Hey there everyone!  Did you go somewhere during the long weekend?  Did you do something spectacular?  Don’t forget we have more stuff lined up for you all!

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Upcoming Event—Laser skirmish!

It’s back again – laser skirmish!

SUAnime with the other anime clubs of Sydney presents an afternoon of battle skirmish; where we’re equipping you with laser guns to decimate the evil opposing team’s base and anyone else in the way! *ahem* And once you’re done saving the world or eradicating war (again), you can join your anime club in a celebratory dinner out and about the city!

Date - 8 May (Saturday)

Where - M9 Laser Skirmish, Darling Harbour

Time - 4pm laser skirmish game 1 begins; if you’re late you can join in the next games up to 6pm

Meet - Outside M9 Laser Skirmish

3.30pm for game 1+

6.30pm for dinner out

Cost - $12 per laser skirmish game

Friends are welcomed.

RSVP is important as each laser skirmish game has the number of players capped! You will also be asked to reserve your spot with an advanced payment for your game. Email our event director to RSVP and find out details for how to secure your spot in the team of Legendaries!

RSVP by payment for the number of skirmish games you’ll like to take part of at the screenings OR if you can’t make the screenings then email our events director at events@suanime.org to make other arrangements.

RSVP by 3 May, Monday

So suit up and let’s save the world! … again.

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Subtitle Competition

Congratulations to our round 2 winners! Wendy and Emily will be receiving their unique subtitled membership card with their winning captions.

Also, round 3 has been extended! Round 3 is the final round of competitions, so don’t miss out in winning your own subtitled membership card.

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The Name Trivia Competition

The Name Trivia Competition has started! For those who registered, you will be receiving the mysterious images Tuesday. For those who haven’t registered, you still can and go into the chance to win the major prizes! Send an email to competition@suanime.org.

The aim of the game is to earn points by correctly identifying the anime and character in a series of screen captures to win the major prizes. For more information about the competition, buzz competition@suanime.org too.

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The Weekly Usual - Screenings

Screenings are not quite back to normal!  Tuesday will introduce a new random episode in place of the usual randoms, while Wednesday will have the usual random social as we did prior to the break.  Thursday will still remain the same with “Kimi ni Todoke”.

And if you have any material for the random social for Wednesday, send word to screenings@suanime.org. Only appropriate material for public viewing will be accepted.

Please visit our screenings page for more information, including information on where they are held and the series themselves.

Tuesday: Wilkinson Bld., Architecture Lecture Theatre 3

Random + “Durarara!!”

Wednesday: Carslaw Building, Carslaw Lecture Theatre 375

“The Idiot, Tests, and Summoned Creatures” (Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu)

Thursday: Chemistry Building, Chemistry Lecture Theatre 2

“Kimi ni Todoke” + Random

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AnimeSydney wants you!  (Website designs)

AnimeSydney is looking for people to help redesign their website.  Anyone with skills in website design are welcomed.

Contact president@suanime.org for more information.

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And that’s it for this newsletter!  See you next week!

Plat N.

SUAnime | Secretary

Week 7 already… That’s about half the semester gone!  How much quicker can time fly?  Having trouble finishing off assessments?  (I sure do…)

SUAnime will always be around, so have no fear!

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The Weekly Usual

Screenings

Screenings are not quite back to normal!  Tuesday will introduce a new random episode in place of the usual randoms, while Wednesday will have the usual random social as we did prior to the break.  Thursday will still remain the same with “Kimi ni Todoke”.

And if you have any material for the random social for Wednesday, send word to screenings@suanime.org. Only appropriate material for public viewing will be accepted.

Please visit our screenings page for more information, including information on where they are held and the series themselves.

Tuesday: Wilkinson Bld., Architecture Lecture Theatre 3

Random + “Durarara!!”

Wednesday: Carslaw Building, Carslaw Lecture Theatre 375

“The Idiot, Tests, and Summoned Creatures” (Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu)

Thursday: Chemistry Building, Chemistry Lecture Theatre 2

“Kimi ni Todoke” + Random

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Art Socials

Art Socials will still progress this week at the same location.  Anyone free at that time may stay around to eat as well. For any more details, be sure to contact arts@suanime.org.

When: Monday at 1-3PM

Where: Wentworth Level 4, near the pool tables; look out for the SUAnime banner or our friendly faces! =)

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Competitions

Subtitle Competition: Round 3!

