Rebel Seoul

Axie Oh

Dystopian future + a bit of cyberpunk + anime feel. Set in Korea where the political world has realigned from nation-states into regional Neostates (nominally as a political attempt to end war). However, Neo State of Korea has been fighting in a war for decades, currently in the phase of battling internal resistance to the entire neo-concept. Jaewon is a soldier from Old Seoul looking to find his way in Neo-Seoul. He is top of his class at the military academy a fantastic pilot of the god-machines (giant mechanical weapons that have been keystones of modern warfare). He gets assigned to a top-secret new weapons project, where is job is to partner with Tera, a new breed of enhanced, god-machine pilot. But all is not as it seems (of course) with Jaewon's own background, or the players involved in the creation, planning, use of war as a political mechanism. Pretty fun imagining of the future and a pretty good portrayal of the ethical conundrum that comes between history, relationship, and personal morality. 

3 stars (out of 4)