Screening earlier on the evening of Saturday, 12^th September 2026.

Until the end of September JAFWA will be operating on Winter Hours – ie screening starts at ~4:15PM.

Welcome to September, when the JAFWA program will be starting quite a few new regular series.

Last month the cherry trees on Collins Street were beginning to blossom, it will be interesting to see what state the two trees will be in after two weeks we were away.

This week’s JAFWA program has been tentatively decided, but be aware that last minute changes may occur. Four new regular series will be starting this week, as voted by our dear attendees, and a couple more in October. So please welcome to the program the following:

• Before the Dinner Break there will be a slice of life where a rural girl finds escape in manga, to the displeasure of her teacher.
• Next will be a mystery-solving romance between a girl who can’t see and a man who can’t be seen.
• And after that there will be a fantasy-setting where an orphaned child grows up to protect his extended adoptive family.
• Near the end of the night will be a remake of an anime shown at JAFWA, but this time it follows the original manga more closely.

With all this we still find room to insert a preview episode of anime recently produced in Japan. A high-school girl is adopted into a somewhat surprising family when her single mother remarries, and goes from being an only child to an elder sister to four distinct brothers.

If you would like to showcase the anime that holds great meaning and value to you, please offer to sponsor a night of JAFWA and screen your favourites. If you don’t want to sponsor an entire night like Lindsay, Elliot and Dale did previously, there is the other scheme for our signed up members. On the night nearest your birthday, as Greg and Sally have done, you can nominate something to play during the Dinner Break (limited to 30 minutes max). You may have to help us source this material, so plan and inform us in advance please.

Below is the draft program for the evening of Saturday September 12^th, 2026.

All items in the original Japanese language with English subtitles. With assistance from a grant from and

4:15pm	Who Made Me A Princess?	Ep 14/16
4:40pm	Draw This and Die	Ep 1/12	TBC
5:05pm	Ascendance of a Bookworm season 4	Ep 12/24
5:30pm	dinner break, with possibly interesting stuff
6:15pm	door prize drawing, and announcements
6:30pm	Sorry About My Younger Brothers	Ep 1	(preview)
6:55pm	The Invisible Man and his soon to be Wife	Ep 1/12	TBC
7:20pm	The Cat and the Dragon	Ep 1/12	TBC
7:45pm	Nier Automata	Ep 3/24	(v)
8:10pm	Late Break
8:20pm	Re: Zero season 4 part B	Ep 3/8?	(v)
8:45pm	Sentenced to be a Hero	Ep 5/12	(v)
9:10pm	The Ghost in the Shell	Ep 1/?	(v) TBC

Doors Open before Screening:~4:00 PM

Program Finishes:~9:45 PM

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Dates of Interest

Barring a resurgence of COVID-19 pestilence, these fannish events of interest are scheduled to happen:

• September 7^th to 20^th 2026 — If perchance you are down South and unable to attend JAFWA, perhaps the various events that the South West Japan Festival might soothe you.
• Transformers Day September 17^th 2026 — To commemorate the 40^th anniversary of “Transformers the movie”, many cinemas will be showing a special 4K version. Ticket pre-sales start August 7^th.
• Saturday October 3^rd 2026 — JAFWA having a Bunnings BBQ fundraiser down at Cannington. Come for the sausage sizzle.
• Saturday October 31^st 2026 1pm->4:30 — JAFWA having another make your own fun Event Arvo in the Hall before JAFWA screening.

Synopses

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Screening earlier on the evening of Saturday, August 29^th 2026.

Until the end of September JAFWA will be operating on Winter Hours – ie screening starts at ~4:15PM.

This is the last week of August and a deadline is approaching! As you know at the JAFWA AGM, it was moved that JAFWA fund the KickStarter campaign to bring about more Tenchi Muyo anime. This is being done, but there is also the opportunity for us individual members to hop on JAFWA’s KickStarter pledge and order bonus items. I, myself, am looking at getting my own copy of the BluRay, both sticker sheets, and I am currently undecided which of the patches to purchase. You too dear members can order your own bonus items, but this offer is only open until August 29^th, which is the latest we have to officially inform President Drew (who is handling the KickStarter order) and arrange to pay for the bonus items somewhat later. Are you ready to order?

