Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu

Aight. Time to try this again without spoiling anything. I done that in my last review I did, but the parts of spoilers got removed, but still... Okay, first I'm going to start with the story, because that's what you are supposed to do. Parasyte -the maxim- or Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu, follows the story of a 17 year old high school student named Izumi Shinichi. One day a meteor shower happens, a bunch of alien like creatures come out and infect people's brains and stuff. One parasite by the name of 'Migi', well, that's his nickname, goes into Shinichi's room and tries to infect him. But, Shinichi is wearing headphones, so he isn't able to get in. Migi then burrows into Shinichi's hand and Shinichi prevents Migi from going up any further into his arm by tying his headphones around his arm and, basically... strangling the life out of his arm. I wasn't actually sure about the story at first. Not quite sure what it was about at the time. But, I figured out at about episode 5 or 6. Something like that. Now, I'm a diehard fan of psychological, supernatural type anime. And this one really creeps into my skin. There is so much gore in this anime, but I don't even care. That's one of the things that I like about it (I know it sounds kinda creepy). Shinichi goes on all kinds of battles with Migi. Fighting parasites, monsters, well, both of them are the same thing. Shinichi suddenly stops wearing glasses after about episode 6 or something. I don't know why, I think his eyesight has improved, I seriously don't know. Shinichi survives a stab through the heart, and his body undergoes some changes. Shinichi gained the ability to run like sanic, jump super high, and even at one point he ripped out one of the parasite's hearts. That was out of anger, of course. I think this anime has at least one character death per episode, either a main character or just a parasite nobody gives a damn about. So basically, in conclusion the story is about a parasite burrowing into a teenage boys skin, and then they end up fighting a bunch of creepy, mutated aliens together. There's more to it than that, but I can't be bothered writing that right here and right now. The soundtrack of this anime is amazing. There's often some 'Chopin' music placed here and there, by that, I only mean about two episodes. Anyone know who Chopin is? Eh, nevermind. I would recommend checking out the soundtrack via... I don't know, however the hell you listen to soundtracks and OSTs. The characters in Kiseijuu are amazing. All though you would only know a character for one episode or so, you'd still feel bad for their death. Is that a spoiler yet? No. I don't think so. (Insert spoiler here). Damn it! That part is going to get removed! I'm gonna explain some characters, but not all. Izumi Shinichi is the main anta-prota... anti-... I don't even know. Main protagonist of the anime, I guess? He's that type that isn't really that strong, and looks like he couldn't really do anything to anyone in the school. Next minute, jumps out of a school window and survives it. That's in episode... eh, I don't know. Not important. May contain spoilers if I write it. Izumi's father is not really that main to the story, because he only shows in the first couple of episodes until (insert spoiler here). After that, the only appearances he ever had, were about four or five more episodes. I'm gonna stop with the characters, I'm just gonna say, that all the characters in the anime are freakin' amazing! This anime was really enjoyable to my extent. Did I use that term right? Eh, it doesn't matter. I watched this anime in about a day, because the anime is only roughly... 10 hours long. But, I couldn't stop watching it. I said to myself 'one more episode' until I wanted to take a break, but I couldn't take a break. I was to addicted at the point. This series can have some seriously heartbreaking moments, but that's what life is about, isn't it? We all have our time on earth... eh, shut up, me. I'm just trying to be scientific. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this anime as much as I did.

Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu. I started this anime one night around 4 a.m. I was super bored and couldn't sleep so I stumbled across this anime while I was looking at the popular charts on CrunchyRoll. That night I finished every episode there was out up until that time. This anime kept me captivated and wanting more as I continued to watch. The storyline was unique compared to the other animes that i watched previously and was an overall good experience. There were some things that I did not like about this anime such as the ending that I won't give too much details other than I felt like it was lacking. The supporting character development was slow so it was hard to get attached to some of the characters. In the end, I rate this anime an 8/10. The lack of details and poor character development in the supporting characters prevent me from giving it a higher score but the unique story and the cliffhangers at almost every episode makes this anime a very good anime in my opinion.

