Hello there, JMACers!

How about that "fall" weather we’re having? jk, jk. Though summer’s still with us for the time being, it’s the start of a new season, and hopefully it’ll be filled with new experiences and stuffs.

Next Meeting: Fall Quarter Week 3

Speaking of new seasons… next week’s social hour from 4-5pm will be a panel about the upcoming fall season anime! Join us for the panel and more, all at next week’s JMAC meeting on Monday, September 26th from 4-9pm in room 324 of the Lincoln Park Student Center.

Next meeting’s weekly showing will be Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. Co-produced by Toei Animation, this French action/adventure series follows Marinette and Adrien. To protect the city of Paris from supervillans, the two teenagers transform into respective superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir.

And lastly, join us to watch more episodes of our running series From the New World.

Last Week’s PowerPoint: FQ Week 2

You can find last week’s powerpoint slides online through dropbox!

In honor of going back to school, the slides are themed with school-themed anime series. They also feature a slice of life/romance-y manga for the month of September and a video from a visual kei band known for their unique aesthetic and music style.

Have a superb weekend~
Sara S.
JMAC Secretary

JMAC Website

Hiya JMACers,

Hope everyone’s settling into their routines and is off to a great start for the new school year!

Chinatown Outing

The first JMAC event of the year will be an outing to Chinatown! JMAC will meet in front of the Lincoln Park student center at 12pm and leave as a group at 12:30pm on Sunday, September 18th.

We’ll be traveling to Chinatown via the red line and dining family style at the Won Kow restaurant! Please bring $15 in CASH for dining as a group. RSVP for the outing via facebook (for pure head-counting purposes) and please email us if you have any food allergies.

After lunch, we’ll explore Chinatown’s stores in small groups!

JMAC Fall Quarter Week 2

The next JMAC meeting will be from 4-9pm in room 314B of the Lincoln Park Student Center. Next week’s social hour is hosted by special guests from AnimeChicago, an organization on a mission to elevate Japanese pop culture throughout Chicago.

Our weekly showing for the next meeting will be the dub of My Neighbor Seki. The 7-minute anime shorts follow a girl named Yokoi and her classmate Seki, a boy who doesn’t pay attention in class. Instead, Seki spends his time creating interesting games distractions at his desk.

Lastly, join us afterwards to watch our running series From the New World.

Last Week’s PowerPoint: FQ Week 1

You can check out last week’s powerpoint via dropbox! The weekly powerpoint slides are filled with updates and announcements from our previous meeting.

This week’s slides are themed with Vice President Eric’s nostalgia anime. The slides also feature a one-volume manga featured as September’s manga of the month and a music video with a very cool dance!

Have an awesome weekend~
Sara S.
JMAC Secretary

JMAC Website

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Japanese Media Appreciation Club at DePaul University!!

From nostalgia anime viewers to hardcore cosplay weebs, JMAC is the place for anyone with an interest (whether minuscule to majuscule) in Japanese media to connect with one another other. Our meetings are quite laid back, so feel free to stop by at any time!

My name is Sara, DePaul (super) senior and JMAC secretary~ I’ll be writing weekly emails to keep you informed with general announcements and special events for the club. :)

Fall Quarter Week 1

The first JMAC meeting will be held on Monday, September 12th from 4-9pm inMunroe Hall room 114-116 (a really big, three part room on the first floor). We’ll begin at 4pm with social hour to get to know our members, both new and old.

Join us for a viewing of The Boy and the Beast at 5:30pm. This highly acclaimed movie follows 9-year old Ren, running away from Shibuya and wandering into the beast realm of Shibuten. Ren meets the fierce warrior Kumatetsu, and the two, fierce-willed souls are thrusted into an adventure that spans the two worlds.

Lastly, we will begin watching From the New World at 8pm throughout fall quarter as JMAC’s running series. This series follows 12-year old Saki Watanabe and her friends living in a world of complex rules and a society of fragile peace. This coming-of-age story journeys through their roles in a supposed "utopia" as they learn the dark, shocking truths of society.

Keep in touch with JMAC!

Check out our website dpujmac.com for all your JMAC needs! Feel free to befriend JMAC DePaul on Facebook and sign up on OrgSync to receive personal invites to our outings and events.

If you have any questions, email us at anytime~

We’ll see you on Monday!
Sara S.
JMAC Secretary
JMAC Website

Hello, JMACers!

