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One night, strange spores fall from the sky onto the earth. They spawn out weird little worms that quickly infiltrate human infrastructure, looking for host bodies. The worms (their parasites) crawl or burrow their way into the head of a human host, transforming it and the brain inside. This effectively kills the victim, replacing the host's personality and intellect with that of the Parasite. The Parasites have a ravenous appetite for the flesh of the species they take over - in this case, human flesh.

But one specific worm goofs it up - instead of ending up in the brain of the intended target, an [[Ordinary High School Student]] named Shinichi, the parasite instead ends up living in Shinichi's right arm. The little guy is called Migi (Japanese for right), and because of this unique situation, Shinichi and Migi are sharing the same body, but still possess their own individual intellects. This gives them an edge in battling the other Parasites, who see Shinichi's ability to think independently as a threat. Shinichi also feels compelled to fight other Parasites, who kill and eat humans as a source of food, whereas Migi, like other Parasites, is incapable of emotion and only fights to preserve his own life. And so, Shinichi is forced to deal with all kinds of teenage issues while keeping a horrifying secret and having to battle against hordes of other Parasites who want to use him (like Reiko Tamura, a scientist and Shinichi's teacher), kill him (just about everyone else) or worse.

 

 

 

** {{spoiler|Kabuto}}'s knife is able to slash a guy's throat open and decapitates a girl with ease ([[Art Major Biology|though the girl appeared to have no backbone...]]).

** The parasites' blades, though they might be monomolecular-edged.

* [[Ax Crazy]]: {{spoiler|Kabuto}}. Crosses into [[Moral Event Horizon]] and [[Nausea Fuel]] territory when {{spoiler|he is shown remembering how he got captured, which includes visuals of some of his victims, one of whom he had sex with after he decapitated her}}.

* [[Badass]]: Shinichi

** [[Handicapped Badass]]: While {{spoiler|separated from Migi and thus having a stump for his right arm}}, Shinichi manages to catch six mosquitoes in less than a second.

* [[Badass Bookworm]]:

** Shinichi averts this due to having to spend so much time fighting or fleeing from the Parasites {{spoiler|and it comes back to bite him big time; see [[Bittersweet Ending]].}}

* [[Bad Powers, Good People]]: Shinichi is one of the kindest people in the entire series, but he has a [[Lovecraftian Superpower]].

* [[Betty and Veronica]]: Shinichi gets into something of a [[Love Triangle]] with his current girlfriend, Satomi Murano (Betty), and the rebellious girl Kana (Veronica). {{spoiler|Kana unfortunately dies, and because of the missed schooling, his future with Satomi is uncertain at best.}}

* [[Big No]]: Shinichi has one when {{spoiler|Kabuto is about to cut Satomi's throat}}, and again when {{spoiler|she's falling from a building}}.

* [[Blue and Orange Morality]]: Migi has no qualms about {{spoiler|[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/kiseijuu/c042/11.html pickpocketing in order to remain undetected]}}.

* [[Body Horror]]: To put it mildly, it's the page image on the trope page for a reason.

* [[Deliver Us From Evil]]: Reiko is revealed to be pregnant after sleeping with Mr. A, another Parasite-infested human. She originally plans to bear the completely normal human child out of dispassionate scientific curiosity, but soon enough, devotes herself to protect her baby once it's born.

* [[Diagonal Cut]]: The Parasites' preferred killing method.

* [[The Dragon]]: Gotoh to Takeshi Hirokawa. {{spoiler|Played straight, as Gotoh is}} ''{{spoiler|a lot}}'' {{spoiler|more dangerous than Hirokawa, and eventually, [[Dragon Their Feet]]}}.

* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]

* [[Evil Hand]]: Subverted; Migi can do a lot of nasty things, but isn't really evil.

* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]]: Shinichi has one after {{spoiler|he kills the Parasite responsible for his mother's death. He goes back to his first in the end}}.

