Audience reviews
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Soggycat8
Parasite Dolls is incredibly underrated!
A short side-story of a side-story OVA, its obvious to see why Parasite Dolls never found much success or popularity outside of some niche cyberpunk discussions. Despite all that, this OVA manages to accomplish what many Sci-Fi shows are unable to in only 3, 25 minute episodes, making this a very impactful watch if gone through in one whole sitting.
It features a likeable cast, with all character having distinct appearances and personalities that help not only tell them apart, but also grow more fond of them. A large overarching story line, interwoven into smaller plot lines throughout the episodes, a banger soundtrack, and most important of all, some sick gore.
This anime has everything to make it a very short and enjoyable experience, so defini…
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Parasite dolls is a thrilling and fun cyberpunk anime wich deal with more mature plot instead of any avg meccha show .
It has 3 ovas / eps . Each ep describes different timeline in anime so, imma review on this base .
1st part is pretty dope and deal with boomer( robots ) drugs and killings . There isn't much space to complain because it's perfect from start to end .
Now 2nd is part is pretty confusing because of too much loopholes . You to stop ep in middle to think and analyze like what's happening and why it's happening . They haven't described much in this part which is a major drawback in all overating by anime reviewers .
3rd part deals with mc boss dissapearence and some govt corrupt politicians . It's the most intense and thrilling part in comparison of other parts even you can mak…
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The final nail in the coffin and the final adaptation of the Bubblegum Crisis franchise, ending under a different name - Parasite Dolls. OVA in the style of the 90s, interesting characters and a good plot, the drawing has become better. Police against cyborgs. A thriller in the style of Blade Runner and Koukaku Kidoutai, their twin brother in no worse performance.
In general, it was the right decision to release an OVA (film), and not a drawn-out series, it looks good, even though we have seen it many times already, but in the new cover it turned out nicer or something. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the franchise as a whole. It all started quite cheerfully about stylish four policewomen killing cyborgs, and ended with a police cyberpunk thriller on the death throes of the g…
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Really interesting series. It's quite derivative from other cyberpunk movies like blade runner or ghost in the shell, so don't expect something groundbreaking, but thanks to a great art style it creates a really immersive atmosphere. Furthermore, the characters and their interactions are well designed and Chiaki J. Konaka never disappoints at the writing. The main problem with this series is that it never capitalizes on its potential because of its 3-standalone-episode structure, never really delving into the themes it deals with. This is a shame because it could have been one of the best cyberpunk-crime anime out there.
If you already like cyberpunk-themed series or Chiaki J. Konaka works you should definitely see this and personally I don't know nothing about A.D. Police universe but it…
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What a strange OVA.
Parasite Dolls is a Bubblegum Crisis spinoff, but takes a far more serious tone than that main series. The concept of a "Boomer" is explored in more cool ways here, but its otherwise pretty different.
I was all ready to add Parasite Dolls to my list of one of my new favorite cyberpunk anime, but sadly, it didn't quite end up that way. While the first two episodes are fantastic, right up there with something like Ghost in the Shell Innocence, the last on ends up ruining most of the fun as it goes completely off the rails. I'd rate the first two episodes a high 9, but the last one more like a 6.5.
I would probably say it's still worth a watch for cyberpunk fans, as it really nails pretty much everything for awhile there. But be aware that it doesn't end up anywhere ne…
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This is one of my favorite anime of all time. It takes place in Bubblegum Crisis universe, but you don't really need to watch that anime to pick this one up.
It is some old school, hand drawn, gritty cyber-punk. It is very adult themed, with ideas about human sexuality in the age of androids being interwoven into the story.
The soundtrack is really, really good. It is some underground type EDM stuff that goes really well with the dark drawing and atmosphere of the whole show.
Old school cyber punk style anime is kind of my thing, and this is one of the best out there.
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Parasite Dolls is an OVA that has a very encompassing atmosphere and world, but it regressed into silly edgelord aesthetics. The story is disjointed and confusing, with numerous plot incongruences. Such as a character getting blasted the fuck up in an explosion, we’re talking about a normal human in this instance, and then they’re shown surviving it? How? Why? Your questions mean nothing to this anime.
• There is also an elongated and unnecessarily graphic scene, where a batshit insane dude is fucking a girl from behind and then shoots her in the back of the head, and her brain matter splatters everywhere and he keeps fucking her corpse. Those kind of things made the series less entertaining for me, though it seemed as if the creators were doing that to establish a bleak atmosphere. Shoc…
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Parasite Dolls is set in the universe of the anime series Bubblegum Crisis(BGC), which is a futuristic world that involves battles between man and machine. The OVA also happens to join the ranks of the previous spin offs of the series: A.D. Police: Serve and Protect, and A.D. Police: Files 1-3. I'll start by pointing out as mediocre as it is, this is definitely the best of the BGC spin offs, because to me both incarnations of the A.D. Police were very close to utter trash and this is coming from a fan of the franchise. Parasite Dolls has quite a bit going for it, but it does have a few issues keeping it from being a must see title.
Parasite Dolls has its moments in the visuals department. The very beginning suffers from lackluster animation, character designs, and backgrounds. It definite…
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The story in Parasite Dolls is tepidly interesting, but it's also very derivative. It borrows many aspects from other cyberpunk films, such as Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell. This would be fine, but it also doesn't do any of the things it borrows quite as well as the originals did. What we're left with is a disjointed story that seems more like an excuse for some forced drama and action instead of a coherent and interesting tale.
The characters do manage to be somewhat interesting, and are introduced rather well in the first episode, giving the viewer a good sense of their personality, and their relation to each other. However, the show also fails to build upon them, and in the second and third episodes they fall into the background while the show continues to bring it's convoluted p…
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This is more of a 7.5 or a weak 8. Good cyberpunk anime. If you like Akira, A.D Police Files, Battle Angel, Ghost in the Shell or those type anime, you won't be disappointed. Animation is good and it starts slow, but picks up good. Decent violence and gore. Fits in well with anime from the 90's and has high rewatchability due to only having 3 episodes. Cheap to buy online and I recommend it if you like other animes I compared it too.
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