2015-2016 Emails

Email announcements from school year 2015-2016

← 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 →

Fall 2015

We are missing content for this period of time. If you have the emails for this quarter, please add them!

Winter 2016

[Minna no Anniversary] Jan 4 2016 Donate to the Great Anniversary of Everyone's Anime

It seems that we meet again, Minna. We can never truly be apart, can we? For you see, it was fate that this email
arrived in your mailbox, and I see, in the future, several more of the anniversary emails to pleasantly pop in
there, too.

Of course, you might be asking, "Who is writing the emails?" Hmmmm... Is it me? You? That other secretary who
keeps trying to kick me out but I know the password to the email account and-

AH SHOOT NOW THE COMMITTEE WILL CHANGE THE PASSWORD

Oh well. It's not a big deal. I mean, they should be thanking me for writing this one! That other secretary has
been sitting on this email for like... a month? And been playing Xenoblade Chronicles X for at least 60 hours. Jeez
What a terrible secretary. I mean, I guess it was Winter Break, but that's no excuse!! Looks like I gotta step in
and save the day, right?

So without further ado, the point of this email: Here's how you can help out with the anniversary festivities!
Sacrifice your body to the Great Festival on February 6 and 7.
The committee's asking for volunteers to help set up stuff in the rooms on Saturday and Sunday. For Saturday,
they'll need people to help set up the Trivia/Eyes buttons and helping with the cake and other fun stuff. And for
Sunday, some "special things" will need to be set up before everyone gets to the lunch, so if you want a sneak
peek into what the committee has planned... email anniversary@minnanoanime.org with your intent to volunteer!
In the email, let them know what day(s) and the time range you'll be available.

Prize Donations!
Some of you expressed interest in donating prizes for the games and events at the party. If you're still up for it,
email anniversary@minnanoanime.org with this info, yo:

description of the prize
estimated monetary value of the prize
any other special things about the prize you wanna let the committee know
Also, you'll need to mail the prize to the committee. They'll need the prizes by January 27, so email the
anniversary account to find out what address to mail the goods to!

And finally, the monetary donation information.
Still wanna help out, but just want to pass on some money instead? We have a PayPal option available as well as
mailing a check or cash to the committee! Mike Whipp will be handling the moneys this year, so PayPal him up at
paypal@castlecagliostro.com, or email anniversary@minnanoanime.org to get the address to send a check or cash to.
The money will be used to get cool stuff for the anniversary, maybe an even cooler cake than what the committee's
got planned already... and y'all are gonna LOVE THE HECK OUTTA THAT CAKE!! If you have any requests about how
the committee will spend your money, let them know via email or the PayPal message thingy.

And that's that for helping out with the anniversary. Gotta head on out - I'm currently checking out the past years
of Minna with the time machine, and maaann there's some good stuff there. Like that Tsurugi dinner where some
people drank too much soy sauce... or that secretary that wrote an email with no pants on... or sequel power
hour.... Yeah. Gonna dig up some more good stuff.

Welcome back to school, students! And here's to a good 2016 year~ 🍻

[Minna No Manga] Where Manga Is 1/7/16

TL;DR: Manga in 10-225, T-Shirt Contest ends January 30th, vote for the simulcast.
 
Greetings Everyone!
 
Nice to talk to you all again, it's been awhile! I was going to do a bit this quarter where I had a time machine
and was writing to you from different times in the past but my time machine's been steadfastly refusing to work (I
think I need to replace some of the cardboard) so the bit's a no-go.
 
As it's the beginning of the quarter, Minna no Manga will be held in a different room! We're going to be holding
Manga this quarter every Thursday in room 10-225 from 6 PM - 10 PM. That's the same building Manga was in last
quarter! Our new room not only has a roof and walls, it has desks as well! Look forward to it.
 
There's less than a month left in the Minna no Anime T-Shirt Contest! The final day to turn in your design is
January 30th, so if you're planning on doing a design for that it'd be a good idea to get crackin' before school
sets in. Complete rules for the contest can be found here, nothing's changed since the last time I emailed
them out.
 
And as always... Vote for the simulcast! (It's been so long since I got to say that :D)
 
Cheers!
 
