Screening of Saturday 27th July 2024

Screening on the evening of Saturday, July 27^th 2024

The month of July comes to an end and with the excitement of the AGM and elections now past it is once again time for JAFWA to perform its anime screening of goodness. While we seek a replacement for “Non Non Biyori nonstop”, we will have a preview item to add numbers to the survey.
Yes, you heard that correct – we will be having quick survey during the Dinner Break to see which items are enjoyed by the membership, so please be honest and scalar. Who knows – you might want to vote for the second season of “Oshi no Ko“, as the first season finishes this week.
Not to mention that it will also be the monthly Member’s Prize draw!
Preview, prize and pop-quiz. (short of being in quarantine isolation) Why aren’t you coming along?

For those of you who are interested, the Japanese Film Festival has gone from showing a series of Japanese movies online, to now showing TV episodes.

If you don’t want to sponsor an entire night like Lindsay did in March, and the one coming in November, 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.

Expected program for the evening of Saturday July 27^th, 2024.

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

4:15pm	Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End	Ep 12/28
4:40pm	Where Does the Doomsday Train Go?	Ep 7/12
5:05pm	Red Cat Ramen	Ep 1	(preview)
5:30pm	dinner break, with possibly interesting stuff
6:15pm	door prize drawing, and announcements
6:30pm	The Apothecary Diaries	Ep 21/24
6:55pm	Spice and Wolf	Ep 8/?
7:20pm	Oshi no Ko	Ep 11/11	(final)
8:45pm	Demon Slayer (season 4)	Ep 7/8	(v)
8:15pm	Late Break
8:20pm	KonoSuba (season 3)	Ep 5/?	(?)
8:45pm	Witch and Beast	Ep 6/12	(v)
9:10pm	Undead Unluck	Ep 20/24	(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:

• Saturday August 25^th 2024, ~9AM to 1PM — Collectors Zone – Toy & Hobby Fair at ECU Sports and Fitness Centre, Joondalup.
• Weekend September 7/8^th 2024, — Evolve Perth at Cannington Exhibition Centre & Showgrounds. See also here.
• Weekend September 28/29^th 2024, — Pixel Expo at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. Leave early in time for JAFWA.
• Monday September 30^th 2024, ~6:30PM — Luna Double Feature at Luna Cinemas Leederville – “The Boy and the Heron” and “Spirited Away” $15.
• From October 2024, — JAFWA’s Summer hours return 5pm-10:45pm.
• Saturday October 5^th 2024, ~9AM to 12PM — Nexus Toy and Collectors Fair at 34 Kent St, East Victoria Park WA.
• Weekend October 5/6^th 2024, 9AM-4PM — Anime in the Valley at Swan Settlers Market in Herne Hill. This is the JAFWA week off so enjoy yourselves.
• Saturday October 12^th 2024, 10AM-4PM — Tokyo Alley presents Tokyo Market 4 at State Theatre Centre of Western Australia.
• Saturday November 16^th 2024 — a JAFWA member sponsors a night of anime, including movie “Redline”.
• Saturday November 24^th 2024, ~9AM to 1PM — Collectors Zone – Toy & Hobby Fair at ECU Sports and Fitness Centre, Joondalup.
• 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.
• 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.

Synopsis

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Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Sousou no Furiiren)

For ten years, elf mage Frieren traveled with Himmel the hero, Heiter the priest, and Eisen the dwarf warrior as they quested to destroy the demon king. At the end of their journey, Frieren set out on her own, not quite understanding how differently time flows for her versus her human companions. Reunited after fifty years only to see them wither and die, Frieren begins to ponder the nature of connections at a time when it’s already too late to say goodbye.

This Evening’s Episode: “A Real Hero“

On their way to Äußerst, Frieren and her party stop by the Village of the Sword, the resting place of the legendary Hero’s Sword, so that Frieren can fulfill her obligation to regularly clear out the monsters attracted by the Sword. Stark sees the Hero’s Sword still embedded in a stone, and is confused because he was told stories that Himmel successfully pulled the Sword from the stone. Then Fern learns it is Stark’s eighteenth birthday so she asks him what gift he would like.

Where Does the Doomsday Train Go? (“Shuumatsu Train Doko e Iku?”)

In a town in a not-so-ordinary countryside, there is a big and strange occurrence happening to its residents. But a young girl named Shizuru Chikura has a strong desire to see her lost friend again. Shizuru and three other girls board an abandoned train, and they set out to the outside world, where survival is not certain. They’ll discover what awaits them at the last stop of the “Doomsday Train.”

This evening’s Episode: “A Zombie That Laughs Is No Zombie at All“

After installing a flag on the train to let them know where it is, Reimi, Akira, and Nadeshiko head into the forest to search for Shizuru. Upon encountering a group of zombies, the girls disguise themselves as zombies and follow them to an abandoned shrine where Mito has made her new camp. The girls find Shizuru, but are caught by zombie queen Mito Kuroki due to their squabbling.

preview item – Red Cat Ramen (“Ramen Aka Neko”)

Meet Tamako, who’s found her way into an interview at a ramen shop run solely by cats. When the feline manager asks if she likes cats, Tamako admits that she’s actually more of a dog person—only to be hired on the spot. But her job description isn’t quite what she expects. Rather than serving ramen, she’s now a dedicated cat caretaker.

This evening’s Episode: “A Closed-Door Hire / The Athletic Black Cat“

Synopsis to come.

The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)

Apothecary Maomao was just out collecting herbs when she was kidnapped by procurers for the Imperial harem, an easy way for unscrupulous people to get money by having “relatives” go work in the Rear Palace. Hiding her skills and knowledge, Maomao hopes to just glide by, earning as little as possible for her kidnappers during her term of service, but such is not to be: when royal infants begin dying, Maomao can’t resist letting people know the cause. This catches the eye of the far-too-handsome Jinshi, who elevates Maomao from laundry maid to poison taster to the Emperor’s favorite concubine. So much for flying under the radar…

Tonight’s Episode: “How to Buy Out a Contract“

Maomao personally takes charge of cleaning up the rear palace pharmacy to make sure it will not be sabotaged. This is after the doctor in charge of the inner court pharmacy was punished with a pay cut for mismanaging it. Dr Guen reveals that his family is the official purveyor of paper to the palace, but ever since the empress dowager banned the cutting of trees, their business went downward as their new formulation resulted in a poor quality paper.

Spice and Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf (“Ookami to Koushinryou: merchant meets the wise wolf”)

The life of a travelling merchant is a lonely one, a fact with which Kraft Lawrence is well acquainted. Wandering from town to town with just his horse, cart, and whatever wares have come his way, the peddler has pretty well settled into his routine—that is, until the night Lawrence finds a wolf goddess asleep in his cart. She strikes up a bargain with the merchant to lend him the cunning of “Holo the Wisewolf” to increase his profits in exchange for taking her along on his travels. Lawrence soon learns, though, that having an ancient goddess as a traveling companion can be a bit of a mixed blessing.

This Evening’s Episode: “Fellow Traveler and Foreboding News“

Synopsis to come.

Oshi no Ko (“My Favorite Idol” or “Their Idol’s Children”) season 1

Goro Amemiya works as an OB-GYN in a small rural town and is a huge fan of upcoming idol Ai Hoshino. After an unexpected meeting, Goro ends up dying suddenly only to be reborn as one of Ai’s children; a boy named Aquamarine Hoshino (or Aqua for short). He and his twin sister Ruby then grows up as one of show-biz’s biggest secrets.

Tonight’s Episode: “Idol” finale

B-Komachi begins their performance, and their first song goes well. However, Kana begins to lose self-confidence when she observes that the majority of the audience are only there to see Ruby and MEM-cho. However, she witnesses Aqua among the crowd cheering them on, and suddenly finds her motivation.

Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba) – season 4

Tanjiro Kamado is a kindhearted and intelligent boy who lives with his family, making money by selling charcoal. Everything changes when his family is attacked and slaughtered by demons (oni). Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko are the sole survivors of the incident. Nezuko has now become a demon, but still surprisingly shows signs of human emotion and thought. Tanjiro becomes a demon slayer to help his sister turn human again and to prevent the same tragedy that happened to him and his sister, from happening to others.

Tonight’s Episode: “Stone Hashira Gyomei Himejima” Hashira Training arc

After completing the last task, Tanjiro is commended by Gyomei, who remarks he has no doubts about him. Unsure of what he means, he hears Gyomei explain his past.

KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o!) season 3

The further adventures of Kazuma Satou who, after he dies of a heart attack after pushing a girl out of the way of a truck, which turned out to be a tractor, is sent to an RPG-like world, going on various adventures alongside a goddess named Aqua, a magician named Megumin, and a knight named Darkness.

Tonight’s Episode: “Nefarious Friends for This Sheltered Princess!”

Kazuma and his party join the forces defending the capital, and while his party performs well, Kazuma himself gets ambushed and killed by kobolds. While Kazuma is in the afterlife, Eris instructs him to retrieve the Divine Treasures, which he has no choice but to accept. After being revived, Kazuma takes Megumin back to the castle to recover, where they meet with Princess Iris.

The Witch and the Beast (“Majo to Yajuu”)

Ashaf, a tall quietly spoken man and his partner, Guideau, who has the appearance of a girl, but whose masked and powerful alter ego is contained within a coffin strapped to Ashaf’s back. They are tasked by the Order of Magical Resonance to bring rogue witches to account and they travel the country seeking a particular witch who poses as grave threat to society.

Tonight’s Episode: “The Witch and the Demon Sword: Opening Act”

Ashaf and Guideau receive an assignment to investigate a series of killings in a city attributed to a witch. Meanwhile, Commander Matt Cugat of the Paladin Corps is assigned to capture the witch thought to be responsible for the killings, Helga Velvette, and is assisted by an emissary from the Holy Church.

Undead Unluck

Fuuko Izumo is known as a woman cursed with “Unluck.” Fuuko brings misfortune to anyone who touches her and the scale is proportional to how long they had physical contact. She’s saved by Andy, a man who cannot die (“Undead”). He hopes to figure out a way to use Fuuko’s misfortune to finally bring him death. The unlikely pair team up to complete missions given to them by the Book of Revelations, but if they or any of the other negators in their union fail, the book can punish humanity.

Tonight’s Episodes: “Anno Un“

Andy and Fuuko are fighting Under to capture UMA Autumn when Fuuko is killed by Unseen. This is revealed as a vision from Anno Un. In the present, Andy and Fuuko meet with Anno Un in Stanley Park as they sneak up behind them. Anno Un tells them they are actually in the territory of Autumn right now and that they will discover new things about their powers from this fight.