I recently discovered an animated series that could easily be called an anime about digit…

I recently discovered an animated series that could easily be called an anime about digital slavery and existentialism 🤯

It's called - "Pantheon" . There are only two seasons of 8 episodes, and this, in my opinion, is one of the most interesting sci-fi projects of recent years ( it came out 3 years ago, but I came across it last week) 😮

A series based on the writer's stories was created Kena Liu and acted as showrunner Craig Silverstein ( he is known for several very popular projects ). What’s especially nice is that this is not some hyper-pop format with the hackneyed “AI has gone crazy” or “the world has been taken over by machines.” Everything is much deeper and more honest here 😳

At the center of the plot - idea digital immortality . What if consciousness could be uploaded online? What will be left of you? Where are you - and where is your emulation? And, most importantly, is it possible to avoid death... or simply create a new version of it? ☠️

The series explores these questions from the inside. Sometimes through teenage drama, sometimes through corporate wars or through the quiet inner pain of heroes who are no longer quite human, but not yet quite code 🤖

The series raises real existential questions about identity, loss, the finitude of life and the attempt to rewrite the very nature of mortality. All this in the shell of a rather cheerful, adult ( The age limit for the series is 18+ ) and a moderately intense plot, where there are hacker attacks, conspiracies, deep philosophical reasoning, and just human drama 😢

The plot is captivating. The characters don't melt into mush. Everyone here has their own pain and motivation. At some point you even begin to miss those who, it would seem, were secondary characters 😪

🚨 But! Painting is perhaps the most controversial area. Against the backdrop of elaborate backdrops that breathe the atmosphere of techno-futurism, the characters look like characters from a children's coloring book . Seriously. Primitive animation of faces, minimal facial expressions, everything is very flat. This is such a strange mix: on the one hand - simplified anime, on the other - clearly Western style. It really hurt my eyes ( 7 years of art studio make themselves felt ). Although, I admit, after a couple of episodes you stop noticing, because you are immersed in the plot. But it may be difficult for some. Anyway, I warned you 🚨

What was a pleasant surprise - a huge number of IT termi new . And not just to maintain the atmosphere and aura of science, but to the place. There is machine learning, algorithms, programming, and even Markov chains ( pleasantly surprised ). It is clear that the authors consulted with people from the industry. As a person associated with IT, I was really pleased to hear this 😅

Yes, of course, they simplified it in some places. Especially in terms of cybersecurity and hacker attacks - in some places it’s just magic and nothing really exists. But this is already my professional deformation. In general, everything looks logical, and most importantly, the plot does not suffer from this. It holds attention and grabs attention primarily with its elaboration and semantic load. 👍

Subjectively I rate it 7/10

In some places it’s crooked, in others it’s simple, but overall it’s a smart and strong series that you want to watch and discuss. If you are interested in the concepts of consciousness, death and digital identity - Welcome, I highly recommend it 🤌

P.S. Why it was necessary to copy the antagonist from Steve Jobs and call him “Steven”, I still don’t understand. And the ending is too fantastic

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