Weekly Newsletter

Check out what we're up to this week at DAC!

Spring Quarter Week 1

Welcome to the first week of Spring Quarter! The flowers are blooming, and the days are going to be full of sunshine!New shows will be shown at DAC for this quarter! Come to our meetings with other fellow DACians and watch shows together! :)REMINDER: We will be in WELLMAN 126 for both Wednesday and Thursday! Meetings are from 8-10 PM.

Wednesday Lineup:

  • Sentenced to be a Hero: Ep. 1

  • DACtivity (April Fools Ver.): AMQ

  • Journal with Witch: Ep. 1

Thursday Lineup:

  • Keep Your Hands Off of Eizouken! Ep. 1 & 2

  • DACtivity: AMQ (Normal Ver.)

  • May I Ask for One Final Thing: Ep. 1

DAC Officer Election:

Do you want to be a BIGGER part of DAC and make DAC more fun for the members to have a good time?Many current officers will be graduating, but that doesn't mean DAC will end after 33 years!If you would like to be part of running this club, the deadline for applying for an officer position is April 4th at 11:59 PM!Elected positions will be held on Week 2 and applicants will have a short in-person speech (or voice recording of yourself if you're unable to make it!) on both Wednesday and Thursday of Week 2.Link to more information about the positions: Position DescriptionLink to Elected Positions: Elected ApplicationLink to Non-elected Positions:Non-Elected Application

Content warnings will be announced before showing of each episode.

BeforeDAC: Raising Cane's

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!

For this week's BeforeDAC, we will be eating at Raising Cane's!We're starting this Spring Quarter strong by representing UC Davis with Raising Cane's! Come eat with other DACians before our meetings and get to know one another!It will be this Thursday (04/02) from 6:30 - 7:30PM!Hope to see you all there! :)

Weekend Event: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

RSVP Form:
No RSVP for this event!

This Saturday, we'll be watching The Super Mario Galaxy Movie! The event will be on this Saturday (04/04)!Have you been wanting to see the new Super Mario movie ever since the trailer came out? Come watch the movie with other DACians this Saturday!Please meet up at the Regal Davis Holiday Movie Theater at 12:50 PM so we can all make it to the show time and sit together!Hope to see you all there and enjoy the movie! :)

Upcoming Weekend Events:

Want to know what our upcoming weekend events will be? Check out this link for a tentative schedule for this quarter's events!
Link: Upcoming Events

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!All Subclubs for the 2025-2026 Fall 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 7-9PM in Wellman 025

Open to ALL DAC Attendees

  • Sports Club: Mondays 6-8 PM in Wellman 230

  • BL Club: Mondays 8-10 PM in Wellman 005

  • Darker than DAC: Mondays 8-10 PM in Hart 1150

  • Chinese Animation Club: Tuesdays 7-9PM in Olson 205

  • Girls Love Club: Wednesdays 6-8 PM in Wellman 126

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 Highlight:WE NEED MORE UNCS - Mili: If you would like to be a Senpai, please consider signing up and get a Kouhai! :D

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 Fall 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!

Spring 2025 anime Lineup

Wednesday

Thursday

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 memberships
Use the form below to get your membership!

Tier 1 Membership - $15 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 - $20 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 memberships!
Here are the sub clubs that are meeting Fall 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.

Sports Club

Kuroko's Basketball (2x Ep)
Blue Lock (2x Ep)
Wellman 230
Mon 6-8 PM

BL Club

Bean Counter
Heaven Official's Blessing
Banana Fish
Wellman 005
Mon 8-10 PM

Darker than DAC

A Place Further than the Universe
Paranoia Agent
The Darwin Incident
City the Animation
Hart 1150
Mon 7-9 PM

Chinese Animation Club

Link Click
The King's Avatar
To Be Hero X (cont.)
Olson 205
Tue 7-9 PM

Model Kit Club

Gundam War In the Pocket (sub)
Kamen Rider Zeztz
Gargantia of the Verduous Planet (sub)
Wellman 025
Tue 7-9 PM

Girls Love Club

Symphogear
Rock is a Lady's Modesty
Princess Principal
Wellman 126
Wed 6-8 PM

Idol Club

Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls (cont.)
D4dj Season 2
SI-VIS The Sound of Heros
Wellman 126
Sat 4-6 PM

2025/2026 Officers!

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, 12-8PM
Our 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!