#reiko tamura

[tansma]

#parasyte #reiko tamura #tamura reiko

[dragonwysper]

I just rewatched Parasyte: The Maxim for the first time since watching it years ago, and God I forgot how good it is. It's got such an interesting take on life and what it means to be human.

Spoiler warning for the big themes of the anime, along with mentions of major plot points, from this point forward. Highly recommend y'all go watch it.

Throughout the whole thing, Shinichi (among others) constantly talks about how the fundamental difference between humans and parasites is that humans are altruistic and emotional, and parasites are selfish and cold. But Reiko Tamura and Migi both end up sacrificing themselves to save humans. The way episode 23 ends wants to make you think the moral is that the parasites have become more human by becoming more emotional, that the fundamental difference was indeed selflessness, and the parasites are truly closer to humanity than anybody really thought. It certainly makes a plot-perfect ending.

But episode 24 makes a thematically perfect ending by wrapping up Uragami's storyline. Because he also disproves the binary idea of parasites = emotionless = bad vs humans = emotional = good. He is arguably the most 'evil' character, because unlike any of the parasites, he's not even doing anything for the sake of survival for himself or his species. He kills, brutally, because he finds it thrilling and enticing. So the moral changes to saying it's useless to try and use conventionally human metrics of deciding how worthy another species is, especially when based on emotions, because there are plenty of humans who defy that explanation. There is no definite emotional quality that makes someone truly human.

We also see Shinichi succinctly sum up at the end that we shouldn't try to apply human emotions to things that will never be human, and that something's lack of humanity, especially as a nonhuman thing, is not a flaw or something to be scorned. It's just how it is. No two species will ever fully grasp eachother. And that's OK. We're all alive, and all deserving of life and respect. And if that isn't the sum of my morals so far, I don't know what is.

Another very interesting theme that I don't see too often is the idea that you can't profess yourself as a lover of Earth in its entirety if you also claim to hate humanity. Humans are a part of Earth. We were all born here, and we, most of us at least, will all die here. We are just as much a part of the planet as are any other species we've discovered thus far. We've certainly done harm to the planet and its denizens, but that doesn't make us something foreign. Even if we are the equivalent of a virus, aren't viruses themselves parts of Earth too?

I absolutely adore this anime. I don't think I truly appreciated it when I watched it for the first time. It beautifully encapsulates the complexity of both environmentalism and the nature of humanity as a whole. I could write for ages about it. But I think I'll leave it at this for now.

If y'all haven't, please go watch it. It's only got 24 ~20 minute episodes, and it's such a refreshing take on what's usually a 'humans are the real bad guys!!' moral.

And since I plan to read the manga now too, y'all should expect more Parasyte posts in the future.

#parasyte #parasyte: the maxim #anime analysis #parasyte analysis #anime recommendation #please watch this #shinishi izumi #migi #reiko tamura #uragami

[offbrandgoku]

Drawfee speed draw prompt #21: Draw anime characters into a classic painting

Shinichi, Migi and Reiko from parasyte, based on ‘In The Garden’ by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

#art tag #drawfalong #parasyte #shinichi izumi #migi #reiko tamura

[idontlikemanga]

#parasyte #parasyte the maxim #hitoshi iwaaki #ryoko tamiya #reiko tamura #manga girl #laugh #text #crazy #manga #manga and stuff #manga cap #mangacap #manga aesthetic #manga panel #manga art #b/w #black and white #black and white aesthetic

[firebyte1]

Reiko Tamura bc we love her

#parasyte #parasyte the maxim #reiko tamura

[abimee]

yearly shill to read Parasyte

if you can handle gore and body horror (the anime is more severe with it than the manga, and while i adore the anime itself I do consider the manga better to read first and the anime something casual to watch) and mild child endangerment, please read Parasyte.

I genuinely can't sell anything about it you that won't spoil it's finer points so all I can say is it's a manga about alien parasites coming to earth and infecting human. Everything more about it is part of the surprise and fun of learning about the characters, both parasite and human, and how this story unfolds.

I beg of you that if you enjoy manga that are a big action-y but lay heavier on character interaction than big fights, and enjoy stories like Monster and Death Note or even stuff like FF4, I promise you will like parasyte. If the anime gave you a bad taste I can tell you right now the manga is 100x better. Please read Parasyte right now!!

#obligatory If You Like Zero FF14 you Will Like Reiko Tamura

[lunairetiic]

#parasyte #tamura reiko #reiko #horror #fanart

[kugisaaki]

kenjaku 🤝 reiko tamura from parasyte

antagonists who got pregnant for the plot

#see the vision #jujutsu kaisen

[no1monstersimp]

10 characters, 10 fandoms, 10 tags

How to play: Name 10 Characters from 10 fandoms and tag 10 people (or less lol)

Not in order of what I like the most, just random :)

Tagged by @fooolisher

1. Akim Papradon- Blood Lad

2. Usagi Hasunuma- Desert Eagle

3. Mitsuba Sousuke- TBHK

4. Amon Natsuki- Get Backers

5. Reiko Tamura- Parasyte

[koholint]

today’s playlist:

Mariko Kouda - Kaze no Okurimono

Reiko Takagi - Heat Up Up Girl

Ryoko Shintani - Tomorrow

Junko Noda - Egao no Kesshin

Miyuki Hashimoto - Confession

Yuko Miyamura - MINE

Asami Sanada - Dramatic Traveling

Reiko Kato - Sweet Rain

Hisayo Mochizuki, Yumiko Kobayashi, Chiro Kanzaki - Mix Juice

Keiko Yoshinari - Egao ga Suki dakara

Aya Hisakawa - Waltz de Aisatsu

Yukari Tamura - Ureshii Sora no Tobi Kata

Hiroko Kasahara - Wind 〜Kaze no Naka ni〜

Kae Araki - Koisuru Minnie May

thanks for listening!

[parashiteposting]

phantom of the opera-esque au setting where Hirokawa is a rich patron for young talent Ryoko Tamiya (stage name Reiko Tamura for anonymity) except he becomes intrigued with the dark masked stranger appearing in an opera house she performs in, who becomes alternately irritated and intrigued by this random rich asshole poking his nose everywhere

#ryoko is literally just here for her paycheck and wants their drama off the stage #tangentially related I do *not* like hearing vibrato #the sound texture is. yucky. in extended amounts #in hindsight there is very little opera related in this plot #also very little poto resemblance #I just like songs they are nice

[nekomaster69]

Thinking about Reiko Tamura from Parasyte... please watch this anime it’s so good... 

#taylor recs #i just thought about it again #i love her... #cant give a good anime rant like i wanted to just watch the anime ty #taylor talks

[intj-reps]

#parasyte #reiko tamura #reiko #intj #personality #anime #mbti #mbti types

[thedepressednguyen]

Re-watching Parasyte because why not

Also, man... at this point we should just let the parasites take over, they’re clearly more intelligent lol

#parasyte #chainsaw man #makima #migi parasyte #reiko tamura #kiseijuu

[idontlikemanga]

#parasyte the maxim #parasyte #hitoshi iwaaki #reiko tamura #ryoko tamiya #woman #bullet #shot #gun #text #dialogue #bingo #head shot #horror #science fiction #sci fi #vintage #manga #manga and stuff #manga cap #mangacap #manga aesthetic #manga panel #manga art #b/w #black and white #black and white aesthetic #horror aesthetic

[karinakamichi]

#fma #fma 2003 #fullmetal alchemist #fullmetal alchemist 2003 #lust the lascivious #parasyte #parasyte the maxim #reiko tamura