Thank you to everyone who has entered Round 2 of our subtitle competition!

The winners are being decided right now and we’ll announce them soon.

Remember, you can get in on the action too with Round 3 starting, this time with THREE images to caption!

Round 3 closes on the 25th April.

Visit our art competition page to submit your entries and GOOD LUCK!

Note: This will be round will be the final round of competitions, so participate now if you haven’t.

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The Name Trivia Competition

The Name Trivia Competition is starting this week! For those who registered, you will be receiving the mysterious images sometime Tuesday.

For those who haven’t registered, you still can and go into the chance to win the major prizes! Send an email to competition@suanime.org.

The aim of the game is to earn points by correctly identifying the anime and character in a series of screen captures to win the major prizes. For more information about the competition, buzz competition@suanime.org too.

Good luck everyone!

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Upcoming-upcoming Events

Laser Tag!

We haven’t forgotten! The laser tag event is coming next month!  We have new information regarding the event!

Date: 9th May

Time: 8:30PM

Location: Darlingharbor

This is going to be one big event, so RSVPs are NECESSARY.  Please do so as quickly as possible.

More updates will arrive later, so stay tuned with us!

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And that’s it for this newsletter!  See you next week!

Plat N.

SUAnime | Secretary

Did you all have a nice break?  Now that break is over, we are back to our regular activities.  Classes resume, assessments are due, studies return, less sleep, etc…

Our weekly activities will also resume!  If you are still thinking about them, Screenings and Art Socials are back!

Subtitle Competition’s winner will be announced, and the Name Game Competition is still open to registration.

Everyone, enjoy your week and hope to see you around!

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The Weekly Usual … sort of

Screenings

Screenings are back!  Whether you miss the talking or the watching, you all can come along now!  This week, we will have back-to-back screenings of Durarara!! and Baka to Test To Shoukanjuu. That way, we can all make up for the episode missed on Mid-term break!

And if you have any material for the random social for Tuesday and Wednesday, send word to screenings@suanime.org. Only appropriate material for public viewing will be accepted.

Please visit our screenings page for more information, including information on where they are held and the series themselves.

Tuesday: Wilkinson Bld., Architecture Lecture Theatre 3

“Durarara!!” ep 5 & 6

Wednesday: Carslaw Building, Carslaw Lecture Theatre 375

“The Idiot, Tests, and Summoned Creatures” (Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu) 5&6

Thursday: Chemistry Building, Chemistry Lecture Theatre 2

“Kimi ni Todoke” + Random

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Art Socials

Art Socials will still progress this week at the same location.  Anyone free at that time may stay around to eat as well. For any more details, be sure to contact arts@suanime.org.

When: Monday at 1-3PM

Where: Wentworth Level 4, near the pool tables; look out for the SUAnime banner or our friendly faces! =)

We have news of the next online art social!

Date: Thursday April 15 (Week 6)

Time: 8pm~

Theme: Back to uni ie. GLASSES

Members are welcome to join us any time on the night.

For those who already registered with us last time, the details will be the same.

Anyone else who wants to join in: just email art@suanime.org for the URL and login details!

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Subtitle Competition: Winners and Round 2!

Thank you to everyone who has entered our first subtitle competition!

And the round 1 winners are Akerind and Sam! Congratulations! There winning subtitles were: “There, there… A hit to your head will cure you of this heartbreak.” and “Wild ANIMEGIRL used Attract! It’s super effective!” Lucky them—they get their own unique membership cards with their subtitles ‘fansubbed’ on!

You can get in on the action too! Round 2 of the subtitle competition has NEW images that need captions!

Round 2 closes on the 18th April.

Visit our art competition page to submit your entries and GOOD LUCK!

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The Name Game Competition

While some have that special knack to remember other people’s names, most of us just have that gut-feeling that that face is so familiar. SUAnime now has a new competition to put our memory skills to the test for some procrastinating fun and awesome prizes!

Earn points by correctly identifying the anime and character in a series of screen captures to win the major prizes:

First – $20 Kinokuniya voucher

Second – $10 Kinokuniya voucher

Third – free entry to our next major event (like our up-coming Pokemon event and Christmas party)

Register at the socials and screenings or by sending an email to competition@suanime.org. The competition is FREE to both members and non-members (although only members can win the major prizes).

Registration closes at the end of Week 6.

For more information about the competition, buzz competition@suanime.org too.

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Upcoming-upcoming Events

Laser Tag!

