One Serious Bug Problem: Parasyte: The Maxim
Greetings, everybody! October has begun-as of four days ago-, and
that means Halloween is coming, which also means reviews on horror animes all
month long! Starting off this month will
be one horror anime that I have been wanting to review for a long time
now. Released October of last year, this
show caught my attention and I’ve stuck with it for the majority of the show’s
duration. Several months later I knew
that I would review this show. And the
timing couldn’t be more appropriate for a review because the English dub was
released just last night on Toonami.
What show can I possibly be talking about? I’m talking about the creepy crawly, bloody
and gory Parasyte: The Maxim!
Based on the late eighties manga
series of the same name, Parasyte
follows high school student Shinichi Izumi after he goes through some unusual
events. One night, an insect-like
creature attacks Shinichi and burrows into his arm. The following day, he discovers that his hand
has been taken over by a Parasite, a strange creature that devours humans. Unable to tell anyone of the situation, he
must now learn to coexist with this Parasite-later named “Migi”- as well as
track down and kill other Parasites wreaking havoc.
Considering that I’ve been watching
both the subbed and dubbed versions of both shows, it does seem a little
difficult to give a decent rating. But minus
the dub, I give Parasyte: The Maxim a
four-out-of-five star rating. I may consider
a re-review for the dub for a future blog post.
Anyways, all in all, I think the show is pretty well rounded as far as
animation and plot goes. There really is
some nice detail in animation, especially with the Parasites themselves. Some of the Parasites are pretty spectacular
looking when in combat mode. In my
opinion, this kind of “body-related” animation is about as grotesque and intriguing
as it gets, and I haven’t seen anything like it since Tetsuo’s mutation in Akira.
So definitely a plus. The story
is pretty interesting and goes through some pretty steady development, but I
can’t say too much else about it without dropping some spoilers. I also loved the music! The majority of it is dubstep- electric dance
music, in case you didn’t know-, which as far as I know is pretty unheard of
for an anime soundtrack. Then again, I’m
a bit of a fan of dubstep, so it would stand to reason that I would love the
music in the show regardless.
Moving on from the positives of the
show, the only real negative to the show is the gore and violence. Parasyte:
The Maxim is a horror anime after all, so that’s really no surprise
there. Still, this does mean that the
content can be a little disturbing for some viewers. In the first few minutes of the show, a woman
gets her head bitten off by a Parasite!
Not to mention there’s quite a few other scenes that might make some
viewers uncomfortable. Still, it’s one
heck of a show and is definitely refreshing for the horror anime scene.
So to wrap this review up, Parasyte: The Maxim is one horror anime
that is not to be missed, subbed or dubbed.
Enough said. Speaking of, if you’re
interested, you can watch the dub on Toonami on Saturday nights at 1/12 c, or if
you’re more into watching the sub, I know that crunchyroll.com has the entire
series available on its sight. I have no
word yet on whether the show will be released on DVD yet, but I would certainly
keep posted on that. Well, it looks like
that’s all I have for this week, so I’ll be signing off! Stay tuned for more because next week, I’ll
be doing a horror-filled re-review! The
show will be a secret until then.
-Hanime
on Anime
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