Curtis Hilgenberg
MnA Secretary
 
RANT:
Warning, Personal Opinions Below
 
Man, Aniplex USA gives the best Christmas presents. This summer, in the writeup I wrote for Dragonball Z:
Resurrection F I wrote that if enough people went to see it in theatres that maybe Kizumonogatari might show up in
American theatres as well! At the time I was thinking "haha, like Kizu would ever come out of development hell,
FML." but now Aniplex is actually doing it! Kizumonogatari Part 1 is going to be in American Theatres starting in
February! I'm fully prepared to go on a road trip to the nearest theatre that's showing it. My only regret is that
it'll probably have poor signs... Anyways though, I'm looking forward to it. I'm currently ignoring a groupwork
partner in order to type this up, so I'd better go. I'll tell you more about how things are going next time! See
you later! ex oh ex oh ex oh 

[Minna no Anime] Saturday of Saturdays 1/9/16

 TL;DR: Saturday meeting is as usual, weekend parking enforcement still nonexistent, T-shirt contest is
ongoing, vote for the simulcast.
 
Hello!
 
It was good to see those of you that were at Manga yesterday, I forgot how much I missed hanging out with y'all.
I'm looking forward to catching up with everyone else at the Saturday meeting!
 
Minna no Anime will be held in "The Silo" (3-213) this week as per usual, from 5:10 PM - 10 PM. I pinky swear. Oh,
and in case anyone isn't fully up to date on the riveting drama that is the Cal Poly Parking Enforcement website,
parking will not be enforced on weekends this quarter. It's still totally okay to park in the metered spots outside
the Silo, the "0:00" of the parking meter blinking vainly.
 
There's less than a month left in the Minna no Anime T-Shirt Contest! The final day to turn in your design is
January 30th! That's only three days after the square you undoubtedly have marked on your calendar as
"Curtis' Birthday", and it's more than two days closer than it was a week ago! Complete rules for the contest
can be found here.
 
And as always... Vote for the simulcast!
 
SCHEDULE 1/9/16
 
5:10 PM - Simulcast of the Week (VOTE FOR IT ABOVE)
5:35 PM - Last Exile - 10
6:00 PM - Ten Minute Break!
6:10 PM - Haikyuu!! - 10
6:35 PM - Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun - 09
7:00 PM - 1 HOUR DINNER BREAK WOOOH
8:05 PM - Taisho Baseball Girls - 09
8:30 PM - Your Lie in April - 09
8:55 PM - Ten Minute Break!
9:05 PM - Tiger and Bunny - 10
9:30 PM - Neon Genesis Evangelion - 10
 
Cheers!
 
Curtis Hilgenberg
MnA Secretary
 
RANT:
 
So at the beginning of the quarter this quarter, I had a full 16 units, with three of them being courses directly
related to my major. I decided that between the classes workload and me trying to work more this quarter I was
going to die, so I ended up dropping a class. I ended up dropping the one course that wasn't a major course,
Intro to Philosophy, which may not have been the wisest choice to drop, but it was the least interesting to me, so
w/e.
 
I watched Shirobako over the break, which I enjoyed immensely. It did a great job conveying all of the stress and
anxiety of working in the anime business, and I learned a lot too. The characters were all distinct and likable,
except for this one male production assistant guy, but all of the characters in-show had a problem with him as
well, so it was OK. The show used every bit of its two cours leaving no stone unturned as it examined the
production process, 10/10 would recommend to a friend, it's my new sixth favorite show. Anyways, I'm running
up on the mythical email character limit, I'll see you all lat

[Minna no Manga] Thursday 1/13/16

TL;DR: Manga in 53-206 (where we ended up last week), T-Shirt Contest on-going, Vote for the simulcast.
 
Greetings everyone!
 
Your friendly neighborhood MnA Secretary here, checking in before this Thursday's Manga meeting! We're going
to be in Science North, 53-206 this week. That's the same room as we were in last week! The one we ended up
in, not the one I erroneously pointed at in my email. We'll get back to Building 10 eventually, but this isn't the
week for it. Manga will be from 6 PM - 10 PM as per usual.
 
