Akudama Drive: Style IS Substance: David Lynn dives into 2020 anime series Akudama Drive, and the visual language that drives it. He explores the series' cyberpunk trappings and colorful dystopia that are used to disarm the viewer and add layers to the series' narrative.
#AkudamaDrive
Akudama Drive: Style IS Substance: David Lynn dives into 2020 anime series Akudama Drive, and the visual language that drives it. He explores the series' cyberpunk trappings and colorful dystopia that are used to disarm the viewer and add layers to the series' narrative.
Akudama Drive: Style IS Substance: David Lynn dives into 2020 anime series Akudama Drive, and the visual language that drives it. He explores the series' cyberpunk trappings and colorful dystopia that are used to disarm the viewer and add layers to the series' narrative.
Akudama Drive: Style IS Substance: David Lynn dives into 2020 anime series Akudama Drive, and the visual language that drives it. He explores the series' cyberpunk trappings and colorful dystopia that are used to disarm the viewer and add layers to the series' narrative.
2020:
AOTY: #AkudamaDrive
The hell that is our current system of “justice” and “correction” was brought to vivid color in the wild ride that is Akudama Drive. Taking place in a hypersurveilled dystopia version of Kansai, this anime follows a group of notorious criminals (and one seemingly ordinary citizen) who find themselves enmeshed in a greater conspiracy, fighting between the system that crushes them and their own internal conflicts.
Best Pre-2022 Anime I Watched in 2023:
Winner: #misakinomaiyoga
Runner-Up: #AkudamaDrive
Jumping all the way to 2020, Sakurai voiced a cutthroat named... Cutthroat in #AkudamaDrive. A killer with hundreds of bodies to his name, Cutthroat was the wild card of the group, his obsession with red and Swindler contrasting with his flighty nature and need to bleed everything he loves. Sakurai's younger-sounding, almost pleading performance makes Cutthroat's actions all the more disturbing.
In the same season, Kurosawa went outlaw as Swindler in #AkudamaDrive. Originally just another ordinary person, Swindler's bad luck to run into several dangerous criminals becomes her tense coming-of-age journey as she questions what her society is. Kurosawa shows off a wide range in this series, starting off as naive and terrified before becoming a competent woman who wears a mask even to the end.
Recently, I've been able to finish two #anime: #AkudamaDrive and #dantaliannoshoka - different in their tones and approach to character, but both equally immersive in creating their worlds and narratives.
Today's #AniAnimal is this calico cat from "Akudama Drive". It's not clear if it was being controlled, because this led to the ordinary person on the path to becoming the Swindler.
今日の #アニアニマル は『アクダマドライブ』のこの三毛猫です。これにより一般人が詐欺師への道を歩むことになったため、制御されていたかどうかは不明です。
More info and other AniAnimals at: https://www.anianimals.moe/scene/_31GmSLfL3m~JsQNkCwBJbC/
NBCU Japan Schedules ‘#AkudamaDrive’ #Anime Blu-ray Box Set http://dlvr.it/Svkw9F
Today's #AniAnimal is Hakase the black cat from "Akudama Drive". This mysterious show opens with this scene, and the cat is a major named character.
今日の #アニアニマル は『アクダマドライブ』の黒猫の ハカセ。この不思議なアニメはこのシーンから始まり、猫は主要な名前のキャラクターです。
More info and other AniAnimals at: https://www.anianimals.moe/scene/BD_Z9_jBrJ~hJscYXHQK71/
I'd like to join #JMusicFriday by @ThePop for #animeendings There are three notable ones I'd like to showcase (Using an official source when possible):
King Gnu - Prayer X (Banana Fish ED 1):
TV Size (unofficial): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw5ifVcYa1Y
Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Bzhpm8h0o
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6VvXSjTQMP6eInrjz4kq2W
I interpret this song goes as both internal and external tragedy that also reflects a specific main character of Banana Fish. The anime was part of the Summer 2018 lineup and was one of the EDs featured.
Urashimasakatasen - Ready (Akudama Drive ED 1):
TV Size: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFT94PwesHg
Full (Unofficial): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NVbdolbghU
Spotify :https://open.spotify.com/track/25vR99CV55S13PmgHXzUOh
If you want something with rap and R&B, this song can hit well. The anime that it comes from, Akudama Drive during the Fall 2020 season, is one that I would personally recommend for its character depth and twists contained within 12 episodes.
Sangatsu no Phantasia - Rubikon (ルビコン) (RE:Creators ED 2):
TV Size (unofficial): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x6oRPU6_WM
Full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bwh3dx9MOo
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6qWOaQnkKXwFnPhegiAr11
RE:Creators (part of Spring 2017 season) has quite a few EDs. This time, however, I want to use an ED that showcases a bit of fun with drawing characters. What I like about this ED in particular is the drawing process that's showcased, which also aligns with one of the central points of the anime itself.
#Crunchyroll Begins Streaming ‘#AkudamaDrive’ #Anime With Hindi Dub http://dlvr.it/SqnBxc
When Akudama Drive aired, it stunned ethe world with its strong cast and stylish cyberpunk world. Some, though, asked if the show would become a case of style over substance
That flair IS a vital part of the substance, though, as David Lynn explored this in an article.
Link: https://www.animeherald.com/2021/10/15/akudama-drive-style-is-substance/
Creo que la gracia que tuvo Cyberpunk Edgerunners frente a las demás obras de #Cyberpunk en el anime (como #Akira o #Ghostintheshell) es que el 99% de su trama no está centrada en la milicia.
Otro gran anime que intentó hacer lo mismo fue #AkudamaDrive. Sin embargo, su narrativa se centró demasiado en el encargo más que en sus personajes.
#CyberpunkEdgerunners no solo nos trae el increíble mundo de #Cyberpunk2077 y el clásico juego de rol de mesa de Cyberpunk, sino que al igual que su juego, su narrativa está centrada en sus personajes. Con una historia ambientada 6-12 meses antes de las aventuras de V, la troupe formada por David y sus colegas hace que Cyberpunk Edgerunners se coloqué, no solo como una de las mejores obras de Cyberpunk de la animación, sino de la scene.
La gracia del setting Cyberpunk es mostrar un mundo distópico dominado por mega corporaciones (algo que realmente estamos transicionando en la vida real), y la gran mayoría de obras con este setting se centra mucho la guerra entre mega corporaciones y militares del gobierno para ver quien controla el mundo y la red. Aún así, Cyberpunk Edgerunners mostró algo mucho más profundo de lo que la gente piensa, la vida.
Edgerunners triunfó (y triunfa) por el simple hecho de mostrar como vive la gente doblegada por un mundo distópico. Sobrevivir como se pueda, y sobre todo, cuidarte las espaldas confiando en nadie. Cyberpunk 2077 lo mostró perfectamente. Y Edgerunners fue el marketing perfecto gracias a su troupe y la relación entre David y Lucy.
Agréablement surpris par la série #AkudamaDrive 😍
I've never played the #Danganronpa games, but a lot of people who worked on those were also involved in this past season's #AkudamaDrive #anime, which is incredibly over-the-top with unique characters, like Ordinary Person-turned-Swindler here.
Eternally entertained by Hoodlum's realization that he's gotten himself into even more trouble than he can handle yet again. #AkudamaDrive
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