Cyberpunk is a type of science fiction where the rapid advancement of technology comes at the cost of neglecting social issues. In this article, we are going to see a list of Anime of the genre, and a brief description of the best and most popular cyberpunk Anime.
Common themes include powerful or intelligent computers, vast cyberspace networks that can be connected or explored virtually, or human enhancement. Anime is usually in the action and psychological thriller genre.
Many Cyberpunk anime show a society that has evolved into a hyper-efficient Dystopia where human needs are secondary to a smoothly running corporate machine. What anime are waiting on this list?
There are few anime of the Cyberpunk genre, but they are great and they do great. Many of these anime are old, as the Cyberpunk style was on the rise decades ago. See below the best cyberpunk anime:
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Based on the famous Cyberpunk 2077 game, the anime made by Netflix was a great success during its launch, bringing a very adult anime full of action and fanservice.
According to Netflix, the synopsis is as follows: To survive in a dystopian reality in which corruption and cybernetic implants control everything, a talented and impulsive young man decides to become a mercenary.
Read also: List of the best anime on Netflix
Psycho
Psycho is an original anime series that has already won more than 3 seasons and a movie, telling the story of Akane Tsunemori, a girl who ends up ing the police department in a world where crimes are monitored before they happen.
A system called Sibyl presides over the country and provides order to all facets of life. It determines which jobs citizens should get into and can read each resident's mental state and predict which ones are likely to commit crimes in the future.
Akane Tsunemori is starting her career as an inspector, a specialist police officer who works to catch latent criminals and stop crimes before they happen. For this she receives help from latent criminals called Enforcers.
Ghost in the Shell
Another anime series that won several movies and series over the decades, even a Live Action. The series is quite complete and demands attention from those who are going to watch it, starting with the oldest and going through the movies.
A mysterious new hacker known only as the Puppet Master threatens to wreak havoc by erasing and rewriting the memories of his victims: humans who have abandoned their physical bodies to become cyborgs. Is he an evil genius, or could he signal the beginning of a new era in the relationship between man and machine?
Ergo Proxy
In a futuristic world almost barren of life, humanity is confined to mechanized domed cities where AI controls every aspect of life. In this world, humans are no longer born, they are manufactured on a production line; and alongside them walk androids known as autorevs.
In the dome called Romdeau, lives Re-Mayer, one of the few citizens who are not completely thought-provoked. His grandfather's prominent position and the affection of the scientist Daedalus left his free will more than was normally allowed.
Re-l began to question the sanctity of the city and the citizens' perfect way of life. With mysterious beings known as proxies wreaking havoc and a man named Vincent having a major influence on her life, Re-l must travel outside the city to find the answers she seeks and uncover the mystery behind the "awakening".
Akira
After the disaster caused by a mysterious being called 'Akira', Neo Tokyo is now in social and economic turmoil. In such a decaying city, the grumpy Kaneda and his shy friend Tetsuo survive by running in a biker gang.
They pursue local rivals and often evade the police. Everything changes, however, when Tetsuo bumps into a strange-looking boy during a bike chase and the military ends up taking him away.
When he finally returns to his friends, he's no longer the same weak boy they've always known - in fact, a military experiment has turned him into something beyond human imagination.
While the military intends to retrieve his specimen at any cost, Tetsuo is tired of being bullied and is about to show everyone, including his friend Kaneda, exactly who the boss is.
The Best Cyberpunk Movies
There are few cyberpunk anime, but there are many animated Cyberpunk movies and OVAs, some of them are worth mentioning. First we should mention that Ghost in the Shell has several movies, I won't mention them here, but here's a tip.
Battle Angel Alita – Restored by a brilliant cybernetician, a young woman named Gally struggles to find her own place in the world, learn the extent of her own deadly abilities, and discover what makes her truly human: love.
