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Jul 30, 2015 1:55 AM
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The official website of the Ajin film trilogy announced that the first installment, titled Shoudou (Impulse), will open in Japanese theaters in November 2015. The announcement also included the cast of the film and a second preview video featuring the cast of characters.

The films are adapted from the manga of the same name by Gamon Sakurai. In the manga, high schooler Kei Nagai becomes an immortal demi-human (ajin) and is hunted by the government for experimental purposes. North American publisher Vertical has been releasing the manga in English since 2014. The anime adaptation was announced in the July issue of good! Afternoon magazine.

Cast
Kei Nagai: Mamoru Miyano (Chihayafuru)
Kaito: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Strike the Blood)
Satou: Houchuu Ootsuka (Durarara!!)
Yuu Tosaki: Takahiro Sakurai (Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch)
Izumi Shimomura: Mikako Komatsu (K)
Kouji Tanaka: Daisuke Hirakawa (Free!)
Eriko Nagai: Aya Suzaki (Tamako Market)
Ikuya Okura: Hiroyuki Kinoshita (Aldnoah.Zero)

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Jul 30, 2015 1:56 AM
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Mm, decent voice castings. I still have mixed thoughts on the animation style of the movie though.
Jul 30, 2015 2:04 AM
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The preview looks great, good cast as well.

Edit: A lot of people seem to be disliking the art/animation, I think it's ok though.
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Jul 30, 2015 2:04 AM
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After watching the trailers can't say I'm too hyped for these movies. Probably watch them anyway just so I can see the old man in action XD
Jul 30, 2015 2:08 AM
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I like the voice cast and the PV but I still hate the animation style.
Jul 30, 2015 2:19 AM
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Looking forward to a new era of pure CGI animation as long as it will evolve more in the future. Of course, I am not thinking of purely computer-genrated images, but with also some assistant of hand-drawn methods.

IMO Ajins in CGI would look beast!
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Jul 30, 2015 2:23 AM
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*hug noises*

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seems like a CGI-fest
Jul 30, 2015 2:29 AM
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Urgh i was so happy the manga gets an adaptation but after seeing the visual i feel less enthusiastic. I just hope it won't be as ugly as God Eater.
Jul 30, 2015 2:33 AM
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vnusia said:
Urgh i was so happy the manga gets an adaptation but after seeing the visual i feel less enthusiastic. I just hope it won't be as ugly as God Eater.
Amen to that
Jul 30, 2015 2:43 AM

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That's fairly quick, given that this wasn't even announced all that long ago. It's a shame that the CGI kinda ruins it, but it still looks better than God Eater.
Jul 30, 2015 4:06 AM
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Disgusting CGI
danieltortoisee said:
That's fairly quick, given that this wasn't even announced all that long ago. It's a shame that the CGI kinda ruins it, but it still looks better than God Eater.

But in God Eater only monsters and objects are CGI, characters are all hand-drawn.
Jul 30, 2015 4:19 AM
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Kensai-Serazu said:
I like the voice cast and the PV but I still hate the animation style.
Jul 30, 2015 4:20 AM

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The manga is still ongoing? I might as well skip the movies...
All credit goes to Sacred.
Jul 30, 2015 4:26 AM

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random said:
Watching this for Mamoru Miyano.
Jul 30, 2015 4:54 AM
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I like the idea but not quite sure about animation style. Maybe it's just because I'm not used to it :)
Jul 30, 2015 5:25 AM

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I like everything, excpet not much about the Art Style!

BUT!!! That is also what i said to God Eater, and it turned out being very Unique,and suited the whole anime of it. Sooo, i hope it turns out the same when i watch it!
Jul 30, 2015 6:26 AM

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Kei Nagai: Mamoru Miyano (Chihayafuru)
Kaito: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Strike the Blood)
Satou: Houchuu Ootsuka (Durarara!!)
Yuu Tosaki: Takahiro Sakurai (Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch)
Kouji Tanaka: Daisuke Hirakawa (Free!)
Eriko Nagai: Aya Suzaki (Tamako Market)
I'm in
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@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite
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Jul 30, 2015 7:54 AM

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I'm probably gonna stick to picking up the manga to be honest.
Jul 30, 2015 8:03 AM

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Not really feeling the animation style but i'm still looking forward to this.
Jul 30, 2015 10:10 AM

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Ugh CGI...
Jul 30, 2015 10:11 AM

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Ugh... why is it in god awful 3d? The art style of the manga is so beautiful and this looks like shit.
Jul 30, 2015 10:12 AM

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You can tell this is as low budget as it comes.
ugly cgi is ugly.
Jul 30, 2015 10:29 AM

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BLEEUUURRGRHHH
Jul 30, 2015 12:43 PM

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So cg animation is cheaper than 2d?
Jul 31, 2015 1:40 AM
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This looks good.
Jul 31, 2015 1:38 PM

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Somehow, I think the animation style will fit to the movie format
Aug 3, 2015 1:34 AM
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I just felt the tiny bit of hope I had left in me die. Excuse me while I go pour bleach into my eyes.
Aug 11, 2015 4:38 AM
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I don't like CG, but I love Ajin manga. I will watch it
Aug 11, 2015 5:20 AM

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ow..from sidonia's animators..i dont like it tho..but maybe the story is interesting
Aug 11, 2015 10:57 PM

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First volume of the manga was kind of bad, quite boring.
Aug 12, 2015 2:31 AM

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Ehh CGI??
Aug 12, 2015 8:42 AM

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i am HYPE
Aug 21, 2015 11:15 AM
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Omg! haha. I'm still sitting here, trembling in anticipation, because I suddenly found out that it gets an anime movie! :)

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