Japanese Word of the Week: new

Hello, friends!

Here is the third Japanese word of the week!!

In honor of the new year this word is...

あたらし

atarashī

(ah-ta-rah-she)

new

Anime of the Week! (12/30/16-1/6/17)

After one week off for the holidays, Anime of the Week is back! Also.... can you believe it is almost 2017? (for me at least I have 1 more full day of 2016). On the theme of changes and new discoveries in the new year this week's anime is....

Tokyo Ghoul

Action/Horror

Kaneki Ken is a regular college student who lives in Tokyo with his best friend. After he goes on a date with a beautiful girl he met in a coffee shop, his life is forever changed. The woman is a ghoul, a man-eating, humanoid monster whose kind is attacking Tokyo. She turns him into a half-ghoul and lovable Kaneki is forced to do the unthinkable. This anime is moving, heartbreaking, exciting, and also a hit manga series!

Gore rate: 5/5

5/5 pocky sticks

Special lil thing:

 unbelievably awesome opening! It’s called “Unravel” and after you become obsessed and  learn every word feel free to sing it with me (Sophie) and Sunni randomly in the hallway!

Japanese Word of the Week: Thank you!

Hello, friends and readers!

Here is the second Japanese word of the week!!

This week the word is 

ありがとう

arigatou

(ah-ri-ga-toe)

thank you!

Similarly to most Japanese phrases, "thank you" varies in degrees of politeness and formality. To help you understand this, I have made a handy chart!

Hiragana	Romaji	pronunciation	Who you would say it to
ども	Domo	Doh-mo	Very close friend
ありがとう	arigatou	Ah-ri-ga-toe	Peer/close family member
ありがとうございます	arigatou gozaimasu	Ah-r-ga-toe go-z-eye-mas	Teacher
ありがとうございました	arigatou gozaimashita	Ah-r-ga-toe go-z-eye-mah-sh-tah	Visiting teacher, government official
ども ありがとうございました	domo arigatou gozaimashita	Doh-mo Ah-r-ga-toe go-z-eye-mah-sh-tah	Literally the emperor

3,2,1, CON!!!: What Cosplay?

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What Cosplay?

First, I'll reiterate: cosplay has no boundaries.

Not only can you alter a costume to your liking, you are also unlimited in which characters you choose to dress as. There's always a way to transform!

If you happen to possess the powers to hand-make a costume, that's amazing! Making a costume yourself adds a bit of identity to it, and you will most likely see your creation as your child of some sorts.

If you are short on time and resources, buying costumes may be a better choice. Buying online in some cases is more affordable than making a costume, but the only downside is that you will most likely need to make some alterations.
Buying a costume doesn't make your cosplay bad compared to a hand-made one. The important thing is to have fun!

3,2,1, CON!!!: Why Cosplay?

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Why Cosplay?

You've gotten a ticket to a con and you're super excited to meet friends and have fun, but cosplay? What if I'm not a top-notch cosplayer? What if I don't look exactly like XXX?

Rest assured. To cosplay, you don't have to be perfect. It is your choice how you portray a character, and you can go beyond the boundaries. This can be changing the age or gender of the character, and also altering costumes according to what you are comfortable with. 

Though it's common, you are by no means required to cosplay to attend a con. Cosplaying as your favorite characters only adds to your enjoyment if you so desire. After all, you're supposed to enjoy yourself!

Anime of the Week! (12/1-12/24)

No Game No Life (Nogemu Noraifu)

Fantasy

Sora and Shiro are siblings and both have reputations as brilliant NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) hikikomori (shut-in) gamers. Their skills have even spawned urban legends all over the Internet. Unfortunately, these two gamers consider the real world to be just another "crappy game," and end up having the shock of a lifetime when they are summoned by a God named "Tet" to an alternate world. There, Tet has prohibited war and declared this to be a world where "everything is decided by games" — even national borders. Humanity has been driven back into one remaining city by the other races. Will Sora and Shiro, the good-for-nothing brother and sister whose lives are all about gaming, become the "Saviors of Humanity" in this alternate world? (UNREAL animation like so amazing)

Taken from fan wiki

Creeper rate: 2ish/5

4/5 pocky sticks

3, 2, 1, CON!!!: MTAC Haiku ❀ April 14-16, 2017

MTAC Haiku ❀ April 14-16, 2017

https://mtac.net/

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Register for a Convention!

