Anime & Manga Review: Tokyo Underground

Watched the Anime of the series a few years ago but have just finished reading the Manga recently. The story between the two version is quite big a difference and cannot help talking something about. The series was created by Akinobu Uraka (有楽彰展).

The first thing to talk about is the female protagonist. It’s really difficult to define who the heroine is. According to the whole story, Ruri (ルリ) will definitely be the heroine. She is the one who Rumina (留美奈) fell in love with in the first place of the story. ButÂ according to my understanding, Rumina only think Ruri is cute since the story doesn’t focus too much on this part which turns out to be difficult in convincing readers about the reason that Rumina and Chelsea (チェルシー) go down to the Tokyo Underground to rescue Ruri. And my claim is proved to be reasonable as the story develops.

If Ruri is not the heroine of the story, who else can be. Most of the readers of the series have the answer. Yes, it’s Chelsea. Chelsea is the bodyguard of Ruri and she fights all the way to rescue Ruri with Rumina and for whom she develops feelings. Chelsea lost her memory for a while and during that period she was wearing the hat she bought for Rumina all the time. And in the final battle with Kashin (華秦) Chelsea gave out her life to Rumina and saved him from the death. Cannot forget the time when she went out with Rumina and enjoyed the fun, the promise of rescuing Ruri together, and the kiss they had in the dream.

More clues? Check out some other websites like Wikipedia, or the office website, you will find that Chelsea is listed before Ruri in the character introduction section.

The Anime ends too quick, far from telling the whole story. You should read the Manga if you like the series. But actually neither will give you good answers and understandings about the story and the relationship among the three protagonists, and I guess that’s why the series end so fast. Strongly recommended. Read the Manga.