What makes us human? Parasyte: The Maxim focuses on explaining the difference between humans and supernatural parasites which are invading the Earth and possessing human bodies as well as makes a statement on human emotions, morality, and the rules of the animal kingdom. Parasyte is very complex show with many plot twists and emotional moments. The show is full of action, intellectual discussion, and touching moments between human characters and parasites alike. My only issue over the story is that by the end there were some plot points which were overlooked and not discussed. This could be seen as grounds for another season or an excuse to read the manga (note that I usually watch the anime before reading the manga because it prevents me from being overly critical of what is different between the two). The art is excellent, the soundtrack was extremely impressive, and there weren't very many characters that I was indifferent about, which is a big deal for me to connect to the characters. Shinichi in particular goes through interesting character growth and development, which aids in the overall feel of the show. Overall, I rated the show an 8/10. It was very good in almost every category, but not the best anime that I have ever seen. Parasyte has an interesting plot, but at the same time is similar to a large number of anime that has been released recently. This could be seen as both good and bad; good because you can find other anime to watch in the same genre to type, but bad because it could seem unoriginal at the same time. The characters are interesting and easy to get attached to, but overall there were a few plot points that were overlooked or brushed off that I would have preferred to have seen explored a little more.

Hello, humans. This is Ebb a parasite living in mercury1980's body. If you were wondering what happened to mercury1980, he just got caught in an accident and he is severely injured. And now I am supposed to make him recover and do this review. Instead I am supposed to review this anime on the behalf of him. I took most of his memory from this anime so that I can take time to process what is going on. With that said, let's get onto the review. STORY (8): This anime follows a human being, Shinichi Izumi who lives with his parents in Tokyo. Parasites like us are alien worm creatures who enter human body to take control of human brains. One parasite took control of Shinichi's hand and they form a duo. This anime took the time to develop the characters of Shinichi & his right arm. I thought their chemistry was handled well. The story also addressed how parasites originate and it was an interesting lesson. The problem is there was not enough material given to some characters and some of the parts are dull. Nevertheless the story was handled well. ART (9): The animation is solid. It has a lot of disturbing images with different looks of parasite. Quite creepy to you people, aren't they? SOUND (9): The opening was catchy. The opening song "Let Me Hear" by Fear describes perfectly the tone for this anime. They use electronic synth pop music. The ending song by Daichi Miura "It's the Right Time" was relaxing. CHARACTER (8): Shinichi & Migi became badass by fighting evil parasytes in the world including Gotou. At first, Shinichi was not used to having Migi on his right hand however as the series progress, Shinichi formed a strong bond with Migi. I did like the way how their relationship develops. Aya Hirano embodied the character of Migi well especially Nobunaga Shimazaki who embodied Shinichi well. They are one of the most interesting duo I have seen. Reiko Tamura was an interesting character with a good backstory. I also did like Kirishima Kana as a character who tells Shinichi that nobody can perform perfect tasks. The problem is that Kirishima Kana did not get enough character development to make her memorable. Gotou was very intimidating as a parasite and as a main villain. His role was handled well. Satomi Murano who is Shinichi's love interest was bland and generic. She has no fight scenes given to her. If the anime really made her into becoming badass, like a parasite infecting on her arm, I thought she would become badass. However, all she does is cry all the time which is annoying. Oh yeah, her voice actress Kana Hanazawa, she did voice acting earlier on that awful anime known as Coppelion where she voiced another crybaby character known as Aoi. If this anime tries to develop the relationship between Satomi & Shinichi, I thought that could work. The rest of the characters really had not much material to work with. CONCLUSION (8): Despite some problems that plague the show, I thought that the rest of the story was handled well, the animation and sound are solid, especially the characters. In fact, the moral of the story is "Humans are unique in their way of living, just like species are". This is why we must learn how to appreciate living creatures despite appearances. This anime gets an 8 out of 10. I hope you enjoy this review, humans. I will revive mercury1980 soon. Hopefully, you will see him in his full form in his next review. Till then, peace out.

