Adult Swim Adds Parasyte: The Maxim to Toonami Lineup

ATLANTA: The hit anime series Parasyte: The Maxim is slated to begin airing as part of Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in the fall.

Originally broadcast by Nippon TV in Japan, Parasyte: The Maxim centers on a 17-year-old boy during an alien invasion. The show is produced by Madhouse and was adapted from the popular sci-fi/horror manga created by Hitoshi Iwaaki. It is due to debut on Adult Swim in October.

Toshio Nakatani, producer, remarked: "Taking a manga that originated 25 years ago and creating it into a screen content for the first time was, right from the beginning, an unusual undertaking. It's not a stretch to say that the underlying concept of the story is a wakeup call to everyone living in these current times. There's no greater joy than seeing the passion of Japanese anime creators capturing the hearts of people throughout the world."