First I would like to start by saying that it is unfair to compare this show to the past movie with the same title. The "thug" that existed back then dose not exist in this day and age. They went extinct about 2 years ago. This Show is defiantly not made for a western audience and is more a love letter to the east and Asia. For thousands of years influence that was not western happened through art, story telling, creativity and philosophy. It was not as loud as the western influence but defiantly had a equivalent mark. Many of the known stories from the "Alf lela wo lela" thousand and one night that are shared across the east and Asia are are stories inspired by travels across that side of the world, with many Chinese eastern influence. Where in in ancient times they exchanged students and education. One of the biggest stories that captured the world as a whole is the lour of the wish granting Jin. And in this Anime it is sharing a public school that is neglected in the poorer side of town that has kids that been influenced by a eclectic sources and noise, you see them eat Chinese food and kabab and falafel which, most japanned people view as high in fat and not clean. Which tells me that not all the kids are of Japanese decent. There is a lot to say about this show and I love it's eclectic mess, that is reflecting a sliver of eastern reality.
Also the Tatoos on the Jin bodies are saying,
Alf: which means thousand, or the first letter in both Arabic and Hebrew. Many believe that its the first letter ever written.
Lelah: which mean night.
The main character: Ara Jin, "Arabic Jin"
Also the Tatoos on the Jin bodies are saying,
Alf: which means thousand, or the first letter in both Arabic and Hebrew. Many believe that its the first letter ever written.
Lelah: which mean night.
The main character: Ara Jin, "Arabic Jin"