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Type
Manga
Volumes
10
Chapters
64
Status
Completed
Published
1989-11-22 to 1995-12-23
Genres
Action
Horror
Sci-Fi
Psychological
Seinen
Award Winning
Gore
Serializations
Afternoon
Authors
Hitoshi Iwaaki (Story & Art)
Kiseijuu
"Parasites" are tennis ball sized creatures, whose numbers and origins are unknown. They invade and take over the human mind in order to survive. Shinichi Izumi is a 16-year-old high school student who lives with his parents in a quiet neighborhood. One night, a Parasite invades Shinichi's body in an attempt to take control of it. However, it fails to complete the takeover process and ultimately ends up inhabiting only his right arm. Thus, both Shinichi and the Parasite—who calls himself Migi—retain their individual minds. Now in a peculiar "human and alien" relationship, Migi proposes that they cooperate to survive. Shinichi has no choice but to agree, and he must now cling to his morality as he and Migi face off against other bloodthirsty Parasites. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Characters
Shinichi Izumi
Main
Migi
Main
Ryouko Tamiya
Supporting
Kana Kimishima
Supporting
Satomi Murano
Supporting
Gotou
Supporting
Mamoru Uda
Supporting
Takeshi Hirokawa
Supporting
Nobuko Izumi
Supporting
Hideo Shimada
Supporting
A
Supporting
Kazuyuki Izumi
Supporting