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犬屋敷 [Inuyashiki] #2
Inuyashiki, Vol. 2
Cruel Youth
Hiro Shishigami’s surprising reveal to his best friend, Ando, has made it clear that Inuyashiki was not the only person out in the park on that fateful night. Though it seems that Shishigami’s abilities will make life easier for his formerly bullied friend, his new abilities have also pushed him in a grim direction and he has now picked up a strange and deadly hobby. Inuyashiki may be the only person who can do something, but even with his new body, he’s still no spring chicken. Does Inuyashiki have what it takes to prevent Shishigami from continuing his violent pastime?
Hiro Shishigami’s surprising reveal to his best friend, Ando, has made it clear that Inuyashiki was not the only person out in the park on that fateful night. Though it seems that Shishigami’s abilities will make life easier for his formerly bullied friend, his new abilities have also pushed him in a grim direction and he has now picked up a strange and deadly hobby. Inuyashiki may be the only person who can do something, but even with his new body, he’s still no spring chicken. Does Inuyashiki have what it takes to prevent Shishigami from continuing his violent pastime?
192 pages, Paperback
First published October 23, 2014
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Hiroya Oku
289 books335 followersHiroya 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.
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.
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November 7, 2024
So with volume one leaving me drooling for more, I came straight to this second volume where old-man with new super powers Inuyashiki continues to familiarise himself with his new abilities which sees him take on a street gang! Meanwhile, remember when Inuyashiki got his powers there was someone nearby, Shishigami Hiro, who is anything but a hero, the second this reality got its first hero, it got it's first supervillain, a 17 year old serial killer! Love, love, love, I love the turns that happen Hiroya's work. Gorgeously drawn and superbly plotted, the only failings are weak dialogue and too many unnamed supporting characters. 7 out of 12, Three Stars, with more to come as Hiroya's work improves as it progresses.
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February 6, 2019
After a meh first volume, the series starts getting interesting as a nemesis for our titular hero is introduced: Shishigami, a sociopathic high schooler with the same crazy machine superpowers as Inuyashiki - only he uses them for evil, not good!
There’s not a whole lot to this book beyond more table-setting - Inuyashiki continuing to figure out his powers, reluctantly getting used to his unlikely role of superhero, while Shishigami is doing the opposite as the supervillain of this story - though there is the extra-long, disturbing murder of an entire family by Shishigami. It’s grim but it’s compelling.
It’s not totally clear why Shishigami goes immediately so over-the-top evil with his powers - I guess he was always sociopathic? - and the book, like the super-slick art, is a shallow, generic superhero comic bursting with shameless power fantasy wish fulfilment. I still found it fairly entertaining though and I do want to see what happens next - so, yup, Inuyashiki, Volume 2 wasn’t bad!
There’s not a whole lot to this book beyond more table-setting - Inuyashiki continuing to figure out his powers, reluctantly getting used to his unlikely role of superhero, while Shishigami is doing the opposite as the supervillain of this story - though there is the extra-long, disturbing murder of an entire family by Shishigami. It’s grim but it’s compelling.
It’s not totally clear why Shishigami goes immediately so over-the-top evil with his powers - I guess he was always sociopathic? - and the book, like the super-slick art, is a shallow, generic superhero comic bursting with shameless power fantasy wish fulfilment. I still found it fairly entertaining though and I do want to see what happens next - so, yup, Inuyashiki, Volume 2 wasn’t bad!
May 3, 2022
Inuyashika weeps with joy and gratitude when through great effort he is able to save the life of a stranger. This is truly the model of heroism to which we should aspire.
April 23, 2023
The other side of the coin just turned up—and it's terrible.
Shishigami is such a disappointment; he's no Pinkman! The duo I'm longing for is never going to happen. Of course, to balance things out, if there's light, there should be darkness as well. But I love the cliffhanger, though. I'm excited on the wonders that Inuyashiki is planning to do!!
Shishigami is such a disappointment; he's no Pinkman! The duo I'm longing for is never going to happen. Of course, to balance things out, if there's light, there should be darkness as well. But I love the cliffhanger, though. I'm excited on the wonders that Inuyashiki is planning to do!!
June 10, 2024
Wow.
This volume contains one of the most brutal scenes I've ever seen in a manga.
Inuyashiki continues to explore his new capabilities, striving to use them for good. Meanwhile, Hiro Shishigami, the other individual transformed into a war machine, is on a starkly different path. A clash between the two seems inevitable.
