JUNE Club Meeting Dates

Here are the times/places for our June meetings:

Friday June 12th, 3:30-5pm Central Library, Children's Department, Story Room
Friday June 26th, 3:30-5pm Central Library, 2nd Floor, Room CL2

Remember to write your review about Anime North. All reviewers will get a prize in our June 12th meeting. Deadline is June 10th. But also feel free to submit your reviews on the latest Manga/Anime or fan art for the blog (Prizes will be rewarded).

Manga Jams!

Here are some Manga Jams from our last meeting!



Manga Jam artists: Angelie, Daryll, Kyosha, and Jason.

Behold! The new M-TAC logo!

Here is the new club logo for M-TAC! The concept was designed by M-TAC club member Angelie D. The design was then vectorized/colorized through Adobe Illustrator by me. Pins will be made of this design so they can be worn by M-TAC club members at conventions like Anime North.

-Jason

May Club meeting

Hey fellow M-TAC members,

We're gonna have two meetings in the month of May.

Friday May 1st, 3:30-5pm Central Library, 2nd Floor, Room CL2
Friday May 29th, 3:30-5pm Central Library, Childrens Department, Story Room

In our May 1st meeting, it'll be a creative session for members to prep-up their cosplay costumes and coordinate with other members for Anime North. For the artists who like to draw fan-art/doujinshi, bring in your drawing supplies to take part in a Manga jam session (it's where artists draw a panel then pass it on to the next person to continue the story). Be there at 3:30pm!

Angelie D. designed the winning logo for our club! I will prepare pins of the design and have them ready for members at our next meeting. Angelie, remember to collect your prize!

Cheers!
-Jason Loo
M-TAC club leader

April Club meeting and Brand Contest

Hey guys,
There will only be one meeting in April due to scheduling conflicts.

Friday April 3rd, 3:45-5pm Central Library, 2nd Floor, Room CL2
NEW DATE: Friday April 17th, 3:45-5pm Central Library, Children's Department, Storyroom

May 1st will be the meeting after that. Time and room to be confirmed.

Reminder: Anime North - MAY 22-24!


MLS Teen Anime Club Contest

Here's a contest I got for all you members. Our club could use two things: a cool nickname (I always thought the acronym M-TAC would be cool, but you may say different) and a wicked logo to wear on flags/pins at conventions like Anime North.
Your mission is to come up with a brand (both name and logo) that bests represents our club. You can work alone or as a team with your fellow club members. Submission deadline is April 17th. All submissions will then be posted on this blog to be voted in our blog poll. Poll results end on April 30th. I will also make the final decision after viewing the poll results. The chosen club brand will be announced on our May 1st meeting and the winner (or winners) of the chosen club brand will win a prize from our growing Otaku stash box.
Good luck!

-Jason Loo
Club Leader

March Club Meeting Dates

Here are the times/places for our March meetings:

Friday March 6th, 3:30-5pm Central Library, 2nd Floor, Room CL1
Friday March 20th, 3:45-5pm Central Library, 2nd Floor, Room CL2

At our March 20th meeting, we're busting out DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION with two dance pads. So, practice/warm-up, brush off your dance shoes, do whatever you need to do for a DDR dance off. Person with the highest score will win a prize!

MANGA REVIEW: Air Gear

Air Gear Summary : Minami "Ikki" Itsuki, is a student and a delinquent. Also known as the "Unbeatable Babyface", Ikki is the leader of the youth gang by the name of "East Side Gunz". Upon his return home after being humiliated by a street gang of Storm Riders called the Skull Saders Ikki discovers a secret hidden from him by his benefactors, the Noyamano sisters. The sisters belong to a group of Storm Riders who go by the team name of Sleeping Forest. Keen on helping Ikki to regain his confidence and pride, they supply him with a pair of Air Trecks (abbreviated as "AT"). Ikki eventually settles his grudge with the Skull Saders, but in the process he receives more than the simple satisfaction of revenge. Determined to experience the sensation of flight for as long as he can, our headstrong protagonist is quickly sucked into the mysterious, yet irresistible world of Air Treck.

Review : This is personally my favorite manga to read because it not only ties in major events from the real world, but also creates a distinct world that explores the idea of freedom and the personal battles each character brings to the plate, as expressed through their use of Air treck. It explores the struggle for freedom as people have lost their way on their path to their own salvation and have settled in a delusion or false sense of freedom with misplaced intentions. It is very comical when the gang spends their days off and very intense when the fights occur. It greatly advertises rollerblading and has an anime made off of it for your viewing pleasure. The story is very well-paced and a new chapter comes out eachweek.

Review by Reuben G.

WANTED: MANGA REVIEWS!!!

