c/anime · by tgirlschierke@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 252d

Looking for anime with at least three of the following criteria: short, 80s-90s, cyberpunk, hyperviolent

Here's what I've already watched:

AKIRA (all four)
Cyber City Oedo 808 (all four)
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (short, cyberpunk, hyperviolent)
Genocyber (all four)
Kite (short, 80s-90s, hyperviolent)
Soukihei M.D Geist (short, 80s-90s, hyperviolent)

Manga suggestions are also welcome, as I'm currently reading the original GitS.

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SpikesOtherDog@ani.social · 24 pts · 252d (4 replies)

GITS stand alone complex was produced much later, but you will probably still enjoy it.

Bubblegum Crisis

AD Police

Project A-ko is a comedy movie that sort of falls in there. Not as much cyber punk. Neo Tokyo is just an aside.

Roujin Z - movie. They have hospice in the future, right?

How FAR in the future? Have you watched Trigun? It's a cyber western. It's a tragedy disguised as a comedy. Gore is low, and there are less deaths than episodes, but there is plenty of action.

Elfen lied was released in 04, but it still has the 90s animation style. It is overtly violent and disturbing. The setting is pre-cyber revolution, where the government appears to quietly control everything. The tech is in there, but not heavily featured.

Sorry if my list isn't 100% what you were looking for, but I think you might enjoy some of these if you haven't had the chance.

Taleya@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 251d (2 replies)

Worth noting you want the original trigun, not the recent remake. Also the OST is a helluva banger

RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 250d

Same with Bubblegum Crisis. Ignore Tokyo 2040.

SpikesOtherDog@ani.social · 2 pts · 251d

Oops, yeah. The new Trigun is interesting, but not the ask.

zabadoh@ani.social · 4 pts · 251d

AD Police is underrated!

rozodru@pie.andmc.ca · 15 pts · 252d (2 replies)

Bubblegum Crisis, Bubblegum Crash, Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor 1 and 2, Armitage III, AD Police Files, Memories, Neo Tokyo, Megazone 23, Venus Wars, Techno Police 21C, AI City, Dominion Tank Police.

Most of these are movies or very short series (like 4 episodes max).

there's also a hell of a lot more. 80s/90s anime was peak ultraviolent cyberpunk. And if you don't mind stepping out of the 90s and maybe watching something a bit longer I highly suggest Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and S.A.C. 2nd Gig. by far my favourite anime series of all time. Also Psycho-Pass.

DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 251d (1 reply)

+1 for Psycho Pass.

One of my favorites.

Just...watch season 1, movie and Sinners of the System, Providence and walk away. Don't bother with season 2 and 3 and remember the good memory you had enjoying season 1

Edit: the Mandatory Happiness VN game is fine too

rozodru@pie.andmc.ca · 3 pts · 251d

yeah I should have added no need to go beyond season 1. which is a shame cause I REALLY liked Psycho Pass season 1 and the rest was just....really?

snoons@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 252d (1 reply)

BLAME! by Tsutomu Nihei. I wouldn't bother with any animated versions.

shifty@leminal.space · 8 pts · 252d

The prequel NOiSE as well (manga)

Kolanaki@pawb.social · 7 pts · 251d

Ghost in the Shell.

The movie fits everything. The series can too, depending on what you mean by "short."

Ghyste@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 252d

The Big O

Cnote5@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 252d

Wicked City? Not cyberpunk, but it definitely goes hyperviolent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_City_(1987_film)

moshankey@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 252d

Wow. Kite? That’s a difficult one to beat. My spouse is more up with this but Chainsaw Man for modern violent. I’ll ask for more.

prismatic@ttrpg.network · 4 pts · 251d

Aeon Flux is the only one I can think of not mentioned yet. 90s, Cyberpunk, Hyperviolent - it's just not Japanese, though it is animated. It's weird, and the first two seasons are are series of shorts.

mrmorganiser@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 250d

I don't think anyone has mentioned the Violence Jack OVAs yet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_Jack

Batmancer@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 250d

Ergo Proxy

Cyberpunk, hyper violent, and almost short at 23 episodes.

I can’t remember if it’s hyper violent or not actually. I know there is violence and it’s gruesome but there might not be a lot of it.

mo_lave@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 251d

Angel Cop

Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 251d

Memories. Fckn love Magnetic Rose

RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 251d

Jin-Roh: Wolf Brigade sounds like something you might like.