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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · 6d

So we got City The Animation, can we now get Windy City The Animation?

AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · 8d

New anime! Not now, but soon!

Our Fall 2025 Sampler is coming up in a few weeks!

📆 Saturday, Oct 18th Noon
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Anime Sampler: Fall 2025, Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup

Join us for our Meetup members-only watch-party! We curate the new season’s best first episodes, introduce the title and studio, and discuss live how we like it. You leave

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · 13d

Got a favorite anime possession? Tell us about it in our Discord!
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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · 15d

Only a few more days until we discuss potential Anime of the Year candidate The Apothecary Diaries Season 2!

📆 This Thursday 7pm
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Anime Discussion: Apothecary Diaries Season 2, Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

**★★★ [SETUP DISCORD](https://animechicago.com/discord) & [WATCH](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G3KHEVDJ7/the-apothecary-diaries) BEFORE EVENT ★★★** • Anime Circle is

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · 20d

Where's the best place to get onigiri in Chicago? Join the debate in our Discord food-drinks channel!

discord.com/invite/KMtNz4P

Join the AnimeChicago Discord Server!

Meet fellow fans, celebrate Japanese pop culture, and discover anime that changes your life! Join for free at Meetup.com | 705 members

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · 22d

Our Art Lounge is your place to get started on those October drawing challenges!

RSVP now!

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Art Lounge Online, Wed, Oct 1, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

Art Lounge is the hangout space for drawing, crafts, models, cosplay, and all other creative endeavors you're into! Work on your creations in our **video chat** and we'll

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · 27d

Is that anime series tavern-style (12 episodes) or deep dish (24 episodes)?

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · 29d

You were already going to go see the new Demon Slayer movie, so why not with us?

Follow the link below for a pre-film hangout as well!

📆 This Sunday 6pm
📍 AMC NEWCITY 14
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Movie Outing: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle (Sub, Tix Req), Sun, Sep 14, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

Let’s watch Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle “The Demon Slayer Corps are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Hashira face terrifyin

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · Sep 4

Anime's Game Changers is back with a profile on stellar director Sayo Yamamoto.

Learn more about her works that touch upon multiculturalism, strong female protagonists, and often bold sexuality.

animechicago.com/articles/ani...

Anime’s Game Changers – Sayo Yamamoto – AnimeChicago

Sayo Yamamoto’s catalog might still be small, but it is impossible to ignore her impact on anime. Focused on realism akin to fellow director, and sometimes coll

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · Aug 28

🍱 Pack your bento and join us for our annual anime picnic at Horner Park!

📆 Saturday, Sep 20 @ 2pm
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🌳 Picnic at Horner Park!, Sat, Sep 20, 2025, 2:00 PM | Meetup

Our annual picnic is the perfect place to reconnect with long-time friends and meet our newest members in person. * Find us on the big hill near the Montrose-side tennis c

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · Aug 26

Get more Maomao with us and our upcoming The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 discussion!

📆 Thursday, Sep 25 7pm
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Anime Discussion: Apothecary Diaries Season 2, Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

**★★★ [SETUP DISCORD](https://animechicago.com/discord) & [WATCH](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G3KHEVDJ7/the-apothecary-diaries) BEFORE EVENT ★★★** • Anime Circle is

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · Aug 21

Is that show you’re watching a little slow? Just put a little giardiniera on it.

📷 flic.kr/p/5XMBig

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · Aug 19

Time to start planning that tasty bento! 🍱

Our yearly picnic at Horner Park is coming up next month!

📆 Saturday, Sep 20 2pm
📍 Horner Park
www.meetup.com/animechicago...

🌳 Picnic at Horner Park!, Sat, Sep 20, 2025, 2:00 PM | Meetup

Our annual picnic is the perfect place to reconnect with long-time friends and meet our newest members in person. * Find us on the big hill near the Montrose-side tennis c

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · Aug 14

Been to too many conventions, started calling Michigan Avenue Chicago’s Dealers Hall.

📷 flic.kr/p/g53Xr

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · Aug 12

Join us Thursday for a wonderful night at one of our favorite third spaces as we talk about third spaces in anime, Japan, and Japanese beer pour service!

