Review of Parasyte: The Maxim

Lets start with the story. It was well put together and complete. The one thing missing was sufficient amount of background information so that the as called plot twists would be more twisty. On every scene there was a really high chance of you knowing whats happening next. These bits harm the otherwise naturally going story. I've got to mention that the decisions main characters made were rational in compassion of what they were presented. 7 Art was top notch. I could ask for more frames per second or smoother development in Izumi but on the other hand I understand this way of approaching. The styledidn't do correctly in regards to the manga, though. Especially animation of Satomis expressions was just outstanding. 10

Sound track was memorable and fitting, although the dubstep in fighting scenes took kind of a big role. Also I just couldn't stand the opening. The voice acting was really great, as it should be on an anime of this caliber. 9

Characters, well apart from their close to rational choices in every situation, weren't the best part of this show. Every character of this show could be described in a single sentence. However, it did not ruin the experience in any way. 7

I did enjoy it, but wasn't that hooked on it. I always knew that what I'm going to watch is going to be good, and it didn't put me down. However if you have been thinking of environment and the place of human in it, this could be otherwise. 8

Overall, despite the ongoing tautology of the theme that I think everyone got during the first few episodes, the show was good. It had a thing to teach, had somewhat emotional impacts all cleverly enough plotted with action and packaged in a good outer shell. I would recommend watching it. 8