Screening on Saturday 21^st August 2021

Early Screening on the late afternoon and evening of August 21^st 2021

This month we are experimenting with holding the JAFWA sessions an hour earlier, to counteract the cold Winter.

So remember to turn up for a 4:15 start! During the month of August only.

Once again we have the standard program this week, with one new regular show. A rather bizarre little show, set in an alternate reality where past mistakes might be redeemed, if you can pay the price, chosen from your survey results.

Annual General Meeting resolutions

Resolutions that occurred during the AGM on July 17^th include:

1. Experiment with earlier hours during the coldest part of Winter. We are attempting to change the bookings for August for this trial.
2. Have a celebratory Dinner for the JAFWA committee members and general members, to be held on the evening of Saturday December 18^th 2021, in lieu of a screening.
3. …

We will be attempting to implement these as soon as practical.

Currently we are looking for suggestions for a location for the dinner, and we are taking expressions of interest for attendees.
We will need to make the booking by the end of October, so places and attendance by then.

Covid-19 Safety Precautions

We continue taking precautions to limit the possible future waves of CoVid-19, and we ask that you co-operate and even help where possible with our efforts to keep you safe – some social distancing, extra cleaning with antiseptic, library under limited access, etc. Also, we must ask that anyone unfortunate enough to be infected to not attend JAFWA until they are contagion free.
– Help is always welcome during set-up and pack-up due to the extra duties imposed by COVID-19 precautions.
– Please arrive early to confirm personal details due to COVID 19 regulations. There will be Contract Tracing, either by the SafeWA app on your keitai (mobile phones), or by signing in at the contact tracing sheet near the entry.

Japanese Calendar ordering

Japanese 2022 calendars are starting to show up for pre-order. Anybody interested in being part of a bulk order this year?

Below is the tentative program for the evening of Saturday August 21^st, 2021.

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

4:15pm	Ascendance of a Bookworm	Ep 25/26
4:40pm	Reincarnated as a Slime season 2	Ep 10/12
5:05pm	Odd Taxi	Ep 2/13
5:30pm	dinner break
6:15pm	door prize drawing, and announcements
6:30pm	I’m a Spider, So What	Ep 10/24
6:55pm	Revolutionary Girl Utena	Ep 26/39	(retro)
7:20pm	Fire Force s2	Ep 10/24
7:45pm	Otherside Picnic	Ep 9/12
8:10pm	Late Break
8:20pm	Re: Zero season 2	Ep 12/25	(v)
8:45pm	Wonder Egg Priority	Ep 1/11	(v)
9:10pm	Attack on Titan final season part 1	Ep 11/16	(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:

• Sunday August 29^th 2021, 9:30AM to 1PM — Collector Zone Toy & Hobby FairECU Sport & Fitness Centre, Joondalup, 22/270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup.
• Weekend September 3^rd and 4^th 2021 — On JAFWA’s off week, why not head down to Bunbury? For the South West Festival of Japan
• rescheduled October 2^nd to 3^rd 2021 8AM-12 — Perth SupaNova at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.
• Saturday October 16^th 2021 8AM-12 — Nexus Toy & Collector fair at Victoria Park Leisure Centres – Aqualife and Leisurelife
• November 4^th to 7^th 2021 — Japanese Film Festival in Perth. Keep checking the JFF web-site for more details, the full program will be will be announced on September 16.
• November 27^th to 28^th 2021 — Kaiga Anime Festival Kaicon at Claremont Showgrounds.

Synopsis

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Ascendance of a Bookworm (Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame niwa Shudan o Erandeiraremasen)

The story follows Motosu Urano, a book-loving post-secondary student and soon-to-be librarian who ends up crushed to death beneath a pile of books during an earthquake. With her dying breath, she wishes to be reincarnated in a world where she can read books forever. Urano awakens in the body of a weak, five-year-old girl named Myne in a world where books are scarce and only available to elites. Myne, retaining her memories from her previous life, decides to create and print her own books so that she can read again.

This evening’s Episode: “Trombe and Battles ” season 2

Shikza dismisses Myne’s prayer as folly of a plebeian, but Damuel comforts her by claiming that her prayer will aid in the battle. The knights begin their assault on the trombe, using mana-infused weapons to inflict heavy damage. As the battle turns in the knight’s favor, Damuel explains how the weapons work, as well as hints at Ferdinand’s past within the Knights’ Order.

That Time I Was Re-incarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) season 2

37-year-old Satoru Mikami died at the hands of a robber, he awakens to a fresh start in a new world…as the lowest of the low – a slime monster. Now champion of monsters Rimuru Tempest ends the orc war and earns the esteemed title as Slime Chancellor. Now that the Jura Tempest Alliance is growing even further, they will now be meeting the animal kingdom of Eurazania, reuniting with King Gazel, rising tensions between monsters and humans, and Rimuru encountering the strongest enemy he’s ever faced.

This evening’s Episode: “Megiddo”

Rimuru reveals his past as a human to the others and together, they begin a plan to deal with the enemy forces while preparing the ritual to revive their lost companions.

Odd Taxi

Set in a world of anthropomorphic animals, it follows the story of Odokawa, a 41-year old Walrus taxi driver shown to have no relatives and does not have much to do with others. But he usually has conversations with other animal inhabitants that ride in his taxi on their way home. With Odokawa having those conversations with several people, they may give him some leads to a high school girl who has disappeared several days ago.

This evening’s Episode: “How To Spend a Long Night”

Odokawa and Shirakawa talk about their respective pasts with each other, and end up exchanging phone numbers at the end of the taxi ride. Kakihana gets a match on his dating profile with a young woman named Shiho, who happens to be a backup singer with a new idol group called Mystery Kiss. The criminal Dobu is closing in.

