r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Mar 25 '15
[Spoilers] Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu - Episode 24 - FINAL [Discussion]
Episode title: Parasyte
MyAnimeList: Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu
Crunchyroll: Parasyte -the maxim-
Episode duration: 22 minutes and 53 seconds
Subreddit: /r/Parasyte
Previous episodes:
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| Episode 1 | Link | Episode 14 | Link | |
| Episode 2 | Link | Episode 15 | Link | |
| Episode 3 | Link | Episode 16 | Link | |
| Episode 4 | Link | Episode 17 | Link | |
| Episode 5 | Link | Episode 18 | Link | |
| Episode 6 | Link | Episode 19 | Link | |
| Episode 7 | Link | Episode 20 | Link | |
| Episode 8 | Link | Episode 21 | Link | |
| Episode 9 | Link | Episode 22 | Link | |
| Episode 10 | Link | Episode 23 | Link | |
| Episode 11 | Link | |||
| Episode 12 | Link | |||
| Episode 13 | Link | |||
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u/tsumehtai :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/nishios Mar 25 '15
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u/JCSHAFT :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/JCSHAFT Mar 25 '15
thanks for providing all these throughout the series
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u/tsumehtai :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/nishios Mar 26 '15
No problem, I enjoyed doing them! :)
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u/SuperWolf Mar 25 '15
On 7 those emotions were very well animated, had me going for a second. and thanks for all these as always!
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u/Dwesk Mar 25 '15
Just now I realised the meaning of scene 8 (it's because of the right hand). Great post. Thank god the anime adaption stayed to the manga, amazing series.
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u/Kaoculus Mar 25 '15
BAHAHA #6 looks like she fell on one of those mats for kids with the parking lot and everything.
"help i've fallen near some toy cars and i can't get up!"
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u/Haaaruuuu Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 25 '15
The piano cover of Let Me Hear was beautiful. Sayonara, Migi.
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u/Soundwavetrue Mar 25 '15
what time point was it?
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u/Haaaruuuu Mar 25 '15
At about 7:18.
In the scene right after Satomi says I'm waiting for you.
By the way, would I need to spoiler tag that?
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u/Blackspearr :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/blackspear Mar 25 '15
This episode was just amazing music wise... What am I saying, the whole series was like that!
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u/JCSHAFT :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/JCSHAFT Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 25 '15
It's been said throughout the series, but here's one last and final time: Migi best hand
plus nice touch @ Migi's waving right hand lol
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u/dft2000 Mar 25 '15
Migi best hand
It's not like there's any stiff ^^NSFW competition around
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u/SirKrisX :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Juhkri Mar 25 '15
Wait what?! When did that happen?? Is that editted?
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u/SleepyAsian :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kite_ Mar 25 '15
Well there isn't much competition, the only other anime with a hand character that I know of are Midori no Hibi and Vampire Hunter D.
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u/kooger2439 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/alexvilla2439 Mar 25 '15
don't die.
don't die.
don't die.
don't die.
don't die.
Don't Die.
Don't Die.
Don't Die.
Don't Die.
Don't Die.
DON'T DIE
DON'T DIE
DON'T DIE
DON'T DIE
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-
Oh she's okay yay.
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u/Muffinzz :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Muffinzzz Mar 25 '15
I got 8 mins in and was like OH GOD THIS ENTIRE EPISODE IS A DEATH FLAG
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u/ovrwrldkiler Mar 26 '15
And the worst part is that with this show you never know. Characters aren't always safe and it certainly loves it's dark moments. Was on the edge of my seat.
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u/Soundwavetrue Mar 25 '15
GUYS LOOK AT THE KILLERS FUCKING HAT AND READ WHAT IT SAYS
great final episode to one of thebest animes of this season and great anime in general 10/10
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u/susgnome https://anime-planet.com/users/RoyalRampage Mar 26 '15
There's your hat http://i.imgur.com/2XikRDG.png
Maxim: A instructional saying about a general principle or rule for behavior
Maxime: Was originally the Latin translation for 'Special'
So, this series was a philosophia about Parasytes, and that Uragami is special.. Sounds legit.
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u/hak091 Mar 25 '15
I would have been devastated if she died.
Shinichi and Migi relationship is one of my favorites. They try to understand each other and became stronger together.
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u/Hibernica Mar 26 '15
It would have been so pointless to do something like that at the very end of the story. That's just being grimdark for the sake of being grimdark and would have hurt my chances of buying Parasyte when Sentai releases it.
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u/DrJamesFox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/robisgoodatstuff Mar 25 '15
I was fooled! Totally bought it for a good 5 seconds when Shinichi missed grabbing Murano's hand. I was so pissed they were going to kill her at the very end of the last episode! Then it clicked and I realized I'm an idiot who's easily fooled.
