Ajin Part 2 OVA

亜人 (佐藤 ZERO)

7.00(6K votes)

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Type

OVA

Status

Finished Airing

Aired

Apr 7, 2017

Studios:Polygon Pictures

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Synopsis

Bundled with the limited edition tenth manga volume. It focuses on the backstory of when Satou captured the first ever Ajin in Africa and discovered that he himself is an Ajin.

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Worth Watching? — Global Verdict

6.7/10

Average Review Score

67%

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Pageplant

Recommended

This is an episode centered on Sato and his time in the army. An origin to his love for carnage and slaughter is shown in this episode and it makes you sorry that series weren't that much centered on action. The quality of the story is better in this episode than in the whole series in my opinion. Sato is a monster, yeah, but he is a fascinating monster. And after watching this epiode, I understood that I wouldn't mind having the whole series from Sato's POV rather than from Nagai's which is a very bad main character in my opinion, because it takes toolong for him to form his own character and by the time he does, two seasons of the series have passed. Maybe he improves in unavoidable third season, when it comes sometimes in the future. Anyway, I give this episode a 8/10! It's a good OVA and a must watch for the fans of the series!

4 found helpfulFeb 4, 2022

susururu

Not Recommended

Community Discussion

I think this is just the typical case of an unnecessary special/OVA. The episode focuses on Sato's past, and there is nothing that you either already don't know or you can't already imagine from the main show. And Sato already has a problem of being a one note character, which this OVA furthers even more. It just feels reductive and repetitive. Overall the technical quality is the same as the main series, and if you super love Ajin you can give it a shot. It's only 1 normal episode lenght, so it won't take too much of your time. But overall I think it wasvery boring and skippable.

Jastereich

Recommended

Satou's origin story is what anyone would expect from a special forces soldier - a loose cannon who doesn't excel at social niceties. His fascination with Ajin, after his unit is involved in one of the first captures, makes him a psychopath in waiting. But it's when he's stationed in Africa that the real chaos with Fox ensues, changing the course of human history. Satou is right - the problem with Ajin is that you never know until you die. They look and act like us, making it a seductive idea for someone like Fox, a super-soldier who is bored with his job. Fox is willingto take the ultimate test and effectively becomes an Ajin after he's dishonorably discharged for going rogue during a mission. For someone like Satou, being an Ajin is the greatest gift available - an unending supply of extra lives. It's exactly where the Satou we knew as a great villain would have come from, making this origin story as authentic as it gets.

0 found helpfulDec 15, 2023