[CookieHana]

Name: Neko Kamui
Location: Waterford, WI (Wisconsin)
Time and Place: Not Specified, but is announced through email ahead of time.
Website: Not currently available.
Description: This club is for anyone ages 13+. Run by two two people, this club is quickly progressing. Right now there are a total of 18 members. In Neko Kamui, we do many kinds of activities. We go on cosplay trips (As in going around in public in cosplay.), make skits, go to conventions (Like ACen, of course!), watch anime, learn more about anime, have team-building activities, etc.
It's a lot more fun than it sounds. That's why no one has quit yet~ ! <3
Contact Info: If you're interested in joining, contact us by one of the following:

Phone: 262-706-3025
Email: NekoKamui@live.com (or) Chiharu.Miyuki@yahoo.com

If you do not get an email response within a week, please send it again.
If a guy picks up the phone, beware, he is strange.
If a teenager (female) picks up, that'd be me.
Thank you!

[Zrana]

Name: Anime 101
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Time & Place: Fridays 6-10p, IPFW's Science Building usually in one of the two lectures halls (176 or 185)
Website:
http://groups.yahoo....oup/anime101us/
http://www.facebook....id=120894863285

About us: College club but anyone can come and sit in the meetings. Currently we have anywhere from 15-25 regulars showing up each week. Doesn't matter when you show up or when you leave. We are 99% subtitles for what we watch, and what mostly shounen, sometimes gory and/or ecchi stuff, action/comedy with the occasional drama or live action, but general stay away from hentai. Are long standing tradition is to start with Bleach and End with One Piece (we have grown more and more fond of OP over the last few years). Past series include: FMA, Baccano, Ouran, Beck, Gantz, Black Cat, Chii's Sweet Home, Akihabara@Deep, Train Man, Basilisk, Azumanga Daioh, Slayers, Outlaw Star, Mushishi, Dokuro-chan, aaaannddd lots of other stuff because we've been around since late 2001 when I first showed my own DVDs of Trigun and Evangelion. (I was personally putting flyers up for one of our first meetings back when 9/11 happened.)

We pretty much stick to just watching anime (you WILL be shushed if you talk too much/loudly during an episode), so some people like to sit out in the lobby area to chat while waiting for the show they really want to watch to come on. We have general chatting time at the start and end of things as we set-up/take-down equipment, with any news/announcements shared before we start the first series of the night, of which we show one ep each of 6-8 series.

We organize "All-Day" events a few times a year which usually involves one room for showing random new shows (which we usually pull replacement series for normal meets based on response) and movies and another room for video gaming. We also go to some conventions together, mostly Acen and Ohayocon, sometimes Youmacon, several of us are staff at Ikasucon, and many of us con-going regulars love to cosplay.

How to Join: Just show up. There's no fees, no requirements. 18+ preferred but if you're under 18 or still in highschool, while we aren't responsible for you, we also won't kick you out if you behave. Must be an enrolled student to be considered for one of our officer positions.

Contact: Please use the links above. =D

[agent00ebil]

Name (of the club): Manga + Anime Crew
Location: Richton Park Public Library, Richton Park, IL
Time and Place: 3rd Saturday of the Month; 12-1:30pm; at the Library (4045 Sauk Trail, Richton Park, IL 60471)
Website (if applicable): There's no specific link for Manga + Anime crew, but you can usually find what's coming up on the Library Graphic Novel page for Teens: http://www.richtonpa...id=74&Itemid=88
A brief description of the kind of club it is - what activities you have - if it's campus only or open to all etc:
The Richton Park Library hosts Manga + Anime Crew on the 3rd Saturday of every month from noon to 1:30 in the afternoon. We have art supplies available for drawing and a big screen projector for watching Anime. Sometimes there will be a special event such as "Super Trivia Showdown" or a longer meeting so we can watch a movie-length series. We're always open to new suggestions. Open to students grades 6 through 12. Programs are Free. Registration is preferred. You can register at the library or over the phone.
Contact info (for someone interested in joining): You can register for this program in person at the library or over the phone (708) 481-5333. For more information about the program, please ask to speak to Miss Ashley.

