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Dec 23, 2017 11:56 PM
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A point: This last episode wall quick, there were sequences withour develope1!!
Dec 24, 2017 4:56 AM

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Epic.

Ending was good and just what could be expected.
Dec 24, 2017 5:20 AM

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Overall a pretty great adaptation for an otherwise half-assed storyline, honestly can't complain too much. Only disappointed that they didn't adapt the couple fucking on the street.

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Did the aliens make them robots so they could save earth?

The anime suggested that was the case although it wasn't really clear in the Manga.
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Dec 24, 2017 5:44 AM

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This had the potential to be something great. Never read the manga so can't say I knew what to expect beforehand or even during. I thought this would go like Death Note where you have Hiro who wants to cause carnage while Inuyashiki wants to stop him and save everyone. I thought I'd be in for a continuous rivalry between the two.

But no that's not what we got and I'm happy it ended like it did because I don't think I could do another season of this. This is definitely a 6.5 but i'm rounding down

6/10
Dec 24, 2017 5:51 AM

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i thought they would unite to fight the alien creators but this ending is fine too

overall i am satisfied with this series
Dec 24, 2017 7:45 AM

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Nice anime, anime in general have been so bad lately that something above average stands out, and this is the case with this one.
Inuyashiki has a parasyte vibe lots of killings alliens also the yakuza gang.
I give it 7/10 mainly because of the cgi and the fact it was rushed, if not for that i would give it 8.

Dec 24, 2017 10:31 AM
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also, the sequence when the dog goes under the Inuyasaki and all the family is crying was very sad!!! :(
Dec 24, 2017 12:38 PM

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after I lost touch with this for the main part (mostly because Hiros character I guess) I have to say this final was pretty good. After the second explosion and everyone starting to cry I was really moved a little. I expected him to somehow survive it though, because in the OP his face is crashing down to earth and I thought he could survive. But its also nice to have a story finished without a cliffhanger, I cant remember the last time a non original anime having an end. I support that stuff. So 7/10 from me

also that Trump speech, could be the real one XD

PS: As many have said already, if Hiros charatcer would have been more "consistent" this would have been a way better anime. I understand that he likes those 3 humans, and wants to kill everyone else for entertainment but then dont make him a pussy pls. Him finding his good side at the end by sacrificing himself would have way more impact if it was actually surprising.
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Dec 24, 2017 4:03 PM

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Hagorama said:


Inuyashiki's family are still a bunch of "jerks", they only started liking him after he came on TV.
I mean they like the robot inuyashiki rather than the OG, Even though both of them have the same personality.



Pretty much what I was thinking during these last episodes. The behaviour of Inuyashiki's family during the early episodes was unforgivable.
Dec 24, 2017 10:34 PM

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The Trump appearance kind of ruined the seriousness of the issue. Honestly, Trump is a lot of things, but he wouldn't just go on national television and basically say "fuck all y'all, I'm a winner and you're all losers" with a sneer on his face. Honestly, Japan is so retarded sometimes.

That is what he is doing almost all the time on national American television. Implying he would not do it worldwide after he alone, by himself, made Jerusalem an Israeli capital... You are either an ignorant adolescent, or adolescent hypocrite. Wake up to your fake reality.


1) I'm in my late 20s and have been actively involved in politics since I was 16, passively since 12.
2) Are you fucking retarded? "This is what he is doing almost all the time on national American television." You must just watch out-of-context excerpts by CNN or WP because this isn't how he is at all.
3) You honestly think he alone, by himself, made Jerusalem the capital of Israel? You are clearly the ignorant one here. The decision to recognize Israel as the capital has been in legislation for decades but has been put off by president after president because they thought we should have remained neutral (despite the fact that remaining "neutral" is what gave room for terrorist groups to maintain power and domain). Trump--while I disagree with him and the things he says on many occasions--was the only one smart and brave enough to let old legislation move forward. It's ironic that you think he doesn't give a damn about the world and then you use the most recent example of him standing up to terrorism and giving a damn about the world. While on the subject, it was under Trump's executive authority that allowed our military to finally stamp ISIS in to practically nothing. So great job making a fool of yourself. Go read a fucking book and wake up from YOUR fake reality.
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Hylianticipated said:
Daniel_Naumov said:

That is what he is doing almost all the time on national American television. Implying he would not do it worldwide after he alone, by himself, made Jerusalem an Israeli capital... You are either an ignorant adolescent, or adolescent hypocrite. Wake up to your fake reality.


