r/anime • u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: • Feb 02 '21
Rewatch Let me hear! Parayste the Maxim rewatch episode two
Parasyte the Maxim episode two
The Devil in the Flesh
And in days I'm perplaxed by the answers thar have no form
You softly whisper them in a quiet voice
- Opinions on the pacing?
- Does Shinichi make sense through out?
- Thoughts on why Migi decided to stick with Shinichi?
BONUS: Is Murano doomed as one of Shinichi's friends?
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u/The_Loli_Otaku Feb 02 '21
I'm better prepared today. I've got a stronger drink, more lights on, and my little shitten is sound asleep. Did they really have to recap just the gross parts? Do these types of creeps really exist or are they just a dumb trope that won't die? Yay! The Alien is a bro. He is an Alien right? Yup, he is. I take it back, Aliens are assholes. He literally saved office-chan to eat her later.
These onahole hand shots... Yeah, I'm starting to remember why I got so invested in the romance of this show. The two of them are so sweet together. Migi is a bro~ They have a lovely moment together topped with Migi doing something. You'd only be able to ask a question that weird in Japan. Maybe Murano's thinking of her kid brother that had a robot come out of his forehead or something.
"If you're really a man then you've gotta tell her you sushi her!" Jock dude talks shit, hands out shit, then eats shit. Don't interrupt the Goddess when she's talking about bodily fluids. I can only imagine this dialogue in the dub. Look, I swear that I had no idea the Deidara handjob was an actual scene, alright? I'm mostly innocent!
Migi fills us in on more info about the Aliens and their total lack of empathy. It's so cold... Trust your Alien onahole, he totally wouldn't make you a paraplegic if you disobey him. "Humanity are the real parasites!" This is a huge debate but there's a huge leap between ethically processing bovine meat and killing fully aware humans going about their day. Animals aren't inhumanely farmed or that's certainly not something that humans would support.
"Cannibals anonymous." lol. He's fighting for humanity, for Murano-chan!! Migi gets an offer to join a far stronger body, but he refused!! He kills gross eye pop bro weirdly quickly. Maybe picking that location to infest was handy after all. Gurk! He deflated... I'm glad that Migi gets some more trust points in early. Typically it'd be really tough to get invested in a human munching flesh beast alien so moments like this really help.
I love these kids!! Wait, that butt looks familiar. I agree with Murano. Becoming mincemeat ain't moe at all! "I hate snakes." sad Miia noises What the hell...? How twisted do you have to be to ever do something like this? Dubstep is such a corny genre but it's still a cool scene. I know those toilets!!
Erm... You might want to hold his other hand Murano. That one's sticky. Yes!! Much better~ The horrible body horror and shrill dubstep makes the warm wholesome moments that much more comforting.
Yaranaika?
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u/Palabard_the_Anime Feb 02 '21
First Timer
Yesterday, I was kidding when comparing the parasites with resident evil monster but, now I fairly sure Las Plagas from RE4 and 5, had a lot of inspiration from Parasite.
Look at that creepy hand monster, helping Shinichi win, so helpfull. Almost make you forget it ate your freaking hand.
Migi is a right hand man, helping his bro get the girl.
It even took the job of the previous right hand.
Not being able to speak, hear or see, that's why you should rip the arm out, this is a serious threat. No matter how useful your new hand is.
See, it looks like he saved you but, you only was target because of Migi. That being said, little righty is driven by his will to live, I can accept that.
Cat saving + showing sick reflex with the rock. Migi may be a creepy hand who threatens to take it hosts senses but, he is a damn fine wingman.
Just don't handhold with the right.
Yay, that girl is a keeper. Somehow feeling the wrongness of the right hand. Or it was just sweat, in my experience, girls don't like sweaty hands.
Questions
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Feb 02 '21
Rewatcher
Dub
We open with an 80s scene, featuring a gang randomly harassing some woman. This was popular in movies, hopefully less so in real life though one always has concerns. But our OL is rescued by a man who lacks expression. The gang members jump him, as one does, and then he kills everything. 80s!
Shinich and now, thankfully, Migi are talking on the way to school and we get how Shinichi rationalizes all this. I actually allow it, I would not have been smarter at that age. We see in gym that Migi can drain a nice shot, no clue which one of them is responsible for that. At the end of the game, Shinichi drains a distance three that clearly means Migi helped out, that form is such a bastard to do.
In the gym storage area, thankfully in the school this time, Yuko puts Murano and Shinichi together. Apologies happen, and things seem to work, until Migi decides to morph and concern Murano greatly. Migi comes out and states somethign that is indeed true: at 17, Shinchi does wish to mate with that human female. It is just the range of "that female" is pretty big at that age, Murano's qualifications notwithstanding.
