The upcoming live-action adaptation of Gamon Sakurai’s manga Ajin is moving right along and now the first teaser trailer for it has arrived. Set for a September 30th, 2017 debut, the film is directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro and it’s applying some changes from the manga, which focused on high school kids by shifting it to college age/working age characters but sticking to most other familiar elements it seems.
The Japanese cast includes Takeru Satoh as Kei Nagai, Gou Ayano as Satō, Tetsuji Tamayama as Yū Tosaki, Rina Kawaei as Izumi Shimomura, Minami Hamabe as Eriko Nagai, Yuu Shirota Kōji Tanaka, Yudai Chiba as Okuyama, and Yūki Yamada as Takahashi.
The manga has been doing well in Japan since it launched in 2012 and it’s gotten some solid acclaim here since Vertical began publishing it. Crunchyroll is handling the digital presentation of the manga series, making it available to a large number of fans. Netflix streamed the anime series with Sentai Filmworks releasing it on DVD and Blu-ray.
Property concept: High school student Kei Nagai is struck dead in a grizzly traffic accident, but immediately revives to learn that he may not be like every other human. Instead, he may be a mysterious almost immortal being granted not only the powers of rejuvenation but the abilities to see supernatural beings. Scared, he runs away, and is aided in his escape from society by his friend. Unfortunately for Kei, the manhunt is on and he will soon be caught within a conflict between mankind and others like him as they prepare to fight a new war based on terror.
