A visit from Svetlana Chmakova

MTAC had a very pleasant evening with a meet-and-greet presentation from Svetlana Chmakova. Svetlana showed us her early works when she was a teen, her animation projects in her Sheridan years, past freelance works (ie.Dragonball Z toy concept), and her upcoming manga project with author James Patterson. More pics can be found here.

Thoughts and prayers to everyone in Japan. Please help out the Red Cross relief efforts with a donation.

Anime Screening: Ouran High School Host Club on March 25th

MLS Teen Anime Club presents

An Anime Screening courtesy of OperationAnime.com

Ouran High School Host Club

Mississauga Central Library, Noel Ryan Auditorium

Friday, March 25th 2010

4 p.m. - 6p.m.

Free Admission!

Ouran High School Host Club is a PG-14 rated film.

What's it about? Ouran Academy: An institution of extravagance and prestige where learning comes secondary to luxury. But for studious Haruhi Fujioka, education is a privilege that must be earned, being on scholarship and out of place among the moneyed. That is until the day Haruhi stumbles upon the Host Club, a stumble which leaves the freshman indebted for millions of yen. And the only way to pay for the damages? Well, Haruhi will work as a Host. There’s only one problem: Haru-he is actually a Haru-she!

From the troublesome twins with their little games to the self-proclaimed “king” obsessed with the club’s newest member, these boys will cater to any desire. Freshman year definitely looks like it will be one to remember!

A visit from Svetlana Chmakova

Come and meet the mega-talented Svetlana Chmakova on Thursday, March 24th at 5PM in the Central Library, Noel Ryan Auditorium. Tell all your friends!

Svetlana is the manga creator behind Tokyopop's Dramacon and Yen Press' Nightschool. Her work has also been seen in CosmoGIRL!.

FEBRUARY 11TH MEETING CANCELLED!

This Friday's meeting is canceled. I'm currently suffering serious neck problems and I'll be on heavy medication that won't allow me to work for the next two days.

Paper Robots will resume on Feb 25th and continue on March 11th.
Cheers,
-Jason

Paper Robots in February meetings

February 11th and 25th, we'll be contructing Paper Robots!
I’ll supply the paper, instructions, templates, scissors, rubber bands, strings, glue, and tape. But bring any drawing supplies you may need. This Friday we will learn to make a blank robot so we can understand the construction process, then on Feb 25th, we will customize our own models.
Meetings will take place from 3:30-5PM on the second floor, room CL3 of the Central Library.

MTAC's Omamori amulets

Omamori Craft Workshop on January 28th!

On Friday, January 28th, we will be making Omamori amulets! Bring whatever fabrics and sewing kits you wish to use for your Omamori as we will all do the craft step-by-step. MTAC coordinators will try to supply as much spare fabric, scissors, sewing needles as possible for everyone to get involved with the craft. Meeting starts at 3:45PM at the Central Library's second floor, room CL3.

-Jason

Manga Review : Full Moon o Sagashite

Full Moon is a manga (and also anime) with themes like singing, love and shinigami. The main character, Mitsuki Koyama has a throat tumor, yet she has a dream about being a famous singer. Back when Mitsuki was in the orphanage, she promised Eichi Sakurai that she would someday become a singer. She eventually lost contact with him and thought singing was the only way for her to become closer to finding him. Doctors predict that she will die in a year unless if she does a surgery which will affect her vocal cords. Mitsuki refuses to do the surgery and runs away. The story then goes on to how the two shinigami, Meroko and Takuto helped her to acheive her dream.
This was definitely one of my favourite mangas. The art is AMAZING and cute! The storyline was, in my opinion, fun to read. The story was bittersweet with some sadness. I have also watched the anime and found that the anime was way more lighthearted and funny. I would recommend it for people who like reading romance as it is a typical shoujo manga.

Review by Irene C.

MTAC XMAS Party on December 17th!

Hey MTACkers!

