The concept behind this series is both interesting and entertaining, and to some extent it achieves its potential. In fact, I would have given Ajin a solid 8/10 if not for one factor which I found to be insufferable: the over-dramatic, oversimplified characters. The concepts that the characters struggle with are interesting and engaging, and the plot progression is well played out. Virtually everything about the production other than the dialogue is excellent. I was able to get through a few episodes, however, I simply couldn't take any more of the cheesy soap opera style, endless uncertainty in the main character. I understand that the goal was to portray a character that was not only physically unusual, but also psychologically strange. What it felt like, however, was an endless and irritating barrage of drawn out confusion and indecision. Further, the character depth is about what you would expect for a YTV kids show. I simply could not bring myself to care about anyone in this show, as they all felt stunningly plastic and goofy.Overall, I think Anjin is well put together, but I think the correct demographic formula for really appreciating this would be: teenager with some philosophical interest. If you're attracted to darker, more grown up and well fleshed out productions like Ghost In The Shell, I wouldn't bother with Ajin. It feels silly, shallow and childish in comparison.

This show blew me away. The English dubbing was great. The story was awesome. The action scenes were interesting and at least somewhat original. The characters motives make sense. There is a lot of violence and suicide in ajin. The first episode put me off because of the suicide stuff in it. By the end of season 1, I came away with a different view on suicide and death in general. In a positive way. Every episode slowly changed my view to an extent on the subject matter. Each episode left on a cliff hanger that just makes you want to keep watching. Every episode also felt necessary unlike a lot of anime. If you have access to this show, I suggest giving it a try. Watch the first episode and if you aren't intrigued by these ajin and the story about how things unfold, then leave it be. But it's worth a go even if you aren't big on anime. I'm not a huge fan of anime or manga, but I'm really interested in checking out the manga after seeing this. It was that good.

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!

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.