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For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, the people demanded more magical girls, and so, we’re going to start what is arguably the most acclaimed magical-girl anime of all time, Revoutionary Girl Utena (1997). Think Sailor Moon, but a bit more highbrow, and a bit more gay. Episodes 31 through 36 tonight.

After that is Transformers One (2024), the animated, critically-acclaimed latest entry in the neverending fighting-robots franchise. This one tells the origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron from back when they were buddies on their home planet, Cybertron. Robots proceed to punch other robots. Director is Josh Cooley, a former Pixar guy who helmed Toy Story 4 (2019). Great reviews for this, and a high-quality camrip is already available, so we’ll give it a whirl.

We’ll start 8PM EST on Hextube right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

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CWs for Revolutionary Girl Utena:

  • 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 Transformers One:

  • Abused becomes the abuser.
  • Gaslighting.
  • Deaths of animals.
  • Spiders.
  • Bullying.
  • Someone is physically restrained.
  • Someone’s mouth is covered.
  • Throat mutilation.
  • Decapitation.
  • Body horror.
  • Choking.
  • Amputations.
  • Unconsciousness.
  • Torture.
  • Someone falls to their death.
  • Stabbing.
  • Someone sacrifices themselves.
  • Death of non-human character.
  • Kidnapping.
  • Incarceration.
  • Hospital scene.
  • Meltdown.
  • Sudden loud noises.
  • Shaky cam.
  • Screaming.
  • Flashing lights.
  • Someone is watched without their knowledge.
  • Car crash.
  • Plane crash.
  • Someone is hit by a car.
  • Blood and gore.

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