Thread 281346531

Chapter 62: Morning

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>>281346531 (OP)
Morning to you too OP

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>>281346929
What an entrance.

>>281347197
See? Toxic waste is good. It keeps the monsters at bay.

>>281346661
Now he's got tetanus .

続く

>>281347387
I love this moment.
So many stories get to this kind of situation and just stop at "killing is... le bad". Parasyte actually takes a step further and says "you're just a human being, and you owe it to yourself to prioritize the safety of you and your people".

>>281347387
Based Migi.

>>281347106
>>281347128
Oof.

>>281346929
The true hero is back to the rescue!

>>281346605
Savage

>>281346631
>>281346688
Goto's silhouette kind of reminds me of the mech from Bokurano

>>281346862
Our HERO

>>281347170
should've gotten his tetanus shot

>>281347197
>pollution won the fight against the cullers of humanity
Poignant

>>281347500
Thanks old OP

>>281347452
Really cool symbolism. This time it's his human and only his human side that's a dangerous killer.

>>281346862
>>281346891
>>281346910
LETS FUCKING GOOOO

>>281347019
That iron rod must have been fucking filthy. Jesus

>>281346580
>>281346605
Love this movement
Unrealistic but cool as hell

>>281347452
Based

>>281346765
>How did you find the Chinese* in my armor?

>>281346929
ENTERRRRRR

>>281347244
>Humanity gained

>>281347500
Thanks OP
Please dump Neo Parasyte M after this, I want to see anons' reactions to the stuff in there. It's genuinely good.

>>281348881
That wasn't written or drawn by Iwaaki right?

>>281348963
No, it's an anthology of tribute pieces by other notable shounen mangaka (including the author of Fairy Tail, among others). It's good.

>>281348722
Under the most ironic of circumstances, too.

>>281346862
>Sick dubstep starts playing

>>281349072
And fucking Hagio Moto. I've never read it and I'd be interested.

>>281346862
thus ends the short life of tiny elbow retard migi

>>281346661
When did goto become so racist?

>>281346862
>>281346891
>>281346910
GA-TTAI!
>>281346929
RE-ENTER!

>>281346929
This is how men talk to their friends that they haven't talked to in a year

>>281347197
>the real monster is pollution
kino

>>281347019
Imagine parasyte set in india and they all fucking die immediately

>>281347106
>>281347128
Damn.

>>281347540
I take it like Shinichi recognizes he's being asked for a values judgment, and his mind isn't made up about how right humans are or that having natural predators would be worse than runaway industry. But he can take one step down and it's just the correct thing to do as an animal trying to live.

Neo Parasyte is great.
I love the work of Hagio, Ota and Kumakura.

>>281347500
Cool guys don't tell grandma directly that they're OK

>>281351337
The arm would require some explaining I guess.

>>281346605
Goddamn that's satisfying

>>281346631
Didn't notice the tail before

>>281346929
>"Hi"

>>281346999
Is this what Reiko meant when he called him "weak"?

>>281347038
Call back, didn't Reiko say that?

>>281347106
>>281347128
CRITICAL HIT

>>281347432
>>281347452
Really like this whole mental process Shinichi goes through before dealing the finishing blow

>>281348881
Yeah, I've never read it and it'd be cool to experience it here for the first time

>>281347368
I hope he survives and goes to kill his girlfriend and father

>>281347368
Sort of a nice sentiment, but did he forget that this thing already killed like 60 people? If it were any other wild animal, or even a human, it would be put down.

>>281352871
He realizes his conceit pretty fast

>>281346556
brutal

>>281346661
I hope Goto remembers to get his tetanus shots

>>281346929
sup bro

>>281346977
Any moment now.

>>281347855
humans keep winning

>>281347452
kino

>>281348881
It's like you want even more OPs to disappear mysteriously and be replaced by parasites.

>>281347500
Thank you for posting.

Everything after Reiko's death feels so weirdly paced.

>>281346910
So Migi was Lefty for part of the original storyline! Tokyopop knew what they were doing after all!

>>281347106
Fucking awesome spread. Though lots of images in this chapter are iconic and seared into my brain anyway

>>281347500
Thanks old OP

>>281346929
>sup

>>281346929
Best noodle boy is BACK.

>>281347413
>>281347432
>>281347452
This sequence is great. The way he second guesses his naivete, the tears he cries when making his decision, that one page shot of his hair flipping back like his previous hairstyle but his human hand being the one to carry out the murder with a human-made weapon. What a way to tie up all the themes and Shinichi's journey. Beautifully done.

>>281346929
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cAo_XbDksU

>>281347500
Thanks OP. Not much longer now

>>281356813
Two more days, I believe

>>281347299
>clusters of cells unable to survive on their own
>next shot is Tamura holding a baby
>parasyte
Quite ironic with modern context.

>>281347540
Yeah, it's not afraid of probing the depth of the theme.

>>281356950
It's not a modern context thing, it's right there in the subtext staring you in the face. Why do you think Reiko compared humans to parasites, and both to helpless clumps of cells? The typical arguments didn't materialize in the last ten years.