[applekidjosh]

Anime Club Regional Organization Serving SIUE (ACROSS)
Location: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Time and Place: Currently Wednesdays, 5:30-8:00. Times may change.
Website (if applicable): http://www.facebook....id=342442265398 and http://myanimelist.n...s.php?cid=15025
A brief description: We take advantage of innovations like Crunchyroll to show a sampling of currently airing shows, then also show older things either through nominations or through donations from Funimation.
Contact info (for someone interested in joining): Hit up one of those groups, or just show up to the meetings. It's very informal.

[PastPenguin]

Loyola University Chicago Anime Club
Location: Loyola University Chicago Lake Shore Campus(It's right off the Red Line El stop named after it)
Time and Place: Fridays 5:00-9:00PM during the school year, Quinlan Life Science Building Auditorium
Website: None currently
Description: Technically only open to students, though we generally let non-students attend because we have about 30-40 regulars, so no ones gonna notice. Please contact us beforehand though, we can't have too many non-students showing up, and know that we will kick you out for misbehaving. We've had campus security escort students out before. Also note, no hentai or even most ecchi will be allowed. We watch a full season of a different anime, preferably one that isn't something everyone's seen like Evangelion or Cowboy Bebop, each semester. This semester we are watching Darker Than Black. Since that obviously can't pad out 4 hours a week, we also have one member each week choose an anime they like and show a few episodes and each month pick a member to come up with a theme and give a full meeting presentation on anime that follows that theme/genre/etc(former examples include: "Giant Robots 101: Real vs Super Robots", "The Supernatural in Anime", "CLAMP"). Besides watching anime, we normally fool around a bit too, doing stuff like playing Mafia/Werewolf, watching YouTube/NicoNico videos, etc. Outside of meetings we have larger events, and this year they include holiday parties, a maid/host cafe, a game of Humans vs Zombies and a Satoshi Kon Week that will be open to the campus and the public.
Contact:lucanimeclub@gmail.com

This post has been edited by PastPenguin: 08 October 2010 - 11:15 AM

[Maxite]

Name (of the club): Kirkwood Anime Club
Location: Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA
Time and Place: 315 Benton Hall, Tuesday and Thursday from 2-5PM
Website (if applicable): Kirkwood Anime Club Facebook page
A brief description of the kind of club it is - what activities you have - if it's campus only or open to all etc: The club is open to members of the public. The club watches four running series that are voted in at the beginning of the semester, followed by one or two public request series each meeting (also voted in). There is time open for discussion after each episode. The shows we watch are limited to those that are rated approximately G to PG-13. The club also gets together from time to time to do various activities, such as going out to eat, going to conventions (of which ACen is the main convention that the club goes to). The club holds bakesales to raise money as well.
Contact info (for someone interested in joining): Facebook page listed above would be best

[Audri]

Name (of the club): Big Eyes Short Skirts Anime Club
Location: Danville IL
Time and Place: 715 Grant St Danville, IL 61832 Sundays at 5:30ish
Website (if applicable): http://www.facebook....114603195265549 (newly launched)
A brief description of the kind of club it is - what activities you have - if it's campus only or open to all etc: Were an old fashioned in home club, we are certainly open to everyone. Our biggest activity is ACEN and our group cosplay. However the club does a lot of other activities throughout the year.
Contact info (for someone interested in joining): audri.sampson@yahoo.com

[Kitsoru]

Name (of the club): SAIC Anime Club
Location: Chicago, IL
Time and Place: Michigan Building, School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Thursdays, 4 PM - 6 PM
Website (if applicable): Facebook: http://www.facebook....110200145668271
SAIC Official: http://www.saic.edu/...ndex.html#about
A brief description of the kind of club it is - what activities you have - if it's campus only or open to all etc: Open to any (and only, sorry!) students of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, SAIC Anime club seeks to explore and educate about the art of anime as well through weekly screenings and casual discussion. We watch a variety of shows from mainstream to arthouse to feature film anime, usually curated/provided by members of the club itself.
Contact info (for someone interested in joining): On the portal, click the groups tab and join the SAIC Anime Club group (group Leader's email will be listed there), and/or contact the facebook group (FB is probably better).

