For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, the people demanded more Sailor Moon, and so, we’re continuing on, with episodes 19 through 24 of the 1992 series, the definitive magical-girl anime. This is the completely unabridged, unexpurgated, uncensored, Japanese version of the show, including everything that the English dub butchered, altered, and/or cut, which is quite a bit. Tonight’s episodes see the conclusion of the Nephrite arc, including his doomed romance with Naru. After that is Studio Ghibli’s The Boy and the Heron (2023), since a decent-quality camrip has finally appeared. In this latest highly-acclaimed addition to the filmography of Hayao Miyazaki, a yonng boy loses his mother, and attempts to cope as he deals with his stepmother, who looks just like his mom, and a mysterious talking bird who heckles him. Drama ensues. Great reviews for this one, so we’re giving it a whirl.

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

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

  • Sailor Moon: Sorry, not on Letterboxd. Here’s the MAL page: https://myanimelist.net/anime/530/Bishoujo_Senshi_Sailor_Moon
  • The Boy and the Heron: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-boy-and-the-heron/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

  • Sailor Moon: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103369/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg
  • The Boy and the Heron: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/46347

CWs for Sailor Moon:

  • Nudity.
  • Objectification of female characters.
  • Bath scenes.
  • Age-gap romance.
  • Panty shots.
  • Cutting of flesh.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Animal abuse.
  • Children in peril.
  • Smoking.
  • Alcohol abuse.
  • Sexual harassment of schoolgirls.
  • Kissing.
  • Deaths of parents.

CWs for The Boy and the Heron:

  • Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
  • Stalking.
  • Smoking.
  • Death of parent.
  • Deaths of animals.
  • Animal abuse.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Suicidal ideation.
  • Bugs.
  • Bullying.
  • Someone is physically restrained.
  • Someone’s mouth is covered.
  • Deaths by crushing.
  • Someone is burned alive.
  • Body horror.
  • Unconsciousness.
  • Torture.
  • Deaths by falling.
  • Stabbing.
  • Suicide.
  • Kidnapping.
  • Jump scares.
  • Ghosts.
  • Natural bodies of water.
  • Razors.
  • Poop.
  • Destruction of priceless artifact.
  • PTSD.
  • Self-harm.
  • Unstable reality.
  • Misophonia.
  • Anxiety attacks.
  • Claustrophobia.
  • Sudden loud noises.
  • Underwater scenes.
  • Screaming.
  • Someone is watched without their knowledge.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Debate over existentialism.

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.