>>281346910
the way it rips looks cool as hell

>>281347170
>>281347197
>environmentalist monster killed by landfill

>>281352871
>60 people
That's just the military alone. There's the Yakuza too, and the people he had to eat to survive, which, from what we know, 40 is considered a low number. So probably over 200 kills total

>>281347717
christ, now that you say it
...now imagine if a parasite was contracted to pilot the zearth

>>281346910
i love that the page gap doubles as the cut

>>281347019
kinda poetic that pollution is what ends up doing him in
like netero said, the potential for destruction of humanity cannot be underestimated.

>>281350370
kek imagine parasytes starving because they don't wanna eat other indians

>>281347500
Thanks OP-1
Is it explained next chapter how Migi got into Goto's body?
Goto must've just let him, right? I can't think of any other possibility

This chapter sponsored by Monsanto.

>>281359427
Wasn't that implied in this chapter? Goto is overconfident so when he had an unattached parasite in front of him he figured it was a trophy and free powerup in one.

>>281359427
Goto consumed him. He considered it as much as killing it. I find it interesting how the other parasites are asleep, I thought they were in active collaboration.

>>281346631
He looks super fukken huge in this panel, although I guess he just is in general if his leg is the length of Izumi in the previous page

>>281347500
Thanks OP-1

>>281346535
>GOD
What kind of sound effect is that

>>281346929
>>281346891
>>281346862
FUCK YEAH
MAan I love this little guy

>>281346977
>you don’t know what’s coming shinichi but any moment now

>>281347148
This is my favourite little moment between Shinichi and Migi. The magic is that you know they have both developed as characters but this is still what you expect they'll behave in this situation

>>281347452
>>281347432
>>281347413
One of my favourite scene in manga and executed so well. Not unnecessarily brutal, nor preachy, nor cynical, nor condescending
A highschool boy who has the humanity to feel sorry for an animal that was about to kill him, because he was raised in comfort by loving parents. After a brief internal dialogue, he ultimately commits to killing his would-be killer, because he's human after all.
It's all so consistent and fitting

>>281347500
Thanks OP
Now the dust has settled, surely a man and parasyte will live happily afterwards, right?

>>281347413
>>281347432
>>281347452
Such a good scene.
All of Shinichi's turmoil over whether he's a human or an animal.
And in the end, he makes an animal decision to finish off a predator, while feeling human remorse for it.
It was never one or the other, but both.

I just watched Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (the 1978 one) and it's opening scene reminded me a lot of the opening scene of parasyte, with weird alien spores landing in a city. Makes me wonder if that film was an influence. Some ideas like the parasites assuming their hosts identities and cooperating with each other behind the scenes to further their own agenda felt very similar.

>>281358909
>So probably over 200 kills total
Quite a comparatively small kill-count for a final villain in the end. Which isn't a bad thing at all, one of my favorite parts of Parasyte's last act is how small scale it all is. Even though the raid arc establishes Gotou as a massive threat, the subsequent arc to deal with him isn't some grand battle but a quiet struggle in the deep woods. It doesn't make Gotou any less threatening however, if anything only adding to the tension since it's undoubtable that he'd go onto kill thousands if left unchecked. The perfect setting for building Shinichi's decision to go after and eventually off Gotou with his own hand(s).

>>281368669
Fortunately for everyone he preferred to act like a wild animal. He could've become an international serial killer, stealing identities and killing countless people over the course of several decades.
The world's lucky he wasn't all that smart. I know 200 is just a ballpark number here but there are some actual animals infamous for having kill counts way higher than that.

>>281347019
>main villain defeated by the power of pollution
Bring TURDto to us
https://youtu.be/m__J1Jw6TxA?si=7AkWACEf-oYeSNBf

>>281347244
Ending dialogue choice.

>>281347500
Thanks.

>>281347962
Good point.

It's a shame Miki didn't get to appear as a head again, he was funny.

>>281369099
He didn't want to kill, he wanted to fight. He'd be short lived because he's too strong to keep a low profile while indulging in his combative nature, sooner or later he'd pick a fight with someone who'd be too much for him. Had Shinichi not killed him here he'd have gone on a final rampage and gotten glassed after killing a lot of people.

>>281370414
That would've been an interesting ending, with the split of Migi managing to survive by jumping into someone's head

>>281352500
I think so, yeah. I think she alluded to the fact that they will always be parasites - forced to live off of a host. Completely dependent on the survival of another animal's body.

>>281346999
Or, it's about them being driven by their instincts to a further degree than humans (at least initially, since migi and reiko arguably started to overcome that). Humans are also driven by instincts and emotions, but we can overcome them by reasoning and will. This sets us apart from all (?) other animals.

>>281370999
Would be interesting to see how far parasites can develop given the time that humans take to grow up

Chapter 63: Return to Normal

>>281373663
Bros forever

>>281373833
>last two panels
funny

>>281373854
Kana playing with Migi in the anime and here always made me sad, the "what could've been" reality where she doesn't die, finds out about Migi, and Shinichi gains another person he can rely on about his secret.

>>281373952
Love this dude

>>281373952
that's great

>>281373952
>I'm gonna fap the shit out of you

>>281374085
>>281374098
like this a lot

>>281374098
Based dog panel

>>281374125
Just some earthlings trying to figure themselves out...

続く

>>281374136
Thanks old OP
Suppose it fits that the final FINAL boss (for real this time) is a fucked up human

>>281373813
i had to do it, im sorry
>>281374136
thanks OP!

>>281373886
What a snarky brat.

>>281373675
Parasite status: humbled
>>281373692
Too many variables to tell what would ultimately save more lives - hunting them down discretely as to not spook others, or crack down as hard as they did.

>>281373833
>My ancestor :)

>>281373769
How much of it was the truth and how much a decision to let Shinichi have some normalcy? At least he promised to talk to him again on their deathbed.

>>281373998
These two are as relaxed as ever about the relationship thing.

>>281374098
What the fuck, I love humanity now?!

>>281374125
The friends we met along the way...

>>281375003
Shinichi killed three of those people

>>281375032
they had it comin'
better luck on next respawn

>>281373692
So parasites are just now like serial killers, a reality that we have to live with

>>281373833
I wonder how he saw them

>>281373952
Imagine just waking up and your friend who you thought had died decided to kill himself while you slept

>>281373979
Honestly this image is the best memory one can have of Migi; not him fighting but learning

>>281373998
So in the end Shinichi will end up working as a journalist

>>281374030
Goddammit Murano

>>281374098
This reminds me of that philosophical position that all selfless acts are inherently selfish because they seek self-satisfaction, but because that's the best we can do we should be proud of it

>>281375522
As a roasted turkey.

>>281374112
Foreigners come in and the crime rate rises, same old same old

>>281375032
That's just how friends act around each other

>>281374125
OUR HERO… and A

>>281374030
She's so cute

>>281374065
Not mentioned here: his parasite wife

>>281374136
notthisshitagain.jpg

>>281373998
Shinichi now walks the way of the Samurai

>>281375522
With DoF disabled

>>281374136
One finally pose end to tie it all up nicely

>>281373952
I shed a tear

>>281373901
hope he took the time to make bones and tendons and every little structure or someday an Xray can bring a lot of trouble

>>281373998
>long time
What the fuck, no more troubles, already fucked, loves her, long time

>>281377253
She's a college student and he's studying, life gets in the way sometimes

>>281374098
I wish we were protecting the environment better bros...

>>281347452
I appreciate that he committed to killing him after all, but I doubt that a young man forced to get certain familiarity (and skill) with violence and also exposed to the fact that genuine evil exists would be tempted even for a second to just leave him be.

>>281373769
I always imagined heaven to be similar to what Migi describes here.
>>281374136
Thanks OP

>>281378074
I think that Shinichi's more sensible to it because of the time he spent fearing he was losing his humanity due to his parasite symbiosis.

>>281378107
Destroying your enemies and protecting what is right is as human as it gets
(though I can forgive Shinichi for not quite digesting this yet)

>>281378210
As a member of a peaceful society in which the only violence he dealt with directly was school scuffles I can see why he'd have a hard time coming to grips with it. At this point in the story he's coming to see parasites are more than just monsters but a sibling species to humans in a sense. There's a separation but also enough proximity to see their deaths more akin to murder than extermination. I think that's what's going through his mind here, and that's the meaning of his reluctance to kill know that his view of parasites is different. Still, he goes through with it because of what you say.

>>281377219
Can parasites manage that level of mimicry? They're so malleable that they don't usually need to bother with the intricacies of internal structure, but there might be a limit to how precise they can be throughout their whole body. Even if the disguise can fool an X-ray Shinichi should be careful to stay away from fire and doctors trying to take medical measurements from that arm such as his pulse or blood.

>>281379001
balanced take

>>281378210
Cool opinion, the manga disagrees.

>>281379365
1.does it really
2.so what

>>281373952
>>281373979
Never forget your bro.

>>281379406
1.yes
2.not your blog Okay but more seriously, dismissing a writing decision right out the gate usually leads to an unsatisfying discussion in my experience.

>>281368424
Feel like the worst part of living in Parasyte-verse wouldn't be the fully realized parasites themselves but the fucking worms. Imagine having to go to bed every night knowing that something the size of a bug could slip into your room, go into your ear and eat your brain. And even if you catch them while you're awake the little shits can still try to bore directly through your skin like Migi and Jaw did. Plus if pic related is anything to go by, the process is painful enough to wake someone up from a deep sleep and have them writhe in agony for a few seconds before being consumed. The cherry on top would be knowing that as your life slips away, you're gonna be replaced by a doppelganger that will proceed to kill everyone in your house the next morning. (Assuming you know what parasites are beforehand.) Is it ever confirmed whether all the parasites came solely from a single wave of spores, or if Earth is just gonna get periodically bombarded by those things? I know Migi mentioned that your chances of dying would still be lower than a traffic accident, but it still feels like an utter nightmare scenario to me.

>>281380136
1.nuh uh
2.discussion of a work of fiction does not hinge upon agreeing with what someone perceives as its objective interpretation

>>281347452
Shinichi about to show goto that it is man who is made in Gods image.

>>281380508
>Is it ever confirmed whether all the parasites came solely from a single wave of spores
Not confirmed, but all of the parasites who appear seem to be around the same age judging by their development, so it's implied there haven't been any new waves since that day. The first wave itself might have happened over more than 24 hours however, since this guy's and Shinichi's transformation happened during the night while Jaw found Uda during the daytime.

