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Anime Club News Archives
Below are all of the news items posted to the web site since January 2002 (when the new news database was put into service). Older news items are archived separately.
 
We will be meeting in WEL 1.308 (next door) this Friday, July 25th (and then returning to our usual room next week, August 1).
Because Baccano! was licensed by Funimation on Monday, July 21st, it has been removed from the lineup. We will fill the remaining slots with the short comedy series REC (10 half-length episodes).
The first showing of the Summer session will be held this Friday (June 6th).
Because Claymore has been licensed, we are removing it from the lineup.
A new show, Shigurui has replaced it near the end of our schedule, before Speed Grapher.
Please see the schedule page for updated schedules.
The first meeting of the spring semester will take place this Friday, January 18th. We will be continuing the series being shown last fall, with the minor change of Minami-ke replacing Zetsubou-sensei (which has completed its run). Schedules will be posted online later this week.
Due to the disastrously low participation rate last week (specifically, zero cosplayers at the meeting), we are going to hold the Halloween Cosplay Contest™ this Friday (November 2nd).

Also, please be aware that there is once again a test in our room this Friday, so we will not meet until 7:30. Please do not disturb the students taking the test!
The Halloween Cosplay Contest™ is coming up! This Friday (the 26th), come to Anime Club in an anime- or manga-related costume for the chance to win awesome prizes and everlasting glory!
There is a test in the room before us next week (October 26th), so we will not meet until 7:30. Please do not disturb the students taking the test! (It’s not nice, and we will get in trouble for it.)
The first showing of the fall semester will take place on Friday, August 31st. We will be meeting in our usual room WEL 1.316), at the usual time of 7:00 PM.

For those who are returning, we look forward to seeing you again; and to those of you who are considering attending for the first time, please feel free to join us! We will be starting an all-new lineup of shows this semester, so you will not have to worry about coming in in the middle of a long series; and we are also planning some new features for the Club, so now is a great time to become a member! Schedules for the fall lineup will be posted here soon.

This is the Anime Club’s 20th anniversary as a registered UT student organization. We hope that everyone will show up, have fun, and enjoy this milestone year with us!
Because Ouran High School Host Club has been licensed (announced earlier tonight at Otakon), we are removing it from the lineup. Please see the schedule page for updated schedules.
We will be meeting in WEL 3.502 on July 13th and July 20th (and then returning to our usual room after that). WEL 3.502 is the little room on the back side of Welch Hall, with an outside entrance facing WCH.
Just a reminder, there will be no showing this Friday, July 6th, due to exams being held this week for some summer classes.
The final showing of the spring semeseter will be held on Friday, May 4th. We will then have a break for several weeks; the first showing of the summer will be held on June 8th. (There will be no showing on June 1st due to A-Kon being held that weekend.)

The schedules for the summer semester will be posted online sometime later this month.
We will be holding two Saturday Marathons this month, showing (across two nights) the entirety of the Escaflowne series. The first half of the series will be shown on April 14th, and the second half will be shown the following weekend (the 21st). Both Saturday Marathons will start at 6:00 PM and run until around midnight.
An unofficial web forum for Anime Club has been created online at http://animeclubforum.forumup.com/. If you are interested, please check it out. Note that some users have had trouble receiving the registration confirmation email; if you try to register but do not get the email, contact the forum administrator (Andy Pham) at animeclubforumadmin@gmail.com.
Due to member feedback in The Cube®, we will be slightly rearranging the final three shows of the evening, starting the week after Spring Break. This Friday’s showing (March 9th) will follow the old lineup. Hopefully this will provide sufficient time for interested parties to rearrange their schedules if necessary.
We hope that everyone (who went) had fun at Ikkicon. This Friday, we will be starting an all-new lineup of shows. If you have friends who have been interested in attending but didn’t want to come in and be lost in the middle of long-running series, now is the time to bring them! Likewise, if you haven’t been attending in a while, this is a great time to come back! We’ll see you this Friday!
There is no showing this Friday (the 2nd), due to Ikkicon taking place this weekend. We will resume our regular meetings (with an all-new lineup) next Friday, February 9th.
The first showing of the Spring semester will be Friday, January 19th. The complete schedules are online.

