Senshi ni Ai wo

A manga where artificial humans wage war for their human creators in hopes of having their lifespan extended.

We’ve discussed this on a recent episode.

This might be the most political manga I’ve read in while, and it seems much more in tune with politics of USA than Japan. I couldn’t help but feel like the artificial humans were a stand in for lower class minorities as they are discriminated against and unable to find employment outside of military service.

Because the artificial humans were created specifically to clean up after the toxic wasteland and have their lifespan capped at 40 years, there’s upheaval and protest among them. When some of them resort to terrorism, the police force sent to take them out is also only comprised of artificial humans. Even on the battlefront you see artificial humans who were specifically created for fighting battle against the other counties artificial humans. It’s tragic and very fucked up.

I give the creator Hideo Miura a lot of credit because his art is pretty mediocre and at times ill equipped to handle war battles and large action scenes. But you can’t deny his excellent storytelling and scarily realistic portrayal of a possible future for humanity.

~dakazu