@mikeceara the MC is a chuuni dumbass.
I assume the issue is that even though they're in an University of Arts, people would normally prefer to join a club unrelated to what they're studying. That's why have people like Seto that enrolled in art design but is also doing sports. That being said, it should be taken into consideration that a lot students there probably are not be interested in joining an Anime club, especially back in the 90s when otaku culture was still seeing as degenerates.
As for the future, I've seen the lastest raws and I'm wondering if this manga will keep the SOL theme or if it will turn into a battle manga like the first couple of pages sort of have hinted.