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For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, first up is Dirty Pair (1985), the Sunrise anime adaptation of Haruka Takachiho’s 1980-2018 light novel series of the same name. It follows the wacky spacefaring adventures of Kei and Yuri, the “Lovely Angels”, a pair of lady bounty hunters willing to do just about any job for a quick buck. Hilarity ensues as their escapades inevitably end in the inadvertent destruction of whatever places they visit. It is pretty much Barbarella (1968), but animated; alternatively, it is Charlie’s Angels (1977) in space. The anime’s showrunners also worked on others 80s classics like Armored Troopers VOTOMS (1983) and They Were Eleven (1986). Episodes 1 through 6 tonight.

After that is Venus Wars (1989), an anime sci-fi feature film set on a terraformed Venus in 1989, following a young man and expert motorcycler who uses his vroom-vroom skills to rebel against the evil empire terrorizing the planet. A whole lot of fancy animation of bikes going fast follows from there, accompanied by a rocking 80s soundtrack. Pure aesthetic. Director Yoshikazu Yasuhiko also helmed the Mobile Suit Gundam: Origin (2015-16) trilogy. This is considered a classic of old-school anime fandom, having aired on repeat on the Sci-Fi Channel in the early 90s, alongside the likes of Project A-ko (1986).

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

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Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Dirty Pair: letterboxd.com/film/dirty-pair/
• Venus Wars: letterboxd.com/film/venus-wars/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Dirty Pair: www.doesthedogdie.com/media/835620?index1=-1&inde…
• Venus Wars: www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1652732

CWs for Dirty Pair:

• Objectification of female characters.
• Sexual innuendos.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Misogyny.
• Deaths of animals.
• Sexual assault: Men attempt to grope women without their consent.
• Animal corpses.
• Gun violence.
• Explosions.
• Shower scene.
• Flashing lights.
• Fat jokes.
• Misgendering.
• Antisemitism.
• Nazis.
• Nudity.
• Car crash.
• Blood and gore.
• Child endangerment.

CWs for Venus Wars:

• Sexual assault: a woman is forcefully strip-searched.
• Death of child.
• Blood and gore.
• Flashing lights.
• Jump scares.
• Death by crushing.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Gun violence.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Stabbing.
• Car crash.
• Plane crash.
• Someone falls down stairs.
• Screaming.
• Honking horns.
• Screeching tires.
• Profanity.
• Unconsciousness.
• Prison scene.

Links to movies:

• Dirty Pair ep. 1: tankie.tube/w/gVtBAWfKvENCNW6gxsRLQ3
• Dirty Pair ep. 2: tankie.tube/w/u1kxZPoZLWr9bqEzeHd6aP
• Dirty Pair ep. 3: tankie.tube/w/9FNp5mmDTCFdEiuQFdLtL9
• Dirty Pair ep. 4: tankie.tube/w/gjiK2fbSghkA75brCxyvRX
• Dirty Pair ep. 5: tankie.tube/w/cAzC83PwqjQNUoRfgJjcN7
• Dirty Pair ep. 6: tankie.tube/w/2cXizppAda9StgRVv1eB19
• Venus Wars: tankie.tube/w/eTWyYFoLujUrhS63mCmZj3