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Mushi-Shi is my all time favorite anime

Story - 9
this anime is more of an episody one... where there really isn't one plot that goes through the whole series... it's more like... each episode is a small vignette of the main character, Ginko, solving a problem with mushi. I like this part of the anime because you can watch any episode at any time and still understand it because there is no plot. I don't like it because.... well the same reason if that makes any sense. It's also a very creative idea... It's all about nature and living htings and how they interact and how ... that's bad or good. It deals with things like that... So there are no fight scenes at all.. But each episode is very calm and soothing and has a very important moral. Some episodes are a bit weird and far-fetched... but most are just amazing.

Art - 10
the art is absolutely beautiful. Especially landscapes.. it depicts ancient Japan and its wonderful scenery.. The mountains.. oh god.. they are so beautiful... It's just so hard to tell you all about it. you should watch it and marvel at the beautiful backgrounds.

Sound - 10
Masuda Toshio (who actually composed the music for naruto as well) is a GENIUS!! the music for htis series is soooo calming... It's soft and very simple.. maybe one or 2 notes and that's it but it does wonders... Listen to it when dooing homework, you will be so focused on it... Listen to it when you're trying to get to sleep but can't .... You'll fall right into a deep sleep. Listen to it when your stressed. it'll calm you down. just LISTEN TO IT!! some songs are so beautiful that it actually brings tears to my eyes no matter how many times i listen to it.

Character - 8
because each episode is a stand alone, they all have different characters, so you can't see any development over time in that. Not even the main character because it just shows you random snapshots of his life helping people with mushi. but the lack of character development in no way demeans the overall anime at all.

enjoyment - 10
everything comes together in the most dazzling anime i have ever seen. I fell in love with it. I would immerse myself into each episode and be staring at the screen by the time the end credits come on saying "wow.... that was beautiful" but each episode has a similar aura if you know what i mean. You can't watch too much of the show at once.. After 3-4 eps i suggest to stop because you're watching a similar pattern of events happening and each episode has a lulling effect.

overall - 10
just watch it. you won't regret it