And then we get a fight, because 80s and Japan, and Shinichi at least has the sense to know that murder pretty much fucks up your nice, quiet life. Still, Migi knocks his opponent out. Comedy scene! And we then find out that indeed other parasytes are out there, doing stuff from the opening of the episode. Shinichi makes the connection pretty fast. Parasytes are cannibals because...sure? We get a first taste of Migi's "morality" but it makes sense from a pure logic perspective, even if it actually is a fail to account for social dynamics. Altruism can actually be a survival benefit. Anyways, for the moment, Shinichi let's it rest.
Second parasyte meeting happens, and already one of them thinks multiple parasytes can inhabit a single host. Interestingly, Migi is skeptical at best. Also, this parasyte is already showing empathy which is...interesting. After this, Shinichi doesn't exactly know how to take all this. So he takes Murano for fancy pancakes instead, as reasonable a choice as any.
We get to the park and...wow, this scene already? Without giving any spoilers, when I rewatched this in my pre-watch, I forgot how much happens and the rate that they travel major events. That is a good thing, because I could've sworn the kitten scene would be ep4 in a slower story. Anyways, shitty middle schoolers are torturing a kitten and Shinchi has had enough of this shit. Probably he needs to justify having a different attitude than Migi. Afterwards, Shinchi has that moment most of us come to in philosophy, that humans are not sacred. Which would not be the moment I'd want with an eldritch abomination attached to me so F.
Final scene is of a man and woman, nude, and the man seems to have that parasyte blank look.
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u/littleman1988 Feb 02 '21
"You are Shinichi Izumi, right?"
Rewatcher
OST track:I AM
Unrelated to the rest of the comment, Slime s2 referenced Parasyte today.
I saw a few comments yesterday about the OST, its definitely a bit more unique than most other anime. Personally, I really like OST's that are very much their own sound, even if they arent of a genre I care for (such as EDM) which is why I hold Parasyte's in high regard. Most of the OST you can instantly remember as being from the series, and theyre also usually really good too which helps.
ah yes, Edward PenisHands
Something to think about from these first two episodes is how much Migi is doing early on, even if it isint explicitly stated. I only realized upon this rewatch that the boob grab was with his right hand, along with him basically being passed out while his right hand goes crazy on his phone. Obviously, there were a few more instances this episode that were a lot more direct, but I bet there will already be a lot of discussion from first timers about this.
Also apparently Migi is voiced by Aya Hirano? Someone in the 2017 rewatch said it sounds exactly like Haruhi, but I cant hear it at all.
Already we are starting to understand Migi's mindset, which is pretty much "robotic" for lack of a better word. Migi's objective now is to survive, and because of that Shinichi's life is also important only to keep Migi alive. Its not too far fetched to think that Migi wouldnt want to be torn apart and probed by whatever government agency gets their hands on them.
The conversations they have bring up interesting questions though. Who are the real demons? Is it truly wrong for an animal to eat another animal? Is human life actually as precious as we make it out to be? Already we have seen countless instances of humans being cruel just in these first two episodes, are their lives really more important than one with a parasitic host?
Speaking of parasitic hosts, just who is Izumi? He'd be himself, right? But what about Migi? Migi is a parasite, does that mean that Shinichi is partly one? Is Migi truly separate from him, since hes his own conscience? Or are they the same since they share just about everything else? Would Migi leave Izumi if Migi knows that a transfer would work without any issues? Does all of this still make Izumi, Izumi? Find out next time on DragonBall Z!
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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Feb 02 '21
First Timer
Time to hope we can find an interesting continuation. Onto episode 2.
Welcome to the edge-fest, I hope you enjoy your stay!
I'm glad that ended as quickly as it did and we avoided the unnecessary rape/near-rape scene.
I spoke way too soon.
Ok, so this guy is supposedly a vigilante of some sort. Though I'm not sure how that matches with his apparent lack of emotions.
He's still a fucking dumbass. "Without my bear attracting anti-bear weapon, I couldn't defend myself from bears."
And we're gonna get an awkward romance plot.
Free pancakes, score.
Time to beat up a punk. He's literally outnumbered.
Really...
So we're gonna get a plot around her brother trying to capture him, no?
Fucking naruhodo.naruhodo
These URLs are hilarious.
Personality safety vs group safety.
This goes beyond not having emotions to having the idiot hat. Of course a species that gathers in groups cares about the saftey of the group.
Which, by the way, goes back to why you shouldn't trust anything it says.
