Should you watch The Empire of Corpses?
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The Empire of Corpses
Anime · 2015
The story takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers—are used to improve industrial development.
The sides of The Empire of Corpses
- A young John Watson turned secret agent
- Corpses brought back to work in 19th century Europe
- The hunt for the secret of the soul
The Empire of Corpses is good for you if…
- you like a steampunk Victorian world run on reanimated dead.
- you like dark gothic images and grand machines.
- you can take a grim story about grief and what makes us human.
The Empire of Corpses is bad for you if…
- you can't stand gunfights and gore.
- you don't watch anime.
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