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Mushi-Shi (TV)

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© Yuki Urushibara / KODANSHA • MUSHI-SHI Partnership.

[ adapted from Mushishi (manga) ]

Alternative title:

Мастер Муси (Russian)

Мущищи (Russian)

موشيشي (Arabic)

蟲師 (Japanese)

무시시 (Korean)

충사 (Korean)

Genres: adventure, drama, mystery, psychological, supernatural

Themes: folklore, mythology

Plot Summary: They are neither plants nor animals. They differ from other forms of life such as the micro-organisms and the fungi. Instead they resemble the primeval body of life and are generally known as "Mushi". Their existence and appearance are unknown to many and only a limited number of humans are aware of them. Ginko is a "Mushi-shi" who travels around to investigate and find out more about the "Mushi". In the process, he also lends a helping hand to people who face problems with supernatural occurances which may be related to the "Mushi".

Video:

User Ratings: 3066 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 1515 votes (sub:1255, dub:189, Spa.sub:25, raw:19, Rus.sub:6, ?:6, Ger.sub:4, Fre.sub:3, Pol.sub:2, Por.sub:2, Ita.sub:1, Rus.dub:1, Spa.edit.dub:1, Spa.dub:1)

Excellent: 731 votes (sub:595, dub:103, Spa.sub:10, ?:4, raw:4, edit.dub:3, Fre.sub:2, Rus.sub:2, Por.sub:2, Ger.sub:2, Ita.sub:1, Spa.dub:1, Ara.sub:1, Kor.sub:1)

Very good: 351 votes (sub:269, dub:62, Spa.sub:8, raw:4, Fre.sub:2, Spa.dub:2, Ita.sub:1, Por.sub:1, Ger.sub:1, Rus.sub:1)

Good: 211 votes (sub:169, dub:31, Spa.sub:3, Rus.sub:2, Por.sub:2, raw:1, Rus.dub:1, Ger.sub:1, edit.dub:1)

Decent: 67 votes (sub:54, dub:10, Spa.sub:2, Rus.sub:1)

So-so: 70 votes (sub:52, dub:13, Rus.sub:2, raw:2, Spa.sub:1)

Not really good: 20 votes (sub:11, dub:7, Ger.sub:1, Spa.sub:1)

Weak: 28 votes (sub:26, dub:1, Pol.sub:1)

Bad: 15 votes (sub:13, raw:1, dub:1)

Awful: 20 votes (sub:17, Spa.sub:1, edit.dub:1, dub:1)

Worst ever: 38 votes (sub:34, dub:3, Spa.dub:1)

Seen in part or in whole by 4829 users, rank: #65
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.800 (Excellent-.20), std. dev.: 1.8865, rank: #59
Weighted mean: 8.838 (Excellent-.16), rank: #48 (seen all: 9.06 / seen some: 8.14 / won't finish: 5.06)
Bayesian estimate: 8.834 (Excellent-.16), rank: #9

Running time: 25 minutes per episode

Number of episodes: 26

Episode titles: We have 26

Vintage:

2005-10-21

2005-10-22 (Broadcast)

2005-10-22 to 2006-06-18

2008-07-05 (Spain)

2008-11-04 (Animax Latin America)

Releases: We have 9

Opening Theme:

"The Sore Feet Song" by Ally Kerr

Ending Theme:

"Tsuyu wo Suu Mure" by Masuda Toshio (ep 6)

#01: "Midori no Za (On Air Ver.)" by Masuda Toshio (ep 1)

#02: "Mabuta no Hikari" by Masuda Toshio (ep 2)

#03: "Yawarakai Tsuno" by Masuda Toshio (ep 3)

#04: "Makura Kouji" by Masuda Toshio (ep 4)

#05: "Tabi wo Suru Numa" by Masuda Toshio (ep 5)

#06: "Tsuyu wo Suu Mure" by Masuda Toshio (ep 6)

#07: "Ame ga Kuru Niji ga Tatsu" by Masuda Toshio (ep 7)

#08: "Umi Sakai (Unasaka) Yori" by Masuda Toshio (ep 8)

#09: "Omoi Mi" by Masuda Toshio (ep 9)

#10: "Suzuri ni Sumu Shiro" by Masuda Toshio (ep 10)

#11: "Yama Nemuru" by Masuda Toshio (ep 11)

#12: "Sugame no Sakana (On Air Ver.)" by Masuda Toshio (ep 12)

#13: "Hito Yo Bashi" by Masuda Toshio (ep 13)

