Esperado Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Im looking to find more cyberpunk or futuristic anime or even just animated films. I recently decided to watch Ghost in a shell and found it to be interesting. I also enjoyed Akira and Im a fan of Mirrors edge, so that should give you some idea of what im looking for. That said, what kind of recommendations, if any, do you guys have? HoboKa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 The other Ghost In The Shell movies, for one. Gundam 00 (Not cyberpunk, but futuristic and I'd argue the best Gundam storyline) Batman Beyond: Return of The Joker (Cyberpunk as hell, also I swear that the TV series is the best Batman thing EVER) Never seen it, but Appleseed is very Cyberpunk/futuristic looking. The Animatrix Bubblegum Crisis 2040 (The last half of the series is kinda lame, though) Macross Evangelion Titan A.E. nitrozsz, HoboKa and Rapidkirby3k 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKa Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 50 minutes ago, AngelCityOutlaw said: The other Ghost In The Shells movies, for one. Gundam 00 (Not cyberpunk, but futuristic and I'd argue the best Gundam storyline) Batman Beyond: Return of The Joker (Cyberpunk as hell, also I swear that the TV series is the best Batman thing EVER) Never seen it, but Appleseed is very Cyberpunk/futuristic looking. The Animatrix Bubblegum Crisis 2040 (The last half of the series is kinda lame, though) Macross Evangelion Titan A.E. OH GOD Evangelion. That one ripped out my heart and stamped on it multiple times. If anyone wants to know what depression is, Evangelion is the perfect example thereof T_T but the Redo apparently isn't too bad edit Titan A.E. kicks ass Irnon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troyificus Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 55 minutes ago, AngelCityOutlaw said: Batman Beyond: Return of The Joker (Cyberpunk as hell, also I swear that the TV series is the best Batman thing EVER) Incorrect, wrong, false. Batman: The Animated Series that came before Batman Beyond is the best Batman thing ever. Though Beyond is super awesome amazing as well. Rapidkirby3k and HoboKa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitrozsz Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Adding to the list of recommendations (though I personally prefer the original Bubblegum Crisis over the 2040 one)... -Armitage III -Iria: Zeiram the Animation -Dominion: Tank Police -Key the Metal Idol And for something that isn't quite as old as the others already mentioned, the first season of Psycho Pass. Garpocalypse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garpocalypse Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 If you've watched Ghost in the Shell and haven't watched Dominion Tank Police (weren't you in Nightmare Tank Police? What's wrong with you?!) then that should be the next one on your list. Just a warning, there are 2 animated volumes of the series and they take place in parallel universes. For some reason Shirow kept establishing new universes for the series. The characters for the most part stay the same but the setting changes drastically between the two volumes and some subtle changes to the character's personalities occur as well. Still both are some of my favorite futuristic dystopia watchins'. Definitely hunt down the 1988 version first. It's the better of the two and has a much darker vibe to it. Keep it on english voices for the music alone. The english voice acting is pretty decent for a late 80's anime but the scoring for the japanese audio track is a complete miss on just about every cue. It's not a show or movie but if you are able to play it try a little game called Hawken. It's a pvp mech shooter with the same atmosphere that's in a lot of these kinds of anime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipez Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Surprised no one's mentioned Blade Runner yet Irnon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 22 minutes ago, Pipez said: Surprised no one's mentioned Blade Runner yet No one's mentioned Blade Runner because Esperado is asking for animated movies. Troyificus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 It's kind of animated, in the sense that there is movement. Of the live-action. Irnon and HoboKa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpretzel Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Ergo Proxy: Necrox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neifion Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Knights of Sidonia: Aldnoah.Zero: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Also, if retro-futurism is your thing, you can combine that with dystopia in the form of Jin-Roh, The Wolf Brigade. It is actually written by the same guy who wrote the Ghost In The Shell movie. It takes places in alternate 1950s Japan - if Germany had conquered Japan. It's about a special police force and the story deals with terrorism and political issues...sounds familiar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esperado Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 oh my buddha, this is heaven! so many good looking shows and movies in here! HoboKa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I just saw this on Stefanie Joosten's (Quiet from Metal Gear) Facebook and apparently she's in this upcoming movie: Not gonna lie - I really don't like anime very much and I have no idea what Implosion is, but this looks pretty damn legit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizyr Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 The 2006 French film Renaissance might be interesting to you: The animation style is different (all B&W, and, well, it's the only French one on this list I think), and it has its detractors. But I thought it was pretty engaging. Any other recommendations I'd have were already mentioned earlier (Jin-Roh, Ghost in the Shell, Animatrix, etc.). KF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esperado Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 1 hour ago, Kizyr said: The 2006 French film Renaissance might be interesting to you: The animation style is different (all B&W, and, well, it's the only French one on this list I think), and it has its detractors. But I thought it was pretty engaging. Any other recommendations I'd have were already mentioned earlier (Jin-Roh, Ghost in the Shell, Animatrix, etc.). KF I just saw this on netflix. didnt blow my mind, but I liked the art style! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Hmmm... while not sci-fi, if you want mind-blowing (either good or bad) I'd recommend Satoshi Kon. He deals mostly with really interesting use of scene transitions to create a sense of other-worldliness. Perfect Blue is about an actress that starts losing her grip on reality. Really good cuts to create the feeling of losing it for the viewer. Millennium Actress is more about the life of another actress, but this time, the cuts are there to explore her past. Paprika is about entering people's dreams, and uses some really crazy transitions to put that setting into effect Magnetic Rose from the Memories anthology is one of his earlier works, so it's less about edits and more about atmosphere. He's got a few other films (and a tv series) but they tend to be less mind-fuckery and more realistic to some extent. If you any of theones I mentioned above, you might like Tokyo Godfathers and Paranoia Agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenericAsianGuy Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 21 hours ago, The Damned said: Perfect Blue is about an actress that starts losing her grip on reality. Really good cuts to create the feeling of losing it for the viewer. I second Perfect Blue, for being mind-blowing and this catchy song: And some more recommendations: Psycho-Pass Cowboy Bebop Shinsekai Yori Mnemosyne (rated R+) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Since Esperado's gotten a lot of good answers so far, let me semi-hijack this topic a little: I have a small child at home, so I'm looking for shows I find interesting that I can watch with her around. Anime is out because it's hard to read subtitles while interacting with her, and most dubs are pretty awful, plus a lot of anime is pretty graphic. I just finished The Clone Wars, which fit the bill well, and I'm going through Batman Animated. The Legend of Korra is also on my radar, but it's not on Netflix and only 3 of the 4 seasons are on Amazon Prime (which are the two services I subscribe to). Any other suggestions? It doesn't have to be animated, but it does have to be PG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 50 minutes ago, MindWanderer said: Since Esperado's gotten a lot of good answers so far, let me semi-hijack this topic a little: I have a small child at home, so I'm looking for shows I find interesting that I can watch with her around. Anime is out because it's hard to read subtitles while interacting with her, and most dubs are pretty awful, plus a lot of anime is pretty graphic. I just finished The Clone Wars, which fit the bill well, and I'm going through Batman Animated. The Legend of Korra is also on my radar, but it's not on Netflix and only 3 of the 4 seasons are on Amazon Prime (which are the two services I subscribe to). Any other suggestions? It doesn't have to be animated, but it does have to be PG. A picture is worth a thousand words The Damned 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrox Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 On 1/11/2016 at 8:07 PM, djpretzel said: Ergo Proxy Awwwww yeah. Serial Experiments Lain Evangelion again Psycho Pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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