Updates
News and highlights from the AnimeChicago team.
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Announcing – Paprika Screening and Anime Party
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…
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Announcing – Prizes Galore and more at Kowai Nite Halloween Party!
As if you needed another reason to attend Kowai Nite – the best Halloween party of the year. . . We’ve got some great prizes in store during our Kowai Nite raffle!…
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Announcing – Fright Parade: Creatures of Ukiyo-e that Lurk in Anime and Manga
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…
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Our Panels at Anime Central 2017
Anime Central (ACEN), one of the largest anime conventions in the United States, is just about a week away and AnimeChicago is proud to be presenting several panels throughout the weekend. Lately,…
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2016 Annual Report: 10 Years and Counting
When I registered AnimeChicago.com in 2006, it was a small dream. Chicago lacked a central guide for all the anime clubs and Japanese events around the city, and I wanted to solve…
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Passion, Professionalism, and Community: What I’ve Learned from AnimeChicago
When I found AnimeChicago on Meetup.com and clicked “Join,” I was nervous. Before getting involved with AnimeChicago, I had been trying to distance myself from anime fandom. After majoring in East Asian…
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Presenters, Guests transform “Not Our Final Form,” AnimeChicago’s second Symposium
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…
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What to Expect at this Weekend’s Symposium
This Saturday at the Japan Information Center, AnimeChicago is hosting its second Symposium, with the theme being transformation of both the body and the mind, in anime and manga. If you’re still…
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Not Our Final Form: A Discussion of Transformation in Anime and Manga
Last year on a very snowy afternoon in November, AnimeChicago presented Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga , the first installment of an ongoing series centered on anime and manga. Not only was…
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2015 Annual Report
State of Chicago’s Anime Scene You have a million ways to view anime legally (Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix, Funimation, etc.) but there are fewer ways meet like-minded fans nowadays. Streaming services promote solo-viewing…