List of Parasyte volumes

First tankōbon volume cover, published by Kodansha on July 23, 1990

The chapters of the Parasyte manga series were written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki. The manga was first published for three chapters in the special issue of Kodansha's Morning, Morning Open Zōkan, from the F to H issues (August 1–October 3, 1989, issues).[1][2][3][4] The series was later transferred to the publisher's Monthly Afternoon on November 25, 1989,[a] and finished on December 24, 1994.[b] Its chapters were collected into ten tankōbon volumes by Kodansha, and was later republished in eight kanzenban volumes.

It was originally licensed for English translation and North American distribution by Tokyopop, which published the series over 12 volumes. The Tokyopop version ran in Mixxzine.[7] Daily pages from the Tokyopop version ran in the Japanimation Station, a service accessible to users of America Online.[8] The Tokyopop English-language manga went out of print on May 2, 2005.[9] Del Rey Manga later acquired the rights to the series,[10] and published eight volumes following the kanzenban release. Kodansha USA later republished the volumes in North America between 2011 and 2012.

Two tribute manga volumes (Neo Parasyte m and Neo Parasyte f) collecting short stories by various authors were published in 2015 and 2016 (2016 and 2017 in English).

  1. ^ a b c 寄生獣. Mangapedia [ja]. Voyage Group. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  2. ^ 新装版　寄生獣（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  3. ^ コミックモーニングオープン増刊 F号. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  4. ^ コミックモーニングオープン増刊 H号. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "Contents". Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese). No. November 1989 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024. […] 当選者の発表は, アフタヌーン1月号(11月25日発売) 誌上にて行います。
  6. ^ "Contents". Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese). No. December 1994 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024. […] アフタヌーン2月号 (12月24日発売)誌上にて。
  7. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (October 18, 2014). "Kodansha Comics Will Reprint Iwaaki's Parasyte Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "Mixx Entertainment Collaborations with Central Park Media to Publisher Sailor Moon and Parasyte Comics in the Japanimation Station Section of America Online (AOL)". Mixx Entertainment. October 22, 1999. Archived from the original on October 29, 2000. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  9. ^ "Tokyopop Inc. Out of Print Title". Tokyopop. Archived from the original on May 12, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  10. ^ Mays, Jonathan (July 24, 2006). "Comic-Con News Wrap". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2007.


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