Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig produced and co-wrote an anime series for Netflix starring Jaden Smith, Susan Sarandon, and Jude Law. Yeah, we don't know quite what to do with that information either.

Neo Yokio, which seems to have been cast using a game of Hollywood Mad Libs, takes place in a fictional city that appears to be a futuristic mash-up of all of the world's great capitals. The show is described in a Netflix press release as "a postmodern collage of homages to classic anime, English literature and modern New York fashion and culture."

Welcome to Neo Yokio, the greatest city in the world. It's the most populous urban agglomeration in North America, but its prestige does not merely stem from its size. Neo Yokio is a diverse labyrinth of cultural and architectural innovation at the forefront of global fashion and finance. All of this is cold comfort to the lovesick Kaz Kaan (Jaden Smith), the youngest member of a family of "magistocrats" – pink-haired demon slayers who once liberated the city. Today, his demon-slaying is barely more than a side-hustle coordinated by his Aunt Agatha (Susan Sarandon) - Kaz himself would rather concern himself with shopping, field hockey and - of course – mending his broken heart.

Okay.

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From: Esquire US