How might one silence a nationís command structure in just two hours? By being devious and undying, for starters-and taking over Japan is exactly what Sato threatens for his “final wave,” now that Iruma Base has fallen to his merry gang. Goodbye, Prime Minister.
Gamon Sakurai is a Japanese comic book artist from Tokyo. Born in 1986, Sakurai was selected for the Afternoon Magazine Four Seasons Award for New Comic Artists. Upon being selected for the award his short story was published and he was selected for editorial review by manga publishing giant Kodansha. Sakurai would make his publishing debut with indie publisher Issuisha in 2010, releasing a short story anthology. He would then work with Kodansha to work on his first feature length series AJIN: Demi-human in 2012.
The final battle between the Demi-Humans has erupted—an action-packed, explosive clash that will determine not only their fate but also the fate of humanity.
کامبک زد. درسته بیمنطقی همچنان توی داستان هست ولی ساختار جهان خودش رو خیلی هوشمندانه استفاده کرد. یه جاهاییش هم مثل فوتبالیستها شده؛ اونجا میدیدی سه قسمته که بازی رفته وقت اضافه، اینجا میبینی سه چپتره شخصیتها تو راهن که تازه برسن محل نبرد.
Seeing some of the older characters back in action was a welcome sight. The protagonists finally been their move, which was intriguing to watch, but the anticipation ever remains that their work is easier said than done.
Turns out Sato is a"one-trick pony", how sad. But the return of Kaito is nice. Also laughed when the Anti-Demis shot Nagai after first knocking him out 😆
Gamon Sakurai’s Ajin: Demi-Human is one of the more memorable series I’ve discovered in the last few years. As a horror-thriller it’s very effectively paced, and the action is consistently enjoyable. Add in an oppression metaphor that’s handled more interestingly than the X-Men ever have been and you have a manga well worth your time. Vol. 13 just came out, and it details Sato’s ultimate plan to take over Japan. Is this volume good?
There’s a lot to appreciate about the art here, especially where the characters are concerned. This is one of those rare series where every single character truly has unique features and doesn’t just adhere to the same style template as most of the rest of the cast. From the bridges of noses to cheek depth to furrowing brows, there’s a lot of attention paid to making people look instantly distinguishable from one another. This all helps make the manga’s world feel all the more real and the events, by extension, feel more plausible. This uniqueness continues to extend to the Ajins’ IBMs as well. Though they’re more visually uniform than the humans, they all still have slight variations to match their casters’ unique temperaments.
The visuals’ polish also extend to the perspective, sound effects, and splash pages. There are a number of great shots and panel sequences dramatically highlighting sudden physical movements and changes in distance. The most memorable of these is a set of two adjacent splash pages depicting a man standing in a building and looking out the window. He sees a fighter jet heading right for him; in the first panel it’s small and in the distance, but in the second it’s right outside the window and only fractions of a second away from crashing. The tension here is fantastic as Sakurai does an excellent job conveying that specific split-second of terror. Most of the volume’s splash pages and two-page spreads work in similar ways, highlighting pivotal reveals and transitions. Even the sound effects get incorporated effectively with fonts and placements varying to reflect the intensity of the noises in question.
The writing throughout is on point as well. Sato’s final plan is thrilling to watch unfold as it combines both merciless cunning and creative uses of his powers. There’s a real sense that no one could ever pull it off but him, and the plot grows naturally from the series’s unique paranormal conceits. The pace at which information is revealed is also great. The reader mostly figures out details as Kei pieces them together, adding a fun sense of mystery and deduction to the horror. The character writing is also effective; all the major players have well-defined personalities and bounce off each other in compelling ways.
All in all, Ajin: Demi-Human Vol. 13 is a great read. There’s the occasional minor clarity issue here and there, but otherwise everything is polished and exciting to follow. The action is well-paced and the art is fantastic, especially where the characters are concerned. If you’re into supernatural thrillers then this series is not one to miss.
Extrait : Le compte à rebours jusqu’au dernier tome continu, il ne reste désormais que quatre tomes avant la fin. Pourtant, encore une fois, celle-ci me semble bien plus proche, donc je me demande vraiment comment la série peut durer autant. Après avoir lu ce tome, j’aurais vu deux tomes supplémentaires seulement, pas le double. Peut-être qu’il y aura donc bien un passage, après Sato (qu’il réussisse ou échoue dans son plan).
