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The original shorts were wordless. They relied on visual storytelling and surrealist logic. Even when the show moved to a half-hour format, it remained unapologetically intellectual.

Set in the year 7698, the story centers on the eternal struggle between two neighboring city-states: A chaotic, free-spirited borderland.

Decades later, its influence is still felt in everything from modern anime to high-fashion aesthetics. 1. Style Over (and As) Substance

Trevor’s desire to control the human soul through science vs. Æon’s desire to destroy any system that limits her.

Or rather, the lack thereof. The show’s habit of killing Æon at the end of an episode only for her to reappear in the next served as a metaphor for the cycle of rebellion. Why It Still Matters