"Tokyo Godfathers" is a kind story about three homeless people - an alcoholic Jin, a transgender Hana and a runaway homeless girl Miyuki, who found a newborn child in the garbage. The movie doesn't withhold from showing all the unpleasantness of homeless life - a lot of broken characters, violence, madness, drugs, alcoholism and other nasty stuff. Yes, and the main characters are far from the usual heroes, knights and princesses - "the lowest of society", "garbage", "outcasts", as they say about themselves. All of them ended up on the street because of various, not very good, deeds, and all of them have their shortcomings. That's what makes them interesting.
But, as strange as it sounds, "Tokyo Godfathers" really feels like fairy tale. It's unusual and very touching. There is no clear confrontation between good and evil, and no downright negative evil characters. The main characters - these strange, unpleasant, rude and dirty people become more understanding and empathetic, eventually learning the true value of a family.
This is an excellent example of an anime, which can be recommended to everyone, even if they aren't huge fans of Japanese animation.
But, as strange as it sounds, "Tokyo Godfathers" really feels like fairy tale. It's unusual and very touching. There is no clear confrontation between good and evil, and no downright negative evil characters. The main characters - these strange, unpleasant, rude and dirty people become more understanding and empathetic, eventually learning the true value of a family.
This is an excellent example of an anime, which can be recommended to everyone, even if they aren't huge fans of Japanese animation.