1) I'm in my late 20s and have been actively involved in politics since I was 16, passively since 12.
2) Are you fucking retarded? "This is what he is doing almost all the time on national American television." You must just watch out-of-context excerpts by CNN or WP because this isn't how he is at all.
3) You honestly think he alone, by himself, made Jerusalem the capital of Israel? You are clearly the ignorant one here. The decision to recognize Israel as the capital has been in legislation for decades but has been put off by president after president because they thought we should have remained neutral (despite the fact that remaining "neutral" is what gave room for terrorist groups to maintain power and domain). Trump--while I disagree with him and the things he says on many occasions--was the only one smart and brave enough to let old legislation move forward. It's ironic that you think he doesn't give a damn about the world and then you use the most recent example of him standing up to terrorism and giving a damn about the world. While on the subject, it was under Trump's executive authority that allowed our military to finally stamp ISIS in to practically nothing. So great job making a fool of yourself. Go read a fucking book and wake up from YOUR fake reality.


lol you seem mad for nothing. I thought it was hilarious because that's how trump's general attitude is. I'm guessing you are a zionist or something if you are focusing on that little "positive" in an entire shit show of a presidency.

Also I agree with the above posters who said his family was a bit shit, but I think they seemed more disconnected rather than hateful.
Dec 25, 2017 4:35 AM

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i watched the last episode at 9pm and now its 4:35am and i still cant stop crying
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Dec 25, 2017 8:47 AM

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The episode was rushed I think, but I don't think it was a bad ending.

Such a bizarre show, but was a spectacle and a good one at that. Shishigami was a great character in terms of believably portraying a psychopath. I didn't feel sadness at the ending though, it was too zany for that. 6-7/10
Dec 25, 2017 11:44 AM
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Definitely recommending the show to watch!

Ending went as I guess previously which was quite anti-climatic in my opinion. Otherwise, it's highly enjoyable for me every single week. You can either watch it plainly as an action anime or you could take it further by thinking about the philosophy / reasoning behind human action (which can be seen as a serious plot loophole to some).
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Dec 25, 2017 5:31 PM

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is this sad ending? or happy ending?
8/10
if Inuyashiki alive, i give 10/10
Dec 25, 2017 6:23 PM

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A good show! 7/10

Unfortunately, I feel like it could have been better. Lost some potential. But still good for what it was. Great ideas, interesting main leads. A very thrilling experience overall. Like I said in earlier episodes, it shows how desperate humans can be.
Dec 25, 2017 9:48 PM

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My only comment on the last episode of Inuyashiki was friggin' DONALD TRUMP!
5/5.
9/10.


Dec 26, 2017 1:51 AM

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I still don't know how I'm supposed to feel about Hiro at the end of all of this.

Was a pretty decent show except for asteroid end. One day, Oku will figure out how to end a series.
Best OP of the season, btw.
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Touka__Kirishima said:
Overall a pretty great adaptation for an otherwise half-assed storyline, honestly can't complain too much. Only disappointed that they didn't adapt the couple fucking on the street.

FranLawliet said:
Did the aliens make them robots so they could save earth?

The anime suggested that was the case although it wasn't really clear in the Manga.

Same could be said otherwise. The aliens were the ones to send the asteroid so that the two weapon systems would sacrifice themselves and restore the balance of things on Earth. We may never receive the answer to this, but so it is in life, the mechanisms behind the reality are not exactly fathomable, while they surely exist. A great series, indeed.
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I still don't know how I'm supposed to feel about Hiro at the end of all of this.

