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For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, we’re wrapping up Diamond Is Unbreakable (2018), the fourth part of the much-beloved anime adaptation of Hirohiko Araki’s legendary manga, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. Three episodes left, 37 through 39. Expect a whole bunch of muscley guys doing silly poses while fighting other muscley guys.

After that is California Crisis (1986), a classic OVA about a big chase for a locked box containing sinister dark sphere that does bad stuff. 45 minutes of pure 80s anime aesthetic. Cars go fast. Palm trees and neon lights are cool. Director is Mizuho Nishikubo, who also did the Megami Tensei OVA (1987), and Giovanni’s Island (2014), both of which we previously watched.

Last is Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018), a high-fantasy anime film about a girl who is part of a long-lived race that has closed itself off to the rest of the world. Her country is invaded, and she decides to raise a baby orphan, who turns out to be a human. He grows up while she stays young, and uh-oh, drama ensues. Director is Mari Okada, one of the few female directors making anime features. This is by far her best-known and best-regarded work to date. Great reviews for this one, so let’s check it out.

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Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable: https://myanimelist.net/anime/31933/JoJo_no_Kimyou_na_Bouken_Part_4__Diamond_wa_Kudakenai
• California Crisis: https://letterboxd.com/film/california-crisis-gun-salvo/
• Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms: https://letterboxd.com/film/maquia-when-the-promised-flower-blooms/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/19059
• California Crisis: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4283240/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_ov_at_pl_pg
• Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/17685

CWs for Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable:

• Death of dog.
• Stalking.
• Gaslighting.
• Child abuse.
• Deaths of animals.
• Animal cruelty.
• Death of cat.
• Death of pet.
• Spiders.
• Bugs.
• Sexual assault: a creepy men gropes a teenage girl’s breasts.
• Implied pedophilia. Not depicted.
• Self-harm.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Amputation.
• Squashed head.
• Genital trauma.
• Broken bones.
• Tooth damage.
• Finger mutilation.
• Torture.
• Death of child.
• Death of parent.
• Kidnapping.
• Cheating.
• Ghosts.
• Shower scene.
• Possession.
• Trypophobia.
• Vomiting.
• Someone soils themselves.
• Audio gore.
• Hospital scene.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Suicide attempt.
• Misophonia.
• Suicidal ideation.
• Crying baby.
• Ableism.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• References to sex.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.

CWs for California Crisis:

• Objectification of female characters.
• Sexualization of minor.
• Gun violence.
• Fistfighting.
• Screeching tires.
• Honking horns.
• Car crashes.
• Explosions.
• Nudity.
• Alcohol.

CWs for Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms:

• Death of dog.
• Domestic violence.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Death of horse.
• Animal cruelty.
• Animal corpses.
• Death of pet.
• Deaths of dragons.
• Sexual assault: a man slaps a girl’s butt without her consent.
• Torture.
• Kidnapping.
• Suicide attempt.
• Crying baby.
• Childbirth.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.
• Sad ending.

Links to movies:

• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 37: https://tankie.tube/w/kG9yopmDp48EvvhCo7gG1C
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 38: https://tankie.tube/w/91fuNfhuMwiMPp8Tk2D3dy
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ep. 39: https://tankie.tube/w/mwqKmC7diKUu3MJ974QLDk
• California Crisis: https://tankie.tube/w/umNTXzAtZQnDKyoP1DPYxU
• Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms: https://tankie.tube/w/nAEs42mexvTpxQaV8oaiUd