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Mangas/Animes about drugs?

@Bigfan - much appreciated. I'm not a huge anime fan, but Akira was one of those rare creations that had me thinking for many weeks afterwards. It's an incrediblly imaginative take on a dystopian megacity.

For sure! I can't say I'm that big in to anime either, but this thread gives me some more stuff I'd like to watch.

As anyone ever seen Paprika? It's not necessarily about drugs, but it's one of the most beautiful psychedelic animes I've ever had the joy of watching.
 
Yea head shops in Japan used sell stuff like 5meo-dipt, tma-6, 2c-t7 ect; also up until recently a legal loop hole allowed street vendors to sell mushrooms. They definitely have a psychedelic culture in japan., it is just allot more underground than it is in the US and other western nations.
 
Have you guys forgotten history or is it just me, I know BFOTDs has acted as if it's strange to see numerals instead of heroin (even though I bet were near the same age) but smart shops basically started in Japan.....;)

Well, jeez dude, sorry, I didn't know that, no need to be condescending.
 
It's not manga but i advise you to check out The Invisibles comic book series if you haven't already.
I would describe it as capitan america on acid(there is a moment in the comic when they take lsd).

And i second Serial Experimant Lain , its quite old but topics brought up are extremly psychedelic and up to date.
 
only one that I know of is bartender which has a few different drinks featured. There are various references made to drugs in anime such as the samurai champloo and Cowboy bebop eps. While there may not be explicit drugs mentioned there are episodes where a character will act drunk/intoxicated off a small amount of booze or "potions" or some other item to the authors choosing.

there are references made in:

My bride is a mermaid(various mermaid potions make the MC intoxicated)
NANA various drug use is a minor issue at times
Golgo13 and the "muscle relaxer episode"
many historical anime have opium references(rurouni kenshin,darker than black)

there are a few other "drug" themed episodes but I can't remember atm
 
here you go. manga called Ultra Heaven. enjoy!

synopsis (via baka-updates manga):
The story is set in a dystopian alternative present where any kind of substance able to alter the state of mind is legalized and authorized for consumption at home or in designated places called Pomp Bars.
These products, once considered very dangerous, are now freely advertised on TV. The bartender chooses the ones more suited to his customers and serves them with special cocktails.

When the Pompies movement obtained the liberalization of the drugs it seemed a historically meaningful change destined to improve the world - a dream realized in a manner that radically affected humanity's way of life.
But in a world where all feelings are artificial and where everyone is a potential drug addict, nothing has really changed for the better. Only a select few drugs are considered dangerous and put under strict control by hygiene offices, which is given full authority to handle matters related to the severely addicted.

The main character is Kabu, a small-time peddler and heavy addict. Used to any kind of hallucinogenic trip, he is able to feel the happiness through the ecstasy of the drug, while on the same time hypocritically hating who gave birtn to that society which has forced him to the live this way.
After an overdose caused by mixing two incompatible drugs, he spends his days looking for stimulants until the encounter with an enigmatic man who offers him a new kind of illegal substance...Ultraheaven
From that moment on his incredible journey begins - where dream and reality are fused in an undivided world - causing him both hysterical joy and unbearable pain.

But what is Ultraheaven and who is behind its creation? And who is the guru promoting the 'medication' as a powerful way to influence the whole universe surrounding us by exploiting the quantum theory?

With the help of a special amplifier helmet, Kabu starts a trip deep into the his consciousness, diving into a nightmare he could never have imagined...
 
here you go. manga called Ultra Heaven. enjoy!

synopsis (via baka-updates manga):
The story is set in a dystopian alternative present where any kind of substance able to alter the state of mind is legalized and authorized for consumption at home or in designated places called Pomp Bars.
These products, once considered very dangerous, are now freely advertised on TV. The bartender chooses the ones more suited to his customers and serves them with special cocktails.

When the Pompies movement obtained the liberalization of the drugs it seemed a historically meaningful change destined to improve the world - a dream realized in a manner that radically affected humanity's way of life.
But in a world where all feelings are artificial and where everyone is a potential drug addict, nothing has really changed for the better. Only a select few drugs are considered dangerous and put under strict control by hygiene offices, which is given full authority to handle matters related to the severely addicted.

The main character is Kabu, a small-time peddler and heavy addict. Used to any kind of hallucinogenic trip, he is able to feel the happiness through the ecstasy of the drug, while on the same time hypocritically hating who gave birtn to that society which has forced him to the live this way.
After an overdose caused by mixing two incompatible drugs, he spends his days looking for stimulants until the encounter with an enigmatic man who offers him a new kind of illegal substance...Ultraheaven
From that moment on his incredible journey begins - where dream and reality are fused in an undivided world - causing him both hysterical joy and unbearable pain.

But what is Ultraheaven and who is behind its creation? And who is the guru promoting the 'medication' as a powerful way to influence the whole universe surrounding us by exploiting the quantum theory?

With the help of a special amplifier helmet, Kabu starts a trip deep into the his consciousness, diving into a nightmare he could never have imagined...

Wow I'll definitely try to find this one
 
In the manga "Welcome to the N.H.K" a manga about social anxiety and mental illness the main character abuses RC hallucinogens ordered from the internet and also speed. It doesn't play too deep a part of the plot but it's there.

The anime changes this to ginseng or something if I remember right and the hallucinations are changed to just the characters mental illness.
I'm reading this manga right now, thanks for that suggestion
 
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