End of Month Screening on the evening of Saturday, January 25^th 2025

We have reached the end of January already and JAFWA continues to heat up. Naturally that means it is time for JAFWA’s monthly survey during the Dinner Break, followed by the Member’s Prize draw.

Before the survey we will screen another preview episode, where two hapless employees seek to enter a marriage of convenience, to the disbelief of those around them. Both Elliot and Greg have provided little 2 minute shows that you might be interested in.

If you don’t want to sponsor an entire night like both Lindsay and Elliot did last year, 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 January 25^th, 2025

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

5:15pm	The Weakest Tamer	Ep 3/12
5:40pm	Dr Stone season 4	Ep 2/?
6:05pm	365 Days to the Wedding	Ep 1	(preview)
6:30pm	dinner break, with possibly interesting stuff
7:15pm	door prize drawing, and announcements
7:30pm	Reincarnated as a Slime season 2 part B	Ep 4/12
7:55pm	Apothecary Diaries season 2	Ep 2/24?
8:20pm	Oshi no Ko season 2	Ep 3/13
8:45pm	he Rising of the Shield Hero season 3	Ep 3/12	(v)
9:10pm	Late Break
9:20pm	Re: Zero (season 3 episode 3)	Ep 53/58	(v)
9:45pm	Overlord IV	Ep 2/13	(v)
10:10pm	DanDaDan	Ep 2/12	(v?)

Doors Open before Screening:~5:00 PM

Program Finishes:~10:45 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 January 30^th 2025 — in assorted cinemas is the live action “Oshi no Ko -The Final Act”. Warning, will contains spoilers for those watching at JAFWA.
• from Thursday February 6^th 2025 — in assorted cinemas is compilation anime movie “Attack on Titan: The Last Attack” featuring the final Season of the TV anime. Check if your session is subbed or dubbed.
• Saturday March 1^st to Monday March 3^rd 2025, 0900-1600 — the return of the small but vibrant Anime in the Valley at the Swan Settlers market.
• Sunday March 2^nd 2025, 0930-1300 — the return of the small but vibrant Collector Zone Toy & Hobby Fair ECU Sport & Fitness Centre, Joondalup, 22/270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup WA 6027.
• Saturday March 15^th 2025, from 1100 — The delightful Perth Japan Festival 2025 will be at the Supreme Court Garden.
• Saturday April 12^th 025, 0900-1200 — Looking for Fannish stuff. Go to Nexus Toy and Collectors Fair 34 Kent St, East Victoria Park WA.

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Rejoice! We are back!

For JAFWA returns for our first screening of 2025, with a new program lineup (we managed to finish everything from 2024). Thus you should be feeling hot for this coming Saturday.

Due to scheduling issues, you won’t be getting the entire new line-up this week, you will have to wait for next week for the other 4 regular items. After the drought of the Summer Break, there may also be the risk of overwhelming our anime starved attendees. Due to the the results of the last survey, it seems we will be showing mostly sequel series.

If you don’t want to sponsor an entire night like both Lindsay and Elliot did last year, 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 January 11^th, 2025

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

5:15pm	The Weakest Tamer	Ep 1/12
5:40pm	That time I was Reincarnated as a Slime season 2	Ep 1/12 of part B
6:05pm	That time I was Reincarnated as a Slime season 2	Ep 2/12 of part B
6:30pm	dinner break, with possibly interesting stuff
7:15pm	door prize drawing, and announcements
7:30pm	Oshi no Ko season 2	Ep 1/12
7:55pm	The Rising of the Shield Hero s3	Ep 1/12
8:20pm	The Rising of the Shield Hero s3	Ep 2/12	(v)
8:45pm	Late Break
8:55pm	Re: Zero (season 3 episode 1)	Ep 51/58	(v)

Doors Open before Screening:~5:00 PM

Program Finishes:~10:45 PM

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Dates of Interest

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

• Saturday January 11^th 2025, 0900-1200 — Once more Nexus Toy & Collectors fair at 34 Kent St, East Victoria Park WA, then come to JAFWA in the evening.
• Saturday January 11^th 2025, normal Summer hours — JAFWA’s glorious return and we overlord it with an all new regular program!
• from Thursday January 30^th 2025 — in assorted cinemas is the live action “Oshi no Ko -The Final Act”. Warning, will contains spoilers for those watching at JAFWA.
• Saturday March 1^st to Monday March 3^rd 2025, 0900-1600 — the return of the small but vibrant Anime in the Valley at the Swan Settlers market.
• Sunday March 2^nd 2025, 0930-1300 — the return of the small but vibrant Collector Zone Toy & Hobby Fair ECU Sport & Fitness Centre, Joondalup, 22/270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup WA 6027.

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No JAFWA screening until Saturday 11^th January 2025!

The December Solstice has happened, and as the days prepare to get shorter (though not yet cooler) know well that it is the time of celebrations, festivities and holidays (and Holy Days for many religions). For instance, Christmas Eve in Japan is the number one date to go on a date with your prospective significant other, then the next day celebrate with Family eating KFC.

