Ajin
Seen it?2016 | 2 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Action & Adventure, Mystery
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Batman: The Animated Series, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 10 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: expect violence.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
Not enough engagement data yet
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 12016 · 13 episodes · 7.3 out of 10Sunday- Season 22016 · 13 episodes · 7.3 out of 10Sunday
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Cast & crew
- Mamoru MiyanoKei Nagai (voice)
- Yoshimasa HosoyaKaito (voice)
- Aya SuzakiEriko Nagai (voice)
- Daisuke HirakawaKōji Tanaka (voice)
- Hiroyuki KinoshitaIkukya Ogura (voice)
- Hochu OtsukaSatō (voice)
- Jun FukuyamaKō Nakano (voice)
- Kenichi SuzumuraSokabe (voice)
- Mikako KomatsuIzumi Shimomura (voice)
- Takahiro SakuraiTosaki (voice)