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Thursday, December 1st, 2011
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11:02 am - Spring 2012 Submission Guidelines
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Submission Guidelines:
1. Series unlicensed in the US must be entirely available in fansub form by the time you submit them.
2. Series licensed in the US must be entirely available on DVD by the time you submit them
In either case, if you submit a show, you must own or have available all the episodes in case it gets voted in. There's no guarantee that someone else will have them or be willing to buy them for you.
3. Preshowings should be in the 12-13 episode range, or should end well at that point.
4. Mainshowings should be in the 24-26 episode range, or should end well at that point.
If we vote to show a longer series that has a decent cut off point, there is no guarantee that we'll watch the rest of it the following semester. The second half needs to be voted in just like anything else. Any weird episode lengths or special circumstances can be discussed with the admin.
5. If a series has been shown in the past four years, it is not eligible. If it is older than that, it may be resubmitted. See this page if you're not sure how long ago MAS may have viewed a show.
6. Outright hentai is not allowed. Use your best judgment as to whether you think a show would be appropriate to watch in a large, semi-public group or not. If you're not sure, contact the admin and they will discuss it with you and/or review it for appropriateness.
If you have any questions or feel that your show should be considered an exception to these rules, email the admin at mangaanimesociety@gmail.com
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| Monday, June 13th, 2011
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4:37 pm - Summer 2011 submission guidelines
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eternal_clocks
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Submission Guidelines:
1. Series unlicensed in the US must be entirely available in fansub form by the time you submit them.
2. Series licensed in the US must be entirely available on DVD by the time you submit them
In either case, if you submit a show, you must own or have available all the episodes in case it gets voted in. There's no guarantee that someone else will have them or be willing to buy them for you.
3. Preshowings should be in the 6-7 episodes range, or should end well at that point.
4. Mainshowings should be in the 11-13 episodes range, or should end well at that point.
If we vote to show a longer series that has a decent cut off point, there is no guarantee that we'll watch the rest of it the following semester. The second half needs to be voted in just like anything else. Any weird episode lengths or special circumstances can be discussed with the admin.
5. If a series has been shown in the past three years, it is not eligible. If it is older than that, it may be resubmitted. See this page if you're not sure how long ago MAS may have viewed a show.
6. Outright hentai is not allowed. Use your best judgment as to whether you think a show would be appropriate to watch in a large, semi-public group or not. If you're not sure, contact the admin and they will discuss it with you and/or review it for appropriateness.
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| Friday, August 13th, 2010
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4:08 pm - Fall Semester 2010 Voting now open!
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| Thursday, July 28th, 2011
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8:12 pm - Fall 2011 Submission Guidelines
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eternal_clocks
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These rules are current as of Summer 2011. Any changes will be amended as is seen fit.
Submission Guidelines:
1. Series unlicensed in the US must be entirely available in fansub form by the time you submit them.
2. Series licensed in the US must be entirely available on DVD by the time you submit them
In either case, if you submit a show, you must own or have available all the episodes in case it gets voted in. There's no guarantee that someone else will have them or be willing to buy them for you.
3. Preshowings should be in the 11-14 episodes range, or should end well at that point.
4. Mainshowings should be in the 22-26 episodes range, or should end well at that point.
If we vote to show a longer series that has a decent cut off point, there is no guarantee that we'll watch the rest of it the following semester. The second half needs to be voted in just like anything else. Any weird episode lengths or special circumstances can be discussed with the admin.
5. If a series has been shown in the past three years, it is not eligible. If it is older than that, it may be resubmitted. See this page if you're not sure how long ago MAS may have viewed a show.
6. Outright hentai is not allowed. Use your best judgment as to whether you think a show would be appropriate to watch in a large, semi-public group or not. If you're not sure, contact the admin and they will discuss it with you and/or review it for appropriateness.
7. Be sure to describe your submisson well! The more detailed you are, the more voters can make an informed decision. Links to reviews and clips are always welcome. Remember that you need to use html tags to format paragraphs, though. You can find info on how to do that here (refer to the table about "text formatting tags").
Voting Guidelines
1. Voting occurs after submissions are closed and usually happens for about a week. In a normal semester, voters will be allowed to vote on 1 preshowing-length series and 3 main showings. However, if there are a disproportionately large number of preshowing submissions, or multiple preshowings are known beforehand to be popular, the admin may use their discrection to open up a power-hour option.
