Mushi-Shi - Season 1

Mushi-Shi - Season 1

Season 1

"Mushi": the most basic forms of life in the world. They exist without any goals or purposes aside from simply "being." Mushi can exist in countless forms and are capable of mimicking things from the natural world. 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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Episodes26
DatesOct 23, 2005 - Jun 18, 2006
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Episodes

The Green Seat
Season 1Episode 125 min

The Green Seat

The Mushi Master Ginko travels deep into the mountains, driven there by rumors of a young boy who possesses a rare gift - The ability to draw forth new forms of life with a simple paint brush.

Oct 23, 2005
The Light of the Eyelid
Season 1Episode 225 min

The Light of the Eyelid

A young girl has been locked away by her family, for fear of a disease without cause or cure. Ginko arrives as loyalty allows the contagion to spread.

Oct 30, 2005
Tender Horns
Season 1Episode 325 min

Tender Horns

Summoned to a remote village, Ginko has traveled into the winter which swallows all sound.

Nov 6, 2005
The Pillow Pathway
Season 1Episode 425 min

The Pillow Pathway

Ginko travels back to a place he's been before, to check in on a man whose dreams carry portents of the future.

Nov 13, 2005
The Traveling Swamp
Season 1Episode 525 min

The Traveling Swamp

Trekking across mountains to a seaside village, Ginko finds his fellow hikers unsettling indeed.

Nov 20, 2005
Those Who Inhale the Dew
Season 1Episode 625 min

Those Who Inhale the Dew

The Mushi Master Ginko sneaks onto an island all but completely locked away from the world. He has been led there by a young boy who must daily watch his friend die.

Nov 27, 2005
Raindrops & Rainbows
Season 1Episode 725 min

Raindrops & Rainbows

Forced to seek shelter as temporary reprieve from the rain, Ginko meets a man chasing rainbows out of desperation rather than hope.

Dec 4, 2005
Where Sea Meets Man
Season 1Episode 825 min

Where Sea Meets Man

Ginko's path crosses that of a forsaken soul waiting along the shore, waiting for the young wife lost several years before.

Dec 11, 2005
The Heavy Seed
Season 1Episode 925 min

The Heavy Seed

In his never ending quest for food, Ginko is sent to a village blessed with abundance in a year of strife.

Dec 18, 2005
The White Which Lives Within the Ink Stone
Season 1Episode 1025 min

The White Which Lives Within the Ink Stone

The doctor friend of Ginko's needs his help. While out on a call, three village children broke into his storage shed and stumbled upon an artifact of deadly consequence: An ink stone.

Jan 8, 2006
The Sleeping Mountain
Season 1Episode 1125 min

The Sleeping Mountain

Ginko is sent in search of another Mushi Master, this one the guardian of a mountain, neighbor to a village.

Jan 8, 2006
One-Eyed Fish
Season 1Episode 1225 min

One-Eyed Fish

A mountainside tragedy leaves a young boy alone, to be rescued by the Mushi Master Nui.

Jan 15, 2006
One-Night Bridge
Season 1Episode 1325 min

One-Night Bridge

Ginko travels to a remote village, summoned by a letter of plea.

Jan 22, 2006
Inside the Cage
Season 1Episode 1425 min

Inside the Cage

Resting in a bamboo forest, Ginko is joined by a man who has been lost within the shadowy confines for several years.

Jan 29, 2006
The Pretense of Spring
Season 1Episode 1525 min

The Pretense of Spring

Driven to seek shelter from a snowy storm, the Mushi Master Ginko is drawn into a yearly mystery of a boy who hibernates every winter.

Feb 5, 2006
Sunrise Serpent
Season 1Episode 1625 min

Sunrise Serpent

Ginko finds in the dark of night a mushi that thrives on memories, its appetite for the things most cherished.

Feb 12, 2006
Picking the Empty Cocoon
Season 1Episode 1725 min

Picking the Empty Cocoon

The arcane arrival of a broken message sends Ginko to visit the source, a sad remnant barely clinging to life and desperate hope.

Feb 19, 2006
Clothes That Embrace the Mountain
Season 1Episode 1825 min

Clothes That Embrace the Mountain

Ginko follows an artisan's flight home, led by a painting alive with mushi.

Feb 26, 2006
String from the Sky
Season 1Episode 1925 min

String from the Sky

Ginko finds and returns a young lady residing in the shadow world of the mushi.

Mar 5, 2006
A Sea of Writings
Season 1Episode 2025 min

A Sea of Writings

A family renowned for two things: An exhaustive archive of the records of Mushi Masters and a black birthmark, a curse that's survived through the generations.

Mar 12, 2006
Cotton Changeling
Season 1Episode 2125 min

Cotton Changeling

Ginko must urge parents of a mushi disguised as a child to put an end to it's short life.

May 14, 2006
Shrine in the Sea
Season 1Episode 2225 min

Shrine in the Sea

Ginko travels to an island to investigate the legend of the uminaoshi, people who have died and been reborn.

May 21, 2006
The Sound of Rust
Season 1Episode 2325 min

The Sound of Rust

Ginko's wanderings are driven off course when he comes across a strange sound echoing through the frozen mountains.

May 28, 2006
The Journey to the Field of Fire
Season 1Episode 2425 min

The Journey to the Field of Fire

Rumors of a new kind of mushi have brought Ginko out to visit another master, one who's been studying the discovery for some time.

Jun 4, 2006
Eye of Fortune, Eye of Misfortune
Season 1Episode 2525 min

Eye of Fortune, Eye of Misfortune

Ginko encounters a wanderer of a different breed, a street musician who sings hauntingly of the mushi.

Jun 11, 2006
The Sound of Footsteps on the Grass
Season 1Episode 2625 min

The Sound of Footsteps on the Grass

On the side of a very special mountain, three young boys will meet, each bound to different paths: Taku of the Mountain, Isazu of the Watari and Ginko of the Mushi?

Jun 18, 2006

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