Anime APA Article & List
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Hi! Here is the first draft of an article I am writing about Anime
APA's. Please email me any additions/corrections/suggestions etc...
The final version will reside on romulus.rutgers.edu in our anime
directory and new versions will be posted periodically. (This should
be added to the FAQ as well)
Thanks!
Steve
Coordinator, Rutgers Anime
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Introduction to Anime APAs
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Stephen Pearl (Rutgers Anime)
This article can be freely distributed, as long as all credits remain intact.
If this is used in any publication, please send a copy to:
Rutgers Anime
C/O Japanese Cultural Association
Box 60, Student Activities Center
613 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Please send all additions/corrections/comments to:
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What's an APA?
APA stands for Amateur Press Association, a small group of
"members" that self produces their own fanzine (magazine/apazine).
Unlike conventional fanzines, APAs are produced solely for their
membership. Most APAs have a limited number of members (around 20 is
usually the case), and many have waiting lists to get in (some of the
more popular APAs have very long lists...).
All the members contribute to the APA on a timely basis. There
are usually deadlines for each issue that have to be met!
Members usually have to produce a certain amount of pages of material
every so often (Called Minimum Activity or MINAC). What happens is
that a member writes an article or story, draws art or does translations
or something else creative. This is called a trib or a zine. Generally,
in subsequent tribs, members will add mailing comments (mc's) on everybody's
last trib. They then make X photocopies of every page produced for the APA,
where X is the current number of members in the APA. These tribs are sent to
a person who is known as the Central Mailer (CM) or Master Collator (MC), or
Organizing Editor (OE) who then collates each member's material,
stapling them together to form the current issue and then mails it to
each of the members as well as keeping track of various administrative
tasks. (Another thankless job!).
Members also have to keep a mailing account to cover the
return postage costs of the APA as well as miscellaneous costs such as
envelopes, staples, etc. Financial statements for all of the members
are usually included with each issue.
Failure to do MINAC may be grounds for removal from the APA.
(The idea being that everyone contributes and no one gets a free ride.)
There are many variations on this concept: Some APAs elect
new CM's from the general membership every year. Many APAs are
"devoted" to certain subtopics of interest (ie, Ranma, UY, Macross,
etc.) rather than covering the entire spectrum of Anime.
I'm personally a member of the Ranma APA, Anime Inc. APA, and
Endless Road APA and I'd be happy to answer any questions anyone might have.
Glossary
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CM- Central Mailer. Also known as Organizing Editor (OE), Master Collator (MC)
FRANKING- Where a member of the APA, shares his membership with a
friend and submits tribs by both himself, and on behalf of his friend.
MC- Mailing comments. Your comments on other people's tribs (OPT? :-)
MINAC- Minimum Activity. The minimum amount of work a member must
submit in order to remain a part of the APA.
TRIB- Noun- the actual conTRIBution a member makes to the APA. Also
sometimes called a zine.
Verb- To make a submission to the APA.
Rutgers Anime- Anime APA Directory
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Last updated: 91.10.24
Thanks to Randall Stukey's "Electronic Animation Velocity" & Charles
Sachet's "Anime Source" for providing most of the listings! When
inquiring about an APA, it is always a good idea to enclose a SASE
(otherwise, your letter may go unanswered)
Please send us any corrections/additions/comments. Thanks!
I. GENERAL ANIME APAs
ANIMANGA
OE: Paul Sudlow
Addr: 2709 Wesleyan Dr.
Churchville, MD 21028
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: General Anime. Also a workshop for Writers and artists.
ANIME, INC.
OE: Eric T. Kouba
Addr: PO Box 587
Fairborn, OH 45324-0587
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: General Anime
ANIME JINAI?!
OE: Anime House
Addr: 505-25 St. Dennis Dr.
Don Mills, Ont M3C 1E6
CANADA
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: General Anime??
ANIME-KYO (Anime-Today)
OE: John Sullivan
Addr: 3609 Chase Terrace
Baltimore, MD 20705
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: Japanese Anime, Manga and general Science Fiction.
APA HASSHIN II
OE: Randall Stukey
Addr: 4122 Tallulah
San Antonio,TX 78218-3452
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: General Anime
SPECIAL NOTE: Although THE ANIME SOURCE lists this as a C/FO
affiliate,chances are it's not as Randall is no longer a C/FO member.
