Inuyashiki ( い ぬ や し き Inuyashiki ) - Japanese manga in the genre of science fiction , the author and illustrator of which is Hiroya Oku . The first chapter was released in January 2014 in the Evening Magazine, the last chapter was released in July 2017. A total of 10 volumes of manga were released [1] . Based on the manga, the MAPPA studio released an 11-series anime series, which was broadcast on the Japanese Fuji TV channel from October 12 to December 22, 2017.
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| い ぬ や し き (Inuyasiki) | |
| Genre / Theme | drama , horror , fiction |
| Manga | |
| Author | Hiroy Oku |
| Publisher | Kodansha |
| Published in | Evening |
| Lecture hall | seinen |
| Publication | 2014 - 2017 |
| Tomov | ten |
| Anime series | |
| Producer | Keiichi Sato |
| Studio | MAPPA |
| TV network | Fuji tv |
| Premiere screening | October 12, 2017 - December 22, 2017 |
| Series | eleven |
Story
Inuyashiki Itiro is an ordinary, elderly office clerk and an exemplary family man. However, family members did not seem to notice him; children were ashamed of his poverty by the standards of the middle class. Therefore, the old man suffers from loneliness. Once, while walking in a park, an alien ship accidentally destroys him and another young man, but in order not to leave his tracks, the ship creates two cyborgs in place, possessing the appearance and memory of those killed. The new Inuyasiki gradually learns to control his new body and decides to save the victims of attacks and sick people. However, another newly-made cyborg - Hiro Shishigami, on the contrary, begins to kill people for sake of personal pleasure, wreak havoc, and then decides to destroy the entire population of Japan. Inuyasiki is the only one who can stop a new threat.
Characters
- Itiro Inuyashiki ( Japanese 犬 屋 敷 壱 郎 Inuyashiki Itiroː )
- Seiyu: Fumiyo Kohinata [2]
- The protagonist of the story is a 50-year-old man who, however, looks older than his age. He works as an office clerk and modestly earns. Modest and quiet, being a man was cowardly and could not give back. Despite the fact that he has a car, a family and a new home, he is unhappy because his wife constantly condemns her husband, her daughter ignores his father, and his son is ashamed of him. When he found out that he had stomach cancer of the last stage, he did not inform his family, not knowing whether they would be saddened at all by such news. Outpouring his feelings in the park at night, he was accidentally destroyed by an alien ship, which immediately created a cybernetic copy of Inuyasiki with his memory. The new Inuyashiki gradually began to study its strength, but much more slowly than Shishigami because of its pacifist nature, but always sought to use it for the benefit of people, saving victims of violence or healing patients. Helping others, Inuyasiki at that moment "could feel alive." Later, he, along with Naoki, decides to fight against the Shishigami to stop his atrocities.
- Hiro Shishigami ( Jap. 獅子 神 皓 Shishigami Hiro )
- Seiyu: Nijiro Murakami [2]
- The second main character of the story. A young man who along with Inuyasiki became a cyborg for the same reasons. A mentally unhealthy and infantile young man, the exact opposite of Inuyasika, with his new strength he begins to brutally kill people, not even sparing the children, since “he kills, feels alive,” before killing, he loves to watch the victim’s agony and listen to prayers for mercy. Shishigami does not follow any plans, and his decision to kill someone is a spontaneous whim, or a "game." His psyche could be negatively affected by the fact of the divorce of his mother and father. While still a man, he showed sadistic tendencies towards animals. When the public found out that Sishigami was to blame for the massacres, he began to take offense at the police and society, still not fully realizing that he himself was to blame for such events. At the same time, Shishigami has people to whom he is attached, for example, his mother, or later Shion and wanting to protect them, he temporarily refused to kill people and even agreed to heal. However, after the suicide of his mother (after she found out that her son was a murderer), and the siege by the police, he finally got angry at society and decided to kill the entire population of Japan. When he learns about Inuyasiki, he is furious that someone dares to "break his game." I agreed to sacrifice myself, destroying the meteorite, since the people dear to him (Naoyuki and Zion) remained on the ground.
- Naoyuki Ando ( 安 堂 直行 Andoː Naoyuki )
- Seiyu: Kanata Hongo [3]
- A former friend of Shishigami, the first to know about his new abilities. Shishigami did not even begin to hide the fact that he was using his power for evil. After Shishigami killed Naoyuki's offenders, the second, completely frightened, asked him not to talk to him anymore. Soon Naoyuki met Inuyashiki, knowing that he was a cyborg and began to admire his deeds. He helped Inuyashiki master his strength based on what he saw with Shishigami. When Shishigami found out that Naoyuki was acting against him, he did not kill him, as he still cherished him as a friend.
