Parasyte - the maxim

[Kraco]

And you just pulled that one out of your ass, regarding Gotou´s "initial reaction time" lol

No, it's called giving the story a chance. Instead of saying that the story sucks because there's an unexplained detail, you can instead try to look for a plausible theory that would even have some basis on stuff we do know. Then it's just a matter of whether it's too far out there to be believable in the context or if it could satisfy you personally. During the previous assault arc I found the actions of the special forces quite laughable towards the end, but Shinichi managing to surprise Gotou once didn't cross my threshold.

[shinta|hikari]

Gotou underestimated the shit out of him. If you have an unbreakable shield, you tend to let your guard down. That's a simple and believable explanation, yeah?

[Buffalobiian]

I didn't think he could be sensed. I mean, when Migi was asleep, parasytes couldn't sense him properly, even with all the cells spread in his body.

I wasn't disappointed that Gotou couldn't detect 30% Migi, but that Gotou only had senses no better than a normal person. His requiring sleeping also came out of nowhere. Migi only needed to sleep once he gave up some of his cells, but presumably it was because he was affected by Shinichi's humanity (did he take in some of Shinichi's cells too?). Fatigue was never actually an issue prior.

I'll have to agree with Gotou letting his guard down and not believing Shinichi could hurt him as opposed to somehow having a delayed reaction time.

Shinichi giving up on life while remembering naked Satomi was hilarious. To me that says "Yep, banged her. No more regrets."

[Kraco]

Gotou underestimated the shit out of him. If you have an unbreakable shield, you tend to let your guard down. That's a simple and believable explanation, yeah?

Of course he underestimated Shinichi. And not only subconsciously, he did it willingly because he wanted a good fight, not a slaughter. He could have simply finished off Shinichi any time using those blades, but instead he just kept throwing him around without cutting him into pieces. Even at that pile of waste he couldn't drop that honourable fight mentality because he walked right over to Shinichi instead of deciding to kill him from 10 meters away, giving Shinichi zero chances to counterattack. Only after getting poisoned Gotou got serious.

But does this all mean he wanted to get stabbed? I don't think so.

[Kraco]

Episode 24 Final - HS




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Quite a jolly show all in all. The setting was very solid to say the least, and I kind of liked how it all turned out so meaningless, or without a grander purpose in other words. Just like nature works. There's no special meaning or thought to it. I'm not sure what Migi's decision to go to sleep permanently meant, though, but it's still understandable in a way, since he apparently liked sleeping and dreaming a lot, when under Gotou's control. It's probably not so different being under Shinichi's control, in the end.

The whole psychopath escapade felt abrupt and forced. I think we were already past the point of Shinichi needing assurances that he's still a human, and the whole "the real monsters are humans" thing is such a cliche. As for saving Satomi for the #th time... Duh. Not to mention having the extra violence of the psycho leaving behind two more corpses, as if this show absolutely needed more to pile up before the end. Maybe this whole thing could have been replaced with Shinichi saving Satomi from a traffic accident. That's what Migi was concerned about, after all. At least Shinichi performed one final punch to send the show off, if nothing else.

[Buffalobiian]

I'm not sure what Migi's decision to go to sleep permanently meant, though, but it's still understandable in a way, since he apparently liked sleeping and dreaming a lot, when under Gotou's control. It's probably not so different being under Shinichi's control, in the end.

While under Gotou's control, Migi experienced what it was like to stop tending to his survival and just see, listen and think about stuff beyond his own existence. He grew tired of daily life and sought to meditate instead. He's pretty much become a sage.

[MasterOfMoogles]

I really liked this show overall, though I felt the last couple episodes got a little heavy handed with the philosophy themes.

[MFauli]

That´s supposed to be the actual ending of the story? Doesnt feel like it. If so, a rather disappointing anime in hindsight. Id really like to see a lot more. SHinichi making proper use of his partial parasyte-fusion. Telling his gf the truth. Figuring out the parasytes and their origin. Stuff like that.

[neflight86]

Agreed. I much more enjoyed the first half of this show. Not to say the second half is/was bad, but it was certainly unsatisfying, and as mentioned, heavy handed in the philosophy.

The greatest tradgety in this show, however, is the essentially nonexistent character development of Asano. She appeared to be there only to nervously ask if shinichi was really "himself", as if she was prepared to accept an answer of 'no'. Her interactions with the story at large were generally forgettable (repetitive in substance) and she was important for reasons we were told, not shown.

[Buffalobiian]

Who is Asano?

[shinta|hikari]

LOL.

For a second, I was not sure which one of you was joking, then I realized I wasn't even sure if the name was wrong or not.

Case in point.

[neflight86]

Sorry, Murano. Don't know where the name Asano came from.