As part of the Christmas Day 2017 haul, here is one of my favourite recent anime which is part of Netflix's Anime Originals line-up.
Ajin: Demi-Human is a 2015/2016 anime series from studio Polygon Pictures, directors Hiroyuki Seshita & Hiroaki AndÅ, and published by King Records Company Ltd with assistance from Netflix. The anime is based on the 2012 manga written by Gamon Sakurai. You may have noticed that I mention two years instead of one unlike the other anime, well it's because there are in fact two different versions; a movie trilogy and a television series.
The first film in the movie trilogy was released in Japanese theatrical screens in November 2015, while the first season of the television series aired in January 2016 followed by an international Netflix stream in April 2016. What we have included in this release is both the first season of the series and the first film in the movie trilogy. The second & third films will be included with the show's second season set.
As mentioned Netflix have exclusive international rights to the series, offering multiple dubs & sub support for the series worldwide and eventually allowing both Sentai Filmworks (in US & Canada) and Anime Limited (in UK & Ireland) to release it on home video. The discs were authored by Sentai Filmworks so both the UK & US sets are pretty much identical on-disc wise.
While the Sentai Filmworks release has a premium limited edition, the UK collector's edition that Anime Limited have put out is in fact the better and reasonably valued release of the two. The US set offers a manga with an exclusive front cover and a couple mini tidbits like a poster, artcards and a booklet. The UK set uses the usual Anime Limited style packaging as well as a booklet with a shop exclusive A3-sized non-folded poster for half the SRP.
Other notes about the Anime Limited collector's edition release is that it includes all 13 episodes of the show's first season across two Blu-ray discs and the first film (Ajin: Compel) on one Blu-ray disc. The film is not exclusive to the collector's edition so don't worry about that. Audio options-wise, the series includes English, Japanese & Spanish audio with English & Spanish subtitles and the movie is Japanese with English subtitles only. The discs are regions A & B compatible, however the yellow subtitles are locked.
Blu-ray Specs (Ajin: Demi-Human Season 1):
Languages: Japanese, English, Spanish
Audio: DTS-HD MA 5.1 (for all three languages)
Video: 1080p HD Native 16:9
Region: A B
Subtitles: English, Spanish [Japanese language & On-screen]
Subtitles Locked: Yes
Discs: 2
Blu-ray Specs (Ajin: Movie 1 - Compel):
Languages: Japanese
Audio: DTS-HD MA 5.1
Video: 1080p HD Native 16:9
Region: A B
Subtitles: English [Japanese language & On-screen]
Subtitles Locked: Yes
Discs: 1
Plot Synopsis (via Anime Limited):
When you have an infinite number of lives ahead of you, death is only the beginning.
When the truck slammed into Kei Nagai's body he should have died instantly. Instead, the high-school student finds himself resurrected, with all of his wounds somehow healed. However, Kei's real problems are just starting. Now revealed to be an Ajin, one of a mysterious new breed of demi-human that have begun appearing around the world, he's been marked with an international bounty, and in the eyes of the world's governments, Kei is a specimen to be contained by any means possible.
On the run and unable to trust anyone except his closest friend. his only hope is to discover the terrifying secrets behind his new abilities before he's forced to use them in battle!
On-Disc Extra Content (Ajin: Demi-Human Season 1):
Clean Opening Animation
Clean Closing Animation
Animatic Process Scenes
Sentai Filmworks Trailers
On-Disc Extra Content (Ajin: Movie 1 - Compel):
Clean Closing Animation
Movie Teasers
Collector's Edition Extras:
Chipboard Artbox - Clean Box (Title on Spine), Digipack for Discs, Info Sheet
64-page Booklet
Shop Exclusive A3-sized Non-Folded Poster
Ajin is available on Blu-ray and DVD from Anime Limited.
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