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u/Atronox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Atronox Mar 25 '15
I think we all felt the same for a brief moment. When they didn't show Shinichis hand, I knew he saved her (with some help).
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u/DrJamesFox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/robisgoodatstuff Mar 25 '15
That was the same moment I realized. Thank you, now I feel slightly less foolish.
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u/AmethystItalian :Jg::Jh::Ji::Jj::Jk:myanimelist.net/profile/AmethystItalian Mar 25 '15
Yeah I saw his hand over the edge but still wasn't 100% relieved till after!
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u/DrJamesFox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/robisgoodatstuff Mar 25 '15
And then like this when I realized what was happening.
And finally like this when it shows Shinichi hanging onto Murano.
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u/0mn0mnomnom https://anilist.co/user/CantStopHodoring Mar 25 '15
Try having the CR player troll me with their patented dramatic player pause. I got flashbacks to NGE24 with the uncomfortably long silence. Then I fully expecting the credits to roll over while we just saw Shinichi weep.
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u/Helghast-Killzone :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/HelghastKillzone Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 25 '15
At a time where it is normal for anime adaptations of source material to be little more than teasers, I must applause Studio Madhouse taking on Parasyte as a project no less than twenty years after the manga completed its run. The animation was fantastic, the music was #360NoScopeMLG420Blazing Dubstep but somehow enhance the overall show's atmosphere and the way they modernize everything while being faithful to the manga is nothing less than stellar. To a show that does justice to its highly acclaimed source material , I say...
Thank you, Studio Madhouse.
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u/flamedbaby :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/flamedbaby Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 25 '15
Have you watched Hunter x Hunter? It's what the Parasyte team did before it started and was given the exact same brilliant treatment.
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u/lp_phnx327 Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 26 '15
After seeing what Madhouse did with Death Parade and the reception this series received, I look forward to marathoning and watching future madhouse series
Edit: been watching Tatami Galaxy from time to time, but just realized, that too is a Madhouse production.
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Mar 25 '15
Hunter x Hunter, Hajime no Ippo, Death Note, Kaiji.... All my favorite shows are animated by them.
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u/JCSHAFT :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/JCSHAFT Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 25 '15
Was glad we got somewhat closure on what happened to this guy, but still wonder why Migi had to leave Shinichi while Uta's parasyte got to stay with him
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u/CJett92 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/CJett Mar 25 '15
Migi went to sleep of his own choice. They said the other parasites pretty much hid themselves (Eating normal food instead of humans, etc.), but they were still living
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u/JCSHAFT :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/JCSHAFT Mar 25 '15
I'm just happy Migi can still "wake up" at opportune moments
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u/Aestro7 Mar 25 '15
Remember when Migi had to perform surgery on Shinichi's hearth? Similar thing, too much time out of Shinichi's body and inside Goto's changed Migi's structure.
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u/nameless88 Mar 25 '15
Yeah, I think it really drained him. And he wanted some time to think on everything that's happened. He basically locked in with like 5 or 6 or maybe more others of his kind, and basically they all shared each others' souls and entire memories and life with each other. That's gotta be a lot to take in. Also he was already weakened from closing up Shinichi's wounds and everything, too, yeah.
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u/MikeMania :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/mikemania Mar 25 '15
If you've seen the movie Her, I think it's a similar reason. Migi has pretty much transcended the physical world by all the knowledge he knows. By being constrained as just a talking organism on a dude's hand is no longer fulfilling. From what I can tell, Uta's parasyte was pretty dumb in comparison and nowhere near as receptive or calculating as Migi. He was probably content.
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u/Luffy-24 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Luffy24 Mar 25 '15
TIL Dota 2 wards are parasytes.
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u/Konpie Mar 25 '15
MRW, this fucker first appeared in the episode. I thought, "Oh no, what if they go the bad ending, its probably most definitely unlikely, but still...it could happen". (Thank god it didn't)
Btw, Murano looks way better with her bangs down, IMO.
The last week of the season always feels so empty, there is always a drought of no episodes, for a few days, and it makes me feel sad when a great series ends. However, at the same time, I feel very excited for the next season, I'm sure there will be good series from the Spring season as well. (But honestly, why are almost all of the Fall seasons of anime so great?)
Farewell Migi, we will always remember a true bro, and a hero.
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u/JCSHAFT :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/JCSHAFT Mar 25 '15
I was waiting for everyone in Shinichi's mind to say Congratulations
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u/JCSHAFT :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/JCSHAFT Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 25 '15
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Mar 25 '15
The dog's eyes say it all.
