Announcement - MAC Meetup IV

Greetings Members, I'm happy to announce that the next Meetup (no. IV) has been decided upon. It's scheduled on the 8th August, 2010.

The location is the same as the previous one i.e our HQ
We have planned a lot of new things for the upcoming meetup!
IF I were you , I wouldn't miss it for the world ! ^_~

Hopefully enough we can get to watch Anime this time too :P
Hope to see all of you there.

Date : 8th August, 2010
Location : Headquarters Kandivali West

Complete Address:
95, Joglekar bunglow.
S.V. Road next to Balbharti School
Kandivali (W)

MAC Meetup III - Headquarters (Finally)

At last, the much awaited meet up at M.A.C’s Official Headquarters took place on 11th July, 2010 (much thanks to Anirudha-san for arranging the place).

Contrasting the previous two meets, meet up no. III somehow wasn’t able to kick into a new gear. But that didn’t restrict the members into having a wonderful time. ;) :D

The meet kicked off at 1.30 PM, with more than 25 people being in attendance. As like last time, there were loads of new faces, which was an encouraging sign for MAC’s Future. It just portrays the increasing popularity of our Club, and it seems that the voice of Otakus is finally reaching the Masses in Mumbai. We aim for everyone to unite under the common roof of Japanese Anime and Manga; and hopefully spark off a nationwide revolution of Anime Dominance \m/ (Yes we dream! But we don’t just dream ^^)

(The Various Anime Posters)

The room was looked brilliant with the various Anime posters hanging around the walls along with some beautiful sketches made by our members (Sketching department FTW!) A special thanks to Nikhil-san for bringing in over 30 posters of various Anime. =) Members couldn’t get their hands off the posters, but weren’t allowed to take anything until the end of the meet XD.

(A dejected Yasser trying to burn the DVD in a futile attempt to get the Movie to play)

After the round of introductions, the “plan” was to watch an Anime Movie. It was also supposed to be the 1st official airing of Anime ever since MAC’s inception. But due to some unfortunate technical issues, we weren’t able to do watch the Movie. Yasser-san has already been pwned too much as it was his responsibility, but it’s alright. We forgive you Yasser :) *thwacks him* ^__^.

Abhishek-san made a late entry, and bought along Official Posters of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood and Tears to Tiara, much to the greedy eyes of a few members. :P In between, important announcements were made by Akshay-san regarding the MAC Membership as well as T-Shirts. Members were told to give in their ideas for pictures to be printed on the MAC T-shirt. Out of the suggestions we receive a few will be shortlisted and then will be chosen.

(MAC Members Playing Spin-The-Bottle XD)

As attempts to get the Movie to play finally died down, Rachita-san suggested that we play spin-the-bottle. So all the members gathered around in a circle, and the bottle was “spun”. However, the bottle spun too much as it was empty, and so we got it filled up. It then moved hardly :| XD A few members were asked questions, the new members exempted from any perversity :P

We then decided to stop playing, and Akshay-san again moved on to discussing membership to MAC and making it official. We also had with us Ajitabh-san who shared his experiences in some Manga Competitions he entered. Hopefully the Manga department can get together and start work on creating a new Manga for MAC. Would be nice ^_^

(MAC Members ^__^)

After the discussions with Akshay-san, it was time to leave. Some went off to their homes, happy and waiting for the next meet while others made plans for the after-party (a common norm after MAC Meetups). So despite of the technical disturbances, we members managed to have a memorable time. And so, it continues on. \m/

Announcement - MAC Meetup III

The First Official meetup for MAC has been planned for the 11th of July.

This will be the meetup marking the start of proper meets with Anime Airtime.
Plus This is the first meetup held at MAC's New and official Headquarters
courtesy Anirudha Joglekar san.

Date : 11th July 2010

Location : 95, S.V. road near balbharti school kandivali (w), joglekar bunglow.

Kanji of the Month - July

Keeping in mind the rainy season, the kanji for the month is 'Ame" which means rain.
And as everyone knows about rain..its saddening...its messy *not to be confused with the football legend:P* and its boring. >:P
And hell it rains everytime i leave the house >:P.

Ame no suki ja nai. >:P.
Well, enjoy your dose of kanji and ffs comment lamers. :P

Character of the Month - July

Hey hey, welcome back to the Anime Character of the month :P.
Feels good to see you looking forward to this. Your comments make my life worthwhile ._.

Everyone who has ever stepped into a video game arcade shop knows Street fighter. Its one of the most played and money-milk-cow arcade fighting game produced by CapCom. So its fitting to give it a Hi-5. The character of the month is none other than Ryu.
Ryu signifies determination,perseverance and a calm demeanor. He tends to train most of the time and is extremely fond of his friend Ken Masters who are mostly seen sparring together. Ryu learnt martial arts from Gouken who taught him moves like Hadouken , Shoryuken and its varied styles. Ryu's main rivals are Shadaloo-an underworld organization and Sagat who was defeated mercilessly by Ryu in a tournament.

It is said that usage of the Hadouken increases one's evil intent and it was this evil intent which put Ryu in a rage and he could defeat Sagat. Knowing this, he now hunts for an answer, a solution to his martial art style side effect and wanders and trains wholeheartedly.

Specials : Hadouken , Shinkuu Hadouken , Metsuhadouken , Shoryuuken , Shinkuu Shoryuuken and Tatsumaki Senpu Kyaku.

P.S : The picture depicts Ryu engulfed by the dark Hadou.