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Five of the Chuo train stations have been turned into the proud leader Zero Tokyo (Hiroyuki Yoshino,) the girl-wooing Rintarou Shinjuku (Ryotaro Okiayu,) the ramen-loving otaku Riku Nakano (Hiroshi Kamiya,) the charming yet acerbic Takuto Kichijouji (Miyu Irino,) and the gentle yet risk-taking Lune Tachikawa (Kouki Miyata.) The anime version will be the first anime based on a title from Yomban, Bandai Visual's original website.

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In The Spotlight…..Miracle Train/ Game X Rush Trips/Conventions…… Sacramento Anime

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Hello All! We would like to welcome you to the Rintaki Anime Club Society’s Newsletter for October 2009.

For this month we would like to report a few things. First of all we are having our very first screening since January in December 2009 at Merced County Library. We could use any volunteers to help us out.

Please watch out for our flyers in the Library and around town.

The next thing we would like to report is that the club will no longer have a private library due to costs of merchandise. If we get more products, then we will consider reopening the RAC Library. However, you can use the Merced County Library to order Graphic Novels and Anime DVDs, just ask someone at the front desk and they will show you how to do it. Please be thoughtful and return books as soon as you are done, a gracious period of about 21 days are given to return most books, please talk to some at the library for more information.

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of creating a workshop about anime or manga to be held in the library next year, if you have any ideas, please let us know. Also, it will more than likely be on a Tuesday evening, so if you would like to come to the workshop or help to explain anything, please let us know via e-mail or phone.

Licensing and News Roundup

By Stuf for Clubs Newsletter September 2009

In early September, A.D. Vision, Inc. announced the completion of a series of transactions transferring licenses to AEsir Holdings, LLC and SXION 23, LLC, as well as Valkyrie Media Partners, LLC’s acquisition of 100% equity position in Anime Network, Inc. and Seraphim Studios, LLC’s acquisition of Amusement Park Media. Shortly thereafter, SXION 23 (Section23) announced a number of Sentai Filmworks November releases, Blue Drop Complete Collection, Polyphonica Complete Collection, Special A (S.A) Collection 1, Tears To

Tiara Collection 1, You're Under Arrest Season 2 Collection 1 and Sugar, A Little Snow Fairy Collection 2. Section23 also announced Switchblade Pictures’ November releases, Ki-Gai and sci-fi thriller Nu-Meri ~ Book of the New Spawn.

Last weekend, a number of companies announced the below new licenses at the New York Anime Festival.

Del Rey: Arisa, Code:Breaker, Here I Am! (Koko ni Iru Yo!), Rave Master, Yokai Navi Runa.

FUNimation: Initial D, X TV/OVA. Tokyopop: .hack//Link, Blood Honey, Croquis, Cute Demon, Love Story in the Isolated Island, Qwasar Stigmata, Ratman, Songs and Laughter.

Vertical Press: Chi's Sweet Home, Needles, Peepo Choo, Twin Spica.

Viz Manga: Bakuman, Gente (Gente ~Ristorante no Hitobito~), Grand Guignol Orchestra, Kamisama (Hajimemashite, Kamisama), Loups-Garous, The Next Continent, Nice to Meet You, Toriko, What's the Answer (Kotae ha Mittsu).

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Kokaku Detective Story

bodyguard agency, solving cases and saving the damsels in distress. When he runs into the skilled and witty Yuuki, he thinks he's found the perfect partner -- until he learns that Yuuki is a trained assassin who seems to know his every secret.

New Releases

Portrait of M & N

Originally featured in Beans Ace Magazine as Kokaku Torimono Cho, Kokaku Detective Story is a historical mystery series about a devil-may-care samurai whose casual demeanor disguises his ability to solve whatever cases come his way.

While Columbo is a slob and Monk is obsessive compulsive, Kokaku has a quirk of his own: he loves eating chili peppers. So how this little twist gets woven into this unconventional detective tale is something we'll just have to discover when this story makes its debut in 2010.

Game X Rush

is a new title from the creator of NG Life and Mugen Spiral, a series that was "a surprise hit for us," said Diaz-Przybyl.

From the description on TokyoPop's website, this sounds like bishonen-laced action tale that should please fans of hot guys and hot drama:

Karakuri Odette

Miracle Train The May issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype magazine will announce on Friday that an anime adaptation of Miracle Train, the anthropomorphization of Tokyo's Chuo Line train stations, has been green-lit. Tomohisa Kai (Sentimental Graffiti, Marginal Prince) designed the moe boy characters based on the the heavily travelled Japan Railways train line that runs east to west through the heart of Tokyo. Yumeta Company is producing the animation. A web manga already started last month, while a novel version began on March 16.

