Kakkoii Social Japanese Club was never meant to be loud or massive right away, even if my ego secretly whispers that wish. We’re here to be intentional. Warm. A place where language learning feels, like, REALLY social.

This event felt like a seed and I went home and watered it with tears of gratitude and fear.

There’s something special about anime convention culture that our founder, Kiara, feels we don’t talk about enough. To her it’s not just fandom - it’s intentional community building at high volume.

Kakkoii Social Japanese Club is a bilingual space for language lovers, anime fans and curious creatives navigating life between cultures. This post is a letter from our founder about how she’s starting to bring all those worlds together and taking us all along for the ride. Read more to find out what we’re all about!