Screening earlier on the evening of Saturday, June 13^th 2026.

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

The month of June doth dawn for JAFWA this Saturday evening. The Bureau of Meteorology claims it is officially Winter in our Southern Hemisphere climes, and while the idea sends chills down my back I know that in Northern Hemisphere Japan there are still a brace of weeks of Spring left with Summer officially starting on June 21^st.

But we are officially open to nominations to get yourself onto the committee elections. The election shall take place on July 18^th, during the Dinner Break of the screening session after the AGM.

In this week’s JAFWA program we have out regular regular program now locked in, and it shall continue till at least August. Unless a motion is made and voted for at the AGM (this is a plug to engage with the AGM).
This week we shall preview how hazardous a video game can be if you don’t read the instructions and immediately choose the toughest setting.

It has been pointed out by a long-time JAFWA member that there are other people interested in anime. This Saturday before JAFWA, from 10AM to 4PM is the Voyager cares Anime open day at WestCity Church, 63 Nanson Street Wembley.

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 the EoFY, after which 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 June 13^th, 2026

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

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:

• Monday June 8^th 2026 ~6:30PM — Luna Double Feature at Luna Cinemas Leederville – “Paprika” and “Tokyo Godfathers” $17.
• Saturday June 13^th 2026 ~10AM-2PM — Voyager cares Anime open day at WestCity Church, 63 Nanson Street Wembley.
• Saturday June 20^th 2026 ~1PM-4PM — JAFWA’s next Event afternoon of make your own fun in the Hall before the JAFWA screening.
• from Thursday June 25^th — Bleach final arc episode 1-3 in a couple of cinemas as Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – Calamity.
• Weekend June 27^th and 28^th 2026 10AM->6PM — Supanova 2026 Perth at Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre.
• 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
• 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.

Synopses

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Screening earlier on the evening of Saturday, May 30^th 2026.

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

It seems so soon but JAFWA will screen its final screening for the merry month of May this week. The mere idea sends chills down my back. I try to reassure myself with the knowledge that in Japan there are still a few more weeks of Spring left with Summer officially starting on June 21^st.

Also, we will be asking our monthly survey to help us better understand what you, the discerning anime otaku, prefers to watch at JAFWA. While we try to show the best anime produced, the JAFWA committee is aware that we may be biased as to what is “best”, so we try previewing other titles to be on the safe side. Please help guide us.
At the end of the Dinner Break there shall be the Monthly Member’s Prize Draw. Is there anything in particular our dear JAFWAites would like to see in the prize pool, that is within our budget? We have a Suggestion box.

In this week’s JAFWA program we have no more new regular series to introduce. Our current regular program shall continue till at least August. Unless a motion is made and voted for at the AGM (this is a plug to engage with the AGM).
This week we shall preview the latest offering from legendary manga-ka Rumiko Takahashi, as we watch the first anime episode of her recent manga (volumes are in the Library), where a time-traveling heroine aids a wandering exorcist.

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.

This year SwanCon celebrates its 50^th anniversary!

JAFWA and SwanCon go back quite far. Many early SwanCon attendees received their first dose of ‘proper’ anime through the late night screening rooms (nothing too dodgy, just pleasantly weird). When JAFWA became an incorporated body in late 1996/early 1997, the governing body of SwanCon (The Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation, or WASFF) allowed us to use their Constitutional Documents as a basis for our own.

In 1999, and again in 2006 JAFWA worked with SwanCon to raise funds and sponsor a Special Guest – Mangaka, Cosplayer, Musician and Toei Animation star Ippongi Bang. Without SwanCon’s support JAFWA would not have achieved something so special.

This year SwanCon is on from 29 May through the long weekend to 1 June, at The Pagoda Resort in Como. For those wanting to visit on the Saturday before the screening, JAFWA is a short distance away in South Perth.

Below is the draft program for the evening of Saturday May 30^th, 2026.

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

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:

• Friday May 29^th to Monday June 1^st 2026 — WA’s most venerable Sci-Fi convention Swancon 50 // Natcon 2026 hosted at The Pagoda in South Perth.
• Monday June 8^th 2026 ~6:30PM — Luna Double Feature at Luna Cinemas Leederville – “Paprika” and “Tokyo Godfathers” $17.
• Weekend June 27^th and 28^th 2026 10AM->6PM — Supanova 2026 Perth at Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre.
• 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
• 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.

Synopses

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Screening earlier on the evening of Saturday, May 16^th 2026.

