In the world of Naruto, two years flew by unnoticed. Former newcomers joined the ranks of experienced shinobi at the rank of chunin and jonin. The main characters did not sit still - each became a student of one of the legendary Sannin - the three great ninjas of Konoha. The guy in orange continued his training with the wise but eccentric Jiraiya, gradually ascending to a new level of combat skill. Sakura became the assistant and confidant of the healer Tsunade, the new leader of the Leaf Village. Well, Sasuke, whose pride led to his expulsion from Konoha, entered into a temporary alliance with the sinister Orochimaru, and each believes that they are only using the other for the time being.
The brief respite ended, and events once again rushed with hurricane speed. In Konoha, the seeds of old strife sown by the first Hokage are sprouting again. The mysterious Akatsuki leader has set in motion a plan for world domination. There is turmoil in the Sand Village and neighboring countries, old secrets are resurfacing everywhere, and it is clear that bills will have to be paid someday. The long-awaited continuation of the manga inspired new life into the series and new hope into the hearts of countless fans!
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Swordsman Tatsumi, a simple boy from rural areas goes to the Capital to earn money for his starving village.
And when he gets there, he soon learns that the great and beautiful Capital is just an appearance. The city is mired in corruption, cruelty and lawlessness that comes from the Prime Minister, who rules the country from behind the scenes.
But as everyone knows, “Alone in the field is no warrior,” and nothing can be done about it, especially when your enemy is the head of state, or rather the one who hides behind him.
Will Tatsumi find like-minded people and be able to change something? Watch and find out for yourself.
Fairy Tail is a Guild of Hired Wizards, famous throughout the world for its crazy antics. The young sorceress Lucy was sure that, having become one of its members, she had ended up in the most wonderful Guild in the world... until she met her comrades - the explosive fire-breathing and flying Natsu, who sweeps away everything in his path talking cat Happy, the exhibitionist Gray, the boring berserker Elsa, the glamorous and loving Loki... Together they will have to overcome many enemies and experience many unforgettable adventures!
18-year-old Sora and 11-year-old Shiro are half-brother and sister, complete recluses and gambling addicts. When two loneliness met, the indestructible union “Empty Space” was born, terrifying all Eastern gamers. Although in public the boys are shaken and distorted in ways that are not childish, on the Internet little Shiro is a genius of logic, and Sora is a monster of psychology who cannot be deceived. Alas, worthy opponents soon ran out, which is why Shiro was so happy about the chess game, where the master’s handwriting was visible from the first moves. Having won to the limit of their strength, the heroes received an interesting offer - to move to another world, where their talents will be understood and appreciated!
Why not? In our world, nothing holds Sora and Shiro, and the cheerful world of Disboard is ruled by the Ten Commandments, the essence of which boils down to one thing: no violence and cruelty, all disagreements are resolved in fair play. There are 16 races living in the game world, of which the human race is considered the weakest and most untalented. But the miracle guys are already here, in their hands is the crown of Elquia - the only country of people, and we believe that the successes of Sora and Shiro will not be limited to this. The Earth's envoys just need to unite all the races of Disbord - and then they will be able to challenge the god Tet - by the way, an old friend of theirs. But if you think about it, is it worth doing?
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Fairy Tail is a Guild of Hired Wizards, famous throughout the world for its crazy antics. The young sorceress Lucy was sure that, having become one of its members, she had found herself in the most wonderful Guild in the world... until she met her comrades - the explosive fire-breathing and sweeping away everything in his path Natsu, the flying talking cat Happy, the exhibitionist Gray , the boring berserker Elsa, the glamorous and loving Loki... Together they will have to defeat many enemies and experience many unforgettable adventures!
University student Kaneki Ken ends up in a hospital as a result of an accident, where he is mistakenly transplanted with the organs of one of the ghouls - monsters that feed on human flesh. Now he himself becomes one of them, and for people he turns into an outcast subject to destruction. But can he become one of the other ghouls? Or is there no more room for him in the world now? This anime will tell about the fate of Kaneki and the impact he will have on the future of Tokyo, where there is a continuous war between two species.
