Even before I encountered anime or even novels about Cyberpunk I had encountered at least one manga on the subject. Manga is the name given to japanese comic books, usually in black and white. They contain not only some of the most diverse story types possible, but some of the finest art as well.
Rather than make a new page I'll also include any american comic books I come across with a cyberpunk flavor.
Originally a manga, this story was also turned into one of the beste xamples of anime available today. The story of the anime is based around elements in the manga, but the manga itself goes into more detail and expands the storyline even further.
Created by Masamune Shirow, Ghost is by far one of the best examples of a cyberpunk story ever released. It includes some colored pages but for the most part is black and white. Its contains a wide variety of useful concepts, some of which will turn up at this site in the near future. It has also shown up on other sites, such as D-roc's Shirowpunk material. But he seems to have stuck tomostly weapons and such, I'll look at more material.
Written and drawn by american Adam Warren. I verymuch enjoyed this, though most anime purists didn't. Warren has a veryinteresting style, and its is definately manga inspired. Grand mal takes place in the same world as BGC and uses the same characters. It may not be quite cannonical cause it introduces some new ideas, but any of them could work well in a cyberpunk adventure.
Another contribution of Masamune Shirow. An earlier work, more mystical at times than anything else he has done, but with a cyberpunk flavor to it.
The prototypical manga classic created by Katshiru Otomo, set in a distopia of the future where government forces experiment with mind augmentation to create a superweapon and damned near destroy everything as a result. If you ever wanna see gang life in 2020, motorcycles, and more this is for you. While the pscionic aspect of the story doesn't really fit into a traditional cyberpunk setting the corporations and military involved, the juvenile detention style schools and the grubbiness of the city all fit perfectly. And the manga goes a great deal further into the story, and the technology of the world than the anime does. It like BGC introduces us to obrital weapons platforms capable of hitting targets with pinpoint accuracy, and a wide variety of military equipment.
Not the best anime ever made. But one of the best manga ever produced. Masamune Shirow considers this title to be his life's work. It contains an alternative world for use in cyberpunk stories and some of the most wellconceived and drawn technology available anywhere. No player or GM should overlook this classic cyberpunk title. I hope to add to what D-roc has presented at his site, welle ventually anyway.
While the anime is much more space opera in theme, the manga by Adam Warren is very much cyberpunk. Mostly black and white the various titles tellthe tales of Kei and Uri, troubleshooter investigators. And like the anime their adventures usuallylead to major bloodshed and destruction. The titles I can recall are: Biohazard,
Over time I'll occassionally add things I feel fit on this page. Reformatted December 16th, 2000