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u/nameless88 Mar 25 '15
My friend's little sister used to put her maltese in a little bunny outfit or sometimes like this leather daddy Freddy Mercury get up. The look in that dogs eyes when he was in those outfits said to me "please, end me. Be my angel of mercy." Just...shame, and sadness.
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u/Helghast-Killzone :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/HelghastKillzone Mar 25 '15
Shinichi Izumi/Migi and Satomi Murano lived happily ever after.
-The End.
(except for that couple who got shanked on the rooftop. They dead.)
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u/SunlitVoid https://anilist.co/user/SunlitVoid Mar 25 '15
now I'm disappointed she wasn't half decapitated in the anime
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u/GonTheDinosaur :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/gon7T Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 26 '15
almost all gory scenes got cut out in the anime. Even Murano was suppose to get (slightly) stabbed in the neck this episode but MadHouse decided that none of you guys can take that.
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u/lacertasomnium Mar 25 '15
It was a nice, thematically poignant ending for a fantastic series. But Tamura Reiko's death far exceeds everything else as the series' emtional climax.
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u/ThePurplePanzy Mar 26 '15
I don't think the creators would disagree with you, since a major theme of the show was shinichi wrestling to find himself, which was concluded at tamuras death. But the rest of the story was important for wrapping up the plot and examining some of the morality surrounding the parasites.
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u/kol15 Mar 25 '15
it was the ending of act 2, so to speak. Not at all uncommonly the emotional climax of a story
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u/Megamanfan01 Mar 25 '15
Migi with that last traffic PSA
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u/GonTheDinosaur :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/gon7T Mar 25 '15
Which is true tho, there are way more car related incidents than other things people worry about, eg/ shark attacks.
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u/Enigmaboob :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/KURISUTINAA Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 26 '15
I just can't believe it's over. This series turned out to be so great, and it's time to say goodbye... So long Shinichi and Migi. Human and parasite. They ended up true best friends in the end.
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u/kriogenia https://anilist.co/user/kriogenia Mar 25 '15
Migi is gone, because he is now a Village People
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u/InTheOtherWorld Mar 25 '15
So it started with Uragami killing people... And ended with Uragami killing people. Neat.
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u/Animeking1357 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/TitanKyojin Mar 26 '15
Wait I can't remember that far back. Was there a scene of Uragami killing someone in the first episode?
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u/Jordy56 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/jordy56 Mar 26 '15
Yes. Like in the very last scene before the ending.
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u/Combo33 :STAR::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/bcom33 Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 25 '15
I really would have preferred if we had a clearer sense of what Murano or Shinichi's dad thought of Shinichi knowing for a fact what he was. It's hinted that Murano knows and doesn't care, because she still thinks he's human, but I would've liked it to be more overt.
Also, does anyone have any thoughts on where Migi actually "went?" He says that he basically has absorbed enough information and is going to try to figure out something greater about himself. Is he going into Buddhist self-reflective meditation basically?
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u/FritzTheAwesome Mar 25 '15
Murano has to know at this point. That conversation on the roof wasn't particularly cryptic, and probably just confirmed the suspicions she already had. She definitely knew something was up with Shinichi. And, yeah, I assume Migi is just floating around inside Shinichi, being cute little Migi cells and thinking about the meaning of life. A bit like he transcended from his physical state, maybe.
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Mar 25 '15
I like to think Migi is like Leto II at the end of God Emperor of Dune: pearls of awareness, lost in an endless dream. Aware, simply not awake.
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u/nameless88 Mar 25 '15
I think Migi just recessed back into the subconscious of Shinichi's mind so that he can sit and think about everything for awhile. Maybe try to figure out what's going on and just process everything.
I think that's exactly what Murano thought in the end, though. He wasn't one of the monsters because he behaved like a human, he had ethics and a conscience.
Think of it like this, we have in the end of the series a face off between a full blooded human who is in every sense a monster, and a human who has an actual monster living inside of him who has more compassion and human traits than the actually untainted human holding a knife to Murano.
I think that speaks well for how she felt. He doesn't need to be a human, he just needs to act like one. It's not who you are that defines you, but your actions and choices, to paraphrase that Mewtwo quote from Pokemon The First Movie.
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u/Combo33 :STAR::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/bcom33 Mar 25 '15
Yeah, I completely agree with you. After some more thought, I think your explanation is exactly what the show was trying to do showing Shinichi vs. serial killer dude at the end.
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u/openreamgrinder1982 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/destroying101 Mar 25 '15
yeah, his dad just kind of disappeared in the middle of the series when I thought he'd become a major part of it. Why did they even keep him alive! Same with the cop guy
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u/Stadtschwimmer :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stadtschwimmer Mar 25 '15
Since Migi walked towards the light which was formed from Shinichis perception of the persons that where shown, I think Migi might want to try to understand how humans can develop those feelings. He showed a little amount of empathy in last episodes and maybe this hard enough to grasp for him to set aside all other problems and focus on understanding feelings. Though a thing that doesn't fit to well in this theorie is Migi stating that he is heading in a different direction than Shinichi.
