Ajin: Demi-Human - Recommendations

danajci says...

It's simmilar beacuse in both the main character is somebody with strange powers that make him an outcast.

Baddie007 says...

Both involvoes the same situation where the guy who is one of the hunted finds himself in  such appling condition where he has to fight to survive.

Darrano says...

Both speaks about an human that become "non-human" and have to live in a world that try to kill him

AwesomeTree says...

The main characters of both anime become a being/monster and even though at first they are scared and confused, they overcome it and become pretty badass. Who thought recomendations have to be atleast one hundred characters long, like that is so annoying. Ayways, if you liked Tokyo Ghoul, you'll like Ajin and vice versa.

Nicknames says...

Both shows are about a guy who becomes a monster and has to learn how to handle their new abilities as well as to try to not get captured (or killed in Tokyo Ghoul's case). Both are also action-packed and, while I liked Ajin more than Tokyo Ghoul, fans of one will enjoy the other

RickGrimes says...

• Based on Earth = Check
• Humans hunt the opposed(Ghouls Or Aijin)=Check
• Protaganoist is a dumb teenager =Check
• Protaganoist looses his mind half way in the series= Check
• Protaganoist is special = Check
• Amazing Animation= Not check for both!
• Protaganoist has friends who care about him = Check
• Protaganoist dosent give shit about his friends =Check!
• Has one bad-ass = Check(Arima in TG and Stou in Ajin)
• Dark Gritty Premise = Check!

whatev says...

Ajin has a very similar feel to Tokyo Ghoul and there are parallels between the two story lines. Both are compelling stories with intriguing characters. However, in my opinion, there are signficant differences between the two that give each a unique and gripping narration.

PurpleCatAngel says...

Like Ajin, Tokyo Ghoul is about a boy who is treated as human in the beginning, but then gains a power that's supernatural to humans so he's treated like a monster. Also, like both series' both boys learn to train and control their powers until they get used to it and they come to accept who they are.

pdraven says...

Often dark anime featuring male main characters who find themselves changed into humanoid monsters who end up battling others of their new type. Frequent explicit violence, government agencies trained to fight the monsters, and maintenance of friendships (or at least attempts at such) with humans also factor into both series.

Hutai says...

Dark world where humans and and "monsters" live in the same society. ( Ajin (demi-humans) and ghouls). Both protagonists are living normal life, studying in school when accident happens and they find out that they're not humans anymore. Both main characters are being hunted by the police forces and special ops.Both MC's experience a lot of pain and are subjects of experiments and insane abuse.Lots of action, violence, gore, fight between humanity and ajin/ghouls. Psychological, questioning morals of what's good and bad/right or wrong, and humanity. Good soundtracks

onecookie says...

Even though they are very similar in nature, with both main characters leading normal lives in the beginning, then becoming "monsters" and being hunted by the police, both characters experiencing torture and abandonment, they examine the same situation from two different view points based on each character's personality.

KhaosEmerald says...

The core of these anime are dark with compelling supernatural bases too unique to be cliche.

The main male protagonist of each, though intelligent, must learn more about themselves as the series progresses and learn to harness their powerful abilities.

Conflict sparked by societal fear between these "other-wordly beings" and police.

ellagilligan35 says...

These two anime are very much alike, though Ajin is more realistic.

-Both have main male mc with dark hair who becomes something other than human but wants to live a normal life

-Both mc have a friend with Blonde hair

-Both mc must hide from an organisation run by regular humans

crimsonlotus42454 says...

Replace Ghoul with Ajin and you almost have the same premise, plus the atmosphere is similar. Levels of morality come in to play.

Rascal says...

Two very simple horror anime with something to say about the human condition, also contain the very same tropes and character types; a main character becoming the feared species in society, an evil corrupt member of his kind trying to kill a lot of humans, and all of the ajin/ghouls have edgy looking weapons that aren't very well-explained so that it can be a fighting seinen.

koij says...

BOth share similar themes, and a deep sense pf phsychological thriller. With lots of turns and twists they are a delight to watch. You will not be disappoin ted. Give it a go.

FriendlyDemon says...

What could happen when humans are no longer at the top of the food chain? How are the "new humans" viewed by society? Violence or friendship, what is the correct conclusion? And what really does it mean "to be human"? Both anime try to come with an answer so if you've watched one, see what the other has to say.

Niviva says...

