Parasyte
| While I wasn't a fan of the last few didactic episodes, the themes of Parasyte struck a chord. Here's something I found: Episode 1 is named "The Metamorphosis", as in the book by Kafka? I mean it's obvious nothing new. Tokyo Ghoul mentions it too if I remember correctly. The book where a guy turns into a bug, dealing with isolation and existentialism. Episode 5 has the title "The Stranger". As in, a dart in the dark, Albert Camus' book? Another book dealing with existence. Episode 7 "A Dark Night's Passing" can be a nod to another novel by Naoya Shiga. It, I quote its blurb, "tells the story of a young man's passage through a sequence of disturbing experiences to a hard-worn truce with the destructive forces within himself." Rings a bell? Shinichi after the hole in his heart. Episode 9 is "Beyond Good And Evil" — a reference to maybe the same named book by often-quoted (in mainstream media) philosopher Frederick Nietzeche. You can guess it. The nothing is good and evil thingy? Episode 10 "What Mad Universe" by Fredric Brown. A classic sci-fi short stories collection. I don't know what it is about though. Episode 11 "The Blue Bird" by Maurice Maeterlinck is a fairy tale. Remember Kana's fairy dream? Hmm. Episode 14 "The Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins. Again, this is sorta in line with why we exist. Evolution and such theories. Episode 16 "Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Ray Bradbury. A horror fantasy novel. Episode 18 "More Than Human" by Theodore Surgeon. It "explores questions of power and morality, individuality and belonging". Sounds about right. Episode 19 "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote, a nonfiction account of a serial killer. Episode 20 is the classic "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Pretty sure I butchered the name. A heavy read about morality and, repetitive but I don't know a different word, existentialism. This is a nice touch. It was an enjoyable show. Also the Next To You OST by Ken Arai is soooooooo hauntingly beautiful. What did you love about the show? |
chicthickoJan 22, 2022 11:27 PM
| @purpleo1 yeah it is definitely a breath of fresh air and doesn't get boring at all. Speaking of side characters, they were just there. With exception of the private detective, we don't see much. |
| Things I loved about parasyte is philosophy behind it and hypocrisy of the human mind.. every character other than the 2 girls .. The most next to you is godly the opening lyrics reflect the story so much i love it.. A must watch |
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| @DRK-EXDS I didn't like the two female characters either. They're too stereotypical. I swear I've been replaying "Next To You" over and over. |
purpleo1 said: Almost forgot about her. She was the best side character.-fevered_being- said: tamiya ryouko was a good character@purpleo1 yeah it is definitely a breath of fresh air and doesn't get boring at all. Speaking of side characters, they were just there. With exception of the private detective, we don't see much. |
| @MrFanatic ah, Doyle. Thanks for the recommendation! I'll check it out for sure. |
| Damn I never noticed these! |
 ◑ ━━━━━ ▣ ━━━━━ ◐ "Everything I've witnessed... This whole system you have built has always rejected me. Now I'm ready to reject it. That's why I destroy. That's why I took this power for myself. Simple enough, yeah? I don't care if you don't understand... That's what makes us... Heroes and Villains." ◑ ━━━━━ ▣ ━━━━━ ◐ |
DeonX said: I wouldn't have either! But I watch slow because of less free time so they just popped out.Damn I never noticed these! |
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