![]() ![]() There’s some definite criticisms of the criminal justice system swirling around in this premiere, especially when our upstanding protagonist gets arrested and labeled a “Swindler” because the old lady at the takoyaki stand only accepts cash and has the cops on speed dial. ![]() Then they cut to a massive stadium full of people cheering for a criminal to be guillotined while the police chief acted as MC, and I knew it was. I was pretty sure Akudama was a dystopia when all the characters got introduced based on their crimes (the only “names” they get are labels like “Courier,” “Brawler,” and “Hoodlum”) along with the hundred-years-long sentences they’d have to serve if they were ever captured. Hey, if you’re gonna get mugged, at least it’s by someone with cool two-toned hair. ![]() I am both wary and excited to have it attack my eyeballs again next week. It is an in-your-face, non-stop cyberpunk action spectacle that is at once ridiculously cool and also just plain ridiculous. Swindler keeps her life but gets caught up in the job-and it may be even more dangerous than even the real Akudama first thought.Ĭontent Warning: Violence police brutality possible racial stereotyping a lady in need of pants.Īkudama Drive comes in like a robot boxer: moving fast, swinging hard, and covered in LED lights. As the quartet storm police headquarters, a well-meaning young woman stumbles upon them and, to stay alive, pretends she’s a Swindler an Akudama just like them. On the eve of the infamous Cutthroat’s execution, four wanted criminals (or “Akudama”) receive an anonymous message promising them a big payout in exchange for rescuing Cutthroat. What’s it about? In the not-too-distant future, Kansai Japan is filled with holograms, airships, and public executions. ![]()
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