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Fall 2016

[Minna no Anime] Anime Lineup 2016-2017

TL;DR ‘16-’17 MnA anime schedule, get-together 9/24 in room 3-213, Club Showcase 9/25, 1st lineup meeting: 10/1
in room 3-213, Manga meeting 10/6

It seems we cross paths once again, Minna. The days are dwindling ever closer to that shining first day of school,
and with that, we also hurtle forward toward an even brighter star in the sky: the first meeting of Minna no Anime
2016!

Without further ado, let me introduce this year’s anime schedule:

5:10 PM: Simulcast of the Week
5:35 PM: Inari Kon Kon (Fall Quarter) / Sound! Euphonium (Winter-Spring Quarters)
6:00 PM: 10-Minute Break
6:10 PM: Mushi-shi: The Next Passage (Fall-Winter Quarters) / ~~Mystery OVAs~~ (Spring Quarter)
6:35 PM: Yona of the Dawn
7:00 PM: Dinner Break
8:05 PM: Shirobako
8:30 PM: Ping Pong the Animation (Fall-Winter Quarters) / Hourou Musuko Wandering Son (Winter-Spring Quarters)
8:55 PM: 10-Minute Break
9:05 PM: Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
9:30 PM: Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Fall-Winter Quarters) / Erased (Winter-Spring Quarters)
9:55 PM: End of Meeting

Get-Together Meeting: Saturday 9/24, 5-10PM, Room 3-213
Tired from moving in and the first few days of school? Come take a break with us at the meeting before the real
meeting on September 24th, 5-10PM, in room 3-213! This meeting’s format will be a bit special: pick from 21 shows
to watch in club. There are only six show slots though, so choose wisely! The list of anime will be revealed at
5PM, and then members will have 30 minutes to choose what first episodes of shows will be viewed that night. From
8:05-8:30 PM, the slot right after Dinner Break, we’ll have some low-key Anime Trivia for you all, so make sure to
come back from dinner in time for the festivities!

Club Showcase: Sunday 9/25
Help Minna meet and recruit incoming students! Show off how awesome and anime we are at our booth during Week of
Welcome’s Club Showcase on Sunday, September 25th. If you’d like to help out, bring some of your anime swag to
display on the table (please keep it PG), talk about the club to interested students, or just swing on by! We’ll
have more information about the location and exact time in the coming weeks.

First Meeting with New Anime Lineup: Saturday 10/1, 5-10PM, Room 3-213
The lineup we have for this year will actually begin on Saturday, October 1st, from 5-10PM in room 3-213. The
Simulcast of the Week will be replaced with a round of Anime Eyes, a “guess the anime character!” type of game.
The image of the character will start off pixelated and slowly resolve until you can fully see the character.
Audience members shout out what character they think is on the screen! Then, starting at 5:35 PM, we’ll jump right
into the anime watching shenanigans~

Discussion Room: Saturdays 5-10PM, Room 3-114, Starting 9/24
The Discussion Room will be back for all your discussing, homework, and funtime needs in room 3-114! It runs at the
same time as the Saturday meetings, from 5-10PM. It will be available for use starting the September 24th meeting.

Minna no Manga: Thursday, 10/6, 6-10PM, Room TBD
It’s fun watching a boatload of anime on Saturdays, but sometimes we all just want to relax, play some games, and
talk with each other… about anime, of course! Minna no Anime’s social meeting, called Minna no Manga, meets on
Thursdays
from 6-10PM starting on October 6th. The room will be announced a bit closer to when school starts.

Descriptions of Shows
Want a little rundown of what we’re watching this year? Here are some “quality” descriptions I came up
with myself :^)

Simulcast of the Week
Each week, members vote online for an anime from Crunchyroll to watch during this time slot! The first
simulcast to be shown this year will be at the October 8th Saturday meeting.

Inari Kon Kon
When Inari saves an animal from falling into a river, a Shinto goddess grants her one wish as thanks. However,
wishes always come with consequences… but that doesn’t mean life can’t be fun and romantic along the way!

Sound! Euphonium
Always wanted to know how high school band was like? This anime will answer those questions while
cranking the drama up to 11—which, to be fair, was like high school band. Let’s be real here.

