mauricepuhlmann The only anime I saw this far which is more disturbing and sad than this one is Hotaru no haka aka grave of the fireflies. The plot is really good and the animations are amazing. I can recommend this mini-serie to all anime lovers which are not afraid of divergence when it goes about the mainstream manga and anime mentality.

ddmcd-34250 Two humans in modern day Japan are turned into robotic fighting machines possessing superhuman powers. These include the ability to miraculously heal victims of violence and disease.Each retains his original personality. One takes the path of good, the other the path of evil. Inevitably they clash.Despite the horrific amounts of blood and destruction in INUYASHIKI, many tears are shed as well. The realistically rendered characters explore all manners of human frailty in their relationships. Love, regret, jealousy, hate, forgiveness, guilt -- all are on display against a backdrop of steadily deteriorating social order.The evil one employs advanced communication technology to render common media as instruments of mass murder. Yet repeatedly we also witness individual examples of love, affection, sorrow, and humanity.How much of an allegory and satire is this? The theme of "What makes us human?" has always been a staple of science fiction that goes back to FRANKENSTEIN and METROPOLIS. What makes INUYASHIKI unique, and in my opinion exceptional, is the matter of fact way it deals with good and evil without allowing the viewer to turn away from images of slaughter and disaster intermingled with tearful joy and affection.Like it or not, these are all examples of how humans behave. Maybe that's the point. We are left with the realization that, as horrific as these illustrated examples of inhumanity are, we have already witnessed similar inhumanity in our world's history. Are the Japanese people uniquely qualified to reflect on these realities having experienced so many of their own natural as well as human-caused disasters? Perhaps, but the themes illustrated here are disturbingly universal.Technically I found this anime to be one of the best I've seen in terms of character design and movement. Faces and eyes are realistically rendered. Subtitles in English are easy to follow. CGI and hand drawing are well mixed. Action sequences are beautifully choreographed. A final note. One jarring sequence in a later episode involves President Trump appearing on television to make a pronouncement concerning evolving disasters. Intentionally satirical with regard to his personality, this sequence reminds us of the lasting damage he is doing as he weakens America's reputation around the world. Such images, forever contained in widely distributed media like this, will haunt us for many years to come.

leo_bfg It's fantastic, fudged up, free (on Amazon Prime Video). Slow burner then it rockets!Not for kids or anyone who can't handle some very adult themes. Minimum 18 years old, really

Pathalfurt From the start of this anime everything was well made and had a nice story to it. At some point it started to get weird seeing how one of the protagonist was a bit fucked up how fast He could change opinions. First He killed, then He saved, then He killed, then He saved... Felt like watching a kid in a body of a teenager. Could have just stick with one of them instead of changing them in every few episode. From around episode 8 or so it started to feel like forced plots where put into episode. Massive asteroid is going to hit Earth so missiles would not make a dent in it. Felt like when they first died (old man and that kid) they were meant to die at the end of this anime. 2 extremely powerful beings able to destroy Earth had to die to save Earth from sudden death. From episode i don't really know it felt like fake feelings were put into it. At some point it started to feel that old man from the very beginning of being totally useless was overly powerful and just had to do everything. At the same point that kid wanted some attention and then left alone only to get it too much and lost his way in that world. In the end all i can say is that it started out fun and then turned into weird crap.