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AnimeFX is San Francisco State University’s anime club. They are currently inactive through the fall 2008 term.

Website: animefx.org

BAAU: a collective group of artists located in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, devoted to the personal and professional growth of those within our community.

Joining BAAU: is as easy as attending a meet. We are a pretty easy-going bunch of people. Skill level doesn’t matter; just a passion, a passing interest, or even a mere curiosity for art is enough for us. Find out about the next meet at the BAAU forum: baau.org/forum/.

At BAAU meets: we hang out, draw, chat, play video games, whatever there is to do depending on the surroundings. Sometimes we work on comics, have tutorials, or just eat a bunch of fast food in a crowded noisy mall.

Website: baau.org

This post was submitted by Elenzia Thompson.

Beefbowl Anime is an anime club that holds showings once or twice a month at the Albany Branch of the Alameda County Library.

Official Website: www.beefbowl.org

CA-West is a non-profit disorganization dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion of Japanese Animation. We’re the oldest continuously-running anime club in the San Francisco Bay Area. We specialize in fan-subtitles of new and classic shows that have not been released (so far) in the U.S., with estimated ratings of PG-13 or lower. We meet on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 11AM to 5PM at the Campbell Public Library. (Check the calendar to make sure that library operations haven’t preempted us.) Meetings are free and open to the public.

Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CA-West/

Cal Animage Alpha is UC Berkeley’s anime club. They have free anime showings every Monday from 7-10 PM that are open to the public. Game Night is every Thursday at 7:30 PM.

For a $10 fee you can become a CAA member and acquire various benefits such as library access, entitlement to their weekly newsletter, entry into raffles (6th and 13th week), and pizza during their anime marathon at the end of the year.

Website: www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~animage/

Foothill Anime is the official anime club for Foothill College in Los Altos, meeting on the first Sunday of every month. Our schedule leans towards intricate drama, sci-fi, and intrigue — but frantic comedy, shojo romanticism, and darker tones have a place as well! Come join us for a friendly atmosphere, quality programming, and possibly a prize or two.

Foothill Anime is kindly sponsored by KFJC 89.7 FM.

Website: foothill.anime.net

This post was submitted by Justin Fairchild.

No-Name Anime is an anime club serving the San Francisco/San Jose/Santa Clara community. Their meetings/anime showings are free and open to everyone, and are usually held on the second Saturday of the month from 12:30pm to 5:30pm in one of the community rooms at the Santa Clara City Library.

Website: www.nnanime.com

Do you like Yaoi, but don’t know anyone who shares your interest? Are you someone who only gets to express their viewpoints about Yaoi online or during cons? Would you like to meet other like-minded fans?

If so, check out our new yaoi group at: http://anime.meetup.com/598/

This post was submitted by yaoi415.

A meetup group for anime and manga fans in the San Jose area.

Founded: September 4, 2008
Organizer: hideko

Group website: www.meetup.com/bayareaanime/

Newtype is Stanford University’s anime club since 1992. They hold weekly anime showings on campus during the school year. They are currently showing two episodes of Macross FRONTIER and Gurren Lagann as well as a random one-shot per week, every Friday at 8:00pm in room 200-034 except for November 7, 2008 in room 200-305.

Website: newtype.stanford.edu