We haven’t forgotten! The laser tag event is coming up pretty soon after the mid-semester break and details are being finalized. We’ll keep in touch with more details!

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Supanova pop culture expo

Move over Royal Easter Show! The next up-coming convention is Supanova and it will be running for two days in June!

Dates: 19 – 20 June, with a Preview Night on the 18th

Location: The Dome, Sydney Showground Rd, Sydney Olympic Park.

Website: http://www.supanova.com.au/

Tickets: On sale from May 1st from Ticketek

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OZAnimart discount!

Being part of SUAnime is also being part of AnimeSydney.  And don’t forget that OZAnimart has a special offer for AnimeSydney members!

Get 5% discount from ordering anything at their site by quoting AnimeSydney

Website: http://www.ozanimart.com.au/

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And that’s it for this newsletter!  See you next week!

Plat N.

SUAnime | Secretary

The execs of SUAnime will like to give a BIG THANK YOU to our members and friends for the support and fun memories for the past 6 weeks of uni 2010!!

We hope that you all had as great time as we did. We will be having plenty more events and socials in the year; but we’ll be taking it slowly for the rest of the semester to catch our breaths and work on those assignments (… probably).

Continue to enjoy anime and I’ll see you later! =)

Sindy | President

Images:

Thank you to E.H. for some of the photos.

Wednesday Screenings

Week 5 BBQ

K&E!

Beach BBQ – calvary game

The long weekend is over and the stockpile of Easter chocolates and anime episodes (because of the few anime marathons over the weekend) are dwindling … but not the SUAnime events and competitions! A friendly reminder and updates of the most up-coming events and updates of our competitions follow below, as well as news of up-coming up-coming events.

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Updates on the upcoming events

Karaoke + Eat!

The first of our traditional Karaoke and Eat-out (affectionately known as K&E) is just around the corner – the date is scheduled for THIS Wednesday. Thank you to those who have already RSVP’d; we can’t wait to see you there!

Day: Wednesday Easter (7-Apr-2010)

Karaoke: 3PM at LIVE! (Level 2, 116-120 Liverpool St Sydney 2000)

Eat: 7PM at Mizuya (Basement, 614 George St Sydney 2000)

Times: You can join in at any time, but generally:

2pm, meet at Kinokuniya (Town Hall) to walk down together

3pm, the karaoke starts at LIVE!

6 – 6.30pm, meet for the E! for a 7pm chow-down

Costs:

For K!: Member – Free; ACCESS only – $2; other – $6

For E!: Pay what you order.

Friends and family are welcome!

RSVP to events@suanime.org to secure your seat; and please state which part(s) of the event you’ll be attending. You and friends can still attend without RSVP.

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Beach BBQ

Yes!  We are having a beach BBQ!  As if the last one last week was not enough, we want to dish out some more BBQ action … and this time, it will be on a BEACH with AnimeMQ and AnimeUNSW!

Date: Friday 9-Apr-2010

Time: All day

Location: CooGee Beach

Cost:

BBQ: Free for members (show membership ID); $5 for others

Dinner: Pay for what you order.

A sample of the events include watermelon breaking, kibasen, Tug of Wars, volleyball, and sandcastle building challenges!

For further information buzz Alan the Events Exec at events@suanime.org

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The competitions

Subtitle Competition

Round 1 of our inaugural subtitle competition is now closed. Thank you to everyone who has entered our first subtitle competition! There were great entries and we’re having a hard time deciding the winners.

The winners for both card images will be announced at the start of Week 6, along with the opening of Round 2 with new ‘raw stills’. The winners will be receiving a new membership card with their winning subtitles captioned to the relevant images!

Visit our art competition page to view the subtitle submissions of Round 1.

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The Name Game Competition

While some have that special knack to remember other people’s names, most of us just have that gut-feeling that that face is so familiar. SUAnime now has a new competition to put our memory skills to the test for some procrastinating fun and awesome prizes!

Earn points by correctly identifying the anime and character in a series of screen captures to win some Kinokuniya vouchers and club merchandise and tickets.

Register by sending an email to competition@suanime.org. The competition is FREE to both members and non-members (although only members can win the major prizes). Registration closes at the end of Week 6.

For more information about the competition, buzz Sindy at competition@suanime.org too.

To give you all a taste of the competition, here are some screen shots of a selection from old and familiar anime. Name the anime and character. For a bonus point, identify who’s eye the last one belongs to, too!

