Orlando Anime Day this Saturday!

A couple times a year, Orlando Anime Day occurs as a one-day anime market place. There is a vendor room, as well as some game setups, raffles, and panels. It's not really a traditional anime convention, but for $5, it's not a bad time. Plus, a lot of us are there so that makes it fun.

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The next one is this Saturday, February 2nd at the Wyndham Orlando Resort. We'll do lunch at the nearby Red Robin at 1:30pm. Orlando Anime Day is a pretty chill time and we look forward to seeing you!

Mamoru's Hosoda's "MiraI" at Regal Winter Park Village (12/8)

The latest Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Wolf Children) film Mirai is in theaters this week, and we are seeing the Saturday, December 8th showing at 12:55pm at Regal Winter Park Village. After that, we will have a late lunch nearby.

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Orlando Japan Festival 2018 Meetup! (11/4)

For the eleventh year in a row, Propeller Anime ventures to the Orlando Japan Festival. It's one of our favorite times of the year and we are looking forward to it again.

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Now at Kissimmee Lakefront Park, the Orlando Japan Festival will be a fun day outdoors filled with Japanese food, culture, music, taiko drums, prize raffles, and best of all... friends!

Orlando Anime Day Meetup (9/8)

Earlier this year, an Orlando Anime Day occurred and we had a lot of fun hanging out at that. It looks they are doing it again on September 8th at the Wyndham Orlando Resort on International Drive.

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Orlando Anime Day is a one day marketplace with many dealers, plus video game setups, prize raffle, an anime viewing room, and even a panel room. It's not really a traditional anime convention, but for $5 entry, it's a pretty chill time and lots of people go.

Well meet up there and have group lunch at 2:00pm at the nearby Red Robin. See you there!

Bowling and Hangout at Boardwalk Bowl! (5/6)

It has been a while, but we will be going bowling at Boardwalk Bowl on Sunday May 6th! It's always great to get together and do this. Even if you don't like bowling, it's still a great time to come and hang out.

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Propeller Anime Holiday Hangout at Light Up UCF! (12/29)

It's the end of the year as we know it, so let's hang out one more time to close out 2017! Members and friends of Propeller Anime: let's hang out on Friday, December 29th at Light Up UCF!

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Light Up UCF is a Christmas themed event with carnival rides, ice-skating, and a joyful atmosphere. It is free to attend if you just want to hang out, but rides and ice skating have their own costs if you want to do that. There are several sit-down restaurants right in the area as well.

Light UP UCF can be found in front of the CFE Arena on UCF's main campus. For more details on prices, attractions, and directions, please visit http://www.lightupucf.com/

Makoto Shinkai's "Your Name" in theaters today. We're going!

After much anticipation, the latest film of renowned anime director Makoto Shinkai (Voices of a Distant Star, 5 Centimeters Per Second) comes to movie theaters in the United States.

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Your Name opens today throughout the country. It has earned numerous accolades and has already became the highest grossing anime film in the world and 2nd-highest grossing in Japan behind Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. 

Ghost in the Shell in Theaters Next Week

Next week is most exciting times because we get to finally see the original Ghost in the Shell in theaters! The Japanese subbed version will play at theaters February 7th and the English language version will play on February 8th!

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We're going to the February 7th, 7:30pm showing at Regal Waterford Lakes. Let's meet up early. Get your tickets early as anime showings in theaters have been selling out. See you guys there!

Spirited Away at Waterford Lakes! TWO Days!

On December 4th and 5th, Fathom Events will present nationwide showings of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away to celebrate the film's 15th anniversary. Regal Waterford Lakes is where we will be watching the film. On December 4th at noon will be the English language showing and December 5th at 7:00pm will be in Japanese with English subtitles.

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Our primary outing will be the December 4th showing. Let's meet up by 11:30am so we can all sit together. Afterward, we can enjoy Waterford Lakes, which has many places to shop and eat at. 

Castle in the Sky at the Enzian! TWO Nights!

Enzian Theater in Maitland is showing one of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's greatest films of all time, Castle in the Sky and we're going to see it together!

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They have a showing of the English version on Sunday, November 27th at noon and a showing of the Japanese version on Friday, December 2nd at 11:59pm. Please show up at least 45 minutes early as they start seating 30 minutes before the film starts.

Meetup at Orlando Japan Festival 2016! (11/13)

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One of our favorite days of the year is the Orlando Japan Festival, a FREE festival that celebrates Japanese culture. There will be live music, amazing raffles, a cosplay contest, and vendors for authentic Japanese food and other Japanese goods. (Protip: have cash to do these.)

Player 1 Arcade Night this Friday! (9/23)

Let's get together for a night of games and drinks at the Player 1 Video Game Bar! We'll meet there this Friday, September 23rd at 9:00pm for tons of fun.

