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Mushishi is without a doubt one of the most captivating works of Japanese fantasy I have ever witnessed. Its music, art style, stories, and mythos all blend together into a beautiful symphony. The first volume of the series makes a strong entrance, which is kept up throughout the series. Each episode is a self contained story, with very few recurring characters existing throughout the series. Each story follows Ginko, the supernatural doctors travels as he protects people from and aids people with the enigmatic creatures known as Mushi. Each story has a unique flavor, and the world the writers built around the story is fantastic. The story stays relatively close to the manga. Though the episodes are out of order, the stories, visual style, and scenery are very faithful to the source material. The DVD comes with a few special features. Interviews with the people behind the series, textless songs, printouts with character bios, and a very well made art print. The DVD allows the option of changing between English and Japanese, as well as between subtitles and raw. The Japanese voices are well made, but I was especially impressed by the English voiceovers. Most American anime localizations have low standards for voice acting, but Ginko's voice was excellent. This DVD is a must buy for anime and fantasy fans everywhere.Read full review
Mushishi / Mushi-shi is a novel series where its new and different concepts can especially be realized and presented in an animated format. For instance, at the end of the first story you can't tell which, if any, of the characters will continue to the next story (without looking at the packaging). I'm not a fan of English dubbing, but they did a good job for this main character.
Great series, really relaxing and thought provoking to watch. Transitions are done very well within episodes, voice actors are great in both english and japanese. A must see for fans of TASTEFUL anime.
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