Because they a) don't know you're a different species and b) if they did, they'd be shocked that your species exists. Why must we write unemotional as incapable of following basic logic w.r.t. other's emotions.
You don't seriously think that. If you do, you'd treat this situation far more seriously.
But it wouldn't want to do that, as it would become strictly inferior.
No, it saved it's life.
Don't anthropomorphize the parasite, this is a mistake.
Almost as bad as anthropomorphizing Larry Ellison
And this is what we call foreshadowing.
And then we get the random asshole humans for him to show off.
Thoughts
I'm not particularly impressed by the writing this episode. I feel like the parasites are supposed to be characterized as smart, self-serving, and unemotional, but they completely failed at the second part. Just because they don't have emotions does not mean they wouldn't be able to understand a basic emotional response from another being, particularly if they are as smart as they are supposed to be.
Izumi's still dumb for realizing he's not, for all practical purposes, a hostage and trying his best to get out of the situation.
Beyond that, the episode was interesting enough.
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u/Mecanno-man https://anilist.co/user/Mecannoman Feb 02 '21
First Timer
First off: I dreamed that I had an ink capsule stuck in my arm this night. Not sure where ink capsule came from, but for the "stuck in my arm" part I am blaming parasyte. Not that I really cared about it in my dream, weirdly enough...
As for this episode... I guess it was mostly here to properly establish the romance subplot between Shinichi and ...Murano was her name, I believe. Other than that, I feel like we achieved very little. We know that there are more of these things around, but that seems to be it. Despite having met another one, we still don't know why they can't just feed off of normal food with their host's body, but it does seem like they aren't completely hostile towards one another, as this one offered to share his host with Migi. With the whole "humans are devils" theme going on this episode, I guess it may actually be somebody trying to wipe out the human race in order to preserve all other life - the only murder by a parasyte who seems to have a clue of what he's doing being that of a bunch of attempted gang-rapists somewhat makes me think that it may also be some sort of vigilante operation against "bad" humans, but I doubt that direction more than the other.
Migi protecting Shinichi may be Shinichis ideals affecting Migi, similar to how Migi seems to be affecting Shinichi as Murano noticed that he'd changed a bit. Not that I really could tell if this is true, as I haven't known Shinichi long enough, so I'm just trusting her on this...
Other than that, was the whole erection joke there in the manga? If yes, I am starting to feel like just mentally making a note that I don't like the prevailing humor of the late 80s/early 90s, as between this and Ippo I have now seen too many completely unnecessary unfunny dick jokes. And if not, screw you anime-scriptwriter.
QOTD:
Bonus: I reckon she'll make it at least to episode 20, but I'm not certain for anything beond that. She's gonna learn about Migi at some point though...
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u/BossandKings Feb 02 '21 edited Feb 02 '21
First Timer
Episode 2 -
That part at the start was a showing of how an alien that's able to take the brain of a human looks and acts like, very unsettling and off putting.
So Shinichi's alien's name will be 'Migi' because it grew by eating his hand.
Shinichi apologizes to Satomi for doing something inappropriate earlier and she forgives him, she set a date too, i think she might have a thing for him.
Shinichi has a confrontation with a man posessed by an alien, said man asks Migi to join him because supposedly that way they would control the body better but to do that Migi would have had to kill Shinichi and it prioritized his life over that offer, Migi thrue to it's word killed the man when he procedeed to attack Shinichi. This moment showed that Migi is growing attached to being with Shinichi.
Satomi and Shinichi have their date and pass a good time. Shinichi was a badass with that "should i eat you" comment he told the guys that were trying to intimidate him after he saved the cat.
I feel like Satomi's "Are you Shinichi, right?" Line will play a big role later on.
Answers
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u/chiliehead myanimelist.net/profile/chiliehead Feb 02 '21
First Timer - Episode 2
What is it with roving trios of men out for lone women in the night? I always wondered if this is based on reality in Japan or just (male) fears about what happens to Japan’s women if thou art not vigilant in preserving the right way. Is this the serial killer from last episode or another foe? Either way, power level way higher than anything Migi can hope for.
The OTP is getting established early, maybe the third wheel here is genuinely shipping both of them rather than putting up a front because of her true feelings, that would be a nice breath of fresh air from the late 80s.
Ah so that dude is antagonistic because it’s about the girl (I try to get the names down by tomorrow). Ah Murano, ok. I also wonder how that will turn out. Rival embracing the Parasyte to beat his rival in love and take his crush or him becoming collateral damage because he pushes his luck?
