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“Animated short by Shinichiro Watanabe depicting 2022 EMP blackout, prologue to Blade Runner 2049.”
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
BLADE RUNNER BLACK OUT 2022
6.89
5,227 rank · 41,833 viewers · 58 favorites
Sci-Fi
Suspense
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Synopsis
Animated short by Shinichiro Watanabe depicting 2022 EMP blackout, prologue to Blade Runner 2049.
In 2022, an EMP detonation causes a global blackout that has massive, destructive implications all over the world. Directed by Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo's Shinichiro Watanabe, Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 is an animated short which serves as a prologue for the feature film Blade Runner 2049. (Source: Crunchyroll, edited)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
6.7
/10
What 10 viewers settled on.
83%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 8
σ 1.62
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.62 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.2 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 4.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.30
Running avg · Sep 2017 → Nov 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “the best out of the trilogy of pre-release shorts associated with Blade Runner 2049. the animation is exciting. the world of the original is captured so well that i'm tempted to say i want more of...”
- 8 “It is no surprise that the director of Cowboy Bebop is able to produce a brilliant bridge between the first and second Blade Runner films. In 15 minutes this short is able to portray all the...”
- 8 “This coming October will see the release of probably one of the most anticipated sequel release in recent memory,Blade Runner 2049.It's been 35 years since the original and the fans had quite the...”
Verbosity
Short · 30%
Medium · 50%
Long · 20%
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- Format 1 × 15′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 15m all episodes
- Aired Sep 2017 – ongoing
- Source Ona media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-13144 catalog
Produced by
- dugout Producer
Licensed by
- Crunchyroll Licensor
- Warner Bros. Pictures Licensor