Five of the Chūō train stations have been turned into the proud leader Zero Tōkyō (Hiroyuki Yoshino, center of image), the girl-wooing Shintarō Shinjuku (Ryotaro Okiayu, far left), the ramen-loving Otaku Riku Nakano (Hiroshi Kamiya, center right), the charming yet acerbic Takuto Kichijōji (Miyu Irino, center left), and the gentle yet risk-taking Lune Tachikawa (Kouki Miyata, far right). The anime version will be the first anime based on a title from Yomban, Bandai Visual's original content website.

Happy Cafe

Haku Hana

Liberty! Liberty!

Memori is the pretty-boy mascot for his brother's 3

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Pacific Media Expo 2009 November 6 to 8, 2009 Hilton Los Angeles Airport Anime Los Angeles 2010 January 8-10, 2010 Marriot, Los Angeles Sac Anime 2010 January 9-10, 2010 Sacramento Sakura Festival 2010 March/April 2010 San Francisco, CA Anime Expo 2010 July 1-4, 2010 Los Angeles Convention Center Los Angeles, CA

As of September 2009 we have 8 open slots for the trip to Sac Anime in Sacramento. Total Cost for transportation, hotel and registration will be: $80.00 If you would like to go and be put on the list, please contact us A.S.A.P. and we will get you on the list. Please remember that there only 8 seats, if you do not pay your deposit then your seat will NOT be guaranteed.

A deposit of $50.00 which will cover the cost of registration and partial hotel fees will be due on December 1, 2009. You can pay via PayPal rintaki.animeclub@yahoo.com - or check payable to: Rintaki Anime Club Society.

Departure Location Date/Time: Merced, CA - January 9, 2010 @ 8:00am Departure Location Date/Time: Sacramento, CA - January 10, 2010 @ 5:00pm Contact Information PH: 1-877-477-3057 EMAIL: rintaki.animeclub@yahoo.com

Sac Anime Digital Art Contest There will be a 1st, 2nd & 3rd Prize. Winners must be present to claim their prizes. You need not be present to win, but someone representing you must be attend the show to claim your prize. Prizes will be in the form of Convention Shopping Sprees.

Please visit our website for more details. http://rintaki.squarespace.com .

Contest Rules: Entries must be Created on a Computer.

(You may work from the scan an original pencil sketch, but the final entry MUST be inked/colored in a digital imaging program such as Adobe Photoshop.)

One Entry per Person.

Entries may be in BW or Color although Color is preferred.

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Hello All! I wanted to write something about our mascot and how she came about, but I thought it would be cheesy and then I wanted to feature the various versions of Rinaka. But….I didn’t think it would work out because we only have two versions besides the original and chibi original. So I combined both. He he he he.

So Rinaka actually means…in Japanese. At first I used Rinka which means…but I liked Rinaka better. I wanted her name to have “Rin” in it just like the club. The character actually was created by Autumn Lorne. I wasn’t sure what I wanted her to look like, just what colors she would wear and her main clothes styles. So I opened a contest on Deviant Art and only two people entered. Autumn Lorne and… The club members and I debated for about 20 minutes on which one to choose. We went through the pros and cons of each mascot and finally chose the wolf girl (#1). So the other entry is being used as a secondary mascot (#D). Once the wolf girl was approved however, I commissioned Autumn to make an official design (#3) with the colors I wanted so Autumn gave me a sort of palette of colors to use for Rinaka (#2). I also had her do some other commissions and some were of Rinaka in her chibi form (#4).

So after that I opened another contest for the design for our Anime Expo Tees (#A). Then a member submitted artwork of Rinaka in her chibi form (#B). I vectored it (#C) and then colored it to be used on the club site and also for merchandise (#E). Well, I hope this was interesting for you readers on how we got our mascot and the mystery behind the name. Thanks for reading!

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What anime series would you like to see completely?

2. What articles would you like to see in the newsletter?

3. How often would you like for just the members of the club to take a trip in a year?

Please email your answers to us by October 31, 2009: Email: rintaki.animeclub@yahoo.com Subject: October Poll

CLUB OFFICERS WANTED! POSITIONS President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Assistant Secretary

BENEFITS Additional points each month.

Free random items.

Special dinners and offers.

QUALIFICATIONS Must be able to volunteer and meet with other officers when needed. Must be trustworthy, organized, detail orientated and cooperative.

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Dear Members, We currently have some new and exciting announcements regarding changes to the club. We will now have a regular meeting only once a month on the first Saturday of the month that is mandatory for all members. We will then have a meeting each Saturday for the following workshops. The Schedule will change depending upon various factors, but here is a description of each workshop and after the workshop we will watch a few episodes of various anime series, each month we will try to start a new series. So we hope you enjoy the new changes.

