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If you liked Tokyo Ghoul add

...then you might like Ajin add

If you like the themes in Tokyo Ghoul, you'll really want to watch this anime. I was sucked in right from the beginning. We all love a good opening song. It gives us the feel of the anime and gets us pumped. Everyone that has watched Tokyo Ghoul knows that opening just with the first sung note. So just like Tokyo Ghoul, Ajin has a very catchy, interesting opening song that gives you a feeling of anticipation and excitement. It's like that feeling of "yes, I want to see what this anime is about because this song is great!" The main character in Ajin is relatable in his own way. It seems that it's normal to feel apathetic and uncaring because some of us lack the social cues necessary to be an empathetic person. The idea of being "cold and calculating" has become a normal thing in society. So, it's easy to feel like you can relate to the main character as he struggles with the lack of empathy many humans have. Tokyo Ghoul, as well, has a main character that one can relate to. However, on an emotional level he is vastly different from Ajin's main character. He is an extremely empathetic/sympathetic individual that fights with the desire to eat flesh until he is faced with a terrible experience that leads him onto a darker path. Which is the opposite for Ajin's main character. Kei, in Ajin, begins as nearly emotionless to an individual trying desperately to care for other human beings after experiencing unspeakable horrors. He goes from being a "jerk" as his sister calls him, to an individual that wants so badly to be compassionate and loving. The action in both anime is amazing. There's never really a dull moment. It's really neat to see other worldly creatures go into hand to hand combat. And the fact that many characters in Ajin do not stay dead adds an interesting element into the mix. And finally, one of the main reasons I love these anime is the reoccurring theme of moral ambiguity. There are horrible, inhumane things done to human-like creatures, Ajin and Ghouls alike. There is prejudice against the unknown. And let's be honest, these are things we face in the real world. Society has a habit of fearing the unknown and judging people that are seen as "different". So, we find ourselves caught up in this ethical debate: should they die or live (Ghoul, Ajin, and humans alike). We want to fight against those wronging the main character but also struggle internally with whether it is right or wrong to actually kill a human being no matter how terrible they are. All in all, this is an intriguing anime. I love these kind of dark, thought provoking anime. So if you're in the mood to question your morals, these anime are very good for that kind of thing.

If you liked Psycho-Pass add

...then you might like Ajin add

Moral ambiguity is a major theme in Ajin, which we see in Psycho-Pass. In Ajin, there are horrible, inhumane things done to "human-like creatures". There is prejudice against the unknown. And let's be honest, these are things we face in the real world. Society has a habit of fearing the unknown and judging people that are seen as "different", which is something that is brought up time and time again in Psycho-Pass as well. So, we find ourselves caught up in this ethical debate: should they die or live (human and "monster" alike). We want to fight against those wronging the main character but also struggle internally with whether it is right or wrong to actually kill a human being no matter how terrible they are. All in all, both anime are intriguing. They are both dark and discuss the various views of what is deemed ethical and good by society/a higher power in opposition to what other characters may see as morally sound. They make you question your own morals. Each anime brings to the table something unique. Psycho-Pass is a psychologically based anime in which people are deemed as "latent criminals". This means, if someone is viewed by the Sibyl System (the governing power) as a possible threat to society, they are tossed into rehab or worse, some end up in holding facilities for the remainder of their lives. From the beginning, these people are seen as criminals without actually committing a crime because they are "different". Similarly, in Ajin people that are deemed different are turned into test subjects. Society sees Ajin as something like scum. And the government uses them as their play thing because who cares about a monster, right? These anime are horror. There is a lot of blood, gore, and deaths. There is always a lot of action. If you want standard animation, I would recommend Psycho-Pass because Ajin is very CGI. However, both are very interesting in their own right.