The first thing you do is register.

The nearest upcoming con is MTAC Haiku, in April of 2017. 

Planning more than three months in advance may seem over-the-top, but there are significant benefits.

Anime convention tickets are expensive, and it's always in your best interest to register in advance. At-the-door tickets are much more expensive, and there's no guarantee if you'll be able to get in. By pre-registering, you can save money on the ticket and get better deals. The money you save can go to buying cosplay supplies or merchandise!

To register for MTAC 2017, please use the link below:

https://mtac.net/register/

3, 2, 1, CON!!!: What? There's a Convention in Nashville?

Hello readers!

It's Sunni here :)

Why am I starting a countdown series? 

Yes, you guessed correctly, it's because there's an ANIME CONVENTION coming up and it's never too late to begin preparations as an anime fan!

I'm a cosplay and convention nerd, so I start this series to give some experiential advice. Hope this will be helpful when you go to a con!

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What are anime conventions and where do I find them?

Anime conventions are gatherings of fans and great places to meet new friends! You basically walk around the con area and go around buying merchandise, taking pictures of cosplayers, and meeting people who love the same things you love. Cosplay for a con is not mandatory, but it's loads of fun!

(Anime Expo, one of the largest anime conventions in North America)

For us, our local conventions are as follows:

MTAC (Middle Tennessee Anime Convention)

Akai Con

GMX (Geek Media Expo)

*general fandom con, not anime-specific*

Nashville Anime Day

But if you're really adventurous, you can also check out this website for more cons:

http://animecons.com/events/

Japanese Word of the Week: Goodnight

Hello, friends and readers!

Today I am starting a new series on this blog (one I emailed you about) ...

the Japanese word of the week!!

This week the word is 

こんばんわ

konbanwa

(kon-baan-wa)

good night

(It is good to note that for the sake of learning, all words will either be in hiragana or katakana, not kanji, so you all can better understand these two alphabets. For your convenience, I have put the hiragana and katakana charts below as well as a picture showing the difference between the alphabets.)

hiragana

 

katakana

a helpful example sentence!

Anime of the Week! (12/12-12/16)

Parasyte: the Maxim (Kiseijuu)

Action/Thriller

“They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere. They are parasites, alien creatures who must invade- and take control of- a human host to survive. And once they have infected their victims, they can assume any deadly form they choose: monsters with giant teeth, winged demons, creatures with blades for hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purpose behind ordinary human faces. So no one knows their secret- except for an ordinary high school student. Shinichi is battling for control of his own body against an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come.” Taken from fan wiki

Gore rate: 5/5

4/5 pocky sticks

We're back!

Hello internet! It has been a while, but we at the Animanga club are using this blog again! And I am so excited to announce the features we will be posting here:

1. Weekly Anime Reviews
2. Japanese music reviews and suggestions 
3. Weekly Polls
4. The K-Section!: A little part of this blog dedicated to all things Korean
5. Anime of the Month! (December's announced below)
6. also whatever else you, the readers, want!

All of this will be up and running over Holiday break so check back in a week or so from when this is posted and you will get to see the fresh face of the Harpeth Hall Animanga blog! 

And as promised, the December anime of the month is ....

Yuri!!! on Ice 

Yes! Although many of you have already seen it, this month's anime of the month is the heartwarming (and incredibly adorable) story of Yuri, a Japanese figure skater, and his coach and love interest (*wink*) Victor. Although it is cold outside, this anime will warm your heart and give you a lot of feelings. Available on Crunchy Roll ❄❄