First lets talk about the things I didn't like about Parasyte.
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Now that that's covered.
"Parasytes" invade Earth, taking over the brains of human hosts by entering through their ears or noses. One Parasyte attempts to crawl into Shinichi's ear while he sleeps, but fails since he is wearing headphones, and enters his body by burrowing into his arm instead, taking over his right hand. Because Shinichi was able to prevent it from traveling further up into his brain, both beings retain their separate consciousness. As the duo encounter other Parasytes, they capitalize on their strange situation and gradually form a strong bond, working together to survive. This gives them an edge in battling other Parasytes, who frequently attack the pair upon realization that Shinichi's human brain is still intact. Shinichi feels compelled to fight other Parasytes, who devour humans as food.
I love the writing and the direction of this story as it unfolds. The underlying themes of humans are toxic and are pollution etc. are common talk these days, so it was no surprise to hear such philosophy, but then I remember that this story was written in the early 90's, and I feel a bit more respect for it's message. Things are slow and take a nice steady pace. I enjoyed the tense situations and battles the way the were believably (within reason) handled by the characters. The fighting wasn't all super hero crazy like some other generic battle shounen I know, but still exciting. The melodrama is a little potent but it never felt really forced, and had some great moments built up with suspense that genuinely made me care what had happened. There are places I feel that could have been stronger, and left a little bit of detail uncovered, not really any loose ends, but a vague closure. But nothing that I feel was poor.
Shinichi feels more real then other certain MC's with the pacing and progression of his character. His reaction to situations are what you would expect from someone in his shoes, and his growth is very justified unlike some other anime where the hero becomes the savior because, well a hero is needed so they make it convenient. The supporting cast is kinda shallow, but they are not really necessary to develop and are given enough attention to be relevant to the story's advancement, but are not forced into the scenario. Like Murano, who is there to serve as a reminder that Shinichi is changing. And Kana, who is needed to accelerate Shinichi's resolve.
I love the dubstep BGM used throughout the show as well as the OP, ED. The art desig, it looks great and animation is pretty solid during it's action. All and all, I loved this show.
Definitely recommend a watch.