>>281380508
>Is it ever confirmed whether all the parasites came solely from a single wave of spores, or if Earth is just gonna get periodically bombarded by those things?
If we take the Korean series as canon, considering the ending features an adult Shinichi at the end after South Korea's own first experience with the parasites, I think you might be able to call it the second wave. Maybe it's an alternate continuity but in that one Shinichi is an adult with a job and there's a visual emphasis on his hand so we can assume that he's got Migi on him. If this was SK's first experience and we want to fit it into the original story's continuity then the only explanation is that the original Parasyte happened as usual in Japan and The Grey followed up in Korea in 2024. I personally like this idea, although if it were the case one should have expected more mentions to the Japanese precedent.

>>281374837
I personally don't think Iwaaki intended it to be kindness. I think it was supposed to be Migi doing something inscrutable because it's ultimately not a human.

>>281380773
Nice

>>281373769
>>281373784
>Her (2013)

>>281381105
It fits with Shinichi's thoughts about humans and animals not being able to relate as the manga shows a dog with a sweater. Kind of like "we can be friends, but we can't really understand one another", although I like that Shinichi still notes that humans are also hard pressed to understand one another

>>281381207
Wow, I thought of that comparison myself reading those panels this time. I didn't imagine anyone else would connect them.

>>281374098
>>281374125

>>281374125
our FRIENDS... and Satomi

>>281373833
Migi a cute

>>281374136
Thanks OP!

>>281375676
Yep, that altruism doesn't exist

>>281374098
I genuinely think the dog panel is one of the most powerful panels in the manga and so effective at conveying what Iwaaki is trying to say. Super tight story telling and communication

>>281382993
Ok but my dog loves the sweater
He's cold

>>281374136
Thank you for posting, OP.

>>281373675
>>281373692
>the overwhelming biological imperative to kill and devour this species
>versus knowing that 000 Buckshot will wreck your shit
Kinda funny how simply it all boils down

I'm gonna miss Parasyte's threads.

>>281374098
True that, but what are humans if not a species that constantly creates sets of values to both puff up and condescend itself?

>>281374030
sex

>>281374136
Thanks, OP. This ruled.

>>281388368
Show this image to the right person and it could be considered a hate crime.

>>281374136
Wait is that the end? i reember this guy trying to fight Shinichi in the anime

Either way thanks for the dump

>>281390705
No, it's 続く.

>>281374136
Thanks OP
>>281390705
Yes this is the end
He can't bother to not showing up in the last panel

>>281374323
Is that Amnesia ghost from Toradora author's work?
I can't even bother to remember its name due to how stupid the plot is

>>281373979
o7

>>281347019
man overcomes nature

>>281374112
deaths with parasytes, not deaths from parasytes

>>281386060
The irony is that this is pretty much the way all our other predators went. Actively avoiding humans and only ever resorting to man-eating in times of desperation. Any individuals that behaved otherwise were naturally weeded out by the selective pressure of a bullet. In that sense, Shinichi isn't off with his remark that the parasites are earthlings like us. The spores likely never came from space but instead came to be on Earth itself.

If this was in Shonen Jump, how many forms would Migi hav gotten?

>>281373833
Anime then
Anime now

>>281346531 (OP)
Since we're close to the end, I wanted to at least remind everyone the OST was a banger.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCBYmcrrDTe6yUBfamzUQfaPXTv5Btk1n

>>281382993
>>281383038
I think the author is more so leaning into the "oh he loves his sweater/prefers this sort of clothing", humazing the dog and all. Dogs can like clothes though, since they get cold just as we do.

>>281374125
>we were all born here, and we all live here together
>>281374136
>but then there's this fucker
>we don't talk about him
Thanks OP-1

As much as I don't like Migi hibernating, I've always felt this chapter handled it very well. Migi getting a glimpse of the world as bright as it is through human eyes, a last subconscious effort by Shinichi to show him how much is left for him to see, only for Migi to still close off into what seems like a dark and lifeless existence, to ruminate on an experience that only a Parasite could've had and even then an exceptional one amongst their species. It's great, and serves well to highlight the ultimate difference in species.

The fact that it's also directly tied into Reiko's experiments, and the greater way that her and Migi act as foils to each other, pushes it even further. Like there's always been a bit of a nature vs nurture thing among them, rather that Migi was only helpful because he lacked the nature, which then helped Reiko get the experiences that overcame her own, so for her to then inadvertently give him one of the most unique and Parasite-exclusive experiences ever--ironically inspired from his own neutered-Parasite existence--is just, unf. Layers on layers on layers on layers.