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Online Art Social

We have news of the next online art social!

Date: Thursday April 15 (Week 6)

Time: 8pm~

Theme: Back to uni ie. GLASSES

Members are welcome to join us any time on the night.

For those who already registered with us last time, the details will be the same.

Anyone else who wants to join in: just email art@suanime.org for the URL and login details!

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Upcoming-upcoming Events

Laser Tag!

We haven’t forgotten! The laser tag event is coming up pretty soon after the mid-semester breakand details are being finalized. We’ll keep in touch with more details!

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Supanova pop culture expo

Move over Royal Easter Show! The next up-coming convention is Supanova and it will be running for two days in June!

Dates: 19 – 20 June, with a Preview Night on the 18th

Location: The Dome, Sydney Showground Rd, Sydney Olympic Park.

Website: http://www.supanova.com.au/

Tickets: On sale from May 1st from Ticketek

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Hope you continue to enjoy anime and have a fabulous mid-semester break!

Sindy L.

SUAnime | President

Up-coming events

Karaoke + Eat!

Karaoke and Eat-out is BACK!  The date is scheduled for Wednesday Easter Week.

Day: Wednesday Easter (7-Apr-2010)

Karaoke: 3PM at LIVE!

Eat: TBA

Times: You can join in at any time, but generally:

· 2pm, meet at Kinokuniya (Town Hall) to walk down together

· 3pm, the karaoke starts at LIVE!

· 6 – 6.30pm, meet for the E! for a 7pm chow-down

Costs: Member – Free; ACCESS only – $2; other – $6

Friends and family are welcome!

RSVP to events@suanime.org by Monday  to secure your seat; and please state which part(s) of the event you’ll be attending. You and friends can still attend without RSVP.

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Beach BBQ

Yes!  We are having a beach BBQ!  As if the previous one was not enough, we want to dish out some more BBQ action  And this time, it will be on a BEACH!

Date: Friday 9-Apr-2010

Time: All day

Location: CooGee Beach

A sample of the events include watermelon breaking, kibasen, Tug of Wars, volleyball, and sandcastle building challenges!

For further information buzz Alan the Events Exec at events@suanime.org

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Online Art Social

A huge thanks to those who joined us on Thursday night for our first online social session! The end result of yesterday’s session is below. I hope you had a great time (I know I did!) and we’re planning on making these regular events.

The next online art social will be held in Week 6, check the next newsletter for more details!

For interested members, remember:

Website: http://www.takamin.com/index.html

Login details: Contact either Mallory or Ryo at art@suanime.org for access details!

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OZAnimart discount!

Being part of SUAnime is also being part of AnimeSydney.  And OZAnimart has a special offer for AnimeSydney members!

Get 5% discount from ordering anything at their site by quoting AnimeSydney

Website: http://www.ozanimart.com.au/

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The Weekly Usual, NOT

NOTICE!     There will be no regular Art Socials nor Screening Socials during the Easter Break!  Please do not try to show up at regular locations, because they will be unattended.

Subtitle Competition

We’ve seen it all the time when we watch anime – now let’s take a shot at it! Provide a caption for the screen shots featured on our 2010 membership cards and you could win your own “subtitled” membership card!

Round 1 is STILL open!

Entries for Round 1 close Sunday 4th April 2010

To enter, simply leave a comment on our art competition page on our website – easy as that.

Good luck and happy subtitling!

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New Competition – ‘The Name Game!’

There is a new competition for interested members starting up after the mid-semester break! To some it may be a familiar game and it is trivia-like – essentially it is to name the character and anime of these screen shots.

The competition is FREE to enter – but you do need to be a member. It will go for 8 weeks and its suited for even the not-so-serious anime watchers. And there will be prizes!

Registration into the competition is required. To register simply email your name and membership ID to competition@suanime.org. Registration will close at the end of Week 6.

To give you all a taste of the competition, here are some screen shots of a selection of anime, new and old. Name the anime and/or character. For a bonus point, identify who’s body feature the last one belongs to, too. You can send your answers to us and we’ll let you know how you went!

Happy naming!

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Upcoming-upcoming Events: Laser Tag!

SUAnime is planning to hold a Laser Tag event again this year.  We would like all members interested in participating to  send us an email.  We hope you will be interested in joining this event!  It will certainly be a big event, most likely held on a Friday or Saturday night.  Keep in touch for more details.