Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
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Constable Fuse is part of an elite Special Forces unit known as the Capital Police whose mission is to maintain peace during a time of civil unrest. Fuse becomes entangled within a web of intrigue and politics between the Capital Police, the government intelligence bureau, and a secret society known as Jin-Roh – the Wolf Brigade.
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Akira
- Movie
- 1988
Following the disaster wrought upon the world by a mysterious being called ‘Akira’, Neo Tokyo is now in social and economic turmoil. In such a decaying city, feisty Kaneda and his shy friend Tetsuo survive by running around in a biker gang, chasing local rivals and generally evading the police. Everything changes, however, when Tetsuo crashes into a strange-looking boy during a bike chase and the military ends up taking him away. When he eventually returns to his friends, he’s no longer the same weak little boy they always knew – in fact, a military experiment has turned him into something beyond human imagination. While the military is intent on reclaiming its specimen at any cost, Tetsuo is sick of being bullied around and is about to show everyone, including his friend Kaneda, exactly who is boss.
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add recJin-Roh and Akira can claim an equally powerful effect on a viewer regardless of genre. This is largely due to the gritty and realistic nature of the two stories and the exploration of the capabilities of mankind and violence in both. If you were captivated by one, you will surely be as intrigued by the other.
Texhnolyze
- TV (22 eps)
- 2003
In an experimental city of despair and carnage, ORGAN will do anything necessary to gain power and wealth. Unfortunately for one underground boxer who was mutilated, a rogue doctor has given him what ORGAN specializes in and he despises: Texhnolyze body parts. Will these cybernetic appendages help exact his revenge upon the one who made him this way?
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add recThe message to both anime is relatively clear: no matter how much the glories of technology and society may mask them, there will always be a savage and bestial side to humankind that will can never be stripped away. As well as this, both anime carry a complicated plotline, brutal imagery, and a decidedly bleak ending. If you enjoy watching science fiction that delves into an uglier side of human nature and don't mind a slow moving plot, then either one should be well worth the watch.
Jin Roh and Tehxnolyze share the same civil war ambiance. Jin Roh is much shorter and is centered on two characters, whereas Tehxnolyze is more focused on the story and revolves around many characters and different parties. Despite these differences, both anime really give a similar feeling and if you liked one, you'll like the other.
These two anime productions are very similar, both in feel and certain plot elements. Both productions revolve around a socially dysfunctional man, and his relationship with a woman who is important to multiple waring factions. Both are grimy and dark, with political undertones, and can definitely be confusing. If you liked either the other is worth checking out.
Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen
Alt titles: Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal
- OVA (4 eps)
- 1999
Himura Kenshin was a boy orphaned by the murder of his parents. Now he is the Hitokiri Battousai, the most feared and skilled killer in 19th century Japan. In the midst of a blood bath, he meets the love of his life, Tomoe. Will he continue to fight his enemies in a killing rage or will she sheath his bloodstained sword? Tsuikohen takes place years before the setting of the Kenshin TV series.
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add recLike Jin-Roh, Rurouni Kenshin is another dark and depressing story, lined with the themes of trust and betrayal. They also have plenty of good violence and action. If you liked one of these, you will probably like the other.
Both are based on true events within different periods of history, staying true to the concept of war and the effect it can have on both sides of the conflict. You can draw similarities in the male leads, not initially likeable characters largely due to their role in battle. The beauty in both is the evolving nature of the leads, best observed in their developed relationships and the way this impacts on their being. Both explore this in beautiful detail and are to be viewed by someone with an appreciation of the realities of inner and outer turmoil.
Ghost in the Shell
- Movie
- 1995
A mysterious new hacker known only as the Puppet Master threatens to create chaos, erasing and rewriting the memories of his victims: humans who have cast away their physical body to become cyborgs. Is he an evil genius, or could he signal the beginning of a new age in the relationship between man and machine?
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add recI see a similarity both in the dark atmosphere and beautifully animated action scenes, and in that the two protagonists Fuse and Kusanagi who both struggle with their identities.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
It is the year 2029, and as many rush to embrace thechanges that cybernetic technology bring to mankind,the seedier side of humanity is even quicker to takeadvantage of it. This series follows Public PeaceSection 9, a government organization that plays behindthe scenes to stop the worst of these criminals. JoinMajor Motoko Kusanagi and her team as they take youthrough an incredibly vivid world filled with plots ofsuch depth and intrigue as is seldom seen.
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add recBoth Jin-Roh and GitS:SAC thrust their viewers into the midst of a fast-paced, and at times disorienting, world of futuristic politics and counter-terrorism. Viewers who enjoy unlocking the dense intellectualism of either show, and appreciate the heart-pounding action that serves to break up what would otherwise be recondite, will surely enjoy the other.
Aside from the superficial similarities (which might be lumped into the category of 'futuristic law enforcement), both GITS: SAC and Jin Roh share some similar themes. They take a look not only into the nature of society, but also at what it means to be human.
