Too much of everything

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Ajin is a show about these being called Ajin which are black ghosts which are inspired within humans because of this ability they won't be able to die.I have just watched this show and I have to say it's very good and interesting. I even like the 3D/CGI animation it has to it. I have watched many different 3D/CGI animated shows such as Green Lantern the animated series, Beware the batman, Spider-Man 2003, Star Wars the clone wars and a little bit of Star Wars Rebels.But I have never came across an anime which was an anime which is CGI or 3D animated and it's definitely a nice change of pace then the same 2D animated or different use of colours which I see a lot in animes.If you want something 3D animated with a dark story then I would recommend it.Now I just hope there is a season 3 in the works so the series can end on a proper note. If you are going to watch this show expect an ending which would be left on a cliffhanger which may take time to resolve.

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 is a complete mess. I started watching this show because I heard the protagonist is more or less a sociopath. I've watched Dexter, which had the same conceit, and I enjoyed it (for the first 4 seasons at least). This show doesn't really know what it wants to be. I had no problem with the show having no clear good guy, but the way it portrayed people being wishy washy and unclear in their motivations was absolutely infuriating. The only I guy i actually rooted for was Sato, who I think was supposed to be the true "bad guy" in a show full of bad guys. Nevertheless, I only liked him for being clear, concise, and true to his character.I was sick of the weaknesses of every character. Kei, the "hero", doesn't even follow the logical progression of his sociopathic character. I expected a big reveal of his selfishness at the end of the series, but the show didn't even give me that. There was so much potential for this series. I'm bummed because I was so close to loving this series considering its overall themes.

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.