Chương 137: Chapter 137: Welt Sneaks a Peek at the Anime

Since ordinary promotional videos were usually directly uploaded online by Haxxor Bunny, finding an animation distributor from Anti-Entropy this time meant that the promotion of this game by Haxxor Bunny was definitely out of the ordinary.

Then Welt thought of the most unlikely but also the most outlandish, yet in line with the style of Haxxor Bunny: Haxxor Bunny directly produced an anime!

Of course, this wasn't unprecedented. Just like in Guilty Gear, the plot mode was almost like a complete anime, but with 3D rendering and real-time calculation, the anime lacked a bit of that flavor.

It's not that there were issues with the art style or the music, but purely model performances would make the overall style seem a bit rigid, lacking the dynamic feel of hand-drawn animation.

Actually, Bronie knew this in her heart, and she had always wanted to make an anime.

For example, the Spider-Man trilogy of anime, which had different art styles completely covered, Bronie really liked that style.

But in the end, Bronie chose Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

It didn't mean anything else. She just simply wanted to match the game. After all, Bronie also wanted to make a complete Cyberpunk 2077 game. Although it was a very big project, Bronie had been dealing with data and code all her life, and she wasn't unfamiliar with it, right?

With the assistance of AI in production, Bronie's vision of a free Cyberpunk 2077 gradually began to take shape.

The tram track system that was missing from the Cyberpunk of the previous life would definitely be there this time.

After hearing Bronie's affirmative answer, Welt was also very surprised.

Bronie was always passionate about making games. Every game she made could be considered a work of art.

But being honored once or twice wouldn't satisfy Bronie. Every time, she would try to challenge new heights and bring everyone new surprises and joys.

It's no wonder that The Aeon of Elation had their eyes on Haxxor Bunny.

To be honest, Welt hadn't even recovered from Outer Wilds. His mind was full of infinite fantasies about space, and he even felt that after the Honkai was resolved, he must go to explore space.

As a result, Bronie sent a complete ten-episode anime, divided into English and Japanese voiceovers.

After all, doesn't anime sound better in Japanese?

But on second thought, the animation studio of Anti-Entropy also had a place in the Far East, and even ME's Raiden Ryoma liked it. Sometimes, even Arahato's anime productions were entrusted to the Far Easterners.

So Welt didn't find it strange that the anime had Japanese voiceovers.

It's just that Welt was curious, what kind of anime Bronie made, and why did she quietly start making anime like this?

Everything Bronie had made so far had never disappointed anyone. The music, the visuals, the story, everything was top-notch, even the Legend of Zelda confirmed that Bronie was also a master of gameplay.

So what elements does an anime have?

Story, music, and visuals, the only thing missing is a bit of gameplay.

So Welt was curious, what kind of story did Bronie want to bring, and what kind of game did she want to make using this story?

He will just take a peek. It's no problem, right?

After all, there are only ten episodes, each about twenty minutes long, so it's only a little over three hours.

Opening the folder, selecting the English version to play, after all, that was the language Welt had always used, although he was currently in the Far East, Japanese and the like were no problem, but he still wasn't used to it.

Click on the first episode.

The plot unfolds slowly from the first-person perspective of a cyber psychosis.

A child named David, who clearly came from a poor family, but under the efforts of his mother, entered the school under the company's banner.

Along the way, the scenery David saw on his way to school was unbearable, some were addicted to the virtual world, some had nowhere to go and simply slept on the streets.

Of course, there were also shameless people who enjoyed themselves, which made Welt a little dumbfounded.

He didn't expect the animation made by Bronie to be so bold and daring, but considering that it was marked as an 18+ animation from the beginnin and, contained blood and violence, Welt didn't think it was a big deal.

As a poor person, the perspective he saw and the wealthy young gentlemen were always different, which meant that he always seemed out of place among his classmates, which was a class barrier, and Welt knew this very well.

To save money, David chose not to spend his mother's hard-earned money on upgrading the Braindance for studying. Instead, he opted for a homemade modified pirated Braindance, which contained viruses.

Carelessly, this led to a big trouble at school, ultimately resulting in David's mother having to pay ten times the amount to compensate the school for upgrading the Braindance.

And what the school aimed to cultivate were members loyal to the company.

In this world controlled by capital, where everything revolves around interests, Welt felt a sudden sense of confusion.

It's like... Insinuating Anti-Entropy?

But, it has to be said that within a few short minutes, the animation depicted a despairing world of class stratification, a future world controlled by corporations, with governments collapsing.

