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.