AI no Idenshi – 05
「調律」 (Chouritsu)
“Tuning”
Just because we can do something, doesn’t mean we necessarily should.
「調律」 (Chouritsu)
“Tuning”
Just because we can do something, doesn’t mean we necessarily should.
「そして仲間がまた一人」 (Soshite Nakama ga Mata Ichi-nin)
“And Then, Another”
“The revolution is still ongoing” indeed.
「4つのケース」 (4-Tsu no keesu)
“4 Cases”
I don’t think AI no Idenshi is so much interested in offering answers as it is in prompting the audience to think about the questions in a different way.
「喧嘩の男・相楽左之助」 (Kenka no Otoko・Sagara Sanosuke)
“The Fighter for Hire – Sanosuke Sagara”
We’ve now checked off the casting for the main quartet without, in my view, any misfires.
「心の在処」 (Kokoro no arika)
“Where the Heart Is”
The homage here is not exactly subtle.
“Kasshin-Ryu – Reborn””
Kenshin’s arc is often driven by the disillusionment theme, but Yahiko is the poster boy for pride.
「成長限界」 (Seichou genkai)
“Growth Limit”
In truth there’s probably no theme more elemental to traditional science fiction than artificial intelligence.
“Tokyo Samurai・Yahiko Myojin”
To understand Himura, you have to understand his disillusionment with the revolution in whose name he killed so many.
「坊ちゃんとアリスと魔法のプール」 (Botchan to Arisu to mahō no pūru)
“The Duke, Alice, and the Magic Pool”
For me, this adaptation is always a tug of war between appreciating what it is and lamenting what it could be.
「バックアップ」 (Bakkuappu)
“Backup”
The philosophical dilemma here is as classic sci-fi as it gets