This document provides guidance and suggestions for planning and running an anime club at a public library. It discusses selecting age-appropriate anime titles, obtaining screening permission, supporting programs from distributors, hosting screening and discussion events, and offering additional activities like crafts, games and food. Recommended program ideas incorporate manga, comics, movies and other related media. Contact information is also included to find more resources online.

3. Upcoming Graphic Novels

4. Upcoming Graphic Novels

5. Upcoming & Hot Manga

6. Upcoming & Hot Manga

7. Upcoming Anime

8. Upcoming Anime

10. Planning
• Know your teens, their tastes, and schedules
• Plan your screenings at least three to six months
in advance
• Think about your meeting space and technology
requirements (DVD vs. Streaming)
• Include crafts and other activities to go along
with the anime

11. Selecting Anime
• Ask your Teens what they want to watch
• Great way to showcase the latest anime from the
library
• Where to find the latest releases?
• Anime News Network
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/rel
eases.php

12. Selecting Anime
• Make sure it is age appropriate
• Watch it Yourself
• Check with sites like FUNimation and Hulu
• My Anime List (Fan Run – Sort of like Wikipedia)
http://myanimelist.net/
• Otaku Librarians on Anime
http://otakulibrarians.tumblr.com/

13. Screening Permission
• You need to request screening permission at
least 14 business days before the event
• Viz requires at least three months in advance
• Right Stuf – Screening Permission Guide
http://www.rightstuf.com/ubbthreads/ubbthread
s.php/topics/815/

14. Screening Permission
• FUNimation – Movie Licensing USA
http://www.movlic.com/library/anime.html
• Certain titles available through Movie Licensing
USA package
• Separate from Movie Package
• Costs Vary (About $75-$100)

15. Club Support Programs
• Right Stuf for Anime Clubs – STUF for Clubs
http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/main/animeClubs
/
• Receive screeners (discs) of new releases from
Nozomi Entertainment
• Streamlined screening permission process
• Promotional Merchandise

16. Club Support Programs
• Crunchyroll
http://www.crunchyroll.com/
• Can request a free account for your anime club
• keith@crunchyroll.com
• Watch the latest shows streaming from Japan

17. Screening
• Have DVD/Blu-Ray in library collection
• Stream from Legitimate Sites Only!
• Still need to obtain screening permission
• Legal Streaming Sites
• FUNimation – http://www.funimation.com/videos
• Hulu - http://www.hulu.com/tv/genres/anime
• Crunchyroll - http://www.crunchyroll.com/videos/anime
• YouTube (Publisher Official Channels)

18. Program Ideas
• Watch Anime based off of the Manga
• Discuss Manga as well as Watch Anime
• Manga/Graphic Novel Book Club
• Crafts!
• Origami - http://en.origami-
club.com/easy/index.html
• Cubecraft - http://www.cubeecraft.com/

19. Program Ideas
• Food
• Candy Sushi
• Japanese Candy and Snacks from local Asian Mart
• Tea Ceremony
• Gaming
• Go
• Video Games

20. Program Ideas
• Karaoke
• Trivia and Jeopardy
• Free Comic Book Day Event
http://www.freecomicbookday.com/
• Anime or Manga of the Month
• Host a manga or anime podcast

21. Program Ideas
Cosplay Events

22. Program Ideas
Host a mini convention at your library.

23. Manga Library
If you are near one of the many anime conventions in or around
Virginia, you could sponsor a Manga Library

25. Program Ideas
• Superhero Storytime
• Superhero Chapter Book Club
• Mini Comic-Con or Free Comic Book Day
Extravaganza
• How to Draw Comics
• Comic Book Movie Club

27. Find Me Online!
http://www.slideshare.net/mlchrzanowski/
@cjspock
facebook.com/michelle.l.chrzanowski
plus.google.com/u/0/112225609556858602927