POWA is an anime club that meets weekly at the Joondalup Library to watch anime and meet new people of similar hobbies at 1PM Sundays.
POWA is currently assessing our current situation and making some changes to our club’s structure. Members are invited to contact the community through the “contact us” form for immediate details, and all are invited to follow us on our social networks for information as it arrises.
Event Location: Event Cinemas Innaloo
Issa Gundam Film Outing.
And issa gonna be at 6:20pm, Thursday, 14th May, at Event Cinemas Innaloo.
Distributed by epic legends Sugoi Co, this film comes with the bonus offer of a couple of Admit 2 passes for our very lucky members to use to get in amongst the film!
Of course, that is, if people remember to show up early enough to get themselves organised – buy snacks, reserve seats, learn about what the heck is going on in this particular Gundam timeline and whether or not it’s been retconned by the other Gundam timeline yet, that kinda thing – though this series is based on the novel series Hathaway’s Flash, so its somewhere in a timeline. I’ve been reliably informed that the film even has scenes set in Australia – Alice Springs, even!
Doubly necessary perhaps in this case, as this is a sequel to the previous Hathaway film, and a continuation.
Perhaps checking in on the Discord on the day of the film would help people get organised and figure out the plot before heading in?
All our standard citations apply – we cannot guarantee a spot in the cinema, passes or not, so if it is particularly busy and you don’t show up quick enough you may well miss a chair for your bum. Event cinemas do offer tickets purchased ahead of time, digitally, but you will not get the opportunity to use the passes provided by Sugoi Co.
Heres a blurb for the film:
“The year is U.C.0105, twelve years after Char’s Rebellion. “MAFTY” has begun resisting the Federation government’s tyrannical rule by assassinating its high-ranking officials. Its leader is actually Hathaway Noa, the son of Bright Noa, who fought in the One Year War alongside Amuro Ray.
A girl named Gigi Andalusia, who displays uncanny powers, has reminded Hathaway of a past trauma. Though he is bewildered by her words, he prepares to carry out an air raid on the Adelaide conference, determined to fulfill MAFTY’s goals and lay his own past to rest.
Haunted by past trauma, Hathaway is drawn to the mysterious girl Gigi Andalucia, whose strange powers stir memories within him. While swayed by her cryptic words, he continues preparing for MAFTY’s mission — the attack on the Adelaide Conference.
Meanwhile, Kenneth Sleg of the Federation Forces prepares a defense operation for the Adelaide Conference and a plan to eliminate MAFTY, when he is approached by Handley Yoxon of the Criminal Police Organization with a secret proposal.
As Hathaway and Kenneth pursue their respective goals, Gigi also sets off for Hong Kong to fulfill her own role.”
Hey, Adelaide? I’ve heard of that place!
We hope to see you there!
(At the cinema, not Adelaide. Or Alice Springs. Too Hot.)
Location: Joondalup Library, Upstairs Meeting Room
Time for another slow and easy weekend for POWA – this time due to the most matronly of days, Mothers Day.
Under the assumption that at last a couple of our regulars might be wanting to spend time with the family this Sunday, POWA has decided to once again not screen our regular lineup.
But for those who don’t have other plans, or their schedules don’t conflict nearly as badly, at least some of us will still be meeting at the Joondalup Library meeting rooms.
There is no real major plan or schedule in place – we have both projectors, some of us are bringing consoles (At least one Steam Deck and Switch 2 will be present) and there will be a whoooooole bunch of board games on offer as well.
There is no shop, entry or raffle on offer though/either, simply because we are lazy and it is the week to be so.
Doors open when the Library does, and doors close with the Library’s – that is, 1:00pm to 5:00pm.
We hope to see you there, or otherwise, have a nice weekend!
Location: Joondalup Library, Upstairs Meeting Room
Last week at POWA, two great things happened – in no particular order; first, POWA voted on on outgoing Mature, Horror & Thriller series “Vinland Saga: Season 2” and, perhaps reflecting the fact that the story is just going so perfectly fine, it was a vote that it passed, and POWA reached what is perhaps the narrative peak of all anime – we met the Corgi Ein in Cowboy Bebop.
This week we have at least one notable event – two, if you count there being more Corgi in Cowboy Bebop – in which our Comedy series “Handyman Saitou in Another World” reaches its final episode. Although as is typical of shows in POWAs comedy slots it does sometimes resemble more of a Drama than a pure comedy – how many times can a dog, small child, or old wizard die, anyway? – It looks like we will be sad to see it go. Still, with an empty comedy slot will come a new series for our lineup, which is always exciting!
We hope to see you there!
This week’s schedule:
1:00 – Doors Open
1:30 – Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf – Episode 19 (Cultural & Historical)
2:00 – Handyman Saitou in Another World – Episode 12 (Comedy, Finale!)
2:30 – Frieren: Beyond Journeys End – Episode 26 (Fantasy)
3:00 – Break & Raffle
3:45 – Cowboy Bebop – Episode 3 (Action & Sports)
4:15 – Vinland Saga: Season 2 – Episode 17 (Mature, Horror & Thriller!)