Anime Fan Club Un-Panel: Topics/Questions/Suggestions

Here's an outline of possible discussion topics followed by some suggestions. Hopefully, I'll get some questions, suggestions and feedback on topics from people (like you?) before Fanime and can update this page. Until this, this should be considered a 0th draft.

• democracy...hahahahaha (how to balance leadership, participation)
• advertise, advertise, advertise (flyers, website, email)
• what to show (selection, ordering schedules, breaks)
• getting titles (domestic/fansubs/internet, working with subbers)
• co-existence with anime companies
  • companies that have programs to support fan clubs)
    Funimation's Operation Anime at www.operationanime.com.
    ADV's Anime ADVocates at http://www.advfilms.com/advocates/.
    Bandai's Anime Addict at http://www.animeaddict.org/home/index.htm.
• teen/youth librarians as resources
  • Voice of Youth Advocates at http://www.voya.com/ especially "The Anime-ted Library" http://pdfs.voya.com/VO/YA2/VOYA200504AnimetedLibrary.pdf
  • [San Francisco] Bay Area Young Adult Librarians http://www.baya.org/ (Thank you to all the BAYA members who came to FanimeCon including the one who braved the un-panel.)
• what to do at meetings besides showing anime
  • encouraging members to socialize
• finding a room
• security
• starting a club (school/ non-school)
• finding an adviser for a school club
• leaving a legacy
• ...

Here's some suggestions from No-Name Anime (Fan Club):

• for fun and love
• organizers contribute what they can (time, equipment, buying things)
• no fixed roles (no president, no written charter)
• don't make promises that can't be kept (people's expectations go way up if they pay in advance for anything)
• a responsible person should watch the AV equipment at all times
• make the last show a comedy so people leave happy

Funimation has some info on starting a club at www.operationanime.com/Main/dsp_starter_kit.htm.

Suggestions and Questions from the Un-Panel (and before and after). These are just my notes and are probably incomplete. Sorry if I forgot anyone's idea.

• Things to do besides just showing anime:
  • Have a gaming hour with multi-player games on the big screen.
  • Attract gamers to anime. There are anime RPG systems such as "Big Eyes, Small Mouth" and players of collectible card games with anime tie-ins might not be aware of the connection.
  • Host a anime trivia "who wants to be a millionaire" game.
  • Have a Halloween party.
  • Make lanterns, celebrate the (Japanese Royal Family) Princess's Birthday or other Japanese arts or culture related activities.
  • "MST3K" shows where loud comments are allowed.
  • Make anime educational. Host discussion. Have a quiz or related reading list.
  • Have an email list or other communication means for organizing social events.
  • According to rumor, the UC Davis club sings the opening and ending songs of shows together.
  • Discuss and possibly swap fan art created by members.

• Would it be possible to getting anime on 35mm film for special showings?

  According to Sophie McNutt of Funimation -- Long answer: It costs around 20 grand to produce 35mm film of an average length movie. It costs around $400 to be able to rent the film from the production company to show. Large conventions like Otakon and AX have heavy exposure and lots of press coverage so companies will provide 35mm with no charge in exchange for that exposure. Unless a club has the money, a theater, and the production company's trust that the film will be returned, unfortunately, there's pretty much nothing it can do.

• For college clubs, to provide continuity, try to identify freshmen or sophomores who are officer candidates. Any suggestions for alumni who run a college club?

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Last updated: May 30 2006 20:16:42.