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Denji is one of the best MC’s from Shounen Jump in a while. It’s a shame that people constantly mischaracterize him and most others in the series. Glad to see the next arc getting a film adaptation, as well as “Look Back” getting a film as well.

Great points made here. I think that the stereotyped image of a “typical” criminal in the streets of Baltimore is disturbed even more in season two. The white dock workers who are unionized weren’t exactly what I had in mind when I began the second season, but I quickly realized that their crimes were much more worse than what we saw in the first season. It’s an ugly detour, emphasizing that anyone can commit crime, and our preconceived image of criminals are often not the reality.

Very interesting piece! I think an anime that would fit perfectly here is Terror in Resonance, directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. The detective, Shibazaki, is related to survivors of the Hiroshima bombing, and his ties to them motivate his investigation into two terrorists. His childhood summers are desolate, due to the elderly survivors being too ill to go outside. The idea of another desolate summer as a result of the terrorism becomes his main motivation. It’s such an interesting and super personal way to look at the generational trauma caused by the atomic bomb.