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For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, first up is Berserk (2016), the third animated adaptation of Kentaro Miura’s 1989 manga of the same name. Good news; this one adapts the arc following the Golden Age saga, finally resolving the mother-of-all-cliffhangers from the 1997 series and the only-slightly-less-hanging ending of the 2012 series. A muscle-bound, sword-wielding he-man named Guts accrues a rag-tag band of companions and roams a lawless fantasy land filled with bad guys and monsters, stabbing things and lobbing off heads every step of the way. It is pretty much Conan the Barbarian meets Fist of the North Star. This is not as highly-regarded as the 1997 series, but it continues the story, which is good enough for me. Episodes 13 through 18 tonight.

After that is Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2013), a French animated gothic musical steampunk fairy tale that asks, “What if Tim Burton was French?” In a whimsical mechanized city, Jack is born with a frozen heart, his life saved by replacing his heart with a cuckoo clock; to keep his heart ticking, he must never touch the clock hands, become too angry, or fall in love. Uh-oh, he meets a girl, and suddenly, his life is in jeopardy. Some musical numbers follow from there as he tries to love while not dying. This is by far the best-known and best-regarded work to date of directors Stephane Berla and Mathias Malzieu. Nice reviews for this, so let’s check it out.

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Letterboxd:

• Berserk: https://myanimelist.net/anime/32379/Berserk
• Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart: https://letterboxd.com/film/jack-and-the-cuckoo-clock-heart/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Berserk: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/9832
• Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/10139

CWs for Berserk:

• Death of dog.
• Animal abandonment.
• Smoke.
• Child abandonment.
• Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
• Child abuse.
• Woman brutalized for spectacle.
• Domestic violence.
• Abusive parents.
• Gaslighting.
• Abused becomes the abuser.
• Stalking.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Death of cat.
• Death of pet.
• Animal corpses.
• Death of horse.
• Sad animal.
• Spiders.
• Bugs.
• Snakes.
• Sexual assault.
• Discussion of sexual assault.
• Implied pedophilia.
• Someone is drugged.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Slapping of woman.
• Bullying.
• Someone’s mouth is covered.
• Eye mutilation.
• Blood and gore.
• Torture.
• Body horror.
• Finger mutilation.
• Squashed head.
• Tooth damage.
• Someone is burned alive.
• Decapitation.
• Hanging.
• Throat mutilation.
• Cannibalism.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Death by crushing.
• Amputation.
• Asphyxiation.
• Achilles tendon injury.
• Broken bones.
• Hand damage.
• Choking.
• Dislocations.
• Someone falls down stairs.
• Death by falling.
• Genital trauma.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Unconsciousness.
• Stabbing.
• Sexualization of minor.
• Death of child.
• Kidnapping.
• Suicide.
• Death of parent.
• Trypophobia.
• Possession.
• Shower scene.
• Ghosts.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Vomiting.
• Audio gore.
• Someone is eaten alive.
• Spitting.
• Prison scene.
• Menstruation.
• Suicide attempt.
• Self-harm.
• Suicidal ideation.
• PTSD.
• Unstable reality.
• Body dysmorphia.
• Dissociation.
• Body dysphoria.
• Meltdown.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Claustrophobia.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Flashing lights.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• Jump scares.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Miscarriage.
• Death of pregnant person.
• Childbirth.
• Abortions.
• Babies.
• Fat jokes.
• Ableism.
• Death of LGBT person.
• Hate speech.
• Age-gap romance.
• Discussion of religion.
• Hell.
• Bestiality.
• Incest.
• Sex.
• Nudity.
• BDSM.
• Loss of virginity.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Male character ridiculed for crying.
• Discussion of existentialism.
• Homelessness.
• Gun violence.
• Drowning.
• Carnism.
• Sad ending.

CWs for Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart:

• Someone is drugged.
• Child abandonment.
• Gaslighting.
• Deaths of animals.
• Death of pet.
• Animal corpses.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Bugs.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Bullying.
• Death of child.
• Crying baby.
• Suicide.
• Death of parent.
• Clowns.
• Ghosts.
• Eye mutilation.
• Needles.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Flashing lights.
• Jump scares.
• Childbirth.
• Babies.
• Ableism.
• Self-harm.
• Suicidal ideation.
• Sexual innuendos.
• Implied prostitution.
• Kissing.
• Chronic illness.
• Homelessness.
• Blood and gore.
• Drowning.
• Unconsciousness.
• Sad ending.

Links to movies:

• Berserk (2016) ep. 13: https://tankie.tube/w/cKie9xnzDnCWcEGkhaBThD
• Berserk (2016) ep. 14: https://tankie.tube/w/hK8UwN1AyVbPJjT7KDqVXm
• Berserk (2016) ep. 15: https://tankie.tube/w/hpKyYV3HSAWh3kcAXE55rr
• Berserk (2016) ep. 16: https://tankie.tube/w/rmTyAmy9MwAQrVaUe31SFg
• Berserk (2016) ep. 17: https://tankie.tube/w/nvoWqAg76VNLDEZ1zpDKPq
• Berserk (2016) ep. 18: https://tankie.tube/w/9aEsS7n7ZrJT6uWJb2Y9qn
• Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart: https://tankie.tube/w/tD9SdCsESH8oRXJ5C69n6G