- Mari Inuyasiki ( Japanese 犬 屋 敷 麻 理 Inuyasiki ari )
- Seiyu: Sumire Uesaka [4]
- The daughter of Inuyasiki. The arrogant and sharp girl who in recent years completely ignored her father is popular at school. She dreams of becoming a mangaka and wants to send her work to the Jump contest. When she found out that her father is a cyborg who saves lives, she dramatically changed her mind about him. I almost died from carbon monoxide poisoning due to a fire that arose from a plane crashing into the building, shot down by Sisigami. However, Inuyasiki managed to reanimate her.
- Zion Watanabe ( 渡 辺 し お ん Watanabe Zion )
- Seiyu: Sumire Morohoshi [4]
- A former classmate of Shishigami, whose parents died when she was little. Fell in love with him when she saw how he stood up for his friend. Later, when the young man was hiding from the police, sheltered him in his apartment, in which she lived with her grandmother, while denying the fact that he was a murderer. Shishigami intended to kill Zion by dropping her from a bird's-eye view, but the girl begged him to stay with her. The guy, touched by her words, fell in love with the girl and even agreed not to kill people anymore, but to treat them. However, when the police uncovered the Shishigami shelter, soldiers at the same time shot Zion and her grandmother. And although Sishigami cured them, it prompted him to start killing again, but out of revenge. Zion settled with her grandmother in another apartment. Shishigami continued to send her money, and even after the "destruction of Japan" offered to live abroad, but the girl, disappointed that he began to kill again, refused to take the money and asked her never to appear before her eyes again.
Media
Manga
The first chapter of the manga was released in January 2014 in the Evening magazine, the last chapter was released in July 2017. A total of 10 volumes of manga were released [1] . Kodansha Comics , a division of Kodansha, published manga in English [5] , while Crunchyroll published digital chapters [6] .
Anime
The anime- adaptation of manga, released by MAPPA, began its broadcast on October 12, 2017, and the announcement of full-length films with the participation of live actors in 2018 was also held [7] . The opening theme for the anime is “My Hero”, which is performed by the Japanese rock band Man with a Mission [2] . The closing theme - “Ai o Oshietekureta Kimi e” ( 愛 を 教 え て く れ た 君 へ , “To You Who Taught Me Love”) is performed by Qaijff [4] . The anime was licensed by Amazon to be shown on Amazon Prime Video in Japan and beyond. Anime was also broadcast on Anime Strike in the US [8] .
| # | Title | Release day | |
|---|---|---|---|
| one | Ichirō Inuyashiki "Inuyashiki Itiroː" (犬 屋 敷 壱 郎) | October 12, 2017 | |
| Inuyasiki, an office clerk, bought a new home for his family, but relatives don't appreciate it. The old man suffers from loneliness and starts a dog. He learns from the doctor that he has stomach cancer of the last stage, but decides not to tell the family, because he does not know if they will be upset at all. Suddenly, an alien ship destroys an alien ship in the park at night in order to cover up their tracks, they decide to create cybernetic copies in memory of those destroyed. "Inuyasiki", using its new power, rescues the homeless from the attack of a crowd of hooligans. | |||
| 2 | Hiro shishigami "Shishigami Hiro" (獅子 神 皓) | October 10, 2017 | |
| Hiro Shishigami, along with Inuyashiki, became a cyborg. He worries about the condition of his friend Naoki Ando and persuades him to return to school, then shows him his new strength and how he uses it to the detriment of others. Hiro then one enters a random private house and kills all of its inhabitants. | |||
| 3 | Naoyuki Ando "Andoː Naoyuki" (安 堂 直行) | October 26, 2017 | |
| Inuyashiki uses his power to save random victims, beating bullies and even rescues people from the fire. Meanwhile, Shishigami sees the hooligans, because of which Naoyuki did not come to school and killed them all. Naoyuki is finally frightened by Shishigami’s strength, and realizing the danger he carries, he no longer wants to communicate with him. Shishigami continues to kill random residents of private homes. | |||
| four | Samejima Samejima (鮫 島) | November 2, 2017 | |
| Inuyashiki is confronted by a gang of yakuza who kidnap young girls, pump them with drugs, rape and then kill. Fumio becomes their next victim, but the old man has the opportunity to save the girl and punish the yakuza. | |||
| five | Yuko shishigami "Shishigami Yuko" (獅子 神 優 子) | November 9, 2017 | |