The first two weeks will be used to finish off the few remaining shows from last semester; then, after a week off for Ikkicon, we will begin an all-new lineup for the semester.

We’ll see you this Friday!
The cosplay contest has been moved from October 27th to November 3rd. Show up in costume on the 3rd for a chance to win manga and other prizes!
We have fixed our room arrangements, and will be meeting again in our traditional room (WEL 1.316) this semester, starting this Friday (September 1st).
We have just received notice that our standard room might not be available for use this Fall. We are looking into this and will attempt to obtain access to our traditional meeting room; please check back here soon for further updates on our meeting location.
We have been getting several attempted mailing list subscription requests sent to our general information email address. Please note that mailing list requests go to a different address; see the mailing list page for more details.
The first showing of the Fall semester will take place on Friday, September 1st. Schedules for the semester will be posted online sometime within the next few days.
Based on feedback on the mailing list, we will probably be substituting an extra episode of Ouran High School Host Club instead of an extra Higurashi episode to fill the vacant slot in the lineup this Friday.
Because Utawarerumono was announced as being licensed, it has been removed from the lineup. We tentatively plan to double up on episodes of Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni to take its place.
There will be NO SHOWING this Friday (July 7th) due to first-session exams. We will resume our normal schedule next week.
We will be holding the remainder of our summer meetings in WEL 3.502. This is the room that opens to the outside of the building, located on the back portion of Welch. We will NOT be holding meetings in Painter Hall after all. We apologize for the inconvenience.
We have just received word that our usual room is closed for the summer. We have been told to meet in Painter Hall room 3.02 this semester.

We apologize for the last-minute notice; we only just received word of this this afternoon.
The first showing of the Summer semester will be held this Friday (June 2nd). Schedules will be posted later this week.
The final Saturday Marathon of the Spring 2006 semester will be held on this coming Saturday, May 6th. We will be showing the second half of Full Metal Panic.
The annual vote on Officer confidence passed.
The second Saturday Marathon of the Spring 2006 semester will be held on this coming Saturday, April 29th. We will be showing the first half of Full Metal Panic.
We will be holding the annual Officer Confidence Vote in two weeks (April 28th). All active members should be sure to attend. The vote will be taken during the mid-showing break on that night.
We will be holding a Saturday Marathon of Giant Robo this week (March 4th). The showing will be held in our usual room (WEL 1.316), and will run from 7:15 PM until about midnight.
The first Saturday Marathon of the Spring 2006 semester will be held on March 4th. We will be showing Giant Robo.
Just a reminder, there is no showing this Friday (January 27th) due to UshiCon. Showings will resume next week (February 3rd).
The first showing of the Spring will take place this Friday, January 20th. Schedules for the semester will be posted online sometime early this week.
For administrative reasons, the Halloween Cosplay Contest is being delayed by one week; it will be held during the break of the November 4th meeting (the Friday a few days after Halloween, rather than before). Be sure to show up in costume for a chance at anime-related prizes!
Because of issues with the projectors autonomously shutting themselves off at inopportune times towards the end of the last two showings, we will be showing the final five minutes of Yakitate!! Japan #12 at the beginning of that show’s scheduled slot this Friday (before this week’s regularly scheduled episode), and we will be showing Excel Saga #1 over in its entirety. We apologize for the inconvenience.
The first showing of the Fall semester will be held this Friday, Septmber 2nd in WEL 1.316. Schedules will be posted to the site within the next day or so.
There will be no showing this Friday (July 8th) due to exams.
Schedules for the Summer semester are now online. The first showing will be held on Friday, June 10th.

Also, beginning this semester we are slightly changing the format of the showings: In order to bring you a more powerful lineup (i.e., more anime, less break), we are now showing four episodes before the break. (The post-break portion of the showing is still six episodes long.) This will reduce the length of the break to 15 - 20 minutes; the restart time will remain the same (around 9:05 under ideal conditions).