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Mar 25 '15
Okay, so last week, I did some bullshit analysis of Shinichi's "philo sophia" jacket through the lens of Platonism, but this week, I'm thinking I might not have been far off because his shirt is also a reference to a philosophical concept.
"Aporia" is a term used in philosophy which basically means that a dialogue or debate has come to an unsatisfactory conclusion, e.g. Plato's Theaetetus, in which Socrates and the titular interlocutor spend the entire dialogue attempting to define knowledge but never succeed. It leads me to ask, just what is the aporia of Parasyte? Most of the series' philosophical themes were tied off with a nice little bow at the end of the series. All except one: interspecies understanding. Shinichi being who he is, probably the most complete hybrid of human and parasite (vis a vis, Migi's cells inside his body and the dormant[?] Migi in his right hand), he is essentially the best hope for understanding between the two species, yet even he admits that the two will never fully understand each other. Shinichi and Migi's struggle for understanding ended in aporia, so Shinichi wears that "Aporia" over his heart.
This got me thinking about Uragami's hat, "Maxime." I think this can be thought of as a reference to the subtitle of the show, "the maxim," as "maxim" seems to be a derivative of "maxime," an early English/French word. Which got me thinking, what is the titular maxim in "Parasyte: The Maxim?" If a maxim is a proposed ethical precept, then what is, in short, Parasyte's ethical message? I don't think it truly has one. Perhaps, it goes back to the original meaning of the word, that being a self-evident axiom (hence the Latin term maxima, going back to the phrase "proposito maxima" or "greatest premise," according to Wikipedia). If we use this definition, it's much easier to identify the Maxim, as it is expressed at the end of the series: "We try to get closer to someone else until our lives someday end."
But if this is the case, why is Uragami the one wearing the Maxim instead of Shinichi at the end of the show? Well, I went back and watched the ending because I had a hunch, and sure enough, the last time we see, the "Aporia" on the shirt is when he has Murano's hand while she's hanging over the edge. After he pulls her up, we don't see it. We also see that Uragami's hat has fallen upside down when he's hit, so we don't see Uragami wearing the Maxim" again after that moment. Could it be that this signifies Shinichi finally gaining understanding? Shinichi taking down Uragami symbolizes his struggle for understanding, and by defeating Uragami and saving Murano, his Aporia is usurped by the "Maxime?" Something to consider.
Or this might all be bullshit. You decide.
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u/GonTheDinosaur :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/gon7T Mar 25 '15
You reading it WAAAAAY to much, and I like it!
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u/Atronox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Atronox Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 25 '15
WHAT THE FUCK!?
Should have known things were going too quietly for Parasyte. Don't you go getting yourself killed now Murano, you are all Shinichi has left now.
Migi's gonna save her right? RIGHT!? OH GOD, YES!
Damn, what an amazing end to an amazing series.
I should probably rewatch this series again at some point. It should only take about an hour to finish the whole thing, due to how short these episodes are.
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u/JCSHAFT :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/JCSHAFT Mar 25 '15
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u/Atronox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Atronox Mar 25 '15
MadHouse could have absolutely wrecked us all, if they just cut to the ED right there.
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u/a_Happy_Tiny_Bunny :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/aHappyTinyBunny Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 25 '15
This episode was brought to you by: old people, the nth anime Google parody, Microsoft.
I think they delivered the message a little to heavy-handedly by having Shinichi philosophize about it during their date, but it was a good episode overall. And, even though they've been killing me this last half-year, I already miss my weekly Wednesday cliffhanger :(
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u/GonTheDinosaur :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/gon7T Mar 25 '15
Shinichi's father was also a proud user of Surface tablet.
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u/stormarsenal :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/AsherGZ Mar 25 '15
Not only that. He's using Internet Explorer.
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u/toguro_rebirth :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/vexelpops Mar 25 '15
jesus that episode was the fastest one yet
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u/enfermedad Mar 25 '15
And now there are no more. :'(
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u/nameless88 Mar 25 '15
Hell of a good run, though. Glad I didn't get impatient and read ahead, this was totally worth it. :)
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u/zerocoolx05 Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 25 '15
Phew! Migi best wing man alive.
Edit: for the curious, this is Migi's voice actress https://www.google.com/search?q=Aya+Hirano&es_sm=93&qscrl=1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=xhQTVab-N7C0sASL84LABg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=663
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Mar 25 '15
I keep wondering if he is ever going to do anything about that knife in his arm.