Parasyte is an odd anime. Not in terms of its basic premise, story or characters or anything like that. It's an odd anime because there's so much it does right, yet leaves an unsatisfying feeling once you're done. The basic premise isn't anything exceptional or noteworthy, though it isn't bad in any way either; the show opens up with a normal teenager waking up and realizing that his arm is gone, and in its place is a parasite (roll credits folks). The show basically covers the dynamics between the parasite and the student, exploring how parasites are slowly taking over the world, melting into human society and the contrast between them and the humans (whether as a community or as a species). The contrast is generally well done, but becomes less engaging as the show progresses due to a lack of any real complexity among any of the parasites (for the most part) and completely among the humans. This makes sense in the context of the themes, but means that the characters are simplistic and one note, becoming less engaging as the story continues. The themes are quite interesting and compensate somewhat for these flaws, discussing how humans are in this setting no longer at the top of the food chains and how the parasites attempt to coexist and cope with humans for survival. The show delves further and discusses how humans aren't mere killing machines among the parasites, delving into all sorts of different perspectives among the parasites and among the humans. Problem is that that is exactly what the show does wrong. The themes are well-fleshed out and very interesting, but the plot is incredibly simplistic and incredibly reliant on the themes and the audience being completely engaged with them; once you delve further, the plot is filled to the brim with plotholes and flawed logic, and becomes less consistent and weaker as the show progresses. The way the manga was adapted takes a good chunk of the blame, since the internet being present yet no one knowing about the parasites is in itself a giant plothole that is increasingly difficult to suspend disbelief for as the show progresses. The manga took place in the 80s, at a point in time where the internet was non-existent and as such it would make sense if parasites took time to be discovered. This gets worse as the show progresses, and is incredibly hard to ignore. The artwork is pleasant to look at, though not as fitting as the manga's artwork. The animation is above average but nothing particularly special to look at, fitting the show but fairly low quality by Madhouse standards. The voice acting is solid and consistent throughout the show, and the sound effects do not disappoint either. Here we get to yet another problem the show faces; the soundtrack is generally very poor with very few standouts. I don't know who had the bright (read: stupid) idea of putting dubstep in the soundtrack, but it doesn't work and ruins immersion completely in certain scenes, which is a shame because this show has plenty of amazing moments. The characters are generally unremarkable and forgettable, with character relationships being very forced, unnatural and forgettable for many. The show is fairly good at developing the interesting dynamic between Shinichi and Migi, and this is easily the best part of the show and the most entertaining one to watch. Most of the characters are poorly developed, with very few receiving anything resembling development other than the main leads. Overall, Parasyte is a show that does it's job and is a solid time waster for those looking for something thought provoking and distinct from most anime. It's a far, far cry from perfect though, and the show is very inconsistent or even weak at certain parts. Nevertheless, there's something in it for everyone, and it's highly recommended to give it a shot.

I really wanted to watch it in one go but could not due to My papers. Still It took me 3 days to finish it. You can see how awesome this anime is. Story: 10/10 Story is awesome. Cliffhangers , plot twisting and every thing are amazing. Now about little words about plot of this anime, Human being are considered to be ultimate species but what will happen when another species come which comes at top of food chain as well as more intelligent than humans.There numbers are few though What chaos can it create and what are humans gonna do.... Art: 9/10 Art was good. Fighting scenes are very well made. How human change into Parasyte. Migi is also very well drawn during fights but there was room for improvements. Sound: 9/10 Best thing I can say about its sound are starting and Ending Songs of Parasyte. Starting races your heart to watch episode and then ending cool downs you by slow singing. Voice Characters are perfect match for their Characters. Migi voice was amazing through out Anime. The only Issue I had about voice was about OST because from my point of view fighting + romance scenes are good but they would have been perfect if they had perfect backgrounds for them like in HxH 2011. Character: 9/10 Character development is amazing in Parasyte. Shinichi, Izumi in start was just a coward but with as plot moved on his personality and character improved. What I liked most after Miki and Shinichi is Reiko. She in start was simple Minded Alien/Parasyte. Then she became curious about her own existence and so on... Enjoyment: 10/10 I fully enjoyed Parasyte kind of anime in which there is a main plot which are twisted in such a way which are fun to watch. Overall: 10/10 TO end this review let me copy some of lines from Starting Song of Parasyte, which are following: You guys do not notice that we are gifted just by being humans We are absolute predators We do not even have any enemies Maybe there are other animals watching us and thinking that someday "we will beat them down"

Now that i've actually gotten to actually finishing it. Overall it was pretty good. The start went off strong but then the crying and cowering was just getting to me. Just like Mirai Nikki (Future diary) But either than that the gore,slaughtering and epic moments were real in this anime. If you want to see some gore,mass murder and pretty epic kills then this is a MUST watch. As for character development there's quite alot, even to the point where he changes. But i wont say when and how.

