I’ll give NIGHT HEAD 2041 this: it gives you bang for the buck. There’s a metric fuckton of stuff to look at in its 22 minutes, and a pulsing, pounding score by Yamada Yukata (Vinland S…
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After a vision of lines of light arising from the 3D world and connecting with each other, we cut to a nocturnal Japanese city. The world is close…
Night Head 2041 – 01
「結界」 (Kekkai) "Onset" This show has a strong nightlife vibe (expected from a show called Night Head, right?).
Summer 2021 First Impressions – Night Head 2041
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Night Head 2041 – Episode 1
Night Head 2041 was intersting, but the fact that I kept thinking of other sereis I'd rather be watching bodes ill for this cyberpunk-meets-psychics SFF premiere.
NIGHT HEAD 2041 – 05 – XX
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NIGHT HEAD 2041 – 03 – Taking a Turn
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