I enjoyed season 1. It's by no means some high end story, but it's silly and comfortable. A nice watch when you're winding down before bed.

Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

Yes yes I know theres actual plot and stuff, but i just finished the first 3 episodes and its been 85% really dramatic rock paper scissors games

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For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, first up is Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985), the sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam (1979), and the series that made Gundam into a national phenomenon. Expect a whole lot of robots fighting each other and war melodrama resulting thereof, as a task force assigned to clean up the remnants of an evil empire turns evil itself. Still considered one of the best Gundam series of them all. Episodes 7 through 12 tonight.

After that is Chicken for Linda (2023), A French animated slice-of-life comedy about a single mother who tries to make up for being mean to her daughter by fulfilling her request for a chicken dinner. Uh-oh, the shops are all closed and she can’t cook. What’s she going to do? Hilarity ensues, in a beautiful watercolor style. This is the best-known and best-regarded work to date of directors Chiara Malta and Sebastien Laudenbach. Great reviews, so let’s check it out.

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

https://blorp.bot.nu/o/visual_cuisine

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: https://letterboxd.com/film/mobile-suit-zeta-gundam/
• Chicken for Linda: https://letterboxd.com/film/chicken-for-linda/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159186/parentalguide/
• Chicken for Linda: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/44945

CWs for Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam:

• Sexual innuendos.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Explosions.
• Nudity.
• Death of child.
• Death of parents.
• Deaths by crushing.
• Blood and gore.
• Profanity.
• Smoking.
• Alcohol.

CWs for Chicken for Linda:

• Carnism.
• Abusive parents.
• Death of animal.
• Animal corpse.
• Sad animal.
• Slapping of woman.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Unconsciousness.
• Death of parent.
• Vomiting.
• Spitting.
• Jump scares.
• Crying baby.
• Profanity.
• Flashing lights.
• Babies.
• Honking horns.
• Screeching tires.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 7: https://tankie.tube/w/rAA9nT24H4jHLWZqosGPRM
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 8: https://tankie.tube/w/bs2m8nkdos377CUd6Ybg3j
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 9: https://tankie.tube/w/hfDC45zonUYMmbiwoQz4rn
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 10: https://tankie.tube/w/8Kz3iKUTnZoUVUsJtVPggR
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 11: https://tankie.tube/w/1SmTvcF1LQYWGkKpAD4cuT
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 12: https://tankie.tube/w/ibeYzmYDyLe33taf4vLmBL
• Chicken for Linda: https://tankie.tube/w/3Ng6hmBWqy5JP8w1QyvDt5

Flashbacks are like ogres, they have layers

What did you think of this week's chapter?

One Piece will be on break next week

https://anilist.co/anime/176246/mono/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bono

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4
• Part 5
• Part 6

The previous posts linked above have some discussions and glosses of other anime that might help you. The plot descriptions in these quizzes are based on those from Anilist, so you can use that site for reference. You can also use things like title structure, character names, and occasional numerals to help you figure things out, or you can ask me for hints like the meanings of individual words, and I may or may not provide. And just like last time, I'm also providing some hints right off the bat, which may or may not make this quiz way too easy (assuming this isn't too easy even without extra hints).

When you make a guess, please spoiler your answer. If you're right, I will reply with the Evangelion congratulations emoji and provide glosses.

Also, I can't guarantee that every translation is perfect, because despite inventing this language, it is still not my first language.

Some hints not specific to any title

1: YeKruňuyniyev Keklikoški^[Solved by AernaLingus]

Yaliňav yaLana ret́ey he, K. A***ǒ ňa ariḱev pekyercke kot́e yeKruňuyne L***-N**é va pset́e yeĺenevše: šehkede kekle, dum yegiriḿe Š****-Š**ǒ yexisńevše, šo skrant́e, si žariv ňeni he. A***ǒ kot́i kruňta he, šesint́i yedumpúne L. Y*****e, u yejájarine S. M*********e; yériḱiv 3 ńederinet́i, u uńe zulis̋anav kruňuynska.

