Shinichi Izumi

Shinichi Izumi, also known as Shin and Shinji, is the main protagonist from the Parasyte series.
== Charactah Account ==
Shinichi is a normal high school student who was infected by a Parasite in his right arm. The Parasite, later named Migi, is not hostile towards Shinichi but will do anything it takes to survive and not let Shinichi endanger him.
Initially, Shinichi is a thoughtful and nice person who cares a great deal for those around him. However, he is also considered a bit of a pushover and a wimp, due to his awkwardness and paralyzing fear of bugs. All of that starts to change after being formally introduced to and acquainted with Migi, though he is understandably horrified at first. Shinichi then becomes more aware of his surroundings and excels in sports like basketball. He also overcomes his fear of bugs, due to Parasites being much scarier, much to the confusion of his mother.
When Migi proposes that they work together by "cooperating and coexisting", Shinichi initially shows great reluctance, scared of both working with an alien symbiote and the thought of killing in order to survive. He is disgusted by the Parasites killing humans senselessly, though Migi speculates that this is because it's his species that's being eaten, and points out humans eat many different lifeforms in order to survive, and that, in a way, that makes them even worse than Parasites.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Parasyte: The Maxim
=== Manga ===
* Parasyte
== Trivia ==
* The name Shinichi means "fresh, new" (shin) and "one" (ichi).
* Shinichi's surname Izumi means "spring, fountain".
* In the anime, Shinichi starts off with large square-rimmed glasses, but he later discards them and this is most likely because his eyesight is improved, which results in Shinichi no longer needing glasses as Migi enhances Shinichi's senses. This could be a reference to Peter Parker's own improvement after gaining his spider powers.
* The manga's timeline spans the length of Shinichi's high school years, while the anime condenses it solely to Shinichi's senior year.
** Also in the manga, his mother is afraid of cockroaches, while he has no fear of bugs.
* In the Tokyopop westernized release, he is simply named "Shin".
* Many of the unusual mental & emotional characteristics Shinichi demonstrates after fusing with Migi are potential reactions ordinary humans have when experiencing grief and trauma.
** Through this lens much of the series could be taken as analogue for the spectrum of reactions humans have to adversity.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Shinichi Izumi at Kiseijuu Wiki
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