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| GinkoxSuzu, now shipping. Spring really is tempting. I thought it was really cute when Miharu didn't pay attention during lessons. I like to think of the mushi in this episode as an allusion to love. Winter is a hard time to live. It's cold, and people naturally seek shelter and warmth from other humans. The Usoboki which cause Harumagai, tempting hibernating animals, is like a warm love that tempts lonely strangers on a cold winter night... XD Gosh, Suzu and Ginko are too cute together, unfortunately, as many are aware, it is a false spring. They would have to wake up eventually and realize that whatever potential relationship they could have had... it wouldn't last under the current circumstances. As expected, Ginko realizes this (which is why he says he wouldn't visit in winter, to avoid temptation). Suzu's affection is borne from a kind stranger helping her brother. And Ginko wishes to settle down, but he must leave eventually. Suzu may have been "pretending it was spring." But a false spring is not comparable to a real one. And the other thing I wanted to say about this episode is respect animals (or in this case, mushi). Also, Holy Cripes! More than a year passed in this one episode! |
DalPuriAug 4, 2015 9:09 PM
| Mushishi's episodes are so beautifully done,I love them. Lost track of how many times I've said best episode so far while watching this series. |
| A really great ep, the whole story was great. I love how we gradually get to know Ginko and about the mushi more and more. |
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| Wow, the 'hinted' romance was masterfully done in this episode. This show is truly a work of art. |
| I would ship Ginko x Suzu anytime! xD |
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| Romance in Mushishi? I'm okay with that. Yeah, Ginko needs to settle down a little bit |
| Poor Ginko can't even get himself a waifu because of his Mushi problem. His last comment even hinted that there was a part of him that wanted to stay with them :( |
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| I like how understanding Suzu was there. The typical big sis instinct would be "Ginko caught her brother and ran away" but nah, she remained reasonable there. More like, she never even considered that possibility. So trusting and nice. Definitely one of my favorites so far. Loved how Ginko managed to catch the butterfly before he fainted and Suzu just happened to check his coat and released it. I like coincidences like that. Also I would have liked a romance between her and Ginko... But I see the false spring comparison. Ginko's romantic partner should be someone who can see and knows about mushi so that he can live with them comfortably, not worrying too much about their safety. Still the concept of false spring is beautiful. Winter makes you seek for warmth. But once spring arrives, you start getting used to it. So maybe unrequited love is like winter. Interesting. |
TragicRomanceOct 29, 2016 3:09 PM
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| Suzu likes Ginkoooooo~~~ even her little brother could tell lol I doubt Ginko would want romance just yet, unless Suzu and Miharu wants to become peddlers too |
| Suzu is a cute. Great episode, Mushishi usually tells a sad story, but this one was more of a warning about how Mushis can definitely be dangerous and, while you can be fascinated by their way to exist, it's better to be careful about them. |
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| Hot diggity, the thirst in this thread is palpable. Now don't get me wrong I normally out-thirst the overwhelming majority of MAL users, but while I did sense the attraction, I don't like the implications that a hookup between them would raise, especially if Suzu is a teenager - which is not unlikely, considering that she has a kid brother. |
LeeTailorJul 22, 2017 6:42 PM
| Finally, there is someone who loves Ginko. |
| Episode from the mysterious atmosphere also this time, the mystery that lies behind the strange behavior of the protagonist is interesting and also what happens during the episode. Also this time the vision of the episode is pleasant. |
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| In the end, Ginko is afraid to commit himself to something and uses his job as an excuse to always leave, because he spent 3 months sleeping and we weren't shown any increase of mushis. Also, I don't think we can infer that Suzu's feeling were corresponded by his quote, but I would like to see if it would develop into something. |
| It was really adorable of Ginko to tale the time to teach the kid about the different kinds of Mushi so he'll know the kinds to watch out for. In a way, he was his first student ever~ Gin suddenly walking into a spring paradise made me react the exact same way he did at first because it was so dazzling and the butterflies sucking his energy and all of the other animals around here made me laugh a little because the first thing that came into mind was how Suzu has to care for two sleeping idiots now. It looks like the first time he got incapacitated by a Mushi he's dealing with and if it weren't for her opening the butterfly box, he would've waited until spring to wake up. He finally has somewhere to go back to with open arms ♡ |
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| Very nice character development from Ginko in this episode. Perhaps Suzu will make a second appearance in the series later on? I will optimistically hope for that. |
direbliss said: loved the episode. and i loved the comment about staying in the winter because people are weak then. oh the allure of spending many nights and settling down. yeha I liked the sentence quite alot <3 Great episode. This is really relaxing to watch this show |
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| Fascinating the narration, it also brings the main story forward, so at least it was not an episode in itself. Ginko has a fan now. How beautiful! Who knows if I'll see her again in the future, I hope anyway. |
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| we better see more of this ship dammit |
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| "When all are sheltering within, there comes an imitation of spring." Very relevant quote while living through this covid season.  |
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| Everything is getting more and more interesting also ships seem to start happening |
| ahhhh shucks. I think me and a lot of other people were really hoping that the slimmmmm chance Ginko actually decide to hunker down a bit after meeting someone was gonna happen since Ginko and Suzu looked like such a nice pairing. But tis the rules of fate i guess for Ginko that permits such a dream. What a sad reality, i really really hope the guy can one day make a family of his own but considering his situation, it would be close to zero. God i really do hope they make some alternate/separate arc where he does actually stay and finds a way to stop his attraction to Mushi and just kinda, chills with his own family. |
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| That hand hug from Suzu and when Ginko said "people are weak during the winter too" are really something. I will never speak about the plot hole from this story, this just a beautiful episode, don't ever ruin this. |
RizanEx_ycJul 30, 2020 4:44 PM
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I came to the forum to see if anyone else felt like Suzu might have developed feelings for Ginko, and I think most people did. I actually really enjoyed this side of Ginko which definitely shows him more as a person, rather than someone just there to help as usual. I believe the attraction towards each other was mutual, but I felt that the way he left was a perfect "end" to their relationship. I want to interpret it as open-ended and hope that he visits them occasionally, but he probably will never stay there for long. |
mashitokeMar 23, 2021 12:08 PM
| Just how someone is not dead yet after a whole year without food/drink ? I mean idk if Suzu could feed them while their sleeping. |
| This episode really nails home how extremely lonely Ginko's life is. He hints it before that he envied the mountain mushishi because he settled down, but this episodes nails it home because he knows Suzu likes him, he likes her too but he can't stay because of his "magnet" disposition. He can never settle down and have a normal life with a family, and a lot of the episodes are actually focussed on family in the series, like putting salt on the wound for Ginko. |
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| My favourite episode yet. We got an aspect for Ginko's character that I never really considered before. And thankfully it's not a tragedy like so many episodes we've gotten recently, but it's still sad in a way. Suzu is the MVP of this episode. I wonder if there is hope we can see Miharu and Suzu again at some point. Ginko promised to visit, after all... |
| love the episode. suzu was very cute.. a lil bit of romance here i wish for ginko's return, i hope that at least on next season |
| This episode was really sweet, they were like a little family ;_; |
| I don't know....I ship them T__T. |
| What is this romantic vibes I'm feeling on this episode... Kind of want to see more of it though. |
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| Whenever there is a snowy episode it always has some good vibes. |
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| The sister really carried an unconscious adult man through a snowscape and waited an entire season for him to wake up. If that isn't what strength is (in both the literal and figurative sense), idk what is. Really feel-good ending too. |
| Beautiful episode. It's a shame that Ginko attracts Mushi and has to keep wandering, that seemed like a nice place for him. |
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