Was a pretty decent show except for asteroid end. One day, Oku will figure out how to end a series.
Best OP of the season, btw.

Exactly how it is supposed to(end) be. If you can still find Hiro cool and justify him (which even the society of Japanese imbeciles stopped doing), well, confine yourself in the closest mental institution. But if you try to consider him purely evil or profoundly insane, would that be true? After all he did love someone and sacrificed himself, which does not work for evil but does work for insanity ( see Svidrigailov for the reference). Otherwise, is there anyone who could call him an actual hero and absolve him of all the sin because he saved more than he killed? As I see it, and as I believe it is supposed to be seen, Hiro is not a hero, but his attempt at redemption is not to be dismissed.
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1) I'm in my late 20s and have been actively involved in politics since I was 16, passively since 12.
2) Are you fucking retarded? "This is what he is doing almost all the time on national American television." You must just watch out-of-context excerpts by CNN or WP because this isn't how he is at all.
3) You honestly think he alone, by himself, made Jerusalem the capital of Israel? You are clearly the ignorant one here. The decision to recognize Israel as the capital has been in legislation for decades but has been put off by president after president because they thought we should have remained neutral (despite the fact that remaining "neutral" is what gave room for terrorist groups to maintain power and domain). Trump--while I disagree with him and the things he says on many occasions--was the only one smart and brave enough to let old legislation move forward. It's ironic that you think he doesn't give a damn about the world and then you use the most recent example of him standing up to terrorism and giving a damn about the world. While on the subject, it was under Trump's executive authority that allowed our military to finally stamp ISIS in to practically nothing. So great job making a fool of yourself. Go read a fucking book and wake up from YOUR fake reality.


lol you seem mad for nothing. I thought it was hilarious because that's how trump's general attitude is. I'm guessing you are a zionist or something if you are focusing on that little "positive" in an entire shit show of a presidency.

Also I agree with the above posters who said his family was a bit shit, but I think they seemed more disconnected rather than hateful.

Yeah those nationalistic rednecks ready to kill children if their fake president says so... Kinda plays into the whole "You are all losers" narrative from the Trump.
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Well this show didn't buy me. Also not a big fan of CGI used in this title.

Hiro was plain as fuck.

And where is Bruce Wills when you need him?!

Donald at least have some screentime.
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Fantastic ending if you ask me, really proper closure of this intense and epic series! Really enjoyed marathoning it, and it's been a while I've seen a series of this quality!
Dec 26, 2017 2:40 PM

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And Hiro finally became a hero. Kinda.

I seriously thought they'd just move the astroid off course and not blow themselves up but eyyy, who doesn't like some christmas explosions?

Felt a bit rushed at the end but all and all, pretty decent.
Dec 26, 2017 3:11 PM

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Hahaha trump represented as the worse president...
7/10 show the end was stupid
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I'm glad they kept that infamous Trump scene. I remember laughing my ass off when I saw in the manga. I KNEW people would get triggered and lose their shit when he came on. The things he said in the manga were better though. It was more... Gantz-like.

The ending was disappointing, even I thought it was kind of a shitty way to end it in the manga. It's very unsatisfactory and leaves a lot of loose ends untied. I still enjoyed the manga for the way it was drawn and the Anime for its animation and SOME of the voice acting but it felt lackluster. Him and Hirou self-destructing on an asteroid felt like a cop-out much like the ending of Gantz. It could have ended better but the author was probably too busy to bother with it. It's a cliche, stereotypically hero-way of ending the series.

That meteor sounds like the meteor from Kimi no Nawa. Like booyah bitch, here I come again.

CG fights kind of ruined for me but I'm expecting more and more Anime to have CGI now as their budget decreases, the Anime industry is dying yo!

Just like the Gantz series, either you like it or you hate it. Personally, I liked both. They had their flaws and they ended without explaining much but that's that. I'll move onto a new series.