Other wonderful news about this week is that the cherry tree on Collins Street was beginning to blossom last week, so should hopefully be in full bloom this week.

And as mentioned previously, this is the last week in August. As is typical at this JAFWA screening at the end of each month, we will have a couple of notable events.
Firstly during the Dinner Break we will hold the usual survey to find out what anime we have shown at JAFWA is more popular than others, both current shows and preview episode that we have recently screened that you can rate in a scalar fashion (Hindu-Arabic numerals. one-based with ascending numbers representing less popular titles). Secondly, there is the monthly Member’s Prize Draw. Please come along for both.

This week’s JAFWA program is nearly ready for September. We farewell a regular series, in this case “Dr Stone” as our protagonists have gone from the Stone Age to that immense stony satellite in the sky. We finally celebrate Patlabor Day a little late, with the movie length compilation of the first 3 episodes of “Patlabor EZY”.
There won’t be room in this week’s program for a preview episode before the Survey. Thus to not leave a gap in this week’s program we have found another OAV episode of “Golden Kamuy”. consisting of a couple of stories from earlier in the manga that weren’t suitable to be screened as a TV episode (in the first TV series). Hopefully this will partly assuage our gnawing hunger as we await the conclusion of the “Golden Kamuy” saga, whenever that shall be.

If you would like to showcase the anime that holds great meaning and value to you, please offer to sponsor a night of JAFWA and screen your favourites. If you don’t want to sponsor an entire night like Lindsay, Elliot and Dale did previously, there is the other scheme for our signed up members. On the night nearest your birthday, as Greg and Sally have done, you can nominate something to play during the Dinner Break (limited to 30 minutes max). You may have to help us source this material, so plan and inform us in advance please.

Below is the draft program for the evening of Saturday August 29^th, 2026.

All items in the original Japanese language with English subtitles. With assistance from a grant from and

4:15pm	Who Made Me A Princess?	Ep 13/16
4:40pm	Dr Stone final cour	Ep 12/13
5:05pm	Dr Stone final cour	Ep 13/13	(final)
5:30pm	dinner break, with possibly interesting stuff
6:15pm	door prize drawing, and announcements
6:30pm	Ascendance of a Bookworm season 4	Ep 11/24
6:55pm	Patlabor EZY	Ep 1->3
8:10pm	Late Break
8:20pm	Re:Zero season 4 part B	Ep 2/8?	(v)
8:45pm	Sentenced to be a Hero	Ep 4/12	(v)
9:10pm	Golden Kamuy	OAV 5	(v)

Doors Open before Screening:~4:00 PM

Program Finishes:~9:45 PM

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Dates of Interest

Barring a resurgence of COVID-19 pestilence, these fannish events of interest are scheduled to happen:

• from Thursday August 27^th 2026 — Event cinemas will be screening the South Korean anime Your Letter at assorted cinemas. In the original Korean with English subtitles?.
• Saturday August 29^th 2026 — Final date to order bonus items through JAFWA’s “Tenchi Muyo” Kickstarter pledge. Contact President Drew, the JAFWA Shogun with details of your order.
• September 7^th to 20^th 2026 — If perchance you are down South and unable to attend JAFWA, perhaps the various events that the South West Japan Festival might soothe you.
• Transformers Day September 17^th 2026 — To commemorate the 40^th anniversary of “Transformers the movie”, many cinemas will be showing a special 4K version. Ticket pre-sales start August 7^th.
• Saturday October 3^rd 2026 — JAFWA having a Bunnings BBQ fundraiser down at Cannington. Come for the sausage sizzle.
• Saturday October 31^st 2026 1pm->4:30 — JAFWA having another make your own fun Event Arvo in the Hall before JAFWA screening.

Synopses

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Screening earlier on the evening of Saturday, 15^th August 2026.

This week JAFWA will be operating on Winter Hours – ie screening starts at ~4:15PM.

