In January 2023, one of the best video game adaptations made to date premiered on TV. A week later also premiered. The live-action prestige series based on the critically acclaimed of the same name overshadowed a more interesting game adaptation in the form of the anime .
But now that the anime is back with the second part of its first season, it’s as good a time as ever to tune in and see the show’s fascinating recreation and reinterpretation of the on which it is based. follows the same setup and plot of the . It follows androids 2B and 9S on their mission to rid a post-apocalyptic Earth of evil machine lifeforms in order to make the planet hospitable for the remaining humans, who have been living on the moon for safety.
As this is a joint, the story has tendrils that spiral out to touch on some pretty heavy themes about morality, philosophy, what it means to be human, and the absurdity of war. And brings over a lot of what fans of the game love. It has the same voice actors, the same character designs, the same general plot, and Yoko Taro is involved.
But what makes it special is how the show diverges from the path laid out by its source material. The first few episodes of the series follow the dialogue and direction of the game’s cutscenes pretty closely, so it’s not until later that starts to reveal its complexities. This is mainly done through the character of Lily, who is part of the android resistance against the machines on Earth and a new face for those who .
