![]() Fullmetal Alchemist has many elements of Dungeon Punk, such as treating its magic system like a science, the mechanical limbs many characters have, and even some Bio Punk with the chimeras and other uses of alchemy on humans.Also, pretty obvious in the books, with all the Schizo Tech, vampires and magical technology. Vampire Hunter D, not so prominently in the first movie, but full blown in Blood Lust.Vision of Escaflowne has mechas that are powered by dragon hearts.Dorohedoro is part this, part Urban Fantasy, due the fact that while not greatly advanced, fits the Cyberpunk aesthetic, and the magic part goes without saying.Instead of fighter pilots, air forces train Dragon Riders. We have radios, but instead of sending electromagnetic waves across space, they work by sympathetic magic. We have railroads, but instead of burning coal to work a steam engine, they have a bound demon or air elemental. As we get more proficient with the use of magic, it takes on characteristics of technology. Usually, this takes the maxim "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" and turns it on its head. Welcome to Dungeon Punk, a Punk Punk genre that applies the gritty tone of Cyberpunk and Steampunk to a Heroic Fantasy setting. The trial of the century: Commonwealth vs. ![]() The local organized crime syndicate is built on a thriving Black Market trafficking unicorn tears and bottled soul, and keeps its boys in line with a cadre of demonic enforcers. ![]() The Magical Database is actually magical, and the Blue-Collar Warlock packs a wand of fireballs instead of a gun in his Badass Longcoat.
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