La tension monte d’un cran avec ce tome, Sato lance la phase finale de son plan et Nagai se réveille enfin. Par réveil, j’entends par là qu’il arrive enfin à saisir la méthode que va utiliser Sato, à croire que celui-ci a utilisé toute ses cartouches d’imagination. Le plan de Nagai semble assez extrême, mais en soi, c’est peut-être la seule option qu’ils ont. Sato étant l’ennemi le plus impressionnant et instable du groupe, il est celui qu’il faut affronter avec précaution. Toutefois, je pense que sa tactique à tout de même plusieurs failles, notamment dans la finalité, car l’endroit où il sera retenu prisonnier devra être grandement protégé et il ne se trouvera sans doute pas loin de là où ils sont. Donc, dans un sens, il devrait déjà être au sein de la base. Si on prend en compte que les Ajins meurent naturellement de vieillesse, il suffirait de le laisser enfermer une dizaine d’année (voire 20 ou 30 pour être sûr). Le côté extrême du plan, c’est qu’encore une fois, Nagai se fiche des pertes humaines qu’ils peuvent subir ou du moins c’est l’impression qu’il donne. Mais avec Sato en face, ils n’ont pas vraiment de quoi faire la fine bouche côté plan et possibilités. Le mec a quand même éliminé une bonne partie de la base à lui seul, sans oublier leurs précédents affrontements. Certaines révélations de dernières minutes sont également réalisées sur leurs nouveaux compagnons de route, visiblement, Sato gardait bien des atouts dans sa manche. En plus de ça, il avait l’air d’avoir deviné le changement de position de certains de ses associés… même si lui semble insondable, il arrive très bien à saisir les pensées des autres.
Il est vrai que même moi, en tant que lectrice, j’ai facilement deviné ce qu’il allait faire. Après, je ne dis pas que c’est réellement possible, envoyer un avion sur un bâtiment est très difficile (c’est pourquoi le gros drame des tours jumelles a toujours une part de mystère). Alors imaginer que quelqu’un puisse faire cela avec un avion de chasse lancé à vitesse maximale, c’est encore plus déroutant. Sato a beau être un militaire, ce n’était pas un pilote, donc techniquement, il ne doit pas savoir comment piloter un avion de chasse ou du moins, n’a pas d’expérience dans ce domaine. Même s’il était un génie, il n’aurait pas pu faire ce qu’il a fait, donc malheureusement, la série perd un peu en crédibilité sur ce point. Après, le but est juste de rendre la dernière action de Sato très impactante et puissante, ce qui marche très bien malgré tout. Cet impact montre aussi une grosse faiblesse dans son plan qu’il a tout de même essayé de réduire au maximum (d’où, en partie, le recrutement de nouveaux alliés). Rien ne semble joué pour l’instant en tout cas, je ne saurais dire si la fin sera en faveur de Sato ou de Nagai.
File 58: Sato delivers a video message why he has killed so many at the base and that in 2 hours all of the government will disappear in the last wave. Separately, Nakano and the firefighter awake Okuyama from being tranquillised. He’s gives them a phone as a sign he also has abandoned Sato and begins destroying all trace of his existence.
File 59: Politicians and army generals are in the Diet building (parliament) finding a way to stop Sato’s threat. Separately, in the bunker where the Prime Minister is Sato kills the PM and his guards. Kei Nagai (who is inside the base but hidden) realises Sato’s plan that he’ll take a fighter plane but can’t do anything to stop him. TV helicopters spot Kei and again mistake him for being with Sato.
File 60: A deputy chief is destroying all papers on the Anti-Demi-Human forces. Meanwhile Sato flys the plane to the Diet building and blows himself on impact, killing all 5 PM replacements. Before the flight he had cut his arm off so when his body blows up he reappears at the base with Gen and Takahashi (to do it all over again with another site). General Kouma gives the approval for the Anti-Demi-human forces to start an offensive. The deputy general tries to stop him by shooting him (but misses).
File 61: Kei Nagai relays his plan to capture Sato’s severed arm (in between his missions to blow up sites) and bury it in a hole in the ground (like sewage pipe) so that when her emerges he is stuck. The phone that Okuyama gave Nakano and the firefighter (now known as Akiyama) has the geolocations of Sato’s guys so they can go track them down. Kei Nagai is spotted by Sato’s followers on the grounds of the base. The Anti-Demi-Human forces come down and rescue Kei from Sato’s followers who were closing in on him with gunfire.
File 62: Nakano and Akiyama arrive at one of the points on the GPS map that Okuyama provided off the phone he gave. They arrive at a street but fired at instantly. Akiyama is cornered in a room with one of Sato’s followers. Separately Izumi and Tanaka go to another of the points from Okuyamas phone and find them in front of 2 IBM’s controlled by one of Sato’s followers. Separately, Kai is in prison but escapes with the offer from one of his fellow inmates that has a flying IBM.
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Como ya alcanzamos a Japón, tengo que esperar una gran cantidad de tiempo para leer el siguiente volumen, del 12 al 13 fueron casi 14 meses. Esto lo traigo a colación porque tanto tiempo de espera si afecta la manera en la que percibo la historia. Próximamente, cuando esté completa la serie, planeo leerla toda de corrida y modificar mis reviews. En este volumen no pasa gran cosa. Seguimos en el enfrentamiento en la base aérea, lo que cambia es que por primera vez, parece que Kei entendió el plan de Sato antes de lo que Sato esperaba, eso quiere decir que ahora tienen una oportunidad de voltearle la mesa. Si es que todo llega a salir bien. Introducen nuevos ajin y sus "fantasmas" tienen diseños visuales atractivos. Los personajes no se desarrollan, no averiguamos nada de los objetivos finales de Sato y tampoco tiene mucha acción. Lo que hace el maestro Sakurai en este volumen es mostrarnos dónde quedaron los distintos personajes después del volumen anterior y cómo se comienzan a mover para alinearse con el plan nuevo que Kei sugiere. Me parece que estamos a dos volúmenes de terminar la serie y eso está muy bien, no creo que sea necesario extender esta serie mucho más, pero si todo sale bien, la acabarán de manera maravillosa.
