J-Con: Japanese Connection

Background for the showing 10/10

2008-10-10T19:51:29Z

Link for the full article can be found here.

Also, Obi please remind everyone that if they want a tshirt, they need to let me know very soon. The design for that can be found here. They're $10 each, which covers the cost of the shirt, the dye, the rubber bands, and the gloves for tie-dyeing. It's the same price to keep your shirt undyed as it is to dye it.

~mQ

Librarian Report

2008-10-07T17:58:56Z

Sorry I can't be here, I'm trying to get recruited by Microsoft >^_^< (yay and nay).
Library News:
So, didn't get the Discs into the database, I had to basically babysit the game room, and was easily distracted. SO, this friday I will take over one of the other rooms and play music or something, and work on putting stuff into the library, and I would love to have people help me with it because it is a VERY slow process. If you can help please post here and please be there if you will help.

As far as the library goes, I will not be able to work on it again until Friday, I've found a way to be insanely busy this week, go figure, but the search for titles does work, and write reviews and such. A link will be placed, thanks to our webmistress, on the LJ and Website.

AND RIGHT HERE
www.pfo-studios.com/JCON/login.php

User name: [First letter first name][Last name] example: Jonathan Maple (me) --> JMAPLE
pass: 1234 (it will ask you to change it after the first time you log in, and I can not tell you your password once you change it, its encrypted)

Ohayocon + Saturday Showing Games

2008-10-06T17:57:21Z

I have started making preparations for Ohahocon. Here is the information so far:

Ohaycon
Date: Jan 30-Feb 1
Location: Hyatt Regency
Cost: $30 per person for entry (weekend pass)
$105 per room per night (+tax) at current rates*
Transport: gas paid for by JCon (for vehicles containing JCon members)
For the next meeting: Please try to determine whether you will be interested. In order to keep this hotel rate, rooms must be reserved ASAP.

*I am only allowed to reserve 3 rooms under my name, someone else will need to reserve additional rooms. I will discuss this with officers at the meeting. This should be done this week so that we can keep this low rate.

Saturday Showing
I would like to talk with people interested in running a game/helping make a game. Please plan to stay after the meeting tomorrow so we can discuss who is doing what.

Halloween Showing!

2008-10-04T21:17:35Z

JCon's Annual Halloween Extravaganza!
Saturday, October 25th -- 3:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Rooms & Activities

• Morton 115:
~~~Halloween-related programming & Ghost Stories

• Morton 127:
~~~Full-length Japanese Feature Films

• Morton 235:
Game shows & Relay races including:
~~~Anime Jeopardy (Suzie)
~~~Anime Pictionary (Janet)
~~~Anime Press Your Luck
~~~Anime Name That Tune
~~~Anime Password
~~~Anime Family Feud
~~~Anime Dating Game
~~~Anime Match Game
~~~3 Ramen-eating Contests (Molly)
~~~Skittles Relay Race (Molly)
~~~Anime Iron Cosplay (Erin)
~~~Cosplay Contest

