Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu

Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Parasite
Parasitic Beasts
Parasyte

Japanese

寄生獣 セイの格率

English

Parasyte: The Maxim

Information

Type

TV

Aired

Oct 9, 2014 to Mar 26, 2015

Episodes

24

Duration

23 min per ep

Season

fall 2014

Broadcast

Thursdays at 01:29 (JST)

Studios

Madhouse

Licensors

Sentai Filmworks

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Manga

Rating

R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Demographics

Seinen

Statistics

Rank

249

Score

8.33

Scored by

1190357

Popularity

42

Members

1930531

Favorites

35432

External Links

Synopsis

All of a sudden, they arrived: parasitic aliens that descended upon Earth and quickly infiltrated humanity by burrowing into the brains of vulnerable targets. These insatiable beings acquire full control of their host and are able to morph into a variety of forms in order to feed on unsuspecting prey. Sixteen-year-old high school student Shinichi Izumi falls victim to one of these parasites, but it fails to take over his brain, ending up in his right hand instead. Unable to relocate, the parasite, now named Migi, has no choice but to rely on Shinichi in order to stay alive. Thus, the pair is forced into an uneasy coexistence and must defend themselves from hostile parasites that hope to eradicate this new threat to their species. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

The anime was simulcast by Crunchyroll outside of Asia. Aside from the manga and anime, the series also has two live-action film adaptations. The Chinese Ministry of Culture blacklisted Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu as well as 37 other works on June 9, 2015.

Characters

Related

Adaptation

Kiseijuu

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