Come rep AnimeChicago at Anime Central 2022! Join us for 3 panels, an IRL Member Mixer, and our first-ever Cosplay Parade! We couldn’t imagine a more perfect way to attend the first ACen since the 2019 Lockdown. The world has certainly changed these last two years. Our meetups also require masks and other prevention measures…
Anime Central 2020 approved this panel and a pandemic thwarted it. So we’re bringing it online! Four AnimeChicago members will share how their respective fan labor projects created opportunities for career advancement and helped them level up their skills. Bring your questions, leave with solid career advice! ? Thursday, June 17 at 7:00pm CDTFree for…
On March 6th, 2021 – and nearly one year after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic – AnimeChicago hosted its fifth symposium entirely online, a first for AnimeChicago. Titled .future/now, the event fittingly looked at the intricacies of living in our modern always-online world as it is reflected in anime. Opening the session was the YouTube…
For Anime Central 2018, the AnimeChicago team is bringing back some of the most popular panels from the last few years, of course with some updates and added flash! Whether you’re an AnimeChicago veteran, or new to the scene, we hope to see you there! Chicago’s Anime Scene: 29 Truths; 1 Lie Saturday, May 19th…
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…
The finicky mix of winter and spring weather on April 2nd, 2016 did not keep 70 attendees from AnimeChicago’s second symposium. Hosted at the Japan Information Center in the heart of Michigan Avenue’s fantastic stores, both AnimeChicago members and non-members alike enjoyed discussions all focusing on transformation in anime, manga, and culture. The event’s presenters…
On November 21st, 2015, AnimeChicago hosted its first ever symposium at the Cards Against Humanity Theater, focusing on the “God of Manga” Osamu Tezuka. Despite the uncooperative weather, a dedicated group of attendees enjoyed a day filled with education and entertainment, which was the culmination of a great deal of effort and passion by the…
“…in terms of popularity and sales, manga in America can be divided into Naruto and everything else. Aren’t most comics “alternative” to most of America? So what the hell. For the purposes of this post, the manga under discussion are Awesome Manga, all the titles that are too smart, too weird and/or too old for…