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| Ginko's origin story was beautifully done. He gave him some good character development. Now we know why Ginko looks that way and why he is traveling. |
| Armageddon was yesterday, today we have a problem. |
souledge94 said: Once she said the name of the fish I already knew this boy was ginko. Though to be honest her dieing felt unnecessary and it just felt like it happend to be sad. I mean what was the point. She could have taken care of this boy and taken him under her wing insted she just abandoned him. I dont know it just had no logical sense. She couldn't overcome her past. |
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| I was kinda slow on realizing that Yoki was actually Ginko. That was a nice back story Great episode, halfway done and it's most likely I give this show a 10 or probably a 9 |
| nice to get some back story |
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy." |
| It's my second time watching this but it still made me sad >__< |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
BlueKite said: I was kinda slow on realizing that Yoki was actually Ginko. That was a nice back story Great episode, halfway done and it's most likely I give this show a 10 or probably a 9 Same here, I kept wondering when Ginko would show up XD |
| great episode |
| Woahh. I was like wait, that's Ginko, then I was like, doesn't Ginko have two eyes? Never even noticed he was missing an eye! Great episode :) |
| I think it's really sad that he forgot about his past. |
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| Everything is as it is. |
| At first I thought Nui was Ginko's lost child who was stranded and wondering around the forest for years. Turns out I was wrong. So his name was Yoki. Sad that his mother died. v.v |
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| When she said that the name of the mushi was Ginko, I knew it was him right away. Which ruined the surprise for me, but not the enjoyment. At first I thought it was his sister though. Excellent episode!!! |
| i caught on quickly as to who was who, that Ginko was the child, and that this would explain his origin. i love Ginko's character development, he's becoming one of my favorite characters. he's so adorable as a kid lol |
| I was waiting for something like this! Finally...it was amazing. Definitely the best episode so far for me. So, Ginko had a tragic past as well...every cool character seems to have this in common (from what I've seen so far). |
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| had a strange feeling this entire episode who that was since we didn't see him |
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| Finally,the episode I was looking forward to for so long. Superb! And one of the rare which left me with no questions whatsoever :) |
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| Great episode. But Ginko in the past looked like every boy in this anime lol |
| Miyuki Sawashiro gave it away that the little boy was Ginko from the start xD |
| Such a beautiful episode. |
hallonetSep 30, 2017 3:03 PM
| Sad background story, good to see they covered how he got that apparience and turned into mushishi. I still don't get why he is named Ginko if nobody but Nui called it that away. At least he doesn't have to think about his death mother and Nui, which is kinda sad as well... |
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| I had a feeling the kid was Ginko. Called it! |
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| It was inevitable that Ginko would have a story as tragic as nearly every other story in the anime. As sad as it is that Ginko forgot about his mother, about Nui, about everything and had to become a wanderer, there is a point that seems to have been missed: all creatures affected by the Ginko's light are doomed to eventually become a Tokoyami - including Ginko himself. ;_; Ginko, having become the Mushi Master he is, has surely learned about the Tokoyami (again) and how they are created. Does this mean he knows his own fate? |
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| It was kinda obvious it'd be Ginko from the start. The ending just solidified it for me. This episode still managed to successfully tug at my heart strings, though. Great ep. ^o^ |
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." ⛩️  |
| Ah, the Ginko backstory. Great stuff. |
| "Let Justice Be Done!" My Theme Fight again, fight again for justice! |
| One of the most important & better episodes. It also had that nostalgic vibe which is one of the best points of this anime. |
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| I was quite surprised to see some backstory about Ginko. :o But very beautiful episode. |
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| The ED was especially beautiful for this episode |
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| This episode absolutely blew my mind. Beautiful. |
| One of the best episodes I've seen in anime. This is how you handle a background story. Beautiful |
| by far my favorite episode, that sense of awe I received from 1st watching Mushishi was rejuvenated here. It's that rare feeling familiarity you get despite not having any personal connection. also Nui is pretty awesome, wouldn't mind having a side story following her around. And we finally get a solid backstory for Ginko, what a bittersweet tail it was. I never thought I would like this show more than I already have but God this episode did it for me. 5/5 |