Mardock Scramble – To stop the unstoppable, you need the irresistible. To kill the changeless, you need someone for whom death no longer means anything. And to catch the perfect serial killer, you need the one person who knows his methods best… your latest victim!
apple seed – In a world where humanity is on the brink of destruction, a lone scientist has invented the means to save it: bioroids. These artificial humans coexist with humans in the city of Olympus, under the watchful eye of the supercomputer Gaia – to stabilize society.
Blame! – Killy is a wanderer in a vast technological wasteland known as the Megastructure. Your mission is to find a human with liquid terminal genes to stop the collapse of the Netsphere, a virtual domain under the Authority's control.
List of Cyberpunk Anime
Finally, we are going to leave you a complete list of Cyberpunk Anime with their release date. There are Anime, movies and OVAs of different genres for you to explore.
| Animes Cyberpunk | Type | What |
| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig | TV | 2004 |
| Psycho- | TV | 2012 |
| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | TV | 2002 |
| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society | Movie | 2006 |
| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man | Movie | 2005 |
| Ghost in the Shell | Movie | 1995 |
| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Individual Eleven | Movie | 2006 |
| Ghost in the Shell 2.0 | Movie | 2008 |
| Psycho- SS: Case. 3 - Onshuu no Kanata ni | Movie | 2019 |
| Akira | Movie | 1988 |
| Ghost in the Shell: Arise | Outros | 2013 |
| Psycho- 3 | TV | 2019 |
| Psycho- SS: Case. 2 - First Guardian | Movie | 2019 |
| Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | Movie | 2004 |
| Ergo Proxy | TV | 2006 |
| Psycho- 2 | TV | 2014 |
| Mardock Scramble: The First Compression | Movie | 2010 |
| Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust | Movie | 2012 |
| Ghost in the Shell: The New Filme | Movie | 2015 |
| Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion | Movie | 2011 |
| Serial Experiments Lain | TV | 1998 |
| BLAME! Filme | Movie | 2017 |
| Psycho- SS: Case. 1 - Tsumi to Batsu | Movie | 2019 |
| Appleseed: Ex Machina | Movie | 2007 |
| Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 | Web | 2020 |
| Appleseed Alpha | Movie | 2014 |
| Appleseed Filme | Movie | 2004 |
| Battle Angel Alita | OVA | 1993 |
| Armitage III | OVA | 1995 |
| Armitage III Poly-Matrix | Movie | 1997 |
| Bubblegum Crisis | OVA | 1987 |
| Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 | TV | 1998 |
| Armitage III Dual-Matrix | Movie | 2002 |
| Texhnolyze | TV | 2003 |
| Human Lost | Movie | 2019 |
| The Animatrix | OVA | 2003 |
| Cyber City Oedo 808 | OVA | 1990 |
| Appleseed | OVA | 1988 |
| Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser | Outros | 2018 |
| Bubblegum Crash! | OVA | 1991 |
| Baldr Force EXE | OVA | 2006 |
| Megazone 23 Part III | OVA | 1989 |
| Appleseed XIII Filme 1: Tartaros | Movie | 2011 |
| Arve Rezzle: Kikaijikake no Yousei-tachi | Movie | 2013 |
| AD Police Files | OVA | 1990 |
| Appleseed XIII Filme 2: Ouranos | Movie | 2011 |
| AD Police | TV | 1999 |
| Appleseed XIII | OVA | 2011 |
| DRAMAtical Murder | TV | 2014 |
| BLAME! | Netflix | 2003 |
| DRAMAtical Murder: Data_xx_Transitory | Special | 2014 |
| Ai City | Movie | 1986 |
| Techno Police 21C | Movie | 1982 |
| : Namu Amida Butsu wa Ai no Uta | OVA | 1992 |
| Blame! Prologue | OVA | 2007 |
| Blame! Special | Special | 2003 |
| Cyberpunk: Edgerunners | Web | 2022 |
| Texhnolyze: Revisit | Special | 2004 |
| Akira (New) | TV | |
| Megazone 23 XI | OVA | |
| Megazone 23 SIN | OVA | |
| BLAME! Filme 2 | Movie |