"If you have the right to live, so do we. Granted, I believe rights are a concept unique to the human species." - Migi Kiseijuu was one of the most hyped animes of the 2014 season. Not only did the anime ended up living up to most of the expectations, it completely stormed threw the anime world as one of the best and i now consider this anime a all time classic. the story revolves around The 17-year-old Izumi Shinichi who was your normal average everyday teenager until 1 night that changed his life forever.that night, worm-like aliens called Parasytes invade Earth , entering human bodies and taking control of their brains and acts as the control of the brain. One parasyte Migi, attempts to enter Shinichis brain but fails and enters his arm, takes control of Shinichis arm. The duo soon realize that they were going to have to work together to be able to survive in this world. The characters from this anime is one of the strong points of this anime. Every character has a important role to this anime and it is executed exceptionally. The Soundtrack in the anime is amazing. The opening and ending of the anime especially , it is just simply amazing and the song choices were spot on perfect. Horrors , sci-fi and mystery animes have never really appealed to me. But Kiseijuu has influenced me to opened up space for me to explore a new genre of animes. This anime had me staying up late at nights thinking about the anime. Overall this anime is a insanely good anime and it loves ups to the expectations that it had,10 our of 10. Kiseijuu, simply a classic.

The other reviews here are very detailed, I want to share just one thing. This is definitely an anime way out of my comfort zone. It's the second one I watched as a recommendation after Tokyo Ghoul, therefore I don't have much experience. Even so I found it pretty interesting and as someone who is more interested in a story rather than visual violence, it had a very good balance between horror/bloodshed moments, but not enough to make me turn away. I had a feeling this was not the focal point and that is why I expected more of the story side. There were some issues with it, some lack of character development or forced dynamics (especially at the end of the show), but my association for this anime is "balance" - it gave so much in little steps, giving you just enough to want more and giving each viewer their own perspective. It didn't have a straight answer on the question "why?" and to me it felt a bit open ended with questions to ponder about. The OST helped with leaving an interesting impression a lot. Even though I see why some people complain about the show, I dare to say it is definitely worth the watch as it was one hell of a ride.

Story Parasyte's greatest strength is the relationship between Shinichi and Migi. Migi is more than Shinichi's right hand, Migi has his own intelligence and personality. As such, it is a nice treat seeing how the two of them grow as characters throughout the series. The really intriguing thing is how the two of them shape the views of other, with both of them behaving startlingly similar to the other at different points. Soundtrack While it got off to a bit of a rocky start with its heavy use of dubstep-like music early on, Parasyte's soundtrack eventually grew on me and now I can't imagine ever forgetting the songs in the series. From the excellent opening and ending themes to numerous pieces of background music, there was just so much for me to love about this show's music. It also helped that many of the songs perfectly set the tone for the scenes they played in. For instance, whenever the chanting from the song "Hypontik" would play, I knew something big was about to go down. But for my money, I think my favorite song on the show's soundtrack is the calming "Next to You" and "it's the right time" Also, this is one of the very few anime that I've watched that I don't feel the need to go back and read the source material. Not because I don't think it'd be good, but because this is such a brilliant work that it left me with nothing more to be desired.

Wow. I finished Parasyte last night (technically this morning) at around 2:00 AM. It's one of those anime. Now I'm not here to critique it's fine points, because you can break down even the greatest anime until they look like pieces of crap. So I'm here to simply talk about what was GOOD about the anime without giving any spoilers. I'm usually one to zone out and simply enjoy my anime, so I usually don't try to write reviews as I don't go in depth too much, but I learned from this anime so I though I'd try. To begin, the story was fantastic. It's an interesting concept, and the story is perfectly done to intrigue you to ask questions and view the world differently. The characters were the best part. They were dynamic and never boring, with the main character Shinichi and his little parasitic helper forming a bond over the course of the show. The art was perfect for this show but if you don't like a LOT of gore don't watch this. I've seen much worse as far as gore goes, but there is still a reasonable amount in this show so just something to look out for. The soundtrack was suitable for the show, and the opening and endings were fantastic and perfectly captured the mood. The anime was intense and captivating and kept me on the edge of my seat for the first time in awhile, as I haven't enjoyed an anime this much for so long. The real part that made me enjoy the anime was the view it showed me on human beings. We as a race have this sense of entitlement and have these strange emotions such as loyalty, love, and we do things no other organisms do, like suicide. It's like our primary goal isn't just to live as our instinct tells us, but we want to live for others as well. When a predator comes on to earth that threatens human's in this anime, the first reaction is to call them enemies, and to do whatever we can to get rid of them. But what the characters and dialogue makes you think about is things like "What makes us so superior?'", "Why to we get to pray on other animals as a matter of course, but when we get preyed on, the other organisms are the truly terrible ones?". It makes you think of what's truly right and wrong and takes you out of society's norms. Overall I give this a 9/10 and I'll hope you'll give it a shot.

