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MUSHI-SHI
Synopsis
The story
Neither good nor evil, they are life in its purest form. 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." The stories of the Mushi and the people they affect are all linked together by a traveling Mushi-shi, or "Mushi Master," who seeks rare Mushi sightings and uses his shaman-like knowledge of Mushi to help the affected people. What are the Mushi and what do they want?
AdventureFantasyMysteryPsychologicalSlice of LifeSupernatural
Episode guide
26 episodes
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Characters & voices
500 credited
Ginko
Main
Adashino
Supporting
Nui
Supporting
Jin
Supporting
Tanyuu Karibusa
Supporting
Kisuke
Supporting
Setsu
Supporting
Miharu
Supporting
Suzu
Supporting
Sayo
Supporting
Kaji
Supporting
Ito
Supporting
Aya
Supporting
Yamano Jii-sama
Supporting
Kai
Supporting
Toyo
Supporting
Fuki
Supporting
Seijirou
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Mike McFarlandADR Director (English)Mike McFarlandADR Script (English; eps 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 23, 26)
Justin Ryan CookProducer (English)
John BurgmeierADR Script (English; eps 1, 2, 11, 12)
Nobuteru YuukiAnimation Director (ep 18)
Yuki UrushibaraOriginal Creator
Hiroshi NagahamaStoryboard (eps 1, 20, 26)Hiroshi NagahamaDirectorHiroshi NagahamaEpisode Director (eps 1, 20, 26)Hiroshi NagahamaSeries Composition
Noboru IshiguroDesign Manager
Gen FukunagaExecutive Producer (English)
Toshio MasudaMusic
Akitarou DaichiStoryboard (ep 19)
Kazuya TanakaSound Director
Hiroaki SakuraiStoryboard (ep 12)
Tadashi HiramatsuStoryboard (ep 8)Tadashi HiramatsuAssistant Animation Director (ep 8)Tadashi HiramatsuKey Animation (eps 16, 20)
Yoshihiko UmakoshiChief Animation Director (eps 1-26)Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
EnvironmentalTheme-Other98%
IyashikeiTheme-Slice of Life96%
YoukaiTheme-Fantasy94%
MythologyTheme-Fantasy91%
EpisodicTechnical89%
PhilosophyTheme-Other88%
TravelTheme-Other84%
RuralSetting-Scene83%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast80%
Outdoor ActivitiesSetting-Scene77%
ExorcismTheme-Fantasy75%
TragedyTheme-Drama70%
Eco-HorrorTheme-Drama70%
SeinenDemographic70%
HistoricalSetting-Time61%
Urban FantasySetting-Universe60%
Community pulse
195.3K members
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Watch status
Current14,630
Planning106,142
Completed57,494
Dropped5,081
Paused11,916
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
Mushi-shi - Genius or Dull?
@linajthol39/202 helpful
A meditation on nature and life. And how Mushishi became my favorite anime.
@aikaflip186/191 helpful
A review of Mushi-shi and an analysis of the ghost like creatures in the show
@Protogeist22/24 helpful
A unique and beautifully crafted show that deserves so much more attention
@frankwang009845/47 helpful