Recap of yesterday's meeting! 3/20/11 edition!

Man, that was a great way to end the quarter! We had exciting finishes to Cromartie High School, Mobile Suit Gundam: The 8th M.S. Team, and FLCL!

We also got to do a test run of Anime Debate Tournament, a new event to be held at this year's MegaCon! We had four teams of three debate over topics such as "Tengen Toppa Gurren Laggan is a manly anime" "Anime needs more black people" and "Vic Mignogna is still a contender to headline conventions and anime."

It was great discussion overall, and we got to refine the rules of the event before it goes live at 5PM this Friday in W224D of the Orange County Convention Center. Sign-ups will be held at our table in front of W224B from 1PM to 4:30PM. You should check out the details and rules of the event here.

We also determined what anime we shall show in April, May, and June. For series, we shall have Record of Lodoss War, Gunbuster vs Diebuster, and Durarara!! For features the club selected Castle of Cagliostro, Legend of Koizumi, One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island, Arcadia of my Youth, Armitage III, and Interstella 5555!

With these, the upcoming showing of REDLINE at the Florida Film Festival in April, and our Anime Nites @ The Geek Easy, it's going to be a great spring! Our first meeting of the next quarter will begin on Sunday, April 3rd!

By the way, if you are going to MegaCon this weekend and have a smart phone with access to twitter, please follow us @PropellerAnime so you can get full updates on our events at the convention!

Next Propeller Anime Club meeting on Sunday, March 20th!

The next meeting of Propeller Anime Club will be on Sunday, March 20th at 1pm in FS3F-111 in Building 3F at Full Sail University. This will be the last meeting before MegaCon, and our last meeting of the first quarter of 2011. This means we end three series and decided where to go next. But that is not all! We have an event to test run!

Did organizing the schedule into quarters work for meetings? Did we watch some cool stuff? What will we start in April? Will Cromartie High School ever make sense?

Planned Schedule

1:00PM - Introduction and News

1:10PM - Cromartie High School 22 - 26 (END)

2:00PM - Mobile Suit Gundam: The 8th M.S. Team (END)

3:00PM - Intermission

3:25PM - Anime Debate Tournament: Test Run

4:15PM - FLCL 4 - 6 (END)

5:25PM - Decide The Anime Q2

Anime Debate Tournament Test Run



We are debating Anime Debate Tournament at MegaCon days later and some of us want to do a test run to make sure we are ready for the primetime! What does this mean for us? Well, we need three (3) teams of three (3) contestants to participate in the event. This will give our emcee a chance to warm up and the rest of staff to determine the flow.

Check the rules of our event and see if you want to form teams. Everyone who participates gets candy!

Decide The Anime Q2

Last December, we looked at what anime we would show starting this year. We will be finishing all of those on Sunday! With that said, we need to figure out what we will watch as a club! So I have listened to some suggestions and have also thought heavily on interesting anime the club needs to see and would enjoy.

Twelve (12) series and twelve (12) features are being put up for vote. For the second quarter that goes from April to June, three (3) series and (6) six features will be selected by you guys! It's a lot of great stuff from different genres and eras, including some newer stuff.

I'll go over what each anime is and why it's interesting and you will let me know which ones you like and would totally come to meetings to watch without staring at FaceBook or World of Warcraft the whole time. The anime that get the most amount of likes will be the ones we show. It's that simple!

Cromartie High School

Oh Cromartie, you are so crazy and badass! We will miss your crazy logic, your absurd conversations that are completely irreverent, and most of all... we will miss Freddie. Gorilla will star in a couple of these episodes and there will be a surprise ending that may mess with some of you guys!

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 8th M.S. Team

Man, the last few episodes have been amazing. Shiro and Aina have become lovers. Ginias has become mad during the creation of Zeon's Apsalus mobile armor. Shiro has faced pending court martial only to quit the Earth Federation and fight for his own justice. And Aina is now forced to pilot the Apsalus against the man whom she loves. It's the end of a Gundam story so expect death tolls on both sides and an all-out explosive finish!

FLCL 4 -6

This series is all over the place. We have a kid with horns coming out of his head that become monsters, an out-of-this-world chick who fights them with a bass guitar, and a robot that was a monster that merges with the kid to become a super monster-fighting machine! Oh and there is a lot of "Fooly Cooly" going on, whatever that means...

It's the most bizarre coming of age story ever told in anime and we shall finish it up this upcoming meeting! See you there!

Anime Debate Tournament @ MegaCon 2011!

Eight teams fiercely compete in a debate tournament on topics relating to Japanese anime and manga and their fandoms. If you love to argue, this is your chance to show off your skills for prizes including the ultimate geek reward: satisfaction in always being right!

This is one of the many events Propeller Anime Club will be hosting at MegaCon 2011. This will be a collaboration with our friends at Anime Spot! Event will be from 5PM to 7PM on Friday, March 25th in W224D at the Orange County Convention Center!

Sign-ups for the event will be the table Propeller Anime Club and Anime Spot will be sharing, outside of room W224B from 1pm - 4:30pm. Sign-ups are closed once eight (8) teams have entered.

All information you need to know about the event is below.

Rules

• Debate teams will be formed before the event and will consist of three (3) members each.
• All teams must be at the event on time or they are disqualified.
• Each match will have a proposition team and an opposition team.
• Arguments in debates must be informed and use the truth.
• One person speaks for their team at a time when it is their team's turn to debate in a match.
• You can change to another speaker on your team during your turn, but you have to announce it and you can't change back.
• Speakers don't have to use their alloted speaking time, but they may not exceed it.
• Language must be kept PG. That means certain words may not be spoken.
• Name calling and insulting will not be tolerated.
• No yelling during the match or interrupting other speakers when it is their turn.
• Judges will vote on the team that did better in the match. The crowd will also make up a vote. Winning team advances the tournament.
• Topics will be related to Japanese anime, manga, and fan culture.

Time Breakdown For Each Match

• Three (3) minutes for each team to construct their arguments and prepare their speaker(s)
• Three (3) minutes for opening proposition constructive speech
• Three (3) minutes for opposition constructive speech
• One (1) minute for each team to construct their rebuttal and prepare their speaker(s)
• Two (2) minutes for proposition rebuttal
• Two (2) minutes for opposition rebuttal

Example Topics That Teams May Be Assigned To Propose Or Oppose

• Light Yagami was totally justified to use the Death Note to rid the world of criminals.
• It is totally plausible for teenagers to pilot giant robots without any training or instruction.
• "Axis Powers Hetalia" adequately teaches world history.
• Japanese manga are superior to western comic books.
• Classic shonen anime of the 80s and 90s are superior to those of today.
• After decades of creating anime, it is time for Hayao Miyazaki to retire.
• Moé anime and manga do not just promote some fetish for creepy otaku.
• "Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children" showcased Square Enix's ability to produce quality anime.
• "Twilight: The Anime" would rejuvenate the anime industry in America.
• Streaming services such as Crunchyroll and Hulu have killed the need to torrent anime.
• Cosplay promotes anime and manga more than any aspect of a convention.
• It can only be anime if it comes from Japan; therfore "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and "Teen Titans" are not anime.
• It's okay to pirate anime and manga because it supports their respective industries.

Tips for success

• Back up your arguments with facts and examples.
• Using hatred or insults as part of your argument will hurt you.
• It's better to end you argument early than to fill out time by repeating yourself.
• When preparing rebuttals, think about counter arguments the other team will make.
• Make sure that your team is balanced with people who are knowledgeable and can speak publicly.
• Be passionate in your argument.