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Parasyte (12 Volumes Edition) #11
Parasyte, Volume 11
Shin is an average teenage boy, except for the alien living Inside his left hand Unable to kill the parasite without killing himself, Shin is sucked into a secret alien plot that threatens to destroy all of humanity. Written with dark humor and filled with social commentary, Parasyte is a thinking fan's mix of science fiction, horror and well-developed human drama. It's this generations' version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Hollywood movie rights sold
182 pages, Paperback
First published August 20, 2002
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Hitoshi Iwaaki
164 books194 followersHitoshi Iwaaki (Japanese: 岩明均 Hepburn: Iwaaki Hitoshi, born July 28, 1960) is a Japanese manga artist, whose works include the science-fiction/horror series Parasyte. The Mixx editions of Parasyte romanize his name as "Hitosi Iwaaki", while the Del Rey Manga editions use "Hitoshi Iwaaki".
In 1993, he received the Kodansha Manga Award for Parasyte. He was a finalist for the 2005 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Grand Prize for Historie. In 2010 Historie took the grand prize in the manga division of the 2010 Japan Media Arts Festival.
In 1993, he received the Kodansha Manga Award for Parasyte. He was a finalist for the 2005 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Grand Prize for Historie. In 2010 Historie took the grand prize in the manga division of the 2010 Japan Media Arts Festival.
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September 1, 2012
Worth reading.
July 19, 2020
This is a review of the entire series.
Synopsis: They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere. They are parasites, alien creatures who must invade and take control of a human host to survive. And once they have infected their victims, they can assume any deadly form they choose: monsters with giant teeth, winged demons, creatures with blades for hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purpose behind ordinary human faces. So no one knows their secret - except an ordinary high school student. Shin is battling for control of his own body against an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come?
Review: A very smoothly paced psychological thriller with creative action scenes, philosophical commentary and witty humor featuring body morphing parasites that use human body parts as hosts. The protagonist goes through some extreme character development at a rapid pace without feeling rushed, forcing himself to adjust from a once familiar world that now feels hostile and alien because of the parasite that has infiltrated his body and marked him as a target for bloodthirsty predators; both human and inhuman. Faced with impossible odds and countless moral dilemmas, Shin and his parasite Migi have no choice but to band together for the sake of their mutual survival. Seeing the extremes of every living creature and the cruelty that all species are capable of, you'll end the story with a few questions. "Who are the real monsters?" is just one of many.
It channels vibes from 1980's sci-fi horror flicks like John Carpenter's The Thing and even some of Junji Ito's bizarre and morbidly funny body horror. It's a great read for fans of retro horror that packs just the right amount of emotional and philosophical punches.
Synopsis: They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere. They are parasites, alien creatures who must invade and take control of a human host to survive. And once they have infected their victims, they can assume any deadly form they choose: monsters with giant teeth, winged demons, creatures with blades for hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purpose behind ordinary human faces. So no one knows their secret - except an ordinary high school student. Shin is battling for control of his own body against an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come?
Review: A very smoothly paced psychological thriller with creative action scenes, philosophical commentary and witty humor featuring body morphing parasites that use human body parts as hosts. The protagonist goes through some extreme character development at a rapid pace without feeling rushed, forcing himself to adjust from a once familiar world that now feels hostile and alien because of the parasite that has infiltrated his body and marked him as a target for bloodthirsty predators; both human and inhuman. Faced with impossible odds and countless moral dilemmas, Shin and his parasite Migi have no choice but to band together for the sake of their mutual survival. Seeing the extremes of every living creature and the cruelty that all species are capable of, you'll end the story with a few questions. "Who are the real monsters?" is just one of many.
It channels vibes from 1980's sci-fi horror flicks like John Carpenter's The Thing and even some of Junji Ito's bizarre and morbidly funny body horror. It's a great read for fans of retro horror that packs just the right amount of emotional and philosophical punches.
June 14, 2020
Great series! Enjoyed them all.
3.9/5
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