The Rising Sun in the First State!

Who are the DAS?
We're Delaware's most active anime club with chapters in North DE, South DE and our PA branch in PA, our Kanameijis. We meet every week in Dover, Wilmington or DE or Willow Grove, PA for 4-6 hours to watch anime, play video games and engage in various other activities related to the anime fandom. The Delaware Anime Society is for those with an interest in Japanese anime, costuming, manga, music and pop culture to meet with like-minded people. We welcome anime fans of all ages, and are a family friendly club. We have many activities such as raffles, trips, mini cons, video gaming, monthly meetings, merchandise, movie outings, streaming anime radio, oekaki and more. We put on our first convention in October 2004 and are gearing up for our second, Zentrancon, in October 2005, and third, Zenkaikon starting in 2006.

Despite having three chapters across Delaware and PA, we are a very close-knit group. Events are either organized through the yahoo mailing lists or the LiveJournal, or via phone/face to face interaction. The chapter leaders (aside from being good friends to start) work closely with one another and collaborate on ideas and new events. Additionally a lot of our members go to more than just their chapter's meets each month, and we all gather for the larger special events like the mini-cons, dinners, and trips. Members also get together for non anime events such as concerts put on by members' local bands, movies, dinners, or just hanging out in general.

What is the club's goal?

Our ultimate goal is to unite anime and Asian culture enthusiasts in the tristate area and for them to have fun and make lifelong friends and contacts through their shared interests and by being a part of our club.


WELCOME, FRIENDS!