In this city of amnesia, brimming with all kinds of mysterious shadows of the old world, Roger Smith performs a much-needed task. Some live in the domed cities while the less fortunate live outside the walls.

It’s been forty years since a cataclysm destroyed the world and erased humanity’s memories of what came before. The Big O is a lot more approachable at the offset to those not expecting anything else. Furthermore, I’ve put off watching Texhnolyze because it looks so disturbing. I’ve had friends recommending Serial Experiments Lain for years for how it predicted the rise of internet culture so ominously. And yet, I can’t honestly say I was prepared for what I was in for. Whether it be allusions to film, or it’s stylistic similarities to my childhood obsession Batman, this review was bound to happen. This is yet another cult classic I have been meaning to watch for a while, considering it seems to be right up my alley. Sunrise was still animating it and Konaka was still writing with seemingly as little restraint as possible, so long as he added more action and was more forthcoming with the mystery plot.

The demands of western producers were limited. The international reception alone pushed Cartoon Network to co-produce The Big O‘s final 13 episodes.

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