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What is Cyberpunk?

Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.

Cyberpunk characteristics include:

Dystopian city setting where mega-corporations rule
Full integration of technology into society, featuring cybernetic implants
Outsider protagonists (punks) who often are very familiar with the technology around them
Hard boiled detective and film noir vibes and influence
Themes dabbling in trans-humanism, existentialism, and what it means to be human.

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Virgin Punk | Official Trailer (because everything gets a -punk suffix these days) (www.youtube.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by Hammerjack to c/cyberpunk

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Aside from the unfortunate name of "Virgin Punk" (which I think is a terrible name), this looks like a fairly standard anime about bounty hunters in a cyberpunk world. It could be fun.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

It looks pretty interesting! I'm really loving the art direction with it, too; so much cyberpunk media is full of muted, washed out colors, so it's a bit jarring to see such a vibrant setting for this type of world. Not too sure how I feel about the character designs, though, feels like half the characters have helmet-hair.