Mushishi

[paizuri]

This is the official Mushishi discussion thread.

[jigoku_musume]

Wow, I love this show to death. Not sure if many people in general have seen it, it's still airing in japan and unlicensed. But let's see if the synopsis piques anyone's interest:

ANN: They are neither plants nor animals. They differ from other forms of life such as the micro-organisms and the fungi. Instead they resemble the primeval body of life and are generally known as "Mushi". Their existence and appearance are unknown to many and only a limited number of humans are aware of them. Ginko is a "Mushi-shi" who travels around to investigate and find out more about the "Mushi". In the process, he also lends a helping hand to people who face problems with supernatural occurances which may be related to the "Mushi".

I think the two most prominent things about this show is the 1) gorgeous artwork and 2) originality/good-weirdness.

1) The artwork/animation is breathtaking, hands down. It's new, so the animation is all shiny and modern, but not obnoxiously so. It's calm, and soothing, and fits the series perfectly.
2) The weirdness. So of what I've seen, this show doesn't have much of a plot. It's alot like Kino's Journey in that it's this one guy who's travelling and meets a bunch of strange situations that are caused by mushi, and it can get pret-ty weird.

For anyone else who's seen it/some of it, what are your first impressions?

[madbunny]

You know, it kind of reminds me of Kino's Journey a lot.

If you like this, then you'll also like Kino's journey, or vice versa I guess. The way that the stories are generally standalone works well for me. I can't really say that the synopsis with the whole 'plants, animals' thing makes any sense at all to me. Just figure the Mushi's for spirits and you're cool.

I gotta say, that not every ending is a happy one (think about the boy that got to watch his whole villiage get slaughtered in order to solve his problem/learn the truth, or the girl with the flower problem.)

In short: it's worth checking out, I'll wait and see if it's worth buying till later.

[mirkosp]

Unlocking and bumping.

MUSHISHI IS BACK FOR GOOD.

[CrackTheSky]

Am I the only one who watched Zoku Shou?

Everyone should watch this series. If you haven't seen the first season, it doesn't even really matter. Both seasons are able to stand independently. You'll want to watch the first season as well though, this is such a fantastic show.

[NotFound404]

Season one had more atmosphere. Just started anyway, but it's beautiful, (in Italy beautifur).