Parasyte

MONSTER Shinichi was just an ordinary high school student, until his body was invaded by a parasite, a horrifying alien being. Now Shinichi is a monster with a human face...and a human conscience. He is unlike anything else in the world—part man, part alien, and caught in a desperate struggle to save his own soul.

MONSTER TWIST Shinichi vows to destroy Goto, one of the deadliest of the alien parasites that have invaded Earth–and people’s bodies. But at the moment of truth, Shinichi discovers something unexpected in his heart: sympathy for the monster. Soon Shinichi, who harbors his own alien parasite, will come to a stunning realization about the dark side of human nature–and his own soul. This is the final volume of Parasyte. Includes special extras after the story!

ENDGAME Shinichi is both man and monster. He’s an ordinary high school student whose body has been invaded by an alien parasite. And he alone knows a terrible secret: The aliens are plotting the destruction of humankind. Now Shinichi is the target–for both the government and the alien invaders–in a hunt that will lead to a terrifying, bloody showdown. . . . Includes special extras after the story!

Shinichi has been hunted, and now he is to become the hunter. The humans and parasites are gearing up for a terrible, bloody showdown, and Shinichi has been recruited to help in the fight. There's no choice but to cooperate and do his best to keep the secret of his parasitic arm close to his chest. But as the fighting escalates, a powerful enemy resurfaces…and Shinichi may soon be the one in the crosshairs.

The sci-fi horror manga classic returns, 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 alien 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. They arrive in silence, out of dark skies. They infest human hosts and consume them. And they are everywhere. They are Parasites: alien creatures who must invade and take control of human hosts to survive. Once they have infected their victims, they can twist their hosts's bodies into any abominable shapes they choose: craniums splitting to reveal mouths of sharp teeth, batlike wings erupting from backs, blades tearing through soft hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purposes behind ordinary human faces. No one knows their secret, except an ordinary high school student. Shinichi managed to stop the infestation of his body by an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come? 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!