Manga 'Kiseijuu' Receives Korean Live-Action Series
Netflix revealed on Wednesday that Hitoshi Iwaaki's Kiseijuu (Parasyte) will receive a Korean live-action drama series titled Parasyte: The Grey. Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan) is serving as the director and Ryu Yong-jae (Peninsula) is writing the script at Climax Studio and WOW POINT. The series will be available globally on Netflix.
Cast
Jeong Su-in: Jeon So-nee (Scripting Your Destiny)
Seol Kang-woo: Koo Kyo-hwan (Monstrous)
Choi Jun-kyung: Lee Jung-hyun (The Family Is Coming)
Iwaaki serialized the sci-fi horror manga in the Monthly Afternoon Magazine from November 1989 to December 1995. The manga won in the general category of the 17th Kodansha Manga Award in 1993. The manga has a cumulative 25 million copies in circulation.
Studio Madhouse adapted the manga into a 24-episode anime series that aired from October 2014 to March 2015. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in English in March 2015.
Tokyopop originally released 12 volumes of the series in English under its manga anthology magazine Mixxzine from 1998 to 2002. Del Ray Manga republished eight volumes of the series from 2007 to 2009. Kodansha Comics USA later republished the English-translated volumes from 2011 to 2012.
The manga was adapted into two Japanese live-action films released in 2014 and 2015.
Synopsis
"Parasites" are tennis ball sized creatures, whose numbers and origins are unknown. They invade and take over the human mind in order to survive. Shinichi Izumi is a 16-year-old high school student who lives with his parents in a quiet neighborhood. One night, a Parasite invades Shinichi's body in an attempt to take control of it. However, it fails to complete the takeover process and ultimately ends up inhabiting only his right arm.
Thus, both Shinichi and the Parasite—who calls himself Migi—retain their individual minds. Now in a peculiar "human and alien" relationship, Migi proposes that they cooperate to survive. Shinichi has no choice but to agree, and he must now cling to his morality as he and Migi face off against other bloodthirsty Parasites. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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ive never watched any kdrama but shes such an icon in kpop and i love kiseijuu (its my avatar lmao) so i'll definitely watch
ive never watched any kdrama but shes such an icon in kpop and i love kiseijuu (its my avatar lmao) so i'll definitely watch
Aug 25, 2022 7:17 PM by ryuujiryu
ZXEAN said:
Here are few recommendation:
1. It's Ok to Not to be Ok
2. Flower of evil
3. Beyond Evil
4. Crash landing on you
Maruseru93 said:
currently watching sweet home those koreans are not so bad in live acton movies :)
I didn't like Sweet Home that much but yaa K-drama are really good.currently watching sweet home those koreans are not so bad in live acton movies :)
Here are few recommendation:
1. It's Ok to Not to be Ok
2. Flower of evil
3. Beyond Evil
4. Crash landing on you
K-dramas have real top notch quality stuff. Also, the competition is fierce. I can go over so many great actors. Also, the cinematography is just a whole different level unlike J-dramas. Honestly, when it comes to live action thrillers, I haven't seen many top the K-dramas when it comes to a whole package. I have been on the K-Journey since 2018, and it's just amazing. There is a reason Squid Game became such a phenomenon, It was long coming, it's just people were sleeping on K-dramas. Even movies are a whole different story that I won't go into, lol rn.
Also, Some recommendations that I can give are
1- Children of Nobody
2- Extracurricular
3- Strangers from hell
4- Hell bound (By far my favourite)
5- Life on Mars
6- Stranger
7- Voice
8- The Guest (An absolute Gem)
9- Life on Mars
Aug 25, 2022 10:20 AM by PiedPiper_
Alright now this is epic, it could also work well if done right.
Aug 25, 2022 6:30 AM by Ramkec
Did1268 said:
Sotara said:
But it won't be a manga adaptation. It will have a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY.
The upcoming production is based on the manga, but will tell its own new story. Jeon plays a character who was attacked by the Parasites, but she is not mind-controlled by them and is strangely co-existing with them. Koo's character is pursuing to find his missing younger sister. Lee plays the leader of The Grey, a special forces unit battling the Parasites, and whose husband was killed by them.
Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-24/parasyte-manga-inspires-korean-live-action-adaptation-on-netflix/.188940
Then why even attach it to the parasyte name should have just come up with something different if your not hona adapt it the anine is already great But it won't be a manga adaptation. It will have a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY.
The upcoming production is based on the manga, but will tell its own new story. Jeon plays a character who was attacked by the Parasites, but she is not mind-controlled by them and is strangely co-existing with them. Koo's character is pursuing to find his missing younger sister. Lee plays the leader of The Grey, a special forces unit battling the Parasites, and whose husband was killed by them.
Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-24/parasyte-manga-inspires-korean-live-action-adaptation-on-netflix/.188940
I also don't understand why they decided to rewrite the great plot and change characters.
Aug 24, 2022 9:30 PM by Memore
It has quite a bit of action and just weird mutation stuff, is their 3D experience up to that kind of challenge?
Aug 24, 2022 5:36 PM by akihikosama
Korean Live action stuff tend to be well received by the non-anime watching Netflix crowd, may check this one out depending of it initial reception.
Aug 24, 2022 3:53 PM by Punkero
WatchTillTandava said:
You know, it's funny you mention that, because at the time when I first watched Kiseijuu in 2019, I also hadn't seen too many anime series by that point, let alone more recent series as I hadn't started watching any seasonals yet, so it basically felt "modern" enough in the sense of not deviating wildly from what I would expect a series set supposedly in present-day and released in the 2010s to feel like, but now that I look back on it is does feel a more "classic" in the 90s sense than a number of the seasonals I've seen from the past 2 -3 years. And I don't think it's about it being from 2014 versus 2020 - 2022 as I don't feel that that much actually relevant changed in the real world.
I think it has more to do with the focus of the story not centered on a character involved in a lot of modern Tokyo/social media/networking/text messaging with smartphones. It feels more timeless and less indicative of its exact release year, either of the anime series or the manga. Other than the art style and obviously using digital animation, I could believe it was from the 90s, but also from 2014 or even later. It's not really time period distinctive.
RobertBobert said:
Well, in the case of Dororo and Fish, it felt pretty strongly like it was old stuff. But for me personally, subjectively, the Parasite did not feel like something from the 90s.
Well, in the case of Dororo and Fish, it felt pretty strongly like it was old stuff. But for me personally, subjectively, the Parasite did not feel like something from the 90s.
You know, it's funny you mention that, because at the time when I first watched Kiseijuu in 2019, I also hadn't seen too many anime series by that point, let alone more recent series as I hadn't started watching any seasonals yet, so it basically felt "modern" enough in the sense of not deviating wildly from what I would expect a series set supposedly in present-day and released in the 2010s to feel like, but now that I look back on it is does feel a more "classic" in the 90s sense than a number of the seasonals I've seen from the past 2 -3 years. And I don't think it's about it being from 2014 versus 2020 - 2022 as I don't feel that that much actually relevant changed in the real world.
I think it has more to do with the focus of the story not centered on a character involved in a lot of modern Tokyo/social media/networking/text messaging with smartphones. It feels more timeless and less indicative of its exact release year, either of the anime series or the manga. Other than the art style and obviously using digital animation, I could believe it was from the 90s, but also from 2014 or even later. It's not really time period distinctive.
Probably because the story was quite timeless unlike Dororo, which was clearly a classic anti-war show, or Fish, which was heavily influenced by 80s movies. I wonder what the show might look like if it premiered in the 90s.
Aug 24, 2022 3:00 PM by RobertBobert
RobertBobert said:
Well, in the case of Dororo and Fish, it felt pretty strongly like it was old stuff. But for me personally, subjectively, the Parasite did not feel like something from the 90s.
Well, in the case of Dororo and Fish, it felt pretty strongly like it was old stuff. But for me personally, subjectively, the Parasite did not feel like something from the 90s.
You know, it's funny you mention that, because at the time when I first watched Kiseijuu in 2019, I also hadn't seen too many anime series by that point, let alone more recent series as I hadn't started watching any seasonals yet, so it basically felt "modern" enough in the sense of not deviating wildly from what I would expect a series set supposedly in present-day and released in the 2010s to feel like, but now that I look back on it, it does feel a more "classic" in the 90s sense than a number of the seasonals I've seen from the past 2 -3 years. And I don't think it's about it being from 2014 versus 2020 - 2022 as I don't feel that that much actually relevant changed in the real world.
I think it has more to do with the focus of the story not centered on a character involved in a lot of modern Tokyo/social media/networking/text messaging with smartphones. It feels more timeless and less indicative of its exact release year, either of the anime series or the manga. Other than the art style and obviously using digital animation, I could believe it was from the 90s, but also from 2014 or even later. It's not really time period distinctive.
Aug 24, 2022 2:53 PM by WatchTillTandava
WatchTillTandava said:
Just from recent years, look at something like Banana Fish for an even further apart disparity. As an anime series, released even more recently than Kiseijuu, in 2018, and the manga it's based on is from even earlier - 1985. And there are even more extreme examples (Dororo also comes to mind).
It's not extremely common obviously, but it definitely happens, and I for one am glad they don't feel restrained by time constraints of a source material's age/date and jump all over the timeline and chronology like that.
