Mushishi
| Mushishi | |
|---|---|
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| Original Manga | Yuki Urushibara |
| Director | Hiroshi Nagahama |
| Format | Anime (TV), Manga |
| Made By | Artland |
| # of Episodes | 26 |
Contents
Genre
Slice of Life, Drama, Mystery, Fantasy
Sum it up in a Sentence
Exterminator (of kinda-sorta-but-not-really bugs called Mushi) wandering around in feudal japan.
Main Description
Mushi. They are neither plant nor animal, but instead a primordial existence that is perhaps the closest to "life." Most people are unaware of their presense, and only a select few can even see them. Yet Mushi affect human lives on a daily basis, and sometimes in a very harmful way. To help people cope with Mushi, Ginko wanders helping people's problems with Mushi. He, and others in this profession, are called Mushishi.
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Personal Opinions
Nate RFB
It's a bit hard to quantify what makes Mushishi so good. There isn't any real action of sorts, nor is there an ongoing plot or storyline. The show is 100% about Ginko's daily interactions with different people and different Mushi, and every episode is self-contained. A few characters reappear from time to time, but it would be easy to watch the show out of order and not lose anything. I suppose, in the end, it's the presentation. Mushishi is a simple show that works off of creating atmosphere and setting; every story Ginko encounters is new and interesting, and simply observing it feels like a privilege. It somehow is able to turn the viewer back into children playing with insects; it instills that sense of wonder into you. This may be fictional nature, but somehow it still feels like some weird animal planet special and by god it works. Ginko is, without really doing anything much at all, a total badass for no real explicable reason. He, like the show, simply gives off an atmosphere of melancholic, relaxing bliss. In the end, it is an anime that is able to escape the trappings of so many others. It is serious without being overdramatic; an adventure into nature itself and all of the mysteries that life can present. And, on a side note I suppose, the show is also blessed with some of the most stunning animation and music pieces you'll hear. Both perfectly suited for what the show was going for.
Links
Official Mushishi TV Website (Japanese)
