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Upcoming Meetups · Tue Nov 10
Anime Showcase: 20 Years of AnimeChicago 🎉
- Anime Discussion: Daemons of the Shadow Realm · Sun Nov 15 @ AnimeChicago Discord
- Art Lounge Online · Wed Dec 2 @ AnimeChicago Discord
- 20th Anniversary Party & Gift Exchange! · Thu Dec 10 @ Konbini & Kanpai Wrigleyville
- Anime Discussion: The Ghost in the Shell (2026) · Sun Dec 20 @ AnimeChicago Discord
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Anime Central 2025 – Across the Board
We’re a few days from Anime Central, Chicago’s biggest anime convention fondly known as ACen. So we asked AnimeChicago teammates what they were most excited to see and attend. Plan…
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2024 Annual Report: A Year of Connection
18 years later, and AnimeChicago not only keeps the lights on – we’re strengthening our social ties daily. Tough times call for resilient communities. Our focus is uniting Chicagoans through…
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Founded in 2006, AnimeChicago NFP connects Chicagoans over their shared love of Japanese pop culture. We host nearly a dozen meetups a month. We gush about Demon Slayer, dig into heartwarming Ghibli classics, and cosplay at local conventions. We host low-key social events every month. Whether you’ve been reading manga since kindergarten or you just heard about anime yesterday, we’re excited to meet you!
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“AnimeChicago’s been super friendly and inviting so far and there’s always seems to be something fun going on with the group.”
— Randy, Member since Oct 2015
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Anime’s Game Changers – Sayo Yamamoto
Sayo Yamamoto’s catalog might still be small, but it is impossible to ignore her impact on anime. Focused on realism akin to fellow director, and sometimes collaborator, Shinichiro Watanabe, Yamamoto’s…
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