If you have any issues with this new format, please voice your opinions at the meeting (via the Suggestion Cube). If everyone likes the new schedule layout, we plan to adopt it for the regular (long session) showings beginning this Fall.
The first showing of the Summer semester will be held this Friday (June 10th). Schedules will be posted later this week.
We will be holding the annual Officer Confidence Vote in two weeks (April 29th). All active members should be sure to attend. The vote will be taken during the mid-showing break on that night.
We will be holding a Saturday Marathon of Giant Robo (#1 - 7) on Saturday, April 9th. The showing will be held in the usual room, and will run from 7:00 PM to around midnight.
Just a reminder, there is no showing this week (the 18th) due to Spring Break. Showings will resume next week.
Because Naturo has been licensed for domestic distribution, we have removed it from the lineup. It is being replaced with Yakitate!! Japan and R.O.D. the TV.
We hope that everyone has had a good Winter Break. Schedules for the Spring 2005 semester will be posted online soon. Note that showings will begin on the second week of classes — the first Friday of this semester coincides with UshiCon this year, so we will not be holding a showing that week. Check back soon for schedules.
Due to the fact that no viable movie suggestions/requests were brought forward, rather than a Movie Night, this Friday (December 3rd) will be a Special Showing Night: We will be showing the first four episodes of Genshiken instead of a movie. (The rest of the schedule will proceed as planned.)

Also, please note that this is the final showing of the Fall semester; stay tuned for updates on Anime Club schedules for the Spring 2005 semester.
There will be no showing on Friday, November 26th due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The following week (December 3rd) will be the final showing of this semester.
There is a test in the room before us this Friday (November 19th), so the showing won’t start until 7:30. Please do not disturb the class taking the test!
The first (and only) Saturday Marathon of this semester will be held this Saturday (November 20th). We will be showing the complete series of Someday’s Dreamers. The showing will be held in the usual room, and will run from 7:00 PM to midnight.
There is a test in the room before us this Friday (October 29th), so the showing won't start until 7:30. Do not disturb the class taking the test!

Also, the Halloween Cosplay Contest will be held this Friday during the break period. Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes (determined by the audience)!
Because Godannar was licensed for domestic release, we are removing it from the lineup per our standard policy. We will be replacing it with R.O.D. (the original OAV).
Tentative schedules for the Fall 2004 semester are now online.
There will be no showing Friday, August 20th. The first showing of the Fall semester will be held on August 27th. Schedules for the Fall semester will be posted here soon.
Because Kyou kara Maou was licensed by Geneon, it is being removed from the lineup for the final two weeks of the semester; it will be replaced by more episodes of Sensei no Ojikan.
The showing this Friday (July 9th) will take place in WEL 2.224 (not our usual room).
We will be updating the schedules for the remaining showings of the semester to reflect recent licensing announcements. (Per our general policy, licensed shows will be removed from our weekly lineup.) Updated schedules should be online later this week.
There will be NO SHOWING THIS FRIDAY (June 11th). The first showing of the semester will be next Friday (the 18th). We expect to get our normal (downstairs) room this semester, but we will not know for certain until next week. Check back next week for details. Schedules for the Summer semester are online (and have been updated to take into account the new start date).
We are currently still waiting for our room reservation paperwork to be processed. As soon as we know what room we will have this summer, we will post the information here. At this time, we believe that we will still be able to hold a showing this Friday; but with campus being closed, this is not yet finalized. Check back soon for further updates.
The summer semester showings will be starting Friday, June 11th. Schedules will appear online soon.
The Anime Club showings for the Spring semester have ended; the next meeting will be June 11th (the second week of Summer classes — there will be no meeting on the first week due to A-Kon). The schedules for the Summer semester will be posted online sometime between now and then.
The votes on Officer Confidence and the new Library Coordinator passed.
We will be holding the annual Officer Confidence Vote in two weeks (April 30th). All active members should be sure to attend. The vote will be taken during the Library Break on that night.
Although classes have been cancelled at UT this afternoon, Anime Club will still be meeting at the usual place and time this evening.
ADV Films has announced the licensing and pending domestic release of Chrno Crusade. Because of this, the show must be removed from our current lineup. After much consideration, we have made the decision to replace it with Naruto, another popular series that had previously been under consideration for addition into the lineup. We will be resuming Naruto where we left off last year; the first episode that we will be showing will be episode #12.
Just a reminder, there is no showing this week (the 19th) due to Spring Break. Showings will resume next week.
The second Saturday Marathon of the semester will be held this Saturday (the 6th). It will be held in our usual location (WEL 1.316). We will be starting around 7PM and finishing up around midnight. We will be showing all 13 episodes of Hundred Stories.
This Friday (February 20th), we will not have access to our usual room until around 9:00 due to a long exam taking place in the room during the first part of the evening. The first (pre-break) section of the showing will take place upstairs in WEL 2.312 (next door to the normal Library Room). During the Break, we will relocate to our usual room downstairs.
The first Saturday Marathon of the semester will be held this Saturday (the 14th). It will be held in our usual location (WEL 1.316). We will be starting around 6PM and finishing up around midnight. We will be showing the first 15 episodes of Full Metal Alchemist.
Have you ever dreamed of meeting Yoshiyuki Tomino, the legendary figure behind all things GUNDAM? Then perhaps you should take a trip to Houston.... On February 27th - 28th, 2004, Yoshiyuki Tomino will be appearing at a special FREE event, sponsored by the General Consulate of Japan in Houston, Planet Anime, and Anime-no-Kai. Mr. Tomino will be hosting a lecture and holding an autograph session. There will also be several ADV voice actors; anime-related crafts and games; cosplay; and, of course, Gundam Model Building sessions.

