Inuyashiki finally meets Shishigami! But with the life of his daughter, Mari, hanging by a thread, there’s no time for him to engage his android counterpart. Inuyashiki must put a stop to Shishigami’s evil deeds once and for all, but will his heroic battle come at the cost of his daughter’s life?
Hiroya Oku (奥浩哉 Oku Hiroya, born September 16, 1967 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka) is a mangaka who is the creator of Gantz, Zero-One and HEN, all of which have been serialized in Young Jump. He has finished working on his most renowned manga, Gantz, which began in July 2000. His manga often contain explicit violence and gore, as well as sexual situations.
He won the second prize of the Youth Manga Awards in 1988, under the penname Yahiro Kuon.
He designed a character for Namco Bandai's Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 fighting game, Soulcalibur IV named Shura.
This world's first ever super powered battle is fought above a Japanese city, but Inuyashiki can't stay focussed because his daughter is trapped on the viewing deck of a burning building! The battle scenes didn't really work for me and didn't look in motion. The overall art and sense of this series is still entertaining though. A7.5 out of 12 Three Star read. 2024 read
The highly anticipated battle between the main protagonist and antagonist is finally here, and this volume is almost entirely dedicated to it.
Inuyashiki is a remarkable and highly underrated character. The author's critical perspective on various societal issues throughout his stories demonstrates his good intentions and thoughtful approach.
There is a very touching moment between Inuyashiki and his daughter.
While not astounding, this series has been consistently engaging.
Emotionally strong volume. Out of concern for his daughter Inuyashiki is now capable of violence and tears down Hiro's body. Like mama beae, but this is papa. The scenes with Inuyashiki's daughter were very strong, I could not hold my tears. Finally he got the respect and appreciation from his family member.
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The first half, or majority, is just one giant fight scene between Hiro and Inuyashiki. It's a bunch of missiles, explosions, and flying through buildings. I'll be honest, this is probably a lot better in the anime adaptation. Here it was hard to follow half the time and just lacked the "action" feel of the earlier volumes. Luckily the last portion is pretty strong with the feel of loss at first in a realistic way. But then something new happens and it can lead to the final two volumes in a interesting way. But for now it's a 3 out of 5 for this volume.
The two automations Inuyashiki and Shishigami have a battle over the city.. All the time Inuyashiki worries about his daughter Mari....who was on one of the flights he saved
An important reconnection happens.
This volume does a little better with the balance of utter mayhem and a human touch...in this case Inuyashiki and his daughter...
Es la pelea entre el joven asesino y el viejito, con el problema de que su hija esta atrapada en un edificio. Inicia bien, pero cuando siguen peleando inconcientes, mm como que le quita emocion
With the life of his daughter hanging in the balance, Inuyashiki finally confronts the villainous Shishigami in a super-robot showdown that continues even after both of them . But wait? There are two volumes left? A stellar series until now, the creator starts to falter as he approaches the endgame.
A esta altura parece que Hiroya ya quiere terminar el manga pero por alguna razón quiere estirarlo lo más que se pueda, entonces escenas que deberían ser una o dos páginas terminan siendo un capítulo completo. Esto no es del todo malo, porque le da una cualidad medio cinematográfica a las escenas y el resultado a veces es muy bueno y le suma un poco de emoción. Supongo que esta es la intención, pero a veces se le va un poco la mano.
Hiroya Oku, es grandioso. Inuyashiki es un personaje con el que se logra conectar rápidamente, es un ser muy gentil, de muy buen corazón a pesar de las adversidades de la vida. Divide muy bien los lados, bien y mal. Oku, hizo algo que muchos autores de shonen nunca lo pensaron: Usar un protagonista de avanzada edad, no un peculiar jovencito que curiosamente parte de alguna profecía del elegido. Inuyashiki es un individuo con mas defectos que virtudes, como cualquiera de nosotros y eso lo hace mucho mas creíble, y admirable.
Ademas, el anime es demasiado bueno, le hace justicia al manga. Muy recomendable.
Pues igual que he estado a tope con los tomos anteriores este me ha parecido innecesario. A ver, es cierto que soy muy anti de las escenas interminables de lucha, pero es que dedicar un tomo exclusivamente a ver cómo estos dos se pelean sin diálogo ni nada pues lo siento mucho. Pero llego a pagar por este tomo y me pego un tiro. Espero que los dos últimos remonten~
Fifty-eight-year-old Ichiro Inuyashiki is down on his luck and still struggling to find a place in the world after living for so long. He’s constantly ignored, disrespected and put down by his dissatisfied family and judgmental peers regardless of how much effort he puts into trying to give them everything he can to make them happy. He’s too depressed and afraid to stand up for himself and he struggles to find a reason to keep living such an unfulfilling life. Things seem to brighten up for him after he adopts a cute and affectionate dog he names Hanako, but his happiness is instantly robbed from him when he learns from his doctor that he’s been diagnosed with cancer and has less than three months left to live.
