ギガドリルブレカー！

by Jennifer Allen, P.R.O.

Hey guys! Well, the summer’s been absolutely jam packed what with our trip to Q-con and of course our joint convention Bro-Con with the Games Society! But first, a bit of background info. We are 2 and a half years old at present, having been set up in February by a determined group of anime and manga fans across all the disciplines in the college. We have since blossomed into a fun-loving, vibrant society filled with people from all walks of life!

Last semester was a time of trying new things and upgrading the society. We increased the length of our screening time and bought loads of new art supplies and other awesome additions (such as a printer and scanner) for the society so that our art classes are second to none! We did quite a bit of fundraising too, gaining a reputation for some of the best bake-sales on campus. As well as all this, we upgraded our zippies too, opting for a sleek black number with our colours inverted on the back. Looks pretty cool, even if we do say so ourselves!

On a more sombre note, the absolutely terrible earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan brought our whole society together in order to help raise funds for those areas affected. Members made and sold paper cranes, and we organised a Japanese cinema night complete with raffle and mandatory bake-sale) with two of Japan’s most highly acclaimed films, Spirited Away and Ran. The head of the Japanese department in UL, Barbara Geraghty, opened the night for us with a few words on the impact of the tsunami and problems the country was and is now facing. This turned out to be hugely successful, as we managed to raise over €800 in just over a week.

As for this summer, we took our first trip out of the country to Belfast (it totally counts) to attend Q-Con, the island’s biggest and most successful anime and gaming convention. 12 of us went up, and a weekend of fun and games was had by all. We hope to make this an annual event.

Bro-Con was up next, and boy, did G-Soc and us outdo ourselves here. With more people attending and a great line-up of guests (Benzaie from “That Guy with the Glasses” and Fullmetal Alchemist voice actor Chris Cason ‘Gluttony’), traders, and cosplayers, everyone who attended had a fabulous time, and we’re all set to out-do ourselves again next year! Speaking of which, we must of course give a big shout out to our partners the Games Society for a job very well done on both our parts!

For the future, we do eventually hope to get to that elusive place which we all adore, Nihon! So hopefully planning for that will begin this year, and some fundraising too! We also hope to improve every aspect of the society even more and gain a bigger profile throughout the college.

So come along to the Recruitment drive, and have a look! We’re a big happy family and always ready to make new friends!
How to contact us:
anime.skynet.ie (website) (this one )
ulanimesoc@gmail.com (email)
http://registercs.ul.ie/ (general C&S registration)

Anime Soc is going to take part in the Haiti Fundraiser on Thursday, 7th of April. We will have a stall selling baked goods which will take place in the SU court yard from 12pm to 6pm. Be sure to stop by to donate to the good cause!

We are also looking for volunteers to provide baked goods for us on that day. You can drop them down in the common room from 11-11.30pm to any of the committee members there.

Be sure to stop by to donate to the good cause or even just to show your support!

Charity Event For 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami

To raise money for the in aid of the current crisis in Japan after the terrible 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami we’re holding a Charity Fundraiser.

We’re hosting a very special ‘Film Night’ on Wednesday 23rd of March at 6:30pm, in the Jonathan Swift (B1-023), in our University, the University of Limerick.

We’re screening two movies, which we feel demonstrate the height & incredible talent of Japanese film:

Spirited Away – Hayao Miyazaki – Studio Ghibli – PG Rating

Ran – Akira Kurasawa - Greenwich Film Productions – 12s Rating

The event will be introduced by Barbara Geraghty from the University’s Japanese Department.

As part of the event we’ll be raffling donated prizes and having a bake sale during the intermission.

During the week we’ll be selling Origiami Cranes and operating a Wish Board to show sympathy for those lost or still suffering in Japan.

All donations will go to the Japanese Red Cross Society.  If you are unable to attend and still wish to contribute, you can donate directly on the Google Crisis Response site here or on through the Japanese Red Cross Society site here.

Thank you!

UL Anime & Manga Soc Committee

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People We Would Like to Thank : Barbara Geraghty, Patricia Moriarty, University of Limerick, UL Student’s Union, Paul Lee, Liz Gabbett, UL Drama Society, Optimum Releasing, Studio Canal, Manga Entertainment, Jerome Mazandarani, Andrew Partridge and all our members