The Paw Print

Animes, Mangas and Pocky?

by Michelle

Anime Art Club had its first official meeting on Tuesday, October 13, in Mr. Osborne’s room. Members will meet every Friday from 3:30 to 4:00. In December the meetings will move to Tuesdays.

Anime is a form of Japanese animated films (i.e. Death Note, Bleach, Naruto, etc.). Manga,is a Japanese comic book read from back to front.

During the meetings, club members draw and discuss different Animes and Mangas, and debate over which ones are better all while eating chocolate covered pretzel sticks called Pocky. During the school year members may watch Anime films. The club runs by parliamentary procedure and a president, vice-president, historian and internalist are elected. Election day was October 16. Our president, Helen (8), and vice-president, Courtney (8) will plan events such as meeting days, parties, contests and other activities. The historian, Jessica (8), takes pictures and records what we do over the course of the year. We hope to create a history of our year by creating an end-of-the-year ‘yearbook.’ The internalist, Patrick (8), designs the club’s web page and manages it throughout the year.

“The Game,” said club member Helen (8), “is a favorite of mine.”

It is often played by Anime Club members, so don’t be surprised if you hear someone yell, “I LOST THE GAME!” at the top of their lungs. Inside jokes and games are common among members—words only obvious if you attend the meetings.

If Japanese art is of interest to you or simply hanging out with fun, outgoing people, you should head on down to Mr. Osborne’s class every Friday after school. We welcome newcomers from every grade.