This volume contains one of the most brutal scenes I've ever seen in a manga.
Inuyashiki continues to explore his new capabilities, striving to use them for good. Meanwhile, Hiro Shishigami, the other individual transformed into a war machine, is on a starkly different path. A clash between the two seems inevitable.
January 28, 2023
Shishigami is the "other one".
While Inuyashiki takes extreme joy in helping others in dire situations....Shishigami feels alive as he murders random families and those who cross him
They are both aware of each other.
Two sides of human nature?
While Inuyashiki takes extreme joy in helping others in dire situations....Shishigami feels alive as he murders random families and those who cross him
They are both aware of each other.
Two sides of human nature?
May 25, 2019
Ok it's getting better.
He needed to enter for the balance!
He needed to enter for the balance!
March 27, 2017
Leider war Band 2 nicht mehr so gut wie der Anfang. Die neue Narrative hat mir nicht so recht gefallen und insgesamt kamen die rohen Emotionen aus Band 1 zu kurz, um hier das etwas lächerliche zu überdecken. Aber insgesamt gab es wenigstens vereinzelt ein paar kleine Highlights, und eine Szene insbesondere die wirklich gut war!
May 28, 2017
Okay this is more like it. The first volume was solid but this is far better. We get deeper into both stories. Inuyashiki story continues as he tries to find a purpose to his powers. Hiro, the young man you saw at the end of the last volume also explores his own path with his own powers. Two very different paths and that's what it boils down to. What would YOU do?
What I liked: The dark nature this volume had was very interesting. The last volume focused on the good, hopefulness of it all. This focused on the destructive and emptiness of human nature. Hiro is both scary and extremely dangerous. His way of using his power is pure evil and the part when is trying to convince his friend to come back to school, and then murders an entire family for nothing. For NO reason. And his sick nature of him toying with the poor girl was fucked up. The ending gives you some hope but you can see how dark this story is about to get.
What I didn't like: The scene with murder I can handle yet the one moment when a child is killed is really...just hard to watch. I get what it shows but fuck that was really disgusting for the sake of it. I guess I just don't like to see kids murdered.
It's really getting good though. The contrast of the two main characters is what's going to keep me buying these. If they keep it up I can really enjoy this one quite a lot.
What I liked: The dark nature this volume had was very interesting. The last volume focused on the good, hopefulness of it all. This focused on the destructive and emptiness of human nature. Hiro is both scary and extremely dangerous. His way of using his power is pure evil and the part when is trying to convince his friend to come back to school, and then murders an entire family for nothing. For NO reason. And his sick nature of him toying with the poor girl was fucked up. The ending gives you some hope but you can see how dark this story is about to get.
What I didn't like: The scene with murder I can handle yet the one moment when a child is killed is really...just hard to watch. I get what it shows but fuck that was really disgusting for the sake of it. I guess I just don't like to see kids murdered.
It's really getting good though. The contrast of the two main characters is what's going to keep me buying these. If they keep it up I can really enjoy this one quite a lot.
May 3, 2022
Inuyashiki es un trozo de pan y las partes donde aprende a utilizar mejor sus habilidades para hacer el bien son muy buenas.
El villano me parece demasiado plano. No sólo es el tipo de matar por matar sino que no le encuentro nada interesante.
El villano me parece demasiado plano. No sólo es el tipo de matar por matar sino que no le encuentro nada interesante.
July 28, 2019
I liked this volume more than the first. We see Inuyashiki grow into his powers as a protector and healer. We also follow Hiro, the other person who was "gifted" with this special mech power. Instead of becoming a superhero, Hiro gleefully turns into a sadist, murdering people all over the city. This manga feels a bit like the movie Unbreakable.
I'm also not as bothered by the impersonal art style. I think it enhances the plot effectively.
There is a LOT of violence, even towards very little kids. Like, pages of drawn out violence. I'm still deciding if this is a dealbreaker, even though the story is compelling (and I like origin stories).
I'm also not as bothered by the impersonal art style. I think it enhances the plot effectively.
There is a LOT of violence, even towards very little kids. Like, pages of drawn out violence. I'm still deciding if this is a dealbreaker, even though the story is compelling (and I like origin stories).
January 26, 2016
Well, this took a nasty and disturbing turn!
The only part of this I actually enjoyed was the old man's initial, awkward attempts at flight.
