Parasitic Capriccio

変身

Shinichi Izumi's life takes a turn to the bizarre when a mysterious lifeform attempts to infiltrate his body in order to snatch it, but it ends up stuck on where his right hand used to be and both are forced to cooperate. Meanwhile, similar incidents with gruesome outcomes start occurring in other locations.

肉体の悪魔

Calling his new partner "Migi", Shinichi attempts to move on with his normal life despite his new condition, but other members of Migi's race keep coming after them to protect their secret.

饗宴

Much to his dismay, Shinichi discovers that Reiko Tamura, a new teacher of his, is another inhuman just like those he faced before and knows his secret. However, Reiko is not interested in fighting him, and asks for his cooperation instead, but her partner, just called "A", has other plans.

みだれ髪

Thanks to their teamwork, Shinichi and Migi defeat A, who ends up killed by Ryōko who quits school once news of her pregnancy reach her colleagues. Back at home, Shinichi's parents are suspicious of his behavior and he must make sure they do not discover the truth to ensure their safety.

異邦人

Shinichi is targeted by a gang of delinquents and Kana, the girl who walks with them becomes suspicious of his nature. After returning home, Shinichi is caught by surprise when he is attacked by an enemy who possessed the body of his own mother.

日はまた昇る

After Shinichi is mortally wounded, Migi uses its powers to save his life, but weakening itself in the process. When Shinichi hears that his father is still alive, he rushes to the hospital where he is treated in order to protect him and enact revenge for his mother's death.

暗夜行路

Shinichi meets Mamoru Uda, another human who is in a similar situation as him and they decide to join forces to protect his father. However, when the enemy appears, Migi falls asleep and both Shinichi and Mamoru must fight without its help.

氷点

Back to Tokyo, Shinichi's sudden change in behavior put his father and friends wary of him, and things get even more tense when Hideo Shimada, another parasite, is sent by Ryōko to keep an eye on him.

善悪の彼岸

The recent events involving Shinichi draws him even further from his friend and crush Satomi Murano. Meanwhile, another of his friends gets close to danger after discovering Hideo's secret.

発狂した宇宙

Stunned by a surprise attack from Yuuko, Hideo loses his mind and enters into a killing spree. Worried about Murano, Shinichi decides to confront him head on to protect her.

青い鳥

Kana meets Shinichi once more and is determined to get closer to him, despite knowing of his relationship with Murano. Meanwhile, a group of parasites is organizing themselves with unknown intentions.

こころ

Shinichi decides to tell Kana about the existence of Parasites and Migi, while Kana wants to reveal that she can tell that Shinichi is different, ultimately leading to her death.

悲しみよこんにちは

Shinichi returns to the crime scene to try to keep the feeling of mourning for Kana. He is followed by a human private investigator hired by Ryōko Tamiya and Migi is caught on camera.

利己的な遺伝子

With their hands forced, Shinichi and Migi reunite with Mamoru in order to capture and interrogate the private investigator.

何かが道をやって来る

Spurred by Reiko's words, Shinichi decides to go on a crusade to eradicate the Parasites and kills one associated with Takeshi's camp. The group decides to send Miki to take care of him.

幸福な家庭

Shinichi & Migi manage to barely escape from Miki, while Takeshi's camp takes measures to cover up loose ends by burning Kuramori's office and killing his family.

瀕死の探偵

After dealing with three enemies who wanted her dead, Reiko learns that her child was kidnapped by Kuramori who intends to get revenge on her. Reiko then asks Shinichi for help, and leaves to confront Kuramori, unaware that Murano is following her, hoping to meet Shinichi again.

人間以上

Surrounded by the police, Reiko sacrifices herself to protect her child and entrusts the baby to Shinichi before dying. After several interrogations, Shinichi protects his secret from the investigators, who come with one last resort to discover the truth.

冷血

Despite having no evidence against Shinichi, the police are still certain that he is hiding something, and they start an operation to bring Takeshi's group down.

罪と罰

The police storm the Town Hall to bring down Takeshi's group, but chaos ensues when the cops encounter an enemy that they can't bring down.

性と聖

Gotou breaks free from the police siege, but not before meeting Shinichi and vowing to kill him on a later occasion. In face of a seemingly invincible threat, Shinichi is driven into despair until Satomi appears to comfort him and renews his will to survive.

静と醒

Motivated by Satomi to stay alive, Shinichi resolves to fight Gotou. With Migi's support, they press their attack in an isolated forest. However, they fail to finish Gotou at a critical juncture, causing Shinichi to lose Migi and flee in defeat.

生と誓

Despite not seeing any chance to win, Shinichi confronts Gotou and thanks to a desperate move, manages to injure him severely and rescue Migi from inside his body, turning the tables against him,

寄生獣

After returning home, Migi appears in Shinichi's dreams and bids farewell to him, revealing that he will enter into a dormant state and may never awaken again. One year later, Uragami appears before Shinichi and takes Satomi hostage, thus he must fight him by himself to save her.