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Reviewed by Dan Polley Alien parasites have invaded the planet and are slowly — and silently — taking control in the thrilling second volume of Hitoshi Iwaaki’s Parasyte. Shin is a lucky one — kind of. The alien parasite invading his body wasn’t able to fully take control of his body, leaving Shin alive. The bad part? Shin is still alive. And although Shin is learning to live better with the parasite in his body, he’s doing it secretly. Shin’s parents go on a vacation, but they are left permanently emotionally scarred by the sights that they encounter on their time of rest. And when Shin confronts his mom, he learns that she’ll forever be changed by the experience. Luckily, Shin is somehow able to eventually befriend another person who is also alive and sharing his body with an alien parasite. The two are able to share a bond and learn a little bit more about themselves and the situations they’re trapped in. The volume is violent, although not too much. It’s not bloody by a long shot, but the violence in the volume is certainly enough to make you jump from your seat if it’s unexpected enough. The characters do enough to attract the reader and move the story along, but not enough to make them really stand out. The parasites — especially the ones the share bodies with humans — are far more interesting and appealing. The crisp, clean art really adds to the overall mood with deep lines and excellent use of character’s faces to tell the story. Words aren’t really needed at time with how well the emotion and pace of the story is drawn into the faces. Parasyte is great. It’s violence and science fiction, but not too much blood that it distracts from the haunting effect. The characters could be better, but everything else achieves such a high level that it doesn’t matter that much. Comment on this review of Parasyte v2 on the Manga Life Forums. |
1 July 2009
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