This Week In Anime Turns Its Attention To Cyberpunk's Prophetic Streak
The column grounds its genre argument in active release activity rather than nostalgia: a new Ghost in the Shell series, a Cyberpunk: Edgerunners continuation, and Akira back in theaters on 4K give the discussion a current hook.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
The latest This Week in Anime column has Sylvia and Lucas asking whether the cyberpunk genre is prophetic. The conversation takes in the Science SARU Ghost in the Shell series, the upcoming Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, and a 4K theatrical run of 1988's Akira, which prompted the topic after Lucas caught it on the big screen. The column runs as an op-ed and carries the outlet's standard disclaimer about contributor views.
The chatlog opens on a dedication, then moves quickly to the reason the topic came up: a theatrical screening of Akira in 4K. Sylvia says the film felt contemporary on this viewing, pointing to mass protests over unemployment and a government that treats its citizens as an adversary.
From there the two hosts widen the frame. The Science SARU Ghost in the Shell series and the upcoming Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 are named as part of a run of new and returning cyberpunk entries. Availability is noted for the older titles: Crunchyroll streams Akira, Netflix streams Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Amazon Prime streams Ghost in the Shell, and the Criterion Channel streams Evangelion.
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- Anime News Network This Week in Anime The Prophetic Visions of Cyberpunk Anime