The continent that lies in the center of the Ignola ocean is the large central one and four more - Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western, and the gods themselves look after it, and it is called Ente Isla.
And there is a name that plunges anyone on Ente Isla into Horror - the Lord of Darkness Mao.
He is the master of the other world where all the dark creatures live.
He is the embodiment of fear and horror.
The Lord of Darkness Mao declared war on the human race and sowed death and destruction throughout the continent of Ente Isla.
The Lord of Darkness was served by 4 powerful generals.
Adramelech, Lucifer, Alciel and Malacoda.
The four Demon Generals led the attack on the 4 parts of the continent. However, a hero appeared and spoke out against the army of the underworld. The hero and his comrades defeated the troops of the Lord of Darkness in the west, then Adramelech in the north and Malacoda in the south. The hero led the united army of the human race and launched an attack on the central continent where the castle of the Lord of Darkness stood...
Yato is a wandering Japanese god in the form of a thin blue-eyed youth in tracksuit. In Shintoism, the power of a deity is determined by the number of believers, but our hero has no temple, no priests, all donations fit into a sake bottle. The guy in the neckerchief works as a handyman, painting advertisements on the walls, but things are going very badly. Even the tongue-in-cheek Mayu, who worked as a shinki—Yato’s Sacred Weapon—for many years, left her master. And without weapons, the younger god is no stronger than an ordinary mortal magician; he has to (what a shame!) hide from evil spirits. And who needs such a celestial being anyway?
One day, a pretty high school girl, Hiyori Iki, threw herself under a truck to save some guy in black. It ended badly - the girl did not die, but gained the ability to “leave” her body and walk on the “other side.” Having met Yato there and recognizing the culprit of her troubles, Hiyori convinced the homeless god to heal her, for he himself admitted that no one can live long between worlds. But, having gotten to know each other better, Iki realized that the current Yato did not have enough strength to solve her problem. Well, you need to take matters into your own hands and personally guide the tramp on the right path: first, find a weapon for the unlucky one, then help him earn money, and then, you see, what happens. It’s not for nothing that they say: what a woman wants, God wants!
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IN high school Suimei University of Arts has many dormitories, and there is the Sakura apartment building. While hostels have strict rules, everything is possible at Sakura, which is why its local nickname is “madhouse.” Since in art genius and madness are always somewhere nearby, the inhabitants of the “cherry orchard” are talented and interesting guys who are too far out of the “swamp”. Take the noisy Misaki, who sells to major studios own anime, her friend and screenwriter playboy Jin or the reclusive programmer Ryunosuke, who communicates with the world only via the Internet and telephone. Compared to them, the main character Sorata Kanda is a simpleton who ended up in a “psychiatric hospital” just for... loving cats!
Therefore, Chihiro-sensei, the head of the dormitory, instructed Sorata, as the only sane guest, to meet her cousin Mashiro, who was transferring to their school from distant Britain. The fragile blonde seemed like a real bright angel to Kanda. True, at a party with new neighbors, the guest behaved stiffly and said little, but the newly minted admirer attributed everything to understandable stress and fatigue from the road. Only real stress awaited Sorata in the morning when he went to wake up Mashiro. The hero realized with horror that his new friend - great artist absolutely out of this world, that is, she’s not even able to dress herself! And the insidious Chihiro is right there - from now on, Kanda will forever look after her sister, because the guy has already practiced on cats!
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V XXI world the community finally managed to systematize the art of magic and take it to a new level. Those who are able to use magic after completing the ninth grade in Japan are now welcome in magic schools - but only if applicants pass the exam. The quota for admission to the First School (Hachioji, Tokyo) is 200 students, the best hundred are enrolled in the first department, the rest are in the reserve, in the second, and teachers are assigned only to the first hundred, “Flowers”. The rest, the “Weeds,” learn on their own. At the same time, there is always an atmosphere of discrimination in the school, because even the forms of both departments are different.
Shiba Tatsuya and Miyuki were born 11 months apart, making them the same year in school. Upon entering the First School, the sister finds herself among the Flowers, and the brother among the Weeds: despite excellent theoretical knowledge, practical part it's not easy for him.