Na fe, šo A***ǒ nay so liňuyna, noževše kruňet́i buhe na liňa to yazba, čay sule yoyňuret́ot́iv xaí še lo yesokruňeynivše. Xi šenet́e bonev Š**ǒ rade he, "ruňkot́ mrezi na kayta yexisńevye skranćke" čay A***ǒ ňa noževše u kruňet́i kum hayt́e u fat́e so Š****-R**evfe moroske.

2: Sančeýev Daŕažare^[Solved by KuroXppi]

Yežarev 2015-ske he, dokedboniv nayőśki xaí u xayvircki so "Púni" iḿej́eski kot́ev moḱske Tókyő. Yáyniya ňa, yemožev ane yeŕǒv yǒse ňa "yaSančeýey": dokedboniv dumeynski, šo yeyḱiv TA-dogev deske so "N**e" iḿej́eske. YaSančeýey možint́ey yedőyv buhi yePúni, no ńayoyňuret́ey lá, na fev ane, šo moživ neňi ruňet́i ńa: moživ saňiv deňiḱi deski ani kototáret́i yaSančeýey, u yetaňiv buhi so ńe ňa si žariv 14 he, o yansav 9-ska xi yesinev anske yePúni he.

Ana so yesaňivfi ruňećki ňa I. Ś**x́a. Yajaravša ruňet́ey yeyev N**e, šo šahka u pedet́ey yaSančeýey. Ś**x́a idat́ade ko me yexaypasev dǒ, šo nay ko yaruňavša; u šagrot́ade kot́a me de va sindet́a yavirda va dot́av nay ana, no ŕut́a u. Nay šafat́ey žo, možavša dent́ey buhe.

3: Prasura!^[Solved by aebletrae]

H. Y*ye ňa ariḱev sakraske zbat́i pekruňye he, yeĺenevše fut́evde anunske poźav "yaPrasurčoḱiya" — u važalej́ev yériḱev sakraske naruždet́ev paske. Nó, Y*ye ňa yaŕǒvfa: moževše nay surt́i bone. Y*ye kot́e yačoḱčana va konxulet́e yeklaḿǒvše he, šeras̋ulet́ede yesǒyniv guni 3: R**ǒ, M*ǒ, u C****ye. Ye3 ńeribviret́ede yeransǒv Y*ye surske, no ńesint́e lá tavfat́ot́e Y*ye va yačoḱiya nay bzet́a. Na šo, ńesurt́e va Y*ye; u ót́, yesurkevńe moḱrit́e yeĺenev Y*ye, lo šetavfat́e dum yesǒynevńe dare, yegitáyne.

Koto yedogiv yepekruňiyev Y*ye he, šekot́e órev deňe so vaxey, va šekruňet́e na kum surt́e gitéy, so yapedav yaguneyv yasureyniya. No sint́: Y*ye xihet́e so gitávurćte he, yakruňuŕa : śeska! Xizdeyv anskey he, yaPrasurčoḱiya : namoška kay?!

IMPORTANT NOTE: please use a VPN whenever visiting Blorptube, or anywhere else on the internet, for that matter. Protect your privacy.

For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, first up is Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985), the sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam (1979), and the series that made Gundam into a national phenomenon. Expect a whole lot of robots fighting each other and war melodrama resulting thereof, as a task force assigned to clean up the remnants of an evil empire turns evil itself. Still considered one of the best Gundam series of them all. Episodes 1 through 6 tonight.

After that is Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1976), a surrealist feature from renowned auteur animator Richard Willians, the guy best-known for The Thief and the Cobbler (1992). This was the only feature-length work completed and released during Wiliams’ lifetime in a form that he intended. Accordingly, it has seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years, owing to its bizarre, yet fluid animation, structured around a threadbare plot that sees the eponymous living dolls rescuing a kidnapped toy from a pirate captain. Great reviews for this, so let’s check it out.

