Æon Flux (1991–1995)
8/10
Great
7 June 2022
Created by Peter Chung and originally airing on MTV, AEon Flux is considered an anime classic by many. Also quite short, the series originally aired as a short pilot, followed by a few mini 3-5 minute episodes, finally by a full 22 minute, 10 episode series airing also on MTV in 1995. Set hundreds of years after an environmental catastrophe has wiped out 99% of the population two main cities, Bregna and Monica, remain separated by a border wall. AEon Flux is a scantily clad anarchic-representing secret agent from Monica performing missions each episode, often against her sworn enemy and romantic interest Trevor Goodchild, the self appointed dictator of Bregna. The plot just described is fairly absent from the series itself, almost never explicitly stating its lore, although often explicitly showing off it's characters... I was often very confused by this surreal series just watching it. I enjoyed the art style and narratives, along with the moral / ethical questions it was trying to present, but I never really quite "got it". Idk that anyone does tho, its deliberately very high-concept with plots that do not follow over from episode to episode, and often don't seem to make sense even within themselves. Honestly the original pilot was probably just as strong as the entirety of the series (imo), so I would recommend checking that out first, and if you like it then maybe give this series a go. It's weird.
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