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LOL! You know what though? Trump is such a sociopath that if the world WAS about to be destroyed, he really would tell everyone else to go to hell with his dying breath.

Funny how little you triggered snowflakes understand about how he is as a family man. You really think he wants his sons and daughters to die and he'd just be like "LOL FUCK IT YOLO!"?

Anyways, show was a solid 2/10. Was a 5/10 for some time but the trainwreck just keep sliding further off the bridge until it came crashing down in a fiery explosion of retardation.

Mari was hot though. That's where the extra point comes from.


Sweetheart, YOU'RE the triggered little snowflake. I'm waiting for more epic words like libtard, fake news, etc. to come from you.
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Good ending, despite an obvious rush job. They only have 11 episodes to adapt a 10 volume series. Of course it's going to be rushed.

But I really enjoyed the series. I mean Hiro is such a bastard and killing himself doesn't atone for all the sins he has done. But man, seeing him breakdown and everyone was against him. Even his best friend. How would someone feel if your mother suddenly killed herself while being shit talked online non-stop.

Of course he would go insane. But that's what you get for playing with life.

I find it interesting how in the first episode. Inuyashiki was being ignored and treated like a nobody. They didn't even know he had cancer and had only few months to live. But towards the end, they can't let go of him and finally he passes on.

Lol Trump-kun adaptation!!!! Did the author already predicted he won XD

I think the adaptation was great. If they turned this into a 25 episode Anime, slowly building up Hiro and Iniyuashiki's character over time. The ending would have been just as powerful as before.

Now that the manga has ended which has similar ending to Anime with added details and Gantz G only lasted 18 chapters. I await for Hiroya Oku next manga!

Please a proper new Gantz this time. Maybe continuation of Gantz G under a new name. An all girl Gantz team was something I was looking forward to tbh.

9/10!!
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Shame about the limited number of episodes, which I assume meant some rushed parts or cuts from the manga.

But this was the best of the season for me. Very touching ending.
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Dec 27, 2017 8:28 PM

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Wheres Saitama when you need him :(
Dec 28, 2017 12:31 AM

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Honestly, I felt that the ending was rushed a little bit but what else could've been a suitable ending...I wonder. Even so, one of the best ANIME of 2017.
Dec 28, 2017 3:42 AM

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I liked this show. Even though it felt rush but they adopt the manga in 11 episode very well
LMAO, that Trump scene...

I give it a 9
Dec 28, 2017 3:45 AM
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i give it a 8 over 10!!!
Dec 28, 2017 10:15 PM

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I'm wondering how an anime can be funny, sad and out of character, but still as good as this. Certainly he surprised everyone. I'm sorry for not being so great, but it's certainly a unique anime that will be remembered.
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Holy fuck that ending was just pure ass and bullshit I can't even.

So not only did the series just made so much inconsistency and contradictions throughout its entire runtime, but we're going to go to this easily manipulative ending to make me feel shit? The fact that Trump was in this series as a reference makes it even more hard to even take it seriously. Because this series is just a meme. A living meme full of ironies and backfires that it's hard to stomach it.

Overall, the series had a good premise, I wasn't going to check it out because of my expectations but I did checked it out out of curiosity, and I won't lie the premiere hold promise to it, but in the end it took an 180 turn and just turned into a pretentious trainwreck overall.

Full of massive inconsistencies in the characters to where the development feels forced because YOLO, the episodes don't stand on their own will and in the end it just falls into a mish-mash. The characters themselves act so stupid and irrational to the point when I hear the show is realistic, I can't really buy it personally. Production was decent but in the end it was overall ass-cheeks with shit ton of derps etc. The main protagonist Hiro, switches his personality and ideas left and right to where I can't really feel sympathetic, and the ending proved my point even. The only saving grace for this series was the music, and that even doesn't hold up to it.

