Mushi: the most basic forms of life in the world. They exist without any goals or purposes aside from simply "being." They are beyond the shackles of the words "good" and "evil." Mushi can exist in countless forms and are capable of mimicking things from the natural world such as plants, diseases, and even phenomena like rainbows.
This is, however, just a vague definition of these entities that inhabit the vibrant world of Mushishi, as to even call them a form of life would be an oversimplification. Detailed information on Mushi is scarce because the majority of humans are unaware of their existence.
So what are Mushi and why do they exist? This is the question that a Mushishi, Ginko, ponders constantly. Mushishi are those who research Mushi in hopes of understanding their place in the world's hierarchy of life.
Ginko chases rumors of occurrences that could be tied to Mushi, all for the sake of finding an answer.
It could, after all, lead to the meaning of life itself.
When Ginko was a child, he lived for a while with the Watari, a group of nomads, which every year visited a mysterious mountain. Among the nomads, there is another boy, Isaza, who befriends the son of the family who owns the mountain, and their friendship grows despite them barely seeing each other.
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Ginko encounters a woman who was blind when she was a child, until a mushi entered her eyes and granted her the ability of sight. Although her sight improved day by day, she began seeing more than she wished for.
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Trying to dispose an unknown type of mushi which threatens her village, the local mushishi decides to burn down the whole mountain where it lives. But Ginko does not agree with the idea.
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A girl is ostracized by her village because, according to a rumor, she is the cause of a strange rust that afflicts the houses and people there. Now it's up to Ginko to figure out the truth.
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Ginko is called to see a child who was developing a green rash through his body. He quickly figures that the child and his four brothers are not human.
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Ginko comes to a house which has a library full of mushi-related scrolls. There, he meets the girl who writes the scrolls, and hears the story of the curse that has been afflicting her family for generations.
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Ginko helps a girl who has been missing since she grabbed a string she saw hanging from the sky. After she returns home, strange things start to happen to her.
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Ginko gets his hands on a coat apparently possessed by a mushi. Hoping to figure out the truth, he starts looking for the coat's first owner.
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Ginko is worried about the girl who handles the cocoons used as mailboxes by the Mushishi, as she is still searching for her sister who disappeared when they were children.
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Ginko gets shelter in a cabin during the winter. The boy who lives there claims there is a place where spring blooms early and every time he goes there he ends up sleeping for days.
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While traveling through a bamboo forest, Ginko encounters a man who somehow can't leave the forest, no matter how he tries. Curiously, his wife and child also share the same issue.
Ginko arrives in a village where lives a girl who fell from a bridge three years before. Though she apparently survived the fall, she is not the person she used to be anymore, to the despair of the young man who loves her.
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During his travels, Ginko meets an old mushishi who tells him the story of how he became the guardian of the mountain where he lives, and why he can't leave there for the remainder of his life.
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Ginko arrives at a village where there are unusual harvests, always occurring after natural disasters, and always involving the death of one of its inhabitants.
A boy who somehow has horns growing on his head is fated to die like his mother, who suffered of the same problem, unless Ginko is able to figure out a cure.
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Mushi: the most basic forms of life in the world. They exist without any goals or purposes aside from simply "being." They are beyond the shackles of the words "good" and "evil." Mushi can exist in countless forms and are capable of mimicking things from the natural world such as plants, diseases, and even phenomena like rainbows.
This is, however, just a vague definition of these entities that inhabit the vibrant world of Mushishi, as to even call them a form of life would be an oversimplification. Detailed information on Mushi is scarce because the majority of humans are unaware of their existence.
So what are Mushi and why do they exist? This is the question that a Mushishi, Ginko, ponders constantly. Mushishi are those who research Mushi in hopes of understanding their place in the world's hierarchy of life.
Ginko chases rumors of occurrences that could be tied to Mushi, all for the sake of finding an answer.
It could, after all, lead to the meaning of life itself.
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When Ginko was a child, he lived for a while with the Watari, a group of nomads, which every year visited a mysterious mountain. Among the nomads, there is another boy, Isaza, who befriends the son of the family who owns the mountain, and their friendship grows despite them barely seeing each other. (Source: Wikipedia)
Ginko encounters a woman who was blind when she was a child, until a mushi entered her eyes and granted her the ability of sight. Although her sight improved day by day, she began seeing more than she wished for. (Source: Wikipedia)
Trying to dispose an unknown type of mushi which threatens her village, the local mushishi decides to burn down the whole mountain where it lives. But Ginko does not agree with the idea. (Source: Wikipedia)
A girl is ostracized by her village because, according to a rumor, she is the cause of a strange rust that afflicts the houses and people there. Now it's up to Ginko to figure out the truth. (Source: Wikipedia)
Ginko investigates a village with a shrine rumored to give people another life. (Source: Wikipedia)
Ginko is called to see a child who was developing a green rash through his body. He quickly figures that the child and his four brothers are not human. (Source: Wikipedia)
Ginko comes to a house which has a library full of mushi-related scrolls. There, he meets the girl who writes the scrolls, and hears the story of the curse that has been afflicting her family for generations. (Source: Wikipedia)
Ginko helps a girl who has been missing since she grabbed a string she saw hanging from the sky. After she returns home, strange things start to happen to her. (Source: Wikipedia)
Ginko gets his hands on a coat apparently possessed by a mushi. Hoping to figure out the truth, he starts looking for the coat's first owner. (Source: Wikipedia)
Ginko is worried about the girl who handles the cocoons used as mailboxes by the Mushishi, as she is still searching for her sister who disappeared when they were children. (Source: Wikipedia)
Ginko helps a boy who is worried about his mother because she is little by little forgetting her memories. (Source: Wikipedia)
Ginko gets shelter in a cabin during the winter. The boy who lives there claims there is a place where spring blooms early and every time he goes there he ends up sleeping for days. (Source: Wikipedia)
While traveling through a bamboo forest, Ginko encounters a man who somehow can't leave the forest, no matter how he tries. Curiously, his wife and child also share the same issue.
Ginko arrives in a village where lives a girl who fell from a bridge three years before. Though she apparently survived the fall, she is not the person she used to be anymore, to the despair of the young man who loves her. (Source: Wikipedia)
An orphan is adopted by Nui, a white-haired female Mushishi. Ginko's origin is revealed. (Source: Wikipedia)
During his travels, Ginko meets an old mushishi who tells him the story of how he became the guardian of the mountain where he lives, and why he can't leave there for the remainder of his life. (Source: Wikipedia)
A group of kids get themselves in trouble when they mess with one of the mushi-related items from Adashino's collection
Ginko arrives at a village where there are unusual harvests, always occurring after natural disasters, and always involving the death of one of its inhabitants.
While traveling along a beach, Ginko meets a man who hopes to find his long-lost wife.
Ginko encounters a man who has a strange habit of pursuing rainbows.
Ginko's services are requested by a boy who lives on a distant island to investigate the case of a girl revered by the people there as a god.
Ginko investigates the case of a mysterious girl who is seen in a swamp which moves by itself.
A farmer whose dreams become reality seeks Ginko's help.
A boy who somehow has horns growing on his head is fated to die like his mother, who suffered of the same problem, unless Ginko is able to figure out a cure.
Ginko gives aid to a little girl who spends her days locked in a warehouse because she can't bear sunlight.
Ginko investigates the case of a boy whose drawings, if drawn by his left hand, come to life.
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