Listen, you can’t always be on top of your game. Sometimes you just need to unwind, and while finding a high-quality beer to pair with a high-quality anime is definitely a worthy cause (and kinda the point of this article series), some days you don’t want to take it easy, and that’s fine. Some anime…
If one of your new year’s resolutions was watch more anime with fellow fans, well here’s your chance! On Friday, January 26th, AnimeChicago is teaming up with C2E2, Revolution Brewing, and The Logan Theatre to bring you a screening of the highly-acclaimed Satoshi Kon film Paprika. This will be an anime movie screening like no…
The AnimeChicago team has found their way out from under the heaps of delicious food, piles of wrapping paper, and stacks of discarded “2018” plastic glasses to look towards the new year, for both the entire anime industry and for fans right here in Chicago. (As usual, names have been removed to protect the innocent.)…
AnimeChicago has always been focused on providing its members, and the community at whole, opportunities to discuss anime and Japanese pop culture on an academic level. It was the reason we’ve run two successful symposia in the past few years. Now, we’ve partnered with The Japanese Culture Center and Floating World Gallery Ltd. to bring…
Recently, members of the AnimeChicago attended the Murakami exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art as part of an Art Circle Meetup. We’ve gathered together some of our thoughts on the exhibit. (Once again, names have been removed to protect the innocent.) 1) Overall, what was your impression of the exhibit? One board member went…
If you’ve ever been to a brewpub or a taproom, you might have noticed a sense of community that permeates the space. There is this feeling of participation in one’s neighborhood, of locality and growth, development and relationship. They’re quickly overtaking other public spaces, like event halls and lodges, as a focal point for local…
With convention season getting into top gear, we at AnimeChicago would like to offer some advice on one of the biggest hangups that many con-goers overlook – food. As such, we’ve provided a handy strategy guide to ease your worries and streamline your choices. The Baller Strategy: Enjoy all the fine dining and expensive food…
Some anime you watch in the same way you’d enjoy a fine glass of whisky – slow, and with contemplative revenance. Other series are just so damn fun that you can’t stop watching, like eating a box of Girl Scout cookies. So, what beer should you pair with your all day anime marathon – a…
The AnimeChicago team meets weekly and we sometimes we find ourselves in heated discussions about anime. Here’s just one of the many topics we’ve covered. (As before, we have kept the responses anonymous to protect the innocent.) Who is the best current anime director? “Makoto Shinkai has absolutely knocked it out of the park with…