Parasyte is a refreshing anime in the sci-fi horror genre. It starts off strong by being strange and unusual, and will leave you wanting more by the end of the first episode. The parasites are brutal and capable of manipulating their human host in unspeakable ways, with little to no regard for emotion and sensibility. Their main concerns are for their own survival and the extinction of the human race. This anime is an exciting thrill ride from start to finish, with a quality storyline and great character development. You know the character development is top notch when it includes development of your feelings toward a parasite in a person’s hand. Parasyte will make you laugh, make you cry, make you wince, and everything else for that matter. You might enjoy this if: You are searching for a unique sci-fi anime that you will want to finish as soon as possible to find out what happens. You might not like it if: The sound of parasites taking over bodies and manipulating them in unspeakable ways is too much for you. Note to the Viewer: Be prepared for something you will not be prepared for.

To sum up this show? Good Nothing much more but nothing much less either. I actully put off starting this because I thought it would be really gorry or scary and to be honest it was neither. lets face it, anime just can't be scary... it's not possable. By that asside why I feel this show is just 'good'? Well the premise is pretty good and a little different from any epidemic like show I have even seen before, for that I can give it credit. please be aware I haven't read the manga... I found the characters a little boring, Shinchi probably the most so and that's not good when he's the main freaking character. Migi on the other hand is pretty cool and at least his lack in emotion can be understood. I just feel like the charcters went backwards in development and become more boring and less easy to sympafice with as the show went on, it wasn't really possable to grow to like characters. I'm not saying it's impossable to like them, the show just doesn't try hard to make you like them... The art on the other hand and action scenes are beautiful and very well done and although i'm not a fan of 'screamo' i really felt the soundtrack fits the mood on the show to a tee... I especially love the second ending 'It's the right time' (note: no screamo, just a very lovely male voice ^_^) I don't really know how to expain it, there was never a point where i wanted to drop this show, I just think compared to other stuff I wan watching at the same time this is not one of the best... but it's also not one of the worse... You would have to give this show a watch to gauge your own opinion I think, i just wasn't that over the moon about it, at least not as much as one of my friend's were, maybe it was just his hype making things a little worse for me and that could have effcted my overal enjoyment.

To preface this review, I started watching it with next to no expectations whatsoever, good or bad, and I have never read the manga. Parasyte: The Maxim has been a bit of a weird experience for me. On one hand, I think it’s a good show, but on the other, I don’t get the massive hype surrounding it. The show’s themes and plot definitely appealed to me, so there’s that bias. And by and large, I enjoyed the show. But there were a number of elements, mainly early on, that I simply couldn’t overlook. These are mainly personal issues, granted, but they bear mentioning. So, before I get into the specific sections below, I’ll run through these. First, I was not able to take this show seriously for the first few episodes. In fact, if I didn’t know better, based solely on the first episode, I’d have thought this show was supposed to be black comedy. Contributing to this is the fact that I couldn’t take one of the main characters, Migi, seriously for about 9 or 10 whole episodes. I tried, trust me, but it wasn’t working. In addition, despite the show really trying to sell the viewer on the whole “the Parasytes are horrifying and threatening” thing, they just looked more silly than scary the vast majority of the time, which made it really hard to get into it. And secondly, a number of events occurred/decisions were made that I thought were just awful. A certain transformation in episode 5 in particular was so ham-fistedly an homage/rip-off of Peter Parker/Spiderman that I rolled my eyes so hard I almost burst a blood vessel. Now, on to the main stuff. Story: 9/10 Easily the best part of the show. The presentation of themes, the way the plot moved and the handling and resolution of most events were wonderful. There were a few plot-related hiccups, and it wobbled a bit thematically near the end, but it righted itself and succeeded in telling a well written, well thought-out and profound story, and for that I applaud it greatly. Art/Animation: 8/10 The art and animation in Parasyte is very good. The character designs look mostly good (and they actually look their age, which is rare in anime), the animation is smooth and consistent and the backgrounds are excellent. The biggest issue I have with the animation in this show is in the Parasytes’ fight scenes, which have a bad habit of devolving into blade-spam, which can be downright boring to watch. The fight scenes are really only interesting when human bodies are doing the fighting. Sound: 4/10 Easily the worst part about this show. The soundtrack is heavily influenced by dubstep and electronic music, so unless you’re into that, which I am not, you probably won’t like it very much. Also, it just doesn’t work. It fails in setting the tone for the scenes, which makes many of them have a lot less impact than they would otherwise. What makes this even more unfortunate is that there are a couple (and by that, I mean like three) good songs on the track that are not overly (or at all) electronic/dubstep, which shows that the creators knew how to integrate fitting, emotional, non-dubstep music into the show, but chose not to. I cannot fathom why they would make that choice. Because of these moments, though, I’ll give the show a 4, rather than a 3 or even a 2 for music. Characters: 6.5/10 This would be the best part of the show… if Shinichi and Migi were the only characters. Alas, they are not, and we have the misfortune of being forced to suffer through laughably shallow, poorly-written side characters. I will give credit where credit is due: Shinichi and Migi are two of the best, if not the best, characters of their respective seasons (both fall and winter). They are awesome, and they are even better together. But just about every other character is a cardboard cutout masquerading as a person. Granted, Shinichi and Migi are the focus, but it was still painful watching everyone else. At times, some of the characters do become legitimately interesting (only towards the end of the show, though), but this leads me to another huge problem I have with this show: it has a bad habit of killing off characters right as they become (or start to become) interesting. If this show handled its side characters even a quarter as well as it handled Shinichi and Migi, the score for this section would jump right to a 9. But it didn’t, so it won’t. Out of respect for the beautiful Shinichi/Migi duo, I’ll give it a 6, but it would be much lower otherwise. Enjoyment: 7/10 Even with the aforementioned flaws, I found myself enjoying this show each week, liking it and being interested in what would happen the next week. Shinichi and Migi were a treat to watch, and the story and plot were compelling, appealing and deep. For the reasons given in this review, however, I was never able to fully engage with this show, but it was an overall enjoyable experience. Overall: 7/10 Parasyte: The Maxim is an overall solid, good show. It stumbles, it messes up, and it has some issues that I will never be able to get over, but all things considered, it is a good show and an enjoyable experience.

