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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 19 through 24 tonight, wrapping up the series.

After that is American Pop (1981), an animated musical from renowned adult-animation auteur Ralph Bakshi, whose films Fritz the Cat (1972), Wizards (1977), Lord of the Rings (1978), Rock and Rule (1983), and Cool World (1992) we previously watched. It follows four generations of a family descended from a Russian-Jewish immigrant to New York in the early 20th century, leading up to the then-present of the 1980s amidst a backdrop of the musical revolutions that took place over eighty years. As usual for Bakshi, the film makes extensive use of rotoscoping, but it looks less slapdash than usual here. The soundtrack features tunes from The Doors, Janis Joplin, Lou Reed, and Jimi Hendrix, among others. This is often considered his best film, so let’s check it out.

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Letterboxd:

• Berserk: https://myanimelist.net/anime/32379/Berserk
• American Pop: https://letterboxd.com/film/american-pop/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Berserk: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/9832
• American Pop: 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 American Pop:

• Child abuse.
• Sex.
• Someone is burned alive.
• Abusive parents.
• Flashing lights.
• Throat mutilation.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Needles.
• Child abandonment.
• Gun violence.
• Broken bones.
• Someone is drugged.
• Death of parent.
• Unstable reality.
• Drug addiction.
• Cheating.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Razors.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Drug overdose.
• Hospital scene.
• Screaming.
• Clowns.
• Drug use.
• Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
• Homelessness.

Links to movies:

• Berserk (2016) ep. 19: https://tankie.tube/w/cKie9xnzDnCWcEGkhaBThD
• Berserk (2016) ep. 20: https://tankie.tube/w/ac8e4RwKyBLXfbA4E3SE8D
• Berserk (2016) ep. 21: https://tankie.tube/w/rXqc4PzCExYN4gd4v8uuhM
• Berserk (2016) ep. 22: https://tankie.tube/w/rneFrTdnUacoT19LyLGfTx
• Berserk (2016) ep. 23: https://tankie.tube/w/oVoi4PxHkMUrFDTf2GJBYD
• Berserk (2016) ep. 24: https://tankie.tube/w/eYNpCJ3C3Rst36EJEzobhV
• American Pop: https://tankie.tube/w/cEATrRGTNf5mN6MXhbzkJh