Hell, last year, in late 2021, we had Heike Monogatari, and its source material is from the 1100s...
RobertBobert said:
Wait, the original manga is that old? The anime came out in the mid 10s so I thought it was a modern title.
Wait, the original manga is that old? The anime came out in the mid 10s so I thought it was a modern title.
Just from recent years, look at something like Banana Fish for an even further apart disparity. As an anime series, released even more recently than Kiseijuu, in 2018, and the manga it's based on is from even earlier - 1985. And there are even more extreme examples (Dororo also comes to mind).
It's not extremely common obviously, but it definitely happens, and I for one am glad they don't feel restrained by time constraints of a source material's age/date and jump all over the timeline and chronology like that.
Hell, last year, in late 2021, we had Heike Monogatari, and its source material is from the 1100s...
Well, in the case of Dororo and Fish, it felt pretty strongly like it was old stuff. But for me personally, subjectively, the Parasite did not feel like something from the 90s.
Aug 24, 2022 2:42 PM by RobertBobert
Interesting. I don't usually watch either Korean or Japanese live action TV series (only a few exceptions), but Kiseijuu is a Top 20 series for me so seeing all its different forms and how they translate may be a worthwhile endeavor.
For instance, I also rarely watch and normally have very little interest in the J-drama-style Japanese live action film adaptations of anime series, but I have seen the live action Japanese films for Kiseijuu - Parasyte: Part 1 and Parasyte: Part 2, from 2014 and 2015, respectively. Of course I didn't enjoy them in the same way or to anywhere near the same degree as the series, but that's expected.
Even beyond being a Kiseijuu fan (one of my fairly rare these days 9/10s), the other main reason I may watch despite not usually following Korean live action TV series is that it's a Sci-Fi Horror and I'm a big fan of Korean horror cinema equal to or sometimes even exceeding Japanese horror cinema. Plus, I always love listening to the Korean language; one of my favorites for watching foreign language media.
Horror and erotic, psychosexual, and/or black comedy thrillers are the area where I trust the Korean arts and entertainment industry the most.
Just from recent years, look at something like Banana Fish for an even further apart disparity. As an anime series, released even more recently than Kiseijuu, in 2018, and the manga it's based on is from even earlier - 1985. And there are even more extreme examples (Dororo also comes to mind - 1969 manga; anime series in 2019).
It's not extremely common obviously, but it definitely happens, and I for one am glad they don't feel restrained by time constraints of a source material's age/date and jump all over the timeline and chronology like that.
Hell, last year, in late 2021, we had Heike Monogatari, and its source material is from the 1100s...
For instance, I also rarely watch and normally have very little interest in the J-drama-style Japanese live action film adaptations of anime series, but I have seen the live action Japanese films for Kiseijuu - Parasyte: Part 1 and Parasyte: Part 2, from 2014 and 2015, respectively. Of course I didn't enjoy them in the same way or to anywhere near the same degree as the series, but that's expected.
Even beyond being a Kiseijuu fan (one of my fairly rare these days 9/10s), the other main reason I may watch despite not usually following Korean live action TV series is that it's a Sci-Fi Horror and I'm a big fan of Korean horror cinema equal to or sometimes even exceeding Japanese horror cinema. Plus, I always love listening to the Korean language; one of my favorites for watching foreign language media.
Horror and erotic, psychosexual, and/or black comedy thrillers are the area where I trust the Korean arts and entertainment industry the most.
RobertBobert said:
Wait, the original manga is that old? The anime came out in the mid 10s so I thought it was a modern title.
Wait, the original manga is that old? The anime came out in the mid 10s so I thought it was a modern title.
Just from recent years, look at something like Banana Fish for an even further apart disparity. As an anime series, released even more recently than Kiseijuu, in 2018, and the manga it's based on is from even earlier - 1985. And there are even more extreme examples (Dororo also comes to mind - 1969 manga; anime series in 2019).
It's not extremely common obviously, but it definitely happens, and I for one am glad they don't feel restrained by time constraints of a source material's age/date and jump all over the timeline and chronology like that.
Hell, last year, in late 2021, we had Heike Monogatari, and its source material is from the 1100s...
Aug 24, 2022 2:31 PM by WatchTillTandava
Maruseru93 said:
I didn't like Sweet Home that much but yaa K-drama are really good.ZXEAN said:
You should check out this Director's previous work Hellbound it's a horror Manhwa adaptation.
currently watching sweet home those koreans are not so bad in live acton movies :)You should check out this Director's previous work Hellbound it's a horror Manhwa adaptation.
