Elections, AGM, and FREE PIZZA*, THIS FRIDAY.

It’s been a long and crazy year, UBCAni’s first year back fully in person after the pandemic, and hopefully we’ve made a good impression on what it takes to be an exec and how this club runs. It’s finally time for the great handover- UBC Anime Club’s new executive elections will be happening this Friday, along with the Annual General Meeting where we hear your concerns and feedback on the club as a whole and how it is run. Per tradition, in a bid to bring more members to the elections to vote, we will be offering FREE PIZZA to any *UBCAni members who show up to elections in person to vote! We really, really, really need people to vote, because with our record-breaking 400+ members this year and AMS requiring clubs to have at least 40% of their memberbase vote in elections in order to maintain our status as a club, that means we require at minimum close to 200 votes in order to continue existing as a club

Voting will done online via the AMS Campusbase website at this link here, which means that only club members who are UBC students and have joined UBC Anime Club’s Campusbase group are eligible to officially vote, so be sure to join the group before voting. The form will not be open until after elections, but you may use the link above to access it once it does, and you have until noon (12:00PM) Monday, March 28th to vote. The elections will be hosted in person at our usual weekly time and place, starting from 7:00PM onwards in the usual room, Buchanan A201 at UBC. However, in order to encourage voting as much as possible even from people who cannot attend in person, the presentations will be streamed in our Discord server in the elections channels. 

Schedule: 
5:00PM – Anime Viewings (Buchanan A203): Sabikui Bisco episode 10, Sakamichi no Apollon (Kids on the Slope), Macross Delta
5:00PM – Artist Meetup (Buchanan A202): Draw.kuku/PChat
6:30PM – Dinner Break
7:15PM – Elections (Buchanan A201)The agenda for elections will be as follows:

  • Call to Order; Opening statements from outing preseident Cole Fairweather & Trisha Wong
  • Approval of the Agenda
  • Executive nominee presentations:
    • President: Oleg Chepakovich
    • Treasurer: Michael Xian, Amar Gill, Nandika
    • Vice-President Internal: Afiq Aqlan
    • Vice-President External: Jacob Zhang, Yu Chen Zou
    • Creative Director: Poff
    • Director of Communications: Ray Raffaele, Danil (Couch), Grace Park
    • Events Coordinator: Naomi, Andre Neville-Hadley
    • Librarian: Ivan Feng, Boris Levashko
    • Secretary: Cyrus Yong, Auritro Roy, Spencer Terry
  • Open Floor (Annual General Meeting)

Time permitting, we may have a shorter Karaoke session if the AGM concludes early.


We would also like to remind everyone that although the recent PHO from BC has relaxed and lifted mask mandates, UBC and AMS are still requiring all attendees to club events to wear masks and show their vaccine passports in order to participate. We reserve the right to deny entry to individuals who do not comply with our event rules. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

UBC Anime Club Valentine’s Social 2022: Love is War!

Mark your calendars for Saturday, February 19th! Better a little late than never, we are finally glad to announce that we are going through with our Valentine’s event in person. This year, the event will be themed around the war of the deres- tsun, yan, kuu, dan, or just plain old dere, fight to prove that your dere of choice is justice!

When: 5PM – 10PM, Saturday, February 19th 2022
Where: AMS Nest Room 2306/2309, UBC Campus

Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/6992921060782962

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Schedule:

5:00 – Door opens, registration
5:20 – Introductions
5:30 – Game 1: Which Dere Are You?
6:00 – Game 2: I Can’t Believe You’re This Stupid, Baka! (Trivia)
6:30 – Game 3: Fireworks Confessions
7:00 – Dinner and mingle
7:30 – UBC Anime Music Performance
8:00 – 8:30: Cosplay Contest
8:30 – 9:00 – Prize raffle, Pinata
9:00 – Dance, courtesy of DJ Arka. Request a song through this form!

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Ticketing

Please note, unlike our Icebreaker event, this is a ticketed event. An Early Bird discount is available for those who register before the day of the event! Simply approach an exec about buying a ticket at this Friday’s weekly, or contact us directly either via email or @exec on Discord!

Early Bird prices:
$7 for UBCAni members
$9 for non-UBCAni members
At the door:
$8 for UBCAni members
$10 for non-UBCAni members

How to buy tickets:
Please approach an exec at our weekly event to pay for a ticket in-person. If you are unable to attend our weekly, please directly contact an exec either by DMing via Discord or via email to ubcani@gmail.com to make arrangements either to meet at our clubroom at another time, or to pay via e-transfer (last resort). Otherwise, tickets can be bought at the door upon entry. We accept cash and debit/credit.

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Raffle prize tickets

  • +1 upon entry
  • +1 for current UBCAni members
  • +1 for RSVPing to our Facebook event, which will be checked at the door
  • +1 to +3 depending on how many of our games you win!
  • +1 for Nitro boosting our Discord server

Large prize:
Racing Miku Kimono ver. figure generously provided by our sponsor, Anime Bargain Bin! Use our sponsor code UBCANI at checkout for 10% off purchases! https://animebargainbin.com/
Medium prizes:
Fate series plastic folders
Genshin Impact ini figures
Small prizes: Assorted weeb keychains

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Cosplay Contest
There are 3 categories attendees are eligible to win, each with their own prize! Please fill out this form before the contest if you wish to enter!
Best Craftsmanship: $20 Fabricland Gift Certificate
Audience’s Choice: Pink Pizza-holding Pengy
Judge’s Choice: Blue Pengy

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Volunteers wanted!
Interested in helping out? We’re always looking for volunteers! Perks of volunteering include free entry to the event as well as +3 raffle tickets as thanks for your generosity. Please fill out this form if you are interested in volunteering to see what types of volunteering we need and so we can contact you!