Ready to run away from all of his responsibilities and burdens, Ichiro takes a long walk away from home with Hanako and stops to take a rest under the night sky in an empty park to gather his thoughts. Just when things seem like they’ve reached their lowest point, a UFO of all things comes crashing down to earth and lands right on top of the frail old man and a nearby bystander. It seems to be an unfortunate end for Ichiro, until he wakes up completely unscathed and feeling healthier than ever. Hanako is still by his side when he awakes, and both of them know that something isn’t quite right. It seems that the aliens driving the UFO took pity on the poor old man and performed an emergency operation to bring him back from the dead, upgrading his body with their superior technology and leaving him with a few new tricks up his sleeve to keep him safe from harm, such as enhanced vision, hearing, strength, durability and the ability to fly.
With his new and improved hearing capabilities, Ichiro overhears a group of young thugs ganging up on homeless people and beating them to death with baseball bats in the distance. He instinctively rushes to the aid of their next victim and gives the kids the scare of their life after awakening his new superhuman abilities. The homeless man is saved and the kids are brought to justice. For the first time in his life, Ichiro feels like his existence actually means something.
After saving the homeless man, Ichiro takes control of his life with his newfound abilities by using them to save thousands of innocent people from death and violence. After living through one tragedy after another, Ichiro finally finds his purpose, becoming a hero of the people and earning the love and respect he’s desperately wanted since he was a young boy.
Unknown to Ichiro however, the boy that happened to be at the park on the night of the incident went through a similar procedure. The antagonist is a sociopathic teenage boy named Hiro Shishigami, who was blessed with the same godlike powers as Ichiro after having his body reconstructed by the aliens. Unlike the kind old man however, Hiro has no intentions of using his powers for good. And so begins an unlikely battle between a heroic, lovable grandpa and a young genocidal maniac.
Inuyashiki explores what happens when people suddenly gain the power of gods. Some people use it to turn their lives around, other people use it to take revenge on the world. Power doesn’t always corrupt a person, there are a few genuinely good souls out there that put their power and influence to good use. Ichiro is a humble man that only feels alive when he saves other people from death and despair, he uses his power out of love for humanity and only wishes to be loved in return. He’s fragile and reliant on others, but he’s selfless and heroic all the same.
Hiro only feels alive when he sees other lives come to an end. He hates the world and he feels nothing towards others, with the exception of his mother, a single friend from school and a girl he develops surprisingly warm feelings for. This is where his sociopathic tendencies begin to get more complex, because he genuinely seems capable of having strong feelings toward a select group of people. He also cries for fictional characters when reading his favorite books and he even breaks down in tears when bad things happen to the few people he cares about. His unpredictable nature makes him a terrifying and fascinating individual, breaking the definition of a pure sociopath or psychopath.
That being said, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more interesting hero/villain dynamic than that of a sweet old grandpa and a demented teenager. One thing I absolutely loved about the dark subject matter of the story is that the extreme violence and psychological horror elements throughout the series were taken very seriously. It’s never done just for shock value or being over the top, even though there are quite a few incredibly disturbing moments. Every single time someone dies or a cruel act is performed, the characters always take the time to reflect on the aftermath of the consequences of what happened and gives you enough time to soak in the pain.
Ichiro values human life, and even sheds tears when he has no choice but to use violence against irredeemable criminals that refuse to surrender to justice. Even Hiro begins to reflect on his life choices and abuse of his superhuman powers after the consequences of his actions catch up to him and transform his unstoppable rampage into an ocean of guilt, regret and self-loathing. Not a single act goes unpunished in this series, and the way these actions linger in the characters' minds and forces them to take a second look at themselves is masterfully done.
It’s a very original take and criticism on the superhero genre. Heroes and villains are criticized in equal measure. You can rarely do something good without having a few negative consequences that go along with it, and the opposite can also be true. It portrays society in a nihilistic, yet very believable way by cleverly integrating parodies of twitter drama and forum-based chat sites such as 4chan, where everyone is desensitized to kindness and cruelty and get off on dehumanizing each other from behind the safety of a computer monitor. If a superhero or a supervillain were to appear in this day and age, many people would probably shrug off their actions because they’ve been so desensitized by internet culture and ultra-violent media. People can hear about school shootings and terrorist attacks that killed thousands of innocent people on the news everyday and not bat an eye because they’ve heard the same old story so many times before. As sad as it may sound, sometimes people just come to expect the absolute worst from the world and they grow numb to the shocking events that transpire every moment. The satirical yet harsh social commentary benefits the adult superhero narrative to great effect.
Inuyashiki isn’t all doom and gloom, however. It’s actually a very heartwarming tale about being able to overcome your status as an outcast, accepting your role in the world and coming to terms with your past in order to change your life around for the greater good. I think the ending really hits home with these themes and messages, and it sure as hell sent me through an emotional roller coaster.