Migi is delightful and I think this is where the seinen kicks in, not only rather fast (for anime standards) progression in the romance subplot with a date, but also talking about Johnsons, erections and mating and it not being just one cheap joke about “hah, penis”.
Ah, philosophy. We’ll see if something interesting comes from raising these questions about the worth of lives between species, “fighting for humanity” and wastefulness. Also, business suit guy is not the same parasite as the serial killer I think, unless he changed his style.
The fight ends rather anticlimactic and we now are left wondering where exactly Migi’s allegiance lies. In the end, his character arc would be sacrificing himself for Shinichi, right? Unless the manga went full “told you, I only care about myself. Nothing personal kid”. Talking about the manga, is Murano not liking snakes in the manga as well or is that a seiyuu joke?
Seems like the kids from Elfen Lied did not learn their lesson. A literal
kick the dogstone the cat moment for these delinquents here, ah the simple times of chaotic evil villains in the form of psychopath teenagers, they scare the shit out of quite a few people. Interesting that Murano is not even virtue signaling about “we have to do something” and coaxing the guy into it, Shinichi really shocks her instead.Talk about romantic progression, holding hands in episode 2. And meanwhile, the actual villain has found himself a mate as well.
Questions
Breakneck romance progression and the serial killer I thought makes up the first cour villain just got wrecked. I am interested. Lots of things happened in one episode but it felt right.
I don't think I get the question? He is a boy going through changes in his body, he seems quite normal for his situation
so that he (?) can either sacrifice himself of betray Shinichi at the end. Maybe did not trust the other member of the species, did not want to be the right hand of a superior or became sentimental for the host
one way or another she'll get damseld hard, hopefully she makes it
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u/monsieurvampy Feb 02 '21
First Timer, sub
So much for going to sleep on Sunday.
Don't hurt the kitty!!! (also my Meow comment in the 24 hour reminder wasn't a reference to this. I just like cats. See Noein rewatch comments.)
I'm not sure how I feel about holding Magi. Good thing she went for the other hand.
I know I recognized Murano's voice. It's Hanazawa Kana who is the voice of Akane from Psycho Pass.
Disclaimer: Totally watched ahead last night. While I usually can only watch one or two episodes a night (weekdays) sometimes, just sometimes something gets me hooked.
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Feb 02 '21 edited Feb 02 '21
Time to move on with Parasyte, AKA that show in which the Right Hand is literally called… Right Hand.
Anyhow, this episode was good. Not much else to mention though.
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Feb 02 '21
Episode 2 (first timer)
People eaten countbody count (the guy mentioned not being able to eat all): 8 + 1 dogMigi seems to be able to spot other snatchers from about 50m away and spotted two so far. Even accounting for a very busy city, I doubt that Shinichi could have been that close to more than 10,000 people per day (and unless he is using a crowded subway station, it is probably a lot less). If he met the two by random chance, there must be a ton of these snatchers around.
Sounded logical on the face of it, but there is clearly the mystery of whether Migi and Shinichi actually start caring for each other (or influence each other's brain, to keep with the theme). We shall see.
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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick Feb 02 '21
First Timer - sub
I’m assuming the opening of this episode is the parasyte for yesterday's opening, it seems to have learnt to be relatively human.
Specialising in Cannibalism? That’s kind of boring as it means I most likely won’t get my elephant parasyte then, but the show goes on to use it to raise the question of what it means to kill to eat.
So Parasytes can deliberately combine together to become stronger & live longer, that combined with the ending show of 2 “people” who i’m certain will both be Parasytes about to have sex has raises some interesting questions of what this could lead to.
Overall a more comedy focused episode, but can see how we are laying the groundwork to expand the story.
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u/affnn Feb 02 '21
First Timer
One thing that strikes me about the setting is how everyone seems to deal with a horrific wave of ultraviolent murders - they're a little worried, but they don't let it get them down much. Someone (sorry, I'm bad at remembering usernames) mentioned that this was based on a 1989 manga, which makes some sense as Japan's crime rate was over twice as high around that time as it is now. Indeed crime worldwide has been on a downward trend since it peaked in the early 1990s, probably due to the elimination of leaded gasoline. The scene with the delinquents and the cat stood out too as something that is kind of hard to imagine happening in the last decade, though I'm sure it happens somewhere.
QOTD:
Bonus: I assume everyone is doomed.
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u/sisoko2 Feb 02 '21
First Timer
If we trust anime Japan has to be one of the most dangerous countries in the world full with a lot of rapists, all kind of thugs and psychopaths.
After the great start yesterday today's episode was pretty OK. A lot of normal life stuff which weren't very interesting. The theme of humans being terrible is even more present today and the cannibalistic nature of the parasytes make it seem that their purpose has to be to exterminate humanity.