For more information, please visit the KamiKazeCon web site:
   http://www.kamikazecon.com/
Just a reminder, there is no showing this Friday (January 30th) due to UshiCon. Showings will resume next week (February 6th).
The schedules for the Spring semester are now online. As is typically the case at the beginning of a new semester, some of the later schedules may be subject to change.

Also, as you may have noticed, we have a new, Abh-themed web layout. If you find any broken links, typos, etc., please email the webmaster. (Note that, despite any rumors that you may have heard, this does not necessarily mean that the Officers have sold out the Club to the Abh Empire.)
The first showing of the Spring semester will be held on January 23rd. Check back soon for the new semester's schedules!
December 5th was our final showing night of the semester. We will resume our weekly showings in the Spring, starting on January 23rd. Schedules for the upcoming semester will be posted online in January.
There is no showing this Friday (the 28th) due to Thanksgiving. Next week (December 5th) will be the final showing of this semester.
There is a test in the room before us this Friday (November 21st), so the showing won't start until 7:30. Do not disturb the class taking the test!
There is a test in the room before us this Friday (November 7th), so the showing won't start until 7:30. Do not disturb the class taking the test!
This Saturday (November 8th), we will be holding our final Saturday Marathon of this semester (WEL 1.316, 7:00 PM). We will be showing the entire Onegai Teacher (Please Teacher) series. We showed the first four episodes of this last Spring during the special pre-release screening Saturday Marathon; if you don't want to watch the first four over again, we should be starting episode 5 around 8:30, so you can show up then and watch the rest of the series. The showing will run until around 12:30.
There is a test in the room before us this Friday (October 31st), so the showing won't start until 7:30. Do not disturb the class taking the test!

The Hallowe'en Cosplay Contest will be held this Friday. Everyone, be sure to come in costume! Prizes will be awarded. The contest will take place during the Break (starting at approx. 8:30).

