Pop-Up Hanami!

It’s time to finally unveil our biggest event of the year: Pop-Up Hanami! Inspired by the sakura trees scattered around UBC Campus and the Japanese tradition of Hanami (花見) or “Flower Viewing”, UBCAni will be pulling out all the stops this year to create the largest and most complete event in our clubs history!

The event will include:

  • A Sakura Cosplay Cafe, where Servers in full cosplay will be bringing you some of the best pastries and desserts Vancouver has to offer (at a reasonable price) , and handmade anime-inspired drinks.
  • An Artist Alley, where you can purchase exclusive and never-before-seen art made by our club’s most talented artists , and other vendors including some of our amazing sponsors!
  • Performances including idol groups, DJ sets, and non-stop J-pop, J-rock, and anime music for the entire event!
  • And tons of games (including a Pop-Up Hanami scavenger hunt) where you can earn tickets to increase your chances of winning one of our many prizes!

For more info, click the “Pop-Up Hanami” tab on the website above!

UBCAni Valentine’s Social:

The Way of the House Weeb!

BIG UPS to Meraki for creating this amazing Tano art for the Valentines social! He looks so awesome and would definitely be an amazing househusband if given the chance. (Also epic Mei apron reference) Check out their other works here!

Get ready to level up your housewarming skills and become the ultimate houseweeb at UBCAni’s 2023 Valentines Social event! UBC Ani is proud to announce our “The Way of the Househusband” themed Valentine’s event, which will take place onSaturday, February 11th!

Doors will open at 4:30 PM and the event will start at 5:00 PM sharp! This time, UBC Ani invites you to join us in the Great Hall North in the UBC Nest, 2nd Floorwhere you can make bentos for your wife with one hand, while defending your territory from yakuza with the other!! We’re excited to be able to host a social in a bigger venue, so more people can enjoy the event.

Event Schedule:

4:30PM : Doors open
5:00PM : Games and activities
7:00PM : Refreshments Break 
7:15PM : UAM performance! 
8:00PM : Cosplay Contest (signup here!)
8:15PM : Raffle Draw
8:30PM : Dance Party and Mini-Karaoke
9:00PM : End of the event!


Until the day of the event, we’ll be selling early bird tickets in person at our weekly events, at our clubroom, and for the first time ever, through online checkout. Please note that to cover online payment processing fees, there is a slight surcharge on tickets purchased online. 

Early Bird Prices:

UBCAni Member – $7.00
Non-Member – $9.00

Grab your tickets ASAP and save $3 on admission!

BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE!!!

UBC Ani Halloween Social!

?Puella Magi UBCANI!?

It’s time to make a contract…… if you want your wish fulfilled then you’ll need to become a Magical Girl at UBC Ani’s 2022 Halloween Social event!!!

Get your color-coded gems and weapons ready because we have an infestation of Witches on UBC Campus! UBC Ani is proud to announce our “Madoka Magica” themed Halloween social event, where you and your friends can experience the ✨100 percent wholesome fun of being a magical girl!✨

This event will begin at 5 PM on Saturday, October 29th and go until 9 PM. We’ve scouted out a giant nest of witches ready to be exterminated on the second floor of the UBC Nest, specifically in rooms 2306 and 2309, and in the performance theatre.

As with any good Magical Girl contract, you need to offer something up in order to participate. So here are the ticket prices! Don’t hesitate to take the leap and grab an Early Bird ticket at a discounted price!

Early Bird Ticket Prices:

UBCAni Member – $7

Non-UBCAni – $9

We’ll be selling tickets at our weekly event on Friday, as well as doing sales online! To purchase a ticket online, please DM our president Oleg @CuteLittleMoth#0728 (Oleg) on Discord!

During the event, we’ll also be getting a performance from @uam_band and music from DJ Arka!

We’ll also be hosting more raffles for another chance at some of our awesome prizes, as well as a cosplay contest! If you plan to show up in cosplay, please register using the form below to enter the contest with a chance to win a special prize!

https://forms.gle/KQcwkXpjKwgsYkpx5

UBC Ani Icebreaker Event!

UBC Ani is hosting our first big in-person event of the year, the Icebreaker! This event is taking place on the 1st of October at the Buchanan A Building!! The doors open at 1:30PM 😀 

The Icebreaker is designed to help weebs that  just arrived at UBC get to know each other while participating in some of our favorite Anime themed activities! This event is also completely free to attend, and you can drop in at any time, so you won’t wanna miss it! 

You can RSVP right now on our Discord server if you plan on attending. Just click “interested” on the event and we’ll be sure to save you a spot, and give you an extra raffle ticket for our prizes! Please keep your Discord DM’s open so that we can confirm your RSVP on the day of!

The deadline for RSVP’ing is the midnight on September 29th!

Thanks for reading, and stay on the lookout for more info about the event! 

UBC Ani Summer Art Contest!

Hi all, now that the summer season is coming to a close, the team is excited to announce a Summer Art Contest!!


Now’s your chance to show off your creative skills for a chance to win a 25$ Amazon gift card, and a free membership for next year! 

The prompt for this Summer Art Contest is… “What have Shiani and Tano been up to during their summer break?” You can find references for our mascots here.

Submissions will be judged on 3 different categories, with 1 winner for each! The 3 categories are: 
UAD Favorite (Voted on by you guys in the UBC Ani Discord server!)
Best Craftmanship (Picked by exec team)
Most Creative Use of the Prompt (Picked by exec team)

The period for submissions is from August 12th to September 22nd! All submissions should be sent to this form here.

All submissions will be posted in the #art_contest channel on our Discord for voting on September 23rd up until midnight on september 24th.

We’re all excited to see what awesome stuff you guys come up with!

UBC Ani Beach Outing!

Hi again! Hope everyone is having a great Summer 2022,  this year UBC Ani is bringing back our Summer Beach Outing! If you’ve ever wanted to live out a slice of life beach episode, now’s your chance!

The Beach Outing will take place at Kitsilano Beach and start at 11:30AM on July 27th, but execs will be there setting up at around 9-10AM. You’re free to come as early or as late as you’d like though, since we’ll be there until after the Celebration of Light fireworks display at 10PM. 

Schedule: 
11:30 AM – Beach Outing Starts 
10:00 PM – Celebration of Light Fireworks Begin

An annoucement with a more concrete schedule will be coming closer to the day of the event, so please stay tuned!

Where: Kitsilano Beach

We will be hosting a variety of activities during the event such as:
-Tug of War
– Watermelon Smashing
– Sports like frisbee/volleyball

What to Bring: 
Attendees are responsible for their own lunch/dinner plans, and should bring water/food. Other drinks (like soda)  will be provided for free (in limited quantity) by the club. 

Also, if you have frisbees, volleyballs, or other beach friendly stuff that you’d like to bring, that would be awesome! 

Just make sure to come prepared with sunscreen, a swimsuit, towels or blankets, and water! This event will also take place rain or shine, so prepping for rainy weather isn’t a bad idea.