| Inuyasiki discovers the ability to treat any wounds and diseases and decides to secretly heal hospital patients. Meanwhile, the Shishigi killings excited the Japanese public, which cannot find any evidence, while the media is talking about a “mysterious angel” that heals the sick. Naoyuki understands that besides Shishigami, there is someone else with the same strength and decides to call him for help, calling Inuyashiki to him. Naoyuki talks about Shishigami and that he is a killer. Inuyasiki and Naoyuki unite in the fight against Shishigami. Meanwhile, Shishigami cures her mother of cancer and decides to move her to a better apartment, seeing how his mother is worried about the news, not suspecting that the killer is her son. Shishigami decides to stop killing people. | |||
| 6 | People of 2 chan Notyan no Hito Tati (２ｃｈ の 人 た ち) | November 16, 2017 | |
| Police attacked the apartment of Shishigami and his mother, as they learned that he was the prime suspect in the killings. However, no one is able to catch Shishigami with his perfect body. In the meantime, Naoyuki helps explore the new possibilities of the Inuyashiki body that he saw with Shishigami. The whole Internet is talking about Sisigami, thousands of insults from 2chan Internet trolls are pouring on him and his mother. Unable to withstand such events, Shishigami's mother commits suicide. Shishigami breaks down and first kills a crowd of reporters, and then takes turns killing the most active 2chan trolls. | |||
| 7 | Shion watanabe Watanabe Sion (渡 辺 し お ん) | November 23, 2017 | |
| Shishigami finds shelter with her former classmate Shion, who pretends to not know that he is a serial killer. At first, Shishigami also intended to kill Zion with her grandmother, however, the girl prayed to stay with her and he, penetrated by the girl’s words, decides not to kill people again, but secretly treat them. Nevertheless, the police tracked down where Sishigami was hiding and attacked the house, mortally wounding Zion and her grandmother. | |||
| eight | Mari inuyashiki “Inuyasiki Mari” (犬 屋 敷 麻 理) | November 30, 2017 | |
| Shishigami escapes from the police along with the wounded Shion and her grandmother, and then heals them, escaping alone. Inuyashiki, meanwhile, tells Naoyuki about her difficult relationship with her daughter Marie and soon finds out that the girl dreams of becoming a mangaka, which her mother disagrees with. Marie is Naoyuki's classmate and accidentally notices that the guy is talking with Inuyashiki. The girl is embarrassed that her classmate communicates with her father and decides to follow them. She becomes a witness that Inuyasiki secretly heals the sick, realizing that he is the same mysterious angel that was reported to the media and understands that her father is a robot. At night, Shishigami attacks the police station and kills all the workers there, thereby declaring war on the police, intending to destroy it. | |||
| 9 | Shihjuku people Shinjuku no Hito-tachi (新宿 の 人 た ち) | December 7, 2017 | |
| Shishigami becomes famous throughout Japan after having destroyed an army of policemen. The young man even has fans, but Sishigami unexpectedly decides to destroy the entire population of Japan and publicly saying this on hacked TVs, begins to kill people through phones. Sishigami soon realizes that Naoyuki has teamed up with “another cyborg” against him. The next day, Shishigami decides to kill 1,000 people and begins to crash all passenger planes on the Tokyo building. | |||
| ten | People of Tokyo “Toːkyː no Hito-tachi” (東京 の 人 た ち) | December 14, 2017 | |
| Shishigami crashes many planes, but some of them save Inuyashiki by landing them in the bay. Shishigami becomes furious and attacks Inuyashiki, but the old man wants to save his daughter as soon as possible, who was in the building into which the plane crashed and was suffocating from the fire. Inuyashiki understands that Shishigami will not let him go, attacks him with all his forces and defeats him, breaking Shishigami into several parts. Inuyasiki flies to his daughter, but she already suffocated from the smoke, a desperate old man trying to reanimate his daughter, he succeeds, after which he began to save other wounded people and treat them. Meanwhile, two young women find Shishigami’s heavily damaged body on the road. | |||
| eleven | People of earth Chiku no Hito-tachi (地球 の 人 た ち) | December 21, 2017 | |
| Inuyashiki admits to his family that he is a mechanical fake, but his wife continues to believe that he is Inuyashiki. Shishigami, who has recovered again, decides to visit Naoyuki, but in fright asks him to leave, Shishigami makes it clear that he does not want to harm a friend. Meanwhile, a meteorite is approaching the earth, which threatens to destroy all life on earth. For the first time, Inuyashiki and Shishigami unite to destroy a meteorite and sacrifice their bodies, destroying a stone. | |||
Feature Film
On December 21, 2017, a trailer for the same-name full-length film based on the Inuyashiki manga was published on the Internet . The film will be released on April 20, 2018, directed by Shinsuke Sato , who previously directed the Ganz movie. In the role of Isuyushiki Itiro, Noritake Kinashi plays, and in the role of Shishigami Hiro, Takeru Sato [9] [10] .
