Reviews

Story: Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu is an anime that explores human nature by introducing a species of predators whose natural instinct is to hunt and consume human beings. Sounds great, right? It's pretty good, I'll admit. But what makes Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu so good? For starters, the characters are amazing, but again, I will get into the advanced details later during the character section of my review. The main characters, Shinichi and Migi, who are human and parasyte respectively, slowly altar personalities and end up becoming each other. Shinichi slowly begins to behave like a parasyte whereas Migi slowly begins to behave like a human. What makes this sudden development so good is that it highlights the contrast of human behavior and a sudden apex predator behavior. It allows viewers to notice the sudden feeling of fear in humans once they realize that there is a predator known as a parasyte that's first instinct is to consume human flesh. The story itself stays consistent. The main point of the story remains; Migi wishes to stay alive and decides to fight off parasytes that wish to eliminate it and Shinichi. Side stories also run on with this show, which is completely fine since it did not deter the flow of the story and its main plot line. The story does not introduce any plot armor to any specific character and I am focusing this particularly on Shinichi. While he does receive a power up which actually makes sense (Migi infusing a part of his non-human agility and other inhuman traits into Shinichi), it is in no way anti-climactic and for the lack of a better term, bullshit. Shinichi still has problems fighting multiple enemies despite a power up and every fight ends logically and strategically. This is something that keeps me and other viewers on edge because every fight is a surprise. Finally, the story ends on a good note. The parasytes try to co-exist with humans by discovering a diet besides human and Shinichi is able to save his Murano. I felt that him being able to save Murano (with the discreet help of Migi) was a good end to the anime because there was a part in the beginning of the story where Shinichi felt powerless and useless because he could not protect his mother dying. This ending helped to resolve Shinichi's inner darkness because he can finally move on. Overall, I felt that the entire anime was a job well done. It started on a good note and ended beautifully.
Story Rating: 9

Art: I have no complaints regarding the art. However, the art of the fight scenes did feel bland sometimes, but overall, everything was well drawn.
Art Rating: 7

Characters: The main characters of Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu, Shinichi and Migi, were amazingly well-created. Shinichi started off as gutless, sensitive, emotional, and wimpy. As the series progressed and Shinichi crossed paths with Migi, Shinichi began to change. He started to appear more parasyte after the infusion with Migi. He felt emotionless and calm about everything, when it wasn't human for him to. He could not even cry when he really should have been. His breathing was more regular and stable and showed no signs of increasing rates whenever he was in a serious battle. Towards the end of the series, he began to have his emotion back when Murano was on the verge of death, but him and Migi saved her. Migi, on the other hand, started off as emotionless and logical, showing no traits of being human at all. However, as the series progressed, Migi started to show some human traits and personality. When he was fighting Gotou, Migi decides to come back to Shinichi even though it was risk for him. He claimed that he was glad he met Shinichi and how they experienced everything together. This showed that Migi actually felt emotion towards the end of the series. What really shines about Migi is when he ultimately helped to save Murano from death. Migi, who showed no interest in anybody being alive but himself, saved Murano because it knew that she meant a lot to Shinichi. I felt that that was what made everything about those main characters brilliant. Of course, I cannot overlook some minor characters as well. Murano was a good character that helped viewers realize the changes in Shinichi. She would always ask, "Are you the real Shinichi?" or "Is this Izumi Shinichi?". This dialogue is actually really important because it helps to show that Shinichi's humanity is being retained less and less throughout the anime. Murano makes a big impact on the show despite what a lot of people say. I also cannot forget about Kana. Kana was one of the few humans to have been able to sense parasytes. Her death actually triggered Shinichi because he not only failed to save his mother, but also Kana. Her death helped to exemplify the failure to show emotion despite how he was really sad. Finally, another character that I feel deserves mentioning is Reiko, the parasyte. When she raised her baby, she developed emotional attachment to it and ultimately believed that humans and parasytes are no different and can co-exist. I felt that her death helped to shape the big picture of parasytes and humans being able to co-exist in the end, even if it would be discreetly. Overall, I felt that the characters were very good in helping to build up the nature of the main characters, the emotional bond of Migi and Shinichi illustrated in the final fight, and the character development of Shinichi and Migi.
Character Rating: 10

Enjoyment: I enjoyed every single moment of Parasyte. I enjoyed the careful detail that the author and producer put in the characters for the anime. I really liked the presented story and how everything was introduced in the anime.
Enjoyment Rating: 9

Overall Average Rating: 8.75, which rounds up to a 9.