We continue screening during the month of August at JAFWA, I still have a question that needs to be asked – do you know where your Patlabor is? Yes, August 10^th has actually been designated as Patlabor Day for several years now, to commemorate the eponymous anime from 1988. We must find a way somehow to celebrate this August.

This week’s JAFWA program is starting to look a little different as another title in our current regular program comes to an end. Though we farewell “Roll Over and Die” know that two other new regular series are starting. Firstly a somewhat old series first introduced to us through a member’s sponsored evening, and the other an emergency item from the beginning of the year that we have finally found room for in the program.
All this and we have a preview episode that your MC hopes manages to get voted into the program at the end of this month. This preview episode will be a remake of an anime shown at JAFWA, but this time it follows the original manga more closely.

Anime is definitely going mainstream. Last year at the cinemas has been the “Demon Slayer” movie, followed by the “Chainsaw Man” movie, and then the “Jujitsu Kaisen” movie. This year there has been the “Zombieland Saga” movie, and a “Gundam” movie, and an unbelievably good “Scarlet”. Life is wonderful for anime fans.
What else will be showing up in cinemas? It sometimes seems that all the popular Japanese anime movies are coming.
Not to mention that Luna Leederville is putting anime films in their Monday Double Feature program and Thursday Tokyo Nights.

If you would like to showcase the anime that holds great meaning and value to you, please offer to sponsor a night of JAFWA and screen your favourites. If you don’t want to sponsor an entire night like Lindsay, Elliot and Dale did previously, there is the other scheme for our signed up members. On the night nearest your birthday, as Greg and Sally have done, you can nominate something to play during the Dinner Break (limited to 30 minutes max). You may have to help us source this material, so plan and inform us in advance please.

Below is the draft program for the evening of Saturday August 15^th, 2026.

All items in the original Japanese language with English subtitles. With assistance from a grant from and

4:15pm	Who Made Me A Princess?	Ep 12/16
4:40pm	Dr Stone final cour	Ep 10/13
5:05pm	Ascendance of a Bookworm season 4	Ep 9/24
5:30pm	dinner break, with possibly interesting stuff
6:15pm	door prize drawing, and announcements
6:25pm	Witch Hat Atelier	Ep 11/13
6:50pm	Champignon no Majo	Ep 11/12
7:15pm	Nier Automata	Ep 1/12
7:40pm	The Ghost in the Shell 2026	Ep 1	(preview)
8:05pm	Late Break
8:10pm	Roll Over and Die	Ep 12/12	(v) (final)
8:35pm	Clevatess season 1	Ep 1/12	(v)

Doors Open before Screening:~4:00 PM

Program Finishes:~9:45 PM

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Dates of Interest

Barring a resurgence of COVID-19 pestilence, these fannish events of interest are scheduled to happen:

• Weekend August 15^th and 16^th 2026 9:30AM->6PM — Pixel Expo Vs at Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre.
• Sunday August 23^rd 2026 9:30AM->1PM — Collector Zone Toy & Hobby Fair at ECU Sport & Fitness Centre, Joondalup, 22/270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup WA 6027.
• September 7^th to 20^th 2026 — If perchance you are down South and unable to attend JAFWA, perhaps the various events that the South West Japan Festival might soothe you.
• Transformers Day September 17^th 2026 — To commemorate the 40^th anniversary of “Transformers the movie”, many cinemas will be showing a special 4K version. Ticket pre-sales start August 7^th.

Synopses

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No JAFWA screening until Saturday 8^th August 2026!

We here on the JAFWA committee put a bit of effort into presenting a cultural snapshot of Japan through the varied genres represented in anime, however on Saturday August 1^st we are taking our once-a-month weekend off to refresh and fortify ourselves.
This weekend we let our wonderful attendees go forth into the world without the crutch of JAFWA to experience Life, though it tends to be organic and sticky.
Though all is not necessarily lost on the anime front. If you read this early enough you know that on Monday July 27^th 2026 ~6:30PM will be Luna Double Feature at Luna Cinemas Leederville – “Spirited Away” and “Howl’s Moving Castle” for a mere $17. And still at various Event and Hoyts cinemas you can indulge in the latest Detective Conan movie Detective Conan: Fallen Angel Of The Highway.