Mushi-shi: The Next Passage
Mysterious creatures called Mushi exist all around us, but only a few humans can see them now. This
episodic, touching show follows Ginko as he helps those affected by Mushi. Please note that this is the
second season to Mushi-shi, but due to the series’ episodic and nonlinear storytelling, you can watch either
season’s episodes in any order.

~~Mystery OVAs~~


(The officers will announce what the OVAs are closer to the end of Mushi-shi: The Next Passage.)

Yona of the Dawn
When Princess Yona is evicted from her kingdom during a coup d'état, she finds resolve to rebuild her
kingdom and take back the land that belonged to her father. Expect political intrigue, cute romance, and
fantastical magic in this 24 episode drama!

Shirobako
Just another day at the office, doing some hectic, stress-inducing work... checking an animation sequence?!
Shirobako follows a group of recent high school graduates as they navigate the tricky world of Japanese
animation and voice acting.

Ping Pong the Animation
Ping Pong the Animation is an avant-garde anime about two high schoolers, Peco and Smile, who both excel
at the sport but, due to their own personalities, struggle to understand their own levels of prowess at it. Expect
interesting, artsy ping pong-ing and a varied cast of characters. Also, real Mandarin in this, you guys. It’s real
stuff.

Hourou Musuko Wandering Son
This slice of life show delicately and beautifully follows Shuichi and Takatsuki’s lives from the beginning of 7th
grade to 9th grade as they deal with all the things that come with being a middle schooler as well as exploring
their genders and discovering their identities.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
Child soldiers are ordered to protect the Martian noble Kudelia from harm while she visits Earth to gain
independence for her city from Earthians. In order to fully protect her, one of the squads has a special weapon
up their sleeve: the legendary Gundam Barbatos.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica
You like moe character designs? You like magical girl anime? Well, buddy, let me tell you, you’ll find both in this
anime, but at a price… a dark and twisted one. Puella Magi Madoka Magica deconstructs the magical girl anime
trope to a T and was an acclaimed hit by both Western and Eastern fans when it debuted. It’s time to make a
contract! Please be warned that content in this show may not sit well for some viewers, and so it’s in the last
time slot.

Erased
Satoru has the ability to travel slightly back in time to save the lives of others. But when someone close to him
gets killed, his ability triggers, taking him farther in time than he has ever gone: 18 years back into the body of
his elementary school self! This murder mystery thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat as Satoru tries
to solve the death of a loved one. Please be warned that content in this show may not sit well for some viewers,
and so it’s in the last time slot.

I hope this news has whet your appetite a little bit for what Minna no Anime will offer this school year. Have any
questions, comments, or concerns? Please email minna-no-anime@minnanoanime.org and we’ll get back to you!

Your faithful secretary,

Phyllis Douglas
2016-2017 Minna no Anime Secretary

[Minna no Anime] Welcome Back! 9/24/16

TL;DR MnA in room 3-213 5–10PM, Discussion Room in 3-114, football game on Saturday, Club Showcase
9/25 7:30AM–3PM, 1st Manga meeting 10/6 6–10PM
 
Hey, Minna folks! I hope you all have been eagerly anticipating the start of Cal Poly’s school year to watch anime
with your fellow Minna friends. Welcome back to room 3-213, the Silo! Join us for a night of anime tomorrow,
Saturday 9/24, from 5–10PM. The Discussion Room is also readily available during the meeting in room 3-114.
Please note that tomorrow’s meeting is a bit different from the usual schedule throughout the year as we’ll all
pick what we want to watch in club from a list of anime, but dang yo. Animes! With friends you possibly haven’t
seen in like, three months or more!
 
Good stuff.
 
Saturday 9/24/2016 Schedule
5:10 PM: CHOOSE YOUR ANIME
5:35 PM: Fushigi Anime 1
6:00 PM: 10-Minute Break
 
6:10 PM: Fushigi Anime 2
6:35 PM: Fushigi Anime 3
7:00 PM: Dinner Break
 
8:05 PM: Anime Trivia from the PAST
8:30 PM: Fushigi Anime 4
8:55 PM: 10-Minute Break
 
9:05 PM: Fushigi Anime 5
9:30 PM: Fushigi Anime 6 (last one 😢)
9:55 PM: End of Meeting There’ll be Anime Trivia after Dinner Break! It’ll be a new version of the program, so
make sure to come back and help out test the program after your belly is plump and full. Mmm, dinner… Next
week’s meeting will start Minna no Anime’s usual line-up schedule, though Simulcast of the Week will be replaced
with a sweet, nice round of Anime Eyes.
 
