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anime reviews: parasyte

I watched this anime because it was on my list for a while and when I found out it was made by the same studio as deathnote, I knew I had to watch it. There are definitely similarities between the animation and the dark psychological thriller genre. Both animes explain heavy topics through an entertaining and interesting story (more on this later in the review).

Here’s a brief and short overview of the story:

The story is about a world where parasites inhabit humans, usually taking control of their brains. These parasites then feed on other humans, leading to murder and violence. However, the main character is left with a parasite inhabiting his right arm, as the parasite failed to merge with his brain. This is the initiator for the rest of the plot.

I loved the characters in this story. The main character, Shinichi Izumi, is incredibly likable and I can see many people relating to him. He’s sensitive with a strong sense of morality, making him a perfect character when exploring topics relating to what it means to be human. I find that this show is a discourse on humanity. You will find that it questions our existence, purpose, and place in this world. The battle between emotionless parasites and humans show how empathy is an important part of our existence. These themes carry on throughout the series.

I genuinely enjoyed this series and would especially recommend it to those that enjoy psychological and existential shows.

8/10

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anime reviews: a silent voice

I watched this movie unexpectedly because I had nothing else to do and let me just say that I’m certainly glad that I watched it. The movie was beautiful, almost indescribably so. It’s about a boy named Ishida reaching out to the girl he bullied with the hopes to making things right. The girl, Nishimiya, is deaf and this is the reason why she gets bullied.

The characters are imperfect is the most perfect way. They have flaws which contribute to the raw nature of their different personalities. Despite their shortcomings and regrets, the characters learn to love one another holistically. The story is devastating and heart warming at the same time: this is directly due to the characters.

The animation was so nice to watch; I loved the art and style. The music was great too.

Overall, I definitely recommend. It’s certainly not a light hearted movie as there are deep themes and emotional encounters throughout.

9/10

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anime reviews!!: Death Note

I’ll get straight to the point: I really loved this show. I thought the characters where dimensional and interesting while the plot and events that take place to be even more fascinating. I’ve always loved psychological thrillers and I think this show definitely makes the mark. It usually takes me a while to get into new shows but I got into this pretty quickly.

To give a quick summary, the show follows Light Yagami, a high school student, as he picks up a Death Note. This note can kill people when their name is written within it. Light uses this notebook to serve justice and create a “new world”. Of course, this isn’t as simple as it seems.

I think the portrayal of the different characters was excellent; the voice actors are incredibly talented (I watched dub and a little bit of it in sub for the tik tok memes hehe). Light’s character is complex and its interesting to hear his thought process in the show. Same goes for L’s character.

The symbolism and references in the show are god tier. Literally. The show makes a lot of references to the Bible to allude to future events and make comparisons. There is symbolism with colors as well to show changes within a character or place. This shows how detailed and layered Death Note is.

I liked the animation and music as well. They certainly add to the vibe of the show.

I give it a 10/10

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anime reviews!! : Kuroko no Basket

Hello everyone! I wanted to start writing anime reviews on here because I’ve been watching some really great shows and I want to share my thoughts. I was really excited to start knb because I play basketball and I heard some really great things about it.

When it comes to sports animes, this show is definitely my favorite. Overall, I really love the characters and I think the show has a lot of intensity and exciting moments. There is definitely some exaggeration with skill and play, but I actually think it adds to the appeal of the show. This show was hard to get into. Season 1 definitely isn’t as exciting as season 2 or 3. I think part of the reason why it was hard to get into for me was that I was comparing it to haikyuu. I really love haikyuu, but these two shows are definitely different. Knb is a bit older, and while there are similarities, both shows are different in a lot of ways including characterization. I personally like Kuroko no Basket better (please don’t hate me for saying this lol).

I think there are some amazing characters, and my favorites are definitely the Generation of Miracles aka Kise, Aomine, Midorima, Murasakibara, and Akashi. These characters aren’t introduced immediately in the beginning. I love the openings, especially the 3rd one (ITS SO good).

Even though it was hard to get into for me, I absolutely grew to love it. I definitely recommend if you like sports animes.

Knb was very popular around 2015 and it seems now the fandom has kinda died out. BUT ever since it was announced that season 1 was going to be available in Netflix I started seeing more content!! I’m really hype because I hope that more people start watching it.

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Death Note Analysis: Are humans inherently good or evil?

Beware of spoilers.

This question has been asked by several philosophers as a way to explain our intrinsic motivators as human beings. I found that the concept of our internal tendencies being good or evil can be explained by Death note, more specifically Light Yagami. Before getting into how Death Note answers this question, I thought that I would share my own ideas. All biological beings are motivated by survival and evolutionary fitness as per the Darwinian ideology. Therefore, we are motivated to be selfish, whether it’s by pursing power, resources, or relationships. Because of our need for personal gain, this makes our motivations “evil”. A counter argument would be that the empathy that we display from youth shows that we are “good”. However, when looking from an evolutionary perspective, being empathetic and creating meaningful relationship with others leads to increased survivability and personal gain. This is what I think, but since this question has several implications, there is sure to be disagreement.

Prior to receiving the Death Note, Light Yagami seems like a normal teenager, apart from his intelligence. I’d like to make the argument that Light wasn’t evil before receiving the Death Note, but it was the Death Note itself that made Light evil. The Death Note represents power, destruction, authority, and structure. The Death Note is a means to salvation or destruction, depending on a person’s perspective. When Light first used the notebook, he wanted to create justice in a world that was rotten. His motivation and intentions were pure, but the power and temptation that the Death Note presented overruled any moral code that Light would’ve followed. When Light lost his memories of being Kira, it seemed that the evil motivations he had disappeared. He even stated that he couldn’t imagine killing with it. When he regained his memories, he regained access to undeniable power from the Death Note. Therefore, we can come to the conclusion that Light had the internal capability for evil, but it took the Death Note to bring it out of him.

Death Note leads us to make the assumption that humans are inherently evil, and we are “good” when it benefits us, not because we are morally just. Light resorted to “evil” and recklessly taking human lives when people came in his way as Kira. He used his twisted idea of justice to validate the murder of innocent lives. His motivation was power, and without a means to fulfill this intrinsic desire of power (AKA the Death Note), Light wouldn’t have resorted to evil actions. Still, the capability of evil still lives within him, and any other human who has access to the Death Note.

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