>>281373833
>takes one look at his real self
>immediately reaffirms suicide
lol

>>281347432
Since Goto is a collective and serves a symbol for them in the story generally, it makes sense that he could only be killed when both Migi and Shinichi saw him as one of their own. Humans gathered their weapons and banded together for the cause of killing the enemies of their species in the city council building. Goto murdered them all because he was more unified, his weapons stronger, his purpose more clear to him than the soldiers were as a group. As an external enemy he was unbeatable. He could only be killed by disunity. Pollution is self-destruction on a broad scale, it's a symbol of humans being at odds with the whole of humanity and nature. More literally Migi, who he had thought to be part of himself, cut up his insides and then broke his connection to the other parasites who comprised him. Shinichi dealt the finishing blow once he saw Goto as another living being like himself, opposed but still part of the same whole. The theme is everywhere in the scene, even Shinichi and Migi are internally conflicted lol

>>281394381
The choice to draw all the decorative symbols on it isn't meaningless either. Though hey, animals can appreciate art in their own ways. It's just the same problem: Though there are points of connectivity and even overlapping feelings, the world looks different to them, and hell it looks different even to members of your own species. True understanding just isn't possible.

>>281374136
Thanks.

>>281383442
KEK

>>281374136
Extra stage start.

>>281389423
SaTERFmi

>>281375032
He didn’t kill any people, only parasytes.

>>281398138
Kind of missing the point

>>281374098
misanthropes btfo

>>281374098
>There is no point in using the standards of humanity to look down on ourselves
Yeah, that sums up something I've always thought about when confronted with misanthropy.

>>281391465
yeah that's the GOAT ghost banri

Final Chapter: You

>>281400444
(You)

>>281400978
yamerouuuuu

>>281400519
>Calling him a thing
I wonder what the Japanese original phrase was

>>281401117
The "thing" there is the alleyway.

>>281400621
Enough survival instinct to tell something bad was going on, not enough to know how to approach a potential danger

>>281400662
Yeah, I have more disdain for this motherfucker than for any parasite

>>281400679
Every chapter this guy is in turns into guro

>>281401234
Motherfucker got me.

>>281400541
Oh for fuck's sake
Not now, not after everything

>>281400887
Shinichi's uncanny ability to regain his composure kicks in

>>281400922
>>281400937
She's a real keeper

>>281401049
Yeah, get fucked

>>281401154
Fuck, ESL moment, my bad

完

>>281401049
I wish this had been illustrated after Shigurui set new standards in blunt force trauma

>>281401208
Shinichi, his wife and their son

>>281401359
Based migger.

>>281401080
>>281401103
My face contorted horribly reading this

>>281401234
I could've sworn that the anime would later be more ambiguous about Migi saving her.
Either way, the MVP returns

>>281401257
THAT'S OUR GUY

>>281374112
Error: ‘It makes no sense to love Earth if you can love mankind’
Of course, it’s supposed to be “if you *can’t* love mankind”
Original line: 人間自身を愛さずに地球を愛するなんて結局矛盾してるんだよ
>>281400760
this last panel didn't age well

>>281401373
>>281401399
Beautiful ending

>>281401472
It aged fantastically

>>281401451
One last RIP for Kana
She was a solid lady

>>281401513
>but please don't turn pro and actually continue their adventures
...

>>281400502
I wonder how uragami ended up escaping given that Gotou didn’t hurt the cordon soldiers and just leapt over them

>>281401557
Based hipster

Thanks for reading! I'll start dumping the Neo Parasyte m anthology volume tomorrow.

>>281401588
Mature take on it all

>>281401688
thanks for posting

>>281401612
Spoilers

>>281401513
>>281401530
>>281401557
>>281401588
>ended the manga when he wanted to
>chopped off part of his thumb with the knife he used to model manga's final foe's
>a self-admitted contrarian, changed the ending to avoid being piled on with all ecological virtual signalers
What a man

>>281401530
Uragami reached out into reality with chim

>>281401670
We need more academic appreciation of manga. Maybe we don't, but I like it.

>>281401688
Thank you, new (old) OP, for everything! Also, thank you too, old (new) OP for keeping it going!
I'm looking forward to reading Neo Parasyte, I used to see the volumes at my old manga store but never bought them. Really excited to read them for the first time ever.

>>281401688
Thanks old OP
What a manga this was. 10/10 art, great characters, a sensible handling of its themes, nothing I'd change a bit
Not sure I'll stick around for the other stuff if it wasn't Iwaaki, but have a nice time anyway

>>281401588
This is why it always bothers me when something gets criticized for being unplanned. There is nothing inherently wrong with a writer changing his mind along the way, it can and often does improve the story. The only thing that matters is whether the end product is a cohesive whole.

Uda didn't really do much in the end, but I'm glad he was there
Showed another example of a decent human/parasite relationship

>>281401862
It's only really a problem if the author can't keep things coherent or makes changes that are too brutal.

>>281400444
So did they actually went into hiding or did the change of their lifestyle made parasites undetectable for this guy?
Nice trips btw

>>281401530
Based retard
I'm missing a chunk from my index finger from a whittling incident

Speaking of retcons, a possible one I caught was the change in Shinichi's eyes.
The first time its mentioned is before Migi uses his cells to save Shinichi. But it seemed like that was the cause for the change in Shinichi.
I wonder if the author initially meant for the merge to happen "naturally" but then changed it to a unique Shinichi thing before introducing Uda.

>>281401208
>>281401234
>>281401257
MIGIII
>>281401399
Great ending

>>281401208
He looks so funny

>>281401257
Migi our fucking Hero

>>281402367
Maybe, I think it was alluded to that their coexistence might have been altering their brain chemistry. Although in the end Shinichi's changes were more related to him being depressed and traumatized.

