Review of Parasyte: The Maxim
After reading description from this anime, I got a picture in my head that all of the stuff would happen in episode or two and then story goes on, like how parasytes took over the world and Shinichi/Migi are fighting against them. Instead, it basically took more than half of the series to get to the point where parasytes are actually mentioned worldwide to exist. Amazing thing about this being said is that story isn't boring to that point, bouncing in the place with random stuff going around. In fact, every single episode has something in it! Parasytes are silently taking over, and everything represented howthey managed to do so is outstanding. There is not a single episode where you are waiting something to build up and happen later, no! Everything will happen in instant. Not a single episode is boring! Every single episode tells its own story.
I don't know why, but I found out this anime to compare in a lot of aspects with Death Note. Its simply has great idea, and its realisation is fascinating! Like, you know from the very first episode what will happen in entire series, but instead, every single episode will fill the story with another amazing part on its own, yet sticking to the main concept.
I really did enjoyed watching Parasyte a lot. Its intense, its amazing, its disturbing, but yet acceptable to watch, its soundtrack is epic! I never could imagine dubstep genre to fit so much into any anime, but somehow, they pulled that out perfectly as well.
Characters are cool, but I kinda didn't liked that most of them are "super basic", nothing noticable to make them shine in front of others. At least not from outside looking. They are still great tho, just didn't liked that part about them.
Another thing I'd like to mention is that parasytes, even tho of their abilities and everything they are capable to do, are basically equal to the regular human being! Lets use "Chimera Ant" arc from HxH where ants are invincible to rifle bullets, are almost unkillable to regular fighters, where well trained nen users can't do a thing against 2 days old ants, which is complete BS if you ask me. In Parasyte, they are equals. Without trying to spoil a lot, they do know well to infiltrate into the regular people, but when it comes to fighting capabilities, they are nothing stronger than any other person in the anime. Which is amazing!
A little back to the "Death Note" part. There is one moment from which I felt a tiny little bit disconnected from the anime after [spoiler] died. I could instantly compare that to L's death. Both characters were brain of their operation and goal they wanted to achieve and since they were killed, both animes kinda went a little downfall, but gladly, writters kept the story on the high note as much as possible.
In general, I think that ending was a bit worse, from things mentioned above and in general, kinda feels that anime lost its "momentum", even tho the pace before that was slow, yet good enough to keep people who watch anime entertained all the time.
Its great that they managed to balance amount of (important) people deaths because until the very end, you simply can't know for sure who will survive and who will die. Basically anyone can survive or die. And that makes every single event even more intense because you can't know that outcome of it.
Overall score 9. Everything in anime is great, but weaker ending is the reason why I can't give Parasyte clear 10. Also, compared to other animes I gave maximum score, Parasyte is indeed weaker entry than any of them. However, I'm extremely recommending this everyone to watch!