You may know tons about anime fandom, but did you know that anime academics are a thing? The number of ethnographic books and anthropologists studying our community is astounding. There’s even an annual research project that catalogs thousands of responses from international anime fans and crunches the numbers. It’s administered by Dr. Stephen Reysen, an Assistant Professor and his team at…
Set your alarms, mark your calendars, pester your friends. Pre-registration for the 19th annual Anime Central opens this Thursday, October 1st. It coincides with Hyatt and Embassy con-block registration, which offers hotel rooms at discounted rates. No time has been announced for either event. These rooms get snatched up faster than you can draw transmutation circles. ACen itself…
AnimeChicago is packing the house for the the premiere of The Tale of the Princess Kaguya at the Siskel Film Center. We will be attending the 7:45pm screening on December 5th. So far, the film has a 100% critic rating from nearly 50 reviewers according to Rotten Tomatoes. Help Chicago’s anime fans out! The Chicago release was pushed back a…
AnimeChicago’s Interview series highlights local organization leaders, artists and personalities. We’re chatting Mary Warren, one-half of Nakama Toys, Chicago’s newest toy store featuring anime, video game, kaiju, vinyl, gashapon, and other exclusive collectables from Japan. AC: Who is part of the team?MW: Husband and wife team Mary and Bryan Warren, the head honcho’s, the big cheeses, and toy…
Local studio Seth Deming Films is producing a live-action short. They’re big fans of the series and want to feature local Attack on Titan cosplayers in their film. The test shots in their YouTube pitch video look amazing! So if you’re interested in this project or know a cosplayer who might be, contact them via Twitter or Facebook as soon as possible.
Facebook hasn’t been the most reliable communication channel. We still update it, but if you want the latest AnimeChicago has to offer, join our new Meetup Group! Receive every announcement RSVP for all of our events Chat with fellow members Help us plan future events And if you have feedback, let us know how we…
Interested in studying Japanese? AnimeChicago is currently organizing a study group for eight participants. We’ll kick off at Multilingual Chicago for a one-day intensive Bootcamp on Sunday, January 26th, 10am–5pm. This course supplies a curriculum packet covering basic grammar and language topics which we’ll use for on-going practice. Group members then study for five consecutive…
It’s been 365 days since our 2012 annual report, and gee… way too much has happened since. AnimeChicago’s 7th anniversary was met with renewed enthusiasm by all of our members. Round Table discussions are going strong. A few board members have retired. New ones have joined the team. Quarterly board meetings have evolved into serious planning sessions and…
You may have noticed AnimeChicago.com slowly transforming week by week. After evaluating the needs of anime fans across Chicago, we’ve been chipping away at styling, functionality, and performance issues to bring you the best news experience for any device. The site is now fully responsive so check it out on your smartphone or tablet! These…
ELEVEN ARTS recently announced a list of cities that will be screening the latest Eva film. Brace yourself… Chicago did not make the cut. How come? Because not enough fans have requested a screening. But there still might be time to make yourself heard! Demand an Eva 3.0 screening in Chicago now.