The only part of this I actually enjoyed was the old man's initial, awkward attempts at flight.
November 29, 2015
Inuyashiki Vol.2 continues social commentary through a horror genre masked by spectacular sci-fi trappings. Grim and breathtaking in its stark violence and daring.
August 20, 2020
The art still puts me off, but the story is okay.
August 26, 2019
Cabreadísima con el niñato este. De qué va?!
July 24, 2021
Segundo tomo de Inuyashiki en el que ya se nos presenta las particularidad y motivaciones del antagonista y en el que nuestro adorable héroe empieza a descubrir sus verdaderos poderes.
January 6, 2018
Di volume 2 ini, cerita mulai berpusar pada sosok kedua yang terkena petir dan menjadi mesin, seperti Ichirou. Shishigami Hiro adalah anak sekolah biasa yang sangat care terhadap sahabatnya, Andou, yang berulangkali mengalami bullying di sekolah. Suatu hari, Hiro menengok Andou yang mogok sekolah karena mengaku sakit. Di rumah Andou inilah Hiro pamer kekuatannya pada sahabatnya. Dengan cueknya ia membelah kepala dan bagian tubuhnya yang lain, menunjukkan deretan mesin di tubuhnya. Tidak hanya itu, dia bisa menyerang dari jarak jauh dengan memraktekkannya pada burung-burung di depan mereka. Merasa bahwa Hiro sedang pamer kemampuan magic-nya, Andou tidak merasa bahwa Hiro, sahabatnya, telah berubah.
Rayuan Hiro pada Andou untuk masuk sekolah akhirnya berhasil. Di hari dimana Andou sekolah, para gang tukang bully sudah mulai gatal untuk kembali mem-bully-nya. Hiro tidak tinggal diam. Ia, dengan kekuatan baru yang ia miliki mampu menyelamatkan Andou pada saat kritis. Apakah Hiro puas dengan kalahnya geng bully? Ternyata tidak....
Di chapter-chapter berikutnya, cerita semakin gelap dan cukup sadis. Gambar-gambarnya sangat vulgar, belum lagi beberapa halaman berwarna yang membuat saya kurang nyaman ketika membaca di antrian supermarket hahaha... Salah siapa antrian panjang dan dihabiskan dengan membaca manga? :D
Meski manga ini fokusnya lebih banyak di bahasa gambar, tetap saja emosi pembaca, seperti saya, ikut terpicu. Di volume pertama, saya trenyuh dengan ketidakmampuan Ichirou menitikkan airmata ketika melihat sesuatu yang membuatnya sedih. Di volume ini, cerita persahabatan antara Hiro dan Andou juga membuat emosi saya terpancing. Pembunuhan demi pembunuhan yang dilakukan oleh Hiro membuat Andou merasa ia tidak lagi menemukan sosok sahabatnya yag dulu.
Duh, terlalu banyak spoiler tersebar disini ya? Engg...maap.... :D Ohya, sosok Hiro di manga, ya ampun cakeeeppp baaangeeeddd.... hahaha... Salah fokus deh. Yuk, lanjut ke volume selanjutnya....
Rayuan Hiro pada Andou untuk masuk sekolah akhirnya berhasil. Di hari dimana Andou sekolah, para gang tukang bully sudah mulai gatal untuk kembali mem-bully-nya. Hiro tidak tinggal diam. Ia, dengan kekuatan baru yang ia miliki mampu menyelamatkan Andou pada saat kritis. Apakah Hiro puas dengan kalahnya geng bully? Ternyata tidak....
Di chapter-chapter berikutnya, cerita semakin gelap dan cukup sadis. Gambar-gambarnya sangat vulgar, belum lagi beberapa halaman berwarna yang membuat saya kurang nyaman ketika membaca di antrian supermarket hahaha... Salah siapa antrian panjang dan dihabiskan dengan membaca manga? :D
Meski manga ini fokusnya lebih banyak di bahasa gambar, tetap saja emosi pembaca, seperti saya, ikut terpicu. Di volume pertama, saya trenyuh dengan ketidakmampuan Ichirou menitikkan airmata ketika melihat sesuatu yang membuatnya sedih. Di volume ini, cerita persahabatan antara Hiro dan Andou juga membuat emosi saya terpancing. Pembunuhan demi pembunuhan yang dilakukan oleh Hiro membuat Andou merasa ia tidak lagi menemukan sosok sahabatnya yag dulu.
