***Warning, the following may contain spoilers for Parasyte. Reader discretion is advised.***
Series Synopsis
One night, Shinichi Izumi (voiced by Nobunaga Shimazaki) gets awoken by a strange worm-like creature trying to crawl inside him. Despite his best efforts, the thing ends up burrowing itself within Shinichi’s right hand. The shock of the encounter causes the young man to lose consciousness. He wakes up the next morning believing the whole thing to be a dream. Unfortunately, it was all too real.
The parasite (voiced by Aya Hirano) awakens within Shinichi’s right hand. It explains that it is part of species that feeds off humans. The reason Shinichi is not dead is because the creature failed at attaching itself to his brain. Because of this, the thing’s life is completely connected to Shinichi’s.
To Shinichi’s dismay, he isn’t given time to process what has happened to him. Other parasitic beings begin showing up, attacking and eating were ever they go. Shinichi feels a responsibility to act. He is one of the few people who can successful coexist with these creatures.
This sets Shinichi and his parasite, who he names Migi, down the war path. To protect the people he loves, Shinichi must hide away his secret. This burden weighs on him. At any moment, a parasite could show up and cause unimaginable carnage.