Parasyte is a bit of an oddity for a recent anime title in that it is adapted from a manga series made a couple decades earlier whereas the majority of anime adapted from manga are based on ongoing and recent manga titles. In this sci-fi thriller, high school student Shinichi finds himself having to coexist with an alien parasite named Migi that assimilates itself with his hand and the two must now work together at slaying other parasites who are successful at killing their human hosts and taking complete control over their bodies. As Migi and Shinichi learn to understand one another, they come to discover that other alien parasites are integrating themselves into human society and trying to understand the morals and norms of human behavior while slaying and feeding on other humans for the sake of self-preservation. Before I go further into this review, I will warn folks that this baby won't be for the young and squeamish as there are a number of violent and gory deaths that occur in conflicts between parasites and humans. If you aren't the type who can tolerate such content, I would advise you to move on. Otherwise, on with the review. Parasyte offers up a nice balance of elements of sci-fi, horror, and psychological drama in its exploration of the dynamics between humans and parasites. The first several episodes of the series start off fairly light in spite of the messy ways that parasites and humans get killed onscreen as the series milks some humor off the awkward interactions between Migi and Shinichi as the former tries understanding humans and the latter tries concealing his rather unique predicament. However in a rather shocking plot twist which I won't spoil here, events escalate toward more darker and serious fare when Shinichi becomes more willing to seriously engage the alien parasite threat and learn more about their presence on Earth. From that point, Parasyte mixes around focus between exploring more about alien parasites and getting into some existential themes regarding the worth and relevance of humanity as a whole. More is revealed about the motives of parasites like Reiko Tamura who have varying perspectives on how to coexist with humanity and an apparent alliance made between a number of them that gradually become curious or threatened by Shinichi and Migi's unique co-existence. The events also drive Shinichi to come to terms with comprehending humanity's worth in the world as he tries to understand the varying perspectives that parasites like Migi have regarding human concepts like emotions, procreation and desire to bond with other humans. Both elements mostly carry gray morality to them as the worth of a living being's existence is one that is not an easy question to comprehend and Shinichi finds himself coming to struggle with trying to understand what he has become with his coexistence with Migi. In terms of style, the series also creates some rather convincing suspense out of Migi and Shinichi's fights with random parasites. The two find themselves often having to strategize and create plans on the fly to exploit the environment and openings against enemy parasites to get an upper hand or fatal blow delivered on them. Many of these instances are risky for the pair of them and they usually have to deal with minimizing human casualties during more hostile situations, which raises the stakes and tension during battles. Outside of creating genuine thrill out of whether or not the two will prevail in their fights, it also helps to further develop the relationship between the rather unique pairing. All isn't perfect with Parasyte though. The romantic relationship that the series attempts to push with Shinichi and Murano is not quite all that convincing as Murano has little involvement with Shinichi's struggles throughout the series and she does not get much in the way of focus throughout the show beyond being concerned about the outward changes with Shinichi's character. The finale also suffers somewhat with a couple villains introduced in the final episodes of the series who are rather shallow with their motives and lack much in the way of dimension, even with the genuine suspense created with the danger they offer up to Shinichi and those close to him. Overall, Parasyte offers some engaging suspense and psychological drama with the relations and hostilities between parasites and humans seen through Shinichi and Migi's eyes. In spite of some of its flaws, the series is still worth checking out if you're a sci-fi and/or horror anime fan.

