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The Summer Hikaru Died

Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu

2025, TV, 12 eps, 81%, CygamesPictures

Recommended by 65 Parasyte fans on AniList. Both have Body Horror, Philosophy, Urban Fantasy.

Two best friends living in a rural Japanese village: Yoshiki and Hikaru. Growing up together, they were inseparable… until the day Hikaru came back from the mountains, and was no longer himself. “Something” has taken over Hikaru’s body, memories, feelings… and everything they…

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    To Your Eternity

    2021, TV, 20 eps, 81%

    Both have Shapeshifting, Body Horror, Philosophy.

  2. Cover of Devilman Crybaby
    Devilman Crybaby

    2018, ONA, 10 eps, 76%

    Recommended by 406 Parasyte fans on AniList. Both have Shapeshifting, Body Horror, Philosophy.

  3. Cover of Shiki
    Shiki

    2010, TV, 22 eps, 75%

    Recommended by 82 Parasyte fans on AniList. Both have Survival, Philosophy, Gore.

  4. Cover of Gantz
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    2004, TV, 13 eps, 64%

    Recommended by 7 Parasyte fans on AniList. Both have Body Horror, Survival, Gore.

  5. Cover of Gleipnir
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    2020, TV, 13 eps, 66%

    Recommended by 38 Parasyte fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gritty urban superpower action.

  6. Cover of Chainsaw Man
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    2022, TV, 12 eps, 83%

    Recommended by 312 Parasyte fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gritty urban superpower action.

  7. Cover of Tengoku Daimakyo
    Tengoku Daimakyo

    2023, TV, 13 eps, 81%

    Recommended by 19 Parasyte fans on AniList. Both have Body Horror, Survival, Gore.

  8. Cover of Kemonozume
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    2006, TV, 13 eps, 71%

    Recommended by 27 Parasyte fans on AniList. Both have Shapeshifting, Body Horror, Gore.

  9. Cover of AJIN: Demi-Human
    AJIN: Demi-Human

    2016, TV, 13 eps, 71%

    Recommended by 133 Parasyte fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gritty urban superpower action.

  10. Cover of Monster
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    2004, TV, 74 eps, 88%

    Recommended by 48 Parasyte fans on AniList. Both have Crime, Philosophy, Urban.

  11. Cover of Elfen Lied
    Elfen Lied

    2004, TV, 13 eps, 68%

    Recommended by 31 Parasyte fans on AniList. Both have Body Horror, Philosophy, Gore.

  12. Cover of Zetman
    Zetman

    2012, TV, 13 eps, 64%

    Recommended by 4 Parasyte fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gritty urban superpower action.

  13. Cover of Summer Time Rendering
    Summer Time Rendering

    2022, TV, 25 eps, 83%

    Recommended by 109 Parasyte fans on AniList. Both have Super Power, Urban Fantasy.

  14. Cover of Kaiju No. 8
    Kaiju No. 8

    2024, TV, 12 eps, 81%

    Recommended by 166 Parasyte fans on AniList. Both have Shapeshifting, Body Horror, Gore.

  15. Cover of The Darwin Incident
    The Darwin Incident

    2026, TV, 13 eps, 69%

    Recommended by 23 Parasyte fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy, Coming of Age, Urban Fantasy.

  16. Cover of BEASTARS
    BEASTARS

    2019, TV, 12 eps, 76%

    Recommended by 3 Parasyte fans on AniList. Both have Cannibalism, Philosophy, Gore.

  17. Cover of Land of the Lustrous
    Land of the Lustrous

    2017, TV, 12 eps, 83%

    Both have Survival, Philosophy, Coming of Age.

  18. Cover of DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION
    DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION

    2024, ONA, 18 eps, 79%

    Recommended by 5 Parasyte fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy, Coming of Age, Urban.

  19. Cover of Hell’s Paradise
    Hell’s Paradise

    2023, TV, 13 eps, 80%

    Both have Body Horror, Survival, Philosophy.

  20. Cover of Death Note
    Death Note

    2006, TV, 37 eps, 84%

    Recommended by 373 Parasyte fans on AniList. Both have Crime, Philosophy, Urban.

  21. Cover of From the New World
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    2012, TV, 25 eps, 80%

    Recommended by 29 Parasyte fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gritty urban superpower action.

  22. Cover of Claymore
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    2007, TV, 26 eps, 74%

    Recommended by 21 Parasyte fans on AniList. Both have Shapeshifting, Body Horror, Gore.

  23. Cover of Boogiepop and Others
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    2019, TV, 18 eps, 68%

    Recommended by 11 Parasyte fans on AniList. Both have Crime, Philosophy, Urban Fantasy.

Manga for fans of Parasyte

Tokyo Ghoul2011, Manga, 144 ch, 85% Ajin: Demi-Human2012, Manga, 99 ch, 80% Chainsaw Man2018, Manga, 232 ch, 84% Jagaaan2017, Manga, 163 ch, 73% Kaiju No.82020, Manga, 129 ch, 75% Choujin X2021, Manga, ongoing, 77% Inuyashiki2014, Manga, 85 ch, 74% Heavenly Delusion2018, Manga, ongoing, 81%

About Parasyte -the maxim-

2014, TV, 24 eps, 81%, MADHOUSE

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. And 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. So 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: Del Rey)

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