>>281402367
Possibly. The way I read it the impromptu heart surgery accelerated a process that was already happening. Ryoko noticed the change far before it affected Shinichi's personality or physical abilities. Normally it might've taken decades for that many of Migi's cells to spread throughout Shinichi's body. Over time Jaw's cells will probably make Uda marginally stronger and calmer. Given how unfit and weepy he is the changes will just bring him closer to the average male baseline though kek

>>281401688
Thank you for everything both OP's. the story hooked me really quickly and became something I would look forward to on a daily basis
It was much reading along with all of you anons.

>>281401646
>>281401670
It's untranslatable you guys, it simply can't be done! It's not that I'm lazy and suck at my job.

>>281400862
What did Uragami want from Shinichi? To be told he's a valid human bean?

>>281403327
Yes, the only way he can accept what he does is by insisting everyone is the same as him deep down, or that there's some greater purpose like keep the human population sustainable.

>>281403327
I think that he was dissolussioned with the parasites when he first encountered them. He noticed they were different but realized they were just doing the same thing as him. On the other hand, Shinichi was something else, both human and monster. I think he was seeking some sort of validation or understanding, and when parasites were a dudb he went after Shinichi hoping to find an answer, only for Murano to reaffirm Shinichi's humanity and declare Uragami an outlier unable to fit with humans, parasites or even Shinichi. A real freak.

>>281401208
Dis nigga monologuing

>>281401208
Realized what Migi's pose was reminding me of

>>281401208

>>281404505

pretty meh ending, could be worse

>>281404954
Amazing

>>281405805
i think everything ended as it should've had. parasites are a problem that can be dealt with, shinichi got his happily ever after and both he and migi completed their arc
the themes have all been amply explored and discussed

>>281401513
what happened to the ''afternoon'' magazine? it went under?

Migi sitting in a leather chair smoking a pipe and reading books in his grand library of deep thought when suddenly the "Shinichi's stress hormones are going apeshit" alarm goes off

>>281406346
Still exists, Vinland Saga was in it

>>281403200
The way he did it was far, far better than any attempt to localise it would've been
This is a Japanese work, you're gonna see Japanese shit. Learn or leave

I read parasyte before and i loved it, but i never searched for works by the same author, any recs?

>>281407105
Historie but I haven't caught up with it in like 10 years.

>>281407105
Works by the same author

>>281401234
oh thank god my stomach was actually on the floor

>>281401399
>>281401373
Amazing final pages to an amazing manga. Thank you so much OP and Anons for the ride.

>>281401399
Thank you very much OP. What a great ending. The way it's framed here makes me wonder if there was some implication that Shinichi died. Not sure

>>281401530
fucking lmao
>>281404954
amazing

>>281401513
>Any further events in these characters' lives I leave to the readers' imaginations.
You do have your personal mental fan fiction of Shinichi and Migi's adventures after the manga ended right anon? Mine is that Migi wakes up from hibernation whenever Shinichi is in danger, and they end up having to tackle supernatural threats from other manga in crossover storylines while juggling their college life.

>>281405805
are you fucking shitting me? in the era of shit manga endings this ending mogs most of them, i cant remember the last time i read a satisfying ending

Very cool. thank you to both posters for posting. this was my first time reading this. really enjoyed it.
i was interested to read that he felt his choice in killing Goto was influenced by a sense of contrarianism.
i think he really handled that well. we talk alot about how lame the mc of more recent works going "but i dont want to kill the [obviously clear and present immediate threat to all that we hold dear]" can be.
in Parasyte i really liked how he portrayed this.
it really is a tragedy that such an awesome creature needs to be killed. but the need is still there. and getting all high and mighty and disconnected from nature to pass cold judgement over the creatures of the world is simply not a luxury that Shinichi has.

>>281405805
It was alright
I wish instead of the narrator exposition in >>281373675 and >>281373692 we got to see direct reactions from random parasyte civilians to the massacre and show them deciding to turn a leaf and adapt to human life. They disappear completely as characters after Goto's death
Also the last-minute environmental lesson felt really tacked on. If they didn't emphasize so much on the pollution and trucks dumping garbage part then it wouldn't feel so out of place, but I guess that's just the author trying to show another part of humanity's influence which is still the core theme of the series

>>281408131
but i guess i also want to say that here there can also be an unnecessary simplification, where we revel in the simplicity of "it is right to uphold or responsibility to ourselves and those around us", and sort of miss the reason its a moral dilema in the first place.
there is a dangerous tendency to feel righteous in our wrathful judgements. to feel justified in enacting violence. its probably why we see those knock-off "to catch a predator" retards who go out looking for retards to brutalize in the name of protecting hypothetical 17 year olds that they have invented. they are driving this interaction from the wrong direction
Goto really, really wants to stay alive. he wants t just as badly as you do. viscerally and with literally every fiber of his being. it is a genuine loss to kill him

Coming soon, Parasyte: The Thousand Hand Worm War, Shinichi and Migi must team up once more to fight their greatest foe, King Ivermectin

>>281408406
but Shinichi knows this. and also knows that he cannot allow him to survive.
when faced with two tragedies, he actually explores what he wants, why he even cares. and comes to the decision that i think is clearly justified (as an argument) through the narrative of the book. he doesnt take shortcuts, and i think that really lends to how satisfying the decision is

>>281408314
>last-minute environmental lesson
I think you mean first minute

>>281401257
Somehow, Migi returned.