We'll finally be celebrating MTAC's TWO-Year anniversary (along with the Christmas holidays and an MTAC member's birthday!) on Friday, December 17th! We'll have the Wii and PS3 set-up on the projector, pizza, and other treats! If you have never been to an MTAC meeting before or haven't been to a meeting for a long while, this is a great time to meet others from the club or hang out with your old friends.

The MTAC holiday party will be held on the second floor of the Central Library in room CL3 (the big room) at 3:30PM!

See you guys there!

-Jason

Speed Drawing Challenges - Nov 20th meeting

In the spirit of the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, our speed drawing challenges were all HP-themed.

Nov-Dec Meetings!

November 19 - Something we haven't done for a while is Speed Drawing Challenges like here and here. We'll come up with some wacky and twisted themes for each challenge ie. Manga Santa and Rudolph. Also, we'll bust out a game of Otaku Cranium!
Meeting starts at 3:30PM in the Central Library, second floor, room CL3!

December 3rd - Anime Screening of Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood! Show starts at 4PM and ends at 6PM, in the Central Library, Noel Ryan Auditorium.

What it's about:

Two brothers search for a way to make their bodies whole again after alchemy experiment goes wrong. This search pits these young alchemists against the magic-wielding military, mystic vigilantes and a group of beings created and named for the seven deadly sins. The brothers must fight for their lives and seek out the truth if they are to ever regain what they have lost.


December 17th - MTAC Holiday Celebration! We'll have the Wii and PS3 game systems set up (one will be on the projector!), pizza, and other snacks! If you have never been to an MTAC meeting before or haven't been to a meeting for a long while, this is a great time to meet others from the club or hang out with old acquintances. Plus, it's Olivia's birthday, another good excuse to come and celebrate! Celebration starts at 3:30PM in the Central Library, second floor, room CL3!

Photos from the MissLitFest 2010!

Check out some of the pics from the MissLitFest on the Facebook MTAC Group page!

Haunted House in the Children's Department!

At our October 22nd meeting, we will be meeting up at the Children's Department in the lower level of the Central Library to transform our Craft Room into a walkthrough Haunted House! Supplies will be provided to turn the colourful, cheerful room into something dark and bone-chilling. Set-up starts at 3pm and ends at 5.

We also need volunteers to help operate the haunted house on October 23rd and October 30th from 9:30am-2pm. This will help go towards your volunteer hours for school. Come in costume! Zombies, Vampires, and other ghouls are welcomed. Please contact me at jason.loo@mississauga.ca if you are able to help out.

Sept and Oct Meetings

Hey MTACkers!

During our September meetings, we’ll be heavily focused on the Mississauga Literary Festival. Not only will we be promoting the club at the event, our club has been assigned to design a book truck for the book truck parade. Last year was so much fun, our club really brought up a lot of energy to the festival. Please contact me ASAP if you are able to volunteer this year (and if you’ll be coming in costume).
Mississauga Literary Festival happens on Sept 19th, 11-3pm.

Sept. 3rd –The Friday after Fan Expo. We’ll have some Fan Expo discussions where you can show off your findings/treasures. We’ll also brainstorm on a design for the book truck. This truck will represent Children’s Services, so think of titles we can incorporate on the truck (even Manga/graphic novel titles from the Junior section). If you are planning on cosplaying for the festival, here’s your chance to also work on your costumes.

Sept. 10th – The following week, we’ll have another work session on the book truck and/or cosplay costumes.

Sept. 17th – The last Friday before the Festival. Finishing touches on the book truck and your cosplay costumes.

Oct 22nd and 29th– With Halloween not far away from these dates, we’ll be constructing a haunted house in the Craft Room like last year’s big success! And we’ll be planning on opening the Haunted House for two dates. Let me know if you’ll be able to volunteer in working the Haunted House for October 23rd and October 30th.

Hope to hear from you guys soon and see you at Fan Expo!
-Jason
jason.loo@mississauga.ca