

I’m thinking of an anime but I only remember a flashback about one character
(possibly a villain character). It’s bugging me that I can’t remember what the
anime was. I’m sure I’ll remember the main story once somebody says the title
but right now this is just an unassociated fragment in my head so here’s what
I remember…

It starts out with a young boy and his father living in an impoverished sort
of town where they both work at the same factory. The narrator (female I
think) says that for this kid there were only two moments in his life that he
valued: one was when he fell ill and his father stayed by his side, changing
the wet towel on his head. I can’t remember the other moment.

His father is a mean drunk or something who pretty much takes all the money
the boy makes and probably beats him too. Anyways, the boy finds out from a
person at his work that it was a neighbor lady who stayed by his side while he
was ill and not his father (and so his cherished memory was tarnished). His
second valued memory was true, but I can't remember it.

So one day some other people gang up on and start beating the crap out of the
boy when he spots his father. The boy looks over at him as if asking for help.
His father looks at him for a moment but then looks away and carries on his
merry way.

That’s all I remember... Any help would be appreciated.


CC BY-SA 3.0
2013-06-22T16:12:07.023
4189
2017-05-08T20:55:48.223
2017-05-08T20:55:48.223
1908
1930
question
hunter-x-hunter
Looking for an anime with an impoverished town and abusive father


Oh! I figured it out! It took me awhile searching through a few series I
thought it might have been. I thought it could have been a minor Neo-Nazi or
Czech S.S. character from Monster, the Comrade “villain” from Gun X Sword, the
perfectionist character from the last story arc in The Twelve Kingdoms, or one
of the rich & borderline-insane old men from Kaiji or Akagi.

But then it dawned on me... Hunter X Hunter (2011)! I found in the first ten
minutes of episode 80.

It was a few details off in the previous description but it’s the story of the
youth of Gyro (the leader of NGL’s underground). We’re never told what happens
to him but I can only assume the worst if you saw the episode. I think I had
my memory lapse because his name, position, and story of youth are all that
are mentioned without any sort of introduction of his character into the
storyline. Seems sort of suspicious to me…

I’m sorry about answering my own question kuwaly and other people who may have
been researching this. Have a good day.


CC BY-SA 3.0
2013-06-24T00:02:18.113
4201
2013-06-24T00:02:18.113
1938
4189
answer


Michiko & Hatchin has abusive stepparents at the beginning, in an impoverished
country.


CC BY-SA 3.0
2014-12-04T14:19:21.983
15473
2014-12-04T14:19:21.983
9470
4189
answer