>>281408705
As if he would ever leave his bro 4 lyfe (literally) to suffer

So what's Migi's deal now? He's still able to help but he's just gonna stay quiet for however many decades Shinichi continues to live?

>>281401234
Migi awoke from his slumber and revealed his true form in public to save Satomi without a moment's hesitation. Understated but huge bit of character development.

>>281400679
>yuck
Lol

>>281408906
Probably awakened by a strong emotional reaction, otherwise just in deep reflection.

>>281409110
Just because she was important to his buddy Shinichi. It's interesting how his initial care for Izumi was based entirely on physical self-preservation but ended extending to emotional preservation too.

>>281407105
Historie, Heureka, and Yuki no touge are masterpieces.
Iwaki's true talent lies in his historical works.

>>281400604
Those last two panels stuck with me for years.

>>281409222
Maybe he likes her a bit too given that he was in the bed with them.
He didn't share his thoughts on the experience.

>>281410972
Wouldn't that have been something

>>281407826
>cant remember the last time i read a satisfying ending
It wasn't today

>>281408314
Is that her in the anime?

>>281401208
Why does mind Migi look so close to Shinichi's memory of Migi here? Did he develop more from that year of sleep?

>>281401688
A big thank you to Old OP and OP #2 for dumping this incredible manga. I appreciate this series more every time I see it and it was fun visiting these threads every day. Next time i'll try to be more involved and maybe make a few edits lol

God, I'm running out of dailies to follow.
Yotsuba ended last week, now this, Gantz is ending tomorrow, Earthchild will be done by the end of the week...

>>281413790
emma is pretty good, drama romance

Weren't there three OPs

>>281414710
A human baby. They found out.

>>281401399
Thanks OP. Damn Parasyte is still an enjoyable read

>>281400978
>NOOO!!

>>281401399
Thank you, OP. It's my first time reading this and I enjoyed it so much.

>>281401688
Oh is that the sequel? didnt know it had one. nice i'll try to be around. Thanks a lot OP

>>281401373
>>281401399
Beautifully done. The whole series was a wild ride and the ending really wraps things up nicely.

>>281416318
No. It's an artist tribute volume with a bunch of guests artists.

>>281413790
Has there ever been a Blame! daily? I wouldn't mind one of those

>>281417046
Yes

>>281402071
I like the possibility that a lot went to live in the woods. There was a lot of talk about how they could just be considered wild animals, and Goto talked up how much he liked getting away from the thick air of the city. A lot of Parasites might have just gone to become cryptids.

>>281401208
It's funny. I never associated this scene with tears with the anime, but this page got me tearing up a bit.

>>281401688
Thanks for the read, OP-1 and OP-2. It truly is nice getting to read some really good manga with you and everyone else in the thread.

>>281413143
I'm pretty sure there was a third OP, too.

>>281417046
Yes, fairly recently.

>>281401373
The 3 main characters in 1 page
>>281401399
Thanks OP

>>281401688
Thanks OP1 (head), OP2 (Hand) or more
I also get to join Souboutei daily while searching for this thread

>>281401688
thanks op

>>281415706
kek, i thought the same

>>281413830
Emma already seems like it's in too deep to hop on.
Same with Undead Unluck.
I wish I'd started them when they started, but my plate was already full back then.

>>281420820
i want a remake

>>281401688
Thanks OP, reiko a best

You can't kill a parasyte that easily.

>>281346531 (OP)
today is morning

>>281421938
27 chapters is not that much, you could read them on your own in a couple of days and then hop in. That's what I did with these Parasyte threads

>>281401399
Thanks so much to both OPs, this has been a great storytime. I had already re-read this manga earlier this year but couldn't help read it again. Its been great reading other anons interpretations of the messages and philosophies too alongside, so thanks to all other anons too. If there are any anons who haven't already, check out Parasyte The Grey on Netflix, its a Korean spin off with some good action and story

>>281422998
I watched it with my dad since we watched the original Parasyte anime together. We both liked The Grey, it's a solid spin off.

>>281401399
Thanks. Very good manga.

>>281404954
>Hirano Aya CV
Yeah fuck it, I would

Final thoughts before the thread dies, I always found it interesting how Shinichi manages to keep his identity a secret all the way through to the end of the story. Very few people ever find out, and with the exception of Uda, those who do tend to die. In fact Shinichi doesn't really have many reliable allies at all throughout the manga. Usually stories like these find the protagonist gathering a group of competent allies who they can face the worlds secret conflict with together. But Shinichi, for the most part, only ever has Migi to rely on. That single difference really gives the manga a whole other tone, especially during scenes like when Shinichi has to stand guard against his mothers killer at the hospital his father is in because nobody else can do that job for him. Or when Shinichi breaks down after Gotou tells him he'll be coming for him at some point, since there is quite literally nobody in the world he can go to for help against this massively overpowered enemy. There's no power rangers squad of other people infected by failed parasites whom he can work with to beat Gotou with the power of friendship. It all comes together to create a crushing, isolating feeling, like Shinichi himself is a wild animal that has to fend for itself in a forest of predators. The safety net of sociality human beings take for granted is no longer present in the story. Migi is the sole shining light that uplifts him from this environment, which is why it hits so much harder when he leaves Shinichi in the final chapters.