In general, we are waiting for the study of a mediocre brother and an exemplary sister, as well as their new friends - Chiba Erika, Saijo Leonhart (or just Leo) and Shibata Mizuki - at the school of magic, quantum physics, the Tournament of Nine Schools and much more...
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The "Seven Deadly Sins", once great warriors revered by the British. But one day, they are accused of trying to overthrow the monarchs and killing a warrior from the Holy Knights. Subsequently, the Holy Knights stage a coup d'état and seize power into their own hands. And the “Seven Deadly Sins”, now outcasts, scattered throughout the kingdom, in all directions. Princess Elizabeth was able to escape from the castle. She decides to go in search of Meliodas, the leader of the Seven Sins. Now all seven must unite again to prove their innocence and avenge their expulsion.
2021 An unknown virus "Gastrea" came to earth and destroyed almost all of humanity in a matter of days. But this is not just a virus like some kind of Ebola or Plague. He doesn't kill a person. Gastrea is an intelligent infection that rearranges DNA, turning the host into a terrible monster.
The war began and eventually 10 years passed. People have found a way to isolate themselves from the infection. The only thing that Gastrea cannot tolerate is a special metal - Varanium. It was from this that people built huge monoliths and surrounded Tokyo with them. It seemed that now the few survivors could live behind the monoliths in peace, but alas, the threat has not gone away. Gastrea is still waiting for the right moment to infiltrate Tokyo and destroy the few remnants of humanity. There is no hope. The extermination of people is only a matter of time. But the terrible virus also had another effect. There are those who are already born with this virus in their blood. These children, the "Cursed Children" (Exclusively girls) have superhuman strength and regeneration. In their bodies, the spread of the virus is many times slower than in the body ordinary person. Only they can resist the creatures of “Gastrea” and humanity has nothing more to count on. Will our heroes be able to save the remaining living people and find a cure for the terrifying virus? Watch and find out for yourself.
The story in Steins,Gate takes place a year after the events of Chaos,Head.
The game's intense story takes place partly in the realistically recreated Akahibara district, a famous otaku shopping destination in Tokyo. The plot is as follows: a group of friends installs a device in Akihibara to send text messages to the past. A mysterious organization called SERN is interested in the experiments of the game's heroes, which is also engaged in its own research in the field of time travel. And now friends have to make enormous efforts to avoid being captured by SERN.
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Added Episode 23β, which serves as an alternate ending and lead-up to the sequel in SG0.
Thirty thousand players from Japan and many more from around the world suddenly found themselves locked in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Legend of the Ancients. On the one hand, gamers were transported to new world physically, the illusion of reality turned out to be almost flawless. On the other hand, the “arrivals” retained their previous avatars and acquired skills, user interface and leveling system, and death in the game only led to resurrection in the cathedral of the nearest large city. Realizing that there was no great goal, and no one named the price for exit, the players began to flock together - some to live and rule according to the law of the jungle, others - to resist lawlessness.
Shiroe and Naotsugu, in the world a student and a clerk, in the game - a cunning magician and a powerful warrior, have known each other for a long time from the legendary “Mad Tea Party” guild. Alas, those days are gone forever, but also in new reality you can meet old acquaintances and just good guys with whom you won’t be bored. And most importantly, “Legends” appeared in the world indigenous people, which considers aliens to be great and immortal heroes. Involuntarily you want to become a kind of knight Round Table slaying dragons and saving girls. Well, there are plenty of girls around, monsters and robbers too, and for relaxation there are cities like hospitable Akiba. The main thing is that you shouldn’t die in the game, it’s much more correct to live like a human being!
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The ghoul race has existed since time immemorial. Its representatives are not at all against people, they even love them - mainly in their raw form. Lovers of human flesh are outwardly indistinguishable from us, strong, fast and tenacious - but there are few of them, so ghouls have developed strict rules for hunting and camouflage, and violators are punished themselves or quietly handed over to fighters against evil spirits. In the age of science, people know about ghouls, but as they say, they are used to it. The authorities do not consider cannibals a threat; moreover, they view them as an ideal basis for creating super-soldiers. Experiments have been going on for a long time...
