Under the Dog

A tense, dark near-future action piece with high stakes and a bleak atmosphere, driven by identity and survival.

Directed by

Masahiro Ando

Genres

Action, Animation, Science fiction

Starring

Asami Seto, Rumi Okubo, Koki Uchiyama

Tagline

Our enemy is the light of humanity.

Overview

The story takes place within Neo Tokyo in the year 2025, five years after a severe terrorist attack at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Students possessing special abilities are forced into serving an elite anti-terrorist unit created by the United Nations, fighting against threats including other ability users. If these agents fail their mission, they will be killed along with their families, who have bombs planted within their heads. One member of this covert ops unit, a Swedish girl by the name of Anthea Kallenberg, seeks to find who she really is.

How it feels

Dark, tense, bleak and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.

About

Identity, survival, power, betrayal

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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