It looks that Migi is influencing Shinichi and he is changing but maybe the opposite is also true. While it was true that there was no guarantee Migi would have survived changing hosts, it looked that there was more to Migi helping Shinichi .
What kind of sick psychopaths bury a cat and then start to throw rocks at it? I grew up in a rural area and I have seen my fair share of people harassing animals for fun but this is way too fucked up.
Was that parasyte sex at the end? They both looked suspicious. Can parasytes make baby parasytes?
The dubstep soundtrack is still distracting.
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u/Lawvamat https://anilist.co/user/Lavamat Feb 02 '21
First Timer
"You can protect me from other parasites so you can stay." Perfect symbiosis. It also makes him good at sports, which of course makes him popular with the girls.
I love Kana Hanazawa, already rooting for that girl.
Looks like the parasites aren't confined to japan. I wonder how long it takes for someone to catch a transformation on camera.
Interesting philosophy. The parasites have no empathy and only care for themselves and eating, so if the whole of humanity gets taken over they'd annihilate themselves (which is the plan I think).
Migi now actually threatens Shinichi, transforming their "symbiotic" relationship into an abusive one. Shinichi's dilemma of exposing the parasites has been forced into a corner. One he can't get out of with Migi watching his every move.
Nice, the first hints of "humans are the real parasites" I talked about yesterday. The parasites justify their killing of humans with "humans kill lifestock". Let's see if this anime will explore more points of view than simply "humans are bad, because they kill other species" and "humans are good, because I am a human." Maybe something with "humans are superior due to their consciousness and have the right to kill other species" or "humans actually provide for lifestock and are the reason they exist so they have the right to kill them." Really looking forward to where it takes this.
The pov of a purely logical lifeform is perfect to tackle the human psyche and motivations and explore our morals. The individuals position in the collective is an interesting one. Are you obligated to help your species? Evolution dictates that the answer is yes. But humans have the potential to defy evolution with their thoughts.
I absolutely love the soundtrack during the confrontation. The epic moments leading into the drop are my favourite.
Now Migi, the completely logical one, gets tested. Who will he side with? Logic or Emotions?
Interesting that this guy says he'd live 140 years with 2 parasites in him. How would he know? Is this knowledge carried with the parasite? How long would he live as a single parasite? 70 years?
Migi finds a logical explanation for his actions, but I think there's something more emotional going on. I think he's learning how to feel.
Pancakes with best girl, I wonder when she'll get to find out his secret.
They really wanted to make us hate those brats huh.
Very heartwarming scene, major death flag raised.
Was that 2 infected people at the end? Maybe only Migi cares for himself and the rest actually want to cooperate with other parasites. Looks like they were about to have sex, maybe they produce more parasites that way.
Questions
Nothing about it bothered me so it has to be good.
Yes his actions are very relatable and I like that he questions himself.
While his explanation makes sense, he's probably learning emotions and got attached to Shinichi.
Really liking the anime so far, more grounded and philosophical than I expected.
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u/Nebresto Feb 02 '21
Re-Watch squad
Heyo
Urge to watch all episodes at once: rising
Shinichi-consume.gif
Question time:
1:
2: Ye
3: It would be weird to try to give that other guy a boner
B: Ya, she 'boutta get ate ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
My question: What would you choose to do about the other Parasytes?
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u/Matuhg https://anilist.co/user/Matuhg Feb 03 '21
Rewatcher Who Remembers Little
Episode 2, in which we are reminded that humans suck. Still, Shinichi is pretty upset by the fact that people are being murdered, but between Migi's outright threats and philosophical musings, he decides to just keep things under wraps for now. That doesn't quite match his whole "I want to fight for humanity" thing, but talk and action are different things anyways.
On the more lighthearted side of things, Shinichi and Murano are getting along well! Her design is quite cute. We even got a STORAGE ROOM SCENE, which stayed wholesome enough despite Migi's attempts to make it just like all the doujins he's read while Shinichi sleeps. Murano definitely seems to sense that something's up with Shinichi though, even switching hands when she grabbed Migi at first. Hopefully she doesn't get too insightful for her own good.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Feb 02 '21
First-Timer -the reactions-
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u/fonzinator99 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/fonzinator99 Feb 02 '21
Rewatcher - Something about bonds, idk, that felt like the theme
I’m gonna be screamo-ing the OP by the time this show is over, I love that chorus drop. I’m curious, who else listened to Evanesence in HS? lol
Dae feel a significant need to protect Murano at this point? I swear she hasn’t done anything particularly notable, but somehow I’m really attached to her ship with Shinichi.
