That is possibly the most glorious thing I have ever seen made out of little plastic bits.
It draws mostly from Ghost in the Shell, methinks. (Not that thereâs anything remotely wrong with that, but whoever did the writeup seems unfamiliar with it.)
Complete with neon signs in Hiragana, because in the future of 1985, Japan will rule the world.
The topmost sign says âèâ, meaning âmeatâ, while the bottom one says âć„łăźćâ, meaning âgirlsâ. I like the whole thing but I think thatâs my favourite thing about it.
Reminds me of Bladerunner or one of William Gibsonâs novelsâŠ
Theyâve cited Blade Runner and Akira as well as Kowloon Walled City, but not GitS afaik. Although youâre quite right that some GitS locales (also those in SAC) were cyberpunky run-down bricolage type places.
I donât get the âBurning Manâ vibe from this at all, incidentally.
Yeah, âGhost in the Shellâ came out well after the cyberpunk âlookâ was established by things like âBlade Runnerâ â there wasnât much original about it. I think the âBurning Manâ reference is just because it is using EL Wire, which is popular there. Although obviously in this case it is supposed to represent neon signs.
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