No, the problem was the scaling. Even if you leveled perfectly you’d be out matched eventually.

Blame! Is a manga about big places. One big place in particular, the nonsensical mega structure made by malfunctioning robots that is heavily implied to have replaced most of the solar system.

Genocyber is an old euroguru anime from the 90s, i haven’t watched it but i know it’s a classic and i plan on getting to it

There’s a tight series of alleys near that warehouse you plant a bug on a car during a gig, it’s kinda cozy and has these holographic sakura branches around that make it feel nice without being too much.

Generally a fan of small markets and the self contained neighborhoods too.