Home Football Game on Saturday
There’s a football game this Saturday, so if you’re driving to campus, it might be difficult to find parking. I’d
suggest coming to club earlier than usual to get primo parking! The parking lot in between the library and the
Math/Science building is usually free. Almost any other parking lot costs money though...
 
Club Showcase: Sunday September 25th, 7:30AM–3PM
The day after our first meeting, Club Showcase starts! If you’d like to help Minna get new members to join us for
our October 1st meeting and beyond, please meet us at the H16 Parking Lot any time from 7:30AM to 3PM. Setup
time is from 7:30AM–10AM, WOWees will show up from 10AM–1PM, and then clean-up is from 1PM to 3PM. If
you’re planning on driving stuff in, we’re allowed cars from If you’d like to help out, please wear a Minna T-shirt,
cosplay, or other anime-esque clothes. You can optionally bring anime paraphernalia to adorn our info table—
please keep it PG!
 
First Minna no Manga Meeting: Thursday October 6th, 6–10PM
Our first Manga meeting will be in about two weeks on October 6th, 6–10PM. The room is still TBD, so check
next week’s email for the room number!
 
Rant
AAAHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH FIRST MEETING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR
AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Okay, okay. I’m done with that. Yeah.
NO I’M NOT AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Okay, for realsies. I’m done. Yeah. Yeah. Uh-huh. I’m
pretty excited about the line-up we got this year, you guys. It’s pretty good in my opinion, I say, as if I wasn’t
one of the officers who helped make the line-up :^)
But real talk, we have some series in there that are critically acclaimed, like Erased, Puella Magi Madoka Magica,
and Mushi-shi. And then we’ve got our mecha show of the year—lookin’ at you, Iron-Blooded Orphans... *does
a wink and double pistols*
 
 
What I’m real excited about though: Sound! Euphonium. I was in marching band for seven years of my life, and
yeah, I wasn’t playing an instrument (I spun and threw flags, rifles, and sabers), but that show is like… reliving
your band experience in high school or college. A lot of the stuff they do, like the character personalities, the
practices, the difficulty of the pieces—that’s pretty close to the real experience, I’m not gonna lie. Also,
something happens about a little over halfway through the show that Pertains to My Interests, so… hehehe…………..
 
One day you’ll see what I’m talking about,
 
Phyllis Douglas
Minna no Anime 2016–2017 Secretary

[Minna no Anime] Help Out at Club Showcase 9/25/2016

TL;DR Club Showcase 9/25 7:30AM–3PM in spot B14 in H16 Parking Lot, setup: 7:30–10AM, main event: 10AM–1PM,
cleanup: 1PM–3PM
 
Yo yo yo,
 
Club Showcase is fast approaching on Sunday, September 25th! Minna no Anime’s booth will be located in spot
B18 in the H16 Parking Lot. Club Showcase is a way for our anime club to meet new, incoming students to Cal Poly
and invite them to join us for next Saturday’s meeting! Mayhaps a way to get… new members? Wowee!
 
If you’d like to help out, please join us at our booth anytime from 7:30AM to 3PM wearing cosplay, a club T-shirt,
or something that is anime-related. You can also bring anime paraphernalia to adorn our info table, but please
keep it PG!
 
Schedule:
Setup: 7:30AM–10AM
Help set up the canopy, info table, and chairs! You can even bring over some delicious breakfast foods to keep
the helpers’ tummies nice and warm. If you’re going to be moving things in via car we’re allowed to move things
in from 7:30AM - 8PM.
Main Event: 10AM–1PM
Chat with new (and potentially current!) Cal Poly students about how awesome Minna no Anime is. Invite them
to join us at our Saturday meeting on October 1st from 5-10PM in room 3-213.
Cleanup: 1PM–3PM
Help collapse the canopy, info table, and chairs! You can even bring over some delicious lunch foods— ah wait,
no. We really need people to help with this part and not food, haha. Ha… *sweats a bit because she wants
lunch food*
Parking
Please note that if you’ll be driving to campus to help us out, you’ll probably have a hard time finding parking on
campus. Please arrive a bit earlier than you expect to find a good parking spot! 👍
I’m pretty excited for this weekend. Hope to see you guys there!
 
