mydiem Waste of time. This was one of the most pretentious shows I have ever seen. The monologues the main character has makes me roll my eyes. I think this is meant for edgy and rebellious teenagers. Just because there's violence and sex does not make a show more mature. The messages are misguided and not represented well. I'm tired of people saying this show is underrated and a masterpiece. If you're looking for a intelligent and engaging show then this is not it. It may be fun to watch this but remember that this show is not the best.

Platypuschow I want to like anime so much but seem to struggle to find things to my taste. I believe anime comes under three categories, the cutesy stuff (Dragonball/Naruto) the artistic epics (Ghibli) and the darker content (Death Note/Attack On Titan). The cutesy stuff doesn't appeal at all and sadly that seems to make up 90% of the anime industry.When it comes to series so far I haven't watched many and it looks like this.Death Note: 9 Attack On Titan: 8 Assassination Classroom: 8 Detroit Metal City: 7 Angel Cop: 6 Highschool Of The Dead: 6So I think I've been doing fairly well.I watched the two live action Parasyte movies first and really quite enjoyed them but was I ready for a 24 episode animated series?At first I was unimpressed, the music was fantastic that immediatly got my attention but the story was failing to grip me.The further in we went and the more it began to establish itself the better it got and by the end I was saddened that no second season had been made.Don't get me wrong Parasyte is flawed in many areas but manages to grip and entertain where it matters if you can get over the goofiness of a man and his talking hand.Suitably dark but very censored with cut away deaths Parasyte ticks the "Darker content" box for me and therefore it stood a chance from the outset and managed to appease me. Sadly the 20 minute episodes (Also made up of credits) made them feel far too fleeting.To summarize Parasyte is a lot of fun despite its flaws.The Good:Decent plotSome great sequencesVery enjoyable soundtrackThe Bad:Needlessly goofy in placesEpisodes have very minimal contentSome filler episodesThings I Learnt From This Series:When a show can make you re-evaluate mankinds place in the world its done a pretty good job

Sudeep Chanda **This review is done by a guy who watches/plays a lot of action/violent movies, games and anime... and yet the dumbstruck reviewer finds the prominent theme of Parasyte to be way better than just mindless fighting.**Parasyte is something of a one time enchantment. Just one season and thats just it. Its something you get when elements like action + sci-fi + gore + romance + psychology are added and created by the godlike Japanese. Let me say that after 5-6 years of me turning into an adult, this is the pretty much the one that brought me close to uhh... crying, something that I never do. It made me all giddy up inside with the story driven around a high school guy with an intelligent alien as his right hand, how his perceptions about being a human and how he views humanity changes, how he becomes inhuman (mentally, NOT physically) to the point where its visible to near and dear ones. Love life aside, the protagonist often ponders about how he got this way much like we think at night about ourselves. But its the essence of the protagonist's mental/psychological change that takes the cake. He concurs that regardless whatever humans go through, certain human elements (read: compassion, envy, self-preservation,but also sacrificing oneself for the greater good etc.) can never be given up, for they are in our blood, in our DNA (though I might be overstating a bit!).Also, the pain and suffering of losing a friend (who has a crush on you and you know it) is beautifully depicted and enhanced by the heavenly music. Oh, the music in this anime plays with your heartstrings, I kid you not. And this comes from a guy who isn't affected by romance genre. Im not going ahead and praising the action and the boss-battles (well implemented), you will have to treat yourself to it but the music really is divine, combining piano with dub-step, it gets your heart pumping. I personally award 11/10 for the BGM. Trust me when I say, the music is on par with Shingeki No Kyojin (Attack On Titan). A segment of Episode 02 will tell you that, you will know what Im talking about once you hear it. I actually watched that segment repeatedly ~20 times, just to hear the BGM.It was this combination of awesome elements mixed together beautifully that had driven me to binge watch the entire dubbed series. My only *minor* sorrow (not disappointment) is that I probably will not get to watch a sequel of this legendary franchise, for the manga this show is based upon, ended 20 years ago.I have already (personally) recommended this to all my friends and will do so here, because you will do yourself a big favor by witnessing this anime. Like I mentioned, for an action- maniac, I barely got into describing the tense action sequences. Treat yourself and go for it, its on par with Tokyo Ghoul (Season 1) and a great experience.Long Live Japan, Long Live Anime!!!

Lord Of Crows I normally don't like this style of anime with the jerky movements and anglicized Japanese characters but despite that I really enjoyed the well choreographed fights, brutal killing sequences, the urban Japanese environments, and the characterization of the parasytes themselves. There are several good fight sequences and one in particular at a Yakuza hideout was the biggest "WOW!" in the whole series. The most powerful parasyte was an excellent monster and the tension during the chase scenes were high. A couple of interesting plot twists at the end were well done.I was hooked immediately by this great premise: alien worms float down from the ether and invade humans with the intent to take over the brain of the victim. The victims then become monstrous cannibals that need to feast on humans to survive. The plot is excellent and explores deeply the topics of altruism, sacrifice, dealing with loss, the role of serial killers in nature, and it does a nice job damning certain qualities of humanity that have created over-population and pollution.The teen romance greatly detracted from the story and all the female characters were stereotyped as being annoying and clingy. I've noticed this with a lot of Japanese anime and I think it is a reflection of their culture. The only female character that was interesting was the parasyte Reiko. That explored some interesting ideas but I didn't totally buy the character arc for her nor the dramatic effect it had on Shinichi. Several characters who died did not garner any sympathy because of their illogical decisions (e.g. Kana). A lot of this was done to create drama but was too contrived. The sub-plot with the private investigator also didn't add much.The main character Shinichi and his parasyte Migi formed more of a symbiotic relationship and the character arc for Migi was very interesting. The climactic fight scene achieved exactly what the writer's wanted with this reader feeling deeply sympathetic for the parasyte that had evolved over time.If you can ignore the childish romantic sub-plots this story was very good sci-fi alien horror.