Whether you're a complete beginner, a native speaker, or just have a vested interest in Japanese culture, let's chat together in Japanese or English and share our knowledge about the language and culture. We also attend any cultural events in the area we can find. ^.~ For those of us who are studying the language, we can help each other improve, and anyone is welcome to talk about the culture, learn new things and meet others with the same interests.

We are a group of anime loving people who gather together to watch anime, review anime, discuss anime, share anime, hang out, eat and so much more! Because of some of the material discussed, shared or viewed , this is an 18 years of age plus group. If you decide to bring a guest to our meetups keep that in mind. Please check out our MSN group too so we can keep in contact all month long sharing our favorite things! http://groups.msn.com/TacomaAnimeMeetup

NOTE: I'm putting animefest on hiatus for a little while, as I have been fairly busy. I will still accept new members, but I probably won't have another meeting for a couple of months. Animefest meets once a month to eat dinner, socialize, and watch anime. To get a feel for what we usually show, here's some of what we've watched recently: Michiko to Hatchin, High School of The Dead, Bakemonogatari, Angel's Egg, Ponyo, Ouran High School Host Club, Summer Wars All genres of anime are welcome. Mos …