Origins. The group began as a small friends' chat called Eigakan (Cinema) under the early circle "MAKIROR". When the WeChat Official account launched, we opened the room to readers to make conversations more direct and to widen the community. The rooms filled up quickly; with WeChat's group size limits, we had to spin up more (cue a slightly pained smile).
Names. "Eigakan (Cinema)" was inspired by the Evillious Chronicles, a series Anqiao loved back in primary school. New branches borrowed anime-flavored settings—"Mickey Mouse Clubhouse", "Infinity Castle", "Black Box", and others. The academic subgroup "Blue Oyster" takes its name from a classic film reference. The nickname 'Integrals Club' riffs on a bilingual pun linking the Chinese loanword 'gay' and jīfēn ('integral'). It's a calculus joke, not a people joke; the community is LGBTQ-friendly and inclusive.
Renaming. In 2024 the main room was retitled "Drama Room" for reasons now delightfully unclear. Like any online community, the story keeps evolving with its members.