In a world where ghouls blend into human society ghouls must eat human flesh to survive. Ghouls are hunted for eating humans, feared and discriminated against for needing to eat humans to survive.

Airielm says...

both the type of being are hunted by humans  and run or hiding and they can't trust anyone.

The two main characters were tortured

Ajin is CG Animation but if you ignore it you can enjoy

coolitdown says...

both stories have dark themes and there's an exploration of human nature and what exactly does not make one human. both of the main protagonists were thrust into situations that they never wanted to be involved in and you can see their journey as they adapt.

Senuto says...

Similar themes: young people coming to terms with a strange power that separates them from normal humans. Both are serious, complex, and well-written.

Epimondas says...

There are quite a few similarities between these two from the psychological to the huge part of the story taking place in the woods with a tough adversary or two.  Both main characters discover one day they are inexplicably or have become something more than human.  Both are essentially distrusted, feared, and/or hunted by both humans and beings similar to themselves.  Both the enemy entities in these animes hunt or kill humans like they are nothing or nothing to be concerned with nor as if doing so matters or has any consequences.  The color of the animation, direction, camera movement, and anime art are similar though the style to Ajin is a bit more 3d/cgi ish, both are filled with pretty realistically proportioned characters and light and shadows.  Both main characters feel isolated from friends and family or literally are and thus often feel alone though Shinichi has Migi.

Hutai says...

Dark and cruel world. A fight between humans and parasytes/Ajin. Both anime have a school boy who's pretty much innocent and naive, and finds himself to be the parasyte/ajin. Lots of action, violence, gore, fight between humanity and ajin/ghouls. Psychological, questioning morals of what's good and bad/right or wrong, and humanity. Shinichi has Migi, Kei has IBM ( Invisible Black Matter) who fights and protect them.

Takou says...

If you like this anime because you love the classic "breaking bad" effect. Parasyte -the maxim- will be the perfect choice.

ellensntr says...

Because Parasyte -the maxim- is a good anime. I don't care if you don't like Ajin, but you should watch Parasyte -the maxim- it's cool!

FriendlyDemon says...

How would you react if you woke up with a superpower and then found yourself in a middle of a war between humans and non-humans? Which side would you take and what would be your actions? Good vs. bad, dark vs. light, humans vs. non-humans; watch both anime and choose your side.

Niviva says...

In a world where parasytes with unknown origins take over human bodys and eat humans our main character is forced to cohabitate with one of these parasytes. What will he do and how will he live now that he knows about the existence of these parasytes that feed off his fellow humans. 

Riezze says...

better than tokyoghoul and simular to this show tho more messyness....................................................................................................................................

mivhou says...

mc thinks the same imo                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Hutai says...

Both anime have monsters hated by humanity ( titans and ajin). It's a fight for survival between humans and other race.  Lots of action, gore, violence and violence. They both have a little mistery and have interesting story. 

FoxNEET says...

In both series we have people fighting against creatures (Demi-humans in Ajin and titans in Attack on Titan), who clearly are stronger than humans themselves. The two main characters from these shows soon discover that they're actually part of those creatures, and join forces with the other humans to aid them in combating those creatures, using their respective unhuman abilities. Also, it is worth mentioning that both series have a dark setting.

Crassusorelius says...

If you like fighting. Explicit violence. Mysterious plot. Cunning war tactics where both the good and the bad guys use their smarts. Not knowing who is gonna die or what the characters are gonna do (because they don't follow world-rules or plot convenience). - Then you are very likely to enjoy this show as well! Popular and notorious, it features all of that, just more dramatically.

moonchild15 says...

Both address themes like wat it means to be human and how society reacts to things, plus everyone sort of having their own agenda

danajci says...

It's because the main charecter is an outcast with strange powers and because of them he is hunted it's simmilar to tokyo ghoul and this is tne next season...

Hutai says...

Dark world where humans and and "monsters" live in the same society. ( Ajin (demi-humans) and ghouls). Both protagonists are living normal life, studying in school when accident happens and they find out that they're not humans anymore. Both main characters are being hunted by the police forces and special ops.Both MC's experience a lot of pain and are subjects of experiments and insane abuse.Lots of action, violence, gore, fight between humanity and ajin/ghouls. Psychological, questioning morals of what's good and bad/right or wrong, and humanity. Good soundtracks

Lugami says...

Ajin tells the story of a species of the same title that had been tracked down in Africa. Ajin are said to have immortality along with supernatural powers, but behave just like any normal human being. Since its first discovery, more and more Ajin have found their way into the present world, and Kei Nagai is one of the characters who encounters one in a tragic way. After walking home from school, Kei is killed instantly by an oncoming truck, but is revived by a mysterious dark matter. After rising from the dead, the towns people immediately targeted him as an Ajin, and from there the action begins. The anime tries to express some complex truths about life and death, while showing us the more dark side of human nature along with it.

Kei and Ken suffer at the hands of another by some tragic event, which leads them into a world they never asked to be a part of. They both have transformed into a completely different being, allowing both protagonists to revive themselves after being killed. They both must now use these new forms as defense mechanisms to help put an end to the constant terror that threatens their city, but to also protect the ones they care about. Neither characters posed a threat to the world prior to their curse, which was undeserving, but now are both targets by humans because of their accidents.

Hutai says...

Both protagonists are very smart and intellectual. Both MC's have to escape policesame voice actors, lots of action, pretty intense and keeps you wanting more.Morals of what's right or wrong/ good and bad. Both anime shows how different characters can be when we see their reasons for acting one way or another.

Maranee says...

Both have indiffrent male strategists as protagonists who fight a war that involves the poice/military using some sort of supernatural power.

apocalypticGnostic says...

They both have similar protagonists (anti-hero geniuses) and involve supernatural elements as well as mind games. There are more than just two sides and the events of the story affect the world.

PurplePeopleEater says...

I'm kind of surprised no one has recommended these two as being similar. Both are CG anime by the same studio with the same character designer, so visually they are very similar. The stories aren't that similar but both are a bit dark and deal with the supernatural (aliens are supernatural right??) and focus on a male main character. Both deal with immortality as well. 

The main reason for this recomendation is the visuals. If you like the character designs or are looking for another good CG anime then I recommend this. (Although somehow, Sidonia managed to make the character movements appear more natural despite being made before Ajin....what's with the regression.....although the difference isn't that big)

Hutai says...

Both are made by Polygon Pictures studio. Similar animation and character design. Lots of action, dark atmosphere. Humanity is fighting against monsters - Gauna and ajin.

Hutai says...

Dark atmosphere, detailed and great animation perfectly fitting the setting. Soundtracks make you feel more connected as well. Strong vilains, action, violence, gore, ignorant humans hating different beings ( ajin /vampires) 

Rascal says...

In both there's a lot of talking and drama, and a protagonist who's more of an anti-hero for most of it. There's immortal beings, and lots of violence.

Hutai says...

Both anime have monsters hated by humanity ( titans and ajin). It's a fight for survival between humans and other race.  Lots of action, gore, violence and violence. They both have a little mistery and have interesting story. 

Kyojinsei says...

Action packed and really good. Had a lot of good twists and good voice over. Watch it. Please. Because it's actually really interesting 

Hutai says...

Both anime have dark atmosphere and CG. Protagonist that had some struggles in life gets some super powers and you can't call them human anymore. Action, gore and lots of killing. 

Rascal says...

Ajin and Inuyashiki are decent sci-fi thrillers with a main character who becomes non-human in a world that won't accept him, and he must learn where he fits in. Each protagonist is accompanied by a counterpart evil version of what they have become, and they clash. Both also feature a lot of CG animation. If you like shock value violence and gore, these two are for you.

KathyKatz says...

The main element that these two shows share is the siimilar power that the main characters have, which is being able to summon monsters to control in order to do the fighting for them.

In both of the shows, the monsters are animated with CGI, yet Ajin has its whole animation done by CGI while in Fairy Gone this is only present in the "fairy" designs. 

The settings are quite different from one another as Fairy Gone is set in a European-like country while Ajin just takes place in present Japan, yet the two shows emphasize the challenges that the characters that are able to control these monsters have to face in order to fit in their respective society.

Epimondas says...

Both involve giant shadowy beasts that are always with the user but mostly stay invisible.  Though there's a a hint or element of magic in their existence, most fighting is melee oriented.  Both stories feature major characters that newly acquired this special ability.  Though the circumstances, reasons, and methods were different, both anime involves human and monster experimentation and modification.  Both styles of anime are visually similar and are not far different to  when they were made.  The atmosphere in both are comparably grim though for different yet somewhat similar reasons aka: terrorism for Ajin; and the after math of war for fairy gone.  Fairy gone feels slightly more easy going and hopeful than Ajin.