The Minna no Anime T-Shirt contest is ongoing! If you want your mad Photoshop skillz to be displayed on the
official Minna no Anime 2015-2016 t-shirt, there's no better way than to enter the contest! Complete rules for
the contest can be found here.
 
And as always... Vote for the simulcast!

Cheers!

Curtis Hilgenberg
MnA Secretary

[Minna no Anniversary] Jan 15 2019 Swap Meet and Scavenger Hunt Announcement

Hello, Minna, how are you enjoying the new year?

Correction to the previous email: I have played only 40 hours of Xenoblade Chronicles X, not 60.

We would like to remind members that you can make categories for Anniversary's Anime Trivia at this link. We'd
also like to announce that Goshi will provide a buffet for us on Sunday February 7, but the price is still to be
determined.

Now, on to new event announcements!

Swap Meet
Scavenger Hunt
Movies: Millennium Actress and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Swap Meet is returning for Minna's 25th Anniversary, and will run from 10AM to 12PM on Saturday, February 6,
in room 3-114. If you would like to be a seller, there is a limited number of tables to sign up for. You can pick
from:
a half table of about 3' x 2',
two half tables of 3' x 4',
or a backroom full table of 2' x 5'.
The tables are all first come, first served. There's 16 half tables available and 8 backroom full tables available.
Tosign up, please fill out this form. You will need a Minna no Anime forum account to login and register as a
seller. You can make an account here, or if you've forgotten your password, you can retrieve it here.

Scavenger Hunt is also back for this anniversary! For those who have not participated in Minna's scavenger hunt
before, this is a bit different from the norm. Using this list of items, submit pictures that fit each item's
theme. For example, let's say one of the items to find was "an old man cat". I would take a picture of a
disgruntled cat, or perhaps put cat ears on my grandfather and take a picture of that. There are prizes for best
overall, best photo, and two for judge's choice. Please note that winning entries will be selected by the
Anniversary Committee.

Rules:

Your own photos only (no plagiarism!). You may work individually, in pairs or in groups.
If submitting photos digitally, please resize your photos to no larger than 1600 x 1200 pixels (or 1200 x 1600
pixels).
Due date: January 30, 2016 at 10PM.
Non-email submissions should go to an officer at club by the due date.
Accepted submissions: email anniversary@minnanoanime.org (Limit to 25mb attachments per email), printed
photos, digital photos burned to disc, or Flashdrive/external hard drive.

Prize Categories:

Best Collection Overall - Criteria: Quantity (as many as you can or 30/30), and Execution (capturing the hunt
item's 'theme', creativity, composition, and very basic technical aspects )
Best Individual Photo - Criteria: Capturing the Theme, Creativity, and Quality (Technical and Composition)
Judge's Choice: Collection - Ex. comedic, artistic, dramatic, literal, or wacky
Judge's Choice: Individual Photo - Ex. comedic, artistic, dramatic, literal, or wacky
The movies to be shown at anniversary will be Millennium Actress and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Both
movies will be shown in the Silo (room 3-213). Millennium Actress will be on Saturday starting at 8PM, and
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time will start at 3PM on Sunday.

Wrap-Up
Those are the newest announcements we have for the anniversary party. Here is a quick rundown and reminder
of all the other things that are going on:

Monetary Donations: paypal@castlecagliostro.com or give cash/check to Mike Whipp during a club meeting.
Prize Donations: please email anniversary@minnanoanime.org with what you want to donate, and we will
respond with more information.
Volunteer: email anniversary@minnanoanime.org with your availability as well as for more information.
Cake: two cakes, actually.
AMV Contest: Submissions to anniversary@minnanoanime.org, please. Entries must be less than 4 minutes
and PG-13.
Minna no Anime Trivia: Make categories for anime trivia by submitting a category or two to this link.
Photos of Minna History: Send us photos and videos of Minna's secret past! Email
anniversary@minnanoanime.org with your photos/videos.
Karaoke: Here are the list of songs that will be available at the party. Request more songs by emailing
anniversary@minnanoanime.org.
Sunday Goshi Lunch: It is a buffet. Price and sign-ups to be announced in a future email.
There's about 3 weeks left until the Anniversary Party. We have only a few more announcements in future emails
and then it's party time!