[SPOILERS] (YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED) This anime gets a thumbs up from me, and here is why. This anime starts out like every other anime, guy sees boobs, guy is a loser with glasses, but my main man here gets some sort of protozoa parasite that crawls into his arm. You might think "but what is so cool about a parasite in a guys arm? Shouldn't that make his arm to rot and cause infections?" Unless badassery is a type of infection, then yes, he does. My man over here becomes a jack ass and kills people left and right, my buddies and I started calling the as$ hole Joseph Stalin, and for crying out loud his parasite has the ability to talk and turn into blades and sh*t. I can't quite recall but i'm sure the parasite even knows the quantisation of matter or something. The thing is smarter than Kanye West. As all anime's go, the dude or "Joe" finds a really attractive female (I personally think the b*tch looks like Edna Mode from the 2004 Disney Pixar animated film "the Incredibles.) Anyway, he finds a girl and finds out his genitalia doesn't function properly when they are in the process of sexual intercourse, and so his arm turns into a 12 inch genitalia and splits the poor broad in half. Which is fine. I won't spoil the ending because it is worth watching. I'll just end this on the note of saying that this anime is sweeter than 90 year old virgin catholic nun p*ssy juice. Well kept and preserved with a tingling feeling on the tip of your tongue. Don't get me wrong, i've had more fun sneezing into a used tissue paper filled with my very own ejaculate fluid on it, but i'd say give both a try. This has been a Clams Review, if you'd like me to review something just message me.

Parasyte (Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu) is a throwback to the old nineties sci-fi alien killing machine anime with a very thought provoking message. Story: Unpredictable - Parasyte goes from light-hearted school life moments to some of the most gruesome murders in the same episode. Parasyte does well to let you know early on that everyone is in mortal danger and nothing is sacred. There are moments where I was nearly unable to continue watching the show, which made it all the more impactful. Art: Parasyte's animation is above average but nothing too special in this day and age. The important scenes and characters are well drawn, however in some scenes they used that god awful 3D-rendering for panning crowd shots, which I absolutely hate, but can deal with in minor doses. The fighting scenes looked physical when they needed to, and they really nailed how arbitrarily the parasites can kill a person. I'm glad that they didn't shy away from blood and gore, but also didn't use an excessive - and unrealistic - amount of it. Sound: Solid type-cast voice acting with no annoying characters you wish would die just so they'd never speak again. The intro song is OK, a tad too "angsty-teen-who's-favorite-band-is-Linkin-Park" for me, but it fits the anime well. The outro song is really inappropriate and unsuitable except for a few select episodes, hilariously so. Character: A fairly bland main character in Izumi Shinichi somehow becomes more interesting by becoming more bland. The real star of the show is without a doubt Migi, with his dry humor and subtle quips that compliment his generally creepy (but somehow also cute?) appearance. The supporting cast definitely have more depth to them than Izumi, but he manages to engage the viewer by himself enough to be passable. The strength of Parasyte is that you are never fully able to tell who is the antagonist, if there is one at all. It's about survival, and at the end of the day can you blame anyone for desiring to live? Enjoyment: This anime ripped my emotions to shreds; you're never quite settled in and it just keeps landing haymakers right where it hurts. It deeply invests you in its story - toys with you - before leaving you high and dry, and yet I couldn't get enough! Overall: 9/10 due to a fantastic and thoughtful story; the only thing I felt held it back from the mythical 10/10 was a forgettable main character and several inconsistencies regarding characters (mostly with the ever-frustrating Murano Satomi). I left Parasyte feeling satisfied and yet also hungering for more.

