Image: David Productions / Netflix / Production I.G / Studio Orange The year of our lord 2021 blessed us with a stacked year of mondo cool anime, especially during the winter and fall seasons.

It’s set in 22nd century Japan, with a slick Blade Runner -esque aesthetic and a set-up reminiscent of Minority Report (the movie or the Philip K. Dick novel).

A version of this article appears in print on May 22, 2025, Section C, Page 2 of the New York edition with the headline: Anime Master’s Long Devotion To Cool Heroes.