FFR Anime Club: The Continuation

[kjwkjw]

It's back!!
Well... not quite. We've been around for a few months.

Hi, kjw here.

This is a thread mainly for announcements, discussion, and events regarding what somehow came to be known as the FFR Anime Club (I think it went from Winter Break Anime Club to Anime Night Club to that, but I'm not sure).

As you might have guessed, it started a few months back when Sweet Angel piloted a nice event for all the anime enthusiasts here. It did go on for a couple of months, but since many of us wanted to continue on with it—and since Sweet Angel is now really busy these days—I've taken it upon myself to keep it going!

It's a simple idea, really. We gather 'round on weekends and watch anime together in a Skype call! We'll usually keep up with two series at once, and since we only watch around 4 episodes in a week, you can drop by whenever you want, and get caught up during the week should you happen to miss a few sessions. No obligations!

If you're interested and would like to be invited to the Skype chat, please contact kjwkjw via Skype or through a forum PM. I'd be more than happy to get you settled in :3

Please note that I reserve the right to remove anyone that flames, causes unnecessary drama, etc.

Read on for the details!

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Currently watching:

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun (2014) | Non Non Biyori (2013)

Schedule:
Sessions are currently scheduled for every Friday and Saturday at 11:30 PM server time (CST).
Any changes regarding the time will be announced both in the Skype chat and in the thread beforehand.

Most of the time, we will be watching 2 episodes on Friday and 2 on Saturday.
This means that each session will last approximately one hour plus derailing minus order (you'll see what this means once you join in for a session yourself).

Please check below for the detailed schedule for the upcoming few weeks (subject to change).

January 9: Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun 3, Non Non Biyori 3
January 10: Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun 4, Non Non Biyori 4
January 16: Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun 5, Non Non Biyori 5
January 17: Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun 6, Non Non Biyori 6
January 23: Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun 7, Non Non Biyori 7
January 24: Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun 8, Non Non Biyori 8

Suggestions:

Suggestions for anime are always welcome; feel free to drop a post here or throw in a suggestion in the chat! Whenever we're nearing the end of a series, I'll pool the suggestions together and get a decision-making process going (usually via discussions and/or polls).

If you have any other suggestions (e.g. regarding the time of the sessions or sponcons), please let me know as well.

Points System:

You will gain points for watching anime with us, participating in sponcons, throwing in some great suggestions, and helping the sessions run smoothly.
Currently the anime club TCG is the main use for points (details can be found here).

The current Points List can be found here.
*For watching an episode with us, you get points equivalent to the minutes of runtime as listed on MAL, rounded to the nearest whole number.
Joining the Skype call isn't necessary; just make it possible for us to know that you were there.
The honor system will be used for this.

Sponcons:
None at the moment.

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Hopefully this thread will be helpful for our long-time regulars, as well as those of you that will be joining us in the future. See you all there!

[Izzy]

On a semi-related note it would be nice if more people watching airing anime could contribute to discussion about them in the media section and even make threads for shows that don't have it yet.

[Alioth]

The shows look interesting, despite that I haven't heard of either haha~ It'll be nice to open my taste a little bit.

PS I recommend The World only God Knows if anyone wants. It's humorous xD

[leonid]

[Izzy]

I hate it when my iris is squeezed to 1/10th the size.

[Rebirth0]

I feel like I watch anime too fast for this. I could never participate in my university's anime club because they'd watch one or two episodes of something per week. I do that in a day if I have nothing else to do. If it would be only airing shows, then it'd work great

Not sure about this

[Izzy]

I agree, this makes the most sense for airing shows and it would probably convince me to participate.

[James May]

I would but...gotta catch up on my animes @_@

Originally Posted by animes that James is watching x:

Ano Natsu de Matteru - 4/12
Arcana Famiglia - 2/12
Asura Cryin' - 2/13
Campione!: Matsurowanu Kamigami to Kamigoroshi no Maou - 5/13
Fate/Zero - 8/13
Hiiro no Kakera - 4/13
Kill La Kill - 15/24
Kokoro Connect - 3/13
Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai: Under the Innocent Sky. - 1/12
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu - 1/14
Uchuu Kyoudai - 1/99
White Album - 1/13
White Album 2 - 5/13

[dAnceguy117]

fight me irl for bonus points

[James May]

Originally Posted by dAnceguy117

fight me irl for bonus points

spills Pete

[FontSize72LOL]

Originally Posted by Rebirth0

I feel like I watch anime too fast for this. I could never participate in my university's anime club because they'd watch one or two episodes of something per week. I do that in a day if I have nothing else to do. If it would be only airing shows, then it'd work great

Not sure about this

While I'd normally agree considering the pace i watch anime, I'd say it this kind of format can also work for episodic series without a large overarching plot.

I think the current picks are pretty solid, I'm mainly joining for Mekakucity Actors, but Nichibros is a series i can watch several times and still laugh, it has a great VA cast and the skits are pretty genuinely funny.

Originally Posted by James May

I would but...gotta catch up on my animes @_@

Finish Fate/Zero and Kokoro Connect (don't forget to watch the specials), Space Brothers is a great show if you like a feel good "follow your dreams" kind of seinen, which reminds me that i should probably continue that series as well.

[Snowcrafta]

Not in English.

No thanks

[James May]

Originally Posted by FontSize72LOL

Finish Fate/Zero and Kokoro Connect (don't forget to watch the specials), Space Brothers is a great show if you like a feel good "follow your dreams" kind of seinen, which reminds me that i should probably continue that series as well.

I'll probably finish Fate/Zero by next monday, Kokoro by Tuesday if I whore through it... Space Brothers will take a long time for me lmao...

[gold stinger]

I just watched all of the Haruhi Suzumiya summer vacation episodes in-order start to finish in a row. How many points do I get?

[Snowcrafta]

+3

[Alioth]

@SC - Want to be apart of the group on Skype? Lol
Edit: Gonna be asking a few peeps to join~

[FontSize72LOL]

Originally Posted by James May

I'll probably finish Fate/Zero by next monday, Kokoro by Tuesday if I whore through it... Space Brothers will take a long time for me lmao...

Yeah, space brothers will probably take me months to finish. I've been knocking out 4-6 episodes every few weeks so i might have it done in a year rofl.

Originally Posted by gold stinger

I just watched all of the Haruhi Suzumiya summer vacation episodes in-order start to finish in a row. How many points do I get?

Ugh, First season of that show was good, but the endless 8 arc in the 2nd season felt a bit lazy to me. I believe they aired the episodes in a different order, i did numerical order and just watched them all in a row which probably negatively impacted the series for me.

[Izzy]

Oh no, endless 8 was aired one after another 8 weeks in a row. I watched it every week.

[kjwkjw]

Thanks to everyone who joined in tonight! I'll be out of town next weekend; hopefully someone else will be able to host so we can stay on schedule.

EDIT: Also made a spreadsheet for easier viewing of your points so far.

[ohsosilly]

Just posting here to show off my new sig. Any and all greg-related quotes are welcome, and will be added as they manifest *thumbs up*