Ajin: Demi-Human

As I haven't watched the anime or read the manga, Ajin live action was my first experiance with the story. The plot introduces the Ajin universe quite well and it explains it decently. However, the movie did what most of the live action movies based on manga-anime do: try to fit in too many elements in a few hours length movie and, in the end, the story feels flat. There wasn't time for the characters to develop or be presented in depth. Their motives were unclear at some points. However, the performances were really good and the action scenes entertaining. So, 6.5 out of 10.

The live action nailed it! Sure there are some cut scenes from the anime but the important details were not left out. The whole movie can stand alone and even those who haven't seen the anime yet could surely understand the whole plot. The characters' acting are spot on. Takeru Satoh's (Nagai) portrayal is effortless. It is so natural and convincing. Sure, there are times when I wished he'd say "amakakeru ryu no hirameki" but that is only because I was so affected by Gou Ayano's (Sato) acting as a villain I wanted him to be dead for sure but this is Ajin; Die and be alive. Gou wcompleted the ambiance of the movie. To sum it up, everything, from characters to the plot were all stitched perfectly I could not ask for a better adaptation.

The concept of Ajin is pretty much like Tokyo Ghoul but instead of Ghoul we get a new kind of supernatural being with healing factor and can summon their own personal bodyguar Ajin in form of a human shape shifting smoke.The movie is very hollow with not enough development for me to care about any of the characters so the only thing that keep me interested in the story is the action and most of the time it above average when it involving gun fight.They really hold back with the blood and gore in Ajin cause some of the scene clearly begging for a bloody mess

In my humble opinion, i enjoyed the live action adaptation more than the anime. Yeah, seriously. The filler was cut out and you got the exact details that you needed. And everyone wants to know about Satou. The character that played him, knocked it out of the park, caught the ball and ran overtime. Seriously, couldn't put into words how much I enjoyed this movie. If you're not a fan of anime, you should still watch this movie. Criminally underrated.

Who's a good demon? And while that does sound like a ridiculous question, this movie has someone for us to root for. Now I haven't yet seen the TV show this is based on (imdb says it's a "remake" of it), so I can't say what got cut out or added (I reckon the TV show has a much longer running time). Whatever the case, the movie is really good.

Stunts are great, the story makes sense for a Fantasy/Science Fiction movie of this caliber. The story and characters do develop the way most will expect, but it's still quite nice to watch. Sometimes it is not so much about the destination, but about how much you'll have along the way. And there is plenty to be entertained with this movie. Sit back or lay back and enjoy this for what it is