![]() You might have already heard that this is a series about an average guy trying to survive a zombie apocalypse. Publisher: Carlsen (originally Shōgakukan) This is perhaps the most interesting thing about Ajin: how on the one hand his friends, family and everyone else around him turn away from him when they find out he is ‘not human’, and how on the other hand he slowly embraces his newfound power so that he is indeed in danger of losing his humanity. ![]() 1: there’s nothing really shocking here, but it’s quite a chilling scene when Kei realises that he can heal his injuries by killing himself – whenever he dies, he is alive and healthy again shortly afterwards. If I had read this manga when I was 14, I would probably have loved it, even though (or maybe precisely because) the publisher’s age recommendation is 16+. On the plus side, the art is pretty cool, particularly the motorcycle chase scenes. ![]() In this and some other ways, Ajin is a poor man’s Death Note with its ‘howcatchem’ plot structure and its eccentric detective character. Now he is on the run from both the government and bounty hunters.Ījin suffers from the same mistake that many mystery manga series make: somehow the creators think the basic premise (in this case, Kei’s immortality) isn’t interesting enough, so gradually more and more supernatural phenoma are revealed (here: the ajin’s petrifying voice, demonic figures with razor-sharp claws, and who knows what else in the following volumes). Ajin are not considered human, and Kei fears he will be experimented on if he gets caught. When high school student Kei is hit by a truck one day, he discovers that he is an immortal ‘ajin’ – one of 47 such beings known to exist worldwide. Website: (German publisher), (Baka-Updates) Language: German (translated from Japanese)Īuthors: Tsuina Miura (story), Gamon Sakurai (art) Find the previous Halloween blogposts here: 2017, 2016, 2015.Ījin – Demi-Human ( 亜人 / ajin, lit. As always, here are short reviews of two recent and one classic horror manga. Halloween means scary manga time at The 650-Cent Plague. I just wish they would have re-thought the anime styling.Manga reviews, Halloween 2018 edition: Ajin, I Am a Hero, Uzumaki Posted: Octo| Author: Martin de la Iglesia | Filed under: review | Tags: Ajin, comics, Gamon Sakurai, Halloween, horror, I Am a Hero, Junji Itō, Kengo Hanazawa, manga, mystery, Tsuina Miura, Uzumaki, zombies | 4 Comments Overall Grade: BĪjin: Demi Human has such a great opportunity to tell a compelling story and the writing manages to pull off the essence of what it should be, but the animation and typical hero Kei just put a damper on the entire series for me.Īmin: Demi Human is a solid A in writing and has plenty of high points that lead you to a somewhat satisfying series. ![]() I found myself loosing my attention all too often due to this second rate animation. It would have been very easy to clean up the look and still give some of the original creator look and feel. I have no idea why this artistic rendering was accepted in the creation of the anime. The rough flat computer graphics may have the sole purpose to creating dramatic effect, instead it makes the series look unprofessional and second rate. The most difficult aspect to Ajin is the animation itself. One thing does become clear and that is the fact that Ajin does fall into that trap of the anti-hero complex which manages to slow down the development of the story.The series is very slow where as the movies help complete the circle in a much more favorable pacing. It gives us the over-the-top brooding protagonist that consistently misses all the right clues in becoming a better person and demi-human. It also does something that is very, very typical for anime and the protagonist. The shadow war explodes and the world burns as the ultimate warriors face off in immortal combat! Commentary:Ījin season 2 takes us to the war. With Sato being better trained, more experienced, and allied with other Ajins, Kei has only two chances at heading off the final apocalypse: to somehow learn how to better control the Invisible Black Matter being he generates or to recruit other Ajins into the battle. Angered by the governments’ refusal to admit the truth about the live experiments on captive Ajin, the Ajin terrorist has begun assassinating a list of the key individuals connected to Ajin research, and only someone as unkillable as he is has a chance of stopping the man in the hat. Kei’s stopped running, but his decision to stand and fight comes just as Sato launches his second wave of terror. Genre: Seinen, Drama, Supernatural, ActionĪjin: Demi-Human Season 2 contains episodes 1-13 and movies “Comfort” and “Collide”. Distributions: Sentai Filmworks, Section 23įormat: Blu-ray / 13 Episodes, 2 Movies / 325 Minutes ![]() Title: Ajin: Demi-Human season 2 on Blu-ray ![]()
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