Review of Parasyte: The Maxim

Parasyte, a really hyped about anime when it started airing. Is the hype worth it? or is it just another exaggerated anime? I can't say. But as far as my biased opinion about this anime is concerned, I think this is a pretty good anime as far as story, setting and a new idea is concerned. Horror, there isn't much of it, just some people getting sliced up. When I saw it's promotional video, I thought it would be really cool and indeed it was, for the first half of the series but after that it mellowed down to something that's mostly drama with a bitof action and gore thrown in.
Anyway, let's get with the review:

Story 9/10:
A parasyte takes control over a human by controlling the brain. For Izumi, fortunately, the parasyte gets stuck in his arm and so instead of his whole body, Izumi's right hand (migi in Japanese) is taken over by the Parasyte (named Migi). There are quite many other parasytes about and the dynamic duo works together to beat them because of the circumstances they are put in. At first, Izumi is a cry baby but as the series progresses, he also develops into a calm, composed and a bit inhuman being.
Most of the events taking place are Izumi encountering other Parasytes, some who play a major role in the series, some who are just to run away from and some who become friends.
It progresses slowly and steadily, which might get boring after a while.
Dead people, dead parasytes, few action scenes and drama go along in almost every episode. So that's the whole deal of the story, Izumi's life with Migi. No trying to stop other parasytes, no finding secrets of how they came and no fighting bad guys. He just battles the parasytes that come after him and stuff like that.

Art 8/10:
The art is good for this anime since this anime is not an action, horror anime but a drama, psychological horror anime. Though the artwork of the parasytes leaves a lot to be desired because when I started this anime I though the parasytes would be freakin' cool but in the end, only one of them came up to the mark.

Sound 8/10:
The opening "Let Me Hear" is pretty good. It reminded me of "Unravel" on Tokyo Ghoul since both anime have a similar atmosphere. As for the ending, I listened to it once, and never gave it much attention. "It's the Right Time" is just ok. Nothing good enough that you'd want to download a full version.

Character 8/10:
Our main character, Izumi is your average high school student who is scared from scary stuff. But after meeting Migi and due to certain circumstances, he toughens up and gets a massive change of character.
Migi is a "numerical" sort of character. He cannot comprehend emotion like other Parasytes. So, an intelligent being with no emotions and who judges the situation quantitatively and brings his own and Izumi's safety above all else. No moral values, no respect for others. You kinda understand what he's like now. But despite his personality, he also develops across the series and the human emotions start rubbing off on him.
As for the other characters, there is Murano who is just like any other girlfriend but doesn't know about Izumi's parasyte.
In the parasyte department, there are a few important and some side characters. Some play an important role in the series and the rest of the parasytes are just there to create a situation.

Enjoyment 8/10:
I did enjoy it. But it's my own fault for getting ahead and expecting a lot of action from this anime. This is, as the genre states, a drama, horror, psychological, action, seinen anime. And that's what it always will be.
No one is right and no one is wrong, everything has his/her/its own perspective of this world. If the parasytes shouldn't kill humans, then why do humans kill cows, fish etc. That's the kind of things you can expect of this anime. It does a pretty good job at it too.

Overall, I would recommend this anime to anyone looking for some serious stuff. Not action based. But mostly story and ideas. Action, horror are thrown in just so stuff doesn't get dull.
It's a slow paced anime and you'll probably tire after watching 2-3 episodes. At some places, it goes well but later on, it's just slow. It doesn't have that potential to keep you glued to the screen and end it in one go.
Sometimes you'll like the drama and sometimes you won't but this anime is definitely a good one to watch.
And those who are looking for horror with a lot of action and fighting, they might be disappointed a bit from this anime. But nonetheless, it's best to get on the bandwagon and watch the series along with everyone else.