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

Fortunately there were not too many hiccoughs with the introduction of Winter Hours last week, and our audience enjoyed the selection of anime we introduced to the program line-up. Some decided at the last moment.
Trust me, there was a lot of sweating and swearing involved, at least on my part, trying to get the best JAFWA program. guided by the survey results. I keep feeling it could have been better but time constraints prevented putting everything in as regular items. And we should manage to add in all the lovely anime series before the next special survey. More shall be revealed this week!

As the merry month of May progresses we farewell the last two familiar regular series, as both “Frieren” and “Spy x Family” reach the end of their current season/cour, but be aware that more is planned for these beloved series

In this week’s JAFWA program we manage to have another preview item, involving hidden battles between users who contract pairs of spirits. As a side note I have been enjoying the manga in the loaner library, and I should warn you that the first few chapters involve some violence, until the protagonist has his world-view expanded.

And after some effort last week at the JAFWA committee meeting we introduce a couple more regular titles to the JAFWA program. Then a few more in the weeks to come.

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.

This year SwanCon celebrates its 50^th anniversary!

JAFWA and SwanCon go back quite far. Many early SwanCon attendees received their first dose of ‘proper’ anime through the late night screening rooms (nothing too dodgy, just pleasantly weird). When JAFWA became an incorporated body in late 1996/early 1997, the governing body of SwanCon (The Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation, or WASFF) allowed us to use their Constitutional Documents as a basis for our own.

In 1999, and again in 2006 JAFWA worked with SwanCon to raise funds and sponsor a Special Guest – Mangaka, Cosplayer, Musician and Toei Animation star Ippongi Bang. Without SwanCon’s support JAFWA would not have achieved something so special.

This year SwanCon is on from 29 May through the long weekend to 1 June, at The Pagoda Resort in Como. For those wanting to visit on the Saturday before the screening, JAFWA is a short distance away in South Perth.

Below is the draft program for the evening of Saturday May 16^th, 2026

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

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:

• From Thursday May 14^th 2026 — Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe at assorted cinemas.
• Saturday May 24^th 2026 9:40->13:30 — Collector Zone Toy & Hobby Fair at ECU Sport & Fitness Centre, Joondalup, 22/270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup WA 6027.
• Friday May 29^th to Monday June 1^st 2026 — WA’s most venerable Sci-Fi convention Swancon 50 // Natcon 2026 hosted at The Pagoda in South Perth.
• Monday June 8^th 2026 ~6:30PM — Luna Double Feature at Luna Cinemas Leederville – “Paprika” and “Tokyo Godfathers” $17.
• Weekend June 27^th and 28^th 2026 10AM->6PM — Supanova 2026 Perth at Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre.
• 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
• Monday July 27^th 2026 ~6:30PM — Luna Double Feature at Luna Cinemas Leederville – “Spirited Away” and “Howl’s Moving Castle” $17.

Synopses

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No JAFWA screening until Saturday 9^th May 2026!

Saturday May 2^nd is supposed to be Free Comic Book Day. So head on down to your local purveyor of comics and see if you can score some manga samplers. I have 2 such stores within range.

In Japan they are currently having four national holidays in rapid succession, from Wed, 29 Apr 2026 to Wed, 6 May 2026, leading the coming week to be known as Golden Week.

We are taking our once-a-month weekend off to refresh ourselves after the wonderful month of April at JAFWA screenings, with many of our regular series coming to an end, some more satisfying than others. Though various people will be assuaged with the news that maybe half the ending shows have a next season planned/in the works.

On a personal note, your MC was slightly discombobulated by the ending of the final season of “Golden Kamuy“. Your MC has read all 31 volumes of the manga in the JAFWA library, and knows that the final anime episode we screened merely reached the end of the 30th volume (of 31) of the manga. So how long will the “Runaway Train” arc intended to be when it comes out about December/January? Truly, the anime directors know how to leave you on tenterhooks with these cliff-hangers!

But back to general JAFWA business:

The newest anime season started in Japan during April, and we managed to put some preview samples in that was included in the survey that attendees voted upon last week. With the help of the last survey we hope to design (before next week) an almost all new program starting in May, though a couple of other regular series have one or two more episode to finish first.

• First and foremost – starting in May JAFWA will be running on Winter Hours starting at ~4:15PM and running through to ~9:45PM
• The newest anime season started in Japan during April, and we managed to put some preview samples in that was included in the survey that attendees voted upon last week. With the help of the last survey we hope to design (before next week) an almost all new program starting in May, though a couple of other regular series have one or two more episode to finish first.

Lest you be bereft of anime, a couple of cinemas are going to be screening the That time I was Reincarnated as a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea anime movie. And it looks like there will be a repeat performance of That time I was Reincarnated as a Slime: Scarlet Bond.
And I have just learned that Event Cinemas in Innaloo are screening the classic Akira.