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The Boy and The Beast Official Gathering! (3/5)

Mamoru Hosoda, director of Summer Wars and Wolf Children, has a new film coming to the states that we have been excited about for a while: The Boy and The Beast! This movie will be playing in movie theaters throughout the nation March 4th to March 10th!

We're going to see the Saturday, March 5th 1:10pm showing at the AMC 24 Disney Springs, located at 1500 N Buena Vista Drive, Orlando, FL, 32830.

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Field trip to Orlando Japan Festival 2012

This Sunday, November 4th is the annual Orlando Japan Festival at the Village at Hunter's Creek on John Young Parkway in west Orlando!

This event is free and features cultural entertainment with musical and dance performances, martial arts demonstrations, fashions shows, and even a speech from the consulate of Japan! There will also be vendors of Japanese products and food along with prize raffles.

Field trip! We're going to Spirited Away at the Enzian! (7/29)

Great news! We mentioned last week that Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away would be playing at The Enzian in Maitland on Sunday, July 29th(and also on the 31st). It seemed unlikely that those of us who plan events for Propeller Anime would be available to help organize a group to go see the movie.

But it turns out Shane O'Mac actually is available! That's great news! This means we can organize a carpool with people that go to our events. It would also rule if we could help fill the theater for the only anime to ever win an Oscar. RSVP on Facebook!

An update on the Hard Knocks field trip.

Hey everyone!

The Propeller Anime Club is hosting a "field trip" to Hard Knock Orlando and Florida Oriental Trading this Sunday. We will be leaving from Full Sail Building 3B at 12:30 p.m.

So we've learned that gaming at Hard Knocks is free all day for Full Sail students with a valid ID from Sundays through Thursdays this month. Yesterday, it came to my attention that there is another stipulation that you may not like. In order to enjoy the free gaming at Hard Knocks, you have to be a registered member. Some of you already are and have nothing to worry about. However, myself and others will have to sign up in order to play. The Defcon 4 membership is $10 and the Defcon 3 membership is $25 semi-annually.

We are planning another trip to Hard Knocks in February for combat laser tag, so there is some value to getting the pass. I hope this new development does not affect anyone's plans. If you cannot afford to pay for a Hard Knocks membership, please let me know and I'll see what can be done!

See you this Sunday!

Hard Knocks and FOT field trip!

We will be doing a club field trip on Sunday, January 17th to both Hard Knocks Orlando and Florida Oriental Trading!

Hard Knocks Orlando is doing a special for Full Sail students(with student IDs) that allows us to play free console and PC games from Sundays-Thursdays all day in January.

Hard Knocks is located at 5707 Dot Com Ct. Oveido, FL.

Florida Oriental Trading is an anime and asian merchandise store located in downtown Orlando. They are closing this month but will be open Fridays-Sundays from 1pm to 6pm.

Florida Oriental Trading is located at 1217 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.

So we shall go to both on Sunday! Hard Knocks opens at 1pm so we will meet at Full Sail University in front of building 3B and at 12:30 p.m. leave in a caravan of vehicles. We'll game at Hard Knocks until about 4pm, have food somewhere nearby, and then travel to Florida Oriental Trading for some shopping and Pocky-eating!

Fun times will be had and all are welcome! For more information about the Propeller Anime Club, check us out at http://propelleranimeclub.blogspot.com!

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Orlando Japan Festival 2009! This Sunday!

Last December, the Propeller Anime Club took a trip to the Orlando Japan Festival and it was awesome! Lots of good food was feasted on, and we saw many performances and demonstrations that celebrated Japanese culture.

We plan to go again as this year's Orlando Japan Festival will be held this Sunday, November 8th from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. in The Village at Hunters Creek on John Young Parkway. We'll be carpooling there as a club and we will be meeting early on Sunday to do so. We'll be meeting in front of FS3B and leaving around 11:25 am for the event. We'll take I-4 west to get to John Young Parkway.

The event is free, but there will be vendors selling kimonos, art, food, candy, and other Japanese products. They only take cash so make sure that you have some in case you want to by something. At some point during the day, we'll have lunch as a club at the nearby indoor Japanese restaurant. If you are on a budget and just want to hang out, that's cool. I am sure some of our convention buddies from Megacon and AFO will be seeing us at some point!

Also, it's totally okay to wear a kimono to this event if you got one!

Much fun will be had and I hope to see you all this Sunday!

Three year anniversary photos!

Sunday, October 25th was when we celebrated the three year anniversary of the Propeller Anime Club! The founding date was on October 22nd in 2006. It's been a fun three years with many adventures and stories to tell, along with many strong friendships formed!

I am really happy with how the club has grown so far and I hope that we continue to prosper in the future! Our get together was a mix of eating sweets, sharing stories, watching awesome anime, and even taking a trip to the local Florida Oriental Trading anime shop that is in downtown Orlando.

Fun times were had and here are some pictures: