Screening of Saturday 27th September 2025

JAFWA concludes September (Winter Hours:- 4:15PM -> 9:45PM)

The Spring Solstice has occurred and now the Sun surpasses the Night, and it is undeniable that Spring has arrived. The Sakura is blooming just up the road from our screening place. This being Western Australia we here at JAFWA are hoping for fair Spring weather this weekend – no backsliding into Winter nor front-sliding into Summer. This will be the last week that we observe Winter Hours this year. We are bringing the Sun Disactivator out of storage just in case.

But don’t forget that this week is also the final week of this month of September. As such expect our Monthly Survey during the Dinner Break where you can bias the program choices, especially if you get a large enough voting block. Wield your power wisely!
And there is the monthly Member’s Prize afterwards. Make certain that your membership is up to date, for the possibility of great prizes await.

In time for the Survey, this week’s program will include a preview item that may be a bit difficult to describe. But it is from the revived Kyoto Animation studios so their track record suggests that you can trust it. Even with the bait and switch within the introduction.

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 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.
Note that Feb 14, 2026 is already reserved.

And there is the end of year irregular screening to consider. What do you want to see in it? Actually, we may already have too many suggestions.

Below is the draft program for the evening of Saturday September 27^th, 2025.

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

4:15pm	Dr Stone season 4 “Science Future”	Ep 17/24
4:40pm	Secret of the Silent Witch	Ep 5/?
5:05pm	City the animation	Ep 1	(preview)
5:30pm	dinner break, with possibly interesting stuff
6:15pm	door prize drawing, and announcements
6:30pm	Zatsu Tabi	Ep 4/12
6:55pm	365 Days to the Wedding	Ep 5/12
7:20pm	Mashle, Magic and Muscles	Ep 5/12
7:45pm	SAO: Gun Gale Online season 2	Ep 4/12	(v)
8:10pm	Late Break
8:20pm	Solo Leveling part 2	Ep 5/13	(v)
8:45pm	Akiba Maid War	Ep 5/12	(v)
9:10pm	DanDaDan part b	Ep 5/12	(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:

• online May through September 2025 — Japanese Film Festival streaming movies.
• From September 8^th to 21^st 2025 — If you happen to travel down South in this month, you can attend events in Bunbury, Busselton, Margaret River, Dunsborough, Harvey, and Collie. South West Japan Festival 2025.
  
  
• From Thursday September 11^th 2025 — The long awaited last season starts with Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle will be appearing at various cinemas, in both subbed and dubbed versions. Choose wisely.
• Saturday October 4^th 2025, 10AM-3PM — The Australia-Japan Society of WA (Inc) is having an Open Day when JAFWA is not screening. Enjoy the entertainment! Take part in the fun activities! Try the yummy food! At Tuart College in Tuart Hill.
• Saturday October 11^th 2025, 9AM-12:00 — Nexus Toy and Collectors Fair at 34 Kent St, East Victoria Park WA.
• Saturday October 11^th 2025, 10AM-4PM — Tokyo Market 5 at State Theatre Centre of Western Australia.
  
• Saturday October 11^th 2025, — JAFWA returns to Summer hours.
• Saturday 11^th to Sunday 12^th October 2025, 9AM-4PM — Anime in the Valley – Spring Edition! Where the Blossoms Bloom and the Cosplay Slays! At the Swan Settlers Market.
• From Thursday October 23^rd 2025 — For the fans of “Chainsaw Man” seen at JAFWA comes the next story arc as a theatrical movie – Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc at assorted cinemas. As always check to see if a particular session is Japanese language with English subs, or (shudder) dubbed into English.
• Monday November 10^th 2025, 6:30PM — Luna Monday double feature at Leederville – “Tokyo Godfathers” and “Paprika” Japanese language, English subtitles, 15 minute intermission between the two movies. Satoshi Kon goodness.
• Sunday 18^th to Wednesday 26^th November 2025, — The Annual Perth Japan Film Festival in Perth held at Palace Cinemas Raine Square.
• From Thursday December 11^th 2025 — Mamoru Hosoda’s latest masterpiece film Scarlet.
• Saturday December 13^th 2025 — JAFWA’s final screening of the year will be an irregular program – What do you want shown that evening?
• Monday December 15^th 2025, 6:30PM — Luna Monday double feature at Leederville – “Princess Mononoke” and “Laputa: Castle in the Sky” Japanese language, English subtitles, 15 minute intermission between the two movies.

Synopsis

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Dr Stone season 4 “Science Future”

Modern society is lost when a mysterious light leaves everyone petrified in stone. Thousands of years in the future, super genius Senku awakens and begins restoring civilisation with his Kingdom of Science. After the battle on Treasure Island, Senku and the gang return to the Kingdom of Science. With their sights set on the Moon, they must first voyage to the Americas in hopes of beginning to harvest the required materials. Through teamwork and science, they continue the fight to save humanity once and for all. This will involve creating a space program to go to the Moon. The battle between scientists is about to start.

This Evening’s Episode: “Sickening Yet Beautiful“

The advance party quickly construct their ropeway system to cross the Andes Mountains and reach the Amazon in order to avoid detection from Stanley in the Amazon rainforest. As the ropeway only allows for a couple of people at a time, their main concern is who to pair Hyoga and Xeno up with, given their past history with the former. And if they reach the Amazon rainforest and river system, they craft more items to overcome the various challenges of the harsh jungle, such as rubber boots and insect repellent.

Secrets of the Silent Witch (Silent Witch: Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto)

Monica Everett, the Silent Witch, is the world’s only practitioner of Voiceless Magic, a veritable heroine who single-handedly fended off the Black Dragon of legend. However, the young prodigy is actually…super-duper shy. and she only learned Voiceless Magic to avoid speaking in public. Ignorant of this, the Seven Sages have placed her on a top-secret mission to guard the Second Prince.

This Evening’s Episode: “Adventure of the Silent Witch“

While contemplating what elective course to join, Felix tricks her into trying out magic class, which results in her discovering that the teacher is her own former instructor, William Macragan. She also reunites with Glenn (whom she secretly helped defeat a dragon attack), who joins the school as a transfer student. Fearing that William will blow her cover, Monica sneaks out of the lecture and stumbles upon the chess course, where fellow student council member Elliott Howard challenges her to a game.

preview item – City the Animation

The story follows the Mont Blanc Trio, consisting of sophomores Midori Nagumo and Wako Izumi and freshman Ayumu Niikura, as they navigate their lives alongside a populace filled with not-quite-ordinary people in the city aptly called City.

This Evening’s Episode: “Makabe Family / Friends / Crispy Noodles / Dr. Adatara / Wako Izumi / Room 203 / Dream“

At the Makabe family’s Western Bistro, Tsurubishi and Matsuri demand Tatewaku to wear a miniskirt based on his horoscope reading. Tatewaku complies to his embarrassment, only to be laughed at by his family. Midori Nagumo begins her work at the bistro with Tsurubishi as they serve the Nice Man, unaware that Dr. Adatara is spying on them. Nagumo and Tsurubishi’s antics cause them to destroy Dr. Adatara’s surveillance equipment and ruin the Nice Man’s order of yakisoba. Elsewhere, Wako Izumi loses her point card to the bistro.

Zatsu Tabi (That’s Journey)

Chika Suzugamori is a college student who has been shopping some manga pitches around to publishers ever since she won a rookie manga award, but keeps getting rejected. Just as she was about to lose hope in ever breaking into the manga industry, she decides on a whim to go traveling without any particular goal. During her journey, Chika meets different people, experiences local cultures, and finds new inspiration for her manga.

Tonight’s Episode: “Smile by the Sea“

The next journey can be a 3 person journey, with Chika’s master Kojiya Fuyune and friend Tenkubashi Riri, this Kyoto-wards time to crowded Fushimi Inari-taisha. The things Chika does for assistant gigs in the manga industry. But is this a tour of sake breweries? Then Tango over to the sea.

365 Days to the Wedding (“Kekko surutte, Hontou desuka” literally “Are You Really Getting Married?”)

The J.T.C. travel agency is looking for someone to manage its brand-new branch in Irkutsk. But for employees Takuya Oohara and Rika Honjouji, they’d rather just stay home in Tokyo. Thankfully, they’ve discovered a way out—their manager has narrowed down the recruits to bachelors, so they decide to get married. The problem is they barely know each other at all.

Tonight’s Episode: “How About We Travel Together?“

Ohara admits they are not getting married. The doctor diagnoses exhaustion and insists that Honjoji rest. Honjoji starts to wonder if marriage is just two people who get along. Then she finds herself fantasising about Ohara’s messy hair. On the trip back they encounter Nao Miyama, a childhood friend of Ohara’s.

Mashle: Magic and Muscles (“Masshuru”)

This is a world of magic where magic is used for everything. But deep in the forest exists a young man who spends his time training and bulking up. He can’t use magic, but he enjoys a peaceful life with his father. His muscular body will have to protect him from the magic users who are out to get him.

Tonight’s Episode: “Mash Burnedead and the Unpopular Classmate“

The academy splits students into three dormitories based on personality; Adler for bravery, Orca for intelligence, Lang for ambition. Mash, Finn and Lance are all Adler. During Potions homework Mash’s potions somehow always produce cream puffs. Lang dormitory decides to steal the other’s coins, during an off-campus forest class to exterminate forest scorpions for coins.

SAO alternate: Gun Gale Online season 2

This is a side story from the Sword Art Online universe, this is all new characters – no Kirito or Asuna. We follow the story of Karen Kohiruimaki, a university student with a complex about her abnormal height. She begins playing a VR game called Gun Gale Online after it gives her the cute, petit avatar that she has always wanted.

Tonight’s Episode: “A Special Rule Launched“

LPFM manage to commandeer a truck to escape the trainyard. Meanwhile, SHINC observes an enemy team launching flares and quickly deduce they are calling for backup. Elsewhere Team MMTM uses their stealth tactics to wipe out their foes, while Team ZEMAL mount their machine guns on makeshift armored shopping carts. With the number of teams reduced, the organizers announce the first special rule: one member of each of the remaining teams will be designated a “traitor”, and the traitors will be organized into a new team with a different win condition.

Solo Leveling 2 – Arise from the Shadows

It’s been over a decade since the sudden appearance of the “gates”—the paths that connect our world with a different dimension. Since then, certain humans have awakened to supernatural powers. We call these individuals “hunters.” Hunters make their living by using their powers to conquer dungeons inside the gates. Notoriously weak hunter named Sung Jin-woo gets a unique opportunity to get stronger.

Tonight’s Episode: “This Is What We’re Trained to Do“

At Hae-In’s request, Jin-woo leaves; Hae-In notes that unlike other Hunters, Jin-woo smells nice to her, piquing her interest. In the next Dungeon he also agrees to be a porter for the expedition party and surreptitiously assists them in combat. Then the gate is locked.

Akiba Maid War (Akiba Maid Sensou)

In Akihabara in 1999, a 17-year-old girl named Nagomi Wahira begins her new job working at a pig-themed maid cafe, trying to follow her dream of being a cheerful and hardworking maid. However, Nagomi soon finds the world of maid cafes in Akihabara is a lot more cutthroat than she anticipated at first.

Tonight’s Episode: “Drowning in Red! A 36th Birthday Celebration!“

With Oinky Doink Cafe in dire need of funds to pay the interest on the Manager’s debt, Nagomi gets the idea from Nerula to hold a celebration for Ranko’s 36th birthday. However, the other cafe staff shoots down the idea. Even so, Ranko and Nagomi work on making a birthday event, and try going to Creatureland affiliate, Cafe Sheep, to get some customers. Ranko flashes back to her old job in 1985, when she was working in a teahouse and had a code of nonviolence.

DanDaDan part 2

Takakura, an occult maniac who doesn’t believe in ghosts, and Ayase, a girl who doesn’t believe in aliens, try to overcome their differences when they encounter the paranormal.

Tonight’s Episode: “We Can All Stay There Together!“

Seiko’s group tries to exorcise Jiji from Evil Eye as they eat dinner, with Aira joining them. Seiko and Manjiro discuss Evil Eye’s possession, when Jiji is apparently freed from his control. Seiko realizes Jiji and Evil Eye switch places when he is doused with either hot or cold water, forcing the group to carefully monitor Jiji until the exorcism is complete.