Mushi-Shi Season 1
"Mushi": the most basic forms of life in the world. They exist without any goals or purposes aside from simply "being." Mushi can exist in countless forms and are capable of mimicking things from the natural world. This is, however, just a vague definition of these entities that inhabit the vibrant world of Mushishi, as to even call them a form of life would be an oversimplification. Detailed information on Mushi is scarce because the majority of humans are unaware of their existence. So what are Mushi and why do they exist? This is the question that a "Mushishi," Ginko, ponders constantly. Mushishi are those who research Mushi in hopes of understanding their place in the world's hierarchy of life. Ginko chases rumors of occurrences that could be tied to Mushi, all for the sake of finding an answer. It could, after all, lead to the meaning of life itself.
01. The Green Seat
Shinra, a boy living in a forest with mysterious powers, calls for Ginko, The Mushishi, to help him with his problems. While Ginko is staying with Shinra, he tells him all about Mushi and his powers. Later on, while walking in Shinra's house at night, Ginko finds a Mushi... But this isn't an ordinary Mushi, it's Shinra's grandmother!
Mika Doi
Narrator / Nui (voice)
Ai Kobayashi
Tanyuu Karibusa (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Adashino (voice)
Kachiko Hino
Shinra's grandmother (voice)
Masahito Yabe
Insect (voice)
Yume Miyamoto
Insect (voice)
Kinuko Kuwahata
Screenplay
Yuki Urushibara
Writer
Hiroshi Nagahama
Storyboard
Ichigo Sugawara
Director
Hiroshi Nagahama
Director
Hiroshi Nagahama
Storyboard Artist
Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Animation Director
Hanako Enomoto
Key Animation
Toshihiro Goto
Key Animation
Nobuaki Shirai
Key Animation
Minako Sakurada
Key Animation
Miki Yoshikawa
Key Animation
Hiromi Naganawa
Key Animation
Masayuki Satô
Key Animation
Keisuke Masunaga
Key Animation
Chika Yamazaki
Key Animation
Satoyuki Hashimoto
Key Animation
Madoka Ozawa
Key Animation
Kikuchi Katsuya
Key Animation
Akiko Ito
Key Animation
Hiroe Sawada
Key Animation
Miyabi Ozeki
Key Animation
Hideyuki Arao
Key Animation
Shinichi Toda
Key Animation
02. The Light of the Eyelid
A girl named Sui has an unusual disease that causes pain in her eyes whenever she sees light. She has to be locked in a pitch black shed that has no light in it. A boy named Biki helps Sui by removing bandages, giving her food, and just talking to her. Biki's mother is worried about him getting the illness, so she tells him not to stay as long as he normally would with Sui. One day while Biki is talking to her, she tells him why she has that illness: There are Mushi in her eyes. Biki continues to take care of her until one night when he is reading by a candle, a strange pain comes to his eyes.
Mika Doi
Narrator / Nui (voice)
Ai Kobayashi
Tanyuu Karibusa (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Adashino (voice)
Akemi Shima
Sui (voice)
Yukari Kokubun
Biki (voice)
Akira Nakagawa
Biki's mother (voice)
Yuki Urushibara
Writer
Aki Itami
Writer
Kinuko Kuwahata
Writer
Ichigo Sugawara
Director
Hiroshi Nagahama
Director
Shinpei Miyashita
Director
Shinpei Miyashita
Storyboard Artist
Noboru Sugimitsu
Animation Director
Masami Yamashita
Key Animation
Fujiko Aoyagi
Key Animation
Mitsuhiro Okumura
Key Animation
Hideyuki Arao
Key Animation
Eiji Uemura
Key Animation
Masaki Hinata
Key Animation
Rie Maehara
Key Animation
Tetsurō Karai
Key Animation
Kiyomi Masuda
Key Animation
Mieko Ogata
Key Animation
Seiichi Nodate
Key Animation
Masaya Tanaka
Key Animation
03. Tender Horns
On silent snowy nights, when no sounds can be heard, many people go deaf in one or both ears. The doctors can't do anything, so they think it might be paranormal. Ginko looks into some of the villager's ears and he tells them that the cause is a Mushi called "Un". After dealing with their small problems there is one more person who has lost sound in both of his ears and his condition is very different than the other people's, as he has also grown four horns on his head.