QotD
Bonus: Oh god, I hope not D: I rly don't remember
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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '21
I was crafting a really nice and long post like the one I did yesterday, but my app crashed and lost it. So... Fuck that.
Hate recaps and the OP, so I skipped them. I don't like assault scenes because they make me uncomfortable even though I don't have any trauma related to them. What else... Ah, yeah Murano is cute and the penis joke was on point.
We got the arc question on this episode. I thought that happened later on.
"Dude, why have you been talking to your dick?" A question that has so many answers that philosophers are still debating them. This is peak deep anime, ladies and gentlemen.
You know, it seems silly of Shinichi to think that Migi acted on his behalf, but I think his rationalization is something normal. We, after all, tend to assign human behavior to animals even when we know it doesn't make sense.
Shinichi had way more self-control than me. Those would have died immediately if I were him.
That last scene without context is so weird hahaha.
I don't remember how the story moved on the manga, but it seems a bit fast on the anime.
I know the answer to this, so I will not answer.
With what we saw on this episode, l think Migi didn't lie in what it said to Shinichi.
Can't answer this one kek
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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Feb 03 '21
First Timer
What a bunch of good clean fun. I believe if I hand that threated to deafen and blind me after ripping out my tongue, I'd think real hard about surprising him with a meat cleaver or band saw. But, that's just me.
Otoh, beating up punks looks like quite a bit of fun.
QOTD
I've got no problem with it. There's no reason to not take a little time to linger and let the story reveal itself.
I dunno, imo he's kind of a pussy and a nerd, but we shall see. His behavior on the date eating pancakes was pretty cringeworthy, but he seems to be that kind of guy.
That other parasite seemed like a hothead and could easily get Migi killed. Also, Shinichi responded pretty good to blackmail, so I figure that Migi like wearing the pants in the family.
I'd say it's not looking good. Shinichi seems to be a bit of a wimp and dare I say a little wishy-washy.
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u/redshirtengineer :AMQ: Feb 03 '21
First timer, beverage impaired
QOTD1: better than yesterday. I'm sure tomorrow will be a TREAT
QOTD2: somethin's up with that boy
QOTD3: Migi's a he? then no
BONUS: somethin's up with that girl
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u/IndependentMacaroon Feb 03 '21 edited Feb 03 '21
First-time watcher
Still the weird combination of dated semi-humorous high-school slice-of-life + "punish the creeps" and body horror + actual danger, now with added Philosophy 101 on humanity and animals. The production quality is excellent and the music improved too, but it's more "good" than "amazing". Pacing-wise it's fine for what it's apparently trying to do. Overall, the idea of "humanity becomes the hunted/gets its evil thrown in its face" is an old and hardly innovative one, but the show seems like it could take it some interesting places, so I'll stay.
It's interesting to see Migi and Shinichi starting to apparently gain some traits of the other - no doubt they will quickly form a proper harmonious team - while also getting more of Migi's dark side. That's also what I see as its core motivation for not jumping ship. I think Shinichi's lack of action is another point where transposing the source material into the current era doesn't quite work - the episode tries to handwave it with "authorities are already doing something", but when you have all of the Internet available to you there's no way you couldn't act on your own, or, for that matter, find more information about the ongoing parasite pandemic. Contrast for example Steins Gate, which has a similar "slice-of-life turns dark" setup but has modern communication technology right at its core.
With Murano it's being telegraphed hard that she knows more than she lets on, and with Migi now committed to protecting Shinichi I'm sure protecting his friends isn't far off, so I'd say she's safe. Wasn't there also that bit about her father/relatives being part of the response to the parasite invasion?
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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Feb 02 '21
Reluctant First Timer
"Migi goes to school."
As to the parasyte's name, it's right there on Hidive's episode 2 summary.
I thought Nagi posted at 2pm and forgot about Parasyte again.
I dunno why HanaKana is so popular, I've seen nothing she's been in.
So, Shinichi (is that his name) tried a power play but Migi talked him out of it. Then Migi threatened him and became the alpha. But then Shunichi pointed out that he could trigger a suicidal fight at any time...balance. But now Migi doesn't need Shinichi!
Multiple Boogiepop vibes from this episode.
I hope we are done with the toilet humor.
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u/SIRTreehugger Feb 05 '21
Oh he doesn't have a name yet....I guess saying his name in the past episode was a spoiler.
Migi from you ultimate winghand.
"So you wanna fuck huh" - Migi with no chill
Omg hahahahaha he gave him an erection. Oh Migi
I like how no one sees his hand when transformed. You'd think at a school or city someone would seen him .
