Firm publishes manga based mostly on Parasite collection digitally on October 8

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Picture by way of Kodansha USA

Kodansha USA introduced Tuesday that it has a license Ohta dies‘S The parasite returned (Kiseijū returned) motion horror manga based mostly on Hitoshi Iwaaki‘S Parasitecollection. The corporate will launch the manga digitally in English on October 8.

Kodansha USA describes the story:

Three dismembered our bodies have been present in an deserted parking storage, reduce limb by limb whereas nonetheless alive… and if the boy who found them is to be believed, the murders occurred inside an impossibly brief time frame. Nothing appears so as to add up for veteran detective Fukami of the East Fukuyama Police Division, and his intestine feeling tells him the boy is hiding one thing. In truth, he is fairly positive Tatsuki Hirokawa noticed precisely what occurred and who did it. However what the boy is aware of will far exceed even his wildest nightmares… A gripping parallel episode with Hitoshi Iwaaki‘s acclaimed sci-fi horror collection, from the creator of the cult basic Tup.

Ohta blamed the manga Kodansha‘S Caricature days service in March 2018 and ended it in Might 2021. Kodansha revealed the eighth and ultimate quantity of the manga in July 2021.

Iwaaki’s authentic manga was revealed in Kodansha‘S Afternoon journal from 1990-1995. The manga takes place in a world the place aliens referred to as Parasites come to Earth and take over people by getting into via their noses and ears and attaching themselves to their brains. An alien named Migi can solely take over the proper arm of highschool pupil Shinichi Izumi and can’t absolutely management Shinichi. Migi and Shinichi be taught to reside collectively and the 2 combat different Parasites who see people solely as meals.

Kodansha USA revealed the collection in English. The corporate additionally revealed the Neo Kiseijū tribute manga collection underneath the title Neo Parasyte m in 2017, that includes tales by numerous artists, together with Ohta. The tribute manga ran from September 2014 to March 2016 in Kodansha‘S Afternoon journal.

The manga not too long ago impressed an anime tv adaptation in 2014 and two live-action movies in 2014 and 2015.

The manga evokes a South Korean live-action adaptation titled Parasyte: The Grey (Kiseiju: The Grey) which is able to debut worldwide on Netflix on April 5. The collection will air new episodes till June.

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