MUSHI-SHI
Mushishi
#85 Most Rated#262 Most Popular#1 Most Rated · 2005
Mushi are not animals or plants but a third kind of life, closer to the underlying mechanism of being alive than to anything that fits a taxonomy. Most humans cannot see them. Ginko — a soft-spoken, white-haired traveler who attracts mushi the way a magnet attracts iron filings — can. The series follows him through the mountains of an unspecified post-Edo Japan, sleeping in the inns of villages where a mushi has taken root and trying to settle the encounter between mushi and humans in a way that lets both keep existing. Each episode is a self-contained story. The mood is the show.
- 100
A meditation on nature and life. And how Mushishi became my favorite anime.
- 100
Mushishi is a show that unquestionably falls in the "otherworldly" class. Masterpiece of an anime
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"The world is full of life unknown to man" as the pillar of this introspective and meditative anime.
- 100
A journey fueled by wanderlust unearthed a haunting echo of nostalgia
The line blurs between reality and the ethereal
Want a relaxing anime that can still bring out some deep emotions? Mushishi is the anime you've been looking for
A unique and beautifully crafted show that deserves so much more attention
An unique anime that heals and relax you through Ginko's journey and makes you appreciate nature even more
Mushi-shi is the product of an idea that pays homage to nature and those who live in the splendour of simplicity.
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Depicts the human condition at a profound level. Creating a story of authentic vulnerability rarely seen in media.
