Why Japanese Cyberpunk is Different

Cyberpunk is about to see its biggest work in years, and yet it is inarguably dead. Past the 90s, its anxieties became reality, and its sway has slipped. How did three Japanese cyberpunk series: Akira, Bubblegum Crisis, and Ghost in the Shell treat their subject matters differently than their Western counterparts of the time? The Japan Animator Dormitory Project: Support me on Patreon: Or send a one-time donation through Ko-Fi: Transcript: Sources: Frederic Jameson - “Progress Versus Utopia; or, Can We Imagine the Future?“ Gilles Deleuze - “Postscript on the Societies of Control“ Michel Foucault - “Discipline and Punish“ Cuck Philosophy - The Cultural Significance of Cyberpunk