Cyberpunk has always been a niche genre of sci-fi, but every niche has its heyday, and it appears that heyday for cyberpunk is now. Unlike its closely named cousin steampunk, cyberpunk isn’t about high tech melded with something old. Instead, the cyberpunk genre is best explained as melding high-tech with low-life. Cyberpunk settings often feature […]
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After the explosion of the methane hydrate layer, humanity was forced into a select few domed cities where society is strictly controlled. To assist humanity, autonomous robots called AutoReivs were spread throughout the cities. Enter Re-L Mayer, granddaughter of the regent, and charged with investigating a series of cases in which the AutoReivs have gone
In this world, crimes are able to be solved by piecing together a criminal’s unconscious mind in ID-wells. However, in order to enter these ID-wells, you must be a killer yourself. Enter brilliant detective Akihito Narihisago. After his daughter was murdered, he sought vengeance on the killer and is currently serving his sentence. However, under
Anime can occasionally be faulted for its representation of females, but there has been plenty of talk about that. Instead, let’s focus on the brighter side of that representation by showing some series that represent female characters as strong protagonists who don’t necessarily need no man but can choose to have one if they’d like.
Thanks to the Baruhren Corporation, powerful cyborg soldiers known as Extended now exist. Juuzou Inui is one such Extended with no memories before he was used for war. Now, he helps take care of Extended-caused incidents around the city. Recently, rumors of an Extended kidnapping a child have spread, and when Juuzou returns to his
15 years ago, a gate opened over the Pacific to a fantasy world. In the present day, San Teresa City hosts two million immigrants from the other world and those from our world live side by side. As with any city, crime has started to run rampant, but justice is handed out by a police
Have you exhausted your Law and Orders, CSIs, and 21 Jump Streets? Well, it sounds like you have a thirst for police dramas, and a pretty big one. If you somehow exhausted all your normal television options, there is always anime. What’s more, anime and it lack of shackles to reality can go above and
Ghost in the Shell is the definition of cyberpunk when it comes to anime. It is not the only entry in that particular genre, but it is definitely the first entry that you will think of. However, this series can seem kind of daunting in terms of entry considering there are many movies and series
There are strong female characters and there are anime series with strong female characters. Let’s be real. Many anime series have one or two strong females, but otherwise many of the other female characters are just there to be cute, fall in love, and be dressed in cute outfits. However, there is something endearing about
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No one likes talking politics at the dinner table, and yet, so many anime fans love watching politics unfold in their anime. Maybe because it is such low risk or maybe it is because politics can be such an intricate area of moves and countermoves. Regardless of what it is you like about political anime,
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