The Story…
It tells about different tales that involves paranormal phenomena, phenomenon that has something to do with a so-called ‘mushi’. The story is about the expedition of a Mushishi named Ginko, whose expertise is on paranormal phenomena. On his journey he encounters various phenomena that have something to do about his expertise, making it as a part of his living, or a threat with uncertified safety.
The main attraction would be supernatural and mystery of the story. It consists of long, serious and mind-boggling monologues that will never come up to boredom though it will surely hook to your senses. The way it attracts is through curiosity, curiosity that pushes you to find out what is the mystery behind it. It may be repetitive in such a way though the series make a difference to attract viewers as they fill tension to its drama and putting like a detective case through its mystery.
The other uniqueness in this series is that there is no main plot though it only consists of short tales that will keep you accompany on not being bored. With this method even though you didn’t watched the first episode you will get the hang of the second episode, so that means in every episode there’s a twist and tale to tell.
Art & Animation…
All is good in art & animation. The backgrounds, the scenery, the people, other minor details, and even the OP and ED are all beautiful. The other characters are drawn in such a mysterious way and somewhat have identical figures that you may notice on their faces. They are drawn and animated based on each tale, faces and gestures that brings different feelings to it.
Sound…
A deep, calm, and soothing sounds and music will come up to your ears. Instrumentals that will surely bring harmonious melody that match to the era of the story. OP song that make the series something old but it’s perfectly match and nice to hear. ED that gives creeps though it also has nice sound and it’s related to its era.
Character…
One impression about the protagonist, Ginko, is that he’s not boring to watch even though he always appears on each episode. He’s an awesome guy who faces trials on his own way and he’s also a compassionate type whose life contains mysteries. And even though he’s quite a hardheaded, when it comes to his expertise he’s willing to help as soon as there’s a limitation on it. He’s living wanderer/doctor who seeks others assistance and to know the depths between mushi and human beings.
Enjoyment…
The enjoyment takes on how Ginko surpass all the troubles and mystery behind the mushi and as a mushishi. All went well, because it’s composed of a nice story, good quality art & animation design, soothing and matching sounds, and characters that show the phenomenon effects. It’s a unique kind of anime in short.
Overall…
Even though the theme is kind of old, still it’s quite a refreshing anime to watch, a definitely must not missed anime. 10/10 overall…
