Wow! Such a good movie.

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

As i watched the last episode i just sit there in silence as the credits roll thinking about the various themes this show explored. What it is to be human?. How everything around us should be treated? Are we supposed to be on the top? Do we deserve that? Are we any different from an animal simply wanting to survive? What separates us as humanity? This show beautifully explored these themes with the introduction of parasite in the human lives. An amazing character study on the meaning of life itself. On the surface its damn entertaining and sometimes sentimental with interesting characters and parasite and enough bloody violence for an avid anime watcher to love but will also bring delight to the ones looking for something more as well. And it delivers it all in a well made show which might possibly be one of the best animes i've ever seen.Verdict: Beautiful

Going into this anime I was expecting something a little above your average 'wimp to hero' series. After seeing a few clips of some savage moments such as the hero slinging a rock at some poor bastards face, I was definitely intrigued by the brutality and power of the hero. However, after starting out the series quiet strong, with an interesting slew of episodes developing the character into the icy, stone heaving, building scaling hero that he came to peak as, by the middle of the series. The narrative began to stagnate, by the time you see the parasite political party it becomes quiet predictable and lame. Although there were a few good scenes/episodes and some interesting set pieces; among the second half of the series, it just seemed to fizzle out. The action in the second half of the series also didn't seem as intense as it once was and the villains no longer feel all that threatening or menacing. I particularly didn't appreciate the love triangle, both female members seemed very, very hollow and cliché, and I loathed many of scenes where either of them were included especially the ending. I would have actually been impressed had the writers let her die, instead of trying to intentionally stir emotions by making the audience think Migi was actually gone, in which predictably he/she wasn't. The series has quiet a few of these moments, which just come off as lazy writing. Especially after defeating his nemesis, and deciding whether to let nature run its course or not, once he decides to let nature run its course as opposed to imposing his own will upon it, just for the writers to back pedal and have the protagonist kill it off, which was pretty jarring and made the entire monologue seem pointless. The climax of the final battle also seemed a little pathetic, I'd hardly even call it a fight, there were no great combat scenes or anything to give it any flavour. I'd just wished it'd stuck to the tone of the first half of the series where it was much less predictable and people were even major characters were getting axed, which I really respected in the beginning keeping me on the edge of my seat. Another thing that kind of annoyed me, was how the writers seemed to feign the idea of conservation and tried to get philosophical in a way quiet often explored by western media for the past few decades. However, it all fell flat and the writers got a little softer and less inspired, the dialogue also seemed to take a hit towards the end as well. Despite these short comings, along with ones I failed to mention, I believe anyone who really enjoys anime in general and can tolerate all the character tropes and narrative cliche's will most likely enjoy this. If your looking for something really original however, this mightn't be the place to find it. Regardless of my opinion, please do check it out for yourself you may very well like it.

I normally don't like this style of anime with the jerky movements and anglicized Japanese characters but despite that I really enjoyed the well choreographed fights, brutal killing sequences, the urban Japanese environments, and the characterization of the parasytes themselves. There are several good fight sequences and one in particular at a Yakuza hideout was the biggest "WOW!" in the whole series. The most powerful parasyte was an excellent monster and the tension during the chase scenes were high. A couple of interesting plot twists at the end were well done.I was hooked immediately by this great premise: alien worms float down from the ether and invade humans with the intent to take over the brain of the victim. The victims then become monstrous cannibals that need to feast on humans to survive. The plot is excellent and explores deeply the topics of altruism, sacrifice, dealing with loss, the role of serial killers in nature, and it does a nice job damning certain qualities of humanity that have created over-population and pollution.The teen romance greatly detracted from the story and all the female characters were stereotyped as being annoying and clingy. I've noticed this with a lot of Japanese anime and I think it is a reflection of their culture. The only female character that was interesting was the parasyte Reiko. That explored some interesting ideas but I didn't totally buy the character arc for her nor the dramatic effect it had on Shinichi. Several characters who died did not garner any sympathy because of their illogical decisions (e.g. Kana). A lot of this was done to create drama but was too contrived. The sub-plot with the private investigator also didn't add much.The main character Shinichi and his parasyte Migi formed more of a symbiotic relationship and the character arc for Migi was very interesting. The climactic fight scene achieved exactly what the writer's wanted with this reader feeling deeply sympathetic for the parasyte that had evolved over time.If you can ignore the childish romantic sub-plots this story was very good sci-fi alien horror.

Today when I sit to write about this series, I honestly fail to write anything bad about this series. In the past couple of years we have seen shows of immense potential and sheer popularity, a la SnK (a big fan here). However, I would this show is even better made than SnK.All the elements like action, drama, good soundtrack, romance are present and by Gods grace not just for the sake of it. It's a cocktail of these things added in the accurate proportion that give it the real natural feel.But according to me the real meat of the show is the character development of Shinichi and Migi. How they slowly and organically come to understand each other better as the show progresses. The philosophical talks they have and the justifications of their actions.If not absolute it surely is a master of character development.P.S.: Music is one of the best I have heard, after SnK.Can't honestly give is less then 10.10/10. Go watch it. It will show you we are.