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 May 9^th, 2026.

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

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:

• From Thursday April 23^rd 2026 — The Last Blossom at assorted cinemas.
• From Thursday April 30^th 2026 — That time I was Reincarnated as a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea anime movie will be screening at assorted cinemas.
  And it looks like they are having a repeat performance of That time I was Reincarnated as a Slime: Scarlet Bond.
• May through September 2026 — JAFWA will be operating on Winter Hours – 4:15PM -> 9:45PM.
• Weekend May 9-10^th 2026 — Local artists celebrate at Tokyo Alley 10th Anniversary at Perth Convention and Exhibition Center.
• From Thursday May 14^th 2026 — Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe at assorted cinemas.
• Friday June 29^th to Monday June 1^st 2026 — WA’s most venerable Sci-Fi convention Swancon 50 // Natcon 2026 hosted at The Pagoda in South Perth.
• Monday June 8^th 2026 ~6:30PM — Luna Double Feature at Luna Cinemas Leederville – “Paprika” and “Tokyo Godfathers” $17.
• Weekend June 27^th and 28^th 2026 10AM->6PM — Supanova 2026 Perth at Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre.
• 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.
• Monday July 27^th 2026 ~6:30PM — Luna Double Feature at Luna Cinemas Leederville – “Spirited Away” and “Howl’s Moving Castle” $17.

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

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.

But dream on of Summer for a little while longer, as it is not until next month before JAFWA switches to Winter Hours.

This week in the JAFWA program we find that a couple of our regular items have come to an end, though one of them has a second series.
And our preview item will be a double-length episode this week. In a world of weak humans and mighty monsters, is there anything that can convince the Monster King that humans are worthy?

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 “Jujutsu Kaisen” movie. This year there has been the “Zombieland Saga” movie, and a “Gundam” movie, and an unbelievably good “Scarlet”. The return of “Demon Slayer”! And many other less familiar titles, with more to come. 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.

Tokyo Alley’s 10^th anniversary!

On the weekend of 9-10 May 2026 Tokyo Alley will be having their 10^th Convention at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Center. Head on down before coming to JAFWA to see the stallholders and artists.

This year SwanCon celebrates its 50^th anniversary!

JAFWA and SwanCon go back quite far. Many early SwanCon attendees received their first dose of ‘proper’ anime through the late night screening rooms (nothing too dodgy, just pleasantly weird). When JAFWA became an incorporated body in late 1996/early 1997, the governing body of SwanCon (The Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation, or WASFF) allowed us to use their Constitutional Documents as a basis for our own.

In 1999, and again in 2006 JAFWA worked with SwanCon to raise funds and sponsor a Special Guest – Mangaka, Cosplayer, Musician and Toei Animation star Ippongi Bang. Without SwanCon’s support JAFWA would not have achieved something so special.

This year Swancon 50 // Natcon 2026 is on from 29 May through the long weekend to 1 June, at The Pagoda Resort in Como. For those wanting to visit on the Saturday before the screening, JAFWA is a short distance away in South Perth.

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

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

Doors Open before Screening:~5:00 PM

Program Finishes:~10:45 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:

• Thursday April 16^th 2026 ~7PM — Tokyo Nights at Luna Cinemas Leederville Outdoor cinema – “Cowboy Bebop”.
• From Thursday April 16^th 2026 — Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era at assorted cinemas.
• Saturday April 18^th 2026 9AM-12PM — Nexus Toy and Collectors Fair at 34 Kent St, East Victoria Park WA.
• From Thursday April 23^rd 2026 — The Last Blossom at assorted cinemas.
• May through September 2026 — JAFWA will be operating on Winter Hours – 4:15PM -> 9:45PM
• Weekend May 9-10^th 2026 — Local artists celebrate at Tokyo Alley 10th Anniversary at Perth Convention and Exhibition Center.
• From Thursday May 14^th 2026 — Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe at assorted cinemas.
• Friday June 29^th to Monday June 1^st 2026 — WA’s most venerable Sci-Fi convention Swancon 50 // Natcon 2026 hosted at The Pagoda in South Perth.
• Monday June 8^th 2026 ~6:30PM — Luna Double Feature at Luna Cinemas Leederville – “Paprika” and “Tokyo Godfathers” $17.
• Weekend June 27^th and 28^th 2026 10AM->6PM — Supanova 2026 Perth at Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre.
• Saturday July 18^th 2026 ~2PM-3:30PM — JAFWA AGM before 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.
• Monday July 27^th 2026 ~6:30PM — Luna Double Feature at Luna Cinemas Leederville – “Spirited Away” and “Howl’s Moving Castle” $17.

Synopses

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