Before Mars Express, Jérémie Périn had directed the excellent Lastman series

This adaptation of the eponymous comic can be found in full on the France TV website. And believe us, it’s worth a look.

On the occasion of the release of Mars Expresscyberpunk animated feature film, sort of Blade Runner French style made by Jérémie Périnwe invite you to discover or rediscover Lastmanavailable in full on France TV. Lastman is an animated series, a prequel to the eponymous comic strip created by Balak and Bastien Vivès. We follow the character of Richard Aldana (voiced by Martial Le Minoux), a boxing prodigy but too lazy to turn pro, who tries to find a stable job in a fictional town riddled with crime.

When his coach and mentor Dave is murdered by a mysterious cult, Richard becomes his daughter Siri’s protector and discovers a hidden cosmic truth, involving demons, parallel dimensions and a legendary boxing tournament. Lastman is a series for adults, as evidenced by the surge of enjoyable violence in each episode. The plot is constructed in such a way as to give maximum space to the superbly animated combat scenes, a legacy of the shonen Japanese. It’s dirty and fun, everything we love!

Fully rooted in science fiction made in FranceTHE Lastman of Jérémie Périn resonates with the Mutafukaz of Run, a comic strip itself adapted into an animated feature film. The two works have in common that they combine combat scenes and horrific science fiction, but they are also urban thrillers steeped in pulp culture and conspiracy. Lastman is in fact much more unclassifiable than Mars Express, which through its simple poster makes its theme and genre, namely cyberpunk, clear.

Jérémie Périn is supported by a loyal team: the head of writing, Laurent Sarfati, is also the co-writer of Mars Express; the production company, Everybody on Deck, is the same for both projects. The composer duo Fred Avril And Philippe Monthaye also signed the original soundtracks of Lastman and of Mars Express, recognizable by their very 80’s synthetic atmosphere. The series is finished and the entire two seasons are available for free on the France TV website. So to understand who is Jérémie Périn and discover the evolution of its animation, dive alongside Richard Aldana into the crazy and violent universe of Lastman.

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