Inuyashiki's role reversal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaWf7lMBiqg - 7:41

     Inuyashiki is a series that looked interesting to me a while.  Before taking the time to watch it this

weekend, after reflecting on another series by the same creator, which got me back to thinking about

this series, I had only heard of it due to the actions of the "villain" of the series (more about this

"villain" later).  What I saw in this short series, and in the video for this reflection, is a rather interesting

reversal of roles, specially with the "hero" and the "villain."

      The "hero" of Inuyashiki is an average looking old man who is a regular human until he gets

robotic powers due to alien intervention.  I think the aliens accidentally kill him and restore him with

robotic parts and weaponry, but he still looks the same on the outside.  Anyway, despite not knowing

what really happens, the old man decides to use his new powers to help people since it makes him feel

alive and gives his life meaning, even though he doesn't consider himself a hero for doing this because

he thinks his powers were meant for evil or something (why I have "hero" in quotations).

     The "villain" of Inuyashiki is an average looking teenager who gets the same powers as the average

looking old man for the same reason.   However, for the most part, he decides to use his new powers to

gradually kill people, which actually is what makes him feel alive and gives his life meaning.  He

doesn't really think he is human anymore either, yet he still has moments of humanity too (why I have

"villain" in quotations).

     In anime/manga, the hero is usually a teenager, or even younger, and the villain is usually an adult,

or someone older.  I don't think I've ever seen an anime before where the hero is not only an old man,

but an average looking one whose powers come from inside him, not being very strong physically,

making him an android (or something like that).  Despite what happens in the anime, and how it looks

sometimes (I'm not a big fan of the cgi style, especially when it gets used randomly for no

apparent reason), I like it for the story and its use of role reversal.

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