Who's to say you have to wait till the next club meeting to tell your friends about a hot, new Manga title you've been reading?

Get your Manga book reviews posted on this blog! Simply find an awesome Manga title/volume you'd like to share and send them to me at jason.loo@mississauga.ca to be posted. Every reviewer will get a prize from the Manga grab bag.
Looking forward to seeing those reviews.

(NEW TIMESLOT) Club Meetings in February

Hey fellow club members,

Hope you all had an awesome time during your holidays and plenty of big presents!
Our club meetings are now at a new timeslot. Mark these two dates off your calendar.

Friday February 6th, 3:30-5pm Central Library, 2nd Floor, Room CL1
Friday February 20th, 3:30-5pm Central Library, 2nd Floor, Room CL1

Spread the word to your friends, our meetings now happen after school every other Friday (TGIF!)

We're going to continue watching episodes of Wolf's Rain, Manga-chatting, Manga-swapping, and Wii-Action.
We still have some more prizes to give out from the grab bag filled with dvds, Manga, artbooks, and magazines like Shonen Jump! Whoever brings a new friend to the meeting can win themselves a prize.

Cheers!
-Jason
Club Co-ordinator

Club Meeting: November 27th at 5:30PM

Our next meeting is at the Central Library, second floor in classroom CL1.
In the agenda, we'll have 30 minute Wii play (possibly Bleach the game), 30-40 minute manga chat, and the remaining time for an Anime viewing.

Challenge before next meeting: Make a list of ten essential/popular Anime titles that we do not have in our MLS catalogue. First person who submits a list of titles that are all popular and not found in our library collection will win a prize from our prize bag. You can leave your list on the comments of this blog or email your list to me at jason.loo@mississauga.ca

Cheers,
-Jason

Club Meeting : November 6th at 5:30PM

Our next meeting will take place a week after Halloween, on November 6th at 5:30PM. Same location as last meeting: Mississauga Central Library, second floor, CL5.
We'll be having another Manga talk, Wii-action, and a viewing of Wolf's Rain.

Here's a hypothetical question: If the Mississauga Library System were to add ten Anime titles to our collection, what ten essential titles would you like to see in our collection?
Type in your top ten lists in the blog comments. Keep in mind, we do have some popular titles in our catalogue, so check and see if we may already have that title (like Bleach, Ghost in the Shell movies 1+2) before you add it to your ten top list. I'm looking forward to your feedback!

-Jason

Club Meeting : October 16 at 5:30PM (new timeslot)

Hey fellow club members,
Our next club meeting will be held on October 16 at 5:30PM in the Central Library, second floor in room CL5. Same agenda as the last meeting: Manga talk and Anime viewing. The anime we'll be viewing at the meeting is the first two episodes ofGhost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. We still have tons of prizes to give away so the member who brings the most friends into the club will win a prize.

Club Meeting on September 25th

Every member should spread the word about the club to their friends! The member who brings the most friends into the club on the 25th meeting will win a prize (a choice from a bag of art books, mangas, dvds).
For the next meeting's agenda, bring in your favourite manga/manhwa that you'd like to share with other members. We will also be viewing the first two episodes from FLAG.

Our next meeting takes place at the Central Library, second floor in room CL5 at 7PM!
Hope to see you all there!

First Club Meeting - September 11th

We are just ONE day away from our first club meeting!
For tomorrow's agenda, bring in a NEW MANGA or GRAPHIC NOVEL that you're either currently reading, just read, or about to start for a little book talk. MLS Teen Anime Club wants to expand the library's collection with NEWER titles, so give us some ideas of what's currently fresh.
We will also have an ANIME VIEWING of the first two episodes of SAMURAI 7!
So tell all your friends about tomorrow's meeting, it's never too late to sign-up!

ALSO, there will be PRIZES to be won (Manga books, posters, dvds). Details will be discussed at September 11th meeting.

Manga Review: The Smuggler

Shohei Manabe's The Smuggler is one of the most darkest and violent mangas I have ever read. This stand alone volume carries the spirit of such films by Tarantino (specifically Reservoir Dogs) and Beat Takeshi. What got me attracted to the book was the sketchiness in Manabe's inkwork, which was very unconventional compared to other Mangas. The stressing ink lines gives the story a rough and gritty tone throughout the entire book.
A side from the techical art aspects of the book, the story is plain morbid. Kinuta is an aspiring actor with large debt problems. In order to pay his dues to loan sharks, he must work as a courier for the mob, transporting dead bodies of victims from gang hits. Things get messy when Kinuta and his transport crew cross paths with a rival gang and two invincible Chinese assassins. This book is rated OT for Older Teens, but good luck finding this book because it is out of print.

Rating: 3.8 out of 5