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What A Cartoon! - Inuyashiki Last Hero "Naoyuki Ando"
🕑 Added 2020-09-07 04:01:00 +0000 UTCThanks to the generous contributions of patron David Whittington, we're heading back to anime country with a show that's off the beaten path. Inuyashiki Last Hero spins a superhero tale in modern Japan, but casts the roles of the hero and the villain in a completely unexpected way by making the protagonist a kindly old man and the antagonist a sullen teen. It's a surprisingly dark and surprisingly touching take on the idea of super powers, and after listening to our analysis you'll be inspired to cruise through Inuyashiki Last Hero on Amazon Prime Video!
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James Babbo
After hearing this, I picked up the entire series & really enjoy it so thanks. Two points on this podcast - 1) regarding youth attacking the homeless, there was a term called "swarming" during the 90s/00s where young urban kids would just randomly attack someone in great numbers. A friend in the Niagara area of Canada told me about this. The local authorities were surprised to find out that these were middle class kids acting out of boredom & not poor youth. The film KIDS by Harmony Korine has a scene showing this "swarming" behavior. 2) I'm surprised you guys haven't seen a connection or at least some inspiration from the TV show The Greatest American Hero where aliens give a super-suit that bestows powers onto the lead character but he loses the instruction booklet & has no idea how to function. Inuyashiki's inability to use his powers immediately brought that old show to mind. I wonder if the creator had seen it.
Christopher McDougall
There is also an Inuyashiki live action movie. I haven't seen it yet, but it looks like it covers much of the series. Apparently it will be the first in the "Miracle Man" Trilogy. Reading the synopsis of the first movie on wikipedia my guess is the trilogy will cover the entirety of the manga.