2. The "power-hour" is a block consisting of two preshowing-length series, in addition to the 6:30-7:00 preshowing. If the option is available, the voters can check a "power-hour" box on votaku, and then select 3 preshowing-length shows and 2 main showings. This option is available on a semester-by-semester basis.
3. After voters enter their email address in Votaku and make their selections and submit, they'll be sent an email to the address that they provided (which needs to match the email address they put on their membership form!). In order for the votes to count, THE LINK IN THE EMAIL MUST BE CLICKED. Someone seems to miss this every time, but it's very important. Just remember to check your spam filter if you don't seem to be getting your Votaku emails.
4. You can alter your votes as many times as you want before voting is closed, but you must remember to click the link in your email or the vote count will not be updated.
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| Sunday, June 20th, 2010
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11:31 pm - S1E1 Weekly Update
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| Sunday, June 6th, 2010
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11:01 pm - S1E1 Week in Review, June 6 2010
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| Monday, May 31st, 2010
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11:07 am - S1E1 Week in Review, May 30th, 2010
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| Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
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10:43 pm - S1E1 Updates from this weekend.
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| Thursday, May 20th, 2010
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12:34 pm - S1E1 Epic Link Dump
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| Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
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9:04 pm - S1E1 First Episode Review - Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu
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| Sunday, April 18th, 2010
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12:32 pm - S1E1 First Episode Review - Kiss x Sis
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| Saturday, December 19th, 2009
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9:02 am - Anime Openings and Closings
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I got a couple of requests to list the openers and closers that were drawn during the game on Thursday. Here they are, with some better descriptions (and snarky comments, in some cases) than I could come up with on the fly. Just as a note, I don't watch all of these series to completion (I know, I'm such a failed otaku). I actually have a review website, my gimmick being that I watch the first episodes of everything I can get my hands on each anime season. I decide then if a series is worth watching more of (and I do honestly continue on with plenty of them - more than I think many people actually end up watching). So that's how I pick up a lot of these weird theme songs.
These are in alphabetical order pretty much, and I'll link to a copy of the video on Youtube if possible so that you can re-live the madness.
Antique Bakery - I've seen the entire series. The story of four men who end up working in a bakery together. The main character is Tachibana, a man who was kidnapped as a child. He quits his business job to start the bakery. He hires Ono, a gay pastry chef whose curse is that his attractiveness can convert even straight men to the gay side (which has caused trouble at his other jobs). Tachibana is the only man ever to be immune to Ono's wiles. Eiji is a former boxer who becomes Ono's apprentice. Chikage was a servant to the Tachibana household and is fairly dense but very sweet. Most people mistake this series for a BL/Yaoi series, which it isn't exactly (only one of the characters is gay and, even though he has a couple of encounters within the context of the series, it's not the main focus), but it is an incredibly cheesy but overall enjoyable look at some fun characters.
Astro Fighter Sunred Season 2 - I'm currently watching this one. The premise should be obvious to anyone who watched season 1 this past semester, because season 2 is essentially the same. Normally that would be sort of irritating to me, but I loved the execution of the comedy in the first season, and more of the same can only mean good things.
Bottle Fairy - I saw one or two episodes way back in the day (before MAS used votaku and we nearly voted this into the lineup with a raise of hands). Four fairies live in bottles on their "Sensei-san's" desk and attempt to learn about aspects of the human world. Great if you like your super-cute mixed with some occasionally borderline loli-licious elements, but not for me.
Damekko Doubutsu - We watched all of this in MAS over the Summer in 2006. It's about a group of animals who are bad at the things they're supposed to be good at. Uruno the wolf is timid, Chiko the Cheetah is clumsy, and Yunihiko the unicorn is a lazy drunk. It's got a weird balance of cute and funny, and the short (five-minute) episodes are easy to swallow. Might be a little WTF for some people, though.
Doujin Work - Saw a couple of episodes back when it was released in fansub. It's about a girl who notices that her friend seems to makea lot of money selling doujin at conventions, so wants to join in on the fun. Of course it's harder than she expected, but she makes friends who help her along the way. Also the doujin group is named "panty revolution" if I'm not mistaken. I think that this is now released on DVD in the states.
