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Mushi are described as beings neither good nor evil. In reality they are embodiments of untenable evil, destroying countless lives throughout the world. The mushi can be diseases, natural disasters, parasites, natural phenomenon, plants, ghosts, etc. Coming into contact with mushi will nine out of ten times result in chronic injury or a fate worse than death. Even rainbows can be mushi, and though they're pretty and alluring, they most probably have a plus-sized kill-count. Don't mess with the fucking mushi.

Every episode tells a stand-alone story. There's little continuation in the series, nor is there a greater plot. In each episode we see whole communities without knowledge of the mushi getting their lives destroyed. The protagonist Ginko is a mushi-guru, his official title is a mushishi. He travels around the country because mushi follow him everywhere, and staying with any community would bring them horrendous calamities. Ginko tries to help the people he meets by sharing his knowledge of the mushi. However, as an observant eye can tell, his task is insurmountable. There is only misery and death in the world ravaged by the merciless mushi.