Ajin (Anime)

I recently wrote about really getting into the Ajin manga, and now that I’m all caught up we get an anime series that debuted today on Netflix (although it originally aired in Japan at the start of the year). I’ve watched the first two episodes, and I’m really digging it, but that’s maybe because I like the manga series so much – so far, this is a straight adaptation. I also really like the look of the show, which is done in cell shaded CG, like Ghibli’s Ronia – makes everything look very sharp, which is a nice contrast with the occasionally messy manga art (the backgrounds are sharp, but the character art can veer towards the slightly cartoony). There’s also a trilogy of animated films happening (the second one will be out soon), but I’m not sure what it covers.