Story - 10
The storyline of this story is kind of hard to describe, that's why my friend say 'X-Files' as unexplainable things happen in that show. But unlike X-Files we as viewers know what the general cause of the problem. Basically the reason behind the problems people have, which seem 'supernatural' are due to this entity called "Mushi." Mushi are creatures with only a few can see, and aren't plant nor animal. Ginko (the main character) is a mushi-shi. They are like mushi doctors. They asses problems associated with the mushi, and try to fix them. Each episode has a different story, similar to that of X-Files. But Ginko is still Ginko.
Now the reason I enjoyed a the stories, is because this isn't something you could ever think up. The Mushi cause some strange problem, which may or may not seem ordinary to us, and Ginko finds interesting and exciting ways to fix things. To put how interesting the stories are, let me put it in perspective for you; my parents find anime very strange, and are almost opposed to be watching such. When I told them about this anime, they actually watched it with me, and actually enjoyed the show, and the different stories associated with each episode.
Art - 10
Due to my friend's continuous complaining about certain aspects of shows, I too have become picky. But the art in this show is phenomenal. I was really happy to see that the animators seem to put in a lot of time an effort into the environments and character design. Each character, now matter how minuscule their part was, was given individual features, which could part them from the rest of the characters. But the most notable part of the art would have to be the environments.
Sound - 10
I'm not a big noticer of sound and music. Now I liked the music in the show, but that's just about all I can say, aside from the fact that it fit really well. The sound effects were very well done as well. Your probably asking what kind of effects could they use in an anime such as this one. Well one example is what you would hear if you were deaf. If you cover your ears you can still hear the vibrations in your head, they were able to do that in the anime, and it was very impressive.
Character - 10
Ginko is a very cool guy. He's a very lax, sarcastic dude, who gets serious only when he needs to be, and is rather mysterious. His background is completely unknown til later episodes, where a lot of things are explained about him. Due to Ginko's sarcastic personality he's tends to be the comic relief at some points, and due to his completely relaxed attitude, you tend to drop a load in your pants when he says something ridiculous then explains it like a genius. But he's a very nice dude, he's very considerate, and usually doesn't take money as payment for things, but rather objects to help further his understanding of mushi, that or he'll sell the object to his doctor friend for money. xD
Enjoyment - 10
There is only one thing I didn't enjoy about this show: It ended. I was really happy with every episode, every story. I enjoyed it to the max, except when they stopped animating it. Everything kept me wanting more.
Overall - 10
Overall this anime was awesome. There need to be more like it, because it's way different than any other anime out there. If you want to try something different watch this anime.
I was that was helpful, it was my first review. :D