The main character Ken Kaneki faces a painful search for a new path, because he realized that people and ghouls are similar: they just eat each other in literally, others - figuratively. The truth of life is cruel, it cannot be changed, and the one who does not turn away is strong. And then somehow!
In the world of Hunter x Hunter, there is a class of people called Hunters who, using psychic powers and trained in all manner of fighting, explore the wild corners of the mostly civilized world. Main character, a young man named Gon (Gun), the son of the great Hunter himself. His father mysteriously disappeared many years ago, and now, having grown up, Gon (Gong) decides to follow in his footsteps. Along the way, he finds several companions: Leorio, an ambitious medical doctor whose goal is to get rich. Kurapika is the only survivor of his clan, whose goal is revenge. Killua is the heir to a family of assassins whose goal is training. Together they achieve their goal and become Hunters, but this is only the first step on their long journey... And ahead is the story of Killua and his family, the story of Kurapika’s revenge and, of course, training, new tasks and adventures! The series stopped with Kurapika's revenge... What awaits us next after all these years?
The action takes place in an alternate reality where the existence of demons has long been recognized; V Pacific Ocean there is even an island - “Itogamijima”, where demons are full citizens and have equal rights with people. However, there are also human magicians who hunt them, in particular, vampires. An ordinary Japanese schoolboy named Akatsuki Kojou for some unknown reason turned into a “purebred vampire”, the fourth in number. He begins to be followed by a young girl, Himeraki Yukina, or "blade shaman", who is supposed to monitor Akatsuki and kill him if he gets out of control.
The story tells of a young man named Saitama, who lives in a world ironically similar to ours. He is 25, bald and handsome, and, moreover, so strong that with one blow he can annihilate all dangers to humanity. He is looking for himself in a difficult way life path, simultaneously handing out slaps to monsters and villains.
Now you have to play the game. What kind of game it will be will be decided by roulette. The bet in the game will be your life. After death, people who died at the same time go to Queen Decim, where they have to play a game. But in fact, what is happening to them here is the Heavenly Judgment.
Anime creators are very fond of cyberpunk in its various forms. Perhaps nowhere else has this genre been embodied so completely and in detail. It got to the point that even Hollywood first began to be inspired by Japanese animation, imitating it in the same “Matrix”, and in last years even tries to remake famous anime in this genre (“”, remake projects “” and “”). But we recommend watching the originals!
Akira (1988)
The story of psionics who went crazy after cruel experiments is indirectly related to the genre. But the setting of Akira is the quintessence of cyberpunk. The local panoramas of the metropolis dazzling with neon, views of intricately equipped laboratories and shabby slums with bikers on futuristic motorcycles inspired Western writers and directors no less than "".
The world of Akira looks breathtakingly real, not least because 1980s Japan itself looked like cyberpunk come to life. The film is still a blast to watch thanks to its incredible drive and hand-drawn animation that never seems to become outdated.
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Anime based on three mangas by artist Masamune Shiro - “Apple Seed”, “Dominion” and “” - have become cyberpunk classics. But through the efforts of director Mamoru Oshii, only the latter turned into a worldwide hit. The plot of how a cyborg special agent hunts for a hacker-terrorist, who turns out to be a self-aware artificial intelligence, can be considered a standard of the genre.
And this plot is also masterfully staged: philosophical dialogues about what a person is are mixed with action in perfect proportion. The graphics of Ghost in the Shell were also ahead of their time. The film was shot using advanced technologies at that time, and its remaster is still pleasing to the eye.
Armitage III (1996)
Not only is it a cute mini-series, but it's also a great example of how versatile it can be popular culture. Once you change the voice acting, it will be difficult to guess that this cartoon was filmed in exotic Japan. Oriental motifs are not visible here, but the inspiration from “Blade Runner” and “” is hard to miss.
The series tells the story of policeman Ross, who flies to Mars and immediately witnesses a murder. famous singer, who turned out to be an android. Together with his new partner Armitage, he follows the trail of a criminal hunting intelligent machines that secretly live among people. Armitage is one of them...
Lane Experiments (1998)
The story is about a quiet schoolgirl Lane, who became the goddess of the Internet, and before that she met hackers who moved to the Suicide Network and even alternative versions itself, has already been mentioned in.But this is a case where it’s not a sin to repeat yourself.