If there’s one thing to take away from this series, it’s that everyone has a hero inside of them waiting for their chance to shine. No matter how feeble, meaningless or cruel your past actions may have been, there’s always a new opportunity waiting just around the corner if you ever decide to make a change for the better and bring something good into the world. These acts of kindness might not make up for the things you’ve done in the past, but there’s no denying that they have the potential to make the future a brighter place for someone else. No matter how insignificant they may seem, every little action, choice and sacrifice you make has the power to change the future. It’s never too late to start doing the right thing.
Volume iini masih melanjutkan battle antara Hiro dan Ichirou. Sementara Ichirou masih harus memikirkan strategi untuk melepaskan diri dari Hiro karena nyawa Mari yang terancam. Basa gambarnya seru, sayang, saya baca di hape ukuran 5 inchi, jadi ya, males saja memerhatika detil gambar duel mereka ini :D
Setelah berhasil lepas dari Hiro, Ichirou bergegas mencari Mari. Tapi terlambat. Mari tak lagi tertolong.... :(
Dengan gundah, Ichirou berjalan kesana kemari, membantu para korban pesawat atau gedung terbakar, menyelamatkan nyawa mereka. Hingga satu televisi mengekspos aksi heroik Ichirou, sementara keluarga Inuyashiki menonton di tellevisi mereka di rumah...
Sementara Hiro, merasa kesal. Dia baru menyadari bahwa ada sosok lain seperti dirinya dan bertindak bertolak belakang dari dirinya, memilih tetap menjadi manusia yang memiliki hati, alih-alih menjadi manusia mesin tak berperasaan.
Ketika akhirnya Ichirou pulang ke rumah, dia disambut keluarganya. Istrinya tak percaya apa yang dilihat di televisi adalah suaminya. Adegan mengharukan hadir di keluarga ini. Ketidakharmonisan yang dulu pernah melanda keluarga ini, akhirnya digantikan oleh kehangatan. Apa karena Ichirou adalah pahlawan? Hmm... Sebenarnya, masing-masing di natara keluarga ini tidak saling terbuka akan perasaan masing-masing. Semakin tua, semakin lama mereka mengarungi hidup berumahtangga, tak ada lagi api cinta. Dan ini mungkin adalah titik balik bagi keluarga ini untuk kembali menata hidup mereka kembali. Tsaaaahhh.... . Apakah kemudian mereka hidup berbahagia selama-lamanya? Eeeeehhh... Hiro masih berkeliaran di luar sana, menyusun strategi, dan mengunjungi sahabat lamanya, Andou, mengatakan ingin mampir dan bersama-sama membaca komik Shounen jump.
Dih, ngeriiiii, ketika sosok Hiro yang bertudung, berdiri di kamar gelap Andou. Apakah dia mengendus persahabatan antara Andou dan Ichirou? Hiro tinggal teriak, DADADADADA... Dan Andou bisa saja langsung....
Inuyashiki wants to help his daughter Mari from a burning building, but Hiro is in his way. Their spectacular fight gets to the point where Inuyashiki tears Hiro apart in anger. He rushes to Mari who by now has died, so he desperately resorts to his healing powers to bring her back. This reveals his powers to her, then to the firemen and ambulance teams who were working on caring for the other people.
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Este tomo se siente como si ya no tuviera nada qué contar el autor. Escenas que podrían narrarse en un par de hojas, las cuenta en capítulos enteros, con páginas completas de perspectivas aéreas (de las cuáles siento que ya abusa y no aportan NADA al desarrollo de la trama y los personajes); una pelea llena de explosiones, pero sin profundidad, con los antagonistas inconscientes. De verdad espero que mejore en los últimos dos tomos.
I just binge read volumes 5-8! I've already ordered 9 and I'm trying to track down 10! This series has surprised me... I didn't have high hopes because I didn't get into Gigant. Mostly because of the two main characters and the way their relationship seems to be going as well as the gratuitous nudity. But Inuvashiki is EXCELLENT! I may have to try Gantz after I finish this series.
Shishigami has caused massive destruction, chaos, and death, but now he's face-to-face with Inuyashiki, the only man who can go toe-to-toe. Except Inuyashiki is most concerned with his daughter who is in mortal danger because of Shishigami. This one reads like a roller coaster, fast with lots of twists and turns as the world turns upside down.
Encore un super tome! Bon, une fois de plus, ça m'a pris 15 minutes maximum pour le lire. Il y a très (trop) peu de dialogues mais on y est habitué maintenant. Le tome 9 sort en décembre. On approche de la fin de la série et je me demande vraiment comment tout cela va se terminer.
No avanza mucho, el lo intenta, en serio, pero va lento...el tipo sufre, pero no se siente como al principio de la obra, aprece que Hiroya ya quisiera acabarlo todo y este apresurado, el fin esta cerca y no me esta interesando mucho.
*3.5 Weakest volume in my opinion. Majority spent battling. I did find some ironies in the battles such as Inuyashiki’s attacks look like wings, that they both battle for what is “right” and Inuyashiki talking to his family and him claiming he’s been on a train. Small idiosyncrasies.