this was posted today, too.
I claim seniority .
I cannot claim seniority. I came in with the robotech wave which makes me a n00b. hehe.
Here is some C/FOoD history: http://www.denveranime.org/history.php
how old is everyone here? the veterans
>>46 don't quite thing im vet quite yet but for my location im more of a vet than anyone i know
age: 19
No, I don't think that question was directed at you, >>47.
I was a Pokemon noob. That's how I got my start.
I was a Project A-ko on SCI-FI Channel noob.
Too young to get the whole "lesbian" thing :|
I'm 41. I grew up on Speed Racer, Astroboy, Kimba, Marine Boy and Prince Planet. We also were lucky enough to have Ultra-Man and Johnny Sokko and his Giant Robot. Life was good.
>>50 was this UK sci-fi or US sci-fi?
Living it, it questions.
There is an honorific in Japanese, and the character also has complex Chinese
characters in the hiragana, the katakana, and it.
How though it thinks Japanese to be a difficult language farther because of English?
>>53 I do not understand your question. For translation, please try http://www.nifty.com/globalgate/
It is better than other translators (Most of the time)
35. When I was growing up, Star Blazers was the shit. Then came Robotech.
I also remember those Cartoon Fantasy organization meetings in Philly. Great times...
I'm like >>50. 23, my first was either Project A-ko or Dominion Tank Police on US Sci-Fi. Did anyone here see the later special with Apollo Smile? jesus
My first anime was Evangelion. A friend of mine lent me the series. I wouldn't say i've become an Otaku but I am DEVOTED to all that is NG Evangelion.
I'm not in an anime club right now. I don't know if there really is any concrete club where I am anyway. I'll most likely join one when I go to college, though I'm really not much of a hardcore anime fan. My first real delve into anime was when I got hooked on Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 in 8th grade back when it was being played on the Action channel late at night back in 2001. I still haven't seen mnay of the "classics", mostly because I just don't really care enough. It seems hard enough to keep up with what's current/somewhat current. Oh well.
>>57 It's okay to like things like Evangelion and FLCL at first, but if you don't move on after a few years people might start to injure you!
(This is true for any series, really. But it seems GAINAX is notorious for creating shows that people get tired of hearing of after two or three years. FLCL especially. I know of at least one oekaki board that has banned FLCL fanart.)
What, after a few years when people have become elitist snobs who think popular shows are too good for them?
Evangelion and FLCL are popular for a simple reason: They're good shows. Disliking something because other people like it is incredibly silly.
>>Evangelion and FLCL are popular for a simple reason:
Hordes of fanboys that annoy normal people, the same reason why the shows are hated.
good, but not the greatest.
> Disliking something because other people like it is incredibly silly.
signed!
> Disliking something because other people like it is incredibly silly.
I don't know, there must be some reason people do that
I go to a club that's pretty cool. The schedule is nominated and voted by the members, so a general sense of taste is maintained since the majority rules the lineup. Then again, my opinion may be skewed as almost half the lineup is coming off of my shelves...
Still, clubs are fun except for the occasional (or not so occasional) moron member that you just want to smack around for not just talking/heckling, but failing to have anything worth saying whatsoever in the process.
>>72
never go to a convention anime showing; they are populated entirely by those guys.
I've been to about 15 conventions...and see plenty of girls around, even in screenings for oldskool mecha shows and porn.
I was offered a "glomp" at a convention once. At the time I had misheard the girl and wasn't sure what she was talking about so I said no thanks. Upon reflection, maybe I should have taken her offer. With my looks I'm not the kind of guy who should be getting random girls offering him hugs. On the other hand it might have been out of pity so maybe it's better I didn't. orz
I'm the president of the anime club at my college. We get a decent turnout, and I noticed that one of you is from DAI? My club is in Colorado, but thats all I'll say in the interests of anonymity. We show lots of different shows, some new and some old. We aren't allowed to show any unlicensed anime, so mostly its stuff people have seen but come back to see in a crowd. My members have fun laughing together, and we've shown some good ones.
My members are kinda half half. We got a few weaboo types, some standard nerds, and some (gasp) pretty cool people. Depends on what you want to get into it for, I guess. And I too have observed that at conventions, quite a few attendees are women, and a surprisingly large number of them are fairly deently hot...
how do you find a anime club?? i cant find anywhere here ~"~
I used to go to one...but they stopped having them. its a real shame
Ask around at a local comic store, or google for "anime" and the name of your local universities - chances are you'll get a hit from something.
^^ yay!
Well, no, but, i was excited about it from the previous statement and help. ill be looking for one soon. though, im not sure if my schedule will allow right now.
oohh i see! thanks i go check if i can find some anime clubs ^o^
I actually started and ran an anime club. made a lot of good friends there but good god there were a lot of .... strange people,
I was thinking about joining my school's anime club...until I found out that the only members were like a few crazy fan-girls :(
>>84
a LOT of strange people in my schools anime club.....
