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AnimeFX is San Francisco State University’s anime club.

Website: http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~animefx/

Forums: http://bayanime.com/forums/forum/animefx

Location: SF Japantown, benches outside Kinokuniya bookstore, 2nd Floor of the mall

Organization: BAAU
Website: http://baau.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: http://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: http://baau.org

RSS Feed: http://feeds.bayanime.com/baau

This post was submitted by Elenzia Thompson.

Beefbowl Anime is an anime club that holds free subtitled anime 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/

CA-West Events RSS Feed: feeds.bayanime.com/ca-west

Cal Animage Alpha is UC Berkeley’s anime club. They hold anime showings every Monday from 7-10 pm, and gaming events every Thursday at 7:30pm that run throughout the school year. These events are free and open to the public.

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.

The Japan Exchange Society was founded in 2004 in order to bring together native Japanese people and others interested in Japanese language and culture. Through shared experiences, members learn to understand and appreciate each other to build lasting friendships.

Meetings and Activities

The Japan Exchange Society meets in Cupertino and San Mateo several times each month. In addition, we organize events for members to socialize and have fun. Past events include bowling, hiking, laser tag, beach bonfires, sake tasting, sporting events, and many more!

How to Join

Attend a regularly scheduled meeting and sign up!

Website: http://www.japanexchangesociety.org

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

NorCal Anime is a new anime club based in Sacramento. Meetings/anime showings are held monthly at Colonial Heights Library in Sacramento, and are free and open to the public.

Website: http://www.norcalanime.com