DVD | Parasite Dolls

Parasite Dolls is an interesting 3 part anime. Set in a dark futuristic Mega-Tokyo, this is a sinister and brooding story.

In a world where android robots, known as boomers, are more perfect than humans, finding the truth from the lies was never going to be easy.

Each episode deals with an increasing aversion to these boomers by real people. Fuelled somewhat by the tendency for some boomers to short circuit and cause harm to humans, but weather this is being done intentionally by through re-programming is not clearly shown.

As with any anime, if you’re not used to the different styles of story telling, it will be hard to get into, and this more than any previous anime that I have seen, is definitely not for the kids (this is reflected in its R16 rating).

Now without ruining the story too much, this is an action packed, sexually fuelled police conspiracy story. Once you get into it, it’s a great ride, if somewhat disturbing in places.

Now I’m probably the only one that thinks this, but after watching Parasite Dolls, I couldn’t help but think of Fight Club and if there was any influence. This may of course simply be because of the apocalyptic way the series ends.

All in all, if you want some anime that is definitely on the edge, and for adult audiences, this is for you.

But if you do get to see this, try and also look past the visual and obvious story line and look at the subtle message being portrayed: Beauty is only skin deep; and it’s what’s on the inside that matters, and this applies to both boomers and humans.