Weekly Newsletter
Check out what we're up to this week at DAC!
Winter Quarter Week 7
We are nearly at the end of Winter Quarter... (so soon)! This weekend we will be having our 3rd annual Cosplay Cafe! Check out the whole newsletter for all the details and events!REMINDER: We will be in WELLMAN 126 for both Wednesday and Thursday! Meetings are from 8-10 PM.
Wednesday Lineup
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood ep. 18
Blue Box ep. 7
DACtivity: Survey Week
Ya Boy Kongming ep. 7
Thursday Lineup
Blood Blockade Battlefront ep. 7
Sakamoto Days ep. 6
DACtivity: DACunger Games
Silver Spoon ep. 7
Content warnings will be announced before showing of each episode
Before Dac
BeforeDAC is a time where you can eat and socialize with other DAC members before the meeting. Feel free to join just to talk and hangout with us!
On Thursday (2/20) from 6:30 PM-7:30 PM we will be having BeforeDAC at Raising Cane's!We are having a fundraiser at Cane's!If you can't make it to BeforeDAC and still want to support our club, the fundraiser will be all day, so feel free to go whenever~ ✨Raising Cane's has also encouraged us to dress up/cosplay to represent our club! So if you are interested, feel free to come in cosplay or anything!Make sure to show the flyer at checkout!
Event: Farmers Market
On Saturday (2/22), DAC will be hosting their 3rd Annual Cosplay Cafe!!!Check here for more details!
DAC Membership for Sale!
If you enjoy our club and want to become a bigger part of what we do, we would like you to check out our membership options below!! We have a lot of awesome perks for our members!Click here for membership form
Subclubs
Sub-clubs are a place to explore more specific hobbies and interact more with other DAC members. Make sure to check sub-clubs for new information to keep you up to date!The 2-week trial for subclubs are currently open! Anyone is free to attend any subclub during the first 2 weeks of the quarter.
See the list below--All Subclubs Returning for the Winter Quarter (subject to change):DAC Members Only Subclubs - Requires a minimum TIER 1 membership to attend
Idol Club: Saturday 4-6PM in Wellman 126
Model Kit Club: Tuesday 8-10PM in Wellman 005
Western Animation Club: Tuesdays 8-10PM in Wellman 106
Open to ALL DAC Attendees
Darker than DAC: Mondays 8-10 PM in Hart 1130/1150
Chinese Animation Club: Tuesdays 6-7:30PM in Wellman 119
y2k-club: Wednesdays 6-8PM in Hart 1106
Tabletop Club: Sundays 1-3PM in the Memorial Union
GL Club: Mondays 6-8 PM in Olson 207
New This Quarter!!
Magical Girl Club: Fridays 6-8 PM in Wellman 119 - also open to ALL DAC attendees!
Check lineups for each subclubs here
SK Program
Kouhai, first-years at DAC, are matched with a Senpai, an experienced Davis student from our club, to accompany them throughout the year. This is a great opportunity to make friends in the club and explore Davis! We don’t randomly select you-you fill out a form and we try our hardest to match you with your ultimate sidekick… someone with a lot in common with you!Kouhai ApplicationSenpai ApplicationCheck #sk-program on our Discord server for missions!Prizes will be distributed at the end of the quarter depending on your completion of quests!
Reminder that your previous SK pair from Fall Quarter can continue to complete quests this quarter!SK Program Challenge HighlightDelicious in DAC: Go out to eat with your Senpai/Kouhai three times. Can be downtown, at a DC, anywhere! BeforeDACs also count towards this challenge! (send at least three pictures together to Sean for verification)
DAC Carrd
Check out DAC's Carrd page, where links to applications and websites regarding DAC are easily accessed!
click here
Welcome to DAC!
The Davis Anime Club (DAC) is a social club at UC Davis for UC Davis students and faculty focused on creating a strong community among people who enjoy anime and other elements of Japanese culture.DAC has meetings twice a week where the club watches new anime as they are airing overseas, recent favorites, and modern classics. Check our Winter Quarter anime lineup here.Davis Anime Club meets up in Wellman 126 on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8-10 PM. All levels of anime knowledge are welcome!Outside of regular meetings, Davis Anime Club hosts many social events, such as karaoke, movie nights, and convention meetups. If you are looking for a place to hang out, socialize, or decompress after class and also happen to like anime, then you've come to the right place!
