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Parasyte -the maxim-

Parasyte -the maxim-

Kill. Eat. Repeat.

20148.31 Season24 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A species of parasitic aliens descends on Earth and quickly infiltrates humanity by entering the brains of vulnerable targets; insatiable beings that gain total control of their host and are capable of transforming themselves to feed on unsuspecting prey. High school student Shinichi Izumi falls victim to one of these parasites, but the creature fails to take over his brain and ends up in his right hand.

Created by Hitoshi Iwaaki
Written by Hitoshi Iwaaki, Shouji Yonemura
Produced by Hiroyuki Inage, Yuka Oshima, Atsushi Kirimoto
NetworksNippon TV

Top Cast

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Izumi Shinichi (voice)

Aya Hirano

Aya Hirano

Migi-(voice)

Themes & Keywords

detectiveaffectationhigh schoolromancealiengoretragedypsychological thrillerbased on mangamassacreschool lifeseinenanimepsychologicalhorrorantagonistic

About Parasyte -the maxim-

Parasyte -the maxim- is a animation, drama, sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure series that first aired in 2014 exploring themes of detective, affectation, high school, romance, alien, gore. Created by Hitoshi Iwaaki, it stars Nobunaga Shimazaki, Aya Hirano. A species of parasitic aliens descends on Earth and quickly infiltrates humanity by entering the brains of vulnerable targets; insatiable beings that gain total control of their host and are capable of transforming themselves to feed on unsuspecting prey. High school student Shinichi Izumi falls victim to one of these parasites, but the creature fails to take over his brain and ends up in his right hand.

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