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Mushi-Shi

2005

蟲師

AnimeTVFinished AiringPG-13 - Teens 13 or older

StudioArtland

26 Episodes

23 min per ep

8.65

909,147 MAL members

28,441 favorites

Manga

MAL

Genres

AdventureMysterySlice of LifeSupernaturalAdult CastHistoricalIyashikei

Seinen

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. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Mushishi adapts the first 26 chapters of the manga, one per episode. The anime aired these stories in a different order than that of the manga. The series won the Tokyo Anime Award in the Television category in 2006.

Characters & Voice Cast

GinkoMainVA:Nakano, YuutoJapanese/Willingham, TravisEnglish/Sawashiro, MiyukiJapanese+8

AdashinoSupportingVA:Ueda, YuujiJapanese/Huber, ChuckEnglish/Pérez, Luis MiguelSpanish+3

AkiSupportingVA:Kawakami, TomokoJapanese/Wolcott, LarissaEnglish/Benedito, DanyFrench

AkoyaSupportingVA:Chiba, ChiemiJapanese/Savage, CarrieEnglish/Paulita, FloraPortuguese (BR)+3

AmaneSupportingVA:Sakamoto, MaayaJapanese/Bailey, LauraEnglish/Chacón, LileanaSpanish+2

BikiSupportingVA:Kokubun, YukariJapanese/Palencia, BrinaEnglish/Soler, CristinaSpanish+3

FukiSupportingVA:Fukui, YukariJapanese/Boone, JessicaEnglish/Ricci, Kate KellyPortuguese (BR)+2

Hana's MotherSupportingVA:Tamai, MidoriJapanese/Benedito, DanyFrench/Dougherty, PamEnglish

IoSupportingVA:Satou, RinaJapanese/Vincent-Davis, KiraEnglish/Duran, CharlotteFrench+1

Ioroi, RenzuSupportingVA:Ise, MariyaJapanese/Leigh, CheramiEnglish/Cabrera, SilviaSpanish+2

Ioroi, ShinraSupportingVA:Sanpei, YuukoJapanese/Christian, LuciEnglish/Lucindo, FábioPortuguese (BR)+2

IsanaSupportingVA:Suzuki, MasamiJapanese/Viktorin, AlisonEnglish/Longeac, AmandineFrench+1

IsazaSupportingVA:Koshimizu, AmiJapanese/Sinterniklaas, MichaelEnglish/Castro, JúliaPortuguese (BR)+3

JiisamaSupportingVA:Aono, TakeshiJapanese/Hennigan, SeanEnglish/Costha, FaduliPortuguese (BR)+1

JinSupportingVA:Koyama, TsuyoshiJapanese/Williams, KentEnglish/Lechiguero, CésarSpanish+2

KaiSupportingVA:Kawada, ShinjiJapanese/Connolly, Kevin M.English/Bastidas, RolmanSpanish+3

Staff & Creators

Cook, JustinProducer

Hieda, SusumuProducer

Kawamura, AyaProducer, Assistant Producer

Ooizumi, HiroyukiProducer

Tamura, YoshiakiProducer

Watanabe, HidenobuProducer

Takeshita, ReikoAssistant Producer

Nagahama, HiroshiDirector, Episode Director, Storyboard, Series Composition

Tanaka, KazuyaSound Director

Igarashi, TakuyaEpisode Director, Storyboard

Imaizumi, KenichiEpisode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director, Key Animation

Inokawa, ShintarouEpisode Director

Production

Studios

Artland

Producers

Avex EntertainmentMarvelous EntertainmentSKY Perfect Well ThinkDelfi Sound

Licensors

Funimation

Details

AiredOct 23, 2005 to Jun 19, 2006

MAL Rank#86

Popularity#227