BEYOND ANIME

100+ ideas to keep your otaku happy!

Presented by Sarah Amazing, Teen LibrarianWarren-Trumbull County Public Library

Where did they go?

How can we get them

back?

Arts & Crafts

KOKESHI DOLLS

POLYMER CLAY

FELT CRAFTS

PAPER CRAFTS

ORIGAMI

MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS

DRAWING• Anime/manga artist visit• Local artist who does the

style• Drawing basics• Fan Art show & tell• Fan Art contest• Watch tutorials on YouTube• How to draw on

tablets/digital coloring• Comparison of American vs

Japanese animation styles, & discussion on how they’ve merged

• Have teens put on a program for adults on that topic!

Cosplay

COSTUME MAKING• Sewing lessons• “Workshop” days where sewing machine

is available• Donations from staff or cheap clothes

from Goodwill for those kids who can’t afford fabric

COSPLAY IDEAS• Runway: just show off

costumes• Skits from show/manga• Cross-play challenge: dress as

character of opposite gender• Photography contest• Pack of pocky for the winner!

Food

SUSHI

BENTO• Creation• Decorating boxes• Nutritional differences• To make: you’ll need

mini cutters & paring knives.

• Pick up food like cherry tomatoes, broccoli, rice, mini salami, cheese slices, carrots, celery, ham, & lettuce.

RAMEN• Offer during a

“marathon”• Make unflavored

noodles & offer different herbs & spices

• Eating contest! How many cups of ramen can you eat in five minutes? Ten minutes?

• Learn from me: make ramen using hot water brewer, allow to cool before they eat!

TREATS

• Learn to eat with chopsticks

• Host a Japanese potluck

• Try all the different varieties of noodles

MISCELLANEOUS

Japanese Culture

• Learn to eat with chopsticks

• Host a Japanese potluck

• Try all the different varieties of noodles

JAPANESE CULTURE

• Learn to eat with chopsticks

• Host a Japanese potluck

• Try all the different varieties of noodles

JAPANESE CULTURE

Games

TOURNAMENTS

MISCELLANEOUS• Play the fruits basket

game!• Anime/manga bingo• Sumo suits!• Prizes: puzzle erasers,

pocky, ramune, sushi packs

Music

MUSIC• J-Pop, J-Rock• Karaoke!• Listening party• Watch music videos• Create fanvids• Watch favorite anime theme song videos• Choose albums to add to collection

Books & Manga

BOOKS & MANGA • Manga discussion (themes or specific titles)• What should we add to collection? • Manga-to-Anime discussions• Manga/anime character “cage matches” • Japanese light novels/translations discussion• Asian-inspired fantasy discussion• Battle Royale vs Hunger Games discussion• Fanfiction workshop/fanfiction contest

Questions?