Mushishi

MushiShi is a really really great show. It is not like most shows, animes, or storytelling. There isn't an antagonist, there isn't a protagonist most of the time. Sometimes I wonder if there really is a plot. Most episodes start out with a person accidently coming into contact with a Mushi. Then something bad or good happens. Then Ginko the only constant character will assess the situation to fix it the best he can.

Mushishi is told like old FairyTale or Ghost stories. I don't think they are about scaring the audience. Most stories seem to be about understanding and living in balance with nature. Some people find themselves living in balance with the Mushi that affect their life. Sometimes for good, sometimes for ill.

Ginko is the man character in Mushishi. He is a Mushishi. He is an expert on the different kinds of Mushi.
I don't know if we as the audience are following him on his adventures or we are following the Mushi and he comes into the story or both.

These are images of different kinds of Mushi. The best way to describe a Mushi is it is an animal on a slightly different dimensional plane. So most people can't see them. Mushishi can see them. However even tho people can't see them Mushi can and do effect people and nature. Mushi like animals don't do things to people to be malicious. Mostly any harm they do to people is out of survival or because people did something wrong or by simple mistake.

MushiShi loves to show natural landscapes and images of Nature. Nature is very important to the story.

If you are looking for the classic good versus evil story that isn't Mushishi. If you are looking for something relaxing, interesting, original, with a folk storytelling feel, give Mushishi a try. I highly recommend it.

The theme song.

First episode. Really have to watch it to understand how different the show is.