For this Saturday Anime Night, first up is Chie the Brat (1981), directed by future Ghibli alumnus Isao Takahata. It is about a short-tempered girl who helps her dad run his tavern and schemes to reunite him with her mom. This is one of the few Ghibli-adjacent movies we have yet to watch, and it has received good reviews, so let’s give it a whirl. After that is Osomatsu-san: The Movie (2015), based on the TV anime sitcom Osomatsu-san, which itself was a revival of the classic 1970s gag anime/manga Osomatsu-kun. Sextuplet brothers go to their high-school reunion and find that all of their friends have become boring. Oh god, is this what adulthood has in store for them? Wacky antics ensue. There may be some rocking of dudes. Nice reviews for this one, and since the show is an episodic comedy, no prior Osomatsu-san/kun knowledge is necessary.

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

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Chie the Brat: https://letterboxd.com/film/panda-go-panda-1972/
• Osomatsu-san: The Movie: https://letterboxd.com/film/mr-osomatsu-the-movie/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Chie the Brat: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081881/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg
• Osomatsu-san: The Movie: Sorry, nothing on DTDD or IMDB.

CWs for Chie the Brat:

• Cat balls.
• Smoking.
• Alcohol.
• Cartoon violence.

CWs for Osomatsu-san: The Movie:

• Cartoon violence.
• Male nudity.
• Sexual innuendos.
• Profanity.
• Alcohol abuse.

Links to movies:

• Chie the Brat: https://vimeo.com/869857082
• Osomatsu-san: The Movie: https://vimeo.com/869854633