This Friday is also a special Movie Night. We will be showing the Boogiepop and Others live-action movie (starting at around 10 PM). Based on the original novel in the Boogiepop series, this is the live-action prequel to the Boogiepop Phantom TV anime that we showed last year. (You need not have seen the anime to enjoy the movie.)
We have learned that our usual room (WEL 1.316) will not be available for the Saturday Marathon on October 25th; instead, we will be holding that Saturday Marathon in WEL 2.246. Only the showing on the 25th is affected; all of our normal showings, as well as the other Saturday Marathons (including this Saturday's showing) will be held in the normal room, WEL 1.316.
Based on the feedback at Friday's meeting, we will be changing the start time of the Saturday Marathon to 7 PM (and it will thus be ending around 1 AM). The other Saturday Marathons this semester will also be starting around 7 PM; see the schedule for specific dates.
The first Saturday Marathon of the semester will be held this Saturday (the 11th). It will be held in our usual location (WEL 1.316). We will be starting around 6PM, and the showing will run until around midnight. We will be showing the rest of Azumanga Daioh (from where we left off last Spring) and the first few episodes of Full Metal Panic Fumoffu.
The tentative Fall schedule is now online. The first showing of the Fall will be on August 29th (the first week of Fall classes).
There will be no showing this Friday (August 22nd). The first showing of the Fall semester will take place on August 29th. Schedules for the Fall semester will be appearing online soon!
We will be holding a showing on the 11th. We will be meeting in WEL 1.308 (the room next door to the room that we normally use, downstairs from the room that we are using this summer).
We have the option of holding a showing on the 11th (next Friday), but our normal room is not available that night due to exams, and the only room that is available has earned a reputation in the past for being less than adequate for our needs. We will be soliciting opinions on whether or not to hold a showing that night at the July 4th meeting, so if you have an opinion on the matter, be sure to show up and be heard.
Those who are interested in signing up to show support for an English-subtitled edition of the epic Legend of Galactic Heroes (Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu) series (as mentioned during our meeting last week) can sign up at http://www.gineigoods.com/form/

