Parasyte mangaka Iwaaki Hitoshi revealed to Anime Maru this week that he actually created romantic comedy manga, Midori Days in 2002. This was seven years after the conclusion of Parasyte.
“Inoue Kazurou? Just an alias. I couldn’t let it get out that I was writing a romantic comedy of all things. Can you imagine the tagline? ‘A romantic comedy manga from the guy who wrote Parasyte?” It’d be a marketing nightmare!”, he told to Anime Maru.
When questioned on his motivation for the sudden change in tone for series, he replied, “After so long drawing gruesome gore and whatnot, I just wanted to try something different. But I figured I had this universe already set in my head so… why not use it?”
And that is how the strange manga about a boy whose right hand is literally a girl came to be. Iwaaki refuses to give exact details as to how the parasitic beings eventually mutated into adorable moe girls.
“Hey, I don’t want to ruin anything for the future here. If times start getting tough I might write that manga that connects Parasyte to Midori Days,” Iwaaki states. “Trust me, it’s gonna have some craaaaazy evolutionary shit.”
Iwaaki claims that since Parasyte was experiencing a boom of popularity following its new anime adaptation and live-action films, he finally felt comfortable revealing the truth to us all.
“It’s been a decade since Midori Days and at this point only the most… curious of manga readers even remember it,” Iwaaki tells Anime Maru. “Yeah, this felt like the right time.”
So at last it seems there is finally an explanation for the similar premises of both series… Darwin be damned.
This was my first thought when I first heard of Parasyte: isn’t this the non-moe version of Midori no Hibi? Funny stuff
Well Parasyte came first so I guess you’ve got it backwards.
I do wonder if there’s any inspiration there.
I have been a fan of Midori Days for 4 years, and only got into the anime because I read “Ai Kora” which is written by the Kazurou Inoue, 6-7 years ago. To this day, Midori Days is my favorite anime of all time.
Also, my mind has now been blown to a million pieces xD
Mind blowing is a key pillar of the Anime Maru stratagem.
Different case for me, I saw Midori no Hibi anime first. It was when the CDs out at the time. I do felt old now but I do love his series.
Glad he came out a great manga such as Kiseijuu/Parasyte. Such a great master piece. (y)
Well, now I know why his manga is a bit too little. Didn’t know he have another pen name. That tricky bastard. Still love him tho.
Hahahaha
source?
Source: http://www.animemaru.com/iwaaki-hitoshi-confirms-parasyte-is-set-in-the-same-universe-as-midori-days/