[Rurounotaku]

Name: Fanimania
Location: U of Michigan-Flint, 303 E. Kearsley St, Flint, MI

Time and Place
Showings-->3rd floor UCEN Clint's Cafe, 2nd Wed of month 7-10pm & 4th Wed of month 4-10pm
Planning mtg--> Place varies, 1st and 3rd Weds of month 7-9pm
To be sure, check our facebook page for updates.

Website: http://www.facebook....gid=35830492817, http://www.umflint.edu/clubs/fan/
A brief description of the kind of club it is:
We've been around for nearly 15 years and it's open to the public, esp our anime showings. We usually have 15-25 ppl per showing.
Planning meetings and showings alternate from week to week (1st week-mtg, 2nd week-showing, 3rd-mtg,...). Ohayocon used to be our main
convention that we go to, but now we are increasing the number of cons we attend per year, like Youmacon and ACen. Primarily, we
only show licensed DVD's and ppl vote during the planning meeting what they want to watch at the next anime showing. We show pretty
much any licensed anime out there.
Contact info: Either add our facebook page and check what's going on and/or ask questions OR hsinkaic@umflint.edu

[Goldeneyeuro]

Since several of you have posted clubs outside of Illinois...

Name (of the club): Manga Anime Society
Location: Minneapolis, MN, University of Minnesota Twin Cities- this semester we're in Tate Hall 170 due to schedule conflicts, but we're usually in Moos Tower 2-520
Time and Place: Thursdays from 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Website (if applicable): Here , though that will more than likely change within a year due to website transition
A brief description of the kind of club it is - what activities you have - if it's campus only or open to all etc: Basically we're the University of Minnesota's anime club, hoping to promote anime and Japanese culture. We watch 4 shows per semester, 1 of which is 11-13 episodes, the other 3 of which are around 24-26 episodes. We're open to everyone to come and watch shows, which doesn't cost anything, though membership is $6 each semester and includes extra perks. We have monthly social nights as well, and some of us help run and out with the local con Anime Detour.
Contact info (for someone interested in joining): See website for more information, but just show up to a meeting if you're interested in joining. The admin are here to help you.

This post has been edited by Goldeneyeuro: 16 October 2010 - 12:52 PM

[klange]

Name: Japanese Animation Club (JAC)
Location: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Time and Place: Meets Saturdays, 2-6PM, 1404 Siebel Center for Computer Science
Website: UIUCJAC.org
JAC has existed for quite some time, and we even had a web presence as far back as 1996. While primarily focused on social showings (lights off, but talking is encouraged, especially during the last few shows of the week), the JAC also hosts a number of events like Halloween parties, cosplay events, and karaoke/bar crawls. We host a panel every year at ACen titled "How to Run an Anime Club".
Contact info: officers@uiucjac.org, or you can hit just me with k@uiucjac.org

[Stkbayfield]

Our Brigade Leader would probably kill me if I didn't link when I have the opportunity, so...

Name (of the club): CoD Cosplay Club
Location: Student Resource Center, College of Dupage
Time and Place: Oasis Lounge, 12pm on Tuesdays
Website (if applicable): http://codcosplayclub.webs.com
A brief description of the kind of club it is - what activities you have - if it's campus only or open to all etc: We are open to all and dedicate our weeks to preparing for ACen every year, helping people make their costumes and providing tutorials on how to make outfits, props and work with wigs and make-up. Not exactly an anime club, but along the lines of and the endgame every year is ACen.
Contact info (for someone interested in joining): In lew of our leader's details, contact me stkbayfield@hotmail.com I'm practically the club's menial task guy anyway.

[mordion]

Name: Japanese Anime People of Chicago
Location: private residences in the Chicago area
Time and Place: determined by polls on our forum
Website: http://japc.kisekinohana.net
We take turns hosting anime showings and parties in our homes, and talk about anime and Japanese culture on the forum. We use our real names and identities so that it's not an anonymous online group, but about meeting people in real life. Sometimes we get together for events such as ACen too. We're not affiliated with any school, so everyone is welcome.
Contact info (for someone interested in joining): visit the forum to get all the information you need! If you'd like to ask me anything, send me a pm here or at the JAPC forum, where I have the same username.

