It is a performances centric movie

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

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.

I'm assuming if you're going out of your way to read this review, you've at least read the summary of the show. Watching the first couple minutes I recognized that the animation was the same as Knights of Sidonia, and I absolutely adored that show. KoS, although it seemed like an indie project with its unique animation, it felt like it had a dedicated production crew behind it from start to finish. Ajin on the other hand, did not give me that feeling. It felt like the producer okay'd the script without having it being proof read.Loved: Although we have two antagonists, one drastically stands out more than the other in every sense of the word bad. This man is the equivalent to Batman, in the sense that, given enough preparation, he could take down a whole army. He's written to behave like his (what we consider evil deeds) are just for entertainment and sport. One thing I really fell in love with was his explanation of how to "kill" an Ajin, that literally sent chills down my spine. The other thing I loved was his seemingly childlike obsession with testing his limits, by having a whole skyscraper fall on his opponents.Liked: I liked how Sato (the main antagonist I mentioned previously) just knew he'd need a new hat after we see it fly off when the building falls on a pharmaceutical company, and his accomplice just drops a drone off by him with a shotgun, ammo for the shotgun, and a hat. That was pretty funny.Didn't like: I didn't like how the writer unapologetically took an episode and a half of Tokyo Ghoul, and pasted it into their script. The main character in both shows is someone who can't die by conventional means, they get tortured to where their mental capacity is crushed, and then turn into a hollow fighting machine. Granted Tokyo Ghoul blended it in much better, but Ajin suddenly made this boy cold and calculating as soon as he was freed. They didn't really harp on how intellectual the main character was like Tokyo Ghoul did, but suddenly he knows how to fight and incapacitate people.I also didn't like how the superpower that everybody was scared of was this mysterious thing that they still don't know anything about at the conclusion of the first season. With superpowers the audience usually gets an explanation, even if the main character isn't apart of the equation. They can usually get away with just saying they were born with it, if they don't feel like an explanation is needed in the beginning but go into detail later. However, our main character "obtained" it, at like the age of 6 and then his sister mysteriously ends up in the hospital for most of her life, although she seems fine. At least she wasn't in a coma like the second antagonist's fiancé...or anything resembling a life threatening condition....Hated: I absolutely hated how sloppy the writing was in this. I'm assuming there's a season two, but there are too many clichés and plot holes for a second season to fix.1. The second antagonist has a storyline that's pretty generic. A man with a sick loved one that he needs treatment, turns evil. They try to give him a signature action which is okay if you explain it. You just randomly see this guy try to be the evil mastermind he claims to be and then randomly pops a couple mints in his mouth. Shows that have small little quips like that usually have them explained, instead, this man has minty fresh breath 24/7.2. The main character just ditches his friend, for like nothing. This is before the whole torture stage, and we NEVER see him again, and I don't see a reason for him to be brought back in the 2nd season. After he meets another Ajin (and after the phase where he locks him up for 3 episodes, because he's suspicious of everybody now) they magically become best friends in a matter of 5 minutes.3. The writer does a good job of the details behind 2 major events, but then everything leading up to those events is kind of washed over. It felt like it needed to be thrown in there because the main character needed some kind of path until the story gets to the 2nd Arc, which even then the main character wasn't even a part of.4. I feel like the sub reason (he needs money, the main reason being his fiancé is dying/coma and he wants to prevent it) the second antagonist is trying to throw in the writer wanting people to be reminded "money is the root of all evil", but people being bought out has been overcooked for years.5. The whole announcement to get the Ajin to gather for Sato's plan could only be seen and heard by the people who could use their IBMs. Yet everyone besides Sato's main accomplice couldn't use their IBMs. They ultimately turn into your average henchmen, who just so happen to be the best marksmen in Japan. I say that because there were supposedly 40+ Ajin in the world and only about 5 or 6 (I don't exactly remember) show up for Sato's full explanation and the plan roughly takes place during a two week period and out the 5 or 6 that showed up, 2 just happened to be trained gunman who literally shot shackles off of a man from a skyscraper...I give this a 46/100 overall. That's the equivalent to a math test being half multiple choice, and half work-shown problems, and getting most of the multiple choice right, while throwing in fluff answers for the rest of the test. The points this show got from me are mainly for: the idea, the two major arcs, and the main antagonist.

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!!

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!