I know synthwave is knowingly nostalgic for the late 80s/early 90s, but is the popularity of it purely nostalgic, or ironic, or is there an actual interest in themes, tropes, and the general aesthetic of that era again? As much as people like to mash it up with anime, it's basically impossible to put it to anything post-2000, with the possible exception of Psycho Pass, and I get the feeling we're never going to see another dystopian SF anime from a Japanese studio again.