Otaku no Anime is GVSU's official Japanese Animation club. This club was founded in 1996 for the purpose of sharing and watching movies of this genre. We show anime every Sunday during the fall and winter semesters, starting at 1pm in Lake Superior Hall Room 154, and screen some fun stuff prior to the meetings like AMVs and other lovely, nerdy videos at 12:30ish. We also hold special weeknight showings from time to time.



The club name, "Otaku no Anime", means Otaku's Anime or Anime of the Otaku. The word "otaku" itself is used in Japan to describe someone obsessive with anything in particular, like trains, music, model kits, etc. However otaku is used especially outside Japan to describe anime fans. The name is derived from a famous anime: Otaku no Video, the quintessential anime describing what anime is itself!

General membership is open to anyone that wants to sign up and has an e-mail address for us to send our newsletter; you need not be a student. Full membership is available to any Grand Valley State University student, and does have it privileges. Full members can borrow from the library and vote for officers. The best part is that it is free to join for anyone. It is also free to come to any showing, member or not. Click here to learn more about joining the club!

To borrow from the library, either catch one of the officers at a regular meeting or swing by the OnA office during office hours, listed below.

Some light reading for those of you who are interested: The Otaku no Anime Constitution