For this Saturday Anime Night, first up is The Adventures of Captain Wrongel (1976), a Soviet slapstick cartoon from the same crew behind the later Treasure Island (1989). An incompetent sea captain enters a race around the world with a motley crew; can he bumble his way to victory? Time to find out. This is one of the highest-rated Eastern Bloc cartoons on Letterboxd, and I finally found a good-quality, complete rip, so let’s give it a whirl. After that is Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (2020), one of the most popular anime movies we have yet to watch. Teens meet during the summer. One is a nerd who expresses himself in haikus. They hang out at the beach a lot. Looks real nice. Sometimes, all a movie needs is to be cozy. So far, this is the only major film of director Kyohei Ishiguro.

We’ll start at 9PM EST on Hextube, right here: https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• The Adventures of Captain Wrongel: https://letterboxd.com/film/adventures-of-captain-vrungel/
• Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop: https://letterboxd.com/film/words-bubble-up-like-soda-pop/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• The Adventures of Captain Wrongel: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0219263/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg
• Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/801933

CWs for The Adventures of Captain Wrongel:

• Nude sculpture of woman.
• Slapstick violence.
• Abuse of cat.
• Smoking.
• Alcohol.

CWs for Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop:

• Alcohol.
• Anxiety attack.
• Tooth damage.
• Death of parent.
• Dentist scene.
• Body dysmorphia.
• Flashing lights.

Links to movies:

• The Adventures of Captain Wrongel: https://vimeo.com/871947123
• Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop: https://vimeo.com/871948571