Should you watch Parasyte -the maxim-?
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Parasyte -the maxim-
Anime · 2014
A species of parasitic aliens descends on Earth and quickly infiltrates humanity by entering the brains of vulnerable targets; insatiable beings that gain total control of their host and are capable of transforming themselves to feed on unsuspecting prey. High school student Shinichi Izumi falls victim to one of these parasites, but the creature fails to take over his brain and ends up in his right hand.
The sides of Parasyte -the maxim-
- An alien living in a high school student's right hand
- Parasites that reshape a human head into blades
- A boy who stops feeling like himself
Parasyte -the maxim- is good for you if…
- you like never knowing who in the room is still human.
- you like an alien that argues with its host from inside his hand.
- you can take a story where the people you like do not make it.
Parasyte -the maxim- is bad for you if…
- a head splitting open into blades ruins it for you.
- you don't watch anime.
- you won't read subtitles for a Japanese series.
About: identity · what makes us human · grief
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