• Morton 237:
~~~~Video and Tabletop Games

Please let us know if you volunteered to do one of these activities so that I can put your name on the list! You'll get more volunteers to help you out if you're listed as the organizer! ♥

Background for the showing 10/03

2008-10-03T21:39:22Z

Fliers

2008-09-30T18:53:04Z

Hey JCon.

I printed out 75 fliers, thinking it'd be 50 for the dorms and 25 to put in classroom buildings. Turns out, though, that the dorms only take 40 now (grrr) so I gave those to the folks at Baker to be distributed. The rest of the fliers I've put in:

Ellis (2)
Gordy (2)
Morton (4)
Jefferson (1)
McCracken (1)
Nelson (1)
Aquatic Center (2)
Walter (2)
Grover (1)
Porter (2)
Baker (2)
Lindley (1)
Bentley (1)
Boyd (1)
and Stocker (2)

... and probably one or two that I've forgotten because I only have 8 fliers left and the math isn't working out. WHATEVER, I'M EXHAUSTED. The point is! I didn't hit the library because my father-in-law works there and he scares me, I couldn't find a place to put up a flier in Chubb, and I didn't get the CSC or Haning or Copeland or Convo because ... I'm an idiot? No, I was just tired.

So! If anyone's going to be in those buildings, or if you can think of one I missed, let me know at the meeting and I'll give you a flier and a tack to stick it up with.

Cheers!

~mQ

Sept. 26th Showing

2008-09-27T03:15:41Z

Well, we made it to the last hour of the showing tonight, running it off the school computer rather than our beloved box. Even the projectors have been cooperating. Just have to wait and see if they'll shut off at 11:30 again.

Perhaps at the next meeting we can decide how to better use the box for the club? Thoughts?

Attendance maxed out at about 20, near the halfway point of the showing. C'mon, people! That's lower than over so far this quarter. Not the worst, but we can do better! ;)

In other news, the JCON hard drive is appoaching capacity. Stuff needs to be cleared from it before the beginning of winter quarter. There's a good amount of series with full seasons, and there's other folders that have no more than maybe 5 episodes in them (deletable). I can go ahead and clean it up myself, but I figured I'd see if anyone had any issues with that.

Obi, over and out.

j_con @ 2008-09-26T17:45:00

2008-09-26T21:45:45Z

No more 11:30 projector problems!

2008-09-26T16:20:11Z

Notification of Issue Change

Issue: Change Crestron programming in Morton 235

Description: The program has been changed to shut the equipment off at 12:15 am instead of 11:30. Classroom is open from 2:00–6:00 today, Bryan will go to Morton 235 & 237 while Ron uploads the new program to both rooms. Bryan can then test both rooms.

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WOOHOO! :D

~m

Trick the projectors!

2008-09-24T18:48:57Z

Ohshit I forgot to post about this, but we're meeting at Morton 235 tonight ~8:30 to see if we can trick the projectors into working. I'll be amazed if we're successful, it seems nothing at OU works like EVER. F***ers.

Anyway. If anyone wants to come by, we're going to watch the NHK episodes David and I missed this past weekend and maybe some Detroit Metal City (which is AMAZING) so if anyone wants to join us, please do!

Nevermind, I'm exhausted and we just got booted out of BOTH fucking rooms. I'll come by after I swim tomorrow night when I'm NOT a zombie. If you want to join me, come on by.

~m

Library Updates

2008-09-23T14:50:59Z

All current members are in system. I'll get everyone thats wants their password tonight. Aside from that the handy dandy check out system is still not up yet, since it will take a long time to do it. This is what I'm going to need help with:

**Adding resources to library (will need a fairly large knowledge of anime, be able to identify season and variant)
:Tasks:
--Verifying that all the episodes labeled on a disc are in fact there.
--Identify season if applicable
--Fill out form about said information

**Improving content
:Tasks:
--Search ANIDB for series and downloading their main picture for it. Also recording their(anidb) number for the series. (DO NOT RENAME IMAGE, and make sure with excel or text file that the .jpg file and name of the series is recorded)
Example of what I'm talking about

Note seasons make a big difference for example 'Zero No Tsukaima' has three distinct seasons, produced with gaps between them, where as something like YuYU Hakusho is continuous. If there is a gap in production and seasons are 'separated' from each other they are also separated in the Database.