Whether we celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Pancha Ganapati, Saturnalia, Winter Solstice, HumanLight, Kwanzaa, Jediism, Festivus, Goatsmas, or something else — or even nothing at all — I personally think we should acknowledge that centuries ago on December 25^th a child was born who, by age 30, would transform the world. His achievements might justly be celebrated wherever his truths hold sway. We owe a YUGE debt to this devout but unorthodox Christian who was a bit of a jerk and into the occult but was also “one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution” (Wikipedia). In his honor, and to shake up the silly season, I humbly offer someone else’s sometimes arrhythmic version of “The Ten Days of Newton.” And I wish you all a very merry Newtonmas!

The Ten Days of Newtonmas
On the tenth day of Newtonmas,
One of our greatest natural philosophers gave to us,
Ten confessed sins,
Nine moons of Jupiter and Saturn moving according to the same law that makes an apple fall,
Eight volumes of mathematics,
Seven colors of light,
Six planets orbiting according to Kepler’s Laws,
Five lessons of life (#3 is mis-attributed*),
Four rules of reasoning,
Three laws of motion,
Two branches of calculus,
And a universal law of gravitation

I will have to revise the first hint for our new January 2025 program, as it turns out that the fourth season of “Overlord” is being pushed to the second week due to the fact that the first episode of “Re:Zero” 3^rd season turns out to be 90 minutes long. And with that, DanDaDan most of our late night program gets pushed to the second week (and the Late Break moved earlier). As does a couple of earlier in the evening episodes, as we can’t be certain of having in time for January 11^th, being as they will only be screened in Japan a day or two earlier.

If you don’t want to sponsor an entire night like both Lindsay and Elliot did last year, there is the other scheme for our signed up members. On the night nearest your birthday, as 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.

The expected program

Below is the draft program for the evening of Saturday January 11^th, 2025.

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

5:15pm	The Weakest Tamer	Ep 1/12	TBC
5:40pm	wonderful anime episode	Ep 1?	TBA
6:05pm	wonderful anime episode	Ep 1?	TBA
6:30pm	dinner break, with possibly interesting stuff
7:15pm	door prize drawing, and announcements
7:30pm	wonderful anime episode	Ep 1?	TBA
7:55pm	wonderful anime episode	Ep 1?	TBA
8:20pm	wonderful anime episode	Ep 1?	TBA
8:45pm	Late Break
8:55pm	Re: Zero (season 3 episode 1)	Ep 51/?	TBA

Doors Open before Screening:~5:00 PM

Program Finishes:~10:45 PM

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Dates of Interest

presuming an outbreak of the Pandemic progression does not cause this to cancel.

• December 21^st 2024 to January 11^th 2025 — JAFWA takes a break over Summer to recharge and enjoy the Holiday Season and Festivities.
• Saturday January 11^th 2025, 0900-1200 — Once more Nexus Toy & Collectors fair at 34 Kent St, East Victoria Park WA, then come to JAFWA in the evening.
• Saturday January 11^th 2025, normal Summer hours — JAFWA’s glorious return with all new regular program!
• from Thursday January 30^th 2025 — in assorted cinemas is the live action “Oshi no Ko -The Final Act”. Warning, will contains spoilers for those watching at JAFWA.
• Saturday March 1^st to Monday March 3^rd 2025, 0900-1600 — the return of the small but vibrant Anime in the Valley at the Swan Settlers market.
• Sunday March 2^nd 2025, 0930-1300 — the return of the small but vibrant Collector Zone Toy & Hobby Fair ECU Sport & Fitness Centre, Joondalup, 22/270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup WA 6027.

Last Screening of 2024, on the evening of Saturday, December 14^th 2024

December has arrived and JAFWA‘s last screening of 2024, before we take some Summer Holidays and return in 2025 for an all new program. On the 14^th, we will finish off the last two regular series in the JAFWA program (“Frieren” and “Chainsaw Man”), as well as have some other interesting items. The movie is probably going to be “Blue Thermal”, though we have “Mirai” in reserve.

Once this week is over (even for the people who signed up for the JAFWA Dinner) there will be no more JAFWA events until our return in early January 2025. With a whole new program! Yay!!!

So after this week enjoy the Festivities, Celebrate sensibly and have a Merry Christmas (or other Solstice Observation) and a Happy New Year!

If you don’t want to sponsor an entire night like Lindsay or Elliot, there is the other scheme for our signed up members, that Sally took advantage of on November 30. On the night nearest your birthday, 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 in advance please.

Below is the draft program for the evening of Saturday December 14^th, 2024.

