Parasyte: The Maxim
寄生獣 セイの格率
“A brain-burrowing alien parasite misses its target and lands in teenager Shinichi's right hand, forcing them to survive together.”
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A brain-burrowing alien parasite misses its target and lands in teenager Shinichi's right hand, forcing them to survive together.
All of a sudden, they arrived: parasitic aliens that descended upon Earth and quickly infiltrated humanity by burrowing into the brains of vulnerable targets. These insatiable beings acquire full control of their host and are able to morph into a variety of forms in order to feed on unsuspecting prey. Sixteen-year-old high school student Shinichi Izumi falls victim to one of these parasites, but it fails to take over his brain, ending up in his right hand instead. Unable to relocate, the parasite, now named Migi, has no choice but to rely on Shinichi in order to stay alive. Thus, the pair is forced into an uneasy coexistence and must defend themselves from hostile parasites that hope to eradicate this new threat to their species.
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Community consensus
Derived from 378 sampled reviews
8.1/10
Score distribution
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MixedMostly aligned
σ 1.79 · some divergence
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5.9 ptsRecommenders 8.7 · others 2.8
Score over time
0.92Verbosity
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10/10 “Parasyte is the best anime ever made and stands far above any comparisons. Conversely, Tokyo Ghoul is a piece of trash, particularly the second series which is absolute bullshit. I highly recommend...”
- 8/10 “The story offers an interesting science fiction premise paired with good doses of action. However, the narrative feels quite cliché and fails to capitalize on its potential for genuine terror,...”
- 7/10 “This series delivers an intense experience filled with visceral gore, brutal slaughter, and truly epic kills, complemented by a strong opening and significant character development. However, the...”
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No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Parasyte: The Maxim begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-8671
- Format
- 24 × 23′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 9h 12m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Oct 2014 – Mar 2015
- Fall 2014
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- R
- 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref.
- BS-8671
- catalog