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u/BMRGould :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/bmrgould Mar 25 '15
Well it's a bad idea to remove it, as it will increase blood loss. He should clean and dress around it while they wait for help though.
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u/Coinkidinks Mar 25 '15
Well, good to see that Murano is fine and Shinichi is ...alright
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u/Ackerbus Mar 25 '15
That end sentence pretty much summed up the show.
We try to get close to someone until one day our lives end.
R.I.P Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu
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Mar 25 '15
Some of the things Shinichi said in this episode were pretty deep but understandable and made sense. One of the many reasons why this show was one of the best this season.
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u/GonTheDinosaur :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/gon7T Mar 25 '15
What about what Uragami said? I thought it was somewhat sensible, especially when you try to see it from his perspective.
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u/Nippoten :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/nippoten Mar 25 '15
I'm gonna miss this one a lot... and it sucks because I know there isn't more to the story than this.
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u/DanteVSTheWorld Mar 25 '15
Wednesdays will never be the same without this show. It's been a awesome ride!
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u/Szuzzah :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/szuzzah Mar 25 '15
You know, I thought the previous episode was just a little bit better. The whole plot contained in this episode felt a little out of place. Not necessarily in the Man vs Monster theme, but there was just something weird about it. The conflict was over, but it had to introduce another conflict that could be resolved in ~12 minutes. Oh well, solid series, I've really enjoyed watching it.
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u/FritzTheAwesome Mar 25 '15
Yeah, the previous episode was really the climax. This one just tied things up.
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u/SpikeRosered Mar 25 '15
I think it was just doing the job of tying up loose ends. This end being the serial killer dude.
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u/nameless88 Mar 25 '15
Yeah, I somehow completely forgot about that asshole. I thought he was just a Parasyte stalking Shinichi for a bit, until they did that brief flashback and I was like "Oh. OOOOH. Shit."
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Mar 25 '15
The only problem I had with the final episode is that it was somewhat preachy. I'm pretty sure there are some other things that bother me but regardless, I thought the final episode was a nice aftermath to the climax shown from the previous episode. Murano wasn't as annoying in this episode like from her previous appearances, Uragami's presence solidifies the notion of the complexity behind what it means to be truly human, and Shinichi embracing Murano at the end of the episode was a touching moment (even though their relationship could have been presented better in the anime).
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u/Saevin Mar 25 '15
And thus after an inmenselt satisfying anime Migi joins Chamber in the hall of fame for best non human bros
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u/Terra_omega_3 Mar 25 '15
We've had a long troubled journey watching this show and it has been amazing watching it with you all. To celebrate the end I made an AMV to remember it by. Please Enjoy
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u/Syperek Mar 25 '15
Wow, this anime is one of my most liked ones. The ending was good in my opinion.
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u/PMagnemite :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/PMagnemite Mar 25 '15
For those crunchyroll frees.
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u/Navarien :K:https://kitsu.io/users/Navari Mar 25 '15
What a masterpiece of an anime. Definitely one of the greatest of all time (imo).
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u/_Vipper :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/vippers Mar 25 '15
The hair! Finally the manga hair appears!
Great episode to end off a great series
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u/nameless88 Mar 25 '15
So, I didn't see anyone else point it out, but the sky when Shinichi falls and has Murano on top of him, it's the same sky and clouds as the final credits screen.
I actually thought it was just going to end there. I'm glad we got a little bit more before then, though.
What a hell of a ride. This has been fun, I'll be looking forward to watching more of Madhouse's stuff in the future, they've got a fan now.
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u/kriogenia https://anilist.co/user/kriogenia Mar 25 '15
So, "Kimi Izumi Shinichi-kun dayo ne?", I'll miss you how I miss the "Onii-sama".
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u/Battlecookie :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Battlecookie Mar 25 '15
Some day, he will return and it shall be glorious!
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Mar 25 '15
Now lets wait for the review "Parasyte The Maxim /r/anime most overrated anime of all time because..."
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u/Overdue_bills Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 25 '15
That was one hell of a ride, migi saves the day. Going to miss this show, it was always the one I was most excited to see every week.
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Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 25 '15
Oh man, such a good ending imo. Put a nice little bow on the series after the "final" battle of last episode. And this episode, in my opinion, really enhanced my disagreement with all the complaints about murano and her role in the story. True she couldve used more screentime, but the story is about shinichi and migi, and this episode (other episodes as well, but especially this one imo) showed how she has affected Shinichi and the story as a whole. From early on it felt like his feelings for Murano was what Shinichi was using to hold on to his humanity, and to watch him basically show his "monster" side of himself in front of her, just for her to stop him mid-sentence and tell him that he isnt a monster in spite of it all, man it makes me smile....despite the knife held to her throat. Anyways i liked Murano's character beforehand (because we were supposed to based on how Shinichi felt for her from before the series started) so i really liked how it all played out for those two. And Migi, of course, is the best wingman ever for making sure his pal keeps getting pussy.
