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「クロちゃん, もう一度だけ」 (Kuro-chan, Mou Ichido dake)
“Kuro-chan, just once more please”
Shows which eloquently speak for themselves don’t lend themselves to a lot of interpretation, especially when they’re as straightforward and direct as Ajin is.
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「栗林公園」 (Ritsurin Kouen)
“Ritsurin Park”
As I’ve noted many times, manga and anime seem to be wonderful mediums (though by no means the only ones) for using fantasy as a means to cast insight on the experience of being human.
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「飼い犬は大変だな」 (Kaiinu wa Taihen Da na)
“It’s Tough Being a Dog”
Ajin is very much the sort of series where it’s not so easy to tell the good guys from the bad guys.
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「東京タワー」 (Toukyou Tawaa)
“Tokyo Tower”
There’s a sweet melancholy to Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari that cuts through me even at the best of times.
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「クロちゃん, お願い」 (Kuro-chan, Onegai)
“Please, Kuro-chan”
Ajin is kind of a difficult series to figure out in terms of plot progression.
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「骨付鳥」 (Honetsukidori)
“Chicken on the Bone”
Some anime are sports cars (Nakajima would probably like those) but Udon no Kuni is more of a freight train.
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「反吐が出ますね」 (Hedo ga Demasu ne)
“It’s Sickening, Right?”
Blah blah, blah, great episode of Ajin. Terrific pacing, yada yada. But warning: incoming bitching.
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「屋島」 (Yashima)
“Yashima”
Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari is something of a statement to to the personal nature of anime.
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「赤灯台」 (Aka Toudai)
“The Red Lighthouse”
We’re three episodes into Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari, and it’s actually been even better than I was expecting.
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「ことでん」 (Kotoden)
“Kotoden”
“Bittersweet” is a quality many anime aspire to, but few succeed as well as Udon no Kuni does.