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

5:15pm	Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End	Ep 27/28
5:40pm	Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End	Ep 28/28	(final)
6:05pm	Assemble Insert	Ep 2/2
6:30pm	dinner break, with possibly interesting stuff
7:15pm	door prize drawing, and announcements
7:30pm	Blue Thermal	movie
9:10pm	Late Break
9:15pm	retro item	OAV	(TBA)
9:40pm	Chainsaw Man	Ep 11/12	(V)
10:05pm	Chainsaw Man	Ep 12/12	(V) (final)

Doors Open before Screening:~5:00 PM

Program Finishes:~10:45 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 December 5^th 2024, — various cinemas screening the anime movie Ghost Cat Anzu.
• Saturday December 14^th 2024, normal Summer hours — JAFWA’s End of Year (2024) screening. Irregular program, suggestions of what anime to show are welcome.
• December 21^st 2024 to January 4^th 2025 — JAFWA takes a break over Summer to recharge and enjoy the Holiday Season and Festivities.
• Saturday January 11^th 2025, normal Summer hours — JAFWA’s glorious return and we overlord it with an all new regular program!

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Event Afternoon before JAFWA Screening

JAFWA has the hall from about 1PM to 4:30PM, where it is make our own amusement time.

Does anyone want hall space for nerf gun battles? Bring your own ping-pong? Table top games? Does anybody have their own game machine and games they want their fellow JAFWAites to play? JAFWA will bring out the projector and screen. I am not certain we have access to the outdoor area, but we will try to keep you off the street.

In the past people have brought along video games and the hardware to play them, and sewing machines for cosplay creating. What do you want to do? Just so long as it fun, legal, ethical, and we don’t scuff the floor of the Hall noticeably.

Screening on the evening of Saturday, November 30^th 2024

We are approaching the end of 2024, and it is time to wrap up so many of our regular series. To make way for a whole new lot of regular series in 2025!
You too can hope to influence the selection of JAFWA‘s new regular series by filling in our survey form during the Dinner Break. Inform us what previewed anime titles shown at JAFWA are most important to you, so that it might help your committee decide what starts in January.
And never forget the monthly member’s prize – the more times you attend per month, the more chances to win!

Last Saturday was a big day for anime. There were the lucky winners who scored double passes to attend the Advance screening of Ghost Cat Anzu at the Luna Leederville preview screening. While aimed at a slightly younger audience than currently typical at JAFWA, it is a worthy anime to watch and I could not help but see what appeared to be some homages to the rich visuals of Studio Ghibli, from the occasional background to richly decorated interior scenes, let alone the selection of supernatural characters. Though the characters were slightly more venal than Studio Ghibli protagonists – selfish greed, manipulativeness, and temper tantrums came up almost as often as for normal children, and even the titular character. The only downside was that they chose the wrong colour for the subtitles, often losing words and sentences against the bright background. Even so, I advise the rest of you to try attending the general cinema release starting on December 5^th.

This week we bring many of our beloved regular series to a finish, even if it takes a couple of episodes. We are left almost content in the knowledge that for many of these animes that this is the end of season one, and that a season two will be made.

If you don’t want to sponsor an entire night like Lindsay or Elliot, there is the other scheme for our signed up members. On the night nearest your birthday, 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 in advance please. Sally has chosen November 30.

Below is the draft program for the evening of Saturday November 30^th, 2024.

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

5:15pm	‘Tis Time for Torture Princess	Ep 12/12	(final)
5:40pm	Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End	Ep 26/28
6:05pm	Spice and Wolf	Ep 24/25
6:30pm	dinner break, with possibly interesting stuff
7:15pm	door prize drawing, and announcements
7:30pm	Spice and Wolf	Ep 25/25	(final)
7:55pm	Bye Bye Earth	Ep 9/10
8:20pm	Bye Bye Earth	Ep 10/10	(final)
8:45pm	Kaiju No.8	Ep 11/12	(v)
9:10pm	Late Break
9:15pm	Kaiju No.8	Ep 12/12	(v) (final)
9:40pm	Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead	Ep 12/12	(v) (final)
10:05pm	Chainsaw Man	Ep 10/12	(v)

Doors Open before Screening:~5:00 PM

Program Finishes:~10:45 PM

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Dates of Interest

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

• Thursday November 21^st to December 8^th 2024, — Experience the Magic of Studio Ghibli on 35mm Film at The Revival House Perth, Como Theatre.
• Monday November 25^th 2024, ~6:30PM — Luna Double Feature at Luna Cinemas Leederville – “Howl’s Moving Castle” and “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind” $15.
• Tuesday November 26^th 2024 — Hatsune Miku world concert series Miku Expo at RAC Arena. Tickets selling fast.
• Saturday November 30^th 2024 — Before JAFWA’s last regular screening this calendar year, we will have the Hall from 1PM for make your own fun Event Afternoon.
• from Thursday December 5^th 2024, — various cinemas screening the anime movie Ghost Cat Anzu.
• Thursday December 12^th 2024, — Celebrating the 20th anniversary of this anime-style science fiction musical film “Daft Punk & Leiji Matsumoto’s Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem”. Screening at Luna Cinema Leederville.
• Saturday December 14^th 2024, normal Summer hours — JAFWA’s End of Year (2024) screening. Irregular program, suggestions of what anime to show are welcome.
• December 21^st 2024 to January 4^th 2025 — JAFWA takes a break over Summer to recharge and enjoy the Holiday Season and Festivities.
• Saturday January 11^th 2025, normal Summer hours — JAFWA’s glorious return and we overlord it with an all new regular program!

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