Mushi-Shi, Vol. 1
by Hiroshi Nagahama
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Actor: Kôjun Itô, Kenny Green, Randy Tallman, Travis Willingham, Yûto NakanoDirector: Hiroshi Nagahama
Brand: FUNIMATION PRODUCTIONS, LTD
Cinematographer: Yuki Hama
Editor: Masahiro Matsumura
Producer: Hiroyuki Ooizumi
Producer: Shin Hieda
Producer: Yoshiaki Tamura
Writer: Aki Itami
Writer: Yuka Yamada
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Japanese (Original Language); English (Dubbed)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-07-31
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Funimation Prod
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DVD Review: A SEEKER OF MUSHI
Summary: 4 Stars
Mushi are the oldest lifeforms in existence, even below microorganisms and fungi. They evolved so long ago that most humans cannot even see them in their true form. Most of the time they appear as floating, almost plankton-like organisms drifting through the air and effortlessly passing through anything material in their way. Some can even take human form. Mushi are neither good nor evil. They simply are. But on occasion the very presence of mushi can lead to problems for humans. For example in one of these episodes, a girl becomes extremely sensitive to sunlight and has to stay in the dark all the time with a cloth over her eyes because mushi have taken up residence there. When mushi are involved, using the standard problem solving procedures such as doctors and such meets with very little success. No, someone with special abilities has to be called in. Enter the unassuming and serenely calm Ginko, a travelling Mushishi who tries to end any negative consequences caused by the interaction between humans and mushi. A lot of the victims of the mushi tend to be young such as a girl following a moving swamp which is actually a collective mushi. Or a boy whose drawings come to life and another who has grown extremely sensitive to noise and has grown horns!
The problem that keeps Mushishi from being a great show is its single-minded devotion to the mushi. Because of its monster of the....I mean mushi of the week, the show can get a bit repetitive. Kinda like Inuyasha's over reliance on Naraku as the main antagonist which can suck the life out of original ideas. I mean the writers had to somehow turn every episode of Mushishi into a hunt for mushi. I will admit that the writers did a good job making us sympathize with all of the supporting characters. If you don't care for the people Ginko is helping out, you must be really emotionally remote. I haven't read the manga but the director of the anime, Hiroshi Nagahama took very careful steps to keep the anime version as close to the manga as possible and was a big fan of the series before he got involved with the anime version. Really, the show reminded me a bit of Sergio Leone westerns in which a lone gunfighter comes to town and straightens out the world temporarily. I look forward to finding out more about this mushishi in the next couple of volumes.
Description of Mushi-Shi, Vol. 1
2006 Tokyo Anime Awards Winner for "Best Television Series" and "Best Art Direction" Neither good nor evil they are life in its purest form. Vulgar and strange they have inspired fear in humans since the dawn of time and have over the ages come to be known as "mushi." The stories of the Mushi and the people they effect are all linked together by a traveling Mushi-shi or "Mushi Master" who seeks rare Mushi sightings and uses his shaman like knowlede of Mushi to help the effected people . What are the Mushi and what do they want? Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM Artist: MUSHISHI UPC: 704400051005 Manufacturer No: 1-4210-0291-4Bestsellers in DVD
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