More information can be found in articles on AnimeNation and AnimeOnDVD.
The schedules for the Summer semester are now online. Please note that for this semester only, we are meeting in WEL 2.224 (not our usual room). This is the large classroom on the ground floor of Welch Hall. Our usual room is undergoing renovations this semester and should be available again in the Fall.
The first showing of the Summer semester will be held this Friday (June 6th). Schedules for the Summer semester will be available on the showings and schedules page soon. Also, as a reminder, there is no library access during the Summer.
Don't forget, there is a test in the room before us this Friday (April 25th), so the showing won't start until 7:30. Do not disturb the class taking the test!
The votes on Officer Confidence, the new Library Coordinator, and the Amendments to the Bylaws all passed. The updated Bylaws will be posted online soon.
Although the University is closing at noon tomorrow (Friday, the 18th), we will still be holding a showing as usual. Also, don't forget that we will be holding several important votes (including the annual Officer Confidence vote and a vote on the proposed Amendments to the Bylaws) tomorrow during the break (around 8:30).
We will be taking the annual Officer Confidence Vote in two weeks (April 18th). We will also be taking a vote to approve the appointment of Rob Hamilton as the new Library Coordinator, replacing Conrad, who is retiring at the end of this semester. Finally, we will also be voting on proposed Amendments to the Bylaws, primarily related to formalizing the library deposits for VCDs (which we did not have when the Bylaws were originally written). All active members should be sure to attend. The vote will be taken during the Library Break on that night. Copies of the proposed amendments will be available online and in printed form at next week's meeting as well as on the night of the vote.
The next Saturday Marathon will be this Saturday (the 22nd). We will be showing UFO Princess Walküre #1 - 12 (of 12). The Saturday Marathon will start at 6:00 PM and run until Midnight.
Don't forget, there is a test in the room before us tonight (March 28th), so the showing won't start until 7:30. Do not disturb the class taking the test!
Just a reminder, there is no showing this week (the 14th) due to Spring Break. Showings will resume next week.
The dates of the Saturday Marathons for this semester have been confirmed. The first Saturday Marathon will be another Live Action Drama Night, and will take place on February 22nd. The second Saturday Marathon will be on March 22nd, and the third and final Saturday Marathon of the semester will take place on April 19th. The programming for the second and third Saturday Marathons has yet to be determined. Be sure to put any suggestions into THE CUBE!
Just a reminder, there is no showing this Friday (January 31st) due to UshiCon. Showings will resume next week (February 7th).
The schedules for the Spring semester are now online. The first showing of the semester will take place on January 17th.
There will be no showing on November 29th due to the Thanskgiving Holiday. The final showing of the semester will be the following week (December 6th).
Don't forget, there is a test in the room before us tonight (November 22nd), so the showing won't start until 7:30. Do not disturb the class taking the test!
Don't forget, there is a test in the room before us tonight (October 25th), so the showing won't start until 7:30. Do not disturb the class taking the test!
By executive order, the Hallowe'en Cosplay Contest will take place on November 1st (not this Friday, the 25th).
It has been decided that the first Saturday Marathon (on the 19th) will be a .hack//SIGN marathon (episodes 1 - 14).
The dates of the two Saturday Marathons for this semester have been confirmed. The first Saturday Marathon will be held on October 19th, and the second will be on November 16th. The programming for the Saturday Marathons has not yet been decided. Be sure to put any title suggestions into THE CUBE!
The Austin Film Festival will be showing the Cowboy Bebop movie at 7:00 PM on Saturday, October 12th. For more information, see the Austin Film Festival's film schedule.
There will be a subtitled showing of Spriggan this coming Saturday night (the 14th) at the Wells Branch Discount Cinema 8. The showing will begin at midnight (as in 24:00 Saturday/00:00 Sunday, not 00:00 Saturday right after the Anime Club meeting).
We have added a new Member Links page. This page will provide a list of links to and summaries of anime/manga-themed web pages maintained by Anime Club members, as well as links to pages frequented and recommended by fellow Anime Club members. (See the page for information on how to submit a site for addition to the list.)
The tentative Fall schedule is now online. The first showing of the Fall will be on August 30th (the first week of Fall classes).
Just a reminder, there is no showing this week (the 12th) due to midterm exams. Showings will resume next week (the 19th).
The first showing of the Summer semester will be held this Friday (June 7th). Schedules for the Summer semester are available on the showings and schedules page. Also, as a reminder, there is no library access during the Summer.
The tentative Summer schedule is now online. The first showing of the summer will be on June 7th (the first week of Summer classes, and the first Friday after A-Kon).
Don't forget, there is a test in the room before us tonight (April 26th), so the showing won't start until 7:30. Do not disturb the class taking the test! Also, there will be no library check-outs this week (or next week), only check-ins.
The membership of the Anime Club voted in favor of adopting the Constitution and Bylaws as the official governing documents of the Club. Additionally, confidence was confirmed in the Officers, and the elected officers for the 2002 - 2003 academic year were formally voted into office.
Another minor revision to the proposed Bylaws (typographical error in the final paragraph) has been posted. The latest version is available online. Be sure to vote tonight!
A minor revision to the proposed Bylaws (Bylaw I, Section 1) has been posted. The latest version is available online. Be sure to vote this Friday!
We will be taking a vote to ratify the Constitution and Bylaws in two weeks (April 12th). Active members should be sure to attend. The vote will be taken during the Library Break on that night.
Although UT has cancelled classes this afternoon (per directions from the Governor), we will still be holding a normal showing tonight. Also, we will be presenting the draft Constitution and Bylaws for the club at tonights meeting. Please be sure to attend! We will be taking a vote to ratify the Constitution and Bylaws in two weeks (April 12th).
Don't forget, there is a test in the room before us tonight (March 22nd), so the showing won't start until 7:30. Do not disturb the class taking the test!
Just a reminder, there is no showing this week (the 15th) due to Spring Break. Showings will resume next week.
Just a reminder, there is no showing tonight (February 1st) due to UshiCon. Showings will resume next week (February 8th).
The new web site is now online. Please send comments and feedback to jrblack@physics.utexas.edu. (As always, you should send any general club-related questions to anime@uts.cc.utexas.edu.)
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