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Parasyte (manga)

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Alternative title:
Kiseiju (Japanese)
Kiseiju - L'ospite indesiderato (Italian)
Parasite (French)
Pasożyt (Polish)
寄生獣 (Japanese)
寄生獸 (Chinese (Taiwan))
기생수 (Korean)
Themes: monsters
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: Alien pods come to Earth and, naturally, start taking over Human Hosts. One such pod only manages to take over one human's, Shin Izumi, right arm. Together they grow and co-exist, all the while the other aliens are making meals of other humans; Shin feels he must put a stop to it all, but his alien, Migi, doesn't see why.
User Ratings: 254 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 50 votes (Eng:27, sub:14, dub:4, ?:3, raw:1, others:1
1 Korean
)
 Excellent: 93 votes (Eng:64, sub:15, dub:10, raw:2, others:2
1 Italian
1 Spanish
)
 Very good: 62 votes (Eng:40, sub:14, dub:5, edit.dub:1, ?:1, others:1
1 Spanish
)
 Good: 30 votes (Eng:22, sub:3, dub:1, raw:1, others:3
1 Spanish
1 Mandarin
1 French subtitled
)
 Decent: 10 votes (Eng:7, sub:2, dub:1)
 So-so: 6 votes (Eng:4, sub:1, ?:1)
 Not really good: 3 votes (Eng:3)
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 492 users, rank: #164 (of 7042)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.445 (Very good+), std. dev.: 1.2778, rank: #426 (of 7927)
Weighted mean: 8.325 (Very good+), rank: #612 (of 7927) (seen all: 8.45 / seen some: 8.17 / won't finish: 5.51)
Bayesian estimate: 8.315 (Very good+), rank: #129 (of 3557)
Number of tankoubon: 10
Number of pages: 220
Chapter titles: We have 64
Vintage: 1990 to 1995
Release dates: We have 40
Links: We have 3
Reviews:
Parasyte GN 6 (Mar 11, 2009)
Parasyte GN 4-5 (Dec 14, 2008)
News: Show:
Kodansha USA Announces Parasyte Manga's Black & White Print Edition with New Translation (Mar 25, 2025)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 20-26 (Oct 24, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 14-20 (Jul 18, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 14-20 (Apr 17, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 14-20 (Jan 18, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 15-21 (Oct 18, 2023)
Azuki Adds Over 300 Volumes from 77 Kodansha Manga Series (Sep 14, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 20-26 (Aug 25, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 12-18 (Feb 15, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 27-December 3 (Nov 30, 2022)
Parasyte Manga Inspires Korean Live-Action Adaptation on Netflix (Aug 24, 2022)
Kodansha Comics Licenses Falling Drowning, Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister, Fungus and Iron, Lightning and Romance, More Manga (Jan 26, 2022)
Kodansha USA to Publish Neo Parasyte m Tribute Manga (May 10, 2017)
Elex Media Licenses Parasyte, Gon Manga (May 28, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 17-23 (Jan 19, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 10-16 (Jan 12, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 3-9 (Jan 5, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 27-January 2 (Dec 29, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 20-26 (Dec 22, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 13-19 (Dec 15, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 29-December 5 (Dec 1, 2015)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2015 (First Half) (May 31, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 13-19 (Oct 23, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 6-12 (Oct 15, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 8-14 (Sep 17, 2014)
Parasyte, Donten ni Warau Anime's English Titles, Episode Counts Listed (Sep 3, 2014)
Parasyte Tribute Manga Will Also Run in Aria Magazine for Women (Aug 29, 2014)
Me and the Devil Blues' Hiramoto to Draw Parasyte 1-Shot (Aug 23, 2014)
Hitoshi Iwaaki's Parasyte Sci-Fi Manga Also Gets TV Anime (Nov 19, 2013)
Hitoshi Iwaaki's Parasyte Sci-Fi Manga Gets 2 Live-Action Films in 2014-2015 (Nov 19, 2013)
Parasyte's Iwaaki to Start New Black Jack Manga Series (Jun 14, 2011)
Parasyte's Iwaaki Draws Me o Mite Hanase 1-Shot Manga (Feb 5, 2008)
Comic-Con News Wrap (Jul 24, 2006)
Comic-Con Mid-Con Update (Jul 22, 2006)
Comic-Con: Thursday/Friday License Roundup (Jul 22, 2006)
Jim Henson Studios to produce Parasyte (Sep 20, 2005)
Takashi Shimizu To Direct Parasyte (Jul 17, 2005)
This Week's Releases (Jan 30, 2002)
February Manga Releases (Dec 5, 2001)
This Week's Anime and Manga Releases (Oct 24, 2001)
Manga Spring preview (Jan 4, 2001)
Live-Action / CGI American Parasyte Movie In The Works (Nov 6, 1999)
Interest:
Ghibli's Suzuki: We Wanted to Adapt the Parasyte Manga (Apr 20, 2015)
Press Releases:
Parasyte Returns in Black & White Paperback Print Edition With New Translation for Fall 2025 (Mar 26, 2025)
Azuki Adds Over 300 New Volumes from 77 Kodansha Manga Series Including Fire Force; A Silent Voice; 'Kiss Him, Not Me!'; Princess Jellyfish; Attack on Titan; and Edens Zero (Sep 14, 2023)
