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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Akira, Vol. 5.
Setting labels used: Neo-Tokyo, post-apocalyptic future, 21st century, dystopian city, ruined urban landscape, global conflict, military base, aircraft carrier
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
In ruined Neo-Tokyo, rival powers collide in a psychic, military, and political showdown that decides humanity’s future.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Neo-Tokyo · post-apocalyptic future · futuristic urban setting · Japan · war-torn city · ruined metropolis
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0674
A psychic child’s release sparks a citywide power struggle, relentless pursuit, and escalating destruction in Neo-Tokyo.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Neo-Tokyo · dystopian future · urban ruins · martial law · post-apocalyptic city · near-future Japan · government facility · industrial cityscape
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0750
An anti-AI journalist hires a cyborg bodyguard, then a virus makes him sentient and dangerously in love.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Neo-Tokyo · futuristic city · near-future · urban future · shared-world setting · technological world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1231
A girl in post-apocalyptic Japan takes her dead twin brother’s place to lead a rebellion and seek revenge.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Japan · feudal future · dystopian future · desert landscape · alternate reality · monarchical rule · war-torn world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1423
In a near-future city where human rights are for sale, a disillusioned man is drawn into the world of rightsless assassins.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · futuristic Tokyo · dystopian future · cyberpunk city · lawless underclass · social division · urban rooftops · Japan
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1437
A dishonored samurai is thrust into a dystopian future and must confront a demon, an AI, and his own fate.
Why this is here
Setting labels: feudal Japan · 21st century New York City · dystopian future · corrupt city · post-apocalyptic city · biomechanical city · corporate facility · technologically advanced future · historical fantasy · science-fantasy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1444
Seven bleak, prescient sci-fi stories trace alienation, gender, and numbness in futures that feel eerily present.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · post-apocalyptic · dystopian · Tokyo · space colonization · interplanetary · alien worlds · matriarchal society · future Earth · cybernetic future
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Distance: 0.1450
An uneven anthology of thirteen Japan-linked SF and fantasy stories, ranging from space survival to ghosts, war, and cyberpunk.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Japan · future Japan · space · generation ship · post-apocalyptic · cyberpunk · worldwide disaster
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1492
A data courier with a brain implant must outrun criminals and recover stolen secrets before the information destroys him.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · future Japan · Beijing · United States · cyberpunk future · dystopian future · high-tech wasteland · urban future · twenty-first century · globalized future
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Distance: 0.1549
In futuristic Neo Seoul, a war academy pilot is drawn into a secret weapons project and a dangerous forbidden bond.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future Korea · Neo Seoul · Old Seoul · dystopian future · postwar world · militarized society · domed city · East Asia · near-future · authoritarian state
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Distance: 0.1579
A cyborg special agent hunts cybercriminals in a near-future Japan where minds, bodies, and identity are under siege.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · 21st century · mid-21st century · futuristic Japan · dystopian future · cyberpunk world · networked society · technologically advanced world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1582
A cyborg mechanic in futuristic New Beijing is pulled into plague politics, royal intrigue, and a Cinderella-like fate.
Why this is here
Setting labels: futuristic world · post-apocalyptic future · New Beijing · Eastern Commonwealth · Earth · Moon · space politics · alternate future China · post-world war · cyberpunk
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1616
