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DCCAS AGM and Meet and Greet

NZ Visual Asia - DCCAS

Written by Reiko Arashi Tuesday, 02 March 2010 01:41

NEWS: 

DCCAS AGM/MEET AND GREET 
5:30 - 8:30 (AGM 5:30-6:30)
OUSA CLUBS AND SOCS BUILDING
DUNEDIN NZ.

http://osharecurry.com/rokdownloads/DCCAS/PosterAGM.pdf

AGM will appoint the committee and positions of the hirearchy that control the functions of DCCAS. It'll be a quick and easy appointment so we can get out the rough edges and sort out our consitution which is due for affiliation by march 10th. This will include many options of avenues to provide insurance and safety for DCCAS and OUSA.

An agenda will be posted in the DCCAS forums for informational purposes.

- Meet N Greet Details - 
Meet your new committee members and propose new ideas and enjoy food and entertainment.. there's no actual fee to go to this, but we do ask that you bring a plate of food and/or something to drink, paper plates and cups etc. If you can't afford this on tuesday, but can before or after tuesday you can place a donation in our new Oshare Curry/DCCAS bank account. 

As per usual new members of OUSA/OPSA descent who are looking to join only pay a 5 dollar fee to join, however in a case like the meet n' greet where we are new and dont want to squander the whole of the funds we have LOL, we ask our members to help us out. 

There may or may not be a special extra treat or two in the cards for our tuesday meeting.

Check DCCAS out on facebook under Dunedin Culture Cosplay Anime Society.

More information will be in the forums within a few minutes.

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DCCAS: News and Clubs Day

NZ Visual Asia - Events

Last Updated on Thursday, 18 February 2010 16:34 Written by Reiko Arashi Thursday, 18 February 2010 15:50

OUSA Clubs Day is coming up and we're formally introducing ourselves to you, the world from DUNEDIN NEW ZEALAND.

Feb 25th We'll be at OUSA Clubs and Socs Building on Albany St here in Dunedin from 10-4 showing off OUR VISUAL ASIAN STYLE.
(If that means Reiko's going to have to wear her random naruto headband, then so be it :P)

So come on over, give us a shout and tell us what you want from us... besides cookies and pocky, cause we kinda don't have any.  As the week rolls on before Thursday, we'll make updates up here about things you'll get to see from us! (We may have a raffle up our sleeves!)   Thanks to OUSA we have a spot reserved (as soon as i email them!) and we'll be working to finish everything for the day by tuesday/wednesday.

About Us

Dunedin is a multicultural society, as a city it has rich European heritage and has an importation of a rich Asian cultural influence, as it is a port-based city.   We want to bank on the pride that is Dunedin’s rich Asian influence, and become one of the first to bring the best out of it.  From the Chinese Gardens, to Movie showings to even Liaisons with other cultural identities within Dunedin as well as other OUSA affiliated Asian clubs and Anime Identities across Dunedin.

We’re not about to step on anyone’s toes.

Built from the ground up, in a way you could call us the NEW AGO-NZ. What Is AGONZ? Well, frankly you’d have to e-mail a few of its old members!  We used to RP, we used to watch anime and enjoyed Japanese culture.  Originally just a polytechnic based anime club, it’s president and Co-Founder who is back in the US now – renamed it AGOnz making it the Drexel, PA chapter’s NZ base.  It ceased to exist between 2002-2004, and after that many of its members either spread across NZ, Dunedin or moved back to the US.  (There were two Americans running it, and one of them is DCCAS’s founder Reiko.) Reiko moved back to the US in about 2005, and has since attempted several times with a bit of epic fail to create a group like this.

2010 is the Year of the Tiger, and is bringing great fortune to Dunedin with new ideas and new social constructs.  DCCAS is all about Anime, Asian culture, Cosplay and much, much more! We want to offer the best of the best, and do it in an inexpensive and understandably wonderful way.  We understand many people who enjoy Japanese Animation also enjoy Video games.  From Final Fantasy to DoTA – we’ll do our best to fulfill your needs!  We also know music and movies and cultural aspects are there too, so maybe some afternoon you’ll find us sitting on someone’s lawn making sushi!

Basically we are DCCAS/DSCAS and we are here to stay – we don’t intend on causing your group or function, or club a problem. We want to fixate on the idea that we’re not just here for us, we’re not just here to geek out about Gackt or Kingdom Hearts. We’re here to group together the greatness of the Asian influences in Dunedin. So if you’re in an Asian culture related group, Anime related club – give us a yell we want to hear from you!  We want to make great events and great activities, so let us have a great yell of surprise and enjoyment from you and let’s make 2010 a year to remember!

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Central Asian Institute Fundraiser

General Culture - General Culture

Last Updated on Friday, 12 February 2010 17:00 Written by Reiko Arashi Thursday, 11 February 2010 18:17

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Anime Review: Gintama

Movies - Movies

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 February 2010 17:43 Written by Reiko Arashi Wednesday, 10 February 2010 23:16

Ever wondered what happens when you cross a comedy with a historical story?  Well this is what happens when you watch Gintama, a newer (not so new but it's still in production) anime that it's manga was featured in Shounen Jump. Much like bleach, it's got a cheeky humor that's not to be missed. 

With charachters like Sakata Gintoki and Hijikata Toshirou, you're built up for dramatic events, action scenes ... mayora 13, and Paako.  

No i am not joking, you will see the white haired man (Gintoki) dressed up in a PINK kimono, running around this parlor with Katsura.  Erm, it's quite amazing to see 'Dzurako' and 'Paako' with lots of makeup and kimonos on.  There's plenty of doujinshi out there on subjects like this, with one pairing Hijikata and Gintoki in his 'Paako' form.

I can't go into detail on the storylines because that spoils it for you, the watcher - but there's subtle hints to the real thing inside this anime. Things like Hijikata Toshizou, Okita Souji and other respected Shinsengumi members are formed into charachters inside this story. It's up to you to choose what you know and match it with the charachters (Ok, it's obvious that Sougo = Souji, and Hijikata is Hijikata XD)

There's just something about the futuristic remix of the bakumatsu era that appeals to humor, action and drama all in one.

And there's episodes where they do the strangest stuff.

Go, go onto crunchy roll RIGHT now and watch gintama!

 

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