Duh, terlalu banyak spoiler tersebar disini ya? Engg...maap.... :D Ohya, sosok Hiro di manga, ya ampun cakeeeppp baaangeeeddd.... hahaha... Salah fokus deh. Yuk, lanjut ke volume selanjutnya....
December 19, 2022
The informal translators really want to give me a stroke. It’s giving the ‘English isn’t my first language’ girlies on wattpad but 10x worse
Example A: “Will this killers appear more?”
Example B: “Will I…at next time…be able to stop him??!”
They made me cackle so loud
What I really like about how this manga is playing out is that two contrasting characters are given the same power and we get to see how differently they utilise it. The old man uses the powers to do good deeds to prove that he’s still human and give value to his otherwise pathetic life. The teenage boy on the other hand uses the powers to act invincible and begins to kill people and pull silly pranks for little to no reason other than petty revenge and showing off(light yagami wannabe)
He’s so wild, he was literally asking a girl what her favourite manga was after killing her entire family
And he justifies killing people with “except your family, it doesn’t matter…if someone lives or dies, right?”
However nothing much has happened yet and I’m still waiting for it to get interesting or for some sort of conflict to arise
Example A: “Will this killers appear more?”
Example B: “Will I…at next time…be able to stop him??!”
They made me cackle so loud
What I really like about how this manga is playing out is that two contrasting characters are given the same power and we get to see how differently they utilise it. The old man uses the powers to do good deeds to prove that he’s still human and give value to his otherwise pathetic life. The teenage boy on the other hand uses the powers to act invincible and begins to kill people and pull silly pranks for little to no reason other than petty revenge and showing off(light yagami wannabe)
He’s so wild, he was literally asking a girl what her favourite manga was after killing her entire family
And he justifies killing people with “except your family, it doesn’t matter…if someone lives or dies, right?”
However nothing much has happened yet and I’m still waiting for it to get interesting or for some sort of conflict to arise
October 1, 2022
Two sides of the same coin
While the first volume dealt primarily with Inuyashiki's troublesome family, dangers of society, and the cyberization when he was accidentally destroyed by aliens and rebuilt with interstellar weaponry this volume shows us the young man who was also there on that unfortunate hill but unlike Inuyashiki something is not quite right with this youth as we see him showing sociopathic tendencies with the hardware to murder anyone he wants.
In the mean time now that Inuyashiki has a dangerous opponent we are focusing less on the remnants of his old life and more on how he is learning to adapt to his new form however his original body was already on the brink of death when he was transformed by the aliens so only time will tell how he will learn to adapt when the only other person like him is already taking pleasure in the demise of those around him.
While the first volume dealt primarily with Inuyashiki's troublesome family, dangers of society, and the cyberization when he was accidentally destroyed by aliens and rebuilt with interstellar weaponry this volume shows us the young man who was also there on that unfortunate hill but unlike Inuyashiki something is not quite right with this youth as we see him showing sociopathic tendencies with the hardware to murder anyone he wants.
In the mean time now that Inuyashiki has a dangerous opponent we are focusing less on the remnants of his old life and more on how he is learning to adapt to his new form however his original body was already on the brink of death when he was transformed by the aliens so only time will tell how he will learn to adapt when the only other person like him is already taking pleasure in the demise of those around him.
July 27, 2017
It is incredible how Oku goes from the most disturbing scenes to some that actually give you some hope back and make you cheer. Inuyashiki so far really offers looks of the worst of humanity while also providing a contrast through genuinely good, if downtrodden people.
If the anime adaptation later this year can deliver half of what the manga manages to show so far, I'll be hugely impressed.
If the anime adaptation later this year can deliver half of what the manga manages to show so far, I'll be hugely impressed.
March 4, 2020
Très bbien! La dualité, bien qu'évidente dès le début, prend forme. J'ai bien aimé aussi l'évolution du personnage principale, qui s'assume plus, prend confiance et «devient quelqu'un» à un âge avancé, on voit souent des jeunes devenir des héros, mais un vieil homme... c'est beaucoup plus rare et je trouve l'idée intéressante!
April 26, 2023
Now we’re cooking! We meet our villain and i finished this in like 20 min
February 23, 2024
This art isn’t nice, nor is the story good. Okay bye.