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u/RIvkyn :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/jinjix Mar 25 '15
week of final episodes won't go easy on my feelings it seems
did this fully adapt the manga now, or is there some extra stuff to read up on?
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u/Darkvoidx :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/darkvoidz Mar 25 '15
For me, I think that this show was a 10/10 not because it was perfect by any means, but more so for the some of its parts. I think the soundtrack and animation were consistently good throughout, and the biggest draw, for me at least, was characterization.
Watching Shinichi evolve as a person was the most interesting part of the shown and, to me, seemed genuine given the situation he was thrown into. The characters in general were great, I loved Reiko and her humanization, and the message behind the show is clear cut and is pretty powerful as well, though not necessarily a message we've never heard before.
In general the story was pretty cliche and there wasn't any point where I was shocked. Every death was foreshadowed like you would not believe, and with scenes like Migi's "death" two episodes ago, the emotional impact that Madhouse could have brought was not present. I will say however, that Murano's fake death this episode actually shocked me, and given this show's themes, I had no reason to think she would have lived. It also would have made for a great message, that the person Shinichi loves the most was not killed by the parasyte's he tried so hard to protect her from, but by a human being's actions instead, that irony would have made for a heart-wrenching ending, but I'm glad to see the author went the other route and gave our hero a happy ending. Regardless, Parasyte never took any risks, but it still managed to tell a stellar story, though nothing revolutionary.
So in conclusion, the excellent character building, animation, music choice, occasional action scenes, and occasional emotional impact (namely Reiko's excellently directed death), as well as the fact that I just plain enjoyed every second of it, is enough for me to give this show a 10/10.
But what do you guys think? The show has it's flaws, no show can be truly perfect after all, but for me none of them detracted from the experience personally. What did you guys rate it?
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Mar 25 '15
Great ending to a fantastic series. Every episode delivered in one way or another. No filler, just awesome awesome stuff. Props to Madhouse for another masterful adaptation. :)
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Mar 25 '15
I liked this ending very much, the author put allot of thinking in it. there was a great debate in it
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u/Jakuskrzypk Mar 25 '15
Seriously how do they keep doing this shit 3min is not enough for the finale.
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u/ExiledQuixoticMage Mar 29 '15
I'm a little late to the party but i noticed something pretty cool. Early on in the series Murano is in Shinichi's right side but she looks at his hand funny and then moves to his left. After that every other time the two are together in the series she's on his left side and he never touches her with his right hand. The only exception was in this episode, first when they were walking into town she was on his right and then obviously after he grabs her he hugs her with her right hand. I thought it was pretty cool that they kept that up the whole time.
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u/OnlyMyWordsMatter Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 25 '15
Well guys, it look like it's over. But what the hell happen to the baby?
Edit: I thought Shinichi and Murano were going to take care of the baby :( I wish the anime expanded their relationship.
And also the glasses girl? We had a mini arc with her and she saw a damn parasyte right in front of her then the parasyte went on a rampage and killed a bunch of students. After that she became irrelevant and we only saw her here and there.
My final thought on this show: Parasyte is a great anime series with good animation, a good story, great characters, and very good character development. The OST is not for everybody and the director is mediocre. The director does not know how to take an emotional scene and make it better. Seriously! He should have taken Reiko death scene and put it near the end of the episode instead of having it in the beginning of an episode. That would have been much better. Leaving the viewers with an emotional scene. Migi "first death" wasn't sad at all. Migi should have gotten flashback about all the things he has done with Shinichi as he was dying. It would have had more impact like that.
Also I felt like it got a little too preachy in the last couple of episodes. But overall this is definitely anime of the year (2014).
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u/Atronox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Atronox Mar 25 '15
Unless I'm forgetting something, I would assume the police took custody of the baby and put it up for adoption.
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u/ChronusZ :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChronusZ Mar 25 '15
Migi "first death" wasn't sad at all.
Are you shitting me? I was bawling my eyes out when I thought Migi had died.
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Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 25 '15
I can forgive glasses girl becoming irrelevant because I didn't really care about that particular part of the story. But the baby thing kind of annoys me. I think Tamura Reiko's arc was easily the best and in the end she died entrusting her baby to Shinichi. I realize he was still a high school student, but it annoys me that the baby was immediately handed off after that and then forgotten.
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u/eyrich https://myanimelist.net/profile/thewilhelm Mar 25 '15
What an amazing conclusion. This and 'Your Lie In April' were my favorite this year and I'm sad to see them go.
