Pretty Packaging: Two PARASYTE THE MAXIM Boxsets Invade Your Space

And here they are: two big hard cardboard boxes.

These are true UK releases, with BBFC ratings on the cover images of the boxes. But the good news is: these are stickers, and easy to remove! Can we make this an industry standard, please?

Each box contains one Amaray for the DVDs, one Amaray for the Blu-rays, and the physical extras.

Here is boxset one opened, which covers episodes 1 - 12. There is a smaller cardboard box with trinkets.

All contents of box one opened, and the trinkets are... well, small. There is a lot of air in that box. You get a piece of printed cloth to wipe a screen with, there is a set of temp tattoos, and a little Kubrick puppet.

A closer look at the Kubrick parasyte: they used a teddy-bear Kubrick with a translucent head, and a weird print! Still, apparently this little guy is quite collectable, and has been spotted on the Internet with strange prices attached.

Here is boxset two opened, which covers episodes 13 - 24. Apart from the Amarays, you get a set of cards and a 290 page graphic novel.

All contents of box two opened. And the Blu-ray Amaray has a nice surprise: it holds a third disc, which is the soundtrack CD. That's more like it, and makes boxset two rather overpowered when compared to boxset one!

A closer look at the cards, which are glossy, nice and reversible. There's only four of them though...

A closer look at the graphic novel. It is the entire first bundle, and comes in at a hefty 290 pages. This is a fantastic extra to have with the series.

They even kept the colored starting pages which come with some of the chapters.

All the contents together in a group photo. This is a massive, if pricey release, but the second boxset really brings excellent extras.

The end(s)!