For this Saturday Anime Night, it's a triple feature. First up is Megazone 23 (1985), one of the classic anime films from the old tape-trading days, one of the ones that made Western anime nerds into fans for life, with its pure cyberpunk anime a e s t h e t i c. It’s got guys on motorbikes, robots, explosions, big action scenes, and great animation the whole way through. The director is Noburo Ishiguro, who also did Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984), as well as some of Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988). After that, we’ll watch Doukyuusei: Classmates (2016), a gay romance based on the boys’-love manga of the same name. A preppy and a band kid end up in the same choir class and decide to start practicing together. Did I mention this movie is gay? Director is Shoko Nakamra, who has no other directing credits; nevertheless, she is one of the few women to helm an anime, which makes this stand out by default, even without considering its excellent reviews. Alright, we’ll check it out. The third and last film for the night is Summit of the Gods (2021), which, though French, is based on a manga and wears its Ghibli influences on its sleeves, so I will consider it honorary anime. A mountain climber goes missing while ascending Mt. Everest; a journalist starts climbing mountains himself to investigate the mystery. Superb reviews for this one; let’s check it out. So far, this is hands-down the best-known work of director Patrick Imbert.

We’ll start at 9PM EST on Hextube, right here: https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Megazone 23: https://letterboxd.com/film/megazone-23/
• Doukyuusei: Classmates: https://letterboxd.com/film/dou-kyu-sei-classmates/
• Summit of the Gods: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-summit-of-the-gods/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Megazone 23: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160521/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg
• Doukyuusei: Classmates: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5526028/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg
• Summit of the Gods: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/855078

CWs for Megazone 23:

• Nudity.
• Sex.
• Attempted sexual assault of woman, though barely anything happens before it is foiled.
• Blood and gore.
• Explosions.
• Obscene language in subtitles.
• Smoking.
• Jump scares.

CWs for Doukyuusei: Classmates:

• Woogin’.
• Dudes making out with each other.
• Discussion of sex.
• Cartoon violence.
• Smoking.
• Alcohol abuse.

CWs for Summit of the Gods:

• Suicide.
• Death by falling.
• Death of child.
• Vertigo.

Links to movies:

• Megazone 23: https://vimeo.com/876536413
• Doukyuusei: Classmates: https://vimeo.com/876539448
• Summit of the Gods: Forthcoming. I have the file, but the most convenient way to upload it is to replace the first movie while the second movie is playing.