Inuyashiki



A 2014 manga.

Ichiro Inuyashiki is a 58-year old man with teenage children that has no friends and isn't treated very well by his own family. Suddenly, one day, he discovers he has stomach cancer in a terminal stage. Desperate and incapable of telling his family about the fact(even fearing that, at the end, they will not care), he is suddenly struck by a lighting-like phenomenon caused by aliens. The aliens rebuild Inuyashiki and a young man that was also hit by the lightning, trying to cover their tracks, but only manage to rebuild them using mechanical bodies, but with their memories intact.

Though initially unaware of what happened, Inuyashiki soon discovers what happened with him, but it is still unsure what to do with his life now as basically a human robot. But what happened to the young man?

Written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. Published on Kodansha's Evening.


 * Dude, Where's My Respect?: Considering he sustains the whole family and is shown to be nothing but a loving father and husband, the family's harsh treatment of Ichiro counts as a downplayed version of this.
 * Loss of Identity: Ichiro no longer believes he's the real Ichiro once he discovers his new mechanic nature.
 * Older Than He Looks: Life has been rough on Ichiro, or at least that's how his doctor sees him. It don't helps he was a father in his 40s, making his daughter looks like his granddaughter.
 * Tomato in the Mirror: It don't takes much time for Inuyashiki to discover he's basically a robot with a human mind inside it.
 * We Can Rebuild Him: The aliens do this to the victims of an accident they caused, though to such a point it's hard to call them cyborgs, as they're basically mechanical with memories of their biological selves.
 * Undying Loyalty: Hanako always runs back to Ichiro, since she's a dog after all.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Mari's school uniform hits a D.