Anime Clubs!

Come on a bit too strong, perhaps?

There's a time and a place to debate UCvsAC that was not one of them.

...you threatened to kill the advisor.. don't you think something's wrong with that? *sweatdrop*

She over reacted to something I did so I in turn overreacted to something she did. Equivalent exchange.

Don't see how whatever she did was equivalent to threatening to kill someone... you have some problems bro. What could have made you that mad? I don't think I've ever been anywhere near that level of anger; even that one time a kid told me my dad died because I wasn't a good enough Christian.

Afraid not. Not anything in "real life" anyway. Anime wise, the only clubesque activities I am in would be as an active member of Myanimelist, and the owner of the Fakku club on there.

I once tried to get a group of my high school friends to start something, but we never had the initiative to do it. Probably because we wanted it on a semi-official level, and our tastes in anime couldn't have been more different.

Sigh, unfortunately, I had absolutely no friends that liked anime/manga in high school. Now that I'm in university, I only met one person who likes anime/manga like I do. So no, no anime clubs for me.

Oh, yeah. I know I have issues. Or had. That was a while ago. Four years I think. Used to have this thing where I didn't have a "little angry" or "really angry" settings, it was happy or "RAGE". I only had that. Changed from how I was, though. By the way you should headbutted that kid.

Just the Fakku! club on Myanimelist, but I'm far from active in it :P

One more thing, can anybody think of awesome things to do with an anime club? I'm afraid i'm kind of short on ideas.

1.How about introduce them to the world of visual novels and eroges? In my place almost every single anime watcher's knowledge is limited to the anime and not it's adaption, increase their level of otaku-ness. Im sure they would be glad to know about where their favourite animes come from, and plus, most of the VNs story telling are Better then the anime adaption.

2.Create your own original doujin, get to learn the process for doujin making.

3.Make a recommended list to each other for epic must watch animes, Higurashi, clannad etc, and make sure everyone watches it to smoothen discussions.

4.You can maybe introduce them to fighting games such as SF4, Melty blood and make competitions. I used to played meltyblood with my circle of friends and got addicted, and always compete against each other.

Like many others, I wouldn't have the guts to join a high school anime/manga club, though it's not bad in the collegiate level. I used to be in one before I switched colleges, and here are some of the things they did, of which many people here have also mentioned:

- Karaoke events: bring in an AMV, OP/ED video, or a music file with the romaji lyrics in a decent-sized room and let loose.
- Gaming events: 2D fighters, like Street Fighter, Melty Blood, and yes, the Naruto fighting games are also immensely popular due to having the ability to have 4 players play at once.
- Weekly anime watching events: usually people in the club vote on what anime to show in these events, and usually require an auditorium. I never participated because I get my shit for free, but it's a good way to bring new blood in. Also, selling Japanese snacks like Pocky and Pretz and other food is a good idea for fund-raising since anyone could come in and watch for free.
- Cosplay events: This is one idea I'm not enthusiastic about because not many people cosplay, which leads me to my next idea
- Planned Con events: Otacon, Sakuracon, whatevercon. They're great for field trips and soaking in the anime/manga culture, and always best in a group of friends.
- Renting DVDs/manga library: having a library of DVDs and manga is a good idea, especially reading manga in enclosed spaces with refreshments. Probably something cheap for half hour, and cheaper by the hour. Renting DVDs can also be a good way to earn funds, like a dollar for one week for x amount of DVDs.