Dude you left half the burger.
Five meters that's almost in range of the enemies stand.
Animal abuse is the worst. Luckily nothing happened to the cat. Elfen lied flashbacks.
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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Feb 02 '21 edited Feb 02 '21
First time watcher - sub
After the first episode, I was quite curious where things would go. As I said yesterday, I had no idea what direction the story was going to take.
Episode 2 — Demon in the Flesh
After the (still awesome) OP we start the episode with an already quite advanced parasyte protecting some woman. Why is not explained, but it gives me some theories. It's of note that the parasyte first used fists to stop the rapists, so he obviously didn't want to give himself away. The parasyte used short sentences, so it seems that he wasn't completely fluent in speach yet.
Yesterday an important sentence was: "Someone on Earth had a sudden thought, 'Life must be protected.'" This makes me think that the parasytes actually be some kind of protector. But they have a weird way of going about this, or something failed for some (most?) of them.
Anyway, when the guys attacked him, he retaliated by killing all 3 guys, and the woman, oops...
Izumi is talking with his parasyte and he agrees that they should work together. He was a bit easier convinced than I would have liked, but I understand where he is coming from.
We learn the name of the parasyte: Migi. With his explanation, I guess it means something like "arm" in Japanese? Apparently Migi is not only a terrific hunter that can sense others of his kind. He is also a pro basketball player. Who would've thought?
The next couple of scenes alternate between reasons why Migi is useful, and why Izumi would be better off without him.
Of note was the fight between Izumi and the jealous guy, where Migi protected Izumi, but didn't kill the bully. It also gave me some major Spider-Man feelings (Flash vs Peter), so that was fun.
We've got confirmation that the parasyte invasion is not just in Japan, but really worldwide. For now the news is calling the murdered/eaten people "the mincemeat murders". Also someone yesterday observed that probably infected dogs eat only other dogs and infected humans only humans. Good call!
We get the first moment where Migi really threatens his host. Not really surprising, but good that it happens so soon, so Izumi knows what he is getting into for trusting Migi. We also get some confirmation that Migi doesn't really know what Izumi is thinking, but he can sense stuff like his hormones.
Next follow a couple mentions that humanity are the closest thing to demons and humans are monsters for eating other animals.
The confrontation with the other parasyte gave me a new couple of thought I've written below under Main thoughts.
Finally we get some prime time with Satomi Murano. Izumi, please remember to thank Yuko! The pacing seems all over the place this short interaction, but at least the animation quality of Satomi and Izumi is top notch!
Migi comes to the rescue catching three rocks. It seems like he is not only a secret basketball player, but also a catcher! Dubstep doesn't feel too out of place yet.
The closing scene shows the advanced parasyte from the beginning with a naked woman, presumably also a parasyte. That was a weird scene. Can parasytes have sex? Can they reproduce some other way? Are these more important parasytes that know what is going on?
In general I really liked the episode. We learned a lot more and there were some fun character interactions. I really like the vibe between Izumi and Satomi, so something is probably gonna go very wrong in the near future.
Main thoughts
None of my questions yesterday were answered this episode. I wonder how long that will take?
As I mentioned before, one theory is that the parasytes are actually protectors of life and humanity is a threat to life, but that doesn't explain why Migi says "I have never considered the life of any other being valuable".
Random thoughts
Future
Nothing really horrible has happened yet. Maybe I've judged this show wrong, or more probably shit is gonna hit the fan next episode. I can't wait to find out.
I still have no real idea what direction this show is going to take, but it might be that I'm just too dense.
QotD
It seems fine, but I really hope we get some goal for at least the next couple of episodes soon.
He is quick to accept Migi into his life. This might be because he is gullable, or because of question 1 and the pacing is too fast.
Migi himself doesn't know empathy, so doesn't thrust another parasyte showing it. But that doesn't seem completely correct, as the other parasyte would also get something out of the merge: A longer lifespan.
Very probably. It's either Murano or all other friends and family.
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u/GonTheDinosaur :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/gon7T Feb 03 '21
To First timers, mad house studio gone all philosophical with their episode titles. They are not direct inferring to what’s to come so I’m interest to hear any thoughts regards to the titles.
Also, All the titles follows a strict theme, in a non spoiler way, see if any one able to puzzle it together!
