Screening of Saturday 9th November 2024

Special Screening on the evening of Saturday, November 9^th 2024

The month of November is suddenly upon us, meaning this is the last month of JAFWA’s regular screening in 2024. Well, there is the irregular screening in December, and we return in 2025.
EXCEPT! This week long time JAFWA member Elliot, on the occasion of his approaching birthday has chosen to sponsor a night of some of his favourite anime episodes. Come along and enjoy this anime otaku’s selection!

The sausage sizzle we performed last week went well. Did we manage to feed your expectations?

Let me repeat, this week at JAFWA we have an irregular program, composed mainly of Elliot’s favourite episodes. Unfortunately this does not include the movie “Redline” as we were not able to acquire the screening rights to it. But the rest is good.Your beloved JAFWA committee has re-arranged the program for the rest of the year so that as few as possible regular series are forced to take a long break over the end of year. This will result in a few nights where we screen more than one episode of a particular series. Though we hope to sneak in a couple of preview episodes here and there.

If you don’t want to sponsor an entire night like Lindsay did in March, or like Elliot’s one this week, 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.

And there is the end of year irregular screening to consider. What do you want to see in it?

Below is the draft program for the evening of Saturday November 9^th, 2024.

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

5:15pm	Slayers	Ep 1	retro
5:40pm	MS-Gundam Seed	Ep 1	retro
6:05pm	Tekkamen Blade	Ep 1	retro
6:30pm	dinner break, with possibly interesting stuff
7:15pm	door prize drawing, and announcements
7:30pm	.Hack//Sign	Ep 1	retro
7:55pm	Inu Yasha	Ep 1	retro
8:20pm	Zone of Enders	Ep 1	retro
8:45pm	Nier Automata	Ep 1
9:10pm	Late Break
9:15pm	Kaiju No.8	Ep 7/12	(v)
9:40pm	Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead	Ep 9/12	(v)
10:05pm	Chainsaw Man	Ep 7/13	(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:

• Saturday November 9^th 2024 — a JAFWA member sponsors a night of anime, much of it his favourites from years gone by.
• from Thursday November 14^th 2024, — In various cinemas is the English dub version of the newest series in the Dragon Ball universe—Dragon Ball Daima!
• 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.
• Sunday 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.
• 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.
• 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 11^th 2025 — JAFWA takes a break over Summer to recharge and enjoy the Holiday Season and Festivities.
• Saturday January 18^th 2025, normal Summer hours — JAFWA’s glorious return with all new regular program!

Synopsis

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retro – Slayers

The protagonist of Slayers is Lina Inverse, a teenage wandering genius sorceress with many nicknames and much infamy attached to her that she refuses to acknowledge. This is the history of her various adventures, ranging from whimsical and silly to dramatic to even outright world-threatening crises, in which she becomes involved along with her traveling companions everywhere she goes.

from 1995, screened at JAFWA in 1998

This evening’s Episode: “ANGRY? Lina’s Furious Dragon Slave!“

A 15-year-old sorceress named Lina Inverse raids a group of bandits. On her way to Atlas City, she is surrounded by more bandits. Just as Lina prepares to attack, a mercenary swordsman, Gourry Gabriev, appears and defeats the bandits. Lina and Gourry befriend each other. Soon after, Lina and Gourry are asked to exterminate the dragon threatening a small village.

retro – Mobile Suit Gundam Seed (“Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed”)

In the “Cosmic Era” in which mankind is divided between normal Earth dwelling humans, known as “Naturals”, and the genetically altered super-humans known as “Coordinators”. The primary conflict of the story plot derives from jealous hatred by Naturals of the abilities of Coordinators, leading to hate crimes, and eventually the emigration of almost all Coordinators who flee into space to live idyllic lives on giant orbital space colonies called PLANTS of their own design. War eventually breaks out between Earth and the PLANTS.

from 2002, previewed at JAFWA in 2002

This Evening’s Episode: “False Peace“

The Orb Union space colony, Heliopolis, is attacked by ZAFT, despite its neutrality since the beginning of the Bloody Valentine War. Kira Yamato accidentally sees the Earth Alliance’s new prototype mobile suits, which have been secretly constructed at the Heliopolis Morgenroete factory. He encounters his childhood friend, Athrun Zala, now a ZAFT soldier as one of the attackers.

retro – Tekkamen Blade (“Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman Bureido”)

Tekkaman Blade takes place in the year 2300 AD. On a certain moment, the Radam attack earth. A few months after the beginning of the invasion, a tekkaman appears, he calls himself Blade and with the help of the Space Knights, Blade starts to fight the radam. But there are a few things that Blade isn’t telling about his past.

from 1992, never screened at JAFWA. Under the name “Teknoman” was on Cheez TV in the late Twentieth Century

Tonight’s Episode: “Super Man Racing Across the Heavens“

In the orbital facilities around Earth, a mysterious mecha figure fights the space going radam monsters, as well as a fellpw Tekkamen. Meanwhile on Earth attempts are made to stem the alien incursion. Aki and Noal of the Outer Space Development Organisation attempt to analyse the alien threat when a man falls to Earth. The nameless man wants a spaceship.

retro – .Hack//Sign

Amidst a popular online role playing game in the near future, characters try to play out the goals they set for entertainment and passing of time. The World as the RPG is called is one with a setting of monsters, player characters and dungeons. Tsukasa is a detached and introverted character that has a number of mysteries about his player character. Many weird happenings seem to surround Tsukasa and his involvement in a rare item called ‘The Key Of The Twilight‘.

from 2002, previewed at JAFWA.

Tonight’s Episode: “Role Play“

Tsukasa wakes up to find himself in The World, but he has no idea why he is there neither who he is. The situation worsens when he discovers he is trapped in the game.

retro – Inu Yasha

In 1496 Japan, humans and demons (y?kai) battle over the Shikon Jewel (????, Shikon no Tama, lit. “The Jewel of Four Souls”), which is said to grant any wish. Kikyo, the priestess who keeps the Shikon Jewel, is in love with the half-demon Inuyasha. Five hundred years later, Kagome Higurashi lives on the grounds of her family’s Shinto shrine, with her mother, grandfather and younger brother. On her fifteenth birthday, Kagome is dragged into the enshrined Bone Eater’s Well by a centipede demon and sent back in time to the Sengoku period in 1546 where she encounter InuYasha and must protect the Shikon Jewel.

from 2000, first screened at JAFWA in 2001

Tonight’s Episode: “The Girl Who Overcame Time… and the Boy Who Was Just Overcome“

Kagome Higurashi lives in the present day of 1997 Japan. She finds her cat in the shrine on her fifteenth birthday, and discovers the female centipede demon Mistress Centipede dragging her down the shrine well. Kagome ends up transported back in time to a village in Feudal Japan. She meets the Priestess Kaede, who senses Kagome is the reincarnation of her sister Kikyo. Mistress Centipede senses Kagome hiding the legendary Shikon Jewel.

retro – Zone of the Enders: Delores, i

James Links is a 49-year-old space trucker anxious to return to Earth and reunite with his estranged children Leon and Noel. While transporting some goods to Earth, he stumbles upon “Dolores,” a highly-advanced Orbital Frame with an A.I. of unknown origin. The situation gets more complicated when inspectors aboard his ship are murdered and James is wanted for the crime. Making matters worse is that Leon and Noel are also wanted by the authorities simply because they are James’ children. Now as fugitives running from the law, James, Leon and Noel must go by any means necessary to make sure Dolores does not fall into the wrong hands, as she holds the key to the whereabouts of James’ wife, Dr. Rachel Links.

never screened at JAFWA before

Tonight’s Episode: “James’ Misfortune“

James is a space trucker, absentee father and alcoholic loser. Seeking to reunite with his family he agrees to ship a mysterious parcel from Mars to Earth, unaware of those who want it and what they will do. Then it starts singing and using the voice of his late wife. James, meet Delores the Orbital Frame. Maybe you will live long enough to complete introductions.

preview – Nier Automata Ver1.1a

The sudden aerial invasion of Earth by Aliens and their creations Machine Lifeforms led mankind to the brink of extinction. The surviving number of humans took refuge on the moon to organize a counterattack using android soldiers to recapture Earth. However, the war reaches a stalemate as the Machine Lifeforms continue to multiply infinitely. In turn, humanity deploys a new unit of android soldiers as an ultimate weapon: YoRHa. Newly dispatched to Earth 2B joins 9S, the analyst currently stationed there, where amid their mission, they encounter a myriad of mysterious phenomena.

never screened at JAFWA before

Tonight’s Episode: “James’ Misfortune“

YoRHa android soldier 2B is sent on a mission to destroy a Goliath-class Machine lifeform. However, the rest of her unit is destroyed en route, leaving her the sole survivor. Landing at an abandoned factory, 2B fights her way through multiple machines before meeting with 9S, another android specializing in reconnaissance and electronic warfare. They both scout the factory searching for the Goliath.

Kaiju No.8 (“Kaijuu Hachigou”)

The story follows Kafka Hibino, who after ingesting a parasitic creature, gains the ability to turn into a kaiju, he must now navigate using his power while trying to become part of an organization that eliminates kaiju to fulfill a promise he made with a childhood friend. Now he’s made the Defense Force’s neutralization list under the code name Kaiju No. 8.

Tonight’s Episode: “Kaiju No. 9“

The humanoid kaiju attacks Reno and Iharu, severely injuring the latter, while blocking their calls for help. As the humanoid kaiju is about to kill the both of them, Kafka arrives and easily defeats it. However, a pair of Third Division officers appear preventing Kafka from finishing off the humanoid and it escapes. Soshiro removes the limiter from his suit so that he can use his full unleashed combat power and informs the Third Division that he is neutralizing Kaiju No. 8.

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no Koto)

Surviving a zombie apocalypse beats being a wage slave any day. After spending years slaving away for a soul-crushing company, Akira’s life has lost its luster. But when a zombie apocalypse ravages his town, it gives him the push he needs to live for himself. Now Akira’s on a mission to complete all 100 items on his bucket list before he…well, kicks the bucket.

Tonight’s Episode: “Treehouse of the Dead“

Akira, Kencho, Shizuka, and Beatrix are near Gunma when they come across a barricaded tunnel full of zombies. While taking a detour through the forest, they rescue an old man named Masaru Kumano from a zombified boar. A thankful Kumano shows the quartet the treehouse he is building, which causes an excited Akira to help out. After a while, they finally arrive at Akira’s home village. When Akira reunites with his parents, he has a hard time repaying them. Meanwhile, another group in the village is completing a bucket list of their own.

Chainsaw Man (Chensaa Man)

In a world where Devils (Akuma) are born from human fears. Devils are usually dangerous and malevolent, their power is proportional to the fear they incite. However, humans can form contracts with them to use their power, and there are individuals specialising in hunting and employing them, called Devil Hunters. A Devil may, in certain conditions, inhabit the body of a dead human, gaining some of their memories and personality; such a creature is called a Fiend.

Tonight’s Episode: “The Taste of a Kiss”

Denji begins mercilessly shredding the Eternity Devil’s insides, but the devil constantly rips him to shreds as well. However, Denji constantly regenerates by feeding off the Devil’s blood. A relieved Himeno realises someone insane like Denji can kill the Gun Devil. It takes 3 days of carnage before the Eternity Devil surrenders its heart. Now the team can escape to….