Name: Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu 寄生獣 セイの格率 Parasyte -the maxim-
Status: On-going
Episode: 18
Release Date (for eng subs): Every Thursday
Summary:
Based on Iwaaki Hitoshi's science-fiction horror manga by the same name.
The 17-year-old Izumi Shinichi lives with his mother and father in a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo. One night, worm-like aliens called Parasytes invade Earth, taking over the brains of human hosts by entering through their ears or noses. One Parasyte attempts to crawl into Shinichi's ear while he sleeps, but fails since he is wearing headphones, and enters his body by burrowing into his arm instead, taking over his right hand and is named Migi.
Because Shinichi was able to prevent Migi from traveling further up into his brain, both beings retain their separate intellect and personality. As the duo encounter other Parasytes, they capitalize on their strange situation and gradually form a strong bond, working together to survive. This gives them an edge in battling other Parasytes, who frequently attack the pair upon realization that Shinichi's human brain is still intact. Shinichi feels compelled to fight other Parasytes, who devour humans as food, while enlisting Migi's help.
Summary Source: Wikipedia
Personal Ratings: 3.5
Riding on the dark and gore wave that started since Shingeki no Kyojin, this anime is somewhat similar to Tokyo Ghoul; with that similarity in the sense that these creatures eats humans, while the main character is the only different one; half transformation (or more specifically, part transformation).
This anime is a combination of horror, mystery and gore. While it seems to be a dark anime, it does inputs quite a lot of bright scenes into the setting; there were parts which were actually funny.
It seems to have two very different side; where by all the gore and "eating" are done, it usually happens in dark places or at night. However, for the rest of the show, I find the creature which had taken over Shinichi's right hand, to be quite adorable. The cute voice also helps with it. Once again good job to Hirano Aya (seiyuu); producing yet again a weird and at the same time adorable voice (I really liked it when she voice acted Konata from Lucky Star). I think inputting such a character among the scary man-eating creatures is a step to attracting more viewers into watching this show (people who don't really watch gory or dark stuff may want to try this).
Creating that sense of wanting to know what happened despite not knowing what's going on in the first part of the anime was really something. It's kind of like a mystery within a mystery. Of course, letting the viewers know and understand what's happening at the right time is also another technique; not keeping it too long till it's bothering them, but not too short in such a way that it wasn't worth the secret.
The whole mystery which revolve around the origin of this creatures lies in the hands of Shinichi and this right hand (literally). I'm expecting a real good mystery behind all this.
Comments on Recent episode:
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Art Ratings: 3
For the first few scenes, the eyes were kind of out of shaped, though it did get a little better in the later part. Other than that, there were no problems.
The animation was real smooth (especially for the fast parts) and has that kind of impact when you watch it, kind of hardly scene now a days.
I thought that choosing a realistic art was totally the right choice (duh). Although dull, the story line somehow fits into the setting of plain-looking characters.
Recommended for:
Gender: Both
Age: 17 and above
My Ratings: NC-16
Recommended for:
Gender: Both
Age: 17 and above
My Ratings: NC-16
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