Mika Doi
Narrator / Nui (voice)
Ai Kobayashi
Tanyuu Karibusa (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Adashino (voice)
Yuutarou Honjou
Shinka (voice)
Junko Midori
Shirasawa (voice)
Ryou Naitou
Man (voice)
Yuka Yamada
Writer
Tatsuyuki Nagai
Director
Hiroki Hayashi
Storyboard Artist
Satoshi Sakai
Key Animation
Jimmy Stone
Key Animation
Atsuko Sugawara
Key Animation
Hiroe Sawada
Key Animation
Shinichi Toda
Key Animation
Hiroki Moritomo
Key Animation
Masayoshi Tanaka
Key Animation
Shinya Kokaji
Key Animation
Etsuko Minami
Key Animation
Harumi Kakuda
Key Animation
Tsuyoshi Kakihara
Key Animation
Shinya Suzuki
Key Animation
04. The Pillow Pathway
Ginko hears a rumor around town that a man is has prophetic dreams every once in a while. He suspects that Mushi are living in his dreams. He gives the man medicine to keep them under control and says he will come back when he has used about all of them. When Ginko returns, the village is deserted and torn up. Ginko finds the man alone in is house. The man then tells him about what happened while he was away.
Mika Doi
Narrator / Nui (voice)
Ai Kobayashi
Tanyuu Karibusa (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Adashino (voice)
Tsuyoshi Koyama
Gin (voice)
Mari Adachi
Kinu (voice)
Yume Miyamoto
Mayu (voice)
Kōichi Nagano
Man (voice)
Masahito Yabe
Man (voice)
Jin Nishimura
Man (voice)
Yoshihisa Kawahara
Man (voice)
Kouichirou Soutome
Storyboard
Yuka Yamada
Writer
Kouichirou Soutome
Director
Kouichirou Soutome
Storyboard Artist
Yoshio Usuda
Key Animation
Masami Yamashita
Key Animation
Toshihiro Goto
Key Animation
Miki Yoshikawa
Key Animation
Hiromi Naganawa
Key Animation
Chika Yamazaki
Key Animation
Hideyuki Arao
Key Animation
Takahiro Kagami
Animation Director
Mitsuko Baba
Key Animation
Aiko Sonobe
Key Animation
Masaki Hinata
Key Animation
Ayaka Suga
Key Animation
Ryoko Nakano
Key Animation
Kouichirou Soutome
Key Animation
Tsuyoshi Tanabe
Key Animation
05. The Traveling Swamp
Adashino-sensei is looking to buy some of the items that Ginko has obtained on his journey. He especially wants the wine cup that was drawn by Shinra, But Ginko says it's too rare to be sold to collectors. He tells Adoshenei-sensei about the strange being he met while in the forest and he also explains how the swamp is moving towards the sea. This looks like the work of a Mushi...
Mika Doi
Narrator / Nui (voice)
Ai Kobayashi
Tanyuu Karibusa (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Adashino (voice)
Rina Satou
Io (voice)
Shizuka Okohira
Io's mother (voice)
Tsuruyaran
Old man (voice)
Ryou Naitou
Fisherman (voice)
Hiroshi Shimozaki
Fisherman (voice)
Susumu Akagi
Fisherman (voice)
Shigemi Tanaka
Fisherman (voice)
Takuya Tachibana
Fisherman (voice)
Toshinobu Tsugamura
Fisherman (voice)
Mayumi Tsuchiya
Village woman (voice)
Keiko Nakamura
Village woman (voice)
Kyoko Chikiri
Boy (voice)
Kinuko Kuwahata
Writer
Ken'ichi Imaizumi
Director
Yoshiki Yamakawa
Storyboard Artist
Kouhei Yamazaki
Key Animation
Masami Yamashita
Key Animation
Kyoko Sugiyama
Key Animation
Hiromi Naganawa
Key Animation
Satoyuki Hashimoto
Key Animation
Ken'ichi Imaizumi
Animation Director
Hiromi Imaizumi
Key Animation
Takao Suzuki
Key Animation
Shingo Abe
Key Animation
Choi Gang-seok
Key Animation
06. Those Who Inhale the Dew
Ginko is on another adventure as he is brought to a very peculiar island, by a young boy Nagi. Ginko is taken to see a girl, who the island inhabitants refer to as "Ikigami" and is said to be able to perform miracles however Ginko discovers that there is more to this.