--Mordion

[VampiresVinum]

Name (of the club): Glenbard North Anime Club
Location: Glenbard North High School Carol Stream, Illinois
Time and Place: Wednesdays at 2:45PM
Website (if applicable): Our Website
This club is only a year old and is new. In this club you get to watch anime, share intense discussions, and play video games! Our club consists of over 30+ people! And every Friday we plan to have Cosplay Fridays, sorta like Casual Fridays. And since we started our big field trip is ACen! We attended ACen 2010 and will continue to attend!
Contact info:vampire_catgirl@hotmail.com

[Aphex]

Name(of the club): Animeniacs
Location: Wilmette Public Library
Time and Place: One Saturday a month @ 10:30 AM- 1:00 PM.

Our WPL Anime Club has been going on for about 3 years now. Every meeting, we watch around 3-4 episodes of an anime, play trivia, video games, and cosplay! Our WPL Anime Club is a great way of meeting new people that love anime. We also do manga workshops and just hangout. Many of us are planning to take a trip to Acen and we are just excited for Acen.

[A. Amishi]

Hey everyone,

Name (of the club): Northwest Suburban Chicago Anime Manga Society (NoSCAMS)
Location:Rolling Meadows, IL
Time and Place: One Sunday each month from Noon till ?
Website (if applicable):
A brief description of the kind of club it is - what activities you have - if it's campus only or open to all etc:
This club has been on hiatus for the past 2 years because of construction I've been doing on my house. But the work is now done and I am ready to start hosting viewings again. The problem is, our group used a yahoo.group of which I was the administrator and I have forgotten both the user account and password I used for it. When I try to get it sent to me it sends it to my old netscape email address which does not exist anymore.

So I am sending out a notice to all NoSCAMS members and anyone else in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago who would like to join the fun of a day long anime viewing, please contact me and we will get things going again.

Contact info (for someone interested in joining): Email me at a_amishi@yahoo.com

This post has been edited by A. Amishi: 24 November 2010 - 11:17 AM

[MajaanPro01]

Name of Club: Chicago Anime Mahjong Club

Location: Schauburg, IL

Time and Place: Monday @ Starbucks Streets of Woodfield from 6:00pm~Midnight.

Website: http://www.facebook....id=281731755738

Club Summary:
Our Club's Purpose is to teach and spread the the fun and enjoyment of Japanese style Reach Mahjong to the Anime Community. We also talk about other asian type games such as Hanafuda and shogi. since there are several groups out there that are specifically designed for Go, we will not be covering that game so deeply. When new anime, manga or J dramas come out and revolve around Mahjong, we post short clips on the Facebook site and try to update members. Anyone and everyone is welcome. If you have any suggestions or ideas, please do not hesitate to speak your mind. If you are interested in joining, please feel free to join us on Facebook, or contact me directly(Chris).

Contact Information: Cell#(847)807-9322/ Email:chidorisenpai@gmail.com

[-JUNK-]

Had one but it unfortunately died,
because some people shouldn't run a club for the money.


it was good for the first two years till a certain someone decided to be a dictator and scare everyone away and always ask the school for money when he knows their stingy

[Krystal]

klange, on 19 October 2010 - 07:38 PM, said:

Name: Japanese Animation Club (JAC)
Location: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Time and Place: Meets Saturdays, 2-6PM, 1404 Siebel Center for Computer Science
Website: UIUCJAC.org
JAC has existed for quite some time, and we even had a web presence as far back as 1996. While primarily focused on social showings (lights off, but talking is encouraged, especially during the last few shows of the week), the JAC also hosts a number of events like Halloween parties, cosplay events, and karaoke/bar crawls. We host a panel every year at ACen titled "How to Run an Anime Club".
Contact info: officers@uiucjac.org, or you can hit just me with k@uiucjac.org

This is where I go.

