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A charming, fantastical show from out of nowhere. Anyone else watching it?
[Quote=Wikipedia]The story features ubiquitous creatures called Mushi that often display supernatural powers. Mushi are described as beings in touch with the essence of life, far more basic and pure than the grotesque creatures we are accustomed to. Due to their ephemeral nature most humans are incapable of perceiving Mushi and are oblivious to their existence, but there are a few who possess the ability to see and interact with Mushi.

One such person is Ginko (ギンコ, Ginko?), the main character of the series. He employs himself as a Mushi master (蟲師, mushi-shi?), travelling from place to place to research Mushi and aid people suffering from problems caused by them. The series is an episodic anthology in which the only common elements among episodes are Ginko and the various types of Mushi. There is no over-arching plotline.[/Quote]
Now usually, I prefer spanning narratives over episodic stints, but this show seems to maintain its own universe well enough that I don't really mind. Beautifully drawn and well animated, and so far (only seen a couple of episodes) no objectional content, unless you consider the Mushi themselves and the mythology that surrounds them a bad thing (and I don't).

So, any fans?

I love Mushishi. I think it captures the emotions of all the people quite well, and expresses them powerfully.

Definitely one of my current favorites.

Smartypants, I'm thinking the two of us should eventually find something to disagree on, before all these horrible rumors get started that we're secretly the same person.

I am quite in love with this series. I wasn't sure how I felt about how episodic it was, but it's absolutely beautiful and well done, so no grudges held here. XD

<3 Ginko.

EDIT: Yaaay for Fish and Chips' avatar! XD;

Looks like Mushishi's slated for a summer 2007 release. I can wait that long.

This series has "Sleeper Hit" written all over it. Let's hope the uncultured masses can quit arguing about Naruto vs. Bleach long enough to pay attention to it.

Is there a trailer of the anime anywhere? I want to check it out.
Thanks

This isn't the first Mushishi thread, but it has been long enough since the last that this one is fine. I don't think I want to rewrite my opinions on the series, though, so in brief: I found it an enjoyable experience but it ultimately began to lose its appeal for me due to the lack of an overall plot. Except for a few episodes (like Ginko's backstory) they felt fairly bland once the general unique feeling of the series wore off.

Warrior4Jesus wrote:Is there a trailer of the anime anywhere? I want to check it out.

I do not believe so. If you wanted to sample the series, however, YouTube has plenty of clips.

I've only seen the first ep, but seemed quite good of a series^^ I want to see the live-action too eventually^^ Amusing how the actor looks EXACTLY like the main character (whose name escapes me...) of the show...

i heard about the anime about half a year ago. i was eager to try it out but i was into too many series at a time to ever give it a shot. now, i've seen the first episode and am eager to watch the rest. thing is, i can't get the rest of the series at the moment. so i'll probably finish the series later on. even though i've only seen one episode, i can tell it's gonna be an awesome series.

uc pseudonym wrote:so in brief: I found it an enjoyable experience but it ultimately began to lose its appeal for me due to the lack of an overall plot. Except for a few episodes (like Ginko's backstory) they felt fairly bland once the general unique feeling of the series wore off.

Well, I'll wait and see how well it holds up. Though the same could be said for most mystery and thriller series; once you've read through them once, it's usually not the same doing it again, knowing who does what and why.

Does anyone know how many episodes there are supposed to be overall?

KBMaster wrote:Does anyone know how many episodes there are supposed to be overall?

26 eps overall.


Col. Roy Mustang

Roy Mustang wrote:26 eps overall.


Col. Roy Mustang

Thank you.

[quote="Fish and Chips"]Well, I'll wait and see how well it holds up. Though the same could be said for most mystery and thriller series]
Certainly; your impression of the series could be completely different from mine. I have not finished the series, myself, for the reasons I stated. If someone here has seen all of it and thinks it improves tremendously near the end, tell me, otherwise I will likely never be motivated enough to return to it.