With that, my final score will be a 2/10, One of the worst shows I have ever watched when it comes to this year. At least Hand Shakers was so bad that it was funny to some extent, at least The Reflection was just souless, so I essentially feel nothing but boredom. Inuyashiki just takes every little inch of realistic aspects and abuses them to the point where it becomes actually insulting to the topics the show talks about, due to the horrifying execution. Also, I say I'm sorry, but the author cannot write at all, just like his previous works. So if anything I'm probably not going to check his future works out, as he's nothing but an guy that uses these things and doesn't know how to use them properly.


Could you list some of the inconsistencies? I feel like this anime as a whole took a few jab at both side of humanity without going elaborate enough to have glaring plotholes, but nothing felt weird or out of place?

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So....who would like to go to a park in the middle of the night, get accidentally killed by aliens but get re-incarnated as a humanoid robot that has god-like powers just to end up sacrificing yourself to destroy a meteor and end up saving planet earth?
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Prescient said:
Wasshio said:
Holy fuck that ending was just pure ass and bullshit I can't even.

So not only did the series just made so much inconsistency and contradictions throughout its entire runtime, but we're going to go to this easily manipulative ending to make me feel shit? The fact that Trump was in this series as a reference makes it even more hard to even take it seriously. Because this series is just a meme. A living meme full of ironies and backfires that it's hard to stomach it.

Overall, the series had a good premise, I wasn't going to check it out because of my expectations but I did checked it out out of curiosity, and I won't lie the premiere hold promise to it, but in the end it took an 180 turn and just turned into a pretentious trainwreck overall.

Full of massive inconsistencies in the characters to where the development feels forced because YOLO, the episodes don't stand on their own will and in the end it just falls into a mish-mash. The characters themselves act so stupid and irrational to the point when I hear the show is realistic, I can't really buy it personally. Production was decent but in the end it was overall ass-cheeks with shit ton of derps etc. The main protagonist Hiro, switches his personality and ideas left and right to where I can't really feel sympathetic, and the ending proved my point even. The only saving grace for this series was the music, and that even doesn't hold up to it.

With that, my final score will be a 2/10, One of the worst shows I have ever watched when it comes to this year. At least Hand Shakers was so bad that it was funny to some extent, at least The Reflection was just souless, so I essentially feel nothing but boredom. Inuyashiki just takes every little inch of realistic aspects and abuses them to the point where it becomes actually insulting to the topics the show talks about, due to the horrifying execution. Also, I say I'm sorry, but the author cannot write at all, just like his previous works. So if anything I'm probably not going to check his future works out, as he's nothing but an guy that uses these things and doesn't know how to use them properly.


Could you list some of the inconsistencies? I feel like this anime as a whole took a few jab at both side of humanity without going elaborate enough to have glaring plotholes, but nothing felt weird or out of place?

Hiro as a character for example since some of the inconsistencies in shift in his character completely (anti-hero, somewhat humane, evil again and then hero, like dafuq?) takes away any sort of tension or any sort of grip towards the show. You can probably just say blame this on the pacing but pacing is also everything in the show, and it comes off as really bad as a show.

Not only that when it comes to the girl that got killed yet somehow later on she was alive? We didn't really got any sort of answer, did Hiro revived her? who did? How did she even survived so much on that regard? it's not considered a plot-hole but it is considered as terrible way of taking any sort of value the show has and any sort of "realism" as well as some people are claiming.

There's just a clear problem with the show and that's both pacing and the main character since the dude was the actual main focus of the show, and the entire show really didn't elaborated anything and left so much as well as passing a lot of realistic aspects of the series so lightly yet fastly to the point where it becomes insulting to realism.
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Inuyashaki is truly my favorite of this season heck this year for me. Hopefully, this will encourage the anime industry to take more risks with who their protagonist can be. It doesn't always have to be the cute girl or the hot guy. Well done Mappa!
Dec 29, 2017 1:36 PM

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The ending was kinda predictable, great show overall.. i really like the character sdevelopment. Saving the earth is the only redemption for Hiro, not sure if he's a nice guy or not but at least he died for the good cause. Mari won the shounen jump competition and her brother stood up against those bullies. Inuyashiki's death change the whole perspective of his family. He became more like an inspiration to his family which is awesome.