[Lex Vexon]

Name: Guerin Prep Japanese Culture and Anime Club (JCAC)
Location: Guerin Prep High School, River Grove, IL
Time and Place: Thursdays in Art Room 1 from 3:00 pm to about 4:30
Website (if applicable): http://guerinprep.or...activities.html
A brief description of the kind of club it is - what activities you have - if it's campus only or open to all etc: This is a club only for students who go to Guerin Prep High School. We want to foster a love, an appreciation and a knowledge of Japanese Culture, both modern and ancient and to view and to keep abreast of current trends and technology in Japanese Anime. Lessons in origami and sumi-‘e (Japanese painting), lectures on Japanese culture, preparation and information about ACEN and periodic sushi parties.
Presidents: Ryan Donnelly, Bryan Worman, and Myra Zamorano
Librarian: Lois Tuman
Treasurer: Alex Carrizales
Secretary: Lauren Tisza
Contact info (for someone interested in joining): If you go to Guerin Prep, you can come to Art Room 1 almost any Thursday and can join immediately.

[Sayuri-chan]

Name (of the club): IUSB Japanese Pop-Culture Club
Location: Indiana University, South Bend. [South Bend, Indiana]
Time and Place: Currently meetings are being held at 6PM, once a week [Thursdays] You can keep up with meeting times/places via our Facebook fanpage. [Indiana University Japanese pop-Culture Club] Meetings take place upstairs in the Student Activities Center. [If you're new to the campus, just ask a passerby, or look for the large building in between The Dorothy and Darwin Weikamp building and the GreenLawn building] Our meeting places vary from week to week, but we are always located in a room upstairs in the S.A.C. Our summer meetings will differ slightly, so if you're interested, please check our our forum for up-to-date information.

Website (if applicable): http://iusbjpcc.proboards.com

A brief description of the kind of club it is - what activities you have - if it's campus only or open to all etc: Currently we've revamped our club and activities - the IUSBJPCC is mostly about anime and other pop-culture related things. We watch anime during club meetings, play Death Note Mafia, play anime trivia games, hang out at MegaPlay (a local arcade), and otherwise just have fun. We also go to ACen. (The current president, VP, and Treasurer are all in charge of 'Stump the Chumps!')

Contact info (for someone interested in joining): sayurinakamura AT gmail.com. This is my personal email that gets checked regularly, and I'm also the President of the IUSBJPCC. Additionally you can reach me at kpritche AT iusb.edu. This email gets forwarded to my gmail account, so either one will work.

EDIT: Updated information.

This post has been edited by Sayuri-chan: 21 April 2012 - 08:47 PM

[Nina_Chan]

Name (of the club): CLC Anime Club

Location:
College Of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Grayslake, IL 60030-1198

Time and Place:
TUESDAYS [Room T234] 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
THURSDAYS [Room T022] 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM
FRIDAYS [Room T237] 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Website (if applicable): You can find us on facebook http://www.facebook....112777168741394

We are a fun and open group to join if you are looking for a place to come to. We do activities like watching anime, doing skits, and making cosplay outfits while also doing business meetings to talk about bake sales, movie days, and other money making events to build up our budget so we can go to conventions like Acen and outings like Mitsuwa. We have official members that are a part of the college but also have associate members that only require you to be a resident of Lake County.

If you are interested in our club or have any questions, feel free to contact me at:

lmcardinale@gmail.com (Lyliana Cardinale - AC Secretary)

[marlyx]

Hi Guys, We're the University of Chicago Japanese Animation Society!
We have screenings every week (except for college breaks) in Stuart 102 on the UofC campus from 7 to 10 pm. We're mostly comprised of university students but we're open to the community so please stop by!

We're getting better at updating our websites but for general reference check our PBworks

We host weekly screenings and the series change about every eleven weeks. We host events like garden party in the autumn which is a fun little meet and greet. We are responsible for UCHI-CON which happens on campus every year and is always FREE. UCHICON usually happens last week of January but be sure to check our website around that time to check out the paneling, screening and general events schedule. In spring we form a skit group that performs at ACEN's masquerade every year, as well as help with your cosplay when we're not buried under skit props. So stop by if you're in the neighborhood ^__^.