Her faded, wired world now seems old-fashioned, as do the CRT monitors and bulky system units used by the heroine. But questions about the boundaries of personality and self-identification, the nature of memory, reality and virtuality are still relevant. The series presents these themes without pathos or aplomb, calmly and casually, as they were able to do in anime of the nineties.
Animatrix (2003)
A collection of nine short stories allows you to learn something new about the world of "" and look at it with different eyes. Mahiro Maeda shows the epic story of oppression and the rise of machines, their victorious war with people and the creation of the Matrix. Yoshiaki Kawajiri turns rebel training into a gorgeous samurai duel. Shinichiro Watanabe reveals Trinity's past in the form of a noir detective story. The plot of Morimoto Koji about the game of teenagers in a “glitchy” house is completely similar to a bright fairy tale... Each episode has its own style, palette and mood. It’s amazing how varied and expressive animation can be.
Ergo Proxy (2006)
A bright representative of the anime of the 2000s, which tries to please everyone. High-quality graphics in fashionable muted colors, a drawing style atypical for Japanese animation and, most importantly, a plot with a claim to deep meaning really attracted the attention of viewers from all over the world to the series. But, unlike many pretentious crafts, Ergo Proxy really gives you something to think about.
The action takes place in a post-apocalyptic domed city; main character investigates murders of people committed by robots. But the investigation is only the beginning of a long journey to uncovering the secrets of the world and society. There is little action in the series, but there is more than enough philosophical reasoning and references.
Appleseed Saga Ex Machina (2007)
Masamune Shiro's fantasy manga "Apple Seed" is not as famous as his "Ghost in the Shell", but it also has several animated adaptations. The most successful one is a film from ten years ago. Its plot is confusing, but almost all the elements of cyberpunk are collected here. Most of the world lies in ruins, people, cyborgs and genetically modified clones coexist within the walls of the city-state, politicians and corporations weave intrigues, and mad scientists are trying to make the world, as it seems to them, a better place. And although the outdated computer animation shows the age of the film, thanks to the abundance of chases and shootouts it looks very good.
Dennou Coil (2007)
“Cyber-revolution” is the most comfortable cyberpunk and closest to modern realities. Although it would be a stretch to classify a harmless story about children exploring augmented reality as this genre. In the city of the near future, where heroes live, AR has long come into use. People wear special glasses and interact with virtual pets or play, and antivirus software patrolling the streets protects them from cyberattacks.
At first glance, nothing special, but among schoolchildren there are rumors about miracles that can be found in faulty areas of augmented reality, and horror stories about how you can go into the digital world and not return. And, as happens in good anime, behind the “childish” picture and light fantastic surroundings lies a poignant story about relationships and loneliness.
Psycho-Pass (2012)
The authors of this series successfully developed the ideas of “Minority Report” and “Gattaca”. In the world of Psycho-Pass, Japan is ruled by the Sibyl system. It monitors the mental state of all citizens and decides their fate depending on whether they are predisposed to committing crimes. All doors are open to the most stress-resistant, but potential violators will face forced treatment, or even destruction on the spot.
Visually, the series is not very impressive: the local future with drones and smart homes is almost no different from the present. But watching the hunt for the criminal who deceived the Sibyl and reflecting on the admissibility of such a system is quite interesting.
Blame! (2017)
Cyberpunk often talks about the life of robots among people. In the world of Blame! people, on the contrary, have to survive in a world of machines that have long ago gotten out of control. Robots endlessly build a city that has long swallowed up the entire Earth, and destroy any person they see. The mysterious guy Killy is trying to give people control of their machines back. He wanders around the city and from time to time saves people he meets.
Watch Blame! (and reading, fortunately the manga recently began to be published in Russian) is worth it not so much for the plot, but for the design. Original manga artist Tsutomu Nihei has a very interesting, distinctive style. He managed to portray a realistic and at the same time dark world completely alien to people and populate it with strange but interesting characters.
Few?
If you already know all these anime, pay attention to those recommendations from our authors that are not included in the top 10.
