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For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, we’re watching Studio Trigger’s Kill la Kill (2013), which follows the struggle of a schoolgirl to find her father’s killer, and her over-the-top battles with other schoolgirls along the way. Apparently, this is influenced by Blorptube favorite Project A-ko (1986), which is a good enough endorsement for me. A lot of people like this series, so let’s dive in. Episodes 13 through 18 tonight.

Next is On Happiness Road (2017), a Taiwanese animated coming-of-age drama about a girl who dreams of moving to America, and then does, and then grows up, and then returns to Taiwan, and uh-oh, everything’s changed. Life is indeed like that. What is home, anyway? What is family? This film deals with the tough questions. The aesthetic here looks adorable, and the reviews are great, so let’s check it out. This is the best-known and best-regarded work to date of director Sung Hsin-Yin.

BONUS: In addition, @Erika3sis@hexbear.net will be showing My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic beginning at 6PM EST.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Blorptube, right here:

https://blorp.zapto.org/o/visual_cuisine

Be there, comrades!

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CWs for Kill la Kill:

  • Child abandonment.
  • Abusive parents.
  • Gaslighting.
  • Child abuse.
  • Deaths of animals.
  • Animal cruelty.
  • Objectification of female characters.
  • Sexualization of minors.
  • Sexual harassment of schoolgirls.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Sexual assault in episodes 16 and 21.
  • Cutting of flesh.
  • Someone struggles to breathe.
  • Body horror.
  • Amputation.
  • Unconsciousness.
  • Broken bones.
  • Tooth damage.
  • Finger mutilation.
  • Torture.
  • Death by falling.
  • Eye mutilation.
  • Death of child.
  • Suicide.
  • Death of parent.
  • Kidnapping.
  • Shower scene.
  • Clowns.
  • Possession.
  • Vomiting.
  • Spitting.
  • Audio gore.
  • Needles.
  • Self-harm.
  • Misophonia.
  • Claustrophobia.
  • PTSD.
  • Crying baby.
  • Profanity.
  • Flashing lights.
  • Stillbirth.
  • Babies.
  • Fat jokes.
  • Nudity.
  • Incest.
  • Sex.
  • Honking horns.
  • Screeching tires.
  • Gun violence.

CWs for On Happiness Road:

  • Objectification of female characters.
  • Profanity.
  • Smoking.
  • Alcohol.

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