If you're interested in joining you can contact us through our facebook

-Y Prez

[LhadyChloe]

Name (of the club): NAIB [Narcissism At Its Best]

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Time and Place: Time varies on Members Free Time and Availability

Website (if applicable): www.naibcosplay.webs.com

A brief description of the kind of club it is - what activities you have - if it's campus only or open to all etc:
NAIB is a free but private Anime and Gaming Club, most of our members are Asian but everyone is accepted and anyone can join the group. We attend ACEN every year, but we don't mandate members to Cosplay (but it would be great if everyone can join our yearly theme). We hold meetings/parties where we usually talk about anime, games, and manga. We also watch movies or hold anime viewing (location varies to whomever wants to host the event). Some of our members are from gaming clans, so we also do a lot of gaming. We have a place for our creative minds (Graphic Artist, Writers and Artisans) where they can have fun making skits, cosplay custume/props, and AMVs.

Contact info: People interested in joining (or any inquiry) can use our contact form. You can also leave a Text Message to 312-798-9987 (NO calls, because they won't be answered)

[Mchenry AnimeManga]

Name Mchenry AnimeManga Club
Location: Mchenry Library in Mchenry, Illinois
Time and Place: 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month 7:30-8:30. No registration needed. Movies are held in a back conference room. High School and older.
Website: We have a facebook page, so look up Mchenry AnimeManga to join our group.
A brief description: We mostly meet at the Mchenry Library for their movies that they have there, but would like to connect with more Anime and Manga fans in our area and possibly meet at events like Acen or other places in the area. Maybe see about renting a room at a library to work crafting some cosplay accessories.
Contact info: Contact us through our facebook page Mchenry AnimeManga.

[LC Asuka]

Sayuri-chan, on 24 January 2011 - 07:27 PM, said:

Name (of the club): IUSB Japanese Club
Location: Indiana University, South Bend. [South Bend, Indiana]

Why didn't I know about this when I was at Notre Dame?!?!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! (Unless you were founded in 2008 or later, then that's okay.)(Yay class of '07!)

This post has been edited by LC Asuka: 07 April 2011 - 08:25 AM

[FOFdanny]

VampiresVinum, on 04 November 2010 - 02:26 PM, said:

Name (of the club): Glenbard North Anime Club
Location: Glenbard North High School Carol Stream, Illinois
Time and Place: Wednesdays at 2:45PM
Website (if applicable): Our Website
This club is only a year old and is new. In this club you get to watch anime, share intense discussions, and play video games! Our club consists of over 30+ people! And every Friday we plan to have Cosplay Fridays, sorta like Casual Fridays. And since we started our big field trip is ACen! We attended ACen 2010 and will continue to attend!
Contact info:vampire_catgirl@hotmail.com

I wish there was an anime club when I went there!!

[Audri]

Name (of the club): Big Eyes Short Skirts Anime Club
Location: Danville IL
Time and Place: 715 Grant St Danville, IL 61832 Sundays at 5:30ish
Website (if applicable): http://www.facebook....114603195265549
A brief description of the kind of club it is - what activities throughout the year.you have - if it's campus only or open to all etc: Were an old fashioned in home club, we are certainly open to everyone.
Contact info (for someone interested in joining): audri.sampson@yahoo.com

Just thought Id repost, would love to be added to the list.

[superstar120]

Name (of the club): H-F Anime Club

Location: Homewood Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, IL

Time and Place: 3:15 every Monday in 323 North Building

Website (if applicable): http://hfanimeclub.webs.com/

Club Description: This club is open to all Homewood-Flossmoor Students! You can be JUST getting into anime or have been into it since the days of the first season of Pokemon, it doesnt matter! We're a club that loves to have fun, watch anime, eat lots of J-Snacks, and just chill after school. We give you a reason to look forward to Mondays!

Contact info (for someone interested in joining): If you DO go to Homewood-Flossmoor High School and are intersted in joining our club, just show up! We'll be glad to have you!

This post has been edited by superstar120: 11 September 2011 - 01:23 PM