Otaku World A Division of the Rin-Taki Anime Association Volume 1 Issue 8
March 2005
Contents Introduction Anime Spotlight Art Gallery Member Points Club Updates Art Contest New in the Library Calendar of Events Get Backers Prizes A Word from the Editor Meeting Schedule Otaku Nuku #1 New T-shirts Anime News Affiliates Donators & Sponsors
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WELCOME!!
Somehow I get the feeling that this newsletter could be a lot better if members decided to be more involved with it. But hey! What can you do? The Membership is free and privileges are given to those who meet the requirements, not for participating in the newsletter. But things could be worse. So … let’s talk about what’s in this issue. Let’s see, the introduction…wait…that’s what I’m doing. LOL. Hmm…Anime Spotlight, well this issue it’s “Scrapped Princess”. This series is rather good despite the review from Eek in which I grabbed from some anonymous website. Next is the Art Gallery which is supposed to be for club members but I had to grab some fan art from some other anonymous websites. Next, Member Points…self explanatory, Club Updates…same thing. Ah Ha! Art Contest. Wait! The details are included in that as well. What can I talk about then. Oh, I know. The new t-shirts that the club will be selling. We must all thank Anneko for her wonderful art (see page 6) so now we sell shirts and make some more money. I think that is all I have to say so I’ll go now because I’m taking up more space than we actually have. Oh one last thing, sorry! The Calendar of Events have been updated and some new special items have bee n added and before I go I just wanted to let every know that you can send shout outs to someone and not all of the club members are residents of California and they read the news letter, so let’s give them something to read about.
ANIME SPOTLIGHT–“SCRAPPED PRINCESS” Fifteen years ago, God Mauzel gave a prophecy that the sixteenth birthday of the Scrapped Princess will be the poison that destroys the world. While still an infant, she was taken and cast into a gorge... but by luck or destiny, she survived. Now, 15year-old Pacifica Kasull is nearing her 16th birthday, and her adopted brother and sister, Shannon and Raquel, desperately protect her from the followers of God Mauzel as they travel. Every step of the way is met with someone attempting to kill her, hoping to save the world from the coming cataclysm. - summary by Eek
Review from Anime Academy by Eek - What made Scrapped Princess look very tasty was the storyline and its progression. Often blunt and serious in its storytelling style, this anime does not come across as being as serious as X with the apocalyptic aspect. Rare scraps of comedy are usually contained to Pacifica squabbling with Shannon, and almost everything else comes off as being serious. Throw in the fact that Pacifica, who is a part of a prophecy that will destroy the world, is actually a very nice (if not bratty) teenager, you have the building blocks for an interesting plot. Equally as interesting are the fight scenes. With Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door and RahXephon, Bones knows how to put together action sequences that will inspire awe. Flashy fights are not usually a bad thing, and in this case, they are done quite well.
Highs: Interesting storyline and fight scenes Lows: Mixed fantasy and sci-
Where Scrapped Princess begins to turn unappetizing is the sudden and awkward plot fi elements are hard to twist that takes place about halfway. Up until this point, the fantasy elements work quite swallow; I wanted more well and feels like a darker version of Record of Lodoss War. When science fiction is character background suddenly thrown into the story, everything goes haywire. As hard as I was trying to buy it, the mix of fantasy and science fiction simply did not work. In addition to a mix that becomes slightly problematic, most characters lacked the proper background and were given just enough information to make them stand… but not enough to make them walk. It is good to know that Shannon is an excellent swordsman and Raquel can cast a few spells here and there, but how they gained such skills is never explored, nor are we privy to such information like why Pacifica and her two adopted siblings were forced to leave their village in the first place. Even if the main characters receive shoddy background like that, the side characters are worse off because they are only given a few bits of information in an attempt to make them tick.
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ART GALLERY SPOTLIGHT – (GET BACKERS)
Member Points As of 2/11/05 65895=635pts 55991-1990pts 55993=4075.5pts 64214=75pts 22569=775pt 12284=635pts 02255=315pts 03180=87.5pts 31105=485pts
12345=825pts 55990=625pts 45286=1400pts 22568=618pts 12214=590pts 02115=715pts 02256=235pts 03185=25pts 31508=235pts
*Note: Member points are not accurate. Some members may
have been given more or less than what they have actually
Club Updates We will begin sign ups for fundraisers starting February 18th. All members that sign up and don’t show up will have the points that they would’ve earned be deducted instead. The same will go for order form fundraisers. If members don’t sale the amount they signed up for then the amount they would’ve earned for selling the items will be Page 2
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ART CONTEST
NEW IN THE LIBRARY
Check out other contests here – http://www.freewebs.com/rintaki/
FIGHT TO THE FINISH 1. Grand Prize: Choose between Naruto Part 1 DVD Box Set (3 DVD), Rurouni Kenshin Box Set 2: Legend of Kyoto (6 DVD), Trigun DVD Set (3 DVD) or Knight Hunters DVD Box Set (5 DVD), Fruits Basket (4 DVD), Tsukikage Ran (4 DVD) 2. First Prize: 2 Wallscrolls from any of the series mentioned above. 3. Runner Ups: 1 random manga from the series mentioned above. Rules: You many enter as many times as you wish. Artwork can be any size between 3x5 inches and 16x24 inches. No hentai, yoai or yuri. Any entry that suggests these forms of anime will be disqualified and shredded. Please keep nudity to a minimum as well as sexuality. Any entry that doesn’t pay the entry fee by March 24, 2005 will be disqualified. Please be sure to get your receipt from the office. Members will earn points later on for entering.