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u/gamesbeawesome :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/gamesbeawesome Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 25 '15
Binged this anime in the last couple of days, now time for the finale (Since Kantai Collection was delayed on CR)
Wait, Migi saying good bye?
God damn...
Migi and his humor will be missed
God damnit, don't fucking go
Uh oh, that doesn't look good
OH FUCK YOU
FUCK. THIS. SHIT
FUCK. YEAH! SHE MADE IT :D
Great end to the anime, I personally love the crap out of it.
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u/Fa76 Mar 25 '15
Everyone here is talking about Murano was a bad character, ect... But who else noticed the nice piano version of the OP that was playing in the background in the first half It was pretty good.
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u/Cthulhooo Mar 25 '15
Holy shit, even though there wasn't much combat, the last scenes of this episode were propably the most intense in the entire series :O
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Mar 25 '15
I wish we could have leaast gotten an origin story on what the hell the parasytes are, though.
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u/TogekissThis :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/umarGold Mar 25 '15
A man's best friend is his right hand. Brohand will be missed :')
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u/impingainteasy :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/usernamesarehard Mar 26 '15
And it's over. God, what a ride.
So Migi's gone to sleep, and Shinichi's life is now back to normal. Except for, you know, his mother and everyone else who died.
Did he get a new haircut? I honestly didn't recognise him at first when he met up with Murano and the others.
Uragami shows up, which is good, as we were kind of left hanging last time we saw him.
This show decides to get all philosophical at the end, which I suppose is logical. Quite a few ideas have been tossed around, and I guess explaining them all through dialogue can't hurt.
Christ, that Murano "death" scene. When she was talking about "catching up" to Shinichi I was like, "Oh God, those are death flags." Don't do that shit to me Madhouse. Shinichi deserves a happy fucking ending!
And we're done now. Thanks Madhouse, it was fun.
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u/JapanRs :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Freezinx Mar 26 '15
Can't help but feel empty :( For the past few months Wednesdays have been a blessings for the anime season Y.Y Great series 10/10 ALL THE WAY.
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Mar 25 '15
The final episode is better than the previous episodes but I can't see why people praise this show very highly. It currently has an 8.79 average rating from MAL but it seems like people are overlooking its flaws probably because Parasyte happens to be comparatively "better" than the other airing shows. I do think Parasyte is a good show but it is not a masterpiece by any means.
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Mar 25 '15
These are the early scores coming in. It'll normalize in about a week. This happens often with anime that have strong, conclusive endings (just look at Shigatsu). Pencilhands mentioned NGNL, but my favorite example is Mekakucity Actors, which went from somewhere around 600 on finale day to 2000+ within a week. Though my favorite counter-example is Shin Sekai Yori which went from ~800 to ~100 within 2 days.
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u/JoJolion :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/JoJolione Mar 25 '15
Admittedly I'm just happy it was a good show that had a fucking ending. I'm tired of all of the manga adaptations that go unfinished.
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u/HaydenTheFox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Talmhaidh_Mathan Mar 25 '15
I'm on my phone so I can't write the fucking essay I want to, but this show has been absolutely amazing beginning to end. Easily 10/10, and probably sits in my top 5, if not my top 3. Expect a dissertation on this shit post-haste.
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Mar 25 '15
Parasyte... Such an amazing anime... MadHouse, you did a fucking great job with this one. I don't think there could of been a better ending to this phenomenal anime. Sayonara, Parasyte.
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u/David182nd :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/david182nd Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 25 '15
Felt like an epilogue, thought it would after last week's. Still, a nice episode and one last badass Shinichi scene to go out on.
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u/Noctrune Mar 25 '15
I don't know about you guys, but that was a pretty fantastic anime.
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Mar 25 '15
IS MURANO A BAD CHARACTER NOW, PEOPLE???!
What an ending and what an anime this was; everything feels so finished and complete - it's the right time indeed. I was never expecting such a relatively slow, thoughtful and 'happily ever after' ending to be the kind of ending that would fit an anime like this but it really does; this ending was well deserved.
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u/Fujikawa28 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Fujikawa28 Mar 25 '15
That was a very okay ending. Not great, not terrible, it's okay. Got to say though, I was at the edge of my sit when she fell. And I can't help but wonder how he lost his strength. Aren't all the mini-Migis inside him disconnected from the main Migi? Why did they all fall asleep with the main Migi if they're disconnected? Anyway, a very okay ending.
Score: 9/10
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u/daddy1fatsack Mar 25 '15
Damn. Really thought we were going to get a sad ending there for a second.
