Ajin

2016
Ajin

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 It Has Become Tiresome Oct 07, 2016

Satō emerges from the rubble as he blew up an existing tunnel below to escape being crushed by Nagai's plan. Satō begins to hunt Nagai and the others as they attempt one last attempt as stopping him before the military unleashes a gas attack.

EP2 Everyone Around Here Is an Idiot Oct 14, 2016

Kei and Ko train their bodies and begin to develop strategies to fight Tosaki. Kei spends time talking about his IBM with Ogura, realizing Kei's ghost is an extreme abnormality. While they begin to strategize, Sato makes his next move taking down a plane with his second target.

EP3 I'm Always Scared Oct 21, 2016

Sato is able to assassinate another off of the list. Nagai and Tosaki begin planning their counterattack against Sato. Nagai begins to struggle with the behavior of his IBM, wondering if he himself has to change. Tosaki also let's Nagai know Kaito's current condition.

EP4 It's Sickening, Right? Oct 28, 2016

Kaito is in prison after helping Kei escape. He encounters prisoners ganging up on another prisoner after a successful escape attempt. The prisoner wants no help from Kaito. It begins to be clear the prisoner is hiding something.

EP5 Kuro-chan, Please! Nov 04, 2016

Kei continues his training. Tosaki attempts to get the Minitser's schedule. The Minister refuses, which leads Tosaki to attempt to steal it. However, the American investigators interfere.

EP6 It's Tough Being a Lapdog Nov 11, 2016

Tosaki has been captured. Izumi rushes back to the hideout and insists they rescue him. Initially refusing, Nagai ultimately leads a team to rescue Tosaki from the Americans.

EP7 Kuro-chan, Just Once More, Please! Nov 18, 2016

Nagai and the group pursue the Americans and Tosaki. Izumi manages to catch up with them and ultimately rescue Tosaki. Unfortunately, this means they missed their window to catch Sato.

EP8 Things Are Getting Kind of Tough in This Country Nov 25, 2016

Tosaki manages to get his team allowed into the building where Sato's next target is. Just as the clock ticks closer, a truck rushes in and sets off an E.M.P. bomb, rendering all electronics and new anti-Ajin guns useless. Sato charges in for an old fashioned gun fight.

EP9 You're the One Who Is Getting in the Way Dec 04, 2016

Ajin are humans that cannot die. Seventeen years ago, they first appeared on a battlefield in Africa. From then on, more of their kind are discovered within the human society. Their rarity in appearance means that, for experimental purposes, the government will generously reward anyone who captures one. In the present day, for what a certain high school student expects to be a typical summer holiday, his life is about to turn unexpected...

EP10 I Won't Do It Dec 02, 2016

Nagai and the group return after being defeated by Sato. Nagai struggles to deal with his failures. Sato continues towards his third and final wave, an Ajin run Japan. Tosaki tries to mobilize everyone once more to stop Sato, but Nagai refuses.

EP11 This Really Is War Dec 09, 2016

Unrest begins as Satō-san releases a chemical weapon onto the population. People begin trying to attack the families of Ajin. Nagai saves his sister with the assistance of Kaito. Nagai entrusts his sister into Kaito's care.

EP12 It Sounds Interesting, So I Guess That's Okay Dec 16, 2016

People from Satō's group desert and make contact with Nagai. The US plans on releasing the chemical weapons on Satō in the sewers. Tosaki is called and asked for assistance, which leads Nagai and the group to go after Satō once more.

EP13 I Make Promises Too, Satō-san Dec 23, 2016

Although he was caught off his guard, Sato has one last plan: to kill the rest of the team.
7.5| 0h30m| TV-MA| en| More Info
Released: 16 January 2016 Ended
Producted By: Polygon Pictures
Country: Japan
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.ajin.net/
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17 years ago, immortals first appeared on the battlefields of Africa. Later, rare, unknown new immortal lifeforms began appearing among humans, and they became known as "Ajin" (demi-humans). Just before summer vacation, a Japanese high school student is instantly killed in a traffic accident on his way home from school. However, he is revived, and a price is placed on his head. Thus begins a boy's life on the run from all of humankind.

