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Futuristic anime features violence, drugs, and crime.
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Tokyo Override
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What's the Story?
TOKYO OVERRIDE is a series set in Tokyo 100 years in the future. The show follows Kai Koguma (voiced by Maya Aoki Tuttle), a high-school aged orphan who is technologically gifted. Her skills in hacking and stealing identities, as well as attempting to buy drugs for a friend of hers, land her in serious trouble with the law. As she runs from the police, she meets a group of older hackers and misfit criminals called the Suma Garage, who reluctantly take her in and allow her to come on missions with them.
Is It Any Good?
This show was easy to follow and suspenseful but had a dark overall theme. Tokyo Override has a typical misfit-criminals-turned-family story line, which is used often, but the show was diverse enough in plot and setting to make it unique. The show heavily emphasized AI, which feels like an accurate depiction of where the future may be headed. Themes of drug use and showing the child's dead body were unsettling and somewhat upsetting, but creators showed only what was necessary to advance the plot and it was not excessive. Overall, Tokyo Override was a unique and interesting new anime.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the fact that Tokyo Override is set in a futuristic society 100 years in the future. Do you think the way the creators portray the future will be accurate? Why or why not?
Families can talk about the importance of staying off drugs. What are some consequences one might face if they got involved in drugs?
TV Details
- Premiere date : November 21, 2024
- Cast : Maya Aoki Tuttle , Kiff VandenHeuvel , Shelby Young
- Network : Netflix
- Genre : Anime
- Topics : Friendship
- Character Strengths : Teamwork
- TV rating :
- Last updated : September 18, 2025
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