- Crisis Every Day (1987)
- Edo Cyber City (1990)
- Weapon Dreams (Battle Angel Alita) (1993)
- Diary of a Shopping Trip to Yokohama (1998)
- Cyborg 009 (2001)
- Predatory Dolls (2003)
- Technolize (2006)
- Murdoch Scramble (2010)
- An-go (2011)
Date of: Today, 02:43
The coolest anime in the genre of first-person anime simulator, and I defined the genre as “anti-dating simulator” as per the canons “ visual novel"why "anti"? because there is an emphasis on the deterioration of relationships. But the most important thing is to improvise when meeting with these girls (but the story before meeting the girls is so unimportant to anyone) and not just stare blankly or sit on level ground, here you need such actions as 1-(sort of) fell on the floor, 2-knelt down, and 3-lie (or something there) as if your legs were paralyzed, 4-sit on a chair (these are the actions that you will need here brothers perversions) it’s just a pity that there are not enough episodes and it’s normal!
Date of: Yesterday, 00:23
A peculiar story about an extraordinary relationship in love triangle, when friendship grows... who will understand what? There is a plot here, but it’s strange. The guys were friends and friends, and then the girlfriends suddenly became girls" common use"for some scary guys? How did this happen? They seem to explain it, but not very convincingly. The weirdest thing here is that the girls seem to be drawn in, and they even like it! But why is the hero watching all this? But in principle, it’s possible find an explanation: the girls were so exhausted from their desires, unsatisfied due to the hero’s stupidity, that they went to great lengths! This is such a drama - wonderful, sometimes hysterical, some will not like it, but in fact it rather surprises or causes a malicious smile. there is a breakthrough here, he is energetic and not devoid of imagination. However, here one must not be too highly moral, and be able to look “from the outside”, without being imbued with the feelings of the hero (considering that he does not behave very adequately, this is not difficult). ..
Date of: 1-03-2019, 23:23
Ho Ro Sho. Beautiful story. Good music and the drawing is nice. More or less correct morality. Interesting scenes, a bit silly and predictable plot, but great atmosphere. They managed to create a world of killers in the real world, and respect to them for that. I didn't want to watch this title for a long time, but I finally watched it in one day. If you have nothing else to do, then this title is very good to watch. 7 out of 10 (Not bad)
Date of: 1-03-2019, 01:36
Tough guy, why did I even watch this? But in order: I won’t say that I wasted my time, and I didn’t look too hard. I will also note that the plot is extremely unusual, it is almost impossible to guess its twists. The art is on par, and the animation is much worse than the level of 2002, in principle it’s even watchable. But this is such nonsense that it’s scary to talk about... if you have nothing to do, you can look... although it’s better not to.
Date of: 27-02-2019, 17:31
Excellent and good anime, which leaves behind a lasting impression and joy. vital. Although the genre is more of a shoujo, I liked it as a guy, because sooner or later we will all become dads)) The drawing is truly original). I think this is an excellent example of the fact that children have their own world and opinion, and they are only taken into account good parents. I'm looking forward to the second season)
Date of: 27-02-2019, 05:12
I don't know, maybe I'm already old or adulthood It makes you look at things a little more realistically, but this story didn’t touch me at all. Yes, the story is not bad, but not the main characters and I liked their stories more) Minori Kushieda - The first on the list who appeals to my “I”. I like her cheerfulness, her abundance of love, her reasoning about all sorts of things, her point of view, you can say everything. It was always nice to watch her antics, and I worried about her relationships more than my own (ha, I don’t have a relationship). (spoiler) Yasuko (or Ryuji’s mother) is a very wise girl, each of her answers to this or that situation always hid the truth, maybe not everyone understood, but she reasoned very competently when her son was confused, but She didn't even get into it. And her story itself, about the failed personal life, career and everything according to the standard, as is customary in society, all this only strengthened her and she did not break and raised a healthy boy) Kitamura- best friend gg, activist, athlete and...
The anime takes place in the near future, where the world is populated by replicants created to perform work of any complexity. It is the background to the film Blade Runner 2049.
It must be said right away that this is the third of the short films conceived by D. Villeneuve, which were supposed to explain what happens between the first and second film. The first two (about 2036 and 2048) are cinematic, and these are separate works. Here we'll talk about the animation part.
