cupidcove 's review for:

Parasyte, Volume 8 by Hitoshi Iwaaki

3.5

dark reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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While I enjoyed a lot of the conversations being had in this volume and think they did a good job of summing up what the author was trying to say overall, they felt a bit tonally inconsistent with the rest of the story because the author was being much more straightforward with his intentions than in the past. Similarly, the sudden emotional relationship with Migi felt out of place when that hadn't even been hinted at before. I also hated the random inclusion of a naked high schooler. Despite this, there were portions that I enjoyed, especially Shinichi meeting the older woman. It almost felt like an ending to a better story that I wished I could have read. Overall, this series has been fun and I appreciate what it was attempting, but there were many ways it could have been improved.