Episode 11

The Blue Bird
Episode Information
Kanji	青い鳥
Rōmaji	Aoi Tori
Air Date	December 10th, 2014 (Japan) January 2nd, 2016 (United States), January 9th, 2016 (United States)
Adapted Chapters	Chapter 26 (Pages 2-12, 16-25, 29-36) Chapter 27 (Pages 2-28, 32-34) Chapter 28 (Pages 2-19, 22-32)
Opening Song	Let Me Hear
Ending Song	It's The Right Time (1st Version)
Episode Credits
Episode Direction	Matano Hiromichi
Storyboard	Shishido Jun
Screenplay	Yonemura Shouji
Animation Direction	Yamazaki Noriyoshi
Episode Chronology
← Episode 10	Episode 12 →

The Blue Bird (青い鳥 lit. Aoi Tori) is the 11th episode of the Parasyte -the maxim- (寄生獣 セイの格率 Kiseijū Sei no Kakuritsu), anime series.

Overview

Kana meets with Shinichi once more and is determined to get closer to him, despite knowing of his relationship with Murano. Meanwhile, a parasite confronts and slaughters a building of Yakuza members. Shinichi later learns that the parasites are organizing themselves, and running for the Mayoral office, with unknown intentions.

Summary

A drunk woman plucks a hair from her male friend's head, and identifies him as a Parasite, but she ends up being killed anyway. Elsewhere, Kana has a dream in which Shinichi appears as a knight in shining armor. Shinichi warns her again to stay away if she feels a telepathic attraction to anyone.

Migi recommends that he stay away from Kana, who, despite speaking with Murano, is determined to become the object of Shinichi's affections. Meanwhile, Gotou, a new Parasite, tests his ability to confront a group of people possessing guns and edged weapons by killing an office of Yakuza gang members. He regroups with fellow Parasite Kusano afterwards.

On a date with Shinichi, Murano suspects he had changed ever since he left town to visit his father in hospital. He witnesses a child acting disrespectfully to his mother, and has a strong emotional reaction. Even after kissing Shinichi, Murano doubts he is who he says he is.

While waiting to meet Kana the next day, Migi detects several Parasites, concentrated at an election rally led by candidate Takeshi Hirokawa. Also at the scene are Kusano and Gotou.

The episode ends with Shinichi realizing Gotou has detected him.

Characters

• Shinichi Izumi
• Migi
• Satomi Murano
• Yuko Tachikawa
• Kana Kimishima
• Gotou
• Kusano
• Takeshi Hirokawa
• Hideo Shimada (Flashback)
• Nobuko Izumi (Flashback)
• Kazuyuki Izumi (Mentioned)

Trivia

• The title of this episode is from literary work "The Blue Bird", along with all the episode titles, are from famous literary works.

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