The Davis Anime Club (DAC) exists because a group of people decided they would like to watch
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anime together. Watching shows on a big screen and laughing together is fun. They show various fansubs, which are translated and subtitled versions "by fans for fans" of anime that have not been commercially released in America. Many members of the club can be seen at Old Teahouse and Quickly sipping boba tea.
Club Information
Schedule
Meetings run every week during the normal quarters. However, they do not run during finals week nor the summer months.
A regular meeting Current Fall 2009 Club Schedule:
For Wed, September 30th, we are meeting in Wellman 126 and on Thursday, October 1st, we will be meeting in Wellman 115. Otherwise we will be meeting at these rooms during the rest of the Fall 2009 quarter listed below:
| Wednesday 8:00PM-10:00PM in Wellman 26 | ||||
| K-On!, | Shugo Chara, | Axis Powers Hetalia, | Valkyria Chronicles, | Umineko no Naku Koro ni |
| Thursday 8:00PM-10:00PM Wellman 26 | |||
| Michiko to Hatchin, | Ristorante Paradiso, | Shion no Ou, | Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen |
Upcoming Events
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[None for Summer]
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Facebook or the DAC website for more information!
Membership
Anyone can become a member by paying a $5 membership fee, but membership is not required to come and watch the anime. Buying the $5 membership gets you a $5 discount when purchasing the club t-shirt or you can consider it getting a free membership with the purchase of a shirt. However, a membership makes you eligible for a free personalized membership card. Also, you must be a member to vote for officers or run for an officer position, so that candidates don't bring a ton of friends to the meeting just to skew the polls.
Current Officers
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President - Brian Wu
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Vice President - Mike Pallas
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Secretary - Eric Adamson
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Treasurer - Brenda Butler
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Public Relations - Casey Ogata
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Mascot - Chibi
Events
Isn't the anime art style awesome
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Halloween Party - The week of Halloween, DAC hosts the annual Halloween party. Events associated with the Halloween Party include watching "scary" (cuss the red ribbon!) or Halloween-themed anime. Halloween-themed anime music videos are also shown. Food, candy & refreshments are provided, but the main event is the cosplay contest. The contest is worth seeing because of members' effort and creativity to dress and act like their favorite characters, who do not have to be an anime character. It is also worth entering because prizes are given prizes for first, second and third place as voted by club members. Prizes are usually a gift certificate to Borders.
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Adult Night - Regular Davis Anime Club meetings are open to all students and the Davis community; there is no carding. Adult Night used to occur once a year, although it hasn't been happened since 2005. During Adult Night, people are carded and any series above PG-13 is shown. The shows may contain sensitive content, violence, or nudity.
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Japantown Trip - A trip to Japantown in
San Francisco occurs once or twice a year. Members carpool there together and can bring friends. Riders are usually expected to pitch in for gas and bridge tolls. People meet around 10:00 am in the MU bus circle, organize carpooling, then head off to San Francisco. Once there, members have a delicious lunch and go shopping at the several stores, such as include Kinokuniya, a Japanese bookstore, and Nijiya Market a grocery store with cheap items.
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Big Showing - Big Showing occurs at the near end of the school year when DAC reserves a whole floor of Wellman Hall to themselves. Events normally include a gaming room, karaoke/anime music video room, and previews for possible series to be shown the following year. Elections are normally held either that week's meetings and results are announced at Big Showing. The 2009 elections, however, were held after Big Showing. The auction that occurs as the finale of Big Showing serves as the club's major source of fund raising. Items from the Japantown trips, books, people, and donations are auctioned off to raise funds for the club.
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AfterDAC - AfterDAC is when members of the club take trip to a restaurant after meetings in order to grab a snack or a late dinner. It is held traditionally on Thursday because that is the day most members attend the meetings. The restaurant of choice has typically been Old Teahouse in past years, although more recently it has been switched up to Crepe House Uni, Quickly, or In-N-Out. AfterDAC usually lasts until midnight. When attending Old Teahouse, as the restaurant often gets crowded, there is a trend to also wander to the Big Kids Park after getting the food and boba drinks. Some Wednesdays, a trip to the Segundo Dining Commons is undertaken for some Late Night food. However, then freshmen and students with swipes have to swipe in their friends.
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Conventions - Many of the members of DAC attend anime conventions. Like many club events, attending conventions is organized by various people who are willing to drive, reserve rooms, etc. Three conventions of interest are
Fanime, Anime Expo, and Yaoi Con.
Factoids
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The reason the club is called the Davis Anime Club and not the Anime Club of UC Davis is because it is not affiliated with UC Davis. Or rather, UC Davis does not want to be affiliated with the anime club. It's an anime club that just happens to meet on the UC Davis campus.
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Chibi is the official mascot and official measurement of length, breadth, and force. Note that she is 1 chibi tall (5 feet) not a
smoot tall. She is also the official mascot of DRAGON.
History
The earliest records that SPAC has on file regarding the club's existence are from the 1992-93 school year. 1
DAC was founded in 1992 by John Kilpatrick and Paul Hirose. The first showing was Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa and Gundam 0083 episode 1.
Previous Presidents and Officers
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Brian Pait President (2008-5/7/2009 [Resigned])
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Tomo Hirai Vice President
b. Casey Ogata Secretary
c. Brenda Butler Treasurer
d. Kristen McGehee Public Relations
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Tom Langston President (Spring 2007, 2007-2008)
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Tomo Hirai Vice President
b. Stefani Yen Secretary
c. Brenda Butler Treasurer
d. David Poole Public Relations
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Eric Sayle (Fall 2006-Winter 2007)
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Anthony Dingman (2005-2006)
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Zachary "Zack" Robinson (2004-2005)
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Caroline "Carrie" or "Kit" Tobin (2002-04)
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Heather Lindsay (2000-2002)
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Mark Zima (1999-2000)
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Andrew Stein (1998-1999)
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Philip Liu (1997-1998)
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Alexander Yao (1996-97 school year)
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Danh Duong (1995-1996) 2
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John Kilpatrick (1992 - 1993)
Messages from the old Usenet group (ucd.org.anime-club) are still available online through Google Groups.
Comments:
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If you have issues getting information from SPAC, I'd suggest a request under the California Public Records Act (the analog to FOIA for state government). I've done it before in regards to Club Finance Council — just send an email to Campus Counsel. —BrentLaabs
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It's okay, I just asked Andy Grass —Chibi
2007-10-09 18:23:44 so is there an e-mail address to contact someone in the club? —JessicaRockwell
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Check the officer's pages? yahoo mailing list, facebook.. me? ~Dave
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aww. but it's easier if it's put on this page.
2007-10-28 19:34:54 Whoa! We can now comment! How awesome! I met Carrie at Y-con! _ —Chibi
2008-04-06 21:37:42 eh? Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei under shoujo? with all those fan-service shots? wouldn't something like Minami-ke or Shugo Chara be better? Can't find dl's for it, i can help >.o —Jxxxx
2008-10-25 18:14:01 I haven't been to one of these movie nights since I'm at work Wednesdays and Thursdays. Are there other nights not listed? —SunjeetBaadkar
2009-11-09 11:46:47 Hey, so I found this club a couple days ago and I was wondering if I can just come to one of the meetings and check it out, or if it's something I have to wait for next quarter for? —SheilaFogh