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Important info regarding COVID policies
This is a reminder that we will be requiring all attendees at the event to have their vaccine passport and proof of double vaccination available to be checked at the door. We reserve the right to refuse entry to those who will not show proof or are not vaccinated. Additionally, before attending any in-person events, you must complete a self-assessment for Covid-19 symptoms. Under absolutely no circumstances should you attend any in-person event if you are sick, “just a little bit” sick, or even maybe-sick! If you are sick, please stay home.

UBC Anime Club Icebreaker 2021!

When: Friday, September 24th, 5PM to 10PM (or later)
Where: UBC Buchanan A201

Come on down to our first real (life) event of the year, our annual icebreaker event! Entry is free, and not only is it a great opportunity to get to know the club and make new friends, we have LOTS and lots of weeby prizes such as anime figures in our raffle that you can become eligible to win just by showing up! Cosplay isn’t only welcome, it’s fully encouraged!

Increase your chances of winning raffle prizes by:
– purchasing a membership, either at Clubs Days beforehand or at the door (+1)
– RSVP by pressing “Going” on the Facebook event before 11:59PM on Thursday, September 23rd (+1)
– playing (and winning) the games at the event (+1 to +3 depending on how many you win!)
– Nitro boosting our Discord server (+1)

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Schedule:
5:00 PM: Doors Open and Registration
5:15 PM: Introductions
5:30 PM: Game 1
6:30 PM: Dinner Break (Free pizza to members, courtesy of us!)
7:00 PM: Game 2
8:00 PM: Game 3
9:00 PM: Raffle Draw and Closing Ceremony
9:30 PM: Screening of Star Wars: Visions

The games in question will be a rotation of anime trivia (Weeb of Fortune, Name That Anime Tune), Cardboard Cosplay Contest, and Weeb Bingo!

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Prizes

You read that right! As is club tradition, we will have a number of weeb prizes available to be yours for the taking, if the gacha gods smile upon you and choose you as the raffle winner. Our grand raffle prize will be a figure of Nozomi from Love Live, and our medium prizes include goods from the Fate series, Monogatari series, and more! Not to mention more keychains than we know what to do with, all yours to take home! 

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Interested in volunteering to help us run this event (and the +3 raffle tickets that come with it)? Fill out this form and we’ll contact you with more information! https://forms.gle/jt9nktHEs9i2ihRj8

UBCAni members get perks such as, but not limited to, free pizza at events like this one, as well as discounts at our sponsors! Interested in becoming a member? We’ll be selling memberships at Clubs Days (Sept. 21-24) on UBC campus, as well as at the Icebreaker event itself!

$8 for Returning UBC Members
$10 for New UBC Members
$12 for Returning non-UBC Members
$15 for New non-UBC Members

Congratulations to the winners of the PRINT x UBCAni Arts and Crafts contest!

Edit: Voting is now closed! Thank you to everyone who voted!

Winner of the Most Popular/Fan Favorite category and the grand prize, the Huion Tablet: Tiana Mori!

Winner of the 2D Media category and the Demon Slayer key art print: Max Wei!

Winner of the 3D Media category and the Asuka Langley figure: Aleena Liu!

Winner of the Workshop category and the 80-piece marker set: Yuliya Yu!

The other submissions will be featured below the cut. Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this long-term collaborative event and submitted to the contest! Amazing work from everyone!

Continue reading “Congratulations to the winners of the PRINT x UBCAni Arts and Crafts contest!”

UBCAni x PRINT: Gekkan Crafts Tano-Kun Art Competition!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our 4 arts and crafts workshops over the last 4 months. We hope you had a good time and learned a lot! This is a reminder announcement that the overarching event of our collaboration with UBC PRINT Arts and Crafts is an art/crafts contest from December 23rd, 2020 to January 2nd 2021 at midnight. Submissions will be accepted via Google form that will be added here at a later date. Please join both our Discord server and the UBCAni x PRINT Collab Discord server for the live events and discussion.

Contest Categories

  • Most Popular/Fan Favourite: For this category we will have publicly open voting on which one people like the most.
  • Best Application of Workshops: This category is based upon which submission the judge’s think used the most elements from each workshop.
  • 2D media: This category is for whichever 2D created piece the judges think is best (ex. a drawn piece of art or a painting).
  • 3D media: This category is for what piece of 3D art piece the judge’s think is best (ex. a sculpture or craft).

Prizing

For the winner of our Most Popular/Fan Favourite we will be giving away a Huion Graphics Tablet valued at $80!

For our 2D media prize, we have an exclusive Demon Slayer key frame art print from the Ufotable Cafe in Tokyo valued at over $50 USD!

For the 3D category, we have an anime figurine and keychains TBA!

And finally, for the Workshop category, we have an 80 piece marker set!

UBCAni Virtual Icebreaker 2020-2021

Thank you to everyone who attended and joined today, despite the various difficulties of moving to an online platform! We hope you enjoyed the debuts of our new games (UBCAni “Awards” and Are You Funnier Than a UBCAni Exec?) and we hope to see you at future virtual weekly events also hosted at our Discord server as well!

A friendly reminder that memberships are available for purchase here. We accept payment via Interac e-transfer or via Paypal! Membership prices will be halved this year due to the COVID situation. Please fill out this form if you would like your very own 2020-2021 membership card to have it mailed to you or otherwise!

Enjoy this year’s icebreaker video, made completely safely complying with COVID restrictions, as everything was filmed online!