#121.5 Robots, F-Bombs, and No Plot - is Cyber Blue a good Manga?

What the F---?

 

David and Jordan give their first thoughts on Shonen Jump manga Cyber Blue. Listen in as they give an overview of the first chapter, where they think it will go from there, and ultimately their “power word” to describe the series so far. They also dive into some listener questions.

 

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Credits:

 

• Manga by Tetsuo Hara, Ryuichi Mitsui, BOB

 

• Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

 

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MAL Description:

We are in the year 2035 on the Tinos planet, colonized 300 years before by some earthlings. With only half of Earth's oxygen concentration and with cold arctic conditions over most of Tinos, the human beings are forced to wear a life support apparatus that supplies the oxygen necessary for survival. The black market in such apparatuses is a flourishing business in the criminal world of Junk City.

 

Blue, the protagonist, is in desperate need of a life support system after being mugged, but an unscrupulous bunch of criminals cheat him of his money and leave him with an outdated model with an old AI. He is tricked by the head of the police, Weiser, into committing murder, and is then killed himself. The AI, called Fatso, decides to save his life, and gives him a new artificial body filled with extraordinary strength and the cumulative knowledge of their combined three hundred and seventeen years. The resurrected Blue decides to get revenge and protect all those suffering under the tyranny of Weiser.