Make sure to join our Discord for updates and announcements!
Winter 2025 anime Lineup
Membership
Join our membership for some awesome perks and support our club!
Regular meetings and weekend events are free to attend and don't require membershipsUse the form below to get your membership!
Tier 1 Membership - $10 for rest of the year
Access to all subclubs
Discount on DAC T-shirt
Entry into quarterly raffle
10% discounts at Kobe Mini Mart and Akiba HQ
Tier 2 Membership - $15 for rest of the year
All tier 1 perks and...
A Color Role on Discord
Addition of a Discord Emote of Your Choice
2 Additional Entries in the Tier 1 Quarterly Raffle
Entry into the Exclusive Tier 2 Quarterly Raffle
Shoutout on Meeting Slideshows
Subclubs
If you sign up for a paid DAC membership, you get full access to our array of sub clubs, each providing a different niche of media for members.
Some subclubs are now free to attend without membershipsHere are the sub clubs that are meeting Winter 2025! Find the ones that speak to you! Subclubs and shows are subject to change, so check Discord for any updates on meetings, changes in the lineup, and more.
Y2K Club
Code Geass
Yakitate!! Japan
Kaleido Star
Gurren LagannHart 1106
Wed 6-8 PM
Magical Girl Club
Cardcaptor Sakura
Magilumiere
Little Witch Academia
Member’s ChoiceWellman 119
Fri 6-8 PM
Western Animation Club
Motorcity
Winx club
Teen titans
Jentry chau vs the underworldWellman 106
Tue 8-10 PM
Girls Love Club
I Favor the Villainess
Love Live Nijisaki
Bang Dream: Ave Mujica
Girls Band CryOlson 205
Mon 6-8 PM
Darker than DAC
Darker than Black
Sabuki Bisco
Steins;Gate
Space DandyHart 1150
Mon 8-10 PM
Chinese Animation Club
Link Click
Throne of Seal
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation
Psychic PrincessWellman 119
Tue 6-8 PM
Idol Club
D4DJ : First Mix
Idolish7Wellman 126
Sat 4-6 PM
Model Kit Club
Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms
SSSS DynazenonWellman 005
Tue 8-10 PM
Tabletop Club
It's time to get your game on with likeminded members!
Regular games range from board games, to RPG one shots, to other kinds of tabletop fun!MU Games Area
Sun 1-3 PM
3rd Annual Cosplay Cafe
Davis Anime Club’s Cosplay Cafe is an annual event that originated during the 2022-2023 spring quarter at UC Davis.DAC’s Cosplay Cafe features a variety of activities throughout a one hour time slot guests can attend, such as playing games with hosts, eating delicious snacks prepared by a food preparation team, and enjoying dances performed by cosplayers and hosts.Location: Akiba HQ - 407 G St suite 1, Davis, CA 95616
Date: Saturday, February 22nd, 12-8PMOur fee for entry is $20 per person, and that includes food, snacks, non alcoholic beverages, dance performances, prize raffles, activities with the cosplayers, a photo area, and a fun otaku cafe experience!Each entry ticket includes 1 food entree, 1 snack, and 1 drink item. It also includes 2 entries into our raffles! Your first raffle entry will go towards our primary raffle for a Black Rock Shooter Figure, and you can choose where your second entry will go towards by putting your second ticket into a jar that reflects your prize of choice for the secondary raffles (i.e, manga sets, regular prize figures, etc).One of the secondary raffles locked in will be a Nezuko Figure. Note that raffle prizes will be announced in the last hour (7:00 PM-8:00 PM), however you do not need to be present at the hour to receive your prize. All winners will be contacted after the event has concluded (using the name and phone number you have written on the raffle ticket).For an additional fee, you can request individual dances from cosplayers ($3) and/or Polaroid Cheki with 1-2 cosplayers that comes with a decorated Postcard with a handwritten message ($5). You can also get additional raffle tickets to go towards any of the prizes in the secondary raffles ($1 each).RSVP here!