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Ingo Hoheisel Well, the animation is different but that OK. Most important is the story about the Ajin and then the main protagonist Nagai who just care about himself but still now what is logical wrong or good. On the another side, the always smiling Sato who play in his free time Gameboy ( Donkey Kong ) is the real evil who brings terror and death to the human kind. The story and characters are interesting and catch you straight away. The second season is even better when the hunted and hunters have to work together to stop Sato and his loyal fanatics.
Jim Fess So right off the bat the first thing I have to say is this show is produced by Polygon Pictures, the same company that produced "Knights of Sidonia" so that means its 100% CG animation. Now my first impression was I didn't really like it(the animation), but I got use to it fairly quickly and as the series progressed theirs definitely quite a few epic scenes where it looks really good. So the story is about immortal people, if they die they basically instantly revive 100% fine & reconfigured. For me the story itself is pretty fresh, I haven't seen to many shows that involve immortals or at the very least they don't express the immortal aspects as the main focus as this show does, so its quite interesting. So the story is quite unique and expresses realistically how it would be if we discovered immortals in the real world, they'd be hunted like animals for research etc. It does a really good job about how people would view and react to things, they give you just enough information to understand and leave you with so many questions, it definitely leaves you wanting more. The animation, as I said is 100% CG. I know most people wont even give this a chance just because of this, but this show is pretty bad ass. From episode 1-10 I was enjoying it but what pushed me from a 7<8 was the last 3 episodes, they were EPIC, so bad ass lol. So if the idea of immortals sounds awesome (like it does to me) then just stick it out and watch cause you'll definitely get into it but for the love of god don't quit before the last 2 they make the hole show so epic. The music seemed pretty good, my first listen to the OP & ED I wasn't really into it but on my second listen it really grew on me & I found it quite enjoyable. All the music during the show matched fine as well. The English dub was pretty good, I didn't necessarily dislike any of them. So if your into action, blood, & bullets with a bit of mystery I think you'll enjoy it, just give the CG a chance its not so bad.4/5 Why? Its a pretty intriguing story, it hasn't been done a hundred times and theirs things about it that separate it from typical immortal stories (not gonna go into spoilers though). The animation although its different from your typical anime its actually quite good (some parts clearly better than others but as a hole its good). The dub & music match well, nothing really feels off or missing. If your into action, blood, epic fights check this out. If you watch it to the end you'll be happy you did, my favorite episodes are the last two. Give the CG a chance!!
keeverj So recently I marathoned the entire first season of Ajin on Netflix. Personally, I loved it. Basically the story revolves around this somewhat sociopathic teen who has some very strange powers that make him an outcast in society. The positives of this story are mainly related to its plot and villains. The main two antagonists of this season have so little explained about there motives that it can be infuriating. At the same time this is a huge positive because I was on edge most of the season waiting to see what they would do. One of the villains particularly was pure flawless and unfiltered evil. If you watch the series, you will know what I'm talking about, and he is truly set up to be feared. The tone is also a strong aspect of this series. It stays fairly consistent and true to itself throughout. It is fairly dark. This show especially reminded me of Tokyo Ghoul, but felt less like a typical Shonen. The negatives of this series lied mainly in numerous plot threads being left behind, although as stated before, I expect them to become relevant again in season 2. Another potential negative, and personal negative for me, was the art style. The animation in this show was very CG, and felt almost more like a video game cut-scene than an anime. While this style made the few fight scenes way more epic looking that they would otherwise, any scene with movement of multiple objects looked off putting. In conclusion, I would highly recommend this show. I gave it a 9/10 and am already excited for a season 2 I hope will someday come. In the mean time, if you are currently watching this show, or have finished it, some viewing recommendations I would give based on this series are "Tokyo Ghoul", "Parasite", and "Another". All have similar tones and are not too long. I hope this review was helpful!
warnke-christoph Most of the Ajin-Manga fans hate the 3D-Style the new Ajin-anime has. Especially the younger fan base cant understand the importance of this type of animation. A Seinen-anime like Ajin doesn't need a child-comfortable animation, it needs the 3D to create his unique fight-scenes which are that great that the action of common-known anime like One Piece looks cheap and frumpy. Of course, the face expressions of the characters suffer because of the 3D, but it doesn't matter in an action-splatter anime. The action is not the only thing that sets this series on fire: The great idea and the well considered plot are hilarious. Its about Japan from where we stand with only one difference: Everyone knows about the existence of Ajin. Ajin are ordinary people from the outside, but they have some supernatural abilities, and the most important is that they are not able to die. If an Ajin gets killed, he will restore his life to full health. So only the humans, who die accidentally, by sickness or by murder and revive immediately, get to know what they really are. Exactly this is what happens to the protagonist, an ordinary high-school student who gets in a deadly accident in front of his friends and a lot of strangers. He revives before their eyes and needs to run away after; because there is a bounty of hundred millions yen for reporting an Ajin that leads to his arrest. So the big hunt begins, police officers, special forces, bounty hunters and other Ajin appears during the plot fighting each other, without the scheme of good and evil, in this anime every party has some good points to fight for. This plot is also really into details, so it doesn't let space for any plot holes and all explanations for supernatural stuff doesn't appeal appropriate at any point. The characters are like the plot: Special and well thought out. The protagonist looks in the first place like the anime stereotype: a regular student who gets some abilities and turn into a hero. The first two things match, the third point is argueable, because he gets more and more selfish and helps only himself. He is smart at some points and he learns from his mistakes which makes him to an understandable, real character. But the protagonist is not an exception, all of the leading characters are extraordinary, but to describe them would spoil a lot. For all those fans of action and splatter and good plots, especially for fans from Parasyte, Tokyo Ghoul or God Eater is Ajin a big MUST. Same as the mentioned anime Ajin takes u on a trip you cant stop until the series is over, a trip where u will go on a ride through action, blood, drama and some cool patter without losing its speed, so u don't get the time to feel bored at any episode.The only bad thing about this series is, that there is only a small chance of getting a second season, because 3D-animation are not that popular and gets a lot of hate from the community. It is sad that these people will never appreciate this masterpiece without even watching it. I can just say that u better don't judge an anime by its unusual type of animation, being different is not equal with being bad.