Talk:Parasyte

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Did they ever explain the origins of these things? - Z

Not that I can tell, at least not in the English version. --Halloween jack 06:34, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Too bad. I always got the feeling they were artificial weapons of some sort, what with their inability to reproduce, and the fact that they don't appear to have any other purpose than killing humans.

I think they were guessed to be just something "cast down by god" or whatever was ruling the universe, to literally be to humans what we are to farm animals; aka, to take our place on the food chain and knock our numbers down. I also added a lot of information to the character details list and a few other small changes. Deepbluevibes 22:48, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mixx Version vs. Del Ray version

I read the original English release back in the day. I don't remember much about it now except that there were a lot of complaints about plot changes and other "motionless picture entertainment" silliness. Does anyone here have more information on that? I think it's worthy of its own section here.Rebochan 01:00, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

I'm interested in this as well! votohime

[edit] Parasyte vs Parasite

After going through and changing the spelling, I realized I couldn't figure out a way to explain the different without it being original research. I translated the Del Rey version of the manga, and a later volume should have a translator's note explaining why both spells are used. Essentially, the word kiseiju is consistently translated as Parasyte, while the word kiseichu is translated literally as parasite. The creatures themselves are referred to either as kiseichu or parasaito. The word kiseiju only appears one time (if memory serves) and is used to refer to human beings. I decided the distinction was an important one, and that the word Parasyte actually referred to mankind.Doceirias 01:51, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

I don't understand your point at all. This is the English Wikipedia and the name of the manga and the creatures is consistently translated as Parasyte throughout; why "correct" the change made by the publisher? Lots of anime use odd spellings of English words, and they are left as they are.--Halloween jack 00:10, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

You did read the bit where I'm the translator for the series, right? The creatures are referred to as parasites in the current edition. The old translation incorrectly failed to distinguish between the two terms, but is out of print and no longer relevant. Doceirias 00:40, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

You said that you translated the series; I didn't know that you meant you were the official translator for the series.--Halloween jack 13:41, 13 June 2007 (UTC)