Don’t put away the costumes yet because there is one more event that will happen soon after Halloween. Anime USA 2010 will begin from Nov. 12 to 14 at the Hyatt Crystal City in Arlington.

Since the semester has begun and classes are in session, it’s time to search for clubs or associations to join. Apart from groups that are for academically purposes, the Anime Club at the Alexandria campus is not a club but an interest group that has members, but not enough to be officially a club organization.

Anime Mid-Atlantic 10 is a convention where fans can enjoy video games, watch anime, shop for accessories and make new friends. This year’s con – as the attendees call them – embraces another special occasion, AMA’s 10-year anniversary.

A decade ago, Edward Fortner founded this convention by funding it with his own money. He has joined the ranks of other anime founders, and today it has become a successful phenomenon. Even though the economy is still tough, 4,000 attendees are expected to attend this year from June 11 to 13.

At the Annandale campus, the Korean Student Association is currently providing tutoring sessions for students taking a Korean course or those with an interest in learning the language.

On Mondays and Tuesdays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in CF 230, officers of the association and some fluent speakers are teaching a few students ways to speak and write in Korean. The majority of the participants have been non-Korean but they said that they welcome those who were born in America and have Korean roots within their families. This gives them the opportunity to learn their own language.

Anime: randomness, perversion and unexpected. One word: kawaii! Here’s a brief education on what it is for non-otaku (“otaku” meaning people who are obsessed with anime, video games, etc.) One definition of anime from AllWords.com was “an artistic style used in Japanese animation that has also been adopted by some artists in America and other countries.” Shows created by manga artists, are spoken in English or Japanese. However, it depends on whether the U.S. distributor could dub over the original language or insert subtitles for the show. I remember my …

At the Annandale campus, the Hispanic Club was celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by conducting a literary contest Oct. 15. The contest was for students who wanted to express their creativity by writing essays or poems in English or Spanish, with the judging done by several faculty advisors.