Aki Itami
Writer
Akira Mano
Director
Hiroki Hayashi
Storyboard Artist
Masami Yamashita
Key Animation
Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Key Animation
Fujiko Aoyagi
Key Animation
Mitsuhiro Okumura
Key Animation
Satoyuki Hashimoto
Key Animation
Akiko Ito
Key Animation
Hiroe Sawada
Key Animation
Shouko Nakamura
Key Animation
Takahiro Kagami
Key Animation
Mitsuko Baba
Key Animation
Aiko Sonobe
Key Animation
Fumiyo Kimura
Key Animation
Mika Saitō
Key Animation
Hiroki Moritomo
Key Animation
Mariko Gotō
Key Animation
Mai Iesato
Key Animation
Yukako Tsuzuki
Key Animation
Rie Maehara
Key Animation
Shinya Kokaji
Key Animation
Chiaki Suda
Key Animation
Manami Morishita
Key Animation
Kiyomi Masuda
Key Animation
Mitsuaki Tobisawa
Key Animation
Chieko Miyakawa
Key Animation
Naoko Ichikawa
Key Animation
Hong Shiyong
Key Animation
07. Raindrops and Rainbows
On a rainy day Ginko takes a rest from his travels and comes across a man named Kourou who seems to be obsessed with a rainbow. To pass the time Kourou reminisces in his past, with the events which led to him pursuing rainbows whenever they appear. Ginko explains to him that the rainbow which he is searching for is actually a Mushi known as "Koda" but there seems to be more to it.
Aki Itami
Writer
Kouichirou Soutome
Director
Tatsuya Nagamine
Storyboard Artist
Kumiko Tokunaga
Key Animation
Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Key Animation
Toshihiro Goto
Key Animation
Minako Sakurada
Key Animation
Miki Yoshikawa
Key Animation
Hiromi Naganawa
Key Animation
Terumi Nishii
Key Animation
Shouko Nakamura
Key Animation
Marie Ino
Key Animation
Michiko Asada
Key Animation
Mika Saitō
Key Animation
Takafumi Torii
Key Animation
Chisato Ikehira
Key Animation
Ayaka Suga
Key Animation
Chiaki Suda
Key Animation
Manami Morishita
Key Animation
Natsuko Kondou
Key Animation
Takushi Ueno
Key Animation
Kouichirou Soutome
Key Animation
Noriko Kai
Key Animation
08. Where Sea Meets Man
Ginko is waiting along the sea shore, for a transport to get him across the bay when he meets a man called Shirou, who lost his wife under strange circumstances. Ginko seems interested and decides to listen to his story about how he lost his wife in a swarm of sea snakes, during fog. Ginko later comes back with information on the Mushi that caused the bizarre events.
Yuka Yamada
Writer
Toshinori Narita
Director
Tadashi Hiramatsu
Storyboard Artist
Kouhei Yamazaki
Key Animation
Masami Yamashita
Key Animation
Nobuaki Shirai
Key Animation
Satoyuki Hashimoto
Key Animation
Akiko Ito
Key Animation
Hiroe Sawada
Key Animation
Hideyuki Arao
Key Animation
Takahiro Kagami
Animation Director
Tomoyuki Ōshita
Key Animation
Masaki Hinata
Key Animation
Masayoshi Tanaka
Animation Director
Ayaka Suga
Key Animation
Kaori Akimoto
Key Animation
Shikito Yoshida
Key Animation
Ryoko Nakano
Key Animation
Seika Ota
Key Animation
Saho Saito
Key Animation
Tetsuya Wakano
Key Animation
Kumiko Kasuga
Key Animation
Takao Suzuki
Key Animation
Hideo Kawaguchi
Key Animation
Yumiko Ishii
Key Animation
Hisako Tanaka
Key Animation
Shingo Abe
Key Animation
09. The Heavy Seed
While on his journey, Ginko stumbles upon a town which has yielded a great crop this year, thanks to their ancestors. However, it is said that someone must be sacrificed in exchange. Ginko finds this peculiar and decides to investigate further, by going to see the village "Saishu-sama" (chief mourner) who may have something to do with it.
