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 an anime and community club based north of Perth at the Joondalup Library in Meeting Room 1/2.
We screen anime weekly on Sundays from 1PM – 5PM, but also host a variety of additional events and get-togethers.
For more on what an average screening at POWA looks like, click “Screenings” in the Quick Links box below.
Event Location: Event Cinemas Innaloo
The club? POWA. The Location? Event Cinemas Innaloo. The Time? 4:00pm, Saturday, 25th April. The Blossom? Last.
There are like, 20 films out in the first half of this year, it seems. That means more outings, this time, we are seeing a film from the creatives behind the very well received anime series ODD TAXI, in “The Last Blossom.” Better yet, for our POWA members, we are offering a chance to slip in for free, as the excellent people at SugoiCo have offered POWA two “Admit 2” passes for our community’s use!
Naturally, all our standard warnings and tips apply; POWA cannot guarantee seats in the cinema, so if you are unlucky or late, you might not get a ticket at all from the box office. If you are particularly worried, feel free to purchase your ticket in advance. Similarly, if you’re late, you might have trouble finding the group and getting snacks and drinks. Long story short? Show up early! Use our discord to coordinate finding the group, talk about the film in advance of the screening and chat during the film itself, if you so desire!
Now, for the films description and a trailer.
““What a pathetic life.”
Akutsu, an elderly inmate serving life in prison, is on the verge of a lonely death in his solitary cell. The voice mocking him belongs to a balsam flower with an uncanny ability to talk. Through their ‘conversation,’ Akutsu begins to reflect on his past.
1987, summer. In a town by the sea, down-and-out yakuza Akutsu moves into a shabby apartment found for him by his sworn brother, Tsutsumi. Out in the yard, a balsam flower grows. Akutsu shares his new home with Nana, a woman six years his junior, and her newborn son Kensuke. From their veranda, they watch a massive fireworks display. The three of them live happily, until Akutsu suddenly finds himself in need of a huge sum of money, which leads him to join Tsutsumi in an attempt to rob their own organization’s safe of 300 million yen…
“You gotta hit a dead end to get a chance to turn it around.”
This is the tale of one man’s life, and the ones he loves.”
We hope to see you there!
Location: Joondalup Library, Upstairs Meeting Room
Had a good break everyone? Good, now we are all refreshed and raring to go for more anime!
Last time we had a regular screening we had plans to make ourselves a new Action & Sports series, but had some issues in doing so. We kicked that can down the road, and wouldn’t you know it, that can is now in front of us again. So this week we (absolutely will) vote on our new Action & Sports slot!
In other voting related news, last screening we also voted on our ongoing Cultural & Historical series “Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf”, which it did pass, leading us right into the pyrite arc! New rule: Everyone at the club must love pyrite. I just think it’s neat. To catch everyone else up on the other shows in our lineup;
In “Handyman Saitou in Another World” they introduced a dog, introduced a second dog, killed the second dog, introduced a third dog, and are threatening to kill the second and third dog. They also killed the Wizard.
In “Vinland Saga Season 2” we learn that all my assurances that its all ‘going to be fiiiine’ were just clever misdirects, and it is, in fact, not all fine.
And in “Frieren: Beyond Journeys End”, someone opened a large door in the bottom of a dungeon and immediately had to ask the most dangerous question possible when raiding a dungeon: “Why do I hear Boss music?”
This week we also have voting on our Fantasy series “Frieren: Beyond Journeys End”. In fact, since its approaching its end, it’s the last vote! Shoulders at the ready for whether or not shes going to continue the journey!
Entry for our weekly screenings is $4 for members and $5 for guests – However, your first time is free! Every entry prior to our break receives a raffle ticket for a weekly prize. We will be in the upstairs meeting rooms of the City of Joondalup Library. Our doors will open at the same time as the library – 1:00PM – and we will start screening at 1:30PM, leaving you time to find the room and settle down with some drinks and snacks.
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 17 (Cultural & Historical)
2:00 – Handyman Saitou in Another World – Episode 10 (Comedy)
2:30 – Frieren: Beyond Journeys End – Episode 24 (Fantasy, Voting!)
3:00 – Break, Raffle & New Action & Sports Vote!
3:45 – New Action and Sports series!
4:15 – Vinland Saga: Season 2 – Episode 15 (Mature, Horror & Thriller)
Just a reminder that POWA is not meeting this weekend, Sunday 5th April, for our weekly screenings. We will be back on the 12th April, though!
POWA is also organising an outing to see “The Last Blossom”, an upcoming anime film from the minds behind “ODD TAXI”. If you are interested, check the poll out here.
POWA Anime Club Joondalup WA 