Overall score 8/10
Dec 29, 2017 8:52 PM
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Waaaaa!!!! que buen final!
Dec 30, 2017 1:50 AM

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I can definitely see why people may not like the ending but honestly I'm pretty indifferent to it. Honestly the ride was way too much fun too hate an ending that was way better then it maybe could've been
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Wow! And there we have it. This series has been like none other I've seen. It really has been a crazy ride. In the end, I am happy with this ending.

The asterioid announcement... Wasn't handled that well. It was sudden and didn't quite have the time it needed. Trump's announcement was hilarious though.

Anyway, the fate of Hiro and Inuyashiki did feel really good and natural. Hiro still did have people he wanted to protect. Of course, as did Inuyashiki. It's sad to see him go, but if he didn't die in this way he simply wouldn't have died at all. He'd just outlive his family and perhaps have a life in the public eye that he definitely doesn't want. Deaths in this anime have been tragic, but now there needs to be no more. I'm happy.

Mari Inuyashiki turned out to be a really interesting character. Now she's won her Jump competition and I'd love to see a Mari Inuyashiki spinoff. It would have a completely different tone from this anime but I think that would be really enjoyable. For now, I'm glad I finally finished this anime. I've given it a 9/10 - though it's got plenty of flaws, it's done some crazy powerful things and executed so much of it very well.
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Damn it, Why Ichirou Inuyashiki needs to die, I thought he's gonna be there for his family. Well at least his family are all together like never before.
Well, I guess it's what he wanted all along because he lived a long life and it's already enough for him. He was indeed a true Hero.
And yeah, that finale felt rush but it turned out fine. Anyway I'm gonna rate this anime a 7 out of 10 score overall.
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Wasshio said:

Hiro as a character for example since some of the inconsistencies in shift in his character completely (anti-hero, somewhat humane, evil again and then hero, like dafuq?) takes away any sort of tension or any sort of grip towards the show. You can probably just say blame this on the pacing but pacing is also everything in the show, and it comes off as really bad as a show.


I think I can see where you're coming from about the pacing issues. However, in my opinion, Hiro's character developed pretty believably and consistently. The subsequent plot that showed what you'd call inconsistent are only reactionary manifestation of his established character, kind to those he loved and ruthless to those he did not. I suppose the only potentially far fetched bit would be how he reacted to not being human anymore, though that we can't really comment on since it's highly unlikely we’ll get turned into nigh-immortal killerhealerbots that runs on H2O exclusively.

You mentioned his transition,"anti-hero, somewhat humane, evil again and then hero." Maybe that represents more of your perspective than Inuyashiki's writing, which, ironically, was part of the critique of this show.

Aside from the albeit stretched “transformation” that fully set off the latent psychopathic tendencies in Hiro, he always had a gentle side to him despite his indifference to those not close to him. Throughout the season we see him face his glaring cognitive dissonance as he is exposed to more of society's disdain for his disregard of others. Him being evil but humane with his best friend was merely the setup of his deviance. He was somewhat “redeemed” when he had lost his mother and was saved by the girl that fell in love with him. That itself is also ironic because it's repeatedly hinted that part of society will condone inhumane action just because he is incredibly handsome, and that ended up being a contributing factor in saving his soul, if you will.

He was shown to be capable of humane action but only really because he cared for the girl that went out of her way to love him and all that he hated. I'm not sure if you could attribute it to lazy writing or clever avoidance but we were never really told if he had a developmental disability or that he's just destined to be who he is. Stories tend to exaggerate to prove points, in that sense, I don’t think Hiroya Oku went overboard considering the premise of his previous works. I suppose it’s time to pick up the source material for me.

Ultimately, he was capable of great sacrifice and you could even see it as an act of heroism but Hiro plainly stated that he was doing it for the people he cared about, staying consistent with his root personality. The essence of scifi is to enable one’s questioning of dogmatic philosophies; the lynchpin of a good story sometimes lies in the openness of interpretation, Inception comes to mind. Could we take his words as the whole truth or did Hiro’s character mature?