Kinuko Kuwahata
Writer
Kouichirou Soutome
Director
Shuichi Shimamura
Storyboard Artist
Noboru Sugimitsu
Animation Director
Kouhei Yamazaki
Key Animation
Satoshi Sakai
Key Animation
Atsuko Sugawara
Key Animation
Toshihiro Goto
Key Animation
Nobuaki Shirai
Key Animation
Hideyuki Arao
Key Animation
Shinichi Toda
Key Animation
Takahiro Kagami
Key Animation
Kiyomi Yamashita
Key Animation
Eiji Uemura
Key Animation
Etsuko Minami
Key Animation
Harumi Kakuda
Key Animation
Manami Morishita
Key Animation
Natsuko Kondou
Key Animation
Seika Ota
Key Animation
Mieko Ogata
Key Animation
Makoto Sawasaki
Key Animation
Daisuke Saito
Key Animation
10. The White Which Lives Within the Ink Stone
Some kids enter Adashino-sensei's shed and find a lot of strange things, but there's one thing in particular that interests them. It's night and Adashino-sensei is called upon to look at one of the kids, a girl who has become bitterly cold, and the cause is a mysterious ink stone she touched. Luckily for Adashino-sensei, Ginko is passing through the village, and he shows him the ink stone, which he identifies it as a "Kumohami."
Yuka Yamada
Writer
Tatsuyuki Nagai
Director
Tatsuyuki Nagai
Storyboard Artist
Noboru Sugimitsu
Key Animation
Kyoko Sugiyama
Key Animation
Nobuaki Shirai
Key Animation
Hiroe Sawada
Key Animation
Miyabi Ozeki
Key Animation
Hideyuki Arao
Key Animation
Fumiyo Kimura
Key Animation
Takafumi Torii
Key Animation
Yukako Tsuzuki
Key Animation
Masayoshi Tanaka
Key Animation
Ryoko Nakano
Key Animation
Chiaki Suda
Key Animation
Shiho Saito
Key Animation
Takushi Ueno
Key Animation
Yamato Yoshioka
Key Animation
Gou Suzuki
Key Animation
Masumi Fujii
Key Animation
11. The Sleeping Mountain
Ginko arrives at a village where the men are in a heated discussion about the mountain. After learning of Ginko's identity they ask for his help to find another Mushi-shi called Mujika, who happens to be the master of the mountain. While on his trek through the mountain Ginko stumbles across a boy who's also looking for Mujika. Later they manage to find Mujika but this isn't the end of it.
Aki Itami
Writer
Takuya Igarashi
Director
Kouichirou Soutome
Director
Tatsuya Nagamine
Director
Takuya Igarashi
Storyboard Artist
Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Key Animation
Minako Sakurada
Key Animation
Hiromi Naganawa
Key Animation
Satoyuki Hashimoto
Key Animation
Terumi Nishii
Key Animation
Mitsuko Baba
Key Animation
Marie Ino
Key Animation
Shinya Kokaji
Key Animation
Chiaki Suda
Key Animation
Kei Kawamoto
Key Animation
12. One-Eyed Fish
"Don't let yourself be blinded by fear and anger. Everything is only as it is..." A boy named Yoki, who's able to see Mushi, was found in the woods by some mysterious lady named Nui with only one eye. It turns out that Yoki was travelling with his mother when a mudslide crushed his mother and he was left all on his own. Yoki's leg later heals itself however he doesn't seem to have anywhere to go so he stays with the Nui and begins to learn some things about the Mushi known as "Tokoyami".
Ai Kobayashi
Tanyuu Karibusa (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Adashino (voice)
Hiroaki Sakurai
Storyboard
Kinuko Kuwahata
Writer
Kouichirou Soutome
Director
Hiroaki Sakurai
Storyboard Artist
Motoaki Satou
Key Animation
Shouko Nakamura
Animation Director
Fujiko Aoyagi
Key Animation
Mitsuhiro Okumura
Key Animation
Toshihiro Goto
Key Animation
Takahiro Kagami
Animation Director
Ruriko Watanabe
Key Animation
Aiko Sonobe
Key Animation
Mika Saitō
Key Animation
Takafumi Torii
Key Animation
Mariko Gotō
Key Animation
Mai Iesato
Key Animation
Yukako Tsuzuki
Key Animation
Ryoko Nakano
Key Animation
Kazuya Hisada
Key Animation
Hiromi Okazaki
Key Animation
Chiaki Suda
Key Animation
Satomi Yamanaka
Key Animation
13. One-Night Bridge
Just managing to cross the treacherous Kazura Bridge, Ginko meets up with a man on the other side who takes him to meet a lady called Hana, who fell from the same bridge 3 years ago. Even though Hana survived, all she does is sit under the sun and nothing else and nobody seems to know what's wrong with her. Hana is feared to be a "Tanimodori", which are people whose minds and memories are wiped clean and they die on the night that the "One Night Bridge" shows up. From the info gathered Ginko knows that Hana is possessed by a Mushi called a "Nisekazura".