>>281423364
i was thinking the same, it keeps you on your toes if shinichi's lack of emotions is due to trauma or if it's migi changing him. he has no human he can be himself with, not even his gf

I thought the dad would show up again towards the end, but the last time he had any relevance in the story was when Shinichi asked him not to return to the house.

>>281423364
Yeah, from thr start it's made clear that Shinichi and Migi's existence is aberrant to both humans and parasites. Anyone who discovers it will try to kill them both, that's why they both avoid revealing it to anyone. Their main problem is that parasites can detect each other so while they can hide from people not so from Migi's kind. It does add to a sense of deep isolation and need for cooperation and understanding between such different people as they both are to each other.

>>281389070
Whatever happened to this guy's sister?
It seemed like she was going to be important, but she never reappeared in the story

Thanks to both OPs! What a ride. Before we reach bump limit I thought I'd share this bit from the end of the last volume of the tokyopop release. It's a feature on the then-planned live action movie adaptation. It was in development hell for years before the license ran out and a Japanese studio picked it up and released the two part adaptation. Thank god it turned out that way because they were definitely brewing a train wreck...

I dontknow how well this sort of stuff is documented so thought I'd at least share with other anons for this story time.

Is the live action adaptation of Parasyte worth checking out?

>MIKE

jesus christ

Probably quite an interesting list for some anons

>>281424165
That I have no idea. From having watched the trailer the cgi doesn't look great

>>281408406
>it is a genuine loss to kill him
can't emphasize with this angle

If there is any prospect of resuming the Historie series, I would like a daily.

>>281425469
Iwaaki himself said he may never finish it

Iwaaki is currently attending a manga school to acquire digital skills.
He is 64 years old.

>>281425588
you got source on him going to school?

>>281425673
https://news.kodansha.co.jp/comics/20151360

I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the very prestigious award for my work "Historie".

As an assistant by nature, the "work" is like my child and my master. The "work" is not a person, so I feel as if I am accepting the award on its behalf.

I have been an assistant to my master "Historie" for a long time, but due to age-related decline and other factors, my original slow writing has become even slower, and unfortunately, I am currently not working on the serialization in the magazine. However, I have recently found that I can compensate for various inadequacies (especially physical and stamina) to a certain extent by switching to tablet drawing. This has given me stronger hope for the completion of the story. We are not yet in a state where we can say "please look forward to it," but we will continue to move forward as is.

Once again, I would like to thank everyone who has read "Historie," everyone who is looking forward to the continuation of the story, everyone who cooperated in the creation of this work, and the teachers at the manga school who carefully taught my 64-year-old self digital techniques.

>>281425765
Good for him
The art'll probably take a hit, but certainly better than nothing

>>281425765
that's really good of him to acknowledge the hiatus and take steps to make the situation better, while also explaining those steps to his fans. manga readers don't know suffering until their favourite manga is on hiatus for 9 years with no word from the author. looking at you guyver

>>281401399
>>281401688
Thank you OP. Historie next? The world needs more Iwaaki kino.

>>281425765
>>sixty four years old and still learning the current tools of the trade
Bless him, heck a lot of old farts can take after his example

The new english editions of Parasyte are coming out in december, apparently with an updated translation taken from the full colour editions. nice that they're using the original japanese cover art this time round. looks like it might be a condensed release though, so some will inevitably get unused unfortunately.

>>281401688
Fantastic manga. Thanks for the ride, everyone.

>>281427580
How many times are they going to release this manga

>>281424156
>>281424166
>>281424183
>>281424200
Thank god the Hollywood burgers lost interest and got their greasy grubby mitts off of it. Takashi Yamazaki's version was not perfect but a hell of a sight better than whatever they were brewing. Although, would have been curious to see how the Jim Henson's Creature Shop spin on the Parasytes' design would look like.

>>281427580
I hate how they always add some unnecessary elements like the black vertical strip. Makes the book looks so much worse. Well, I don't buy English versions, but every time I see them...

>>281420820
Ugly haircut

>>281429653
Fuck you it's cute

>>281429653
Gay

>>281425765
Humbled by this magnificent man

>>281347413
I assume that this translation is most likely the most correct one but I will always be fond of the odd twist in this old fan translation. The whole thought process went more like
>"what am I saying?"
>"killing him... isn't my choice to make?"
>"I am not that weak"
This more recent translation is more poetic and less angry which fits Shinichi better I guess, but I will always remember the raw strength behind the concept of a character thinking "I am not that weak" when hesitating to deal the killing blow to a downed enemy.

>>281406493
Migi taking a long drag of that smoke pipe and thinking "Raging hormones again? Shinichi probably just having sex", then lazily peeking at reality and realizing his host is confronting a psycho killer on a rooftop
>"oh well, I guess I can't sit this one"

>>281430400
For ref, Tokyopop is
>I'm just a simple human being...
>The most I can do is protect myself, my family.

Interesting interpretation from that scanlation