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Criaturas parasitas desconhecidas começam a surgir por toda a parte, tomando controle do corpo de pessoas comum e se alimentando de outros seres humanos. Shinichi Izumi acaba "Hospedando" uma dessas criaturas em sua mão direita. Após um trágico ataque aos seus pais que estavam em uma viagem, a mãe de Shinichi morre e tem seu corpo tomado por um parasita. A criatura retorna para casa para terminar o serviço e fere mortalmente Shinichi, que tem sua vida salva por Miggy.

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

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Hitoshi Iwaaki

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Hitoshi 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.

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Profile Image for Subham.
3,078 reviews101 followers
November 15, 2021
This was a pretty good read!

As Izumi and Uda team up to fight the parasyte that has inhabited the formers mothers its an emotional and turbulent battle and I like the stakes here and it makes it a better read but the next thing is when we see how fast Izumi is changing not just personality wise but also physically and interesting development with Kana and Mitsuo and some great new villains like Hideo and whatever is going on with Tamiya and now maybe the govt agencies are involved and people are starting to notice the monsters amidst them?

Its an interesting volume and changes so many things and raises stakes and I love it! It raises the tensions and shows a profound change in the protagonist and as it does it, it shows how threatful these beings are and add public hysteria to it, you can understand that the author is trying to subtly give a message and its really well done. Aside from that I love the world building here and it makes it so much better to read plus the art keeps getting better. Its a very deep psych exploration and I can't wait to read future volumes!
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643 reviews174 followers
April 23, 2017
Previous Shinji was good but now we have some kind of fighter-cool Shinji. And also he is kinda less emotional. And as always, Migi is so cute)
Now I have some things to say about the art: it is clean-cut that it seems it is drawn using a ruler. Character's faces are symmetrically perfect. It is good but feels odd at times.
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575 reviews14 followers
December 25, 2025
Thank you, Netgalley for an advanced copy of this Manga novel for an honest review

This Manga is based on the very popular show called parasite, about aliens who come down to earth and inhabit humans bodies that they consume and replicate & kill other humans for sport and food.

the main character has one of these aliens in his hand & over the book as well as seeies you see a bond between the both form, but also anyone threatens the human side the parasite comes out to defend

it was an enjoyable read quick and full of action
Profile Image for Shin Donghae.
2,256 reviews8 followers
February 24, 2022
Karakter Izumi sebelumnya sdh cukup bagus, namun Iwaaki sensei mengembangkannya shg menjadi MC yang berkesan dewasa dan keren. Namun juga dia agak kurang emosional. Dan seperti biasa, Migi sangat imut dg ceplas ceplosnya LOL
Artwork sensei menurut sy juga mengalami peningkatan. Setidaknya wajah karakter sempurna secara simetris. Itu bagus meski masih terkadang terasa aneh. Namun memang terasa aura lawasnya hhe
Profile Image for ANTHONY FLORES.
207 reviews3 followers
November 29, 2024
No mames el Shinji anda en su prime. Ya no le tiene miedo a los parásitos y ahora hay uno nuevo que quiere ser su amigo.

Ni a Mingi ni a mi nos da buena espina ese dudcito pero el Shinji quiere ver que tiro.

La profesora que casi les da problemas anda esperando un bebé y pues, no es algo que me lo esperaba. Aunque creo si lo dicen en el anime.

Veamos que sigue.
Profile Image for Adrian Santiago.
1,180 reviews21 followers
December 16, 2024
Agregado a los geniales diseños y el fin de la trama sobre la mamá; me gusta el giro que lleva sobre el papá y su trabajo, la chica con "poderes" y cómo todo eso hará que la gente empiece a sospechar y ver al prota de otra forma.

Por ahora la historia sigue igual de buena.
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354 reviews7 followers
June 7, 2023
Mencoba karena dapet bonusan. Bisa juga tertarik meski lompat langsung ke vol. 3
Profile Image for Seno.
381 reviews17 followers
September 3, 2016
Lah segitu doang pertemuan Shinichi dengan Uda? Semoga mereka bisa jadi teman senasib seperjuangan selamanya #halah. Aku suka karakter Uda hahaha.
Cewek bernama Kana ini misterius ya. Kenapa bisa punya kemampuan seperti itu? Mencurigakan dan bikin penasaran!.



Oke sip semoga volume 4 bulan ini keluar :") *dilihat dari skala terbitnya Parasyte yang 1 volume 1 bulan*
Profile Image for Febyan Kafka .
479 reviews15 followers
September 1, 2016
Benar benar tankoubon yg menguras emosi.Shinichi harus melihat tubuh ibunya yg dihinggapi parasit tewas terjatuh dari tebing.Sementara itu muncul Hideo Shimada.Apakah dia kawan atau lawan?? Dan apa tujuannya mendekati Shinichi dan Migi??
Author 3 books29 followers
October 17, 2016
Huwaaaaaah, more development on shinichi! I wonder, to make you stronger did it mean to erase some emotion too? Like shinichi, he's definitely became more effective and strong. I want to see what kind of 'being' shinichi will become
Profile Image for Priscila Wood.
144 reviews4 followers
April 3, 2021
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Esse teve um bom equilíbrio entre os elementos gore e a transformação da personagem principal e do parasita. Não tem como não ficar curiosa pelo próximo!
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