Friday, 6 May 2011

Parasyte (Kiseijuu) - Manga


So recently I've been trying to read some more manga and thus, the other day I finished the terrific manga Parasyte aka Kiseijuu. This is a manga I will strongly recommend to anybody who likes their manga a bit meaningful and deep. It is only 10 volumes (64 Chapters). The manga is classified as a horror but, while it's a bit creepy, I found it more paranormal than horror.

So the story revolves around a teenage boy in highschool, Izumi Shinichi who gets a parasite 'attached' to him. Normally the parasites would go for the head and take over their host but Shinichi manages to prevent that and the parasite takes his right arm. There are many parasites in the world who each have different personalities, however most of them have their own life as a priority, a theme which is explored in this manga. Lucky for Shinichi, his parasite shows traits of being curious rather than violent, thus they grow a bond and fight together.

I won't spoil any more of the plot of this short manga but I will say that some of the themes explored are based around the idea that 'why should humans have the right to kill animals but not other humans', 'how humans are destroying the environment', 'who deserves to live?' and other deep themes such as that.

Some pages and possibly a few minor spoilers.


























Conclusion
I gave this manga a great score because I feel that it's very deserving of it, 9.8/10.  The manga is interesting and fun to read, gripping and with good art work. However the amazing part is that, at the same time, it manages to tell a great story about humanity. Do give it a read.

Download
This manga can be downloaded from http://www.bakabt.com/ just register for a free account and search 'Parasyte'.
All the other torrent sites seem to have no seeds but if you find one, please let me know, I'll put it here.
I also hear it is on #Lurk @ Irchighway.net so you might be able to grab it off there.


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Also I just remembered it was my birthday today, when I was younger I never thought I'd wake up and be reminded it was my birthday by some else. Actually my iPod reminded me the night before but I forgot by the morning, gosh birthdays used to be something really special didn't they.
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Posted by at 4:49 pm

21 comments:

  1. Anonymous6 May 2011 at 22:54

    I just might read this. I'm not much for manga, but this intrigue seems pretty interesting with it's ethical questions. Thanks for the headsup!

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  2. Styron7 May 2011 at 01:20

    wut
    is this

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  3. Tresni7 May 2011 at 02:51

    hmm, first thing i noticed of this blogpost? random tree dude and blood initial thoughts?
    epicness ahah :D thanks dude!

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  4. Pawawanpi7 May 2011 at 05:10

    I'm not a fan of Parasite but my friend loves it a lot.

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  5. 1237 May 2011 at 05:22

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  6. ed7 May 2011 at 09:10

    only 64?? you gave a high rating so ill check it out

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  7. Unknown8 May 2011 at 05:57

    This is sick.

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  8. Gambling Degenerate8 May 2011 at 09:23

    jesus how do people come up with these ideas..

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  9. Pinecone Stew8 May 2011 at 13:54

    *tee hee hee*

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  10. Al3xaG8 May 2011 at 16:56

    Hmmmm!!! this looks a bit too strange even for me

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  11. link9 May 2011 at 01:16

    Happy late birthday, man.

    I've thought about buying this manga for a while now. It looks pretty interesting.

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  12. Anonymous9 May 2011 at 06:19

    Alright this looks like my kind of manga, I'm putting it at the top of "to-read list"

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  13. MixedNuts9 May 2011 at 09:52

    Another to my backlog, my manga backlog isn't so big so it can get by.

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  14. Jessica Thompson9 May 2011 at 20:52

    Oh my lord, what a comic!

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  15. Ante Babaja10 May 2011 at 06:30

    thats one creepy manga

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  16. Inhia10 May 2011 at 12:27

    books are gross. Funny pic tho

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  17. Wandering11 May 2011 at 11:35

    I've never been much for manga, but I guess its time to try it again

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  18. A-Commane11 May 2011 at 21:17

    the split head dude reminds me of resident evil

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  19. Just Me12 May 2011 at 03:07

    waht the?? i dont even

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  20. Sinclair12 May 2011 at 04:02

    I love that manga so much.

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  21. Ante Babaja12 May 2011 at 06:47

    i want more manga :D

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