For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, we’re watching the first four episodes (of 13) from one of the all-time classic anime OVAs, Record of Lodoss War (1990). We will watch a band of medieval adventurers as they trek through dungeons, kill monsters, and collect treasure. Imagine a video game, but as an anime. That is pretty much this series’ tone. It is nevertheless one of the most iconic OVA series out there, owing to its beautiful aesthetic. After that is Blue Giant (2023), one of the most critically-acclaimed anime films of recent years, concerning a young man’s quest to become the greatest saxophone player of all time. To do that, he has to put together the most killer jazz band of all time, too. Will he succeed? I guess we’ll find out. This is by far the best-regarded film of director Yuzuru Tachikawa to date; he has made a couple of Detective Conan movies, and a Bleach movie, and that’s about it.

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

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Record of Lodoss War: https://letterboxd.com/film/record-of-lodoss-war/
• Blue Giant: https://letterboxd.com/film/blue-giant/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Record of Lodoss War: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100044/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg
• Blue Giant: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15737898/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg

CWs for Record of Lodoss War:

• Nudity.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Blood and gore.
• Fantasy violence.
• Cutting of flesh.

CWs for Blue Giant:

• Someone is hit by a truck.
• Blood.
• Broken bones.
• Alcohol.
• Smoking.

Links to movies:

• Forthcoming. I have the files, but the most convenient way to upload them is to replace one of the earlier videos while a later video is playing.