Phyllis Douglas
Minna no Anime 2016–2017 Secretary

[Minna no Anime] First Saturday Meeting 10/1/16

TL;DR MnA in room 3-213 5–10PM, Discussion Room in 3-114, 1st Thursday meeting 10/6 6–10PM in 22-210

Good day mates,

Tomorrow marks the first day Minna no Anime’s 2016–2017 schedule begins! Join us in the Silo, room 3-213,
from 5–10PM for a selection of first episodes of a myriad of anime. I’m super excited, especially because we’ll
have free pizza during Dinner Break… Ooohhhh yeaahhhhh, baby. If you need to take a break from all the anime
watching but want to be near club members, the Discussion Room will be open in 3-114 for the duration of the
meeting.

Saturday 10/1/2016 Schedule
5:10 PM: Anime Eyes
5:35 PM: Inari Kon Kon Ep 1 — “Inari, First Love, First Change”
6:00 PM: 10-Minute Break

6:10 PM: Mushi-shi: The Next Passage Ep 1 — “Mushi-shi”
6:35 PM: Yona of the Dawn Ep 1 — “The Princess Yona”
7:00 PM: Dinner Break — FREE PIZZA!!!!

8:05 PM: Shirobako Ep 1 — “Exodus to Tomorrow!”
8:30 PM: Ping Pong the Animation Ep 1 — “The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear”
8:55 PM: 10-Minute Break

9:05 PM: Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Ep 1 — “IRON AND BLOOD”
9:30 PM: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Ep 1 — “I First Met Her in a Dream… or Something.”
9:55 PM: End of Meeting

Instead of Simulcast of the Week, we’ll play a round of Anime Eyes, a game where you guess the anime character
given a pixelated image of a character. Just yell out the character from your seat and see how many you can
guess! Simulcast of the Week will start next week’s Saturday meeting, and voting for which show gets chosen
will start on Wednesday.

First Thursday Meeting: October 6th, 6–10PM, Room 22-210 (English Building)
Wanna have a time to relax and socialize with other club members? Our first Thursday meeting starts on October
6th from 6 to 10PM in room 22-210 (English building). Come at any time and play some card games, watch anime,
or have a place to do your homework!

Rant
Who knew you could throw out your back at 25-years-old. Well, at least people can buy me Goshi and bring it to
my house :^)

...Okay, I only played that card on Wednesday since it was my birthday. I’ll go to Goshi on my own when I’m better!

Thinking about the day I can order off the specials menu from Goshi again,

Phyllis Douglas
Minna no Anime 2016–2017 Secretary

[Minna no Manga] First Thursday Meeting 10/6/16

TL;DR MnM in room 22-210 6–10PM, vote for Simulcast of the Week, Halloween Party on Saturday 10/29 10AM–10PM

Citizens of this Earth,

It seems that our first Thursday meeting is closing in fast! Our first Minna no Manga meeting is tomorrow, Thursday
October 8th, in room 22-210 in the English building. The Thursday meetings are club’s social meetup, so from
6–10PM, enjoy card games, board games, anime, and homework (okay, you’re not really “enjoying” homework
most of the time, but you can work on it at the meeting too~), or bring some manga and share it with club members!
This is a relaxed, freeform environment where anyone can join us at anytime during those four hours. Take a
break from college and have some fun!

These emails for the Thursday meetings will be written by a different Minna no Anime officer each week — I hope
you’ll enjoy them~

Vote for the Simulcast of the Week
Coming to club on Saturday? Vote for the Simulcast of the Week, which will be shown during the 5:10–5:35
timeslot. Using the link provided, pick a show — club will play the first episode of whichever anime got the most
votes! In the following weeks, you’ll get the opportunity to vote on the next episode of the show if you like, or
you can vote on an entirely different anime. But if there are not enough votes for a particular show or episode,
it’ll drop off the list in a couple of weeks! *gasp* What will appear onscreen? Come to club this Saturday at 5PM to
find out!