Aki Itami
Writer
Kouichirou Soutome
Director
Ryo Miyata
Director
Shinpei Miyashita
Storyboard Artist
Ikumi Fukumoto
Key Animation
Nobuaki Shirai
Key Animation
Satoyuki Hashimoto
Key Animation
Akiko Ito
Key Animation
Hiroe Sawada
Key Animation
Shinichi Toda
Key Animation
Takafumi Torii
Key Animation
Naoko Ozawa
Key Animation
Masaki Hinata
Key Animation
Mitsuko Baba
Animation Director
Rie Maehara
Key Animation
Shinya Kokaji
Key Animation
Shikito Yoshida
Key Animation
Ryoko Nakano
Key Animation
Chiaki Suda
Key Animation
Tsuyoshi Kakihara
Key Animation
Shiho Saito
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Kanbe
Key Animation
14. Inside the Cage
While resting in a bamboo forest, Ginko is approached by an odd man named Kisuke, who tells Ginko that he has been lost in the forest for 3 years. Ginko seems to have also become lost, and decides to go off and figure something out about the forest. After managing to get out of the forest, Ginko figures out that it's the work of a "Magaridake".
Yuka Yamada
Writer
Kazu Yokota
Director
Toshinori Narita
Storyboard Artist
Noboru Sugimitsu
Animation Director
Seiko Asai
Key Animation
Masami Yamashita
Key Animation
Hideyuki Arao
Key Animation
Shinichi Toda
Key Animation
Fumiyo Kimura
Key Animation
Hiroyo Yamamoto
Key Animation
Eiji Uemura
Key Animation
Mia Kanazawa
Key Animation
Naoko Ozawa
Key Animation
Shikito Yoshida
Key Animation
Satoru Yamashita
Key Animation
Shin Min-seop
Key Animation
Hisashi Ohashi
Key Animation
Kiyomi Masuda
Key Animation
Tatsuya Shiraishi
Key Animation
Tatsuya Shirashi
Key Animation
15. Pretense of Spring
"When all are sheltering within, there comes an imitation of spring. Linger in bliss for too long and your flesh will soon be frozen..." Caught in a blizzard, Ginko is decides to look for shelter and finds a home where the owner, Suzu allows him to stay the night. The next day Ginko sees a boy, Miharu who seems to be fascinated by Mushi. Ginko learns that Miharu once disappeared into the mountains in the winter and then suddenly came back in spring, able to see Mushi. Miharu has been repeating this since and it may be caused by a "Harumagari" so in the end, Ginko decides to teach him more about Mushi.
Kinuko Kuwahata
Writer
Akira Mano
Director
Yoshiki Yamakawa
Storyboard Artist
Fujiko Aoyagi
Key Animation
Toshihiro Goto
Key Animation
Nobuaki Shirai
Key Animation
Minako Sakurada
Key Animation
Hiromi Naganawa
Key Animation
Satoyuki Hashimoto
Key Animation
Kikuchi Katsuya
Key Animation
Akiko Ito
Key Animation
Hideyuki Arao
Key Animation
Mariko Gotō
Key Animation
Mai Iesato
Key Animation
Yukako Tsuzuki
Key Animation
Sakiko Yoshida
Key Animation
Masaki Hinata
Key Animation
Masayoshi Tanaka
Key Animation
Takako Shimizu
Key Animation
Ryoko Nakano
Key Animation
Satomi Yamanaka
Key Animation
Shin Matsuo
Key Animation
Shinya Suzuki
Key Animation
Yuko Iwasa
Key Animation
Yukiko Okada
Key Animation
16. Sunrise Serpent
It is spring, and Ginko is taking a boat through a river, when the boat's boy, Kaji, asks Ginko whether he could help his mother, who's forgetting things and can't sleep. At first glance it may appear to be progressive amnesia, however something isn't right.