APA APA
OE: Patty Matherly
Addr: 435 Daniel
Richardson,TX 75080
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: General Anime
ENDLESS ROAD APA
OE: Dan Kellaway
Addr: 1816 Third Avenue
Arnold, PA 15068
Frequency: Quarterly
MINAC:
Interest: General Anime. Fan fiction, art, and other stuff related to
Anime accepted. The unofficial APA of Anime Hasshin.
II. SPECIAL INTEREST APAs
APA-HO!
OE: Liz Kopetz
Addr: P.O. Box 111
East Quoque, NY 11942
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: Devoted to Thundercats (and other less popular anime)
APA-RUMI
OE: Aaron Reed
Addr: 23 Mystic St
Brockton, MA 02402-2825
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: Gatchaman
APATOONS
OE: Bob Miller
Addr: 1540 North Catalina, Apartment N
Burbank, CA 91505
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: General Animation. (Not anime)
BIRD SCRAMBLE
OE: Carol Hoeke
Addr: 1818 Teasley Ln.,#803
Denton, TX 76205
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: Gatchaman
BUBBLEGUM CRISIS APA
OE: Bill Speidel
Addr: P.O. Box 2053
Anderson, IN 46018
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: This, of course, will be a BGC APA when it comes out. It's
still in the planning stages right now and is looking for
contributors of stories, poems, vignettes and art. They're also
looking for title suggestions from anybody as well.
ENDLESS WARRIORS
OE: Carol Hoeke
Addr: 1818 Teasley Ln.,#803
Denton,TX 75205
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: Saint Seiya
LEMON APA
OE: Robin Lane
Addr: 116 Shady Lawn
Rantoul, IL 61866
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: Cream Lemon and other Porn Anime features. Yes folks, you
_may_ consider the contents X-Rated. >:)
MIND'S EYE
OE: Ted Delorme
Addr: P.O. Box 30183
Charleston, SC 29417-0183
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: Espers in Anime. "Lots of original Psionic fiction".
MOBILE SUIT APA
OE: Randall Stukey
Addr: 4122 Tallulah
San Antonio,TX 78218-3452
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: Mecha shows
SPECIAL NOTE: This-as was APA HASSHIN II-is listed as a C/FO affil,
but it probably isn't.
RANMA APA
OE: Shawn Alisea
Addr: 888 Plazer
Manteca, CA 95336
Frequency: Bi-monthly
MINAC:
Interest: Ranma/Takahashi and other Anime.
SILENT RUNNING
OE: Vanessa Hoyle
Addr: 2716 30th St. SE, A373
Washington, DC 20020
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: Various Anime and Manga artists. Especially Takahashi, Hojo,
Hal and Izumi".
SLASH: THE APA
OE: BAST
Addr: 2513 N.W. 34th
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Frequency: semi-annual
MINAC:
Interest: Slash fiction (mainly anime and manga, but not really
restricted to that). "Slash" refers to stories or manga in which the
sexual preferences of the characters are altered -- the term
originated in Star Trek fandom with Kirk/Spock (say
"Kirk-slash-Spock") stories. This apa is NOT for everyone -- it
contains somewhat graphic descriptions and illos of homosexual
activities.
USA YATSURA
OE: Michael J. Susko,Jr.
Addr: 887 39th Ave.,
San Francisco, CA 94121
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: Takahashi, Project A-Ko, Dirty Pair
III. OTHER NON-ANIME APAs OF INTEREST (?)
ALPHA-OMEGA
OE: Sharon Read
Addr: 23 Mystic St.
Brockton,MA 02402-2825
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: SF, Fantasy, Comics, Japanimation and Manga from a
Christian/moral perspective.
APA-CENTURY 21
OE: Debra Delorme
Addr: P.O. Box 30183
Charleston, SC 29417-0183
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: Gerry Anderson and other SuperMarionation.
APARATUS
OE: Ted Delorme
Addr: P.O. Box 30183
Charleston, SC 29417-0183
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: Devoted exclusively to Japanese Manga (NOT Anime).
Includes: translations, synopses, articles, art, ideas and opinions on
only Manga.
MAFFAPA
OE: Laurine White
Addr: 5422 Colusa Way
Sacramento,CA 95841
Frequency:
MINAC:
Interest: films
WELL OF SOULS [APBSB]
OE: Randall Stukey
4122 Tallulah
San Antonio, TX 78218-3452
Frequency: Quarterly
MINAC:
Interest: general SF/general anime/general manga APA.