Here are few recommendation:
1. It's Ok to Not to be Ok
2. Flower of evil
3. Beyond Evil
4. Crash landing on you
Aug 24, 2022 2:23 PM by ZXEAN
It sounds interesting but I thought they already have a Parasite adaptation?!?! XD
Aug 24, 2022 12:51 PM by Curiouswanderer
Sotara said:
But it won't be a manga adaptation. It will have a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY.
The upcoming production is based on the manga, but will tell its own new story. Jeon plays a character who was attacked by the Parasites, but she is not mind-controlled by them and is strangely co-existing with them. Koo's character is pursuing to find his missing younger sister. Lee plays the leader of The Grey, a special forces unit battling the Parasites, and whose husband was killed by them.
Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-24/parasyte-manga-inspires-korean-live-action-adaptation-on-netflix/.188940
Then why even attach it to the parasyte name should have just come up with something different if your not hona adapt it the anine is already great
But it won't be a manga adaptation. It will have a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY.
The upcoming production is based on the manga, but will tell its own new story. Jeon plays a character who was attacked by the Parasites, but she is not mind-controlled by them and is strangely co-existing with them. Koo's character is pursuing to find his missing younger sister. Lee plays the leader of The Grey, a special forces unit battling the Parasites, and whose husband was killed by them.
Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-24/parasyte-manga-inspires-korean-live-action-adaptation-on-netflix/.188940
Aug 24, 2022 12:30 PM by removed-user
Weebs: "Eww, that live adaptation of Paprika is going to be the worst ever"
Korea: "Hold my dog"
Korea: "Hold my dog"
Aug 24, 2022 12:16 PM by Nanaca
>The series will be available globally on Netflix.
We can indeed confirm, that it will be nothing of importance. Thank you for your time.
Ok but I might watch... maybe...
We can indeed confirm, that it will be nothing of importance. Thank you for your time.
Ok but I might watch... maybe...
Aug 24, 2022 12:15 PM by NextUniverse
ZXEAN said:
currently watching sweet home those koreans are not so bad in live acton movies :)
_MushiRock11_ said:
Okay, that's very interesting. I've never watched a KDrama that handled a story like this, so I've no clue how this'll go. Here's to hoping it won't be like how JDrama adapted Tokyo Ghoul, Bleach & Shingeki no Kyojin.
You should check out this Director's previous work Hellbound it's a horror Manhwa adaptation.Okay, that's very interesting. I've never watched a KDrama that handled a story like this, so I've no clue how this'll go. Here's to hoping it won't be like how JDrama adapted Tokyo Ghoul, Bleach & Shingeki no Kyojin.
Aug 24, 2022 12:00 PM by Maruseru93
Sotara said:
But it won't be a manga adaptation. It will have a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY.
The upcoming production is based on the manga, but will tell its own new story. Jeon plays a character who was attacked by the Parasites, but she is not mind-controlled by them and is strangely co-existing with them. Koo's character is pursuing to find his missing younger sister. Lee plays the leader of The Grey, a special forces unit battling the Parasites, and whose husband was killed by them.
Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-24/parasyte-manga-inspires-korean-live-action-adaptation-on-netflix/.188940
I'm even more intrigued now
But it won't be a manga adaptation. It will have a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY.
The upcoming production is based on the manga, but will tell its own new story. Jeon plays a character who was attacked by the Parasites, but she is not mind-controlled by them and is strangely co-existing with them. Koo's character is pursuing to find his missing younger sister. Lee plays the leader of The Grey, a special forces unit battling the Parasites, and whose husband was killed by them.
Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-24/parasyte-manga-inspires-korean-live-action-adaptation-on-netflix/.188940
Aug 24, 2022 11:53 AM by Tokoya
But it won't be a manga adaptation. It will have a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY.
The upcoming production is based on the manga, but will tell its own new story. Jeon plays a character who was attacked by the Parasites, but she is not mind-controlled by them and is strangely co-existing with them. Koo's character is pursuing to find his missing younger sister. Lee plays the leader of The Grey, a special forces unit battling the Parasites, and whose husband was killed by them.
Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-24/parasyte-manga-inspires-korean-live-action-adaptation-on-netflix/.188940
The upcoming production is based on the manga, but will tell its own new story. Jeon plays a character who was attacked by the Parasites, but she is not mind-controlled by them and is strangely co-existing with them. Koo's character is pursuing to find his missing younger sister. Lee plays the leader of The Grey, a special forces unit battling the Parasites, and whose husband was killed by them.
Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-24/parasyte-manga-inspires-korean-live-action-adaptation-on-netflix/.188940
Aug 24, 2022 11:20 AM by Memore
I'm surprised Netflix went with a Korean live-action adaptation before a Hollywood live-action. Not to worry though, I'm sure the Hollywood version will come in a few years. 10 episodes, canceled after 1 season.
Aug 24, 2022 11:13 AM by thebrentinator24
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