Weekly Newsletter

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

Fall Quarter Week 0

Hello fellow DACians and new DACians! Welcome to Week 0 of Fall Quarter! We’re so excited to see familiar and new faces coming to our club! For Week 0, we’re having a welcoming week that is full of different anime/movies! We’ll be providing free pizzas and cool raffle prizes throughout this entire week! :DAs you’re transitioning into the start of your college year, this week is a great way to meet other fellow DAC members and officers to become friends with! You’re more than welcome to come in cosplay, invite your friends, and bring your favorite plushies to have a great time!We hope to see you guys! :)REMINDER (For regular meetings!): We will be in WELLMAN 126 for both Wednesday and Thursday! Meetings are from 8-10 PM.

Monday Movie Night:

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era

Tuesday Action Night:

Wednesday Comedy Night:

Thursday Studio Madhouse Night:

Friday Meet the Officers Night:

Content warnings will be announced before showing of each episode.

BeforeDAC: TBA

BeforeDAC is a time where you can eat and socialize with other DAC members before Thursday meetings. Feel free to join just to talk and hangout with us!

Weekend Event: TBA

Every Saturday DAC will plan an event for you all to come and have fun together! Whether it be local in Davis or having carrides to different places, this is a great way you all to have fun and spend time together! We hope to see you all come out and have fun!

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 2026-2027 Fall Quarter (subject to change):DAC Members Only Subclubs - Requires a minimum TIER 1 membership to attend

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 Application: TBASenpai Application: TBACheck #sk-program on our Discord server for missions!Prizes will be distributed at the end of the quarter depending on your completion of quests!SK Program Challenge Highlight:TBA

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

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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!

• Become a Member!

Tier 1 Membership - TBA

Tier 2 Membership - TBA

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

TBATBA

BL Club

TBA
TBA

Darker than DAC

TBA
TBA

Chinese Animation Club

TBATBA

Model Kit Club

TBATBA

Girls Love Club

TBATBA

Idol Club

TBATBA

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, 12-8PMOur 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!