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Cyberpunk

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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:

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As far as I can tell, there isn't a trailer for this anime on youtube but there is a trailer on its Netflix page so that's what I'm linking here.

The synopsis is:

When a lonely hacker gets entangled with a group of underground couriers, they uncover the dark truth lurking beneath Tokyo's seemingly perfect facade.

That sounds perfectly cyberpunk and I'm interested. But the trailer looks.... like a kids cartoon? Yet Netflix is calling it TV-MA? I really don't know what to think of this. I'll definitely watch it (I'm a sucker for anything cyberpunk) but I've got my expectations pretty low on this one.

It'll be available on Netflix on November 21.

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[–] Hammerjack 1 points 1 day ago

For what it's worth, I just watched the first episode and I thoroughly enjoyed the world. I'm not sure which direction the plot will go, but I'm interested enough to keep going. It doesn't exactly have "adult themes" but it isn't a children's show either. The TV-14 rating seems about accurate for their target audience. I'm into it.