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「ショウタイムだ」 (Shoutaimu da)
“It’s Showtime”
If there were any question that Satou-san is a crazy bastard, this episode should have pretty well cleared it up. The man in the hat is more and more becoming the driving force in this story, and one of the real intrigues playing out here is whether (or for how long) Kei is going to be able to sit on the sidelines while Satou escalates his war on humanity in Japan. And in the process, I suppose we’re going to find out just how jaded and amoral this new version of Kei really is.
The quest for humanity, and the definition of it, are very much major themes of Ajin. On the one hand you have Tosaki, who’s torturing scientists, blackmailing his ajin assistant and dreaming up new capture methods his attack dogs call “too inhumane”. His response – “Ajin aren’t human and thus by definition can’t be treated inhumanely” – is about what you’d expect, but he does raise an interesting spectre that hangs over this series. Are ajin human or aren’t they – and in the end, as long as they’re sentient and capable of conscientious behvior, does it matter?
There are signs Kei might just be wavering in his newfound isolationism in the face of impending tragedy. He’s made Kou’s living conditions marginally less inhumane (that word again), offering up a radio along with what looks like manga and fapping material. And more importantly, he asks Kou how they might go about fighting Satou, should he decide to. He’s not satisfied with the answer (it’s clear strategic thinking isn’t Kou’s specialty) but the mere asking of the question betrays a certain doubt creeping into Kei’s thinking.
There’s definitely something cooking with Kei – he asks Granny to buy him what looks to be a spyglass, some rope and a sumaho – which he promptly uses to look up what seems to be a detective agency (and my Hiragana is good enough to see it appears to share a family name with Shimomura, interestingly). Honestly I have no clue what Kei is up to here, but whatever it is, it would appear to be small potatoes compared to Satou’s plans. Kei might have designs on hiding out in the mountains, but it’s obvious trouble is going to find him whether he goes looking for it or not.
I can’t be the only one who saw what Satou did to skyscraper next to the Grant Pharmaceutical headquarters and thought of the World Trade Center attacks – while the methodology was different, the aftermath was eerily similar. It struck me that the sabotage was alarming easy (why did they have to make that damn fox so cute?), especially for a building in an area supposedly under such intense scrutiny. But the real headline here is what Satou did after the explosions – he rode the building to the ground like Major Kong on an A-bomb, then declared a battle for control of Japan on the police special antiterrorism forces, all the while webcasting. Satou certainly is a man who thinks big – playing every game on hard mode is his modus operandi. Until his enemies figure that out, Satou is going to continue to be several steps ahead of them in what’s fast becoming a war.
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“I can’t be the only one who saw what Satou did to skyscraper next to the Grant Pharmaceutical headquarters and thought of the World Trade Center attacks”
You’re not the only one, but Show Spoiler ▼
I can see why the anime changed that scene.
Ajin.. What happen if they cut these into pieces, and bury them in an instant into earth or burn the pieces?. Do they still regenerate their body? I took this idea from Naruto, where they fight also an immortal Enemy. To counter his regenerate abilities, they prevent his body parts to gather in one place
i wonder why no one came to this conclusion until now. Drama?
Aijns regenerate from the biggest piece of their body part, you have to get every piece. As long as there is a piece left the can regenereate anew from just that 1 piece. Satou is especially cunning at using traits specific to ajins
Bury or close him deep down in a old mine shaft, close the only exit with TNT, even if he use his hands. he would need 100 years to cave him himself out 🙂
ok ok, this would be to easy and end this Anime very fast 🙂
why go through the trouble of doing all that when you can just mob style cement his feet and sink him in the river? Hell, Kei came up with essentially the same solution you did, and he didn’t even need TNTs. I mean if you’re just coming up with solutions to neutralize them, they’ve already got that part figured out. Just capture them and keep them sedated works just fine..
in the river he do not die, somehow or somebody with time, can rescue him. Bury him deep down, and an miracle is needed to find him
Lol, until the Dwarves delve too greedily and too deep and release Satou the Balrog…
YOU. SHALL. NOT. PASS!!!!
@ Worldwidedepp
3 words: giant sized blender.
@Bamboo Blade Cat
i do not get your gist.
But…
https://randomc.net/image/Ajin/Ajin%20-%2011%20-%20Large%2007.jpg
what would work for this Boy in the Pit. Would it not work also for this Adult one? it’s nearly the same, until someday someone found the Door and let an rope to get him out..
So this is no magic
I was thinking of that Simpsons Tree House of Horror episode where Milhouse falls into a blender.
Probably more practical would be a meat grinder, that would be tough or a lot longer to come back from.
Or I dunno why they don’t do what Satou talked about, or sort of what you said, just lock’em up in a barrel. That would work according to the show’s internal logic.
Satou is one bad mutha%$%in’ building riding crazy sadistic sob. Holy crap is that dude nuts.
The scene def reminded me of the WTC attacks, but unlike Zenkou No Terror, Ajin really put a crazy twist on it, so it’s use didn’t come off as shallow.
Tosaki, he’s just such a hunk of bigoted shit. I think he’s the worst of them all. I hope his Ajin assistant eventually escapes.