“Parasyte
the maxim”
Parasyte is a science fiction, horror manga series
written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki, and published in Kodansha's Afternoon magazine
from 1988 to 1995. The manga was published in North America by first Tokyopop, then Del Rey, and finally Kodansha Comics USA. The
manga has been adapted into two live-action films
in Japan in 2014 and 2015. An anime television
series adaptation by Madhouse, titled Parasyte the maxim.
Parasyte centers on a 17-year-old male named
Shinichi Izumi, who lives with his mother in a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo. One night, worm-like creatures
called Parasites appear on Earth, taking over the brains of human hosts by
entering through their ears or noses. One Parasite attempts to crawl into
Shinichi's ear while he sleeps, but fails as Shinichi is wearing headphones,
and enters his body by burrowing into his arm instead. In the Japanese version,
it takes over his right hand and is named Migi, after the Japanese word for
'right'; Tokyopop's version, in which the images are flipped horizontally, has
the Parasite take over Shinichi's left hand and it is named Lefty.
Because Shinichi was
able to prevent Migi from travelling further up into his brain, both beings
retain their separate intellect and personality. As the duo encounter other
Parasites, they capitalize on their strange situation and gradually form a
strong bond, working together to survive. This gives them an edge in battling
other Parasites who frequently attack the pair upon realization that Shinichi's
human brain is still intact. Shinichi feels compelled to fight other Parasites,
who devour humans as food, while enlisting Migi's help.
By the end of the movie shinichi had a
battle against the parasite that used his mother’s body as its own weapon, the
battle last for moments. At the end shinichi won and went to the hospital to
visit his friend. Also shown at the end of the movie was other parasytes that’s
been hunting shinichi for quite some time.
Shinichi showed courage and conquered
his fear of almost everything. Shinichi is a good example to other teens about
courage and made things possible.
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