Dragon Ball Kai - I've been watching this in my free time. This was the first "Bonus" of the night (a well-known series thrown into the mix). It's the opening from the re-edit of Dragon Ball Z which cuts out most of the filler and tightens up the series as a whole. This is a song that will get into your head if you really let it, so be careful.
Futakoi Alternative - One of the odd shows I don't think I've actually seen - the opening just magically appeared on my computer one day. It's about a boy who inherits a detective agency, and a pair of twin girls show up at his doorstep and become his live-in secretaries. Contains romance, sci-fi, action and some comedic elements.
Kaiba - One of my all-time favorite anime ever. It takes place in a universe where people store their memories/personalities electronically on memory chips, and can then switch them between bodies. Kaiba has lost his memories and the first half of the series has him traveling to find them again. The second half of the series reveals just who he is and how that fits into the main plot. A lot of people get thrown off by the visual style of the show, but I love it - according to the creator, it was done that way to allow the characters to develop without the audience having biases towards them. In any case, the story is great, I loved the characters, it's an original production (not based on a book or manga) and has both a cool sci-fi premise and tells a wonderful love story. This show really needs more love.
Kobato - I've been keeping up with this series as it's broadcast. It's the story of a cute girl of mysterious origins named Kobato Hanato, who comes to earth in order to heal the hearts of the people around her, and in this way be allowed to travel to a certain place she wants to go (which isn't clear yet). She's aided in this quest by her foul-tempered dog plushy named Ioryogi. It's a CLAMP adaptation that crosses over with their Wish manga from time-to-time. The show is very cute and its protagonist very naive which can skirt the line of being very irritating sometimes, but the series has steadily gotten better through the 10 or 11 episodes that have come out so far. It's best when the stories are heartwarming rather than silly.
Koutetsu Sangokushi - I watched one episode of this waaaaay back in like 2007 when it came out. It seemed like a fairly forgettable adaptation of the Chinese tale "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" with some BL/Yaoi elements tossed into the mix. I remember the first episode being a confusing mess, but the main character did have a pretty cool weapon - a giant metallic arm thing. Good luck finding this one anywhere.
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Purezza - This is a continuation of the first season. I've seen one episode of each season and that was about enough for me. It's the story of a beautiful and rich girl named Haruka who harbors a secret; she's actually a hardcore otaku, something which caused her great strife in middle school. The main character of the show is a guy who accidentally discovers this secret, and helps her fulfill her otaku urges while keeping it a secret from everyone else in school who admires her. The issue I have with this series is that it both focuses on otaku activities (in the first ep of season 2, for example, the characters go to some anime voice actor event) and yet still portrays them as something that the characters should be ashamed of (no one can ever know about this!). Oh, and the characters, especially Haruka, are completely irritating to boot.
Sailor Moon - The second bonus of the night, this is the classic opening that got adapted into English for the American TV broadcast (natsukashii!). Definitely brings back memories of waking up at 6am to watch the show before going to school.
Seitokai no Ichizon - I watched an episode as part of my review project. Essentially the entire premise is that the student council of an exclusive private school gets together each day and talks about random (and usually very meta) things. This show really wishes that it were The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, but it isn't nearly as nicely-animated, nor as clever.
Sora no Otoshimono - Watched one episode for review. This show is completely unforgivable in every possible way. The premise is that a high school boy is out one night watching for a strange phenomenon in the upper-atmosphere. It turns out to be a portal that, in addition to dropping out all sorts of debris, deposits an "angelroid" named Ikaros in his lap. Ikaros immediately bonds to him (via a leash around her neck, oh how classy) and claims her purpose is to fulfill any wish that he has. The things that he does are to run around school naked, pause time and fondle the breasts of his female classmates, and become invisible so that he can molest a girl from his class that pisses him off. More than once he almost has sex with Ikaros. It's worse than Queen's Blade - at least in that series there weren't any shitty male characters.
Tatakau Shisho - The Book of Bantorra - Unfortunately I couldn't find the opening animation on youtube - the link is to the Crunchyroll stream and the theme starts about 1:50 into the episode. This series takes place in a world where, when people die, their souls become books that can be read. The Bantorra Library, lead by the mysterious woman Hamyuts Meseta, houses these books, and must constantly fend off attacks from the Shindeki Church, which has other goals. The series itself is a bit odd and someone is just as likely to dislike it as they are to really like it (I'm in the second group). It's comprised of a lot of shorter arcs that I feel are building towards revealing something big (at this point, that big secret may be Hamyuts' actual goals as the acting director). Pretty interesting and a little different.
