From: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: APA List request
Date: 18 Dec 92 19:42:26 GMT
Organization: the Worlds Welfare Work Association, Rutgers Anime division

This list is posted at the request of David Rapp.  Here is a list of
Anime/Manga related APAs.  These and many other anime lists and FAQs
are available for anonymous ftp from romulus.rutgers.edu (128.6.13.2), in the
pub/anime/ subdirectory.  :-)

		      Introduction to Anime APAs
		      --------------------------
		    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:

Internet: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu   	or 	Steve Pearl
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GEnie:  S.PEARL6				Aberdeen, NJ 07747-1826

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.    

Glossary
--------
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
		  ----------------------------------
			Last updated: 92.02.04

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:
Due Dates:
MINAC:
Membership:
Dues:
Interest: General Anime. Also a workshop for Writers and artists.

ANIME INC
OE:  Lewis Burden
Address: 6616 Beechmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45230
Minac:  4 pages
Frequency:  Quarterly
Due Dates: Apr 30, July 30, October 30, January 30
Membership:  15
Dues:  mailing account
Interests:  anything in the world of anime.

ANIME-JANAI?!
OE: Anime House
Addr: 505-25 St. Dennis Dr.
 Don Mills, Ont M3C 1E6
CANADA
Frequency:  Was bimonthly; going quarterly as of May 1992.
Due Dates:  Was first day of each odd-numbered month. New deadline 
dates will be the first day of May, August, November, and February.
MINAC:  Two pages of original (not previously published) material per 
two issues.
Membership:  24 members (plus 1 file copy per issue needed, for a 
total of 25 copies needed); waitlist of 12 people.
Dues:  Annual $5.00 membership dues plus mailing accounts.
Interest: General Anime??

ANIME-KYO (Anime-Today)
OE: John Sullivan
Addr: 3609 Chase Terrace
 Baltimore, MD 20705
Frequency:
Due Dates:
MINAC:
Membership:
Dues:
Interest: Japanese Anime, Manga and general Science Fiction.

Well of Souls
OE: Randall Stukey
Addr: 4122 Tallulah
 San Antonio,TX 78218-3452
Frequency:
Due Dates:
MINAC:
Membership:
Dues:
Interest: General Anime

ENDLESS ROAD APA
OE: Dan Kellaway
Addr: 1816 Third Avenue
 Arnold, PA 15068
Frequency: Quarterly
Due Dates:
MINAC:  
Membership:
Dues:
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:
Due Dates:
MINAC:
Membership:
Dues:
Interest: Devoted to Thundercats (and other less popular anime)

AVACADO DREAMS (was APA-RUMI)
OE: Aaron Reed
Addr: 23 Mystic St
 Brockton, MA 02402-2825
Frequency: Bi-Monthly
Due Dates:
MINAC: 
Membership: 12, have 9 now
Dues:  $3.00/issue
Interests: Works of Rumiko Takahashi, but also other things

APATOONS
OE: Bob Miller
Addr: 1540 North Catalina, Apartment N
 Burbank, CA 91505
Frequency:
Due Dates:
MINAC:
Membership:
Dues:
Interest: General Animation. (Not anime)

BIRD SCRAMBLE
OE: Carol Hoeke
Addr: 1818 Teasley Ln.,#803
 Denton, TX 76205
Hoeke@vaxb.acs.unt.edu
Frequency : Quarterly
Due Dates : First of February, May, August, November
MINAC     : Two ORIGINAL pages per six months
Membership: Looking for members!
Dues:
Interest: Devoted primarily to the discussion of _Kagaku Ninja Tai 
Gatchaman_/Battle of the Planets (even G-Farc... *ahem* G-Force), 
_Gatchaman II_, _Gatchaman Fighter_. Other subjects welcome on a limited 
basis, as long as the focus remains _Gatchaman_. Fan fiction and 
development/extensions of the "Universe" abound. Artwork too. 

BUBBLEGUM CRISIS APA
OE: Bill Speidel
Addr: P.O. Box 2053
 Anderson, IN 46018
Frequency:
Due Dates:
MINAC:
Membership:
Dues:
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
 Hoeke@vaxb.acs.unt.edu
Frequency : Quarterly
Due Dates : First of January, April, July, October
MINAC : two ORIGINAL pages per six months.
Membership:
Dues:
Interest: Focus on Warrior-based shows. Currently contains discussion of 
_Saint Seiya_, _Yoroiden Samurai Troopers_, _Shurato_, and various others. 
Fan fiction and development/extensions of the various "Universes" abound. 
Even one or two original worlds. Plenty of artwork too. Looking for members!
Special Info : Five color covers per year... $10 cover cost fee 
assessed 1 July for each year.

MIND'S EYE
OE: Amy Hansen
Addr: 1362 Shawn Dr. #4
      San Jose, CA  95118
Frequency : Quarterly
Due Dates : Fifteenth of February, May, August, November
MINAC   : two ORIGINAL pages per six months
Interest: Espers Unite! _Shojin Locke_ and _Cosmo Police Justy_ are the 
main focus of discussion, but _Dangaio_, _Iczer_, and manga incarnations 
(_Blue Sonnet_, _Dark of the Sea, Shadow of the Moon_, _Ten Yorimo, Hoshi 
Yorimo_) occaisionally make appearances. Fan fiction and artwork! Looking 
for members!

NEW WAVE APA
OE:  Peter Tai
Addr: 1528 West 4th Street
 Brooklyn, NY 11204
Frequency:
Due Dates:
MINAC:
Membership:
Dues:
Interest: Robotech

RANMA APA
OE: Shawn Alisea
Addr: 888 Placer
 Manteca, CA 95336
Frequency:  Bi-monthly
Due Dates:
MINAC: 2 double-sided pages every two issues.
Membership: 21, currently looking to expand
Dues: $3/year + return postage costs of ~$2.90 (Priority Mail)
Interest: Ranma/Takahashi and other Anime.

SILENT RUNNING
OE: Vanessa Hoyle
Addr: 2716 30th St. SE, A373
 Washington, DC 20020
Frequency:
MINAC:
Due Dates:
Membership:
Dues:
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:
Due Dates:
Membership:
Dues:
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:
Due Dates:
MINAC:
Membership:
Dues:
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:
Due Dates:
MINAC:
Membership:
Dues:
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:
Due Dates:
MINAC:
Membership:
Dues:
Interest: Gerry Anderson and other SuperMarionation.

APARATUS
OE: Ted Delorme
Addr: P.O. Box 30183
 Charleston, SC 29417-0183
Frequency:
MINAC:
Due Dates:
Membership:
Dues:
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:
Due Dates:
MINAC:
Membership:
Dues:
Interest:  films

WELL OF SOULS [APBSB]
OE: Randall Stukey
Addr: 4122 Tallulah
 San Antonio, TX 78218-3452
Frequency: Quarterly
Due Dates:
MINAC:
Membership:
Dues:
Interest: general SF/general anime/general manga APA.

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