Though it is the season of Winter and the weather dares to be inclement, we are left thankful that we are in the Collins St Community Hall protected us from said inclement weather, and we were warmed by our love of anime.
And to help warm your souls we will show not one but two preview episodes from different programs. Though one of these preview items for next time will be an episode that is a double-length first episode, all to make it easier if it happens to be voted into the program for September. More information next week.

If you strongly feel that JAFWA is neglecting certain well-deserving anime, please offer to sponsor a night of JAFWA and screen your favourites. If you don’t want to sponsor an entire night like both Lindsay and Elliot did previously, there is the other scheme for our signed up members. On the night nearest your birthday, as Greg and Sally did, you can nominate something to play during the Dinner Break (limited to 30 minutes max). You may have to help us source this material, so plan and inform us in advance please.

Below is the draft program for the evening of Saturday August 8^th, 2026.

All items in the original Japanese language with English subtitles. With assistance from a grant from and

4:15pm	Who Made Me A Princess?	Ep 11/16
4:40pm	Dr Stone final cour	Ep 9/13
5:05pm	Ascendance of a Bookworm season 4	Ep 8/24
5:30pm	dinner break, with possibly interesting stuff
6:15pm	door prize drawing, and announcements
6:30pm	The Cat and the Dragon	Ep 1	(preview)
6:55pm	Witch Hat Atelier	Ep 9/13
7:20pm	Sword of the Demon Hunter	Ep 1	(preview)
8:10pm	Late Break
8:20pm	Re: Zero season 4	Ep 11/11?	(v) final?
8:45pm	Roll Over and Die	Ep 11/12	(v)
9:10pm	Clevatess season 1	Ep 12/12	(v) final

Doors Open before Screening:~4:00 PM

Program Finishes:~9:45 PM

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Dates of Interest

Barring a resurgence of COVID-19 pestilence, these fannish events of interest are scheduled to happen:

• from Thursday July 23^rd — The latest Detective Conan movie Detective Conan: Fallen Angel Of The Highway coming to Event and Hoyts cinemas.
• Monday July 27^th 2026 ~6:30PM — Luna Double Feature at Luna Cinemas Leederville – “Spirited Away” and “Howl’s Moving Castle” $17.
• Weekend August 15^th and 16^th 2026 9:30AM->6PM — Pixel Expo Vs at Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre.
• Sunday August 23^rd 2026 9:30AM->1PM — Collector Zone Toy & Hobby Fair at ECU Sport & Fitness Centre, Joondalup, 22/270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup WA 6027.
• September 7^th to 20^th 2026 — If perchance you are down South and unable to attend JAFWA, perhaps the various events that the South West Japan Festival might soothe you.

Annual General Meeting before JAFWA Screening

This is it!
We have been announcing it for a couple of months, and now it is finally upon us!

Please be advised that starting at 2PM on the 18th of July 2026 the Japanese Animation Fans of Western Australia will be holding it’s 2026 Annual General Meeting

The meeting will be held at the Collins Street Center in South Perth from 2:00pm onwards. The regular screening will commence afterwards, and during the dinner break the committee election will be held.

We request that all current members attend to meet quorum requirements and to have your voices heard! Please arrive about 10 minutes early.

If you have any matters you would like to have raised at the meeting, please email them through to jafwa.anime@gmail.com. Preferably sufficiently in advance so that we can accurately prepare our response.

Currently, the list of submitted AGM agenda items includes:

• Changing the operating hours through the year.
• Sponsoring anime.

Screening earlier on the evening of Saturday, July 18^th 2026.

Until September JAFWA will be operating on Winter Hours – ie screening starts at ~4:15PM.
Unless the AGM changes this.

A reminder that the JAFWA Annual General Meeting will be held before this screening of Saturday July 18^th! Come along to learn how your beloved JAFWA committee is performing in your name, vote on contentious issues such as keeping Winter Hours all year long, or even raise your own wise motion for the JAFWA membership to vote on (eg remove a program item, ensure another item gets added, demand a sushi delivery service, call for world domination, enforce a dress code, etc). You could even nominate yourself for the JAFWA committee election.

