Parasyte

Also known as Kiseijū, Kiseijuu, Kiseijū: Sei no Kakuritsu, Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu

is a Japanese science fiction horror manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki. It was published in Kodansha's Morning Open Zōkan (1989) and Monthly Afternoon (1989 to 1994). The manga was published in North America first by Tokyopop, then Del Rey, and finally Kodansha USA. The series follows Shinichi Izumi, a high school senior who is the victim of a failed attempt by a parasitic organism to take over his brain. The parasite, Migi, instead infects and takes over his arm, and both are forced in a peculiar partnership to fight other parasites.

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Animanga/Header.image: Parasyte 4.png
Animanga/Header.caption: Fourth volume cover, featuring Shinichi Izumi and Migi
Animanga/Header.ja_kanji: 寄生獣
Animanga/Header.ja_romaji: Kiseijū
Animanga/Print.type: manga
Animanga/Print.author: Hitoshi Iwaaki
Animanga/Print.publisher: Kodansha
Animanga/Print.imprint: Afternoon KC
Animanga/Print.first: March 2, 2018
Animanga/Print.last: May 7, 2021
Animanga/Print.volumes: 8
Animanga/Print.volume_list: List of Parasyte volumes#Parasyte Reversi
Animanga/Video.type: tv series
Animanga/Video.title: Parasyte -the maxim-
Animanga/Video.director: Kenichi Shimizu
Animanga/Video.writer: Shōji Yonemura
Animanga/Video.music: Ken Arai
Animanga/Video.studio: Madhouse

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Official website: kiseiju.com

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title: 寄生獣
number of parts of this work: 10
start time: 1989-08-01
end time: 1994-12-24

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Manga
Tributes and spin-off
Anime
Live-action films
Live-action TV series
Reception
China ban
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The manga has been adapted into two live-action films in Japan, in 2014 and 2015. An anime television series adaptation produced by Madhouse, titled Parasyte -the maxim-, aired in Japan between October 2014 and March 2015. The English-language dub aired on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in the United States between October 2015 and April 2016. A South-Korean live-action series spin-off, titled Parasyte: The Grey, premiered on Netflix in April 2024.