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Ajin
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Mamoru Miyano
Kei Nagai (voice)
26 eps
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Kaito (voice)
26 eps
Aya Suzaki
Eriko Nagai (voice)
26 eps
Daisuke Hirakawa
Kōji Tanaka (voice)
26 eps
Hiroyuki Kinoshita
Ikukya Ogura (voice)
26 eps
Hochu Otsuka
Satō (voice)
26 eps
Jun Fukuyama
Kō Nakano (voice)
26 eps
Kenichi Suzumura
Sokabe (voice)
26 eps
Mikako Komatsu
Izumi Shimomura (voice)
26 eps
Takahiro Sakurai
Tosaki (voice)
26 eps
Sho Koneri
Professor Futoi
26 eps
Shougo Nakamura
Suzumura
26 eps
Toru Sakurai
Araki / SAT Captain
26 eps
Daigo Fujimaki
Gen
26 eps
Soma Saito
Takeshi Kotobuki
13 eps
Maaya Sakamoto
Meyers
26 eps
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Masumi Okuyama
26 eps
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Almeida
26 eps
Itaru Yamamoto
Colonel Kouma
26 eps
Atsuyoshi Miyazaki
Hirasawa
26 eps
Toru Okawa
Yuuwa Tokui (Cabinet Minister)
26 eps
Masashi Nogawa
Takehashi
26 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Ajin actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Ajin reads strongest on Bingeability, Spectacle and Cliffhanger Intensity.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
17 years ago, immortals first appeared on the battlefields of Africa. Later, rare, unknown new immortal lifeforms began appearing among humans, and they became known as "Ajin" (demi-humans). Just before summer vacation, a Japanese high school student is instantly killed in a traffic accident on his way home from school. However, he is revived, and a price is placed on his head. Thus begins a boy's life on the run from all of humankind.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 26 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20163 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201613 episodes
7.3IMDbBest episode · S01E13 Satō-san, It's Your Fault Everything's Messed Up
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201613 episodes
7.3IMDbThe war betwen Ajin terrorist Satou and Ajin Administrative Committee has been escalating with Satou declaring a public assassination attempt on 15 Ajin-related VIP, an action Satou calls "purging." The final confrontations between Ajin and the Japanese goverment, as well as between Satou and Kei Nagai, are about to begin.
Best episode · S02E01 It Has Become Tiresome
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E13
Satō-san, It's Your Fault Everything's Messed Up
Mr Keita reports Kei Nagai to the police to claim a reward. Yu Tosaki orders all available forces to the area to catch Kei. When Kei is confronted by the police, he uses his Black Ghost to delay them allowing him to escape into the woods. He uses Ko Nakano’s phone to throw the police off his trail, but Tosaki realizes it's a ruse and closes in.
- Directed by Ryo-timo
- Written by Hiroshi Seko
S01E05
Trash Who Only Ask for Help When They Are Desperate
Kei goes through horrible experiences in a government laboratory and Tanaka encourages you to free his dark side. Sato planning a rescue mission.
- Directed by Akio Kazumi
- Written by Kenta Ihara
S01E03
I Think I'm Done For
Kaito and Kei are seen and pursued by another motorcyclist. Meanwhile Yu Tosaki recognises Sato, an Ajin hunter at the original accident scene. The other motorcyclist causes the boys to crash, but Kaito recovers and knocks him unconscious.
- Directed by Akio Kazumi
- Written by Kenta Ihara
S01E02
Why Is This Happening to Me? I Didn't Do Anything Wrong!
Tosaki takes the pursuit of government by Ajin. Kei and Kaito are attacked by bandits in search of rewards.
- Directed by Ryo-timo
- Written by Jun Kumagai
S01E06
I Adore Killing
Sato starts killing people in the lab. Kei tries to stop him and discovers that Ajin has a weak spot.
- Directed by Keisuke Ide
- Written by Jun Kumagai
S01E11
Now Then, It's Showtime
In the supposed day of the attacks, the scenario of the city is shocking. Sato prepares for action with your team.
- Directed by Akio Kazumi
- Written by Hiroshi Seko
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E13
I Make Promises Too, Satō-san
- Directed by Keisuke Ide
- Written by Hiroshi Seko
S02E12
It Sounds Interesting, So I Guess That's Okay
- Directed by Keisuke Ide, Hiroaki Ando
- Written by Hiroshi Seko
S02E11
This Really Is War
- Directed by Keisuke Ide
- Written by Hiroshi Seko, Kenta Ihara
S02E09
You're the One Who Is Getting in the Way
- Directed by Keisuke Ide
- Written by Kenta Ihara
S02E10
I Won't Do It
- Directed by Taku Yonebayashi, Keisuke Ide
- Written by Hiroshi Seko
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Masaya SaitoProducer
- Yoshihiro FurusawaExecutive Producer
- Kotaro SudoProducer
- Hideyuki SaitoProducer
- Hiroo MaruyamaExecutive Producer
- Hideki MoriyaExecutive Producer
Writing
- Jun KumagaiWriter
- Hiroshi SekoWriter
- Kenta IharaWriter
Direction
- Akio KazumiDirector
- Hiroyuki SeshitaDirector
- Taku YonebayashiDirector
- Takeshi IwataDirector
- Keisuke IdeDirector
- Hiroaki AndoDirector
Music
- Yugo KannoOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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