Current List of Titles
Grenadier: Hohoemi no Senshi
Kenkoo Zenrakei Suieibu Umishou
Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu
Abenobashi Mahou Shoutengai
Ai Yori Aoshi
Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi
Air
Akira
Appleseed
Arc the Lad
Azumanga Daiou
Bakuretsu Hunters
Beck
Berserk
Bleach
Chobits
Chokotto Sister
Cowboy
D.N. Angel
Den`ei Shoujo Video Girl AI
Di Gi Charat
Elf o Karu Mono-tachi
Elf o Karu Mono-tachi II
Elfen Lied
Erementar Gerad
Ergo Proxy
Final Fantasy Unlimited
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Fruits Basket
Furi Kuri
Futakoi
Gakkou no Kaidan
Galaxy Fraulein Yuna
Gasaraki
Gokusen
Gravitation
Great Teacher Onizuka
Green Green
Hachimitsu to Clover
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi
Haibane Renmei
Hajime no Ippo
Haru o Daite Ita
Hellsing
Heppoko Jikken Animation Excel Saga
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai
Hikaru no Go
Hit wo Nerae
I My Me! Strawberry Egg
Ike! Ina-chuu Takkyuubu
Ima Soko ni Iru Boku
Inuyasha
Jigoku Shoujo
Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu
Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu Deluxe
Juubee Ninpuuchou
Juubee-chan 2: Siberia Yagyuu no Gyakushuu
Karin
Kiddy Grade
Kidou Senshi Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai
Koukyoushi Hen: Eureka Seven
Kyou Kara Maou!
Kyuuketsuki Miyu
Last Order: Final Fantasy VII
Love Hina
Lucky Star
Maburaho
Mahoromatic
Major
Martian Successor Nadesico
Martian Successor Nadesico - The Prince of Darkness
Midori no Hibi
Mononoke Hime
Musekinin Kanchou Tylor
Nagasarete Airantou
Narutaru: Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru Ko
Naruto
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
Noein - Mou Hitori no Kimi e
Noir
Nurse Witch Komugi-Chan Magikarte
Oh! Super Milk-Chan
Onegai Teacher
Onegai Twins
Oruchuban Ebichu
Ouran Koukou Host Club
Paradise Kiss
Princess Tutu
Project A-Ko
Puni Puni Poemy
RahXephon
Ranma 1/2
Re:Cutie Honey
Read or Die
Read or Die TV
REC
Rurouni Kenshin
Saiunkoku
Samurai 7
Samurai Champloo
Samurai Deeper Kyo
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
School Rumble
School Rumble Ni Gakki
Sci-fi Harry
Scryed
Serial Experiments Lain
Seto No Hanayome
Shin Shirayuki-hime Densetsu Pretear
Shingetsutan Tsukihime
Shinseiki Evangelion
Shinseiki Evangelion Gekijouban: The End of Evangelion
Shounen Onmyouji
Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor
SoulTaker
Spriggan
Suzuka
Tactics
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Tenkuu no Escaflowne
Tenshi Kinryouku
Tetsuwan Atom
Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpuchou Tou
Trigun
Trinity Blood
Uchuu No Stellvia
Utawarerumono
X
Yuu Yuu Hakusho
Zombie-Loan

--Find other things, like Wallpapers for said animes, in the future I want to have the OSTs on the site, but for now just wallpapers. Wallpaper min res 1024x786 or 1280X800 for Widescreen.

**Reviews and ratings
:Tasks:
--Filling out the above two, this will need to wait until I get the above resources added in.

Thanks for reading and I look forward to working with who ever is gonna help out.

vhs inventory

2008-09-22T17:15:11Z

So I went through the boxes and I made a quick inventory of what we had, for the record.

I have 5 boxes of vhs, with around 20 per box so i'm guesstimating about 100 vhs.

I went through and just wrote down the names of the series or movies we had. If it is a series, we have bunches of VHS with that series on it, but I only wrote it down once (per box)

Sailor Moon R (only one or so VHS)
Gundam Wing
Fushigi Yuugi
Slayers Try
Nadia of the Mysterious Seas
Robotech
Kenshin
Fatal Fury 2
Irresponsible Captain Tyler
Ozanari (Ozari? weird writing)
Voltron
Escaflowne
Nadesico
Space Adventure Cobra
DNA
Vampire Hunter D
Japanese Game show (I guess it was copied off of public access)
Lain
Big Wars
Crystal Clear Destiny // Good Queen, Bad Queen
Street Fighter II IV
Dragon Pink

Blue Seed
Lodoss War
Eva
Bubblegum Crash / Crisis
El Hazard
Dragonball (only one or so vhs)
Sol Bianca
Arislan
Ghost in the Shell
Tenshi Forever
Vampire Princess Miyu
Silent Mobius
Nazca
Those who Hunt Elves
Urusei Yatsuri
Wings of Honneamise

Eva
Video Girl Ai
Blue Seed
The Hakkenden
Saber Marionette J
Night Warriors
Gundam 0080
You're Under Arrest

Macross Plus
Ranma 1/2
Gun Burner
Key the Metal Idol
Final Fantasy : Legend of the Crystals
Galaxy Express 999

This is by no means a comprehensive list. I was digging through boxes and might have missed something if it was wedged between 2 different vhs of a series. The double spaces mark the differences of boxes.

j_con @ 2008-09-20T23:03:00

2008-09-21T03:17:26Z

Hey all,

Well, Morton media system is officially the sucks. We got through the showing ok (and even on time, too), but the darn projector keeps doing it's warm-up and cool-down modes, blocking me out from using them. Sorry to anyone who might've been annoyed, bothered, perturbed, or otherwise offended by one of the screens displaying something different from what was being shown at sporatic 5 minute intervals throughout the showing. I swear it wasn't me (points to control panel).

Thanks to Molly for the insightful culture note. It certainly made watching episode 2 of Zetsubou sensei all the more enjoyable.
And thanks to Maple, Chizmar and Baker for the support regarding the sucky system.

Our attendance at one point topped out at about 30, and after the first episode of Ippo, the head count was at least 20 the entire time. That is until 11:30 rolled around. This happened in the game room as well, and I think all the projectors in the building just shut off at that time every night. VERY inconvenient. Some people proposed starting a half hour earlier, but here's what I'm thinking:

For one, I think that's too early for the majority of our viewers to make it on a Friday afternoon. I might skip AMVs all together in order to finish up by that time, and then just do a random AMV, etc. showing for the remainder of the time (sometimes people just want to go home, and it reduces the risk of going overtime. Let me know what you think.

Another thing, when we began showing Minami-ke, none of the players on the box would support it well, so we switched over to the school computer, and that's where we ran the rest of the showing. I think I'm gonna try to run a whole showing without the box to see if it's as necessary anymore. I'll transfer what I can from the box to the hard drive of course. We'll see how it goes. Again, any thoughts?

That's all from me. Hope y'alls weekend's going well, and I'll see you at the next meeting!
VP Obi

SCHEDULE FOR FALL 2008! :D

2008-09-18T00:24:48Z

OH MAN I'm later than a pregnant woman's period with the schedule for this quarter, and I don't even have any excuse for it. It was easy to plan out, we've got 14-15 eps each night. Take a look and let me know if I screwed up anywhere; I love you guys.

Here's how things break down:

9/19/2008
Hajime no Ippo, eps. 1-3
Minami-ke, eps. 1-3
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei R2, eps. 1-3
Zero no Tsukaima, eps. 1-3
Welcome to the NHK, eps. 1-3
Total: 15 eps., 300 minutes

9/26/2008
Hajime no Ippo, eps. 4-6
Minami-ke, eps. 4-6
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei R2, eps. 4-6
Zero no Tsukaima, eps. 4-6
Welcome to the NHK, eps. 4-5
Total: 14 eps., 280 minutes

10/3/2008
Hajime no Ippo, eps. 7-9
Minami-ke, eps. 7-9
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei R2, eps. 7-8
Zero no Tsukaima, eps. 7-9
Welcome to the NHK, eps. 6-8
Total: 14 eps., 300 minutes

10/10/2008
Hajime no Ippo, eps. 10-12
Minami-ke, eps. 10-12
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei R2, eps. 9-11
Zero no Tsukaima, eps. 10-12
Welcome to the NHK, eps. 9-10
Total: 14 eps., 280 minutes

10/17/2008
Hajime no Ippo, eps. 13-15
Minami-ke, ep. 13, Okawari eps. 1-2
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei R2, eps. 12-13
Zero no Tsukaima, eps. 13-15
Welcome to the NHK, eps. 11-13
Total: 14 eps., 280 minutes

10/24/2008
Hajime no Ippo, eps. 16-18
Minami-ke Okawari, eps. 3-4
Library Wars, eps. 1-3
Zero no Tsukaima, eps. 16-18
Welcome to the NHK, eps. 14-16
Total: 14 eps., 280 minutes

10/31/2008
Hajime no Ippo, eps. 19-21
Minami-ke Okawari, eps. 5-6
Library Wars, eps. 4-6
Zero no Tsukaima, eps. 19-21
Welcome to the NHK, eps. 17-19
Total: 14 eps., 280 minutes

11/7/2008
Hajime no Ippo, eps. 22-24
Minami-ke Okawari, eps. 7-9
Library Wars, eps. 7-9
Zero no Tsukaima, eps. 22-23
Welcome to the NHK, eps. 20-22
Total: 14 eps., 280 minutes

11/14/2008
Hajime no Ippo, eps. 25-28
Minami-ke Okawari, eps. 10-13
Library Wars, eps. 10-12
Zero no Tsukaima, eps. 24-25
Welcome to the NHK, eps. 23-24
Total: 15 eps., 300 minutes

Please take a look, make sure I haven't done something stupid. I triple-checked myself, but that really amounts to a hill o' beans, I'm worn out. ._.

~mQ

The Library web system

2008-09-16T22:11:09Z