Aki Itami
Writer
Kouichirou Soutome
Director
Ryo Miyata
Director
Tatsuya Nagamine
Storyboard Artist
Shouko Nakamura
Animation Director
Kumiko Tokunaga
Key Animation
Takayuki Gotan
Key Animation
Tadashi Hiramatsu
Key Animation
Sushio
Key Animation
Ikumi Fukumoto
Key Animation
Hanako Enomoto
Key Animation
Atsuko Sugawara
Key Animation
Masami Yamashita
Key Animation
Mitsuhiro Okumura
Key Animation
Minako Sakurada
Key Animation
Miyabi Ozeki
Key Animation
Terumi Nishii
Key Animation
Marie Ino
Key Animation
Aiko Sonobe
Key Animation
Michiko Asada
Key Animation
Mika Saitō
Key Animation
Kiyomi Yamashita
Key Animation
Takafumi Torii
Key Animation
Mariko Gotō
Key Animation
Eiji Uemura
Key Animation
Mai Iesato
Key Animation
Mitsuko Baba
Animation Director
Masayoshi Tanaka
Animation Director
Etsuko Minami
Key Animation
Harumi Kakuda
Key Animation
Manami Morishita
Key Animation
Natsuko Kondou
Key Animation
Tsuguo Sakamoto
Key Animation
Satoru Yamashita
Key Animation
Seika Ota
Key Animation
Saho Saito
Key Animation
Masaki Hinata
Animation Director
17. Pickers of Empty Cocoons
"There are countless fissures in the physical world. Those who vanish like smoke are lost in such hollows. Without their memories, without their souls..." Ginko receives a letter in a cocoon, but it isn't adressed to him. Rather, it's addressed to an old accquaintance, Aya Tozawa, so he decides to visit her. Ginko is concerned about Aya, as she is still searching for her sister, who has been trapped in an Uroana for 5 years.
Yuka Yamada
Writer
Ken'ichi Imaizumi
Director
Ken'ichi Imaizumi
Storyboard Artist
Noboru Sugimitsu
Key Animation
Kouhei Yamazaki
Key Animation
Seiko Asai
Key Animation
Atsuko Sugawara
Key Animation
Nobuaki Shirai
Key Animation
Hideyuki Arao
Key Animation
Marie Ino
Key Animation
Ken'ichi Imaizumi
Animation Director
Hiroyo Yamamoto
Key Animation
Takafumi Torii
Key Animation
Mia Kanazawa
Key Animation
Naoko Ozawa
Key Animation
Hiromi Imaizumi
Key Animation
Etsuko Minami
Key Animation
Harumi Kakuda
Key Animation
Ryoko Nakano
Key Animation
Hiromi Oikawa
Key Animation
Reika Otaki
Key Animation
18. Clothes That Embrace the Mountain
This story is about a mysterious genius artist named Kai who left his family to become better known for his talents and as a parting gift his sister made him a Haori (Man's Kimono). One day he got bored and made a Haura (painting inside the jacket) on his Haori. His master saw this and recognized his talents, so he gave Kai jobs with clients and he quickly started to become well known for his work but his fame came at a price.
Aki Itami
Writer
Satoshi Shimizu
Assistant Director
Osamu Yamazaki
Director
Osamu Yamazaki
Storyboard Artist
Risako Yoshida
Key Animation
Masaya Yasutome
Key Animation
Mika Uchiki
Key Animation
Kota Michishita
Key Animation
Chikara Matsuura
Key Animation
Kaoru Miura
Key Animation
Aika Kawasaki
Key Animation
Usaku Myouchin
Key Animation
Nobuteru Yuki
Animation Director
Sachiko Kamimura
Key Animation
Miyuki Goto
Key Animation
Mineko Ueda
Key Animation
Emi Watanabe
Key Animation
Mamoru Abiko
Key Animation
Satomi Yamamura
Key Animation
19. String from the Sky
Seijirou is fascinated by the stars and enjoys stargazing. One day he was by the riverbed with the village nanny Fuki when she notices a string coming down the sky and as she tries to pull all of a sudden she disappears, right before Seijirou's eye. Ginko is travelling through the mountains and is being followed by a peculiar girl. It turns out that it's Fuki, who has been exposed to a strong Mushi presence and can't be seen by anyone.
Aki Itami
Writer
Shintaro Inokawa
Director
Akitarou Daichi
Storyboard Artist
Noboru Sugimitsu
Key Animation
Toshihiro Goto
Key Animation
Satoyuki Hashimoto
Key Animation
Miyabi Ozeki
Key Animation
Hideyuki Arao
Key Animation
Shinichi Toda
Key Animation
Takahiro Kagami
Animation Director
Aiko Sonobe
Key Animation
Shinya Kokaji
Key Animation
Kazuya Hisada
Key Animation
Eri Baba
Key Animation
Kumi Nakajou
Key Animation
Naotoshi Shida
Key Animation
Kazuaki Gotan
Key Animation
20. A Sea of Writings
Ginko arrives at a secluded place, to meet an old acquaintance, who seems to be in charge of a large volume of archival, confidential text. Ginko is allowed to read it, and discovers it is the work of Tan'yu, a writer. Tan'yu is the descendant of the Karibusa family, being born with a black mark on a part of their body.