Halloween Party: Saturday 10/29 from 10AM to 10PM
It’s getting a little chilly around here… It must be because the ghosts have come out to play for Halloween! And 
just like the ghosts, Minna no Anime likes to celebrate the holiday with a party filled with games and prizes. Join
us on October 29th anytime from 10AM to 10PM for a day filled with contests, a quiz, games, and karaoke! Around
6PM, we’ll have pizza delivered for dinner. If you’d like more information on the schedule and what prizes and
games will be available, an email will be going out soon with the complete details! If you have any questions though,
please email us at minna-no-anime@minnanoanime.org.

Rant
Aahh, I’m so happy that The Ancient Magus’ Bride has an OVA series!
((https://www.crunchyroll.com/the-ancient-magus-bride)) The manga is so beautiful, touching, and at times scary
that I always wondered when the anime would finally air. I also really enjoyed that for the OVA, it’s the main
character’s backstory on what happened in Japan before she moved to England, which hasn’t been fully touched
on in the manga. Though, of course… I’d love to see more of England and all the magical fairies and creatures
that are in that part of the world, colored and animated to their full creepiness and beauty.

If you enjoy fantastical creatures and slow-paced but calming series, I’d really suggest reading The Ancient Magus’
Bride. I would liken it to Natsume’s Book of Friends or Mushi-shi — it’s in the same vein as those two series, but
rather than a focus on youkai or bug spirits, it focuses more on English fantasy creatures, like fairies, banshees,
dragons, and more! It can get a bit dark though, so be prepared for some scary stuff.

Wishes she could see fairies too,

Phyllis Douglas
Minna no Anime 2016–2017 Secretary

[Minna no Anime] Pineapple Saturday 10/8/16

TL;DR MnA in room 3-213 5–10PM, Discussion Room in 3-114, vote for Simulcast of the Week, Halloween Party 10/29

Ready for Round 2? Minna no Anime is back again this week, this time with the second episodes of shows we watched last
week! Join us tomorrow, October 8th, in room 3-213 in the Business building from 5 to 10PM for a collection of anime
that will put a smile on your face, invoke feelings of fear, anger, or possibly deep and utter despair! Upupupu~ If
there’s just too much feeling going on for you, you’re welcome to join others in the Discussion Room, located in
room 3-114 just across from the main club room. In the past, people have used that room to do homework, discuss
anime, or play games. It’s similar to club’s social meetings on Thursdays in that respect.

Starting this week is Simulcast of the Week; vote for an anime to show in club that’s currently airing in Japan or
hasn’t been shown in Minna no Anime! Whichever anime gets the most votes will have its first episode shown in
club tomorrow. Next week, you can then vote for that anime’s next episode or choose a new show — you decide!

If you’d like to catch up on last week’s episodes, Inari Kon Kon and Ping Pong the Animation are on Funimation, and
all other shows are on Crunchyroll. If you need help, email us at minna-no-anime@minnanoanime.org and we’ll provide
support!

Saturday 10/8/2016 Schedule
5:10 PM: Simulcast of the Week (Vote Here)
5:35 PM: Inari Kon Kon Ep 2
6:00 PM: 10-Minute Break

6:10 PM: Mushi-shi: The Next Passage Ep 2
6:35 PM: Yona of the Dawn Ep 2
7:00 PM: Dinner Break

8:05 PM: Shirobako Ep 2
8:30 PM: Ping Pong the Animation Ep 2
8:55 PM: 10-Minute Break

9:05 PM: Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Ep 2
9:30 PM: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Ep 2
9:55 PM: End of Meeting

Halloween Party: Saturday 10/29 from 10AM to 10PM
It’s getting a little chilly around here… It must be because the ghosts have come out to play for Halloween! And just
like the ghosts, Minna no Anime likes to celebrate the holiday with a party filled with games and prizes. Join us on
October 29th anytime from 10AM to 10PM for a day filled with contests, a quiz, games, and karaoke! Around 6PM,
we’ll have pizza delivered for dinner. If you’d like more information on the schedule and what prizes and games will
be available, an email will be going out soon with the complete details! If you have any questions though, please
email us at minna-no-anime@minnanoanime.org.