Tetsuko no Tabi - I think only one episode of this was ever subbed. The premise is that a manga artist is asked by her boss to accompany him and a travel writer on a train trip around Japan so that she can illustrate the story, but the writer turns out to be a major train otaku who micro-manages their trip down to the minute. You can see why no one has ever heard of this series.
Thriller Restaurant - I've been watching this one as it comes out. It's based off of a series of kid's books and tells some scary (but not too scary!) ghost stories. My husband likens it to the old Nickelodeon series "Are You Afraid of the Dark." It's fun, and be surprisingly creepy for a show aimed at kids.
Shoujo Kakumei Utena - I'm guessing most people who have been going to MAS have seen this show (I'm actually surprised we found someone who hadn't seen it). In any case, the show is extremely hard to really explain, but it's awesome. Honestly, just go watch it. If you can't find the DVDs (they're out-of-print), There was recently a remastered release of the series in Japan, and one can find English subbed versions of those if one looks on the internets hard enough...
I think that's about it. If anyone is interested in any of these series and wants to know more, I'm happy to help them, just reply to this post or email me at belindabird at gmail dot com.
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| Friday, October 30th, 2009
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11:26 pm - MAS Halloween AMVs
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| Saturday, October 10th, 2009
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7:05 am - Shuuchishin, Shuuchishin
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belindabird
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In case anyone was curious about the song Vamp-sama had as his ringtone in the most recent episode of Astro Fighter Sunred, here's a youtube video of it. It's sung by a group originally meant as a joke group, but they've had multiple top-ten singles (oh, Japan...)
Here's some info on the group at Wikipedia.
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| Saturday, August 1st, 2009
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7:19 am - Rightstuf Weekly Specials July 30 - August 5th 2009
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| Thursday, July 30th, 2009
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11:38 am - Votaku Submisson and Voting rules (Fall 2009)
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belindabird
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These rules are current as of Summer 2009. Any changes will be amended as is seen fit.
Submission Guidelines:
1. Series unlicensed in the US must be entirely available in fansub form by the time you submit them.
2. Series licensed in the US must be entirely available on DVD by the time you submit them
In either case, if you submit a show, you must own or have available all the episodes in case it gets voted in. There's no guarantee that someone else will have them or be willing to buy them for you.
3. If a series has been shown on basic cable (Cartoon Network or Sci-Fi/SyFy), it is not eligible for MAS.
If you aren't sure if it's been on US TV or not, the Anime News Network Encyclopedia will usually indicate that.
4. Preshowings should be in the 11-14 episodes range, or should end well at that point.
5. Mainshowings should be in the 22-26 episodes range, or should end well at that point.
If we vote to show a longer series that has a decent cut off point, there is no guarantee that we'll watch the rest of it the following semester. The second half needs to be voted in just like anything else. Any weird episode lengths or special circumstances can be discussed with the admin.
6. If a series has been shown in the past three years, it is not eligible. If it is older than that, it may be resubmitted. See this page if you're not sure how long ago MAS may have viewed a show.
7. Outright hentai is not allowed. Use your best judgment as to whether you think a show would be appropriate to watch in a large, semi-public group or not. If you're not sure, contact the admin and they will discuss it with you and/or review it for appropriateness.
8. Be sure to describe your submisson well! The more detailed you are, the more voters can make an informed decision. Links to reviews and clips are always welcome. Remember that you need to use html tags to format paragraphs, though. You can find info on how to do that here (refer to the table about "text formatting tags").
Voting Guidelines
1. Voting occurs after submissions are closed and usually happens for about a week. In a normal semester, voters will be allowed to vote on 1 preshowing-length series and 3 main showings. However, if there are a disproportionately large number of preshowing submissions, or multiple preshowings are known beforehand to be popular, the admin may use their discrection to open up a power-hour option.
2. The "power-hour" is a block consisting of two preshowing-length series, in addition to the 6:30-7:00 preshowing. If the option is available, the voters can check a "power-hour" box on votaku, and then select 3 preshowing-length shows and 2 main showings. This option is available on a semester-by-semester basis.
