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Ajin 16

Demi-Human

Paperback
$12.95 US
5"W x 7"H x 0.55"D   | 6 oz | 24 per carton
On sale Feb 23, 2021 | 194 Pages | 978-1-949980-65-3
The shooting of Kaito has triggered a Flood in the normally emotionless Nagai, releasing a massive number of IBMs. Not wanting to miss out on the fun, Sato has matched his pace, and Iruma Base is overrun with countless black ghosts. Dr. Ogura, the world's leading IBM researcher, makes his way toward the heart of the chaos, even as the story barrels toward a moment of truth regarding the origin and very nature of Demi-Humans.
"I'll probably say this every time I review a volume of Ajin, but it's worth reminding everyone not to miss out on this one. With each release my admiration of Sakurai grows. There's a remarkable combination of fluidity and weight to his action sequences; he has a keen eye for dynamic angles and never holds back when a scene calls for some especially heavy hits... Ajin is more than just solid art, though... This is absolutely a series worth starting if you haven't already, and it only gets better with each new volume."       -Web Otaku USA
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 Demi-human in 2012. In 2013, AJIN was selected as the #3 manga in 2013 by Japanese comic editors and mangaka.

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The shooting of Kaito has triggered a Flood in the normally emotionless Nagai, releasing a massive number of IBMs. Not wanting to miss out on the fun, Sato has matched his pace, and Iruma Base is overrun with countless black ghosts. Dr. Ogura, the world's leading IBM researcher, makes his way toward the heart of the chaos, even as the story barrels toward a moment of truth regarding the origin and very nature of Demi-Humans.

Praise

"I'll probably say this every time I review a volume of Ajin, but it's worth reminding everyone not to miss out on this one. With each release my admiration of Sakurai grows. There's a remarkable combination of fluidity and weight to his action sequences; he has a keen eye for dynamic angles and never holds back when a scene calls for some especially heavy hits... Ajin is more than just solid art, though... This is absolutely a series worth starting if you haven't already, and it only gets better with each new volume."       -Web Otaku USA

Author

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 Demi-human in 2012. In 2013, AJIN was selected as the #3 manga in 2013 by Japanese comic editors and mangaka.