Rant
We had a potluck at work on Wednesday. Our HR person organized the whole thing and asked a bunch of us to
bring stuff in. She wanted me to make “Anime Fried Rice” (what is that, I don’t know) and make sure that there
were anime characters in it (how do??? what????), so I just made fried rice. …Okay, I made it a little fancier than
just “fried rice”, I attempted… pineapple fried rice.


<<Picture of a hallowed out pineapple with rice in it and chunks of pineapple on top>>


It doesn’t look that bad, right? Well, I may have had… deviated from the recipe I was using… and perhaps forgotten
that I had garlic and dumped it raw on top of the rice… and there might have been a hole where the leaves
connected to the fruit… and maybe I just kept added white pepper without tasting to know when to stop adding pepper…

This rice had some kick to it, which was enjoyed by a few, but it was very difficult for me to eat it without drinking
lots of water, haha.

I am a mediocre cook who is better at making food look nice than tasting nice,

Phyllis Douglas
Minna no Anime 2016–2017 Secretary

[Minna no Anime] Another Thursday 10/13/16

TL;DR MnM this Thursday in room 22-210 6–10PM, vote for Simulcast of the Week, soccer game this Saturday, Halloween
Party on Saturday 10/29 10AM–10PM

Hey y’all,

Do you ever get tired of the constant stress and deadlines of your 4–7 year journey towards educational
enlightenment and meaningful employment? Or, do you find yourself wishing one evening that you could enjoy
yourself by accomplishing nothing of significance and just unwind, only to discover that you’re missing a group of
fun people to share your lack of productivity with? Or perhaps you want to get a headstart on that big project that’s
due next week but want a change of scenery from your dorm room? No matter your circumstances, the fine folk at
Minna no Anime have the solution for you! This (and every) Thursday, we will hold a 4-hour session of socialization,
board games, card games, and more for all of you to enjoy. This lovely event that we call Minna no Manga will
happen from 6–10 PM in Room 22-210, in the English Building. I hope to see you all there!

As we mentioned in last week’s email, these midweek messages will now be brought to you by a rotating pool of
officers. Last week was Phyllis, our super sentai secretary! <<https://imgur.com/ZgdPyIr>> This week is Isaac, 
the mysterious presidential persona known in some dark circles as “The Cat King”. Who could it be next week?
Only time will tell! (Pretty sure it’s gonna be the VP, Brian.)

Also, everyone going to the meeting on Saturday should be aware that there’s another soccer game this week, so
expect crowds and parking shenanigans near the stadium.

Vote for the Simulcast of the Week
As part of our normal Saturday meetings, we hand over the reigns of our anime stagecoach to our members, who
decide what to watch during our 5:10 slot. Anyone can vote, as long as they’re on the mailing list. The voting roster
typically includes the first episodes of various shows that have aired recently, so it’s a great way to check out stuff
you might be interested in. Or, if we watch something and you really like it, you can vote to watch the next
episode instead. Here’s the link.

Halloween Party: Saturday 10/29 from 10AM to 10PM
What do you do if it’s only two days until Halloween and you just can’t wait any longer to begin the festivities?
Why, you go to our anime-tastic Halloween Party! It’ll be a fun-filled 12 hours of cosplay, trivia, Anime Eyes (that
game we played Day 1), video games, karaoke, and more! There’ll even be prizes for our talented winners! Stay
tuned for more details.

Yours truly,
Isaac Cameron
Minna no Anime President

Rant
So I’m taking ARCH 551 this quarter, which is an architecture studio for master’s students. As an ARCE, I haven’t had
a studio since my first year at Cal Poly and that one was really abstract because most of us didn’t really know how
to school yet and I had no clue how structures worked. But anyways, my first schoolwork of the year was for this studio
and I was researching the history of water tanks for a presentation we had to give. Seems easy, right? Well it turns out
that not too many people really care about the history of water tanks, so finding relevant information was really difficult.
Like someone wrote a scholarly book about the Indus Valley Civilization that was hundreds of pages long and
somewhere in the middle of it they were like “Yeah, so there was this spot where there was this irrigation and there’s a
decent possibility that there was a clay water tank there”. And that was pretty much it. The only other people who cared
were the ones who had businesses selling water tanks and wanted to sound like their company was continuing some sort
of legacy, so they’d give a focused history about water tanks that would subtly bash on all the other kinds and then talk
about how they started, at which point any information afterwards was nearly worthless.

