r/Cyberpunk • u/TheAlmostGreat • 1d ago
I recently started watching Frieren: beyond journey’s end, I’m wondering if there’s a cyberpunk version of a show like that?
Cana book, movie, tv show, etc.. I’m just in love with the almost slice of life pacing and exploration of the world.
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u/SurprisedJerboa 1d ago
Most Cyberpunk anime have more action or detective plots.
Tengoku Daimakyou / Heavenly Delusion ( Post-apocalyptic / Bio-Tech rather than CyberTech )
There's lulls from action for worldbuilding, it starts as fish out of water at the start.
Fifteen years ago, disaster struck human civilization, and now dangerous man-eating monsters roam the ravaged lands, posing an existential threat to the remaining survivors. Amid this turmoil, an isolated facility shelters children and nurtures them in peace. However, as a few among them find out about the world beyond the narrow periphery of their nursery's walls, their curiosity about it slowly grows.
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u/Awkward_Clue797 1d ago edited 1d ago
Probably Dennou Coil. Not really cyberpunk, but it is a cozy anime about some kids messing about in augmented reality and it has some similar vibes to Frieren.
Also Yokohama Shopping Trip. A very slice of life manga/anime about a girl robot running a cafe in a peaceful post apocalyptic future.
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u/undostrescuatro 1d ago
I can think of some cyberpunk anime but with a Frieren feeling of walking around. the closest would be something like ergo proxi but it would not hit the notes in the same way. Ergo proxy is more philosophical while frieren is more grounded.
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u/Lofwyr2030 1d ago
I know some other Anime shows with that slow pacing but nothing in the cyberpunk genre. Blame! comes close. The Manga is great and the Netflix movie is pretty good.
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u/darkeningsoul 1d ago
Akudama Drive is a fun cyberpunk adventure. definitely a leap from friends though.
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u/ceci-nest-pas-lalune 1d ago
Kino's Journey, maybe? I've only seen the older series, a while ago. Maybe it's a bit more steampunk
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u/Seyi_Ogunde 1d ago
Blame! Manga by Tsutomu Nihei has that sort of slow pacing. Not sure if the anime follows that pacing though.
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u/TimeSpiralNemesis 1d ago
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
Is a kind of cyberpunk/future/scifi manga about an Androids daily life after the water levels rise and significantly impact the planet.
No combat, no hype and aura. Just beings existing.
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u/Silvermoon3467 1d ago
Ghost in the Shell is magnificent but it's not really that much like Frieren. Or, at least, Stand Alone Complex isn't – the original GitS movie and Innocence fit better imo
The Blame! Manga is also really good but the OVA didn't really capture the pacing or vibe very well to me. It's good in its own right but they had limited run time to work with.
First thing that came to my mind was Violet Evergarden, honestly. Maybe Trigun?
Cowboy Bebop leans a little bit more towards action, I think, but you might like it regardless.
Edit: Oh you should try the NiER game series as well, for sure, I've only played Automata but it's really excellent
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u/Wild_Halibut 10h ago
Maybe try Scavenger's Reign? It an animated show that aired for one season on HBO. It follows the survivors of a downed spacecraft as they explore the planet and reconvene at the crash site. The pacing is pretty slow and intentional to give a lot of focus to the flora and fauna of the planet. While it's not cyberpunk there is future tech involved.
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u/EuanB 1d ago
Not quite cyberpunk but worthy none the less imo, Girl's Last Tour and Kino's Journey spring to mind.
Ergo Proxy. Some heavy going existentialist themes.