📆 Thursday 7pm
📍 Beermiscuous Lakeview
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Well Crafted Space - The Inviting Locales of Anime (+ Social Hour!), Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

7pm Doors / 7:15pm Talk / 8:00pm Social Hour **WHAT'S IT ABOUT?** Social hubs appear in all kinds of anime. Places like spirited after-school clubs; scenic slice-of-life c

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · Aug 7

Book your reservation now for our discussion of Spring 2025 breakout anime Apocalypse Hotel! BYO Shampoo Hat!

📆 Thursday, August 21st 7pm
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Anime Discussion: Apocalypse Hotel, Thu, Aug 21, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

**★★★ [SETUP DISCORD](https://animechicago.com/discord) & [WATCH](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GXJHM3G58/apocalypse-hotel) BEFORE EVENT ★★★** • Anime Circle is a boo

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · Aug 6

Need to carve out some creative time for your fandom?
Then Art Lounge is perfect for you!
Join us every Wednesday evening, 7pm.

www.meetup.com/animechicago...

Art Lounge Online, Wed, Aug 6, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

Art Lounge is the hangout space for drawing, crafts, models, cosplay, and all other creative endeavors you're into! Work on your creations in our **video chat** and we'll

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · Jul 31

Our August Manga Discussion is about the legendary and influential samurai epic Legend of Kamui!

📆 Sunday, August 10 2pm
📍Goblin Market
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Manga Discussion: Legend of Kamui (1st Volume only), Sun, Aug 10, 2025, 2:00 PM | Meetup

*Note: We are just reading the 1st volume of this particular series.* *The Legend of Kamui* カムイ伝 is a samurai epic action manga with left wing political overtones from one

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · Jul 29

Maomao, you can’t bring your basket to Garfield Park Conservatory.

📷 flic.kr/p/eJiWc

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · Jul 24

Just announced! 🥳

Join us for a very social evening at @beermiscuous.bsky.social for Well-Crafted Space. We’ll explore third spaces in anime with Japanese-style beer pour service!

📆 Thursday, August 14 7pm
📍 Beermiscuous Lakeview
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Well Crafted Space - The Inviting Locales of Anime (+ Social Hour!), Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

7pm Doors / 7:15pm Talk / 8:00pm Social Hour **WHAT'S IT ABOUT?** Social hubs appear in all kinds of anime. Places like spirited after-school clubs; scenic slice-of-life c

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · Jul 22

This Saturday! Get excited! For all the new Summer 2025 anime! At our online Sampler! Exclamation point!

📆 This Saturday, July 26 Noon
www.meetup.com/animechicago...

Anime Sampler: Summer 2025, Sat, Jul 26, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup

Join us for our Meetup members-only watch-party! We curate the new season’s best first episodes, introduce the title and studio, and discuss live how we like it. You leave

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · Jul 17

Little more than a week before we dive into all exciting new Summer 2025 anime.

RSVP now for our online sampler!

📆 Saturday, Jul 26th Noon
www.meetup.com/animechicago...

Anime Sampler: Summer 2025, Sat, Jul 26, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup

Join us for our Meetup members-only watch-party! We curate the new season’s best first episodes, introduce the title and studio, and discuss live how we like it. You leave

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · Jul 15

Kowloon Generic Romance just wrapped up, and we’re here to talk about it! Join us online to discuss this sci-fi mystery!

📆 Thursday, July 31 7pm
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Anime Discussion: Kowloon Generic Romance, Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

**★★★ [SETUP DISCORD](https://animechicago.com/discord) & [WATCH](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GZJH3D8K1/kowloon-generic-romance) BEFORE EVENT ★★★** • Anime Circle i

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · Jul 10

Need a dose of unforgettable anime programming, check out our friends at FACETS Anime Club Presents, beginning this weekend!

facets.org/programs/ani...

Anime Club Presents 2025 | FACETS

Our Anime Club Presents series returns July 10-26, marking four years of anime programming at FACETS and a growing community of fans who crave the bold, bizarre, and unforgettable.

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AnimeChicago @animechicago.com · Jul 8

Any chance the Gingarou Hotel opens a location in the Loop or Streeterville?

📷 flic.kr/p/oGYNk2

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