Hey all the library is heading along pretty well. You will get a quick demo tonight, its not completely done yet. I'm going to need help with data entry and collecting some stuff from the internets, if some people could help with that it would be fantastic, it will not involve any programming. It will be essentially I need a list of stuff gathered for me (ie. images, info on series I know nothing about(and anidb knows nothing about), etc). The faster this gets done the more sooner cool things can get done.

Thanks

2008 JCON Member List

2008-09-13T19:31:24Z

Hey everyone,
Great turnout we had last night. I lost count at 50, but I want to put us at a ballpark attendance of 55 people!
We encountered a number of glitches with the system, as well as running overtime due to scheduling. We even had to move rooms at 11:30pm because the projectors turned themselves off!
All in all though, we got through it, and I want to thank everyone for their patience and understanding. I know it wasn't the smoothest 1st showing ever.

Anyway, some of you paid your dues last night, sooooooo:
Here are JCON's paid members so far:

Greg Dikis ------------------------($20 - full year)
Obadiah---------------------------($20 - full year)
Tammy Howard-----------------($20 - full year)
David Loomis--------------------($20 - full year)
Natalie Burrows (NAB)--------($20 - full year)
Jay Chaffin------------------------($20 - full year)

In order to vote this next Tuesday for what we'll be showing for the rest of the quarter, you need to pay your membership dues.
Bring $20 for the year, or $10 for one quarter.
That is all!

--EDIT--

See/pay your dues to Suzie in order to be a member.

Schedule for the Grab-bag!

2008-09-10T18:23:32Z

Here's the schedule for the Grab-Bag this Friday. I'll be making the background either tonight or tomorrow, so if anyone sees any errors with it, please let me know.

EDIT: Some changes have been made to the order in response to some concerns regarding content and rating.

Chii's sweet Home (1-8)
Hajime no ippo
Haruka's Secret
Code Geass R2
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei R2
Zero no Tsukaima
.hack sign
Full Metal Panic
RahXephon
Code Blue
*School Days
*Trinity Blood
*Elfen Lied
*X 1999 TV

* indicates M, we're supposed to show it after 10:00pm

j_con @ 2008-09-09T16:31:00

2008-09-09T20:36:31Z

Hey
I will probably be late but only by a little I'll find a way out of robocup early.
Although If I'm not there in time
Library Status: Not Open
Library Web thing: ... I'll discuss

Nominations: Kanoko and Zero no Tsukaima if someone doesn't have any ideas >~_^<

Aside from that yay for JCON being the loudest club ever >^_^

Stuff for the meetings

2008-09-08T22:53:30Z

Hey, JCon.

I've made two ... things? to put up during the first meeting. The first is an alphabetized (sort-of) list of all the series we've seen in the past two years, which are off-limits for voting on this year. The second is the handy-dandy guide to setting up the quarter schedule.

Really, I'm just posting this here so Bueno'll have easy access to it at the first meeting, tomorrow.

Windows ME-tan is here to tell you that a fatal error has occurred in your anime selection. Please reboot and try again.

S~~mirk~~uzaku and CC think you suck. Just with Suzaku, it might be true ...

... WOO HOO MORE JCON STARTING TOMORROW!!! :D

~m3Q

"Off Limits" Anime

2008-09-06T00:50:47Z

Hey, I can't seem to locate an up-to-date version of the constitution, so maybe somebody knows the answer to this question:

What is the policy on the minimum passage of time before we can show a specific show again? I want to compile a list of "Off Limits" anime for the first meetings, so that we don't have to reject anyone's nominations (and waste time while they try to decide another one).

I remember it being something like the most recent school year. Like anything we played last school year is no good? I know there were different rules for special shows like Halloween, but isn't this the rule for the weekly anime?

edit: comments contain the anime that are off limits for nomination.

Handbills for the student involvement fair

2008-09-03T17:33:07Z

Hi, JCon!

Man I can't wait to see everyone again. This town blows without JCon people floating around. =_=

I've made two versions of the handbills to hand out to the fresh~~meat~~men at the Involvement Fair this year. Can't decide which I think should be printed and passed out. One's very wordy, but tells a little more about JCon, and the other's lighter on text but also on info. Take a look and tell me which you prefer, please?