David's silence was deafening, and the city's hustle and bustle was eerily quiet. A series of bills burdened the child with the world's cruelty and responsibility.

But life must go on, albeit with this hollow feeling.

The unreal sensation of his mother's passing lingered with David.

Amidst the mockery of his classmates, David resolved to transplant the military-grade implants his mother acquired onto himself!

The first episode concluded.

From the despair portrayed in the created world to the suffocation and oppression felt by David, Welt knew this could be considered a very good anime.

However, upon seeing the credits, they were all listed from Haxxor Bunny.

Just like last time with Outer Wilds, once Haxxor Bunny appeared in the credits, there was no one else.

But in this case, the anime still had other names, especially for voice acting and singing. If it were only Haxxor Bunny, it would be too far-fetched.

After watching the first episode, Welt felt a sense of wanting more.

Although some scenes were too bold, they gave a sense of realism. It was as if the future controlled by capital should be like this cold-hearted, profit-driven.

Even David's mother's death was suspicious.

What kind of medical package would not allow family visits and lead to her sudden death after a seemingly smooth surgery?

The dirty hospital and the origin of the military implants all hinted that David's mother might have died due to human greed.

It's a depressing world. Nonetheless, Welt clicked to continue playing.

As for worrying about tomorrow's classes?

No problem. Welt taught history himself, and he was well-versed in it. His body could withstand some strain, and it shouldn't affect him too much. And it's just three hours, skipping the opening and ending songs would save even more time.

In simple terms, this anime is indeed for promoting the game, and the game's style may be similar to that of the anime. Such as the worldview aspect.

However, it's interesting that Bronie would want to make this kind of game, and she even explained to herself that the purpose of making this game was to commemorate her hometown?

If people lived in such a ghostly place, it's quite rare for Haxxor Bunny to have such a character.

After all, such a living environment really makes it difficult to create a good person.

Opening the second episode, because David didn't have enough money to install implants, he made a bet with the implant doctor out of interest.

Powerful implants often come with strong side effects, and the doctor believed that David, this kid, couldn't handle it, and might even cry and ask him to remove the implants after a few uses. But David was the type who wasn't afraid of anything, unaware of the danger.

After installing the implants, he embarked on his revenge.

Revenge was simple and crude.

He returned to his classroom and used his new implants to beat up the classmate who had mocked him.

After that, David fell into confusion once again.

With no income, no way out, and no idea how to survive in this society, finding a job was not easy.

Welt had never experienced such things himself, but the anime depicted it so realistically, it made Welt feel something.

It was like when everyone around him left, even Welt Joyce died in front of him.

Welt had Tesla by his side, and David encountered the light he had in mind.

Like a little elf traversing skyscrapers, Lucy, as a netrunner, stole chips implanted in people's brains and coincidentally targeted David.

She only stole chips from wealthy people, especially those related to Arasaka Company.

After finding out David's student ID from Arasaka School, she immediately acted. But she never expected David had installed military-grade implants that could enter a state similar to space-time rupture.

Then the two agreed to cooperate and continued stealing inside the tram without any psychological burden.

Well, the law doesn't exist in the world of Cyberpunk, and Welt was able to catch a glimpse of some background of this world.

It's hard to say whether there really is the law in this world, and it's not surprising that Bronie was so skillful in robbing gold from Tesla.

Just when Welt thought David had encountered the heroine and knew how to live in this Night City and that the future would get better, David was surrounded by mercenaries.

Yes, this is what is often referred to as "Cyber Jump" online, and in this Cyberpunk world, it could also be called "Cyber Jump," to some extent, right?

After all, getting jumped by enemies is the norm.

With a sentence from David, "You fooled me!" and Lucy's response, "Sorry," the second episode ended.

This unexpected twist made it seem like everything before was false, and Lucy's closeness was all for ulterior motives.

This made Welt even more deeply aware of this terrible world.

Is there an even worse place in this world?

It has to be said that Welt had developed a great interest in the game.

Bronie spared no effort to promote this game with an anime, showing that Bronie had grand ambitions. With just two episodes, the background of the entire world was portrayed so deeply, and in such a world, everyone was worried about David.

But for the protagonist, he must be special, right?

The second episode said that ordinary people could only endure about two times of implant side effects before going crazy, and they also needed medication assistance, but David stubbornly withstood everything.

So Welt also began to look forward to how David would struggle to create his own legend in this terrible world.

It's a pity that Welt hasn't heard Haxxor Bunny say that there are no living legends in the Night City yet.