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

https://blorp.bot.nu/o/visual_cuisine

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: https://letterboxd.com/film/mobile-suit-zeta-gundam/
• Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure: https://letterboxd.com/film/kpop-demon-hunters/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159186/parentalguide/
• Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/244071

CWs for Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam:

• Sexual innuendos.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Explosions.
• Nudity.
• Death of child.
• Death of parents.
• Deaths by crushing.
• Blood and gore.
• Profanity.
• Smoking.
• Alcohol.

CWs for Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure:

• Drug addiction.
• Unstable reality.
• Hallucinations.
• Bullying.
• Destruction of child’s toy.
• Kidnapping.
• Clowns.
• Eating disorder.

Links to movies:

• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 1: https://tankie.tube/w/j3X6c4ufFEHjfth8TGhrFY
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 2: https://tankie.tube/w/rKZLB76j91dNXmmAwpdpum
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 3: https://tankie.tube/w/iDVVWXojoCixpg7r7vZYYt
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 4: https://tankie.tube/w/3J1aCdpHejb9CHHudQWTGN
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 5: https://tankie.tube/w/p9s7Pb6WUkSsC7f8NR8jqd
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 6: https://tankie.tube/w/rXMxFiiX8ZwUSJstwZ5zam
• Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure: https://tankie.tube/w/jZYQZcdgFYeyz4c5vfFfaj

Another month, another time to be exhausted by employment.

Manga

Nothing new! Just slowly reading new chapters of Shibuya Near Family and reading Full Metal Panic! Sigma at a glacial pace.

...but

Manhwa

Villains Are Destined to Die! - finally finding a second korean comic that is not in the wretched long strip format*, and it's a really good one. The isekai is interesting, the game mechanics actually feel like they add to the story instead of being there because gamers. The writing is shockingly excellent, with the story being unpredictable so far, and there is a sense that there something below the surface. Maybe I'll be disappointed yet (probably by the lack of John Browning tbh). but this is one of the best manga (oh wait) I've read in a while.

( * - idk if all the chapters so far are available as comic pages unfortunately)

Anime

Following Gundam G-Spam being mid, I have instead jumped onto two other series: Gundam Unicorn and Gundam SEED. I don't have high expectations, and so far both are... okay.

Dragon Ball Z is getting slow. But it's consistently good so far! Maybe I'll turn sour on it in a hundred episodes. Probably not.

Monogatari, oh boy. The show's source of deserved sordid reputation does rear its ugly head sometimes. Other times, it's an entertaining Shaft show, with all that entails. Bakemonogatari was pretty good, with Hitagi Senjougahara being the standout character, but the Kizumonogatari movies were genuinely very entertaining. Probably because I'm a member of a goth-adjacent subculture and I love vampire slop lol.

Before it released, I joked about CITY: The Animation being Nichijou 2... but it is Nichijou 2. I'll miss the original's characters, but this is very promising, based on episode 1.

You're Under Arrest! continues being shockingly entertaining. The show's main strength is the Patlabor style workplace shenanigans with the ensemble cast, as well as the reoccurring characters, which the author is surprisingly good at not forgetting about. Strike Man is a hyperchad.

Also a few shows I need to watch more of to mini-review.

Western Animation & Live Action

Evil triangle guy is the only thing I knew about Gravity Falls, and I have now reached them. The show is very fun so far. Stan's Quark for zoomer children.

Andor started kinda slow, but the heist episode was fantastic, and the quality is indeed as high as people claim it has. And season 2 is better? I'm looking forward to it. Even though I'm going through it slow, since I mostly watch it when it's pretty late and I don't have the energy to stay up that much anymore.

This show's such a mess, but the OPs (and the OVA/movie) are great!

Didn’t see this posted yet so thought I’d share.

No break next week!!