Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
BLADE RUNNER BLACK OUT 2022
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)
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