March 17, 2024
This volume wasn't as good as the first volume. I was, in fact, ready to DNF this series. Luckily, at the end, it started to pick up again, so I will be reading volume 3. 😁
November 26, 2025
Can’t wait to continue. This is the sweetest protagonist ever written 🥹😭 I keep crying. Rooting for you sweet old man.
December 13, 2015
I'm still intrigued by this title. Inuyashiki is an old man who feels happiness and validation at being able to use his powers to help others, despite the fact that the changes to his body make him not quite human. On the other hand is Hiro, a high school kid granted the same abilities, who uses his omnipotence to kill and steal. I find it interesting that these two are physiologically more machine than man, yet the freak accident that changed them merely accentuates their human characteristics. Inuyaskiki finds the courage to use his abilities compassionately, while Hiro's sociopathic tendencies erupt because he believes he can do anything with impunity.
This title is a combination of deconstructed superhero, and cat-and-mouse serial killer in sci-fi trappings (probably partially so the creator can draw robot parts).
This title is a combination of deconstructed superhero, and cat-and-mouse serial killer in sci-fi trappings (probably partially so the creator can draw robot parts).
August 30, 2016
Hiroya lo vuelve a hacer...y es que leer esto, y no compararlo con Gantz es muy difícil, ya sentimos pena por el viejo del primer capitulo, y nos habíamos olvidado del joven que estaba a su lado...ah si, que el hombre se pregunte y cuestione su mortalidad y humanidad es profundo, y después del rescate a los jovenes pandilleros ( malditos jovenes pandilleros ) y el incendio, uno se emociona al ver su reacción, pero ahora...veamos al otra cara de la moneda, el joven que estaba a su lado en la explosión, vemos que su vida también es una "#$%&/ pero aun así se levanta, y sabe que sus poderes le dan una ventaja que no demora en usar de manera brutal.
La historia avanza y avanza bien, muy Hiroya Oku, mientras el arte sigue siendo perfecto, la parte de perspectivas en el vuelo son soberbias, mas allá del trabajo fotorealista que se haya hecho.
La historia avanza y avanza bien, muy Hiroya Oku, mientras el arte sigue siendo perfecto, la parte de perspectivas en el vuelo son soberbias, mas allá del trabajo fotorealista que se haya hecho.
May 12, 2016
I recently did a “Humble book bundle” from Kodansha comics (big manga publisher from Japan) and scored a number of E-books of various titles.
This is mostly about another character that was “killed” by the as of yet unforeseen alien race that gave Inuyashiki his powers – a boy named Hiro Shishigami. Hiro spends most of the book trying to protect a friend that has stopped going to school because of bullying. He has basically retreated to his room and become a hikkomori (shut-in). Hiro uses his powers to cheer the boy up until we learn his awful secret. Since he is no longer human, Hiro has become a giant sociopath and serial killer in order to feel emotion. I can only assume we have now seen The Joker to Inuyashiki’s Batman.
Still a great read!
This is mostly about another character that was “killed” by the as of yet unforeseen alien race that gave Inuyashiki his powers – a boy named Hiro Shishigami. Hiro spends most of the book trying to protect a friend that has stopped going to school because of bullying. He has basically retreated to his room and become a hikkomori (shut-in). Hiro uses his powers to cheer the boy up until we learn his awful secret. Since he is no longer human, Hiro has become a giant sociopath and serial killer in order to feel emotion. I can only assume we have now seen The Joker to Inuyashiki’s Batman.
Still a great read!
July 20, 2022
After this first volume the story picks up the speed and there is a lot more action in 2nd volume. We get to see Hiro and what makes him feel alive, or human? And we see how Inuyashiki deals with the search for his humanity. Beautiful. I love how awfully bad the old man fights. He's not a trained fighter, he seems to be scared, maybe scared of what he's going to do, maybe scared to harm others, therefore he fights in a very awkward way. He just feels like a human, flawed and very much a human being.
Loved this volume, read it in one evening.
Loved this volume, read it in one evening.
August 20, 2016
This volume establishes the flip side to Inuyashiki's heroism: the evil potential for the alien/technological makeover.
One question I have about this series: Why, after having been "remade" through otherworldly contact, does Inuyashiki still shake? I can understand this as an older cancer-ridden human, but as a armed machine?
One question I have about this series: Why, after having been "remade" through otherworldly contact, does Inuyashiki still shake? I can understand this as an older cancer-ridden human, but as a armed machine?
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