The show used him as a conduit to present that society itself can be cold and heartless as they blindly chastised him, some even far as to egg him on. This was mirrored in Ichirou’s side as well, but we’re not getting into that now. There's more that was succinctly satirized but pacing issues can sometimes be ascribed to the old adage of The Law of Conservation of Detail, after all, they only had 11 episodes to fit all that in.

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Not only that when it comes to the girl that got killed yet somehow later on she was alive? We didn't really got any sort of answer, did Hiro revived her? who did? How did she even survived so much on that regard? it's not considered a plot-hole but it is considered as terrible way of taking any sort of value the show has and any sort of "realism" as well as some people are claiming.

There's just a clear problem with the show and that's both pacing and the main character since the dude was the actual main focus of the show, and the entire show really didn't elaborated anything and left so much as well as passing a lot of realistic aspects of the series so lightly yet fastly to the point where it becomes insulting to realism.


I think it’s pretty safe to bet that Hiro healed them.

Honestly, I think realism became a liberty the moment transdimensional aliens so advanced they could manipulate matter and create complex lifeform out of thin air crashed on earth and handwaved considerations to righteousness on a different plane of existence as motive. Seriously, they can reconstruct personalities and memories. But is that really so unbelievable considering the state of science we have currently? Besides, one of the hallmarks of sci-fi is using unrealistic and grand concepts to tell the story of us and our humanity, I don’t think that should have been nitpicked.

What else do you think was left out or insufficiently explained?

Dec 31, 2017 5:05 PM
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It was an ok ending, but it was predictable by a mile.

overall I felt it to be a pretty lukewarm show. 7/10 for me.
Jan 1, 2018 3:05 AM

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Mediocre show over all. Too much exposition of Hiro, when he didn't have that much depth to begin with. Exactly how long does he figure it'll take to kill 180 million people by eliminating 1000 a day. Most of them will die of old age long before he gets around to them. Pretty stupid. And the big battle between the two was a let down, with MC mostly running away from his nemesis so that he could save his daughter. And their big toe to toe battle at the end took place when both of them were unconscious with their bodies in defensive mode, if i was reading that right. Whatever, lame. And the asteroid thing, way too contrived and stupid as well. Instead of giving Hiro some last minute redemption he didn't deserve, they should have killed each other in a final battle. Seriously, a world ending asteroid?
Jan 1, 2018 4:46 AM

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Rushed Series, because of the asteroid i knew they're both gonna sacrifice themselves just to save earth. I enjoyed the small humor and everything else.

Watching Episode 10 and 11 in a day was a mistake, i can't stop crying from it.

9/10
Why do we have to live in such a cruel world?








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Huh, honestly I actually liked the ending, I dunno hearing it spoiled out of context gave me the wrong impression about it cause in execution it felt pretty fitting with how everything came full circle with the parallels to hiro and inuyashiki at the start and how inuyashiki's relationship to his family was the complete opposite to what it had been, I think its pretty tragic but effective how the parrallel there is in the start inuyashiki had a family that neglected him and seemingly didnt care about his death, but now he made ammends with them and when they finally cherish him they lose him now reacting in the way they should of at the start, yeah yeah the asteroid a bit over the top but it didnt feel as random as I expected and honestly given all the events thats happened its not even that farfetched in this seires. I'd honestly say those final couple scenes were the best part of the series

I think the big issue this series has aside from retarded backgrounds mob characters, is simply it is way shorter than it deserved, there was just alot they could of done with both inuyashiki and hiro but it feels like the writer pushed hiro too far too early that they couldnt really explore possible scenarios with more depth. It definetly feels like wasted potential but the series honestly turned out much better than i expected

Immahnoob said:
Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Jan 3, 2018 1:03 PM

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That ending came hard!
Jan 3, 2018 5:33 PM
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michael bay would of approved of the ending
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Was Ando the one reading the manga beside Mari?
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