Inuyashiki
7.8 /10 2 Votes
Original run January 2014 – present Genre Science Fiction Studio MAPPA | Demographic Seinen Volumes 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inuyashiki manga first impressions
Inuyashiki (いぬやしき) is a Japanese science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. Inuyashiki debuted in the January 2014 issue of Kodansha's seinen manga magazine, Evening. As of April 2016, six compilation volumes have been published. Kodansha's American subsidiary, Kodansha Comics, will publish the manga in English. An anime television series adaptation by MAPPA has been announced for October 2017, as well as a live-action film adaptation in 2018.
Contents
Inuyashiki v1 and 2 manga review
Plot
Inuyashiki Ichiro is an elderly, friendless man with an uncaring family. One fateful day he is struck by a mysterious explosion in a public park, hinted to be of extraterrestrial origin, his body is replaced by an incredibly powerful, but still outwardly human, mechanical body. He quickly realizes the extent of his body's powers, and after saving a homeless man being beaten by a pack of teenagers, he decides to dedicate himself to doing good, using his powers to heal those with incurable diseases and fight crime.
However, a teenager who was with him at the time of the explosion, Shishigami Hiro, had the same fate as Ichiro, but unlike Inuyashiki, Shishigami becomes a sociopath who uses his new found abilities to murder classmates he dislikes and innocent people, including young children, just for amusement. His acts of cruelty brings him the attention of the police, who can do nothing to stop him, and it does not take long for Hiro to become the most wanted criminal in the country. The series then keeps following these two different individuals who once shared the same, bizarre experience, as their paths are destined to clash.
Reception
Volume 2 reached the 18th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of November 2, 2014, has sold 76,886 copies; volume 3 reached the 15th place and, as of March 1, 2015, has sold 74,974 copies. Due to underwhelming sales in Japan, Oku is said to only be eyeing the completion of ten volumes of the manga in total.
It was one of the Jury Selections of the Manga Division at the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards. It was also picked as a nominee for Best Comic for the 44th annual Angoulême International Comics Festival held in 2017.