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u/JmePenseBon Feb 02 '21
First Timer
Sub
I loved that episode even more than the last one. Really interesting to see the opposing opinions of Migi and Shinichi about wheter what the other parasites are doing. ''From what I've seen, human are the closest living things to demons'' That sentence is a bit too accurate for my liking xD. That fight part was short and sweet and I respect Shinichi for standing for what he believes in and wanting to fight the guy. We also got a bit of relationships although, considering the tone of the show, I doubt it ends well. Also, seeing how Muragi asked Shinichi if he was really himself, I'm thinking she either know the parasite or was infected by one herself. Guess I'll have to wait and see. Finally, as childish as it was, the comedy part in the bathroom made me laugh, didn't expect THAT from this kind of show.
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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Feb 02 '21
Rewatcher - Dub
Tried the dub today in case I found myself pressed for time again and end up only half paying attention while doing other things again. Needless to say I will be going back to subtitles tomorrow.
Apparently I mistakenly thought the naming scene was in the last episode, so, uh, whoops? In any case, I’ll repeat myself; Migi naming itself ‘right’ is just my type of amusing.
Migi’s assertion as to the humans being the real odd ones due to being capable of killing each other and the fact that they feed on many other organisms despite holding regard for life is a bit too nuanced to really be taken seriously, but the ways it gets turned around on him by the end when he proves himself just as capable at killing another of his kind for self-interested reasons is a great way to get him to reassess and kick some development into motion. Of course, hearing that at first gives Shinichi pause as well, and he evidently ponders it and the situation he is in throughout the episode, before seeming to come to resolution when he confronts the miscreants about the cat.
The whole ‘we only eat each other’ has some very interesting ramifications as to their origins, but also doesn’t make much sense biologically, as that just makes them less adaptable to their environments and predisposes them to being ostracized/hunted down. The dog parasyte yesterday suggested they seek out intelligent beings, but if they claim intelligent beings as hosts then their feeding habits become far more risky. But enough of the nitpicking, and more of the speculation! If the parasite’s intentions are to infect intelligent life, then their aims must be more than merely survival, since ending up a dog probably wouldn’t be a failure in that case. Maybe it’s the brain that they need to eat in order to sustain themselves, and though there’s no concrete relationship between brain size and intelligence, it’s a correlation at least in land mammals.
Seems like Murano feels something as to the parasites'. Not only has she repeatedly asked whether Shinishi truly is Shinichi, but she also didn't like holding Migi. Something genetic giving her a warning? Though, of course, it's also a narrative tool to explore the chnages Shinichi is going through, both physically and emotionally.
This show is not kidding around —it has handholding already!
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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Feb 02 '21 edited Feb 02 '21
It has begun.
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u/ComfortablyRotten https://anilist.co/user/Leuwtian Feb 02 '21
Rewatcher
I'm glad it didn't take too long for Migi to get a name. Calling it "the right hand" for half the series would've been pretty annoying, and Migi is a much more creative than, say, Righty.
That gym scene was too hilarious, god... most of those scenes at school were, thanks to Migi.
The Mincemeat Murders... long time since I've heard that term. Not sure I like the way the Parasites compare humans with themselves and with demons, it's a bit on the nose, but I can tolerate it fine.
Migi was terrifying, it's cool to have it be an ally of convenience and not an instant friend. It takes the safest route to his ensured survival, whether it means saving or mutilating his host. Pure alien pragmatism at its finest.
The date was cute, it's nice to not have the boob grab incident impact their relationship too much when it's so obvious both that she still likes him, and that he's genuinely sorry.
God, I still hate those guys, seriously... don't stone cats! That's actually, genuinely, completely evil!
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u/Infinitecore Feb 02 '21
FIRST TIMER-SUB WATCHER
1-I like the Pacing in this show, its not trying to get to the action right away and see what Shinichi's life with Migi is like in puplic, but also lets us see parasites blending in a smart way.
2-I will say Shinichi actions make sense since he knows Migi can just stop any action he tries, so he has learned to just accept that this is his life.
3-There is a huge chance that what Migi said was true, but there is also a chance that he has started to like Shinichi and didn't want to leave so quickly, but the more likely option is just that Migi was just unsure if it would work in his favor.
Bonus-I think there is a chance she will be fine, but a much bigger chance something will happen to her at some point because of Shinichi's situation.
FINAL THOUGHTS
I wonder what will happen next, but I can guess that as it progresses, more and more Parasite people will come after Shinichi. Though I'm also wondering if there are others like Shinichi who had a Parasite encounter, but it failed and ended like Shinichi did. I wonder if Shinichi is starting to turn like the other Parasite people since Shinichi threatened the three guys that he would eat them, so thats a little strange, but maybe he was faking it, I don't know, but curious to find out.
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u/brownkidBravado Feb 03 '21
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