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Parasyte Full Color Collection 6
The sci-fi horror manga classic returns, with an updated translation and lettering, in a fully-colorized, premium-quality hardcover for the first time! If you've never read the story of Shinichi and the polite and murderous creature infesting his right arm--or even if you already own the series--there's never been a better way to collect it.
Presented in eight volumes containing about 300 pages of manga each.
Shinichi's fragile peace has shattered. The humans who know of the parasites are starting to make their move, and the parasites themselves are beginning to cooperate and dispose of loose ends. With his human mind and parasite arm, Shinichi is a threat they can no longer ignore. His strange connection with the parasite Reiko Tamura continues to haunt him. Hunted by parasites, with human authorities edging ever closer to discovering him, Shinichi will have to keep his wits about him to survive.
For more than 30 years, new generations of readers have been riveted to this unlikely buddy story that unfolds amid a world of monstrosities that never stay hidden for long. Since its first release, in 1988, Parasyte has inspired live-action films, spinoffs, and, in 2015, a global hit anime series. The Full Color Collection presents Hitoshi Iwaaki's original manga in hardcover for the first time, with each page carefully colorized and a revised translation for 2022. There's never been a better time to stay up late and get your hand on Parasyte !
Presented in eight volumes containing about 300 pages of manga each.
Shinichi's fragile peace has shattered. The humans who know of the parasites are starting to make their move, and the parasites themselves are beginning to cooperate and dispose of loose ends. With his human mind and parasite arm, Shinichi is a threat they can no longer ignore. His strange connection with the parasite Reiko Tamura continues to haunt him. Hunted by parasites, with human authorities edging ever closer to discovering him, Shinichi will have to keep his wits about him to survive.
For more than 30 years, new generations of readers have been riveted to this unlikely buddy story that unfolds amid a world of monstrosities that never stay hidden for long. Since its first release, in 1988, Parasyte has inspired live-action films, spinoffs, and, in 2015, a global hit anime series. The Full Color Collection presents Hitoshi Iwaaki's original manga in hardcover for the first time, with each page carefully colorized and a revised translation for 2022. There's never been a better time to stay up late and get your hand on Parasyte !
272 pages, Hardcover
Published April 16, 2024
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Hitoshi Iwaaki
164 books196 followersHitoshi 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.
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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October 17, 2024
Although not as thrilling as the previous volume, this instalment still offers a few standout moments.
As we near the series' conclusion (with just two volumes left), some subplots are finally beginning to resolve, providing a sense of progress and anticipation for what's to come.
As we near the series' conclusion (with just two volumes left), some subplots are finally beginning to resolve, providing a sense of progress and anticipation for what's to come.
May 27, 2024
An impressive volume!
Just when I thought humans and parasites could coexist, everything ultimately falls apart.
The ending becomes even more intriguing as Izumi's true self, which he has been hiding all along, might be revealed.
Just when I thought humans and parasites could coexist, everything ultimately falls apart.
The ending becomes even more intriguing as Izumi's true self, which he has been hiding all along, might be revealed.
September 15, 2025
possibly my favorite volume in the whole series: both an emotional climax for converging character arcs and a moment of metamorphosis leading into a new phase in the story.
there's a whole chapter in here that's absolutely transcendent. i actually cried a little. insanely good payoff to tamura's arc. one of the most fascinating characters by far since she moment she showed up and iwaaki knows that and does not miss. the way she exits the stage is unforgettable... the full color version also enhances how the visual language of the comic fluctuates as tamura reshapes the understanding shinichi and migi have of their world. i'm so enchanted by how iwaaki has characters outright pose these complex questions about self-understanding and purpose, then answers not in words but by conveying the emotional and psychological peace the characters come to.
there's a whole chapter in here that's absolutely transcendent. i actually cried a little. insanely good payoff to tamura's arc. one of the most fascinating characters by far since she moment she showed up and iwaaki knows that and does not miss. the way she exits the stage is unforgettable... the full color version also enhances how the visual language of the comic fluctuates as tamura reshapes the understanding shinichi and migi have of their world. i'm so enchanted by how iwaaki has characters outright pose these complex questions about self-understanding and purpose, then answers not in words but by conveying the emotional and psychological peace the characters come to.
April 21, 2024
Parasyte continues with the protagonist Shinichi being forced onto his backfoot as both the government and rival parasites continue to hunt him. The previous volumes have eluded to his connection with other parasites, with Reiko Tamura being a prominent visage in his mind. Thus far, most of the emphasis on characterization has been reserved for Shinichi and his parasitic buddy Migi, but Volume 6 takes a stab at humanizing the other parasites for once. It turns out that Migi's and Shinichi's partnership isn't wholly unique, and that there are other parasites willing to assimilate into humanity.
It's a bit of a slow moving volume, with the first half feeling like repeated beats from the previous entry in the series and the second half taking place exclusively in one setting - a park. It is however in the second half where anything of note actually happens, leaving some significant revelations behind. The story itself here could have been a bit more compressed to land the same emotional impact, but overall Parasyte is an entertaining enough read to never really feel the strain of the stretched out storytelling.
It's a bit of a slow moving volume, with the first half feeling like repeated beats from the previous entry in the series and the second half taking place exclusively in one setting - a park. It is however in the second half where anything of note actually happens, leaving some significant revelations behind. The story itself here could have been a bit more compressed to land the same emotional impact, but overall Parasyte is an entertaining enough read to never really feel the strain of the stretched out storytelling.
July 14, 2025
the story is starting to tie up the loose ends, which is wild because there's still so much left. but I really appreciate that it takes the time to resolve all the problems that are addressed in the story.
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April 20, 2024it must be said: migi has luscious lips
January 21, 2025
so good
October 16, 2025
3.5 ⭐️
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