Rencana mematikan Satô memang benar-benar "mematikan". Kalau waktu di volume berapa itu dia menyusupkan/membangkitkan dirinya dalam potongan ayam goreng sudah dianggap gilak, yah bayangkan kalau proses itu diulang 24x dalam 2 jam. Huakaka... yeah, jadi penjahat psikopat mah ngapain tanggung-tanggung. Top dah bapak satu ini.
Di lain pihak, Kei dan tim kecilnya juga gak main-main. Kemampuannya menebak isi pikiran Satô membuat sedikit kemajuan dalam menghadapi musuhnya itu. Apalagi sekarang rencana Tosaki dan pasukan anti-ajin-nya sudah bisa mulai bergerak. Keren itu mah, panel dobel page yg Nagai Kei + pasukan anti Ajin.
Volume selanjutnya bakalan ada Kaito nih (lol, bayangin itu sipir penjara cuma bengong liat Kaito lari).
O pau tá comendo solto Esse volume me cansou um pouco, parece até que estão enrolando para acabar o mangá, ou talvez eu que já esteja cansada de tanto ler hoje. Mas basicamente nesse volume o autor focou em explicar ao público qual o verdadeiro plano do Satō e aproveitou para da um gostinho de como que está sendo pro Satō colocar ele em prática. Não sei se estou mais impressionada com a capacidade do Satō de elaborar um plano tão surreal como esse ou se estou mais surpresa com o Nagai por ter entendido tudo tão depressa e ainda ter resumido o plano dele. As cenas de ação continuam com uma qualidade ótima e espero que continue assim.
El Ajin Sato tiene a Japón en una situación crítica y, habiendo secuestrado la base aérea Iruma, usa naves de combate para eliminar estratégicamente a figuras políticas de importancia superior. Kei Nagai, Izumi, Tanaka, Nakano y el Ajin bombero forman tres equipos para combatir a Sato y sus ayudantes. Entra en acción el equipo secreto especial anti-Ajin [cinco humanos altamente adiestrados en el combate con armas, y estrategas] que se unen a Kei Nagai en la base Iruma. Resulta muy agradable ver al IMB alado en acción.
The Anti-Demi Human Squad has dropped in, so I'm stoked to see what happens with them. We're heading towards the final confrontation with this volume moving things along quite fast. Sato is destroying government and industry buildings with fighter jets and getting reborn after each attack. Kei's friend from the beginning is on the run to help out, (his whole deal feels a bit superfluous up to now), and then we have Tanaka and Shimomura fighting a demi-human, and firefighter and Kei's friend knock off also fighting one. The hunt is on for Sato's arm.
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This volume was an insane amount of action and surprises. *Spoiler Alert* (thid book has been out for awhile, but just in case). Sato's plan is revealed, and it's horrifying and ingenious, and really just as amazing as I expected Sato's plan to be. Nagai figuring out Sato's plan and then coming up with his brilliant counter-plan: honestly, I don't remember breathing much during this volume. The real shock to me were the IBMs: the pair, and then the flying one. It just keeps getting better.
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SO GOOD!!! This series just keeps getting more and more insanely intense!! Let’s go Team Negai!!!! If you like your fingernails on your fingers, then DO NOT read this series. RIP my fingernails.
اليابان انهارت بعد موت رئيس الوزراء وبديله وشوية السياسيين اللي في الصف الأول ، احنا عندنا لما الحكومة انهارت أو كانت علي وشك يعني عملنا لجان شعبية عشان البلطجية اللي استغلوا الأوضاع ودخلوا يسرقوا ، بس في مواجهة زي دي مع كائنات مش بتموت هنعمل إيه ؟؟ طبعا دي فكرة صعب حد يناقشها لأنه معندناش كومكس أو مانجا ولا عندنا حرية تعبير ولا عندنا حد حتي لو عرف يفكر فيها هيعرف ينشرها في مصر أصلا
For my taste, it takes a little too long, but we get a cool new demi-human strategy and Satos plan starts to show. But it seems to be really good preparation for a final showdown.
And the deus ex machina that was preparing during multiple issues? Good entrance!
Sato's plan of taking out all important Japanese authorities in two hours is put into play.
This volume is full of action. Kei continues to almost be smart enough to out-think Sato. His plan to contain him (when and if Sato's captured) is devious. I'll definitely be reading more in the series.
Very fast and action packed! Sato plan is to take over the government. Gives to 2 hours and starts to destroy any base that's have government people. Others will try top stop him The anti demi human squad gas launched