Spring Break
UGAnime hosts themed events
CLARKE SCHWABE For The Red & Black
Issue date: 3/26/07 Section: Variety
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Tonight, a University organization will bring several performances from an extraterrestrial rock group to the SLC.
Thursday night, that same club will present the story of a young farm girl with royal aspirations.
If Mom or Dad saw these things, they might call them cartoons, but make no mistake: this is anime.
Sponsored by UGAnime
Monday - Music Night
Where: SLC 150
When: 4:30 - 10 p.m.
Tuesday - Bye Candy Night
Where: SLC 150
When: 4:30 - 10 p.m.
Wednesday - Game Night
Where: SLC 171
When: 6:30 - 10 p.m.
Thursday - Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Where: SLC 150
When: 4:30 - 10 p.m.
Friday - Live Action Night
Where: SLC 150
When: 4 - 7 p.m.Starting today, UGAnime, the University's official Japanese animation club, is holding its 23rd weeklong festival, Mega Days of Anime.
MDoA will showcase all kinds of anime, from many different genres.
"If you're a fan of something, we have it," said club librarian Glen Zaitsev, a student from Roswell.
Throughout the week, anime films and episodes from anime series will be shown. Every title has been selected by the officers of the club with both anime aficionados and newcomers in mind.
"Say you've never come to the club before. You can come during MDoA and get a taste of anime, and you won't have to have previous experience with the show," club president Christopher Daniel, a senior from Loganville, said.
Each night, the anime shown will tie in with a theme. For instance, Monday is Music Night, so music will play an important part in each anime's story.
Wednesday's event breaks from the other themed nights. That night, a game show of sorts will be held, in which contestants watch and are quizzed on club-approved "bad anime," the comedic potential of which should be fully explored.
"It's kind of a really horrendous trivia contest where everybody wins ... but nobody does," said external affairs officer Katie Naylor, a junior from Canton.
Though entertainment is the primary goal of the entire event, the films and shows all offer a look into Japanese culture.
"MDoA is an introduction to what is mainstream culture in Japan," said Daniel. "Because where we have our TV series and our sitcoms and our dramas on primetime television, they have this."
With several shows built on thought-provoking plots driven by complex characters, MDoA also aims to dispel some notions regarding anime.
"To a certain extent, we're out to prove that anime is not just Sailor Moon and Yu-Gi-Oh," Naylor said.
Thursday night, that same club will present the story of a young farm girl with royal aspirations.
If Mom or Dad saw these things, they might call them cartoons, but make no mistake: this is anime.
MEGA DAYS OF ANIME
Sponsored by UGAnime
Monday - Music Night
Where: SLC 150
When: 4:30 - 10 p.m.
Tuesday - Bye Candy Night
Where: SLC 150
When: 4:30 - 10 p.m.
Wednesday - Game Night
Where: SLC 171
When: 6:30 - 10 p.m.
Thursday - Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Where: SLC 150
When: 4:30 - 10 p.m.
Friday - Live Action Night
Where: SLC 150
When: 4 - 7 p.m.
MDoA will showcase all kinds of anime, from many different genres.
"If you're a fan of something, we have it," said club librarian Glen Zaitsev, a student from Roswell.
Throughout the week, anime films and episodes from anime series will be shown. Every title has been selected by the officers of the club with both anime aficionados and newcomers in mind.
"Say you've never come to the club before. You can come during MDoA and get a taste of anime, and you won't have to have previous experience with the show," club president Christopher Daniel, a senior from Loganville, said.
Each night, the anime shown will tie in with a theme. For instance, Monday is Music Night, so music will play an important part in each anime's story.
Wednesday's event breaks from the other themed nights. That night, a game show of sorts will be held, in which contestants watch and are quizzed on club-approved "bad anime," the comedic potential of which should be fully explored.
"It's kind of a really horrendous trivia contest where everybody wins ... but nobody does," said external affairs officer Katie Naylor, a junior from Canton.
Though entertainment is the primary goal of the entire event, the films and shows all offer a look into Japanese culture.
"MDoA is an introduction to what is mainstream culture in Japan," said Daniel. "Because where we have our TV series and our sitcoms and our dramas on primetime television, they have this."
With several shows built on thought-provoking plots driven by complex characters, MDoA also aims to dispel some notions regarding anime.
"To a certain extent, we're out to prove that anime is not just Sailor Moon and Yu-Gi-Oh," Naylor said.
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Christopher Daniel
posted 3/26/07 @ 10:36 PM EST
The Tuesday event is actually called "Eye Candy Night". Please come and check out the really cool shows. Here is a link to our schedule http://rossini. (Continued…)
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