Chatty AF 133: Akudama Drive Retrospective

Vrai, Chiaki, and Mercedes look back on the cyberpunk masterpiece Akudama Drive! 0:00:00 Intros 0:02:07 Production info 0:03:29 General impressions 0:4:45 Danganronpa connection 0:0:06:40 Favorite characters 0:08:37 Doctor and Swindler 0:12:15 Timing, acclaim, and ACAB 0:15:21 The dub, Brawler, and blaccents 0:21:56 Uprisings and the REAL cyberpunk 0:25:52 Real politics behind Kanto vs Kansai 0:30:36 The shinkansen, the ‘60s, and national pride 0:34:32 Faceless villains exploiting the next generation 0:38:10 Sister’s arc 0:39:32 The ending 0:49:40 Japan’s justice system 0:52:45 Final thoughts 0:53:33 Outro Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747 Mercedes: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Sunday 24th January 2021 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution