casandra29

Honestly speaking, I cannot say enough about this story so far. Some people put it up next to Tokyo Ghoul but to me there is no real comparison. We could talk about similarities. However, in terms of story and character depth, there is no comparisons. They are like from 2 different worlds. 

The art is okay, but not exceptional. Comparing it to Tokyo Ghoul this is the only place Tokyo Ghoul outshines it at times. However, I also feel it's important to say that like any manga with good art, the creator doesn't skimp on the background art. Although it lacks the type of flare Tokyo Ghoul has, it feels like the art is well matched with the tone of the story and it's main protagonist. 

The characters are exceptional. Saying too much would take away from the experience I think and since this is one I would definately suggest people to try. I will keep it straight and to the point without my usual rambling on and on.

The protagonist is a outward jerk with subtle hints to his true nature that he tries to cover up and actually manages to decieve most people with. You can tell in the 35 chapters that I have had the pleasure of reading that this guy has untold amounts of depth to him. He's not a cardboard cut out anti-hero and people around him generally feel uneasy around him. 

The antagonist in this manga so far seems a bit too strong for such a random guy. At first, it seems like he has a motive and we see what humans are doing to Ajin and you actually begin to think maybe he has good reasons for doing bad things. However, as time goes on he boils down to being just your common psycho with anti-social tendencies (anti-social personality disorder I mean) he knows he cannot die so he is just having fun for the sake of fighting like it's all one big fun game. It is the only thing that irritates me given the depth to this manga otherwise.

I want to believe that he is just the original bad guy and that after things are settled with him we get on to someone more worthy of the antagonist role... but now I have to just wait and see. 

The rest of the characters are also interesting and have their own reasons for doing what they do both on the protagonist's and antagonists side. I don't really feel like solving things with Sado (the antagonist) will bring everything to a close. I want to say this is just the beginning but I cannot be sure. All I can do is hope... so as of now my overall score is 9 and as time goes on I may add a few updates to my review and change the numbers but as of chapter 35. This manga has me seriously hooked. I suggest that people give it a try!