I'm thinking of restarting my anime club. We had to take last semester off due to lack of enthusiasm and the fact that our treasurer, the only guy who ever did anything or filled out any papers, went to another school. Who knows, we usually scare off the weeaboos, but that just leaves about three people when you get down to it...
I'm a newbie to the core, by the way. I got my start on Sailor Moon, DBZ and Pokey-mawwn before I found out about all the shit-awesome stuff out there.
Just as a note, anime clubs tend to lure in flocks of crazies.XD
I acutally started the anime club at my high school during my junior year, and it's been doing REALLY well. I checked up on it last year, its third year running, and it's actually got more steady members that show up weekly than two years back. Here's hoping it's up for a good long run.<3
Basically, since I ran the club, I showed a lot of obscure titles that I figuired everyone would enjoy. Excel Saga was shown way back in my first year of the club; that was the first anime I ever introduced to the club, actually. It's a good start, considering it has a lot of cultural references. When I came to visit the club last year, I lent them a copy of a DVD player friendly version of Honey and Clover. They loved it.<3 Considering most of them were newbies to the world of anime, I did my best to open them up to this wonderfully wide world. Now, if you don't have my kind of power, instead of just playing stuff, recommend stuff. Everyone's a newbie at one point or another, so I'm personally very tolerant of them.<3
I attend 2 clubs in my area and thinking about attending a 3rd one. I am a mixture of 2 and 3. The clubs have its garden varity Fan girl/boys, shy's, dangers to physicial health, knollege wannabe's and people who actually KNOW what there talking about (at least 4 professors attend that I know of), etc. we mainly show current fansubs and the odd licanced series (with permission of the licancor)
Anonymous 09/03/06(Sun)18:18 No.934439
From my experiences, an established anime club exhibits at least one person from each of the following groups.
I'm not flaming... it's just that from my experience, that is what the majority of anime clubs are about.
>The silent guy - Arrives quietly, sits in a corner, leaves quietly. Friend of the gamer.
That would be me, if I ever attended one. I'm considering starting a anime club at my college but I'm certainly not
>The condescending asshole - Most likely the club president. He can't lord over anyone else anywhere else, so this is his only chance.
Thus, I really don't have the confidence/charisma/etc to. I'm looking into finding a straw man the "run" the club, while I do most of the important stuff from the shadows as an "advisor" or something.
>The "less than beautiful" silent girl - Shows up for a few meetings then leaves.
I wouldn't mind meeting one of those. ;)
>The "less than beautiful" silent girl - Shows up for a few meetings then leaves.
Do want. ;_;
Is joining a club really that worth it?
I mean, I work full time, and I'm not a member of any anime club. It's kind of sad, I've only got anonymous to talk to about anime, and I refuse to date anyone who doesn't watch anime.
But the anime they show at clubs isn't stuff I like watching (Unlicenced anime like Magical Pokaan and School Rumble and Pretty Cure ^_^) and they're just university newbs that don't know what they're doing with themselves.
Still, I say this without ever having joined an anime club. Maybe I should first?
>But the anime they show at clubs isn't stuff I like watching (Unlicenced anime like Magical Pokaan and School Rumble and Pretty Cure ^_^)
The club at my university watches unlicenced shows exclusively. I don't know if this is a standard, but it seems logical to me, seeing as it is a (questionably) legal way to watch shows without spending any club funds.
Just go to a meeting or two and if you don't like it, don't return. Not that hard of a move.
My community college doesn't have an anime club (that I can find.)
I just found out that they have a "Japanese club," though. It's funny, I've been here for 1.5 years, and only find out when I have about 1 year left. Although, I suppose it could be a new club...
Well anyway, their sign up form went something like "Let's learn to speak Japanese, learn to cook Japanese food, and learn more about Japanese culture! Let's try to make it to Japan next year!" though, there was no one at the table to explain anything else about the club.
I decided to join so I can ask them thing about "Japanimation" and "Oragami." Details later on how things turn out.
Truth. It's funny, I go through life trying to give people the benefit of the doubt. After all, stereotypes are just broad generalizations and don't apply to actual people, right?
Wrong. There are some people that create stereotypes.
i dont get it most of the clubs that ive been to are never organized...
just a bunch of n00bs who watch naruto and dont even understand the story lines...
they just watch it for the action...
NARUTO = N00B anime!!!
when i was in 10th grade, i started up an anime club at my High School. it was rather successful, with us running screenings at least twice a week in two rooms
when i graduated from HS, i moved onto University and joined the anime club there. like 1, i found that i had a lot more knowledge than the other club members, hell, my anime collection was larger than theirs
i think it's important to have people that you can chat to bout your hobbies, that can get together and do it with you. i haven't been active with the activities of my Uni's anime club however that's mainly because i already have a community i can turn to
i've been on the organisational committee of the anime convention held in my State for 2 years now, a volunteer for them for the last 4. the attendees of our convention do meet ups and activities all through the year
so i guess what i'm trying to say is even if the community at your school/college/uni's anime club is disappointing, look around to find different people you can share your time and interests too ^-^