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Science fiction has always been one of the enduring themes of Japanese comics, cyberpunk is a small branch of science fiction, usually there are social order is destroyed, artificial intelligence problems, hackers, popularity can only and the company between the contradiction between the development of a series of dystopian stories, so that readers can not stop. Today, Xiaobian will introduce you to several classic cyberpunk comics.
BLAME！
《BLAME！ The author of "The Knight of Sidnia" was created by the veteran Japanese SF science fiction manga artist Tsuneyoshi, and it is also his iconic masterpiece, and the science fiction work "The Knight of Sidnia" that was fired a while ago was written by Uncle Bottle.
He studied in the United States in the early days, which led to the integration of American painting style and Japanese manga characters in his works, and the atmosphere of his works is also filled with so-called postmodern streams of consciousness, and the core of his works is to show the atmospheric scenes of the end times and the settings hidden in the manga that are not directly revealed. These unique places have made his works have a good reputation among many readers and fans.
《BLAME！ It tells the story of a world in which humanity is dying, where a catastrophe paralyzes the world's network, and the machines lose their commands, begin to work autonomously, and reject humans who have lost the qualifications for network connectivity. And human beings who have forgotten their former lives can only survive in the shadow of the network management system.
The whole work world view constructed by the bottle is very large, and the painting ability of the bottle uncle is more vividly expressed in this work, handsome storyboarding and shocking building complex, although the face painting of the bottle uncle character is very cruel, but this does not affect the reading experience of the whole work, it can be said that the bottle uncle's conception of the story is actually very simple, but in the simple at the same time, the character setting is relatively full, may be for the details of the story will be taken by many people, but in the "BLAME! In the face of this cyberpunk story, the right short story description and handsome scenes can reflect a unique sense of charm, at least, I think so.
Dreams
The work of the famous manga artist Kishiro Yukito of "Dream" has always been unshakable in the hearts of SF manga fans, and as long as the topic of excellent manga is discussed, the figure of "Dream" will always be seen.
"Dream" still tells the story of machinery and people. A doctor named Ed in Scrap Iron City one day found the mechanical body of a young girl on the garbage hill. Surprised to find that her head was still in a state of suspended animation. Ed then succeeds in rescuing her and renaming her Gary, but Gary has lost the memory of his previous body. In addition to being a doctor, Ed is also a bonus hunter. He hoped that Gary would live a happy life like a normal girl. However, by chance, it was discovered that Gary originally knew the lost ancient Martian martial art "Mecha Technique".
Although her memory is lost, her body bleeds from battle, causing her to register as a prize hunter despite Ed's objections, and her story unfolds.
In addition to the story itself, the setting of the future world and fighting, as well as the drawing skills presented by the comic book, coupled with quite outstanding and excellent narrative ability, make Gary's story very exciting.
His work's huge world view, excellent character image portrayal, rigorous setting and ups and downs in the plot, at that time was undoubtedly very, very good in that era, even in today's point of view is not inferior to the work, the birth of "Dream" is even a direct representative of the SF comics of the time.
In the discussion of the question of what is a human being between robots and humans, Kishiro Yukito more directly shows his own unique ideas, which is also the unique charm of this work itself.
Akira
If "Dream" is the benchmark work in SF manga, then "Akira" can be said to be the pioneer of the cyberpunk trend that created the entire industry, the author Katsuyo Otomo is also known as the three major directors in the Japanese animation industry as a manga author, and his ability to control the big scenes and shoot disasters are the top level, and Otomo Katsuyo's peak work is this: "Akira".
The story of Akira is that on December 6, 1982, a nuclear explosion destroyed the city of Tokyo, and this incident directly became the trigger for World War III. Much later, in 2019, the city of New Tokyo was established on an artificial island in the Gulf of Tonkin, and at the behest of the Supreme Council, the military secretly conducted a research program called "Akira."
Scientists used 40 human beings to conduct live experiments to cultivate new human beings by stimulating the potential of the human body, in order to lead mankind on the path of light and make Japan a world power again. Our protagonist, Tetsuo, has unleashed a mysterious power due to an accident, and in order to find out the truth of the matter, he is bent on finding the key to all the secrets - Akira. But he did not expect that this power would eventually send him to the road of destruction.
"Akira" has been nearly 30 years since its creation, but it is still an insurmountable milestone in the Japanese manga industry, and Katsuyo Otomo himself has revealed what he pursues in the manga, that is, to explore various problems in society in the theme of destruction, among which the two elements of ruins and machinery are full of personal characteristics, just like Miyazaki Hayao once said: A strange teenager stands on the ruins of Tokyo, and everyone will say that this is Otomo Katsuyo.
Ghost in the Shell
"Ghost in the Shell" must be more familiar to more people, this was originally a manga created by Masamune Shiro, although the initial response of the series was mediocre, and even once disliked by the editors of the magazine, but when Shiro Masamune gradually unfolded the plot, the work began to show its own charm and received many praises.
Ghost in the Shell tells that in 2029, the rapid development of science and technology, the body has finally become a computer terminal, is a container to accommodate the human soul, and due to the rapid development of AI technology, people and machines seem to be distinguished only by whether there is a "ghost", and this work also began to tell its own story around such a science fiction stage.
There are many different versions of "Ghost in the Shell", the most famous of which is undoubtedly the theatrical version directed by Oshii Mori, who is known as the three major directors of Japan, with Oshii Mori wanting to show more of a reflection on the philosophy of life, although it is true that the theatrical version is very good, and also makes "Ghost in the Shell" famous, but its slightly biased stream-of-consciousness style also dissuads many people who come to admire, And Shiro's authentic original manga is very good and tense to tell us a story about the future of technology.
Compared to the very complete Oshii Mori theatrical version of the anime, Shiro's original manga is more like a book showing the future of life. The story of the original manga itself is not long, but the worldview and setting are very detailed, and it is these meticulous settings that allow Oshii to put them on the screen and become a milestone in the history of science fiction animation.