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| lol at first i thought this was some weird alternate universe with a female ginko that was somehow a continuation of the last episode (come on, ginko looked exactly like the kid from the last episode), but once she mentioned the takayomi and the memory loss thing, i was able to predict what would happen :P fave ep so far!! Zadion said: but i'm pretty sure you have to face the ginko's light first -- that's why nui had to deliberately go to the pond before she finally became the tokoyami. but he might have been able to guess some of what happened to him :PIt was inevitable that Ginko would have a story as tragic as nearly every other story in the anime. As sad as it is that Ginko forgot about his mother, about Nui, about everything and had to become a wanderer, there is a point that seems to have been missed: all creatures affected by the Ginko's light are doomed to eventually become a Tokoyami - including Ginko himself. ;_; Ginko, having become the Mushi Master he is, has surely learned about the Tokoyami (again) and how they are created. Does this mean he knows his own fate? |
laputiaFeb 14, 2015 8:04 AM
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| I had a feeling that that was Ginko. That was a good backstory though. |
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Spiegel99 said: He stated that was a fake eye.Wait wait wait, didn't he have two eyes in the begining of the series? when he sacrificed his eye to the girl who was kept in the basement i thought that was how he losed his eye! Can someone explain.. |
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| ????? i don't understand the difference between the ginko and the dark spooky thing this show is making me mad, i literally dont understand what's going on in the episodes, but this one just sort of hit my breaking point the ginko are the fish in the pond and then the black thing, which apparently is nui's husband and kid, sucks their life or something and takes their eye. but the ginko is like light and all this stuff. basically i just dont understand the difference between the two mushi in this episode the fish consumes humans and the dark thing consumes the fish? |
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| Its been about a fortnight so maybe you will still get to read this... First there is a pond full of fish and The darkness feeds off the little mushi. After its gone, the Gingko comes.which is a stunning white light made of all the Mushi devoured by the Tokoyami. Its light is so blinding and powerful that the poor fish loose an eye. Eventually they become part of the Tokoyami after being exposed to Gingko too much. So Tokoyami causes Gingko which leads to Tokoyami... i hope that helps |
| So why is his right eye dark when looking into the mirror but is healthy when he is standing there in the end? I don't get it, did they confuse the sides? Sure, later on he has a artificial eye but at that time he couldn't have one, right? |
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| So beautiful. Ginko's bravery is tragic and amazing. |
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| This was utterly fantastic. |
| 5/5 |
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| Great episode.. From episode to episode, I'm getting more into Mushishi.. it's a pretty touching but dark anime.. Ginko's amazing.. loved to see his childhood.. Nice to meet you, Yuki-kun :p |
| For those of you who are confused about Tokoyami and Ginko (mushi), I think of it like this. Tokoyami is the complete darkness where Ginko resides. You can think of it like the water in which the eyeless fish lives, but remember that it is essentially alive too. The Ginko's light takes the eyes of living things, and slowly turns them into Tokoyami, sustaining it. The Tokoyami attracts mushi which the Ginko eats, which in turn gives it it's light. They have a symbiotic relationship. Hope that helps people. It was nice to have some backstory on Ginko... But shucks, it's so sad. Aaughhh, the feels, my heart... :'( Okay, first, Yoki and his mother. His mother is comforting (as mothers are), but is generally dismissive of the things Yoki sees and his fears about them... And I felt like that is a terrible way to assuage children of their fears. Kids can be scared of really silly things, but simply telling them there's nothing to be afraid of doesn't do anything... If you teach them why their fears are baseless, or if they're reasonable fears, how to handle / approach them, kids will slowly find the courage to face their fears themselves. (Like teaching children that spiders are more afraid of you than you are of it.) Also, I know it's not completely comparable, but I sometime relate seeing mushi, seeing things others can't, as hallucinating. I don't know what it's like to hallucinate, but I imagine that it can be very terrifying. Hallucinations (whether visual or auditory) is part of a reality for a person, and it must be difficult to live without knowing if other people can see the things you can. Having that reality denied... seems kind of cruel to me. Nui is great :). She teaches Yoki that mushi are real, and while some are dangerous, others aren't... By learning more about mushi he overcomes his fears of them (the fear of the unknown). It seems such a shame that Ginko forgot about his time as Yoki... Seeing Yoki sitting by his mother's corpse, only to wander away with some passing mushi was heartbreaking. Then to find a teacher and mother-figure in Nui, only to lose her (and forget everything!) was even more tragic. :'( I wonder if anyone noticed this, but the opening was slightly different this episode. They took out the part about climbing hills and wandering ancient lands. How neat! (And there are people who say they don't like the opening.) And is Nui the same person as the narrator? They have the same voice, and there was no narrations done in this episode! |
DalPuriAug 4, 2015 3:00 PM
| Didn't realize till half way through this was Ginko's backstory. Great stuff,hope to see more on his origins. |
99910511 said: Wait wait wait, didn't he have two eyes in the begining of the series? when he sacrificed his eye to the girl who was kept in the basement i thought that was how he losed his eye! Can someone explain.. Kindly watch episode 2 again. |
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| I thought it's just another copy paste kid!! No! It's Ginko! I realized it when Nui said Ginko.. Also Sawashiro Miyuki's voice xD Yoki eh.. But he forgot all of that |
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