* [[Five Rounds Rapid]]: Played straight, as most Parasites can ignore bullets. Subverted when {{spoiler|it actually works on Reiko, and after the humans start using high-powered shotgun ammunition}}. [[Double Subverted]] when {{spoiler|THIS doesn't work on Gotoh}}.

* [[Gag Penis]]: After discussing with Shinichi regarding his attraction to Satomi, Migi shapeshifts into a giant erection while the two are at a restaurant.

* [[Gaia's Vengeance]]: Reiko Tamura {{spoiler|and the totally human Takeshi Hirokawa}} believes the Parasites were created to cull the human population to preserve the earth.

* [[Good Eyes, Evil Eyes]]: A good way to tell who's a Parasite (see [[Uncanny Valley]] below).

* [[Green Aesop]]: Actually kinda averted towards the end. Shinichi comes to the realization that no matter how much humans want to empathize with other creatures & understand nature, at the end of the day they're just humans & can only live as humans, for better or worse.

* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: Shinichi becomes one when Migi uses some of his body mass to repair the stab wound caused by {{spoiler|the Parasite that took over Shinichi's mother}}. This results in advanced strength and reflexes, and also in Shinichi [[Heroic Sociopath|seemingly becoming more emotionless for a time]].

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Migi,in a very touching scene}}

* [[Horseback Heroism]]: Shinichi, in Kana's dream.

* [[It's Personal]]: After {{spoiler|a Parasite took over Shinichi's mother and came very close to killing him,}} Shinichi becomes a bit more ruthless in his pursuit.

** Averted when he's beaten {{spoiler|Gotoh, and the pieces are trying desperately to reunite, probably in vain.}} He's about to leave him like that, but instead makes it clear that it's [[Nothing Personal]] before dispatching him, thereby also nicely averting [[Once Is Not Enough]], because he makes ''sure'' that he's dead.

* [[Losing Your Head]]: Shinichi to {{spoiler|Gotoh's head in their first fight.}} [[Nigh Invulnerable|Of course]], he doesn't really care.

* [[Lovecraftian Superpower]]: Guess who?

* [[Mundane Utility]]: Shinichi using Migi to deliver the ultimate [[Fastball Special]] in chapter 24 counts as this.

* [[My Sensors Indicate You Want to Tap That]]: Migi. He even shapeshifts into a [[Gag Penis|gargantuan penis]], in public, because of this.

* [[Nigh Invulnerable]]: Gotoh

* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: Normally averted by the Parasites, but Mori's Parasite attempts this by giving him a ridiculous jawline when he and Shinichi have to kidnap somebody.

* [[The Quisling]]: {{spoiler|The mayor was a human all along.}}

* [[Rule of Cool]]: The Parasites' ability to distort bodies is pretty damn awesome.

* [[Scars Are Forever]]: Shinichi picks up large scars on his chest and back as a result of Migi saving his life, and a scar through his right eyebrow thanks to Gotoh.

* [[Shapeshifter Weapon]]: Parasites can transform the parts of their hosts' bodies that they've taken over (usually just the head) into...''things'' that can shred human flesh '''faster than the eye can see'''.

* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: {{spoiler|The militaries don't wait to the end of Takeshi Hirokawa's speech to shoot.}}

* [[Surprise Jump]]: A nervous Shinichi is tugged at from behind by a young girl. {{spoiler|Because of his newfound powers, he jumps a good 20 feet or so.}}

* [[Theme Naming]]: Migi. Shaba. (Right hand and chin.)

* [[Tin Man]]: The Parasites all claim to have no emotions, despite them clearly possessing several, just not '''all''' of them (chiefly they're missing disgust and romantic love, but seem to be capable of everything else).

* [[Vomiting Cop]]: "Don't puke in the crime scene."

* [[Wham! Episode|Wham Chapter]]: Chapter 11 contains horrifying amounts of wham.

* [[Will They or Won't They?]]: Shinichi and Murano. {{spoiler|They will.}}

 

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