Uncle/Father Oscar

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Neuromancer

Gibson invented the word "cyberspace" — the founding text of the genre

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Dune

Herbert's foundational epic — ecology, religion, and empire across the stars

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No Longer Human

Dazai's autobiographical novel about alienation remains the darkest mirror of the culture

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Outer Wilds

The most meditative space exploration game — about curiosity and loss

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Cyberpunk 2077

The most immersive cyberpunk world in games

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Blade Runner 2049

Villeneuve's sequel expands the philosophical questions of the original

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Princess Mononoke

Studio Ghibli at its most epic — nature, industry, and the cost of progress

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Arrival

Denis Villeneuve's quiet masterpiece about language, time, and choice