Hiroshi Nagahama
Storyboard
Kinuko Kuwahata
Writer
Kouichirou Soutome
Director
Hiroshi Nagahama
Director
Ryo Miyata
Assistant Director
Hiroshi Nagahama
Storyboard Artist
Noboru Sugimitsu
Key Animation
Shouko Nakamura
Animation Director
Takayuki Gotan
Key Animation
Tadashi Hiramatsu
Key Animation
Hanako Enomoto
Key Animation
Fujiko Aoyagi
Key Animation
Toshihiro Goto
Key Animation
Nobuaki Shirai
Key Animation
Minako Sakurada
Key Animation
Hiromi Naganawa
Key Animation
Miyabi Ozeki
Key Animation
Hideyuki Arao
Key Animation
Terumi Nishii
Key Animation
Mitsuko Baba
Key Animation
Marie Ino
Key Animation
Aiko Sonobe
Key Animation
Fumiyo Kimura
Key Animation
Ken'ichi Imaizumi
Key Animation
Yukako Tsuzuki
Key Animation
Masaki Hinata
Key Animation
Masayoshi Tanaka
Key Animation
Rie Maehara
Key Animation
Chisato Ikehira
Key Animation
Akemi Kobayashi
Key Animation
21. Cotton Changeling
A lady named Aki discovered a green stain on her wedding gown, one year later she gave birth to a boy who, now grown up, has the same marks on his body. It turns out that the boy was originally born not as a human but as some shapeless green blob, which then turned into a human. Her husband asks for Ginko's help yet he is unable to save her son because it's the work of a "Watahaki".
Yuka Yamada
Writer
Toshinori Narita
Director
Toshinori Narita
Storyboard Artist
Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Key Animation
Miyabi Ozeki
Key Animation
Hideyuki Arao
Key Animation
Shinichi Toda
Key Animation
Terumi Nishii
Key Animation
Shouko Nakamura
Key Animation
Takahiro Kagami
Key Animation
Marie Ino
Key Animation
Aiko Sonobe
Key Animation
Masaki Hinata
Key Animation
Mitsuko Baba
Animation Director
Takaaki Yamashita
Key Animation
Takako Shimizu
Key Animation
Tatsuzou Nishida
Key Animation
22. Shrine in the Sea
"Give birth to me once more. I want to meet you once more. I want to see this beautiful ocean once more..." Ginko arrives on an island asking about the so called "Rebirths" but to no luck. At night he later meets a peculiar lady who happens to be able to see a strange light in the sea and she ends up inviting him to her home. She later explains to him what "Rebirths" are; when a person is about to die they can be taken deep inside the Ryuugu, where they are reborn.
Kinuko Kuwahata
Writer
Kazu Yokota
Director
Kazu Yokota
Storyboard Artist
Noboru Sugimitsu
Animation Director
Takayuki Gotan
Key Animation
Fujiko Aoyagi
Key Animation
Toshihiro Goto
Key Animation
Kyoko Sugiyama
Key Animation
Satoyuki Hashimoto
Key Animation
Akiko Ito
Key Animation
Miyabi Ozeki
Key Animation
Hideyuki Arao
Key Animation
Shinichi Toda
Key Animation
Fumiyo Kimura
Key Animation
Ken'ichi Imaizumi
Key Animation
Yukako Tsuzuki
Key Animation
Kumiko Matsushita
Key Animation
Miwako Tobita
Key Animation
Sakiko Yoshida
Key Animation
Masaki Hinata
Key Animation
Masayoshi Tanaka
Key Animation
23. The Sound of Rust
In a cold mountainous region, Ginko is wandering around the snow cover plain when he hears a sound ringing through the cold air and he also notices some rust on a tree. Ginko enters a nearby town to find the rust covering everywhere, including the people. The village chief tells Ginko that this is a sickness that has been affecting the town for 14 years that the people have been slowly losing the movements of the limbs and it's said that a girl called Shige is the cause of it.
