Under the Dog
2016 • Kinema Citrus
- Format
- OVA
- Aired
- 2016
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Kinema Citrus · Orange
- Genres
- Action · Science fiction · Thriller
It is the year 2025, five years since devastating terrorist attacks put an end to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The UN has taken control of the former Olympic site on the edge of Tokyo Bay, placing it beyond Japan’s jurisdiction.
Hana Togetsu is a seventeen-year-old high school student who lives in the area. Not your typical teen, she belongs to a special unit run by the UN. Hana is sent on a mission as a transfer student to a public high school on Enoshima Island.
Her target: Shunichi Nanase, a boy in her class.
As Hana is about to make contact with her target, a middle-aged man appears at the school asking for Shunichi. The situation turns critical when the American military arrives at the school in pursuit of the man.
As the bloodshed escalates, another teenage girl begins to make her way to the island to break the deadlock.
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Under the Dog originated as a high-profile crowdfunding project on Kickstarter, launched in 2014 by producer Jiro Ishii and director Masahiro Ando. The production was conceived as a way to circumvent traditional Japanese animation committee structures, aiming to create a mature, gritty science fiction narrative free from mainstream commercial pressures. The campaign saw significant international support, eventually leading to the release of the OVA in 2016 through a partnership with Kinema Citrus and Orange.
The visual design and animation direction were handled by Kinema Citrus, focusing on a dark, grounded aesthetic that leaned into the dystopian tone of the screenplay written by Yukinori Kitajima. The project aimed to evoke a sense of late 1980s and early 1990s OVA classics, prioritizing intricate action choreography and a somber atmosphere. Upon its release, it was received as a polarizing work; critics often praised its technical animation quality and ambitious scope, while some viewers noted that the dense, complex world-building felt restricted by the singular episode's runtime.
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