Parasyte
With the new anime adaptation for Parasyte set to debut in October as the first of two live action movies begin their release, a new visual for the anime series has surfaced through the official site. It’s not exactly going to blow any socks off, but it’s good to see a taste of what kind of visual style may be making its way into it considering the kind of raw and angular approach a lot of the manga took. No details on the anime production itself at this point have been revealed about what studio is producing it or what creative talents are involved.
Parasyte was created by Hitoshi Iwaaki and ran for ten volumes in Japan during the 1990′s. The adaptation comes as the property is being done as a pair of live action films as well that are in development, which the anime series is inspired by. The manga has had a varied life in North America as it was originally serialized in Mixxzine and later found its way to Del Rey. It was released in Japan again fairly recently which led to Kodansha Comics bringing it out as well in North America once more.
Plot concept: They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere. They are parasites, alien creatures who must invade – and take control of – a human host to survive.
Once they have infected their victims, they can assume any deadly form they choose: monsters with giant teeth, winged demons, creatures with blades for hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purpose behind ordinary human faces. No one knows their secret – except an ordinary high school student. Shin is battling for control of his own body against an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come?
[Source: Crunchyroll]