Kinuko Kuwahata
Writer
Satoshi Shimizu
Assistant Director
Osamu Yamazaki
Director
Osamu Yamazaki
Storyboard Artist
Risako Yoshida
Key Animation
Shouko Nakamura
Animation Director
Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Key Animation
Terumi Nishii
Key Animation
Masaya Yasutome
Key Animation
Kei Ajiki
Key Animation
Mika Uchiki
Key Animation
Noriko Takahashi
Key Animation
Kota Michishita
Key Animation
Chikara Matsuura
Key Animation
Kaoru Miura
Key Animation
Aika Kawasaki
Key Animation
Usaku Myouchin
Key Animation
24. The Journey to the Field of Fire
"Build a fire - night comes... Light a fire - darkness comes... Hide the fire - flames arisen from corpses creep in..." Ginko meets another Mushi-shi, which happens to be a young lady called Yahagi and surrounding the village she lives in is a new variety of Mushi growing on the mountain's fields. It's becoming so bad that the village people are at risk and as a last resort they plan to burn the entire mountain but Ginko doesn't think that this is the right option.
Yuka Yamada
Writer
Toshinori Narita
Director
Takuya Igarashi
Storyboard Artist
Noboru Sugimitsu
Key Animation
Jun Yukawa
Key Animation
Takayuki Gotan
Key Animation
Yousuke Obuchi
Key Animation
Toshihiro Goto
Key Animation
Satoyuki Hashimoto
Key Animation
Miyabi Ozeki
Key Animation
Hideyuki Arao
Key Animation
Mitsuko Baba
Key Animation
Takafumi Torii
Key Animation
Mariko Gotō
Key Animation
Mai Iesato
Key Animation
Miwako Tobita
Key Animation
Masayoshi Tanaka
Key Animation
Rie Maehara
Key Animation
Shinobu Yoshioka
Key Animation
Shinya Kokaji
Key Animation
Hiromi Okazaki
Key Animation
Chiaki Suda
Key Animation
Eri Baba
Key Animation
Tsuyoshi Kakihara
Key Animation
Akemi Masuda
Key Animation
Yousuke Kobuchi
Key Animation
25. Eye of Fortune, Eye of Misfortune
"All that is in my world... is seem sound taste and touch. That is all. That is enough..." Finally able to reach a city, Ginko comes across a "biwa hoshi" named Amane, singing songs about Mushi and she is immediately able tell that he is a Mushi-shi. So she forces him to stay a night at an inn when she later reveals that she once saw a "Ganpuku" a very rare Mushi that will make the host see better and better until they die.
Aki Itami
Writer
Ken'ichi Imaizumi
Director
Ken'ichi Imaizumi
Storyboard Artist
Fujiko Aoyagi
Key Animation
Kyoko Sugiyama
Key Animation
Minako Sakurada
Key Animation
Ken'ichi Imaizumi
Animation Director
Michiko Asada
Key Animation
Kaoru Hattori
Key Animation
Mika Saitō
Key Animation
Kiyomi Yamashita
Key Animation
Hiroyo Yamamoto
Key Animation
Hiroki Moritomo
Key Animation
Takafumi Torii
Key Animation
Mariko Gotō
Key Animation
Eiji Uemura
Key Animation
Mia Kanazawa
Key Animation
Tomoyuki Ōshita
Key Animation
Naoko Ozawa
Key Animation
Mai Iesato
Key Animation
Hiromi Imaizumi
Key Animation
Hiromi Imaizumi
Key Animation
26. The Sound of Footsteps on the Grass
Taku is a peculiar young boy who has always wondered who the people were that always passed by the mountains during the rainy seasons. One day he meets a boy named Isaza, while catching fish. It seems that not only Taku can see the Komiyaku in the mountains however Isaza seems to know a lot more about the mountain than him. "The world is filled with life unknown to man..."
Hiroshi Nagahama
Storyboard
Kinuko Kuwahata
Writer
Kouichirou Soutome
Director
Hiroshi Nagahama
Director
Hiroshi Nagahama
Storyboard Artist
Noboru Sugimitsu
Key Animation
Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Animation Director
Fujiko Aoyagi
Key Animation
Minako Sakurada
Key Animation
Miyabi Ozeki
Key Animation
Hideyuki Arao
Key Animation
Shinichi Toda
Key Animation
Takahiro Kagami
Animation Director
Terumi Nishii
Key Animation
Shouko Nakamura
Key Animation
Ruriko Watanabe
Key Animation
Mitsuko Baba
Key Animation
Marie Ino
Key Animation
Aiko Sonobe
Key Animation
Fumiyo Kimura
Key Animation
Satoyuki Goto
Key Animation