Mushi-Shi: Season 1
Mushi-Shi is a television series that revolves around Ginko, a Mushi master who travels from place to place researching Mushi. Mushi are basic forms of life that exist without goals or purposes, and are capable of mimicking things from the natural world. Ginko's research is focused on understanding the place of Mushi in the world's hierarchy of life, which he hopes will lead to a deeper understanding of the meaning o
Season overview
Mushi-Shi is a television series that revolves around Ginko, a Mushi master who travels from place to place researching Mushi. Mushi are basic forms of life that exist without goals or purposes, and are capable of mimicking things from the natural world. Ginko's research is focused on understanding the place of Mushi in the world's hierarchy of life, which he hopes will lead to a deeper understanding of the meaning of life itself. The series explores the existence and nature of Mushi, which are often unknown to humans and are the subject of scarce information. Ginko's travels and research are driven by his pursuit of knowledge about Mushi and their role in the world.
Episodes
The Green Seat
Oct 23, 2005 · 24 min
Shinra, a boy living in a forest with mysterious powers, calls for Ginko, The Mushishi, to help him with his problems. While Ginko is staying with Shinra, he tells him all about Mu
The Light of the Eyelid
Oct 30, 2005 · 24 min
A girl named Sui has an unusual disease that causes pain in her eyes whenever she sees light. She has to be locked in a pitch black shed that has no light in it. A boy named Biki h
Tender Horns
Nov 6, 2005 · 24 min
On silent snowy nights, when no sounds can be heard, many people go deaf in one or both ears. The doctors can't do anything, so they think it might be paranormal. Ginko looks into
The Pillow Pathway
Nov 13, 2005 · 24 min
Ginko hears a rumor around town that a man is has prophetic dreams every once in a while. He suspects that Mushi are living in his dreams. He gives the man medicine to keep them un
The Traveling Swamp
Nov 20, 2005 · 24 min
Adashino-sensei is looking to buy some of the items that Ginko has obtained on his journey. He especially wants the wine cup that was drawn by Shinra, But Ginko says it's too rare
Those Who Inhale the Dew
Nov 27, 2005 · 24 min
Ginko is on another adventure as he is brought to a very peculiar island, by a young boy Nagi. Ginko is taken to see a girl, who the island inhabitants refer to as "Ikigami" and is
Raindrops and Rainbows
Dec 4, 2005 · 24 min
On a rainy day Ginko takes a rest from his travels and comes across a man named Kourou who seems to be obsessed with a rainbow. To pass the time Kourou reminisces in his past, with
Where Sea Meets Man
Dec 11, 2005 · 24 min
Ginko is waiting along the sea shore, for a transport to get him across the bay when he meets a man called Shirou, who lost his wife under strange circumstances. Ginko seems intere
The Heavy Seed
Dec 18, 2005 · 24 min
While on his journey, Ginko stumbles upon a town which has yielded a great crop this year, thanks to their ancestors. However, it is said that someone must be sacrificed in exchang
The White Which Lives Within the Ink Stone
Jan 8, 2006 · 24 min
Some kids enter Adashino-sensei's shed and find a lot of strange things, but there's one thing in particular that interests them. It's night and Adashino-sensei is called upon to l
The Sleeping Mountain
Jan 8, 2006 · 24 min
Ginko arrives at a village where the men are in a heated discussion about the mountain. After learning of Ginko's identity they ask for his help to find another Mushi-shi called Mu
One-Eyed Fish
Jan 15, 2006 · 24 min
"Don't let yourself be blinded by fear and anger. Everything is only as it is..." A boy named Yoki, who's able to see Mushi, was found in the woods by some mysterious lady named N
One-Night Bridge
Jan 22, 2006 · 24 min
Just managing to cross the treacherous Kazura Bridge, Ginko meets up with a man on the other side who takes him to meet a lady called Hana, who fell from the same bridge 3 years ag
Inside the Cage
Jan 29, 2006 · 24 min
While resting in a bamboo forest, Ginko is approached by an odd man named Kisuke, who tells Ginko that he has been lost in the forest for 3 years. Ginko seems to have also become l
Pretense of Spring
Feb 5, 2006 · 24 min
"When all are sheltering within, there comes an imitation of spring. Linger in bliss for too long and your flesh will soon be frozen..." Caught in a blizzard, Ginko is decides to
Sunrise Serpent
Feb 12, 2006 · 24 min
It is spring, and Ginko is taking a boat through a river, when the boat's boy, Kaji, asks Ginko whether he could help his mother, who's forgetting things and can't sleep. At first
Pickers of Empty Cocoons
Feb 19, 2006 · 24 min
"There are countless fissures in the physical world. Those who vanish like smoke are lost in such hollows. Without their memories, without their souls..." Ginko receives a letter
Clothes That Embrace the Mountain
Feb 26, 2006 · 24 min
This story is about a mysterious genius artist named Kai who left his family to become better known for his talents and as a parting gift his sister made him a Haori (Man's Kimono)
String from the Sky
Mar 5, 2006 · 24 min
Seijirou is fascinated by the stars and enjoys stargazing. One day he was by the riverbed with the village nanny Fuki when she notices a string coming down the sky and as she tries
A Sea of Writings
Mar 12, 2006 · 24 min
Ginko arrives at a secluded place, to meet an old acquaintance, who seems to be in charge of a large volume of archival, confidential text. Ginko is allowed to read it, and discove
Cotton Changeling
May 14, 2006 · 24 min
A lady named Aki discovered a green stain on her wedding gown, one year later she gave birth to a boy who, now grown up, has the same marks on his body. It turns out that the boy w
Shrine in the Sea
May 21, 2006 · 24 min
"Give birth to me once more. I want to meet you once more. I want to see this beautiful ocean once more..." Ginko arrives on an island asking about the so called "Rebirths" but to
The Sound of Rust
May 28, 2006 · 24 min
In a cold mountainous region, Ginko is wandering around the snow cover plain when he hears a sound ringing through the cold air and he also notices some rust on a tree. Ginko enter
The Journey to the Field of Fire
Jun 4, 2006 · 24 min
"Build a fire - night comes... Light a fire - darkness comes... Hide the fire - flames arisen from corpses creep in..." Ginko meets another Mushi-shi, which happens to be a young
Eye of Fortune, Eye of Misfortune
Jun 11, 2006 · 24 min
"All that is in my world... is seem sound taste and touch. That is all. That is enough..." Finally able to reach a city, Ginko comes across a "biwa hoshi" named Amane, singing son
The Sound of Footsteps on the Grass
Jun 18, 2006 · 24 min
Taku is a peculiar young boy who has always wondered who the people were that always passed by the mountains during the rainy seasons. One day he meets a boy named Isaza, while cat