Miskatonic Repository Anime-Punk
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The brightest light casts the darkest shadow."
Jess C Scott: The Darker Side of Life
Whether you like your anime with demons and supernatural elements or just straight up modern dystopia in your Cyberpunk games¸ it's likely that Call of Cthulhu can help you hit that sweet spot.
Perhaps the easiest way to answer what is Anime-Punk is to say what it is not. If you envisage your character as a heavily chromed street samurai gunning down all opposition while they carry out their latest heist¸ this probably isn't for you. If however¸ you prefer your games with a little more plot than gunplay¸ a little more Ghost in the Shell than Duke Nuke'em perhaps¸ then Anime-punk might be to your taste.
Inside here¸ you will find the bare bones of a world for you to expand on. I try to give you a flavor of the background without tying you into a meta-plot. If you don't like my take on Deep Ones in the 21 st century¸ you can ignore it in favor of inserting your own version and the game will not suffer.
So what is in here? I present a Neo Far East of the near future¸ ruled by corporations where even career criminals are less ruthless than big business. A world where special police units try to keep a lid on the chaos beneath the surface of society while simmering resentment amongst the populace results in crimes both big and small.
But don't think this world is without its Cthulhu roots. True¸ my version of the Dreamlands is accessible to anyone with the right software and some of the monsters have discovered that man learns quickly and has the potential to be a far greater monster than they but it is still a world where the King in Yellow looks down and laughs and where Nyarlathotep still leads people to madness and the expanded vistas that come with such madness.
NB: I feel like I should apologize for the price but it is fully illustrated with 31 pieces of art ¸ most of it at least quarter page¸ and over a quarter of those pictures are in full colour and that pushed up my cost. Sorry.