Ajin Part 2

I loved first season of ajin. However, second season for some reason didn't really "click" for me. Basically, I pretty much finished the first season in one sitting, and it was an amazing non-stop adrenaline-fueled chase. 2nd season in comparison lookked much more bland, and something was amiss in it, even though the components of the story should've been here. Detailed breakdown below: Story. The season is pretty much an attempt to wrap up events of the 1st season involving the main antagonist. It is a continuous string of events, with no breaks, however, in comparison to the first season pacing feels really slow and the story lacksthe same kind of punch. Most of the time things just kinda keep going in certain direction, story advances, but it rarely strongly surprises you. Art: Same CG-based style as before, however this time around quality feels very uneven. There were few short scenes where animation felt like it was running at 4 fps instead of usual 12 (it is no pixar movie, and running at half framerate is one way to mimic anime feel). However on couple of occasions the anime experimented too much with adding textures to surfaces or secondary light sources, and those short moments felt out of place and didn't match the rest of the visuals. Basically, it looked worse than Sidonia no Kishi, in my opinion, although mostly the art is tolerable. Izumi is as cute as always and her visual feel strangely mismatched compared to the rest of the people in the show. Sound: The amazing battle theme from the first season is still here running in the background, but it is underutilized. The choice of music for opening and the ending is very strange, to the point where ending song reminds me intro from Niya under 7 (meaning coarse, almost husky voice singing). It is nowhere close to the powerful impact of the theme in the first season, where music captured you since the first frame and kept you watching it. Characters: Protagonist occasionally does a strange flip between his usual cold attitude and "I'm scared" mode which feels VERY out of place. Characters don't really develop much over time, and mostly act according to their assigned "role". They don't really feel like much of a characters, and more like objects in the story, only occasionally falling into some sort of stereotype. Overall, I had a feeling that the story tried to do something similar with Patlabor or Ghost in the SHell movies, which had huge conspiracies, corruption, complicated political plots, etc, but in the end it does not really work well, and less believable. Enjoyment: I didn't hate it, but I liked the first season much more. Overall: it feels rather bland compared to the first season. Might be worth watch if you want to see continuation of the story or if you want to see Izumi Shimomura again, but that's about it. Busou Renkin, which I recently watched, had much larger impact for me, and I'm not even a shounen fan. So, worth a watch, but don't expect too much from it.

Nothing surprising here as it continues the story. Same qualities, same flaws. The characters and the actors playing them are mainly to blame for the last ones. They tend to overplay a little, and more than they should, from a western acting's point of view. The result being the protagonists aren't that much convincing in their roles, and the actors do not succeed in making up for the monolithic characters they portray (for most). With maybe a bit less tension about the IBM despite a very dense story, probably due to the fading of the element of surprise, there is also a slight decrease in progression,making the show a bit slow, sometimes. Nevertheless, the story is good and interesting in itself, and well-paced too. So, if you liked the first season, there is no reason you won't make it to the end of the second.

Ajin series is the definition of masterpiece. I am truly delighted, can't believe how many times I want to throw my 'mouse' watching the episodes..like...shinjiranai! !$!@#!@ How did things like that happening! It really amaze me how perfect Satou is as an antagonist and bringing up the entire series into climax on each episode. The pace of the story is really great! It was steady high up the entire way from 1st season to 2nd season. Nagai is develop very well throughout the entire series, altho he is absolutely beyond a high schooler in term of mental...and Nakano made up that and they both makea great balance in the protagonist side, as well as Tanaka on the antagonist side. The story providing a 3 way of battle which involve Nagai, Satou, and the government which make the excitement jump over the roof! At first from the 1st season I don't really fond with the CG type of animation but since the very first episode the pace and climax already start jump to the roof and ever since until the very last episode of the 2nd season...it's an unbelievable race! Every each character in the series is very strong in term of background and why they do what they did. The author already mentioning the basic rules of what Ajin can do normally and keep on feeding us little by little by introducing character like Professor Oguro, and THAT really paid off in the end! I got convinced of what Ajin can and what Ajin (or in that regard IBM) cannot do....and that last episode 13 of 2nd season...it totally shook me of what Nagai can do (well I know he is special, but that I never expect) To be honest a LOT..TONS of Ajin part that I don't expect, especially both Satou and Nagai tactical strategy and the field execution which is of course, not going according to plan. Also, the existence of my ship of Tosaki and bae 'Shimomura Izumi' (she is totally bae, can't believe that kind of relation is pretty strong for a boss and subordinate). I kinda remember this kind of relation from Psycho-Pass series...but the purity obedience from Izumi to Tosaki catch me deep. (I just wish at some point Izumi showing that actually she is having a feeling for Tosaki, but that doesn't seems gonna be happening for the meanwhile, who knows) Every moment of Ajin really high and leave a deep hard breathing, very thrilling...from the very first up to the very last od the 2nd season. Arrrgghghhhh! I want to scream! My God...I grit my teeth the entire last 5 episode of the 2nd season. If you like gun shooting, tactical, sci-fi, supernatural and the element of surprise an anime with face pace can bring? See nothing else...Ajin it is. As additional note, Ajin is really great for binge watching since it doesn't need hard screenwriting to digest and the pace is high enough to make you demand the next episode right after you finish one.

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