Post-Human Nightmares – The World of Japanese Cyberpunk Cinema (2011)

Re:Post-Human Nightmares – The World of Japanese Cyberpunk C... by Minor49er on Monday January 25, 2021 @10:34AM (#25904324)

What a great article. For anyone interested who hasn't seen it before, Texhnolyze is an anime that explores more of a dystopian cybernetic futurescape and its possible outcome for humanity. It was co-created by ABe, one of the main creators of Serial Experiments: Lain.

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Re:Post-Human Nightmares – The World of Japanese Cyberpunk C... by Der_Einzige on Monday January 25, 2021 @12:00PM (#25905589)

What's weird to me is that Serial Experiments Lain is my favorite anime of all time - but I did not find Texhnolyze enjoyable at all!

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Re:Post-Human Nightmares – The World of Japanese Cyberpunk C... by dfxm12 on Monday January 25, 2021 @12:20PM (#25905888)

I don't think that's so weird. Sure, they had the same writer and character designer, but the themes were somewhat different. I mean, even though the movies shared the same director, not everyone who likes the Terminator also likes Avatar, etc.

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Re:Post-Human Nightmares – The World of Japanese Cyberpunk C... by livueta on Monday January 25, 2021 @12:23PM (#25905925)

I don't think I _enjoyed_ Tex either, per se, but it definitely left an impression. I'll never look at an Edward Hopper painting the same way again.

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Re:Post-Human Nightmares – The World of Japanese Cyberpunk C... by anotherman554 on Monday January 25, 2021 @02:12PM (#25907351)

I should probably rewatch Tex at some point. I remember enjoying it in general but finding the ending to be disappointing.

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Re:Post-Human Nightmares – The World of Japanese Cyberpunk C... by bluedays on Monday January 25, 2021 @02:55PM (#25907917)

Sorta hits you like a punch in the gut. I'm not sure it's suppose to be "enjoyable". Then again, I'm not sure that all art has to be enjoyable.

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