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Jan 4, 2022
Preliminary (8/13 eps)
I almost didn’t watch this because I assumed I would dislike it, like I dislike all 3D CGI anime. When they announced Blade Runner was getting a full season anime, I was hyped...when they later announced it was going to be another Shinji Aramaki 3D joint, my hopes immediately deflated. I’ve seen enough of Aramaki’s work to know I don’t like anything he’s done since he got on the 3D train with Appleseed.

But I decided to give it a chance out of curiosity, and you know what? As soon as I got over the disappointment that it doesn’t look like Blackout, I found myself wrapped up in this incredibly atmospheric production. The CG backgrounds and vehicles create a truly immersive world, and the narrative grabs your attention and keeps it there. The sound design is equally as immersive with a bangin soundtrack to boot! Even the unexpressive CGI faces work in the show’s favor, putting us into the same position as its characters trying to work out who’s human and who’s not, and compounding the unsettling nature of the questions this story forces us to reckon with about the nature of humanity amongst our creations.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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