Parasyte

Parasyte was originally serialized in Kodansha's Morning Open Zōkan from 1988[8] and switched to Monthly Afternoon after a few issues, were it ran from 1990 to 1995.[8] Kodansha collected its chapters in ten tankōbon volumes, released from July 20, 1990 to March 15, 1995.[9][10] It was later republished in eight kanzenban volumes from January 21 to June 21, 2003.[11][12]

It was originally licensed for English translation and North American distribution by Tokyopop, which published the series over 12 volumes. The Tokyopop version ran in Mixxzine.[13] Daily pages from the Tokyopop version ran in the Japanimation Station, a service accessible to users of America Online.[14] The Tokyopop English-language manga went out of print on May 2, 2005.[15] Del Rey Manga later acquired the rights to the series,[16] and published eight volumes following the kanzenban release. Kodansha Comics later republished the volumes in North America between 2011 and 2012.

A tribute project titled Neo Parasyte m (ネオ寄生獣, Neo Kiseijū), consisting of various one-shots written and illustrated by various manga artists, and based on the original manga to promote the then upcoming anime adaptation, began publishing on Monthly Afternoon on September 25, 2014.[17] The list of collaborators includes; Akira Hiramoto,[18] Yukari Takinami,[19] Yasushi Nirasawa,[20] Hiroki Endo,[21] Riichi Ueshiba,[22][23] Ryōji Minagawa,[24] Takatoshi Kumakura,[25] Peach-Pit,[26] Hiro Mashima,[27] Moare Ohta,[28] Takayuki Takeya and Moto Hagio.[29] The stories were collected into a single volume, published by Kodansha on July 22, 2016.[30] In North America, Kodansha USA published the volume on November 21, 2017.[31]

Another tribute project, titled Neo Parasyte f (ネオ寄生獣ｆ, Neo Kiseijū f), began in Kodansha's Aria on September 27, 2014.[32] The list of collaborators includes; MikiMaki, Miki Rinno,[32] Ema Tōyama, Hikaru Suruga,[33] Asumiko Nakamura, Kaori Yuki, Yuri Narushima, Yui Kuroe,[34] Renjuro Kindaichi, Banko Kuze, Kashio,[35] Yūki Obata, Asia Watanabe, Lalako Kojima and Hajime Shinjō.[36] Kodansha compiled the stories into two volumes, published digitally on April 24, 2015.[37][38] Kodansha USA published the stories into a single volume, released on October 25, 2016.[39]

A spin-off manga, titled Parasyte Reversi (寄生獣リバーシ, Kiseijū Ribāshi), started on Kodansha's Comic Days app on March 2, 2018. It is written and illustrated by Moare Ohta.[40]

Hollywood's New Line Cinema had acquired the film rights to Parasyte in 2005,[41] and a film adaptation was reported to be in the works, with Jim Henson Studios and Don Murphy allegedly in charge of production.[42] New Line Cinema's option expired in 2013, prompting a bidding war in Japan. Film studio and distributor Toho won the rights, and decided to adapt the manga into a two-part live-action film series directed by Takashi Yamazaki. The first part, Parasyte: Part 1, was released in November 2014 and the second part, Parasyte: Part 2, was released in April 2015.[43]

An anime television series adaptation titled Parasyte -the maxim- (寄生獣 セイの格率, Kiseijū Sei no Kakuritsu) aired in Japan on Nippon TV between October 9, 2014 and March 26, 2015.[44][45] It was produced by Madhouse, Nippon Television, VAP and Forecast Communications and directed by Kenichi Shimizu, with Shōji Yonemura handling series composition, Tadashi Hiramatsu designing the characters and Ken Arai composing the music.[46] The series follows Shinichi Izumi, a high school boy whose right hand becomes possessed by an alien Parasite named Migi, finding himself in a battle against other Parasites who feast on other humans. The series was simulcast by Crunchyroll outside of Asia and by Animax Asia in Southeast Asia and South Asia.[47][48][49] Sentai Filmworks has licensed the anime for North America, South America, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand release.[50] UK Distributor Animatsu Entertainment released the series in the UK and Ireland.[51] In Australia and New Zealand, Hanabee acquired the series and released it within the region.[52] The opening theme song is "Let Me Hear" performed by Fear, and loathing in Las Vegas. The ending theme is "It's the Right Time" performed by Daichi Miura. At Anime Expo 2015, Sentai Filmworks announced that the anime would run on Adult Swim's Toonami block on October 3, 2015.[53][54] The English dub, provided and distributed by Sentai Filmworks, has been released on DVD and Blu-ray in two parts, with Part 1 (Episodes 1–12) on April 5, 2016, and Part 2 (Episodes 13–24) on July 5, 2016.