When I first saw Ajin, the art and animation really threw me off, because for a 2016 anime, everything it was borderline crap. I originally planned to drop this, but the story hooked me just a bit, and so I pretended it was 2008/2009 naruto and continued on.
The beginning is pretty cliche. Average teen boy finds out something is wrong with him blah blah blah. Very Tokyo Ghoul like, with all the "Why me" and stuff, but the protagonist showed himself to be a little more that what he seems to be on the outside.
Nagai Kei is a rather cold, calculating, and unfeeling, and I personally felt like that was a good asset to the story, making his character more intriguing. He isn't the only well written character. Like some of the other comments stated, many of the characters are rather... what's the word... vexing? If I had to describe what I felt about the characters in a word, I would say I was rather ambivalent about all of them, besides maybe one or two. There is some sympathy put into play, but it's quickly washed away by the character's actions later on into the story.
The story itself is pretty good. I finished it satisfied, like every other anime I've watched. It falls into the popular category of dark psychological fantasy stuff that's everyone (Including me) is raving over these days. I wouldn't recommend it if you're one of those people who hate on the trending anime like Tokyo Ghoul or whatever. I'm all for trends, so I can't relate.
So yea, if you can look past the art, this isn't a bad anime. It's just.... THE ANIMATION. i mean it gets better throughout... or maybe i just got used to the quality, but ugh. i really want to give it an 8.5 or something, but the animation. Just pretend it's an old anime or something i guess.
I know my thoughts are over the place, but I hope you find this review helpful
