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.