Parasyte

Editions and box sets

Compare the story coverage as well as the binding. Each edition has a page listing every book in it, with its ISBN and release date.

Which edition to buy

Kodansha lists three complete eight-book editions. The earlier paperbacks, the Full Color Collection hardcovers and the newer Paperback Collection are alternative versions of the main story. Full Color adds color throughout and a revised translation; Paperback Collection keeps the original black-and-white art with the updated translation, lettering and size of Full Color. Check the edition name and ISBN when filling a gap. Matching numbers alone do not establish identical chapter boundaries or supplemental material.

Compare the first numbered book in each edition below. A later box set is not a starting point for the story. List prices are publisher prices in US dollars, not current shop offers.

What each edition costs

Collected list prices are divided by the standard volumes each edition holds. The singles row shows the most common single-book list price; its total sums each book’s price. Retailer offers can differ.

Volumes

Each linked volume has a page of its own: what the book holds and where to buy it. Chapter ranges and anime comparisons appear where verified.

Guides for this series

• Parasyte Manga: Full Color, Paperback Collection or the 2011 Run
• Parasyte Watch Order: One Anime, and the Live-Action Versions That Are Separate
• Parasyte Ending, Explained
• Shinichi: What Makes a Response Human?
• Migi: Cooperation Without Shared Values
• Shinichi and Alphonse: Personhood Beyond a Familiar Body