Screening on Saturday 23^rd October 2021

Screening on the evening of October 23^rd 2021

Welcome to another wonderful week of JAFWA in the wonderful month of October. Have you booked interest in JAFWA’s end of year Dinner? Time is passing quickly, and we will need to know how many to book for.
Also, not directly JAFWA related, tickets are selling fast for the Japanese Film Festival. Don’t miss out.

This week we are again showing 3 preview episodes to overwhelm you. You seemed to enjoy it so much last week (I am inisiting I heard cries of adulation, not cries of pain). This does mean squashing the regular JAFWA program around a bit, so we hope you don’t mind if a few of the regular JAFWA titles are not seen this week. This week won’t have a quasi-horror theme, so you will have to prepare for Halloween on your own.

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.

Below is the tentative program for the evening of Saturday October 23^rd, 2021.

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

5:15pm	Fruits Basket (final season)	Ep 5/13
5:40pm	Muteking the Dancing Hero	Ep 1	(preview)
6:05pm	Odd Taxi	Ep 7/13
6:30pm	dinner break
7:15pm	door prize drawing, and announcements
7:30pm	Heike Monogatori	Ep 1	(preview)
7:55pm	Revolutionary Girl Utena	Ep 33/39	(retro)
8:20pm	Fire Force (season 2)	Ep 17/24
8:45pm	Fire Force (season 2)	Ep 18/24
9:10pm	Late Break
9:20pm	Vivy – Fluorite Eyes Song	Ep 4/13	(v)
9:45pm	Platinum End	Ep 1	(v) (preview)
10:10pm	Talentless Nana	Ep 2/13	(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 October 28^th 2021 8AM-12 — My Hero Academia movie 3: World Heroes Mission at Luna Leederville cinemas (says Japanese with English subtitles).
  
  
• November 4^th to 7^th 2021 — Japanese Film Festival in Perth. Keep checking the JFF web-site for more details.
  
  
• November 20^th 2021 — JAFWA next Event Afternoon, where we have the Hall from 1PM for “make your own fun”. Perhaps work of cosplay for Kaicon the week after?
• November 27^th to 28^th 2021 — Kaiga Anime Festival Kaicon at Claremont Showgrounds.
• Sunday November 28^th 2021 8AM-12 — Collectors Zone Toy & Hobby fair at ECU Sportd and Fitness Centre, Joondalup
• Saturday December 4^th 2021 — JAFWA doing a fundraising Bunnings suausage sizzle in Cannington. Looking for a couple of volunteers to help out.
• Saturday December 11^th 2021 — Final JAFWA screening of 2021.
• Saturday December 18^th 2021 — Dinner for JAFWA attendees.

Synopsis

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Fruits Basket – final season

After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, plucky high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out into a tent. Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Sohma clan, and it isn’t long before the owners discover her secret. But, as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Sohmas have a secret of their own–when stressed or grasped by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac.

This evening’s Episode: “I Mean … You Know, Right? ” season 3

While several members of the zodiac cursed are questioning their lives, Without any warning, however it is growth-spurt Momiji’s curse (the Rabbit) that is broken and he must deal with the fact that he is not bound to the Soma Clan anymore, but can’t return to his family either.

preview item – Muteking the Dancing Hero

In the cheerful seaside city of Neo San Francisco lives the kind-hearted Muteki, who, after meeting a self-proclaimed DJ, transforms into the dancing hero Muteking. Muteking and DJ sing and dance to save the city from invading monsters.

Tonight’s Episode: “Muteking Begins”

Young Muteki comes to Neo San Francisco with a dance to his steps, but an empty stomach. In a city of Tacos and Icecream soda. But with a Tech Mogul scheming, an investigative reporter seeing conspiracies, and a DJ playing, young Muteki will be forced to confront a monster at a festival. But with some assistance.

