Cinematography:
Yuki HamaComposer:
Toshio MasudaCast:
Yûto Nakano, Ai Kobayashi, Yuka Imai, Yūji Ueda, Maaya Sakamoto, Miyuki Sawashiro, Mika Doi, Takeshi Aono, Rina Satō, Akemi Okamura, Makoto Yasumura (more)VOD (1)
Episodes(26)
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The Green Throne (E01)
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The Light in the Eyelids (E02)
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Soft Horns (E03)
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The Alley Through the Pillow (E04)
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The Traveling Swamp (E05)
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The Dew Consuming Swarm (E06)
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Raindrops and Rainbows (E07)
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Where Beyond the Sea (E08)
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Heavy Fruit (E09)
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The Whiteness in the Ink Stone (E10)
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The Sleeping Mountain (E11)
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One-Eyed Fish (E12)
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The One-Night Bridge (E13)
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In the Cradle (E14)
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Pretense of Spring (E15)
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Dawn Snake (E16)
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Picking Empty Cocoons (E17)
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The Mountain Bearing Robe (E18)
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A String in the Sky (E19)
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A Sea of Ink (E20)
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Cotton Spores (E21)
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The Sea Shrine (E22)
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Chorus of Rust (E23)
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The Journey to the Field of Fire (E24)
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Pleasant Sights, Woeful Sights (E25)
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The Sound of Footsteps on the Grass (E26)
Plots(1)
Between this world and the next, there is a point where it becomes impossible to distinguish between plant and animal, between life and death. It is a place man was never meant to tread. Neither good nor evil, they are life in its purest form. An unseen river reshaping the path of man, through their very presence we are changed.
Vulgar and strange, they have inspired fear in humans since the dawn of time and have, over the ages, come to be known as "mushi."
(official distributor synopsis)
Reviews of this series by the user Jeoffrey (1)
Mushi-Shi (2005)
This show is absolutely unbelievable. It has an incredible atmosphere, a charismatic main male protagonist who has little to say even though you cannot take your eyes off him. There is also a perfectly thought out and vivid fantasy universe dominated by Mushi of all shapes and sizes. Furthermore, the very concept of Mushi and what a Mushi can be and how it can behave and look will practically drive you to speechless amazement every episode. Then there are the awesome narratives, where many times you are not even sure of how things will turn out and this show will surprise you practically all the time. There is also an amazing opening that sets the atmosphere and a soundtrack that suits the show perfectly. In other words, this anime series is a real gem, in which the anime’s creators show us how wonderful fantasy can be and what can be invented based on a fairly simple concept. Finally, I would like to mention that you need to have a decent imagination and a certain mental maturity to watch this show. Otherwise, you might do what I did about six years ago: you drop it after the first episode because it seems like a weird ghost story. Anyway, if you have the above-mentioned personal qualities, then this work will probably grab you and not let go. 10/10. ()