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In episode 12, Kana tells Shinichi that she can tell Migi's emissions apart
from the other Parasytes. However, she is shown as being on "cloud nine" for
Shinichi - going as far as wrapping his hair around her finger like an
engagement ring, and

> near the end of the episode, she mistakes another Parasyte for Shinichi in
> the ruined building, leading to her death.

Since Migi states that her powers are increasing, it could be possible that
she would be able to tell the Parasytes apart in the future. However, her
death cut that development short.

Was she really able to tell Shinichi apart from the other Parasytes, or was
she just delusional? Does the manga reveal anything about this?


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Could Kana really tell Shinichi's Migi apart from the other Parasytes, or was she just delusional?


**TL;DR** : It is possible, though the manga is never conclusive about that.

@senshin I think Migi is able to tell one parasite from another, at least that
is the case for a certain parasite. The proof is given on Page 194 in Volume 9
of the manga:

> ![Migi could tell Gotou from other
> parasites](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NQ0b5.jpg)

So if Kana can reach the level of Migi in detecting and differentiating the
signals emitted by the parasites, then she would probably be able to tell
Shinichi and Migi from the other parasites. Kana demonstrated her potential
with her incredible sensing ability on Page 75 in Volume 5 of the manga:

> ![Kana sensed 4 or 5 out of 8
> parasites](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bXhug.jpg)

And on Pages 115 and 120 in Volume 5 of the manga, we saw that her powers have
evolved.

> ![Kana emitted a signal](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OoKHI.jpg)![Migi told
> Shinichi about Kana's signal](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ckqv2.jpg)

Then there is her dream, in which Shinichi is clearly distinguishable from the
other parasites. Conclusion: it does seem promising that Kana might eventually
be able to tell Shinichi and Migi from the other parasites had she not rushed
to her death at the hands of a parasite when her powers were still immature.


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I strongly doupt that she would ever be able to tell apart two regular
parasistes like Uragami never found differences beween them - with one
exception:

> Gotou is different because he contains several parasites and for this reason
> has a ways stronger signal. Sleeping Migi is different too, he has a weaker
> signal, but still Kana couldn't tell that Migi was sleeping when Shinichi
> told her everything.

But: Getting stronge, her powers could reach the point when she even sence
human's brain waves and than she'd become able to tell apart Migi/Shinichi
from regular parasytes and maby even tell apart Shinichi from other human ...

> because of the parasite cells in his body and brain


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