Parasyte (manga)
Parasyte (Japanese: 寄生獣, Hepburn: Kiseijū, lit. “Parasitic Beasts”) is a Japanese science fiction horror manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki and published in Kodansha‘s Morning Open Zōkan and Monthly Afternoon magazine from 1988 to 1995. The manga was published in North America first by Tokyopop, then Del Rey, and finally Kodansha USA.
The manga has been adapted into two live-action films in Japan, in 2014 and 2015. An anime television series adaptation 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.
Parasyte won the Kodansha Manga Award for the general category in 1993 and the Seiun Award for best manga in 1996. As of December 2020, the manga had over 24 million copies in circulation.
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Fourth tankōbon volume cover, featuring Shinichi Izumi and Migi
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| 寄生獣 (Kiseijū) |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Hitoshi Iwaaki |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Imprint | Afternoon KC |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1988 – 1995 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Anime television series | |
| Parasyte -the maxim- | |
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| Produced by |
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| Written by | Shōji Yonemura |
| Music by | Ken Arai |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Licensed by |
Hanabee
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| Original network | Nippon TV |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 9, 2014 – March 26, 2015 |
| Episodes | 24 |
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| Manga | |
| Parasyte Reversi | |
| Written by | Moare Ohta |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Comic Days |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | March 2, 2018 – present |
| Volumes | 8 |
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