Anyways, after a couple days of me being obsessed with water tanks, my pal Curtis (the Treasurer) realized something
was wrong with me because no person should care this much about the history of such a thing, even though they’re super
interesting and elegant and vital to our success as a species. But we figured that this water tank thing would pass as soon
as I gave the presentation and I would go back to learning about some form of architecture that would leave fewer people
saying “Lol, wut?” when I tell them how I spend my afternoons. We couldn’t have been more wrong.

You see, my professors then spring a surprise field trip on us a couple days later and I go to Tiburon. There, lo and
behold, stands a giant, rusted, old steel water tank on a hilltop and now we’re apparently going to be spending the next
two quarters making it more interesting than an empty steel cylinder with a roof on top. Now my days are spent filling
soda bottles with plaster and water balloons and pretending that they’re water tanks and that I’m somehow finding the form
for this revolutionary new design we’re doing.

Anyways, it’s getting late, my roommate’s trying to sleep through the sound of my keyboard clacking away, and I
really need to take my recent forays into the sun paths that cause a water tower in Tiburon to cast shadows onto an empty
parking lot in Tiburon and then put that information into a powerpoint to present to other people who also spend way too
much time thinking about water tanks. See you all on Thursday.

[Minna no Anime] Overlords' Saturday 10/15/16

TL;DR MnA in room 3-213 5–10PM, Discussion Room in 3-114, soccer game this Saturday, vote for Simulcast
of the Week, Halloween Party 10/29

It’s there, in my heart, that desire to watch the entertainment that we call anime… It’s calling me!! The pain, AUGH!
It sears my body with absolute desire for crudely animated boys swinging ping pong rackets, I can see it in my
mind’s eye! RAAAUUGH another vision: a girl who can transform with an adorable phrase to save the day, too much
cuteness! So much pain in my chest... There’s only one way to relieve this pain… Minna no Anime-sama, I implore
you! Let me come to your meeting tomorrow from 5–10PM in room 3-213 on your beautiful campus at Cal Poly San
Luis Obispo! These visions, I know that they are from your current show line-up… I must see them... I’m even ready
to vote for the Simulcast of the Week — my full participation is at your beck and call!

Ah, what is that? You doubt that I will sit there for all five hours? Do not worry, O Great Ones, it will be fine! The
glorious Discussion Room in room 3-114 is still available for when I get exhausted from all these cravings for
animated cartoons.

What… what is that, Minna no Anime-sama? There is trouble this Saturday? A… a soccer game?! It… it will be all
right. I will persevere! I was able to navigate around the blocked roads in my automobile last Saturday, I can most
definitely do it again! I will follow the directions from your wonderful security force and make it safely to the
ordained meeting place.

Minna no Anime-sama’s Dazzling Saturday 10/15/2016 Schedule
5:10 PM: Simulcast of the Week (Vote Here)
5:35 PM: Inari Kon Kon Ep 3
6:00 PM: 10-Minute Break

6:10 PM: Mushi-shi: The Next Passage Ep 3
6:35 PM: Yona of the Dawn Ep 3
7:00 PM: Dinner Break

8:05 PM: Shirobako Ep 3
8:30 PM: Ping Pong the Animation Ep 3
8:55 PM: 10-Minute Break

9:05 PM: Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Ep 3
9:30 PM: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Ep 3
9:55 PM: End of Meeting

Minna no Anime-sama’s Chilling Halloween Party: Saturday 10/29 from 10AM to 10PM
Their Greatness, I see you all have set the date for the Halloween Party! I will communicate to your members that
which you have told me: Halloween Party will be on Saturday, October 29th, from 10AM to 10PM. Festivities such
as games, contests, and karaoke will be available! Minna no Anime-sama’s instructions are quite a lot to bear, so
at a later date I shall tell in full detail of all events and games that will be present. However, as I do hold this
sacred knowledge and wish to tell you gracious members, you may ask for more information by emailing me at
minna-no-anime@minnanoanime.org. Please bear with me a little longer — the reveal is close at hand!

For you I serve, Minna no Anime-sama,

Phyllis Douglas
Minna no Anime-sama’s 2016–2017 Secretary

Winter 2017

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