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| Only Ginko could sleep with a cig in his mouth lol. Anyways, pretty good OVA. The story wasn't as interesting as some series episodes, it was kinda long too but OST was great as always and it's Mushishi after all. 7/10 |
| boring as fuck as always but still watchable... barely don't get me wrong, i'm not expecting super epic fight scenes and laser pew pew with boobs everywhere it's too damn straight forward with shitty ass voice acting girl that QQ about life and shit gonna go take a long nap before starting the new series 6/10 |
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| Overrated, that special wasnt good. |
| Same as before (a good thing). Nice story about the twin sisters. |
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| Oh cool. I didn't expect to like this (both seasons bored me) but I did. Much more interesting than main episodes and actually made me feel and think about the symbolism and things. |
| That was wonderful. Easily one of my favorite episodes. |
| D'aawww.. This was cute ^-^ I thought 44min would be too much, but nah, it felt short actually xĐ Having seen Mushishi dubbed and now switching to the subs I was prepared for the worst. xD And I was pleasantly surprised. I like Ginko's English VA, but I think I like his Japanese VA even more! I hope nothing happens today |
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| Wonderful special! 5/5 |
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| Beautiful as always! Mushishi never fails to bring the feels.. |
Japman said: THE SHIVERS. I completely lost my shit when I saw that. ANIME IS SAVED AGAIN Hype train aside, this OVA was pretty damn good, the music was great, the art was great, Ginko was great (what did you expect), everything was great. Now I'm going to enter a phase of cryogenic sleep until April. LOL "THE SHIVERS". As it turns out, that's the name of the opening song. Someone is a seer! :P Really liked this special. Didn't realize that this existed so it turned out to be my last episode of Mushishi, but in a way the ending with Ginko walking in the sunlight is pretty much the same as the movie. It was good to see Tanyuu again and Ginko's doctor friend again. |
| Freckles girl was so cute. |
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| What an unusually non-dramatic story this time around. Oh well, I give it a bonus point up to 9/10 for one very special reason - it gave us a glimpse of the characters from the first season, my favorite one was included, which was the best thing that could possibly happen. I guess we're preparing for Zoku now. One journey that will be, wouldn't it? |
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| Typical. A prolonged solar eclipse and the only one not to hate it was an albino kid. Missed this show a lot |
| I loved it. Touching story, like always. |
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| I couldn't stand the brat with the red eyes this time around lol. So dam inconsiderate to those who just want the best for her : / |
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| The story was kinda boring, but the ending made up for it. 7/10 |
| That didn't disappoint at all. Hiyori's development was on-spot. Got teary-eyed when she said "Now it's my turn to shine (for Hinata)" As good as the main series. |
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| Not bad. Hiyori was pretty annoying, but overall good 7/10 The doctor tryna catch mushi was HILARIOUS xD |
| Nice Special, loved the happy ending, beautiful episode as usual. |
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| A few seconds later after I considered that Hinata was like the sun to Hiyori, the latter said the exact same thing to herself. That was cute. I'm a sucker for stories about siblings. Very good special. Most of the time, specials don't really do anything to justify themselves as stand-alone pieces but this one was totally worth it. Longer than a standard episode, slightly more moving parts, but still retains the spirit of the series. |
| This was great. Lovely story and is just about on par with season 1. 9/10 |
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| Loved it, Ginko is definitely one of the best characters, so calm and knowledgeable. 8/10 I was so glad that both of the girls were saved in the end. |
| I still think the last scene of this special works perfectly as the end of our journey with Ginko. The way he wakes up saying 'What a fine day, I hope nothing happens today along the way', while he walks off to his journey while we are being soothed by the as ever calmingly beautiful soundtrack, just feels so beautiful. Hard to believe it's already been 4 years since this aired. |
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| The feels when the characters from the first season showed up - all watching the eclipse. The soundtrack was on point, too. It's hard not to love this anime. I'm glad the guy who was lost in the bamboos is taking care of (now) both his daughters and that the couple who couldn't have kids now have a kid. I think some other things made me happy, but I don't recall them rn. It was amazing. I can't imagine the hype people felt watching it back in 2014. I had watched random parts of Mushishi back when I was a child, but never the entire series. Now that I finally did, I am just so glad. It is so good. |
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| Not sure if I really like this, or just sort of like it. I guess that's the problem when a standalone episode is just one of many others. The moment where we see characters from the first season looking up at the eclipse was a nice touch, and was probably nostalgic for people watching this when it first aired. |
| that was just beautiful and i ship those 2 soooo much <3 |
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| This was fantastic. I enjoyed it much more than the original show, mostly because it was obvious this show had a larger budget. The bump up to HD also helped too. The OST was exceptionally beautiful. The story was really good for a Mushishi episode (likely due to the longer run-time allowing for more character development). I have no complaints. 8/10. |
| God this HAS to be one of the warmest welcome back to the series i've seen from an anime in a while. Although i only finished the 2005 series a few days ago, i can tell Artland wanted to show people that were watching when it was aired, they haven't lost their touch with this series by showing off the much needed updated art, the beautiful scenery and the OST that just hits the spot all the time. I cannot imagine what an old fan of the original 2005 series must have felt to finally see the rest of the beautiful story that is Mushishi be finally animated after a whopping 9 years later. Honestly i would be very close to tears, cus i could imagine it being one of my favourite animes and having to wait 9 years is quite something. The start of the solar eclipse, where it flashed through the different scenes of the people Ginko has encountered and helped in season 1 was so fucking nostalgic. Like i said i only finished this anime a few days ago but even still, the rush of nostalgia and realisation of "holy shit that was actually ages ago" hit like a fucking truck with the "isekai" genre attached to it. GOOD GOD i can't imagine the emotions fans would have gone through after seeing that, Artland REALLY wanted to hit people with the mega feels :c Cheers to you Artland I'll drink to that. Here's too season two and whats to come in the future. |
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| This was amazing to watch, I loved how during the eclipse all the characters from each episode of season 1 showed up |
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| A very beautiful and amazing episode, So many great looking shots during the whole episode . I can't wait to start Zoku Shou |
| That eclipse scene is epic....I guess I only remember some of the people that Ginko encountered in the 1st season. - The boy and the grandma (1st episode) - The girl with no eye - The man that falls in love with the bamboo girl (glad he has 2 kids now, lol) - The girl that can see the past and the future |
| Adashino is really hated by the Mushi |
| A human with white hair and red eye, huh? I guess this type of appearance is really common in anime |
| Seems like Tanyuu is an important character of the story |
| Wait.. I want to nag a little... "Now they have some sense of how I've felt all this time. I hope this eclipse never ends." what did they do to you, Hiyori... Okay, ignore it. I was just annoyed at that scene. Uh! I really love this special episode!! 45 min. is the right amount of time, although I wish it was 1 hour... because 45 min. felt really fast. The atmosphere of this episode was great.. I don't know if this sounds funny or not but I personally really like sunshine. Watching the theme of this episode made my admiration for sunshine even higher. I love the sun, clear skies, warm air that turns hot, I love sunshine! |
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| An amazing and profound story. I particularly love how everyone is helping to fix the mushi problem alongside Ginko. It's kind of cool that he gets the 'big jobs'. So glad Hiyori could eventually be in the sunlight. This made me cry. |
| Nice ep, def one of my favorites so far along with Bamboo & Green people ep. Can’t wait to watch S2 |
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