Ajin: Demi-Human

"Ajin" redirects here. For the place in Iran, see Ajin, Asadabad. For the supernatural creature, see Jinn.

Ajin: Demi-Human
First tankōbon volume cover
亜人
(Ajin)
Genre
Manga
Written byGamon Sakurai [ja]
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineGood! Afternoon
DemographicSeinen
Original runJuly 6, 2012 – February 5, 2021
Volumes17
Anime film series
  • Ajin Part 1: Shōdō
  • Ajin Part 2: Shōtotsu
  • Ajin Part 3: Shōgeki
Directed by
  • Hiroyuki Seshita (chief)
  • Hiroaki Andō
Written byHiroshi Seko
Music byYugo Kanno
StudioPolygon Pictures
Licensed by
Released
  • November 27, 2015 (part 1)
  • May 6, 2016 (part 2)
  • September 23, 2016 (part 3)
Runtime
  • 103 minutes (part 1)
  • 106 minutes (part 2)
  • 121 minutes (part 3)
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Hiroyuki Seshita (chief)
  • Hiroaki Andō
Produced by
  • Hiroshi Kamei
  • Kōtarō Sudō
  • Yoshihiko Yamazaki
  • Hideyuki Saitō
  • Masaya Saitō
Written byHiroshi Seko
Music byYugo Kanno
StudioPolygon Pictures
Licensed by
Original networkJNN (MBS, TBS, CBC, BS-TBS)
Original run January 16, 2016 – December 24, 2016
Episodes26 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Directed by
  • Hiroyuki Seshita (chief)
  • Hiroaki Andō
Produced by
  • Kōtarō Sudō
  • Yoshihiko Yamazaki
Written byHiroshi Seko
Music byYugo Kanno
StudioPolygon Pictures
Licensed by
  • NA: Sentai Filmworks
Released May 6, 2016 – April 7, 2017
Runtime21–24 minutes each
Episodes3 (List of episodes)
Live-action film
Directed byKatsuyuki Motohiro
Written by
  • Masahiro Yamaura
  • Hiroshi Seko
Music byYugo Kanno
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2017
Runtime109 minutes
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Ajin: Demi-Human (Japanese: 亜人, Hepburn: Ajin) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gamon Sakurai [ja]. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Good! Afternoon from July 2012 to February 2021, with its chapters collected in seventeen tankōbon volumes. In North America, it has been licensed for English release by Vertical.

It was adapted into a 3D anime film trilogy by Polygon Pictures between November 2015 and September 2016. An anime television series adaptation, also by Polygon Pictures, aired between January and April 2016, with a second season aired from October to December 2016. A live-action film adaptation was released in September 2017.

  1. ^ a b Nakamura, Toshi (February 14, 2014). "A Manga Where Immortality Is The Worst Thing That Could Happen To You". Kotaku. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2020. the story of Ajin is an action-packed, supernatural thriller
  2. ^ "AJIN: DEMI-HUMAN – 2. Staffel – DVD Box 2" (in German). Kazé. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2019.