3. After voters enter their email address in Votaku and make their selections and submit, they'll be sent an email to the address that they provided (which needs to match the email address they put on their membership form!). In order for the votes to count, THE LINK IN THE EMAIL MUST BE CLICKED. Someone seems to miss this every time, but it's very important. Just remember to check your spam filter if you don't seem to be getting your Votaku emails.
4. You can alter your votes as many times as you want before voting is closed, but you must remember to click the link in your email or the vote count will not be updated.
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| Friday, July 10th, 2009
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9:40 pm - moderatorship
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| Thursday, April 24th, 2008
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7:54 pm - Meme from Utena forums at forums.ohtori.nu
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Comment or post your own, guys! If you were a Duelist, how would you operate? How would you relate to the other duelists (show canon and the other posters)?
Reason: I think I'd be a Black Rose duelist, a lot like Wakaba. I very much share her fears of fading into the crowd, or falling behind. I think I used to be one of the people Akio would describe as shining brighter than others, and now I'm like....an average student with no life. I'm, like Wakaba, normally very friendly, happy and approachable, so like Wakaba, if I ever really set loose the jealousy and bitterness I sit on, I think I'd be scary as hell. </emo>
Uniform/Weapon: I love the Black Rose uniforms. Just love em. As far as a weapon....I don't know, I've always been best with a rocket launcher in Halo, but I'm not sure how useful that's gonna be for knockin' a rose off somebody. I'd need something berserker-friendly, but still relatively agile. Probably a straight-up longsword would be best. Custom hilt, natch.
Fighting Style: Considering I'd be doing the Black Rose thing, I wouldn't really be using a formal style, as I'm about as untrained as they come. A Black Rose duelist draws on their anger and their fear to fuel them, to give them speed and to give them strength. Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I find strength. Through strength, I find power. Through power, I find victory, and through victory I will break my chains. The Force shall set me free. - The Code of the Sith
Rose Bride and I: We'd probably sit around the house all day..."What do you want to do?" "Whatever you would like, Carveth-sama." "No, seriously, I don't know, what do you want to do?" I'd get along pretty good with Chu-Chu, though.
Seitokai and I: Miki and I would probably get along pretty good, as we're both scholarly loner types. I'd quickly dismiss Touga and Saionji as "fuckin' fratboys". Juri, as much as I love her, as a duelist in the Ohtori scene I wouldn't see her vulnerable side, and I'd probably just avoid her. Like, I'd still squee over her internally, but I'd make sure I was at a safe distance. I doubt I'd have any idea who Shiori was, other than "hey, wasn't she in my history class one of these past years?" Hell, Nanami'd probably hate me; I had no idea who the popular people were in high school, nor did I care. That said, I wouldn't hate her, much for the same reason; I'd be too removed from things to be biased one way or another. Tsuwabuki, if anything, I'd give him a few words of encouragement; I think I identify with him a bit. Mikage....I admit, if I was going to try to side up to one of the bigger players, he'd be at the top of the list. Although I'm sure a ride in Akio's car might rearrange my attitudes as well.
Me? Victor?: No, I can't fight. I'd suck. I'd just need to get all the anger out of my system. I'd be little more than fodder for the real predators.
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| Monday, March 24th, 2008
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8:33 pm - last-minute promotion
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If you live in the Twin Cities area and are interested in learning more about the Japanese tea ceremony or Japanese culture in general, my tea ceremony class at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus is going to be giving a tea ceremony demonstration on Friday, March 28th, 2008 from 4:30-6:30. Each of the four ceremonies performed will be about a half-hour long, with the middle two performed by students in the class and the first and last performed by a tea master, WATANABE Fumio-sensei, from Japan. Tea and sweets will be served, and admission is free.
I have provided links to the flyer, directions, and a .zip contiaining both. Please feel free to download and forward these, direct-link others to them, or simply direct-link this post.
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| Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
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8:15 pm - tea ceremony demonstration volunteers needed
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I'm writing to let everyone know that my tea ceremony class at the U is looking for volunteers to help with a tea ceremony demonstration (making tea, passing out tea and sweets, etc.) on Tuesday, March 20th from 5 to 7 pm. A tea master from Japan will be present to perform the ceremony, and we are expecting 50-100 guests. No experience is needed, but if you would like to help out please come to our practice session for approximately a half hour between 10 am and noon tomorrow (Wednesday, March 7th) in Nolte 229 so we can show you what you will be doing. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Also, please pass this on to any friends who you think may be interested.
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