~~~* Wordy ~*~ Lite *~~~

Screw that, THIS is the one we'll go with.
See you all Sunday, if not before! :D

~m3Q

Student Involvement Fair

2008-09-02T00:48:11Z

Hey all!!!

It’s that time again. It’s time to recruit and possibly scare the hell out of the new freshmen at the Involvement Fair. It will be this Sunday from 4:00pm-6:00pm. We need to register between 1:30-2:30pm. After that we will set up and the freshman will start coming at 4:00pm. What I need is a few volunteers to help recruit and watch the table. Plus we need things to display and make our table look awesome (because it will be). I will be there but I need all of you to help. If you could cosplay that would be even better, but just being there and showing your support of JCON will be appreciated. If you have any ideas or know of anything I am forgetting let me know and I hope to see everyone there.

~Bueno

End of summer anime?

2008-08-08T00:11:43Z

Hi everyone,

Molly and I will be up for watching some anime this Friday evening, but we have missed the last several weeks.

For Ryan, Ian, and the rest who attended with us a month ago: are you guys still watching stuff in Morton? Is there anything we were watching before which you would like me to bring in? My plans are to bring:
Chi's Sweet Home (from around 50 until 68)
Macross frontier 15 and 16
Today in class 5-2 (4 episode OVA which will have a full TV series adaptation in Fall)
Minami-ke Okawari.
Library Wars.
Nogizaka Haruka's Secret.

Yeah... probably not gonna watch all of that- but that's what I'm bringing.

As far as I know, we're showing up at 6PM in Morton 115

OU did it again! ;_;

2008-07-31T13:45:26Z

Just as a heads-up? OU has yet again revamped how things are run in Morton. Obi--or anyone else, I suppose--you should probably come in before the first showing and re-learn how things work. The hook-up should be the same, but the way the lights/sound/screens are run is a little different. And, in my opinion, a little less intuitive.

GO OU GO you suck so hard.

JCon shirt -- Reborn!

2008-07-16T14:04:29Z

Hiya JCon!

I didn't like how my old JCon shirt (the misspelled one) looked on me, so I changed it.

It made me happy, I dunno. I have a whole book on how to modify tshirts into ... other shirts, so if anyone wants to change up their JCon shirt, or any other shirt, let me know and I'll send you instructions. ^^

In other words, I'm bored, and I'm entertaining myself by posting to the JCon LJ. Don't look at me like that.