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: “Bless you”

After torturing Kakihana, Yano realizes that he doesn’t have any real money. Meanwhile, Odokawa and Dobu plan their next move when he receives a call from Yamamoto to take Shiho and himself to a warehouse at the harbor. Shiho demands to be let out of the “badger game” of seducing rich men for money, and tells Kakihana their relationship was fake, though Kakihana refuses to believe her. Meanwhile, Gouriki invites Odokawa out for a drink, and tries to find out the source behind his apparent synesthesia.

preview item – Heike Monogatori (The Heike Story)

A young orphan named Biwa is taken in by the powerful Taira Clan—also known as the Heike—after their leader witnesses her extraordinary psychic abilities. Unfortunately, what she predicts is a future of bloodshed, violence, and civil war.

Tonight’s Episode: “If You Don’t Belong to the Heike, You Won’t Be a Person”

Biwa is expresses disgust when the “kaburo boys” mistreat a local resident. When her father acts to protect her from punishment, they kill him. The Taira clan under Kiyomori has prospered, but he finds the situation boring. Biwa gains entrance to the palace and encounters Shigemori in a garden where she tells him that the end of the Taira clan is near. He notices her differently coloured eyes and believes that she can see the spirits of the dead as he can.

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: “The Prince Who Runs Through the Night ”

The Shadow Play Girls host a bizarre radio show that frames a recap of the most recent duels. Meanwhile, Akio brings Utena to an amusement park, and what happens between them forever changes her feelings about Akio, Anthy, her prince and herself.

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: “Boys, Be Weak ” and “The Holy Woman’s Anguish/The Man, Assault ”

Shinra attacks the giant Infernal containing Nataku and uses the Adolla link to trigger the young boy’s memories. Nataku recalls his mother’s oppressive expectations for him to excel, and the similar pressure he felt pressure from Kurono in the Haijima research facility. Nataku resents these feelings and increases the intensity of his radiation, firing a mighty blast which threatens to destroy the entire region.
When the debris settles, Company 8 returns to the business of fighting Infernals, but Sister Iris needs to baptize a new batch of equipment, and Shinra offers to accompany her to the Tokyo Empire Chou-ku Central Church, known as the Baptism Church. He encounters Lieutenant Hou Yan who reminds him of the need for faith in society.

Vivy – Fluorite Eyes Song

A songstress AI named Vivy is given the mission of making people happy with her songs, and works to one day take the main stage of the amusement park where she works. However, she encounters another AI named Matsumoto who claims to have been sent from 100 years in the future in order to prevent a destructive war between humans and AIs, starting Vivy’s 100-year journey to save the world.

This evening’s Episode: “Ensemble for Polaris – Our Promise ”

Onboard the Space Hotel, as Vivy denies being Diva to Yuzuka, they run into Estella. However, Vivy realizes she is an imposter and she attacks them, but they manage to escape. Matsumoto then reveals that Toak has infiltrated Sunrise and concludes they are behind the crash whilst framing Estella. To fight them off, Vivy has Matsumoto install a combat program into her.

preview item – Platinum End (Purachina Endo)

After feeling his life is completely devoid of happiness, Mirai decides to commit suicide only to be saved by his guardian angel. His angel, then, grants him powers including: angel wings (for flying), a red arrow (to make others fall in love with him), and a white arrow (to give people a peaceful death). She, then, reveals to him that he is a candidate amongst 12 others and that they’re competing to become the next God. Mirai has an angel in his corner, but he may need to become a devil to survive.

Tonight’s Episode: “Gift from an Angel”

A boy named Mirai, who wants to be happy tries to commit suicide. He is Saved By Nasse, An Angel. Later Mirai gets to know that he has been Chose as a God Candidate to compete with other God Candidates.

Talentless Nana (Munou na Nana)

An academy on an island in unnavigable waters. There, students trained tirelessly to fight back against the enemies of humanity. Nana, a student newly transferred there, also sets out with the intention of eradicating all enemies of humankind.

This evening’s Episode: “Time Traveler ”

A government committee reflects on Talented people upending the normal order of human society. The government tried to counter this threat with units of Talented individuals under their military’s command, but those Talented soon turned on their masters as well. Talentless humans eventually managed to restore order, but at a heavy cost. In the present, the class notices Nanao’s disappearance while Seiya freezes an entire lake.