What I liked most about this short sketch was the immersion in the viscous atmosphere of real cyberpunk, devoid of snot and modern hysterics. Here the authors have maintained the style of the source, starting with tracks a la Vangelis and ending with an absolutely cyberpunk picture, which in Lately Filmmakers don't spoil us. I don’t know who it is, but to me the picture seemed purely Bladerunner, as we are used to from the first film, with a pleasant shade for me personally of my favorite Ergo Proxy. Of course, adjusted for modern very high-quality graphics. This anime is incredibly beautiful, you can watch it even without sound. And the battle scene in the desert is absolutely a masterpiece - this is exactly how war should be depicted.
Yes, it's quite a spectacle.
But we know that the picture is not the main thing, so we won’t admire candy wrappers too much. Of course, it’s very nice when the sound, colors, and arrangement of objects in the frame are well chosen - all this, of course, is very important, but the main thing is still the plot. Since this is a fairly well-known universe, the authors may have focused specifically on this, because personally nothing hurt my eyes or ears - I remember the original film well, I even watched it several times, and after watching this little thing it again I wanted to rewatch it. In fact, I watched the anime in one sitting. It would seem that it has just begun... and is already over. And it’s even a little unfortunate that it happened so quickly. Such a series of 20-30 episodes could easily be devoured (and yes, I understand that life is not just about watching moving pictures). Here the story is told as if someone is putting together puzzles very quickly and professionally in front of you. One piece, another, the mosaic grows and grows, and now we have a full-fledged picture, which, in my opinion, together with the two previous parts, completely fulfilled the task set for the authors: to connect two films with each other. Now you can see with a clear conscience what will happen in the full-fledged cinematic sequel to “2049”.
Although, of course, this anime can also be considered as a promotional video for a future film (how could it be otherwise in our capitalist world?).
In my purely subjective opinion, this anime has an excellent combination of plot and pictures. I've long wanted to see something just like this... truly fantastic. That's why I gave it such a high rating: I really liked it. I even dare to say that Philip K. Dick would have liked this too (blessings to his memory!).
As a genre, cyberpunk emerged in the 80s. XX century These are stories of the development of cybernetics and high technology against the backdrop of social decline, stories of lone heroes forced to fight against the system or finding confirmation of the existence of alternative forms of reality. This genre embodies fears of the uprising of machines and artificial intelligence, the monopoly of corporations and the influence of information flows on human consciousness. Often these are cynical and rather gloomy works without a happy ending and hope for a bright future.
By the mid-80s. gg. cyberpunk became widespread in Japan, where high tech are developing with amazing success.
The main features of cyberpunk in general and cyberpunk in anime are as follows:
Near future;
Dystopian nature of the state:
the oppressive influence of large corporations, sharp social divisions;
powerful wealthy elite and poverty-stricken masses;
the possibility of total control over a person;
Development of information technologies;
Typically a gloomy atmosphere;
The existence of artificial intelligence, cyborgs;
Often a confusing, ambiguous plot with many subtexts;
Gloomy stories about the future of modern civilization, the oppressive and captivating atmosphere of such anime with its gloomy beauty - all this makes cyberpunk popular even among those who are skeptical about anime as a phenomenon.
In anime of the cyberpunk genre, such problems as the place of man and humanity in the cybernetic world, the possibility of mutual understanding between human and artificial consciousness, and the relativity of reality in the computerized world are often actualized. This genre of anime is characterized by a confrontation between the system and man, the ambiguous nature of the main characters, scenes of death and violence that serve as the background for the plot, and thoughtful elaboration of the details of the created world. Often you can understand anime of this genre only after getting acquainted with the manga.
An approximate list of famous cyberpunk anime that you can watch:
Psycho-pass
Ghost in armor
Lane experiments
Cyber City Edo 808
Armitage
Blame!
Technolize
Battle Angel Alita
.hack
Appleseed
Animatrix
Phantom Boogiepop et al.
It is also customary to include such anime as “Ergo Proxy”, “Akira”, “Metropolis” in the top of this genre, although they do not quite fall under the definition of cyberpunk.