Perception
According to Oricon , the second volume of the manga took 18th place in the list of best-selling manga [11] and as of November 2, 2014, 76,886 copies were sold [12] . The third volume took 15th place and as of March 1, 2015, 74,974 copies of it were sold [13] . Due to the low sales of manga, Oku, the author of the work decides to end the story on volume 10 [14] [15] .
Inuyashiki became one of the works that the jury selected at the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival [16] , also the manga was nominated for the best comic strip, at the 44th prairie ceremony of the International Comic Festival in Angouleme [17] .
Criticism
Toshi Nakamura from the Kotaku website noted the similarity of the plot formula to the Gantz manga, an early work by Hiroi Oku, in particular the protagonist spending his weekdays. It turns out that he is in a strange situation for himself, he must immediately master new rules and strategies for survival. The main character is a good character, it’s nice to watch him bravely deal with thugs. Manga immerses the reader in exciting events and storyfights, while maintaining a secret around what is happening. Although some storylines last painfully long. Gantz also suffered from the same sins [18] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 い ぬ や し き (9) (Japanese) . Kodansha. Date of treatment July 4, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Inuyashiki Anime's Promo Video Reveals Cast, Man With a Mission Theme Song . Anime News Network (August 24, 2017). Date accessed August 24, 2017.
- ↑ Inuyashiki Anime Adds Kanata Hongou to Cast Anime News Network (September 1, 2017). Date of treatment September 1, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Inuyashiki Anime Reveals More Cast, Ending Theme Song . Anime News Network (September 21, 2017). Date of appeal September 21, 2017.
- ↑ Kodansha USA Adds Tsubasa: WoRLD CHRoNiCLE, Fairy Tail: Blue Mistral, L DK, Inuyashiki Manga . Anime News Network (October 12, 2014). Date of treatment March 11, 2015.
- ↑ Crunchyroll Adds Inuyashiki Manga by Gantz Creator . Anime News Network (May 12, 2015). Date of treatment May 17, 2017.
- ↑ Inuyashiki Manga By Gantz's Hiroya Oku Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Film Adaptations . Anime News Network (December 15, 2016). Date of treatment December 15, 2016.
- ↑ Inuyashiki Anime's Trailer Previews Opening, Ending Themes . Anime News Network (October 5, 2017). Date of appeal October 13, 2017.
- ↑ 東宝. 映 画 『い ぬ や し き』 公式 サ イ ト (Japanese) . inuyashiki-movie.com. Date of treatment January 30, 2018.
- ↑ "Inuyashiki" Live-Action Film 1st Teaser Shows Flying Noritake Kinashi (Russian) , Crunchyroll . Date of treatment January 30, 2018.
- ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, October 20-26 . Anime News Network (October 29, 2014). Date of treatment March 11, 2015.
- ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, October 27-November 2 . Anime News Network (November 6, 2014). Date of treatment March 11, 2015.
- ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, February 23-March 1 . Anime News Network (March 4, 2015). Date of treatment March 11, 2015.
- ↑ Hiroya Oku's Inuyashiki Manga Planned for 10 Volumes . Anime News Network (March 24, 2015). Date of treatment July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Gantz's Hiroya Oku to End Inuyashiki Manga in Volume 10 . Anime News Network (May 17, 2017). Date of treatment May 17, 2017.
- ↑ Giovanni's Island Film Wins Media Arts Award . Anime News Network (November 28, 2014). Date of treatment March 11, 2015.
- ↑ Inuyashiki, Sunny, My Brother's Husband, Chiisakobee Nominated For Angoulême's Top Prize . Anime News Network (December 18, 2016). Date of treatment December 18, 2016.
- ↑ Nakamura, Toshi . Cyborg Old Man Lays Some Smackdown in this Manga (English) , Kotaku . Date of treatment January 30, 2018.
Links
- Official site (Japanese)
- Official movie website (jap.)
- Inuyashiki Manga in the Anime News Network Encyclopedia