My Home Hero
a review by R2R
a review by R2R
Everyday life. We got our struggles, we got our hopes. We got someone we love and someone we hate. We got something good and bad at every corner, but we have control over it. At least we believe so, but that's kind of the point. Having a belief, that tomorrow's going to be a better day. But like someone once said, "Life fucks everyone".
For Tosu Tetsuo, his family (his annoyingly oblivious daughter, to be precise) is what rises problems but it is also what grants him power, a reason to push forward. While the story tackles some other notable themes like Justice, Survival, Teamwork etc., it ultimately is about a father trying to protect what he loves, a son trying to get back what he lost, and a father trying to avenge his son. It's all about family.
The story does a great job at maintaining this suspense, and works well as a fine thriller. Though one thing that the show glosses over is the daughter. She's really left as a plot point, with her presence bringing an air of annoyance since the characters we know would be going through a lot of crap because of her flaws while she's over her room watching cat videos.
One thing I particularly like about the story is how it shows Tetsuo's weakness. For all his "all according to keikaku" planning, the show makes it point that he's still weak, makes mistakes and sometimes all he can do is pray. Though it might pull some asspulls every now and then. It also does a good job at highlighting the moral dilemma he faces, being crushed by the wait of his sins.
I'm pretty sure the manga benefits from this, because this Anime really highlights it's story and writing, by having a weak production. From it's almost slideshow-ish animation, poor action scenes, bland opening song and generic sound; it's production is ultimately it's downfall. I guess the only selling point in production would be voice acting.
There are plenty of other movies/shows that follow a similar plotline like,
Devotion of Suspect X (Novel) and it's adaptations across multiple languages and countries.
And of course Drishyam, which is loosely based on Devotion X, which currently available in like 4 different languages, and an unnecessary but still entertaining sequel. The anime has been compared to this pretty often during the beginning of the show's airing, but it's pretty different from that, though the tone and overall themes are pretty much the same.
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