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Description
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?
Won the Seiun Award for Best Comic of the Year in 1996.
Despite being 90's, it looks and feels very 80's. The dated feel doesn't detract much from the experience (though you'll laugh at the clean-cut delinquent hooligans), but what does spoil it somewhat for the modern reader is...the diminished impact.
Somewhere in the back of your mind, you'll suspect that this or that scene was supposed to be ultra-creepy or downright horrifying nightmare fuel, but it just doesn't do much anymore. NOT AFTER GANTZ (lol). That and the G-rated romance, with the "bad" girl having prince-on-white-horse dreams, and the good girl blushing at holding hands and having a thing for sneaking up and scaring the protagonist - it all just makes it seem soooo innocent.
Maybe it should just be retroactively reclassed as a "shounen". It might've scared me when I was 12.
Now, it's like "remember the meat processing plant from Gantz? now THAT is how you do SCARY".
Does, however, invoke some nostalgia for purer times past.
Its a long time since i first had seen this manga, but I never read it thinking that it dident look that great. But I was completely wrong. Its a great manga. Original in its ways and wil even make you think over some moral questions, like how we should treat other species and so on. Good plot, action, characters and you also have an okey romance in this.
It had some flaws but it was never uninteresting and i never jumpet a page.
human eating aliens that looks like blobs with blade arms? even though most of the aliens are brutal and bloody but migy is peaceful and curious alien who does homework and helps the main character.
i feel like the author didnt even bother to see the grief and pain the parasytes spread, she/he was more concerned with showing the parasytes mutilating humans. teens were massacred and not one parent protested oir tried to take their kids from a school where such horrors occurred. who the heck would allow their child to go to a school where kids bodies were mutilated the columbine and other school shootings caused massive changes and grief, but none of the students were affected they just carried on.
Sad manga indeed.thank god that it hasn’t got stereotypes like wimpy male lead and instead has a normal human.Good fast read since it’s not very complex in it’s most part and one of the best interpretation of parasitic invasions and human psychology in a manga I have read.
Different manga of this type that you may like:Aflame Inferno,Guardian Dog,Gantz,Kamunagara.They are all great.
However, I don't know if it was because of the scanlations, but vol 8, 9 and 10 seem to lack some sense, the plot feels rushed... but maybe that is just me
Never the less is a good manga and I did enjoy it... But could have been better
Nice pacing, always interesting, nice character developement, and a very solid story and message. Parasyte is the best action manga out there.
Of course, it's not perfect. A few moments made little sense. To avoid spoilers I'll say that some characters are not fully explained, some small moments make very little sense, and this series can come off as a cliche superpower/save the world from beasts type manga if you are very close-minded towards it. Yes some of the content does require contemplation.
Also, I have a warning about the gore. There is a lot. It never feels gratuitous or fanservicy, but it's abundant. Animals, humans, and parasytes are killed in very very brutal ways, often with their organs exposed. I handled it though, so you should be able too.
And yes, though Parasyte does have flaws, in my eyes it's perfect. It's better than the sum of it's parts.
Parasyte has a very solid plot, likeable characters, good character development.. what can I say? The flow is just perfect, not too fast, not too slow.. I never felt like the manga was being draggy, especially since this is one of the longer mangas I've commited myself to reading. There's just something about this manga, maybe some of the reasons I listed above, that just draws you in. Oh, and I absolutely adore Migi
Let me start off by saying that this is just awesome! It had some interesting philosophical connotations and a good plot, i actually liked the fact that the main character evolved quite nicely. There were some very good developments and good twists thrown in the mix. I really enjoyed this manga. In my view the art was great, really liked it. If there is one fault to this manga it's the way things were rushed towards the ending with the military and such, i believe the mangaka could've explored more the concepts of this amazing piece of work and take more time. In other mangas, like romance types things seem to drag and drag, in this case i wouldn't have minded more 10 or 20 chapters. The characters felt real and they were explored nicely. Highly recomend it!
i usually read only josei and shoujo, but one day i went out of my way to try this out. i didnt regret it. i finished it all in one go, was thouroughly touched and crying at the end, and could not stop going over how amazing the series was in my head. i know this is a story i will not forget. dont let the art or apparent weirdness of plot stop you! i recommend this, HIGHLY.
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the columbine and other school shootings caused massive changes and grief, but none of the students were affected they just carried on.