I’m a Spider, So What? (Kuma desu ga, nanika)

After a Japanese classroom was destroyed by a mysterious explosion all the students reincarnated as humans on a fantasy world except for a female student who had the lowest reputation on the classroom, she was reincarnated as a spider monster. Being the weakest monster on the dungeon she need to survive using all her human intellect and courage.

Tonight’s Episode: “Who Is This, Geezer? ”

While wandering around wondering about D, Nameless finds a route back to the upper-stratum. Meanwhile, Shun meets with the royal family to discuss his new role and it is decided he must quit the academy to take over as the Hero immediately. The magician Ronandt, Julius’ former magic tutor, is angered over the loss of life and ends up recounting how, 15 years ago, he and a team of soldiers entered a labyrinth to investigate a monster outbreak.

retro – Shoujo Kakumei Utena (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

Utena Tenjou, a teenage girl who expresses her desire to be a prince through her strong-willed personality and tomboyish manner of dress. She finds herself drawn into a series of sword duels at Ohtori Academy, to win the hand of Anthy Himemiya, a mysterious girl known as the “Rose Bride” who possesses the “power to revolutionize the world”.

Tonight’s Episode: “Miki’s Nest Box (The Sunlit Garden – Arranged) ”

In spite of her outward delinquent personality, Kozue risks her life to save a nest of baby birds because she identifies with their loneliness and helplessness. Akio, Touga and Kozue induce the insecure but moralistic Miki to rejoin the dueling game, becoming dirty in order to survive in a dirty world.

Fire Force (En’en no Shouboutai, literally “Blazing Firefighting Corps”) – season 2

In the year 198 of the Age of the Sun, Tokyo is a crowded cosmopolis. But the world’s most populous city is threatened by devils that cause people to burst into flame at random. The only ones who can stop it are the Pyrofighters, a team of specialized firefighters. The young Shinra, blessed with the ability to ignite his feet and travel at the speed of a rocket, wants nothing more than to be a hero, and knows that this is the place for him. But he’s not the best at following orders.

Tonight’s Episode: “The Woman in Black ”

Shinra accepts the offer of one second of Adolla Grace from the woman in black. He uses it in an attack on the horned Infernal Tempe and finds that his body travels at light speed causing time to run backwards. The woman in black then communicates to Shinra that she was enkindled with an Adolla Burst by an Evangelist insect, and then used her energy to create the oasis for the animals.

Urasekai Picnic (Otherside Picnic)

College student Sorawo Kamikoshi has been exploring the strange dream-like world she calls the Otherside ever since she stumbled upon it during her days as an urban explorer, but her most recent trip has gotten her into serious trouble. That’s when she meets Toriko Nishina, a strange young woman searching the Otherside for her missing friend. Toriko helps Sorawo out of her predicament, and Sorawo falls into helping Toriko in her mission. But each journey into the Otherside brings strange new dangers and skills, and Sorawo isn’t sure that the search is worth it.

Tonight’s Episode: “Mrs. Sannuki and Karateka ”

Akari meets Sorawo and Toriko at Kozakura’s house with another request: her childhood friend Natsumi Ichikawa saw a talking monkey in her yard a few days ago, who gave her some teeth. However, Natsumi threw the teeth away, and ever since then, has been facing misfortune. When Akari takes Sorawo and Toriko to Ichikawa’s auto repair shop, Natsumi reveals all the misfortune she has faced.

Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World (Ri:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu) season 2

Slacker Subaru has been mysteriously transported into a fantasy world, and involved in the politics of royal ascension, and magical terrorist expression. After learning more behind the Death Loop and Witches of Sin, Subaru vows to save Emilia and his friends from further doom.

Tonight’s Episode: “The Witches’ Tea Party”

After respawning, Subaru finds himself at wit’s end and decides to consult Echidna. However, he is instead put through the second trial, in which he faces scenarios where others react to his many deaths which causes him to break down even more. Fortunately, Rem inexplicably appears before him and calms him down.

Wonder Egg Priority

Avoiding school, Ai scores a “Wonder Egg” from a gachapon machine at a deserted arcade. But now when Ai falls asleep a girl emerges from her Wonder Egg, the worlds of dreams and reality begin to collide. And it’s all connected.

Tonight’s Episodes: “The Domain of Children ”

Late one night, Ai comes across a dying firefly, and gives it a burial. The firefly is so thankful. it takes here to a special arcade with a special gachapon dispenser. The first time is free, But what is she to do withthe dispensed Wonder Egg? The answer will be found in her dreams. Which leads to the possibility that her real world situation may improve.

Attack On Titan (Shingeki ni Kyojin) season 4 part 1

Young Eldian Warrior candidates Gabi Braun and Falco Grice, seeking to inherit Reiner’s Armored Titan four years after the failed mission to claim the Founding Titan. As Marley’s dominance over competing nations begins to weaken due to the development of anti-titan weaponry, they plan to invade Paradis to develop their military using the resources on the island and also recover the Founding Titan. However, Eren Yeager and the Survey Corps have reached the Marley shoreline
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Tonight’s Episode: “Deceiver ”

Gabi kills her prison guard and escapes with Falco into the wilderness. They are found by a young girl named Kaya who offers them food and shelter at the Braus stables. Lady Azumabito arrives at the docks with a Hizuru delegation and a covered aircraft powered by Iceburst Stone, which she describes as the “world’s first flying boat.” For leaking information about Eren’s imprisonment to the press, Hange incarcerates four Survey Corps members,