Other articles: Show:
Manga Preview: Hiro Mashima's Neo Parasyte m Story (Nov 22, 2017)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Parasyte (Jul 5, 2012)
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - 7 Billion Yokai (May 10, 2011)
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Exactly According to Genkaku (Nov 23, 2010)
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Axis of Needles (Sep 28, 2010)
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Blu-ray + DVD combo
    Parasyte -the maxim- - Collection 2 [Limited Edition] (BD+DVD) 2016-07-05 (from $99.99)
eBook
    Parasyte - Silent Invasion (eBook 1) 2015-12-01 (from $0.99)
    Parasyte - Personal Demon (eBook 2) 2015-12-08 (from $8.87)
    Parasyte - Alien Nation (eBook 3) 2015-12-15 (from $10.99)
    Parasyte - Sixth Sense (eBook 4) 2015-12-22 (from $5.99)
    Parasyte - Monster (eBook 5) 2015-12-29 (from $9.71)
    Parasyte - Enemy Mine (eBook 6) 2016-01-05 (from $8.87)
    Parasyte - Endgame (eBook 7) 2016-01-12 (from $5.99)
    Parasyte - Monster Twist (eBook 8) 2016-01-19 (from $5.99)
Graphic novel
    Parasyte (GN 1) 1999-01-01 (from $24.99)
    Parasyte (GN 2) 1999-03-01 (from $7.78)
    Parasyte (GN 3) 1999-10-01 (from $19.71)
    Parasyte (GN 4) 2000-06-01 (from $17.61)
    Parasyte (GN 5) 2000-10-01 (from $21.95)
    Parasyte (GN 6) 2001-05-01 (from $10.22)
    Parasyte (GN 7) 2001-06-01 (from $20.95)
    Parasyte (GN 8) 2001-11-01 (from $17.48)
    Parasyte (GN 9) 2002-02-15 (from $26.94)
    Parasyte (GN 10) 2002-05-14 (from $12.43)
    Parasyte (GN 11) 2002-09-20 (from $6.50)
    Parasyte (GN 12) 2002-11-19 (from $28.55)
    Parasyte - Silent Invasion (GN 1) 2007-05-01 (from $7.45)
    Parasyte - Silent Invasion (GN 1) 2011-07-26 (from $9.66)
    Parasyte - Personal Demon (GN 2) 2007-10-30 (from $27.85)
    Parasyte - Personal Demon (GN 2) 2011-07-26 (from $10.22)
    Parasyte - Alien Nation (GN 3) 2008-05-13 (from $8.99)
    Parasyte - Alien Nation (GN 3) 2011-07-26 (from $9.34)
    Parasyte - Sixth Sense (GN 4) 2008-07-29 (from $11.00)
    Parasyte - Sixth Sense (GN 4) 2011-07-26 (from $8.79)
    Parasyte - Monster (GN 5) 2008-10-28 (from $26.20)
    Parasyte - Monster (GN 5) 2012-08-21 (from $9.34)
    Parasyte - Enemy Mine (GN 6) 2009-01-27 (from $6.49)
    Parasyte - Enemy Mine (GN 6) 2012-08-21 (from $9.34)
    Parasyte - Endgame (GN 7) 2009-04-28 (from $15.50)
    Parasyte - Endgame (GN 7) 2012-09-11 (from $10.99)
    Parasyte - Monster Twist (GN 8) 2009-07-28 (from $77.72)
    Parasyte - Monster Twist (GN 8) 2012-08-21 (from $10.22)
    Parasyte Full Color Collection [Hardcover] (GN 1) 2022-11-29 (from $15.55)
    Parasyte Full Color Collection [Hardcover] (GN 2) 2023-02-14 (from $18.59)
    Parasyte Full Color Collection [Hardcover] (GN 3) 2023-08-22 (from $14.98)
    Parasyte Full Color Collection [Hardcover] (GN 4) 2023-10-17 (from $15.07)
    Parasyte Full Color Collection [Hardcover] (GN 5) 2024-01-16 (from $13.60)
    Parasyte Full Color Collection [Hardcover] (GN 6) 2024-04-16 (from $18.59)
    Parasyte Full Color Collection [Hardcover] (GN 7) 2024-07-16 (from $18.59)
    Parasyte Full Color Collection [Hardcover] (GN 8) 2024-10-22 (from $13.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Hitoshi Iwaaki
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Kodansha
English staff
English cast
Director:
Ben Applegate (Publishing Services, Full Color)
Dave Barrett (Publishing Operations, Full Color)
Translation: Andrew Cunningham

Adaptation: Andrew Cunningham
Additional Translation: Stephen Paul (Full Color)
Associate Director:
Angela Zurlo (Production, Full Color vol 5-6)
Stephen Pakula (Publishing Operations, Full Color vol 1-2)
Cover Design: Phil Balsman (Full Color)
Editing: Cayley Last (Full Color)
Managing Editor:
Alanna Ruse (Publishing Services, Full Color vol 1-5)
Dasia Payne (Publishing Services, Full Color vol 6-8)
Grace Chen (Publishing Services, Full Color vol 2-5)
Madison Salters (Publishing Services, Full Color vol 1-4)
Production manager: Angela Zurlo (Full Color, vol 7-8)
Publisher:
Kiichiro Sugawara (Full Color, vol 1-5)
Toshihiro Tsuchiya (Full Color, vol 6-8)
Senior Production Manager: Angela Zurlo (Full Color, vol 2-4)
(none)
English companies
Lettering:
Andworld Design (Full Color)
Foltz Design
Licensed by:
Del Rey (2006)
Kodansha Comics (2011)
Tokyopop
Online Distribution: K MANGA
French staff
French companies
(none)
Publisher: Glenat
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Publisher: Planeta DeAgostini Comics (Spain)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Publisher:
Goen
Magic Press (discontinued)
Phoenix (discontinued)
Italian cast
(none)
German staff
German companies
(none)
Publisher: Planet Manga
German cast
(none)
Polish staff
Polish companies
(none)
Publisher: Studio JG
Polish cast
(none)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Publisher: JBC (Brazil)
Portuguese cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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