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Western Carolinian Volume 71 Number 08

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  • Japanese Animation Society By Zach McKeown * WCnewsmagazine Alright, so maybe you watched the Smurfs or He-man as a child. Maybe you grew up on Nickelodeon or the drastically less cool Disney Channel. Chances are you might still revisit the addiction of your youth, whether it be the occasional Looney Tune or Adult Swim marathon. But do you have the guts, the fortitude, or the gall to call yourself a cartoon fan? If so, there's a place for you right here on campus, and it is called the Japanese Animation Society (JAS) or Anime Club for those of us who like things simple. Anime, short for animation, means a lot of different things in different places. In Japan, where the term originated, anime refers to any sort of animation, from Disney onward. Here in the United States, however, anime usually refers to Japanese animation, which is characterized by huge, tiny-mouthed, massive-eyed, muscled, white men with spiked hair screaming for hours upon hours. | kid, of course, as anime is a much more diverse genre that covers more than the antics of screaming space monkeys. In fact, any genre in cinema or literature has undoubtedly been translated to anime in some form, from romance to action and everything in-between. What does the Japanese Animation Society do? Good question! Meetings begin on Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. in the Media Room on the second floor of the UC and last until everyone in the room has had a Pokemon-induced seizure. After a brief speech and the occasional voting session for what they actually want to see, everyone just kicks up his/her feet, relaxes and soaks up the television rays. Think of it as an oasis in the middie of an otherwise miserable work week. But dont take my word for it! anonymous club member had this to say: We just kind of watch anime and enjoy the company of other people who love anime too. Well put, random anonymous person. The JAS has covered a lot of ground so far in their cartoon crusade. Thus far theyve tackled series such as Ouran High School Host Club, Louis the Zero (a loose translation of Zero no Tsukaima), Utawarerumono and a_ handful of full-length movies. Who doesn't like a little Utawarerumono in their diet? An What does it all mean, you say? Do you think you could get into the story of a poor girl attending a rich school and joining a club of manipulative men in order to pay back a debt? If so, you might look into Ouran High School Host Club. How does Harry Potter combined with Pokemon sound? If youre curious, Louis the Zero will satisfy. And how can you afford not to be interested in an epic series about people _with cat ears, swords, sorcery and fifteen-minute- long segments where the only thing that moves on a character is their mouth? Utawarerumono, I'm telling you. Its like Braveheart, but more confusing. _ | ne Of course, | know there are some people drifting around out there who dislike anime for its strange style and what might seem to some people as lazy animation. | assure you that if you dont yet like anime, its only because you havent been trying hard enough. Theres a world of cartoons out there; you only have to find the one that works for you, and the Japanese Animation Society is here to help.
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