Workshops -Monthly Graphic Novel -Newsletter -Art Gallery Monthly Graphic Novel We will create a graphic novel that will be published in our newsletter each month and over the on our club website every two weeks. Details will be disclosed only at the meetings. Please come to our first meeting on November 14, 2009 to help brainstorm and begin a new chapter in our club.

Newsletter Each month we publish a newsletter that is both informational and fun, but it related the anime, manga and anime clubs, specifically our anime club. We must meet our deadline which is the 10th of every month so that it can be printed and available to the public by the 15th of the month. We will have our first meeting on October 31, 2009.

Details will be available at the meeting.

Art Gallery Every other month we will hold a public art gallery event to display the skills and techniques of artist’s that would like to sell their original art work. We will meet once a month to review entries and to create art of our own during the meeting. Please visit us at our first meeting on November 21, 2009. Please bring all of your art media with you.

Special Treat On November 7, 2009 we would like to invite members for a special treat to the movies. We will be going to see Astro Boy the movie. This invitation is for current active members only. We will decide at one of our meetings if we will pay for both food and the movie ticket, so please attend meetings to find out more. We appreciate your cooperation and dedication to this club.

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ANIME MATCH Ringo of Air Gear Find which two are alike, answers in next issue.

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RINTAKI ANIME CLUB SOCIETY published by Rintaki Anime Club Society editor-in-chief Kimberly Johnson president Tony Perez vice-president Javier Esquivel contributing writers Right Stuf for Clubs Kimberly Johnson Javier Esquivel web master Kimberly Johnson ■ Unless otherwise specified all design, text, layout, images, graphic and the selection and arrangement thereof are the copyrighted works of Rintaki Anime Club Society © 2009. All rights reserved. No portion of this newsletter may be reproduced, in whole or in part without the written consent of the publisher. ■ Other content subject to copyright may be the property of their respective owners. The names of actual companies, products mentioned herein and/or third party trademark, trade names and logos contained herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. ■ Any Materials sent to Rintaki Anime Club Society becomes our property.

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Cover Art: Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Athrun Zala Original Artwork: Hisashi Hirai Vector Artwork: Eevaleena/Reinarain © Kadokawashoten 2002 Page 4 Rinaka (Upper right, #1) Original Artwork: Autumn Lorne © Kimberly Johnson 2009 Rinakas (Center right, #2) Original Artwork: Autumn Lorne © Kimberly Johnson 2009 Rinaka Final Design (Center right, #3) Original Artwork: Autumn Lorne © Kimberly Johnson 2009 Catch of the Month Chibi Rinaka (Lower right, #4) Illustration: Autumn Lorne Original Artwork: Autumn Lorne Concept: Kimberly Johnson © Kimberly Johnson 2009 Rinaka (Main Feature) Original Artwork: Autumn Lorne (character) Artwork: David Marsh Vector Artwork: Kimberly Johnson © Kimberly Johnson 2009 Rinaka (Anime Expo 09) Original Artwork: Autumn Lorne (character) Variation Artwork: Name Goes Here © Kimberly Johnson 2009 Rinaka Chibi (Bottom Center) Original Artwork: Autumn Lorne (Character) Artwork: David Marsh © Kimberly Johnson 2009 Rinaka Chibi (Bottom Right) Original Artwork: Autumn Lorne (character) Original Artwork: David Marsh (illustration) Vector artwork: Kimberly Johnson © Kimberly Johnson 2009 Page 5 Full Metal Panic! Fumoffu!

Fumoffu Original Artwork: Shoji Gatoh (author) Shiki Douji (illustrator) © Kadokawa Shoten © ADV Films Page 6 Peacemaker Kurogane Soji Okita Original Artwork: Nanae Chrono Vector Artwork: Kimberly Johnson © Tokyopop Page 7 Air Gear Ringo Something Original Artwork: Ito Ogure Vector Artwork: Chole © Funimation, LLC © Del Rey

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Fan Art is allowed.

Entries must be accompanied by a scanned copy of your original pencil sketch. This will prove that it is your work & not downloaded from someone else's website.

Submissions must be suitable for all ages.

Submissions must be 8inx10in or 10inx8in canvas at 300 ppi/dpi JPG or PDF format.

Please be sure to include your full First and Last name in your email. We will only put your signature name or first name and last initial on the site if you request it.

All entries must be submitted by December 15, 2009.

Email entries to: nikkiecole@live.com Subject: Digital Art

Manga Contes t Special thanks to:

Merced County Library

• Must be 12 pages • Must be drawn or composed at 11x17 with 1 inch top margins and 1/2 inch side margins.

• Must be a one-shot story (no continuing story arc) • Must be completely penciled and inked (tones optional) • Must be scanned in at 300 dpi OTAKU WORLD and sent in as JPEG, TIFF, PNG 8 format to scattered_cat@yahoo.com