Anime club

  • Determine a day, time, and location to have your club (after-school hours are best); also keep in mind the age range.
  • Consult resources or talk to teens about suggested anime titles.
  • Online resources
  • The Anime Café:
  • The Librarian’s Guide to Anime & Manga:
  • Akemi’s Anime World:
  • Keep in mind the age appropriateness of the anime titles. There are many that are geared for adult viewers and are not appropriate for teens. Consult the above sources for suggested ages.
  • Once deciding upon an anime to show, you must obtain permission rights for a public screening. Permission rights can be requested via e-mail or through online forms and they are FREE. You need to request permissions from the company that produces the anime DVD.
  • Major anime companies
  • ADV Films: ; they also have an online anime club: where you can register your club and get free stuff!
  • Bandai Entertainment: ; click on About BEI and then click on fan support (left-hand side of screen); fill out the online form
  • Funimation: ; register your club and they will send you a free anime DVD each month
  • There are many other companies that produce anime. To obtain permission rights, visit their websites and find contact information
  • Publicize the screening by developing flyers, adding a program listing to your website, and talking it up to teens in the library.
  • Decide whether or not you want to make this a “sign-up” required program and determine the maximum number of people you can handle.
  • Consider providing snacks to munch on at the screening and give-away prizes at the end of the program. If you join some of the online clubs, they will send you giveaways or you can contact the companies directly asking for donations; you might also think about approaching a local comic bookstore for donations.
  • If you do not know much about anime, definitely talk to the teens – they know a lot and they are a great resource. You might even consider developing a questionnaire for them to fill out (see attached)

What do you want?

I want this club to be about you! What kinds of anime are you interested in watching?

Action

Romance

Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Mecha (Robots)

Horror

Comedy

Other ______

List some anime that you have watched lately that you really liked:

Do you read manga? If so, which ones do you like?