Summary: Parasyte adopts many characteristics akin to previous great, popular anime. Specifically, it introduces an original fantasy concept and attaches it to an ordinary main character (such that the viewer can imagine themselves in that situation). The chosen concept allows for cool fight scenes and cliffhanger episode endings, both of which give the viewer a constant sense of anticipation and excitement. Sadly, Parasyte offers little beyond this enjoyment. While the anime attempts to explore themes relevant to modern times, it offers little incite into these areas beyond "humans are polluting the earth" and "human values are often inapplicable and illogical". In fact, the points it tries to make are often illogical or portrayed via a poor example. The idea that humans are demons and that Overall, you should watch this anime if you're looking for something exciting to kill time. Story 8/10: As mentioned, the initial concept/premise of Parasyte is great and offers a world of potential. Additionally, the episodes cliffhangers are done really well, constantly forcing you to watch the next episode. Based on this alone, the story would be 10/10. However, the plot progression is unrealistic. Often you will be left wandering why character A did this and character B did that. Worst of all is when the special force teams get involved and take an idiotic, casualty-heavy approach to fighting the parasites. I was not a fan of the final episode, but others may disagree. The ending scene was felt tacked-on to the main arc and felt like a poor attempt to re-iterate the points the anime was trying to make (that were already pretty in-your-face). Character 6/10: Let's start with the main characters. Migi and Izumi are great characters. Their actions completely align with their character progression throughout the series. The development of both these characters is great and well fleshed out. Almost every other character is awful. All the female human characters get significant screen time. During all of this time they do nothing but hopelessly chase after or fantasize about the main character. They hold no real personality and have no objectives of their own. Each antagonist's character can be summarised by "I like to eat humans when I'm hungry". The detectives/special-forces are constantly endangering lives and hold no objective except "kill the monsters" without any thought towards gathering information. The female parasite is an acceptable character but her main appeal is just being different from the other parasites. Many characters die but none of them are developed well enough for you to really care. You're left thinking "ah, they got themselves killed, that was stupid of them". If done well, events as significant as death should leave an impact. Execution 9/10: Parasyte is (or at least looks like) a high budget project. The art, voice acting, and dialog are all great. Overall 7/10: The cliffhangers will keep you watching. The concept will peak your interest. But at the end of it all you might feel a little bit empty and wonder if it was worth your time.

Lets start with the story. It was well put together and complete. The one thing missing was sufficient amount of background information so that the as called plot twists would be more twisty. On every scene there was a really high chance of you knowing whats happening next. These bits harm the otherwise naturally going story. I've got to mention that the decisions main characters made were rational in compassion of what they were presented. 7 Art was top notch. I could ask for more frames per second or smoother development in Izumi but on the other hand I understand this way of approaching. The style didn't do correctly in regards to the manga, though. Especially animation of Satomis expressions was just outstanding. 10 Sound track was memorable and fitting, although the dubstep in fighting scenes took kind of a big role. Also I just couldn't stand the opening. The voice acting was really great, as it should be on an anime of this caliber. 9 Characters, well apart from their close to rational choices in every situation, weren't the best part of this show. Every character of this show could be described in a single sentence. However, it did not ruin the experience in any way. 7 I did enjoy it, but wasn't that hooked on it. I always knew that what I'm going to watch is going to be good, and it didn't put me down. However if you have been thinking of environment and the place of human in it, this could be otherwise. 8 Overall, despite the ongoing tautology of the theme that I think everyone got during the first few episodes, the show was good. It had a thing to teach, had somewhat emotional impacts all cleverly enough plotted with action and packaged in a good outer shell. I would recommend watching it. 8

Hi guys! Did you ever feel angry with an anime/character because it speaks about the power of the friends, about the need of being altruistic or something senseless? I mean characters annoying because they are far from the reality by their over-feeling. ---> shinichi (the protagonist) is the king of those. Now, imagine the opposite. Someone who can't feel absolutly nothing for others but himself. A parasite. What would happen if you mix this human with this parasite in a same team fighting for their lifes? this is for me the best part: They need cooperate to survive but the fact that they are very different makes them fight themselves all the time saying different approaches of the same thing. Shinichi, the protagonist, can't stand see the people die meanwhile he doesn't do nothing... and the parasite... well.... just doesn't care others but himself. It's awesome the way that mixing opposite extremes creates a perfect intelligence. This anime has 2 faces: 1º ) Action/fight: A lot of action and fights further they are very sensefull (not like other animes). 2º) thoughts: This anime is really well-thought. There are philosophy everywhere, and not stupid philosophy; it is very accurate to the reality. Watching this anime you will enjoy both, fights and approach, I promise. Finally, I would like to stand out that you never know who will die, thing that gives emotion in every battle ;) Since this anime made me think a lot and it's funnier than most (further it has the most original battles I've ever seen) I mark this as a MUST-Watching anime. 10 out of 10. Amazing.