Details: Entries must be from one of the series above. Depict a scene in which a battle occurred between the main character and an enemy or a friend. Any entries that don’t fit this description will be disqualified Artwork must have the following information typed or printed on a 3x5 index card or paper, do not write on artwork, Name, Address, Telephone Number, Email and Title of work. There will be one grand prizewinner, one first place winner and two runner up winners. • •
Deadline: March 24, 2005 Fees: $7.00 per entry
DVD GENERATOR GAWL VOL. 1-4 EDEN’S BOWY VOL. 3-4 HIS AND HER CIRCUMSTANCES SAMURAI X GET BACKERS VOL. 4 BLUE SEED DAI-GUARD BUBBLEGUM CRISIS TOKYO 2040 WANDABA STYLE VOL. 1 E’S OTHERWISE VOL. 1 SPIRAL VOL. 3 PEACEMAKER VOL. 3 TWELVE KINGDOMS VOL. 9 TWELVE KINGDOMS VOL. 10
MANGA / GRAPHIC NOVELS HOT GIMMICK VOL. 2 HOT GIMMICK VOL. 3 TRAMPS LIKE US VOL. 1 TRAMPS LIKE US VOL. 2 HANA-KIMI VOL. 2 HANA-KIMI VOL. 3 PEACEMAKER VOL. 1 HOT GIMMICK VOL. 4 HOT GIMMICK VOL. 5 ALICE 19TH VOL. 2 FRUITS BASKET VOL. 5
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Calendar of Events Sunday
Monday 7 Basket Drawing (10am – 3pm)
Tuesday 8 Basket Drawing (10am – 3pm)
Wednesday 9 Basket Drawing
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14 Basket Drawing (10am – 3pm)
15 Basket Drawing (10am – 3pm)
16 Basket Drawing (10am – 3pm)
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Happy Birthday!
28 Spring Break at Merced College
29 Spring Break at Merced College
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Thursday 10 Basket Drawing DDR Signups (10am – 3pm) 17 Basket Drawing (10am – 3pm)
Friday 11 Basket Drawing (10am – 3pm) DDR Preliminaries (3pm – 5pm)
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25 Spring Break at Merced College
26 Car Wash (11am – 4pm
30 Spring Break at Merced College
31 Spring Break at Merced College
1 – April Spring Break at Merced College
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9 Anime Scree (11am – 6pm
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Happy Birthday!
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11 Spring Festival (10am – 7pm)
12 Spring Festival (10am – 7pm)
Satur
13 Spring Festival (10am – 7pm)
14 Spring Festival (10am – 7pm)
15 Masquerade (4pm – 10pm)
Happ Birth 16
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WIN! WIN! WIN! WIN! WIN! WIN! WIN! WIN! WIN! WIN! WIN! WIN! To Enter: Submit an 8x11 fanart picture of the Get Backers – Ban Midou & Ginji Amano or any other character from the series and win one of the prizes below. All entries are due in the office by Friday, March 11, 2005 before 9PM. Please include the following on a 3x5 card attached to your art work. (Name, Address, Telephone Number, Email and Title of work)
Prizes: First place will win 3 of the items below. Second place will win 2 of the items below and 2 runner ups will get 1 item from the items below. All prizes are chosen randomly.Get Backers Vol. 1 Graphic Novel, Get Backers Keychains, Get Backers Tshirt (Size: Baby Doll – XL), Get Backers Vol. 1 DVD and Get Backers Wallscroll
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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR I just wanted to let everyone know that your responses are appreciated. Right now we need to get down and dirty with the fundraising. We need ideas and schedules. We have some but more is better. Thanks everyone for your support!
All entries will receive a keychain.
Otaku Nuku #1 By Anneko
ANIME CLUB MEETING SCHEDULE FRI. 4/01/05 – 6PM FRI. 4/08/05 – 6PM SAT, 4/16/05 – 2PM SAT. 4/23/05 – 2PM SAT. 4/30/05 – 2PM FRI. 5/6/05 – 6PM
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New tees coming soon‌.
Here are a few of the characters.
ShoPro/Viz Announces Naruto Anime!
In a press release sent out today, ShoPro Entertainment/Viz LLC announced that they have obtained exclusive TV, Home Video, and Merchandising rights to Naruto in both North America and Latin America! No specific details yet on the release, but we'll be certain to keep you updated on this!
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