[Publib] Anime Film Clubs

[Marie Zatler]

Here are anime suggestions for you (in the way of films):

Cowboy Bebop
Trigun
Inuyasha
Samuari Champloo

These are all series that would be appropriate to show to a high school 
group. The only concern is they are fairly popular and anyone joining the 
club problem have seen these. You'll want to discuss with the group (or you 
could decide yourself) if you want to do a series or random episodes. The 
ones listed above are series made up of multiple half hour episodes, Cowboy 
Bebop also has a full length movie. You can decide to watch a one or two 
episodes of a series every meeting till it is finished and then start 
another series, or you can just pick different ones each week. The advantage 
of the whole series is you can follow the story, you'll understand what is 
going on and get to know the characters. The advantage of watching random 
episodes is you can watch a variety of anime, although you may not always 
understand what is going on. A lot of anime is very "girly", including silly 
story lines and high school girls doing random things. Find out from the 
club what their interests are. Just like films, there are a variety of 
genres within anime. You can also decided (if you have long enough meetings, 
or can split showings up between several) to show full length movies like 
Spirited Away and Kikis Delivery Service. I suggest viewing the anime before 
showing it, you can't always trust the reviews when it comes to anime. 
Depending on the collections of the kids in the club you may want to ask 
them to bring in a different anime to watch, you may also be able to rent 
some for a video store. Don't forget to use this opportunity to teach some 
culture. I've noticed a lot of kids that enjoy anime also enjoy japanese 
culture. If budget allows, bring in sushi or other japanese food. Pocky, 
which is like a cookie is popular. Have fun with it, learn from the kids, 
ask what they want to learn about. One week maybe you'd want to do a 
language learning opportunity. Pick a few simple japanese words and teach 
them to the kids, follow it by watching an anime in japanese (with english 
subtitles). Good luck, if you need more help, or have questions, feel free 
to contact me.

Marie


>From: "jpeters" <jpeters at billings.lib.mt.us>
>To: publib at webjunction.org
>Subject: [Publib] Anime Film Clubs
>Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 15:29:21 -0600
>
>Good Afternoon:
>I'm interested in starting an anime film club at our library for teens, but
>I'm looking for suggestions of clubs to join.  I have some information on
>Anime Addicts, as well as a couple of other sites.  Are there any clubs 
>that
>you use?  I also want to be careful of the content of the films--this club
>would be aimed at high schoolers, but not knowing much about anime myself,
>I'm wondering about ratings on these films.  Any suggestions for sites to 
>go
>to that have clubs would be helpful.
>
>Jim Peters
>Parmly Billings Library
>510 N Broadway
>Billings, MT 59101
>406-657-8291
>jpeters at billings.lib.mt.us
>
>
>
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