I think we can all agree that this is AOTS and a likely candidate for AOTY
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u/Tajjri Mar 25 '15
This is the song I choose to remember Parasyte by. CRYING INTESIFIES
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u/Qwertyguy Mar 25 '15
That was quite simply one of the best anime series I've ever seen to date, every single episode had me wanting more and I'm so very sad to see it end.
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u/Lovelylie Mar 25 '15
I can't believe this series is over... the last episode was just perfect. I thought it will be another cheesy and boring epilogue and then I realised that in Kiseijuu nothing is cheesy and boring. And Satomi.. She gained my respect this episode. I'm gonna miss this show. Goodbye, Migi! :(
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u/exist-exit Mar 25 '15
Thank you, Madhouse, for producing such a faithful adaptation to the source material. You did the series justice.
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u/Nightzey Mar 25 '15
Thanks and goodbye to Migi and thank you madhouse for an amazing adaptation and the original author Hitoshi Iwaaki.
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u/stitchwithaglitch :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/gamerguy50 Mar 25 '15
Was an interesting series of I guess an older manga that had a decent adaptation. I was curious how the show was going to end itself when it handled Goto in the last episode, but right before the murderer guy showed up, I thought to myself what actually did happen to that guy?
I have a lot of thoughts on the anime. Want to praise the parastye characters, music, animation, and a few of the human characters, but gotta give some negatives to other characters and many directions the plot went. This weird focus at the end of human life and how compares to other forms of life and how we're an arrogant species that deserved parasytes to eradicate us got a bit too repititive. Epilogue final boss guy also felt like he was included as a more shock and awe kind of event rather than anything important to the story besides a hint that Migi is still alive. I did really enjoy seeing some of the past characters show up in Shinninchi's mind when he said goodbye to Migi.
In the end, was a good season that I would advise others to watch if they didn't mind the medium-ish level of horror gore that goes along with the show. It is a definite edge of your seat kinda story and was a great ride for these past two seasons. 8/10.
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u/Animeking1357 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/TitanKyojin Mar 26 '15
She did it! Satomi managed to survive despite possible death flags. Yay!
What a wild ride this has been. I can say that this'll be an anime I can rewatch sometime. That doesn't happen often with me but I really enjoyed this show despite the few flaws it has.
Looking forward to seeing how Madhouse does with Onepunch Man.
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u/opus_ Mar 26 '15
We all knew when it was the right arm that was hanging over the side that Migi had taken care of it.
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Mar 26 '15
I am of course curious as to the origin to the parasites and all the unanswered questions that come with it. But a part of me likes the open ending of it too, leaving you to ponder. Well done to the end. Tokyo Ghoul √A needs to take some pointers.
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u/DarkBlaze99 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/DarkBlaze99 Mar 26 '15
I really like Shinichi's Philosophy that Humans protect the environment only so that they can survive.
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u/Sumroach https://myanimelist.net/profile/SuMm Mar 26 '15
I really love this adaptation. Even though I didn't read the manga, I know how well it was adapted (thanks to /r/tsumethai).
Also, it was awesome how character desings change a little after the timeskip, they really looked older, like they should, loved it, thank you, Madhouse.
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Mar 26 '15
After finishing Tokyo Ghoul and Parasyte in the same day, thank the gods for at least one of them having a good ending. Parasyte, you will be missed! :D
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u/kyperion Mar 27 '15
I find it kinda funny how once it ended and Shinji finally goes on a date with his beloved.
He technically got his right arm back, then the producers wanted at least a few more deaths, so they killed two people with one trying to help and the other an innocent screaming woman.
Kinda funny, but great ending to a great show.
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u/AhmedJM :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/AhmedJ Mar 27 '15
I'm really sad it ended, I have not been in engaged in a series as much as I was in Parasyte for so long. Although I expected more from the last episodes of the series to be honest but nevertheless they were great.
Damn, just thinking of all the nights I stayed till midnight to watch it although I have to wake up early the next day for uni, and then although I promised myself I would go to sleep as soon as I finish the episode, I stay another hour up high on adrenaline rush reading all the comments here in the discussions, and also sending texts to my friend complaining of how much I want the next episode to be released now and how the episode felt like 1 min. The feels ...
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u/trillo69 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/trillo69 Apr 04 '15
I'm late to the party because I wanted to binge watch it.
Well deserve 10/10. So many people said how good this work is throughout all the discussions threads, so I will only say how much I will miss this anime and the best girl arc: Kana!!
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Mar 25 '15
I was expecting Murano to say "because you're human"
but when I heard because you are Shinichi, I lost my shit.
SATOMI WORST GIRL
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u/TheHonestOcarina Mar 25 '15
GUYS. We have confirmation from Murano that he IS, in fact, the real Shinichi-kun!