Although the quarter’s winding down and finals are dawning upon us, it’s also time for closing events and final outings of the school year.

The JMAC Auction

Want to buy swag? Have some swag to sell? And support your local Japanese media appreciation club in the process? Attend the JMAC auction to bid on anime (and anime-related) swag to help fund the club for the coming school year! The auction takes place tomorrow, June 3rd in Arts and Letters room 103 from 1-4pm.

If you have anything to donate, please email us and include (1) your name, (2) the items you’d like to donate and (3) the starting bid for each item you’d like on our auction roster. Donations can be given to any board member before the auction, or simply dropped off a bit before the auction begins tomorrow!

The JMAC Banquet

Join us on Saturday, June 11th for food and for general good times~ We’ll be meeting at Brownstones at 12pm and leave from Brownstones at 12:30pm to dine at Pho 777 off the Argyle red line station at 1pm.

The Last Meeting’s PowerPoint: SQ Week 9 (aka JMAC Week 28)

Attached is the last JMAC powerpoint of the school year! These slides feature humorous dakimakura (ohhoho) and give a final feature for May’s manga of the month. Be sure to check out the final music video of the week, which is a blast from the past for DDR players!

Hope to see ya at the upcoming events~
Sara S.
JMAC Secretary

JMAC Website

SQ Week 9.pdf

Dear JMACers,

ACen is coming // it’s happening tomorrow // hype hype hype hype hype

…clearly, I’m not a poet.

The JMAC ACen Photoshoot/Meetup!

JMAC will be attending Anime Central this weekend, the third largest anime convention in the United States!

Join us for the JMAC Photoshoot/Meetup tomorrow, Friday, May 20th from 4:30-6:30pm. Because there are so many panels and meetups co-occurring on Friday afternoon, JMAC will be meeting at ACen for two hours, but members are free to come and stop by! An ACen badge isn’t necessary to attend the photoshoot/meetup, so we hope to see you there! :D

Additionally, for the first time ever, board members of JMAC and the DePaul Comics and Manga Club (DCMC) will be promoting DePaul University in the ACen exhibitor hall. If you’ll be going to ACen this weekend, say hi to us at the DePaul booth~

Other Upcoming Events!

Though next week will be our final meeting of the year, the following are a few upcoming events before the end of the quarter…

DeFrag’s Geek ‘Til Dawn: Friday, 05/27 to Saturday, 05/28

Join DeFrag in a celebration of geek culture (video games, board games, raffles and more!) all night long in the DePaul CDM building. Geek Til Dawn 17: A Fantasy Getaway begins on Friday night with registration from 6-8pm and announcements starting at 8:30pm.

JMAC will be providing fantasy-themed anime showings throughout the night in room 708! The showings will be Little Witch Academia from 9-11pm, Soul Eater from 11pm-1am, Log Horizon from 1:30-3:30am, and Slayers from 3:30-5:30am.

The Annual JMAC Auction: Friday, 06/03 @ 1-4pm – Arts & Letters room 103

Want to buy things? Have a thing to sell? And support JMAC in the process? Attend the JMAC auction to bid on anime (and anime-related) swag and help fund the club for the coming school year!

If you have anything to donate, please include (1) your name, (2) the items you’d like to donate and (3) the starting bid for each item. Donations can be given to any board member before the auction, or simply dropped off at the auction itself!

Next Week’s (final) Meeting: Spring Quarter Week 9

The end is coming so soon… ;_; Join us for the last JMAC meeting of the academic year this Monday, May 23rd from 4-9pm in room 324 in the Lincoln Park Student Center. Our social hour will be board games!

As the last meeting of the quarter is The General Meeting, in which we circle up and offer (constructive) criticism about the club. We will also be taking suggestions for social hours, weekly showings, and running series for the fall quarter!

And finally, we will conclude our running series for the spring quarter, Gatchaman Crowds: Insight.

Last Week’s PowerPoint: SQ Week 8

You’ll find the PowerPoint for last week’s meeting attached to the email~ It’s themed with “Unique Conventions” in hype for ACen!

The slides also feature the manga of the month of May that touches upon themes of childhood and gender, as well as a music video that comedically depicts how the world is absorbed in a cell phone culture.

Cheers!
Sara S.
JMAC Secretary

JMAC Website

SQ Week 8.pdf