Ajin : demi-human

Format:

Book

Title:

Ajin : demi-human

Other title(s):

Ajin, demi-human

Author:

Sakurai, Gamon creator

ISBN:

9781939130846

9781939130853

9781941220214

9781941220443

9781941220450

9781941220887

9781942993261

9781942993476

9781945054198

9781945054280

9781945054693

9781947194205

9781947194601

9781949980110

9781949980653

9781949980356

9781647290450

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York : Vertical, Inc., [2014]-

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm

General Note:

Chiefly illustrations.

"First published in Japan in 2013 by Kodansha, Ltd., Tokyo."--Unnumbered page 228, v. 1.

Ajin first serialized in 2012 by Kodansha, Ltd. as: good! Afternoon.

Summary:

Kei Nagai, a high-school student, should have died when the truck hit him. Instead, he comes back to life and his world is changed forever. Kei learns he is an Ajin or demi-human, a mysterious creature that cannot die. Frightened by the prospect of what might happen to him, Kei, helped by his friend, Kai, flee from civilization only to encounter a group of demi-humans who are hostile to humans. Who should Kei side with?

Subject(s):

Immortalism -- Comic books, strips, etc.

High school students -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan -- Translations into English.

Geographic Term:

Genre:

Comics (Graphic works)

Graphic novels.

Added Author:

Ransom, Ko

Holds:

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	GN SAKURAI 2014 v.1	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	GN SAKURAI 2014 v.2	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	GN SAKURAI 2015 v.3	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	GN SAKURAI 2015 v.4	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	GN Sakurai, G. 2015 v.5	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	GN Sakurai, G. 2015 v.6	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	GN Sakurai, G. 2017 v.9	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	GN Sakurai, G. 2017 v.10	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

High school student Kei Nagai is killed in a traffic accident, but immediately revives to learn that he may not be a human after all. Instead, he may be a Demi-Human, a mysterious and almost immortal being blessed with amazing super-human abilities. Scared, he runs away and is aided in his escape by his friend Kai. Unfortunately for Kei, the manhunt is on, and he will soon be caught up in a conflict between mankind and the other Demi-Humans as they prepare to fight for global supremacy.

Author Notes

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.