By Lindsey Luker
Published on February 13, 2008
Anime fanatics now have a place to meet, watch and discuss anime. A few weeks ago, the PJC Anime Club was assembled.
Anime is a type of animation originating from Japan. The artwork is breathtakingly vivid and the themes are often futuristic or sci-fi.
“Anime is explosions,” Anime Club President Austin Axtell said.
“It’s action, adventure, comedy, romance-it’s all of that wrapped in a nutshell.”
The Anime Club’s Vice President, Raven Marcoe is the main supplier of anime for the club. Some of the best in her collection include: “Saiyuki,” “D.N. Angel” and “Get Backers.”
“We’re serious-we’re not into kiddie stuff,” Axtell said.
“When a lot of people think of anime, they automatically think of “Dragon Ball Z” or “Dragon Ball.” They don’t really think of what’s outside the box.”
One of the anime films The Anime Club is planning on showing is the “Death Note” series. “Death Note” is about a death god’s lost notebook that somehow makes it into the human realm. If a person’s name is written in the notebook, death is certain. If a specific demise is stated along with the name, then that is the individual’s fate.
A boy genius named Light is the main character who finds the notebook. After reading the instructions included with the notebook, Light decides to improve the world by writing down the names of evil-doers inside the notebook.
Ryuk, the death god-who basically looks like The Joker on steroids-pays Light a visit after he realizes he has the notebook. As terrifying as Ryuk appears, he is not there to do Light any harm for taking and using the notebook, but to inform him that the notebook is now the responsibility of humankind.
Light tells Ryuk of his plan to rid the world of evil. Ryuk informs him that by doing so, Light himself will become evil.
Because The Anime Club is still in its very beginnings, up and coming events are still in the works.
“We may go to a convention sometime,” Axtell said.
The Anime Club meets at noon every other Friday at the Anna Lamar Switzer Building in Room 1590. The room has an awesome set-up with a huge projection screen to enhance the viewing experience.
“It is an open organization to anyone who has at least a 2.0 average,” Axtell said.
“They just need to show up and talk to one of us and get a copy of the bylaws.”