Inuyashiki: The Superpower of Morality
Superheroes have always been a big thing in television and media — and this has spanned throughout decades worth of generations. Sometimes you feel like if only you had superpowers or through some divine intervention, you could somehow make the world a better place. Or perhaps you only want to use it for your personal gain? Inuyashiki doesn't gloss over the possibilities.
In 2017 the creative mind behind Gantz, Hiroya Oku's manga, Inuyashiki was adapted into an anime series as part of the Fall line up from that year. A tale of ethics, humanity, and the cost of responsibility, told through the perspective of an elderly man with nothing to live for. At only 58 years-old, Ichirou Inuyashiki is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He's a good man with a good heart, but at home all he has is a materialistic family and only a stray dog to care for. Though despite his predicament, he still does his best to live life to the fullest. On one unsuspecting night, Inuyashiki is involved in a mysterious accident, and he wakes up fully cured. But in exchange, he is given a mechanical body — but he isn't the only one who would have the same experience.
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Arguably the most unique aspect of Inuyashiki is the fact that it doesn't blur the lines between good and evil to create a grey morality — instead, it chooses to delve deeper. Inuyashiki uses his newfound powers for good and ensuring the safety of others — even singing the Astro Boy theme song to himself at one point. Then there's his counterpart, a young man by the name of Hiro Shishigami, who uses his powers for mischief, and it only escalates from there. Before long, he starts taking lives and begins treating it all as a game.
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