Then hopefully we have enough valid nominations to hold the committee elections, during the Dinner Break of the screening session after the AGM (ie this week).

In this week’s JAFWA program we continue our regular program until the beginning of August. Unless a motion is made and voted for at the AGM (this is a plug to engage with the AGM).

This week we are foregoing a preview item in order to screen a double episode of “Kusunoki’s Garden of Gods”.

As a Public Service Announcement from JAFWA we regretfully inform people with the news that the long-time fixture of Perth fandom – Tokyo Underground is being forced to close for the final time. Though Bronwyn has taken her store through many misfortunes and relocations, she has indicated that she will not be maintaining her stall at the Wanneroo Weekend Markets much longer due to health reasons. Before it is too late visit Tokyo Underground one last time, and help her empty the shop.

Anime is definitely going mainstream. Last year at the cinemas has been the “Demon Slayer” movie, followed by the “Chainsaw Man” movie, and then the “Jujitsu Kaisen” movie. This year there has been the “Zombieland Saga” movie, and a “Gundam” movie, and an unbelievably good “Scarlet”. Life is wonderful for anime fans.
What else will be showing up in cinemas? It sometimes seems that all the popular Japanese anime movies are coming.
Not to mention that Luna Leederville is putting anime films in their Monday Double Feature program and Thursday Tokyo Nights.

If you would like to showcase the anime that holds great meaning and value to you, please offer to sponsor a night of JAFWA and screen your favourites. If you don’t want to sponsor an entire night like Lindsay, Elliot and Dale did previously, there is the other scheme for our signed up members. On the night nearest your birthday, as Greg and Sally have done, you can nominate something to play during the Dinner Break (limited to 30 minutes max). You may have to help us source this material, so plan and inform us in advance please.

Below is the draft program for the evening of Saturday July 18^th, 2026.

All items in the original Japanese language with English subtitles. With assistance from a grant from and

4:15pm	Who Made Me A Princess?	Ep 9/16
4:40pm	Dr Stone final cour	Ep 7/13
5:05pm	Ascendance of a Bookworm season 4	Ep 7/24
5:30pm	dinner break, with possibly interesting stuff
6:15pm	door prize drawing, and announcements
6:30pm	Witch Hat Atelier	Ep 8/13
6:55pm	Kusonoki’s Garden of Gods	Ep 10/12
7:20pm	Kusonoki’s Garden of Gods	Ep 11/12
7:45pm	Champignon no Majo	Ep 9/12
8:10pm	Late Break
8:20pm	Re: Zero season 4	Ep 9/11	(v)
8:45pm	Roll Over and Die	Ep 9/12	(v)
9:10pm	Clevatess	Ep 10/12	(v)

Doors Open before Screening:~4:00 PM

Program Finishes:~9:45 PM

Comment on our FB page.

Dates of Interest

Barring a resurgence of COVID-19 pestilence, these fannish events of interest are scheduled to happen:

• Saturday July 18^th 2026 ~2PM-3:30PM — JAFWA AGM before the normal screening. All signed up members to attend.
• Saturday July 18^th 2026 ~7PM — JAFWA annual elections during the regular screening Dinner Break. Consider nominating and practice your election pitch.
• from Thursday July 23^rd — The latest Detective Conan movie Detective Conan: Fallen Angel Of The Highway coming to Event and Hoyts cinemas.
• Monday July 27^th 2026 ~6:30PM — Luna Double Feature at Luna Cinemas Leederville – “Spirited Away” and “Howl’s Moving Castle” $17.
• Weekend August 15^th and 16^th 2026 9:30AM->6PM — Pixel Expo Vs at Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre.
• Sunday August 23^rd 2026 9:30AM->1PM — Collector Zone Toy & Hobby Fair at ECU Sport & Fitness Centre, Joondalup, 22/270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup WA 6027.
• September 7^th to 20^th 2026 — If perchance you are down South and unable to attend JAFWA, perhaps the various events that the South West Japan Festival might soothe you.

Synopses

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Continued…