#14: "Kago no Naka" by Masuda Toshio (ep 14)

#15: "Haru to Usobuko" by Masuda Toshio (ep 15)

#16: "Akatsuki no Hebi" by Masuda Toshio (ep 16)

#17: "Uro Mayu Tori" by Masuda Toshio (ep 17)

#18: "Yama Daku Koromo" by Masuda Toshio (ep 18)

#19: "Teppen no Ito" by Masuda Toshio (ep 19)

#20: "Fude no Umi" by Masuda Toshio (ep 20)

#21: "Wata Houshi" by Masuda Toshio (ep 21)

#22: "Oki tsu Miya" by Masuda Toshio (ep 22)

#23: "Sabi no Naku Koe" by Masuda Toshio (ep 23)

#24: "Kagari no Kou" by Masuda Toshio (ep 24)

#25: "Ganpuku Ganka" by Masuda Toshio (ep 25)

#26: "Kusa wo Fumu Oto" by Masuda Toshio (ep 26)

Official website:

Funimation's Official MushiShi Website

Mushishi Fuji TV Official Site (Japanese)

Mushishi Official Home Page (Japanese)

Mushishi: Avex Mode (Japanese)

Official Mushishi News Network ("Mushi Space" / 蟲師空間) (Japanese)

蟲師 (Chinese (Taiwan))

Links: We have 2

Trivia: We have 1

DVD Easter Eggs: We have 1

In the news 35 times:

2009-06-29 Director Ishiguro, Designer Matsubara to attend Otakon (Updated)

2009-06-16 Funimation Writer Spencer Prokop Passes Away at 51

2009-05-11 Funimation Anime on Demand Now on Comcast Nationwide

2009-05-06 Anime News Network Adds Anime from Funimation

2009-04-11 Funimation to Stream Kiddy Grade, Mushi-Shi, Ouran on ANN

2009-04-06 Funimation Channel Adds Viz Anime Starting in Late Spring (Updated)

2009-04-02 Funimation Adds More Anime to Veoh Video Website

2009-03-23 Marvelous Entertainment Asks for 20 Employees to Retire

2008-11-07 Funimation Adds Shuffle, Peach Girl, Slayers to Hulu

2008-11-02 Funimation Posts Free 1st Episodes of 4 Anime on iTunes

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Related releases:

Mushi-Shi (DVD 1) 2007-07-31 (from $4.00)

Mushi-Shi (DVD 2) 2007-09-11 (from $4.00)

Mushi-Shi (DVD 3) 2007-10-23 (from $4.00)

Mushi-Shi (DVD 4) 2007-12-04 (from $16.99)

Mushi-Shi (DVD 5) 2008-01-15 (from $16.99)

Mushi-Shi (DVD 6) 2008-02-26 (from $4.00)

Mushi-Shi - Box Set (DVD 1-6) 2008-12-16 (from $29.00)

Mushi-Shi - Complete Collection - Viridian Collection (DVD 1-6) 2009-10-06 (from $28.99)

Mushi-Shi + Artbox (DVD 1) 2007-07-31 (from $22.99)

Japanese staff

Japanese cast

Director: Hiroshi Nagahama

Series Composition: Hiroshi Nagahama

Script:
Aki Itami
Kinuko Kuwabata (9 episodes

eps 1, 5, 9, 12, 15, 20, 22-23, 26

)
Yuka Yamada

Storyboard:
Akitaro Daichi (ep 19)
Hiroki Hayashi (eps 3, 6)
Hiroshi Nagahama (eps 1, 20, 26)
Kazu Yokota (ep 22)
Kenichi Imaizumi (eps 17, 25)
Koichiro Sohtome (ep 4)
Osamu Yamazaki (eps 18, 23)
Shinpei Miyashita (eps 2, 13)
Shuichi Shimamura (ep 9)
Tadashi Hiramatsu (ep 8)
Takuya Igarashi (eps 11, 24)
Tatsuya Mine (eps 7, 16)
Tatsuyuki Nagai (ep 10)
Toshinori Narita (eps 14, 21)
Yoshiki Yamakawa (eps 5, 15)

Episode Director:
Dan Odawara (eps 6, 15)
Hiroshi Nagahama (eps 1, 20, 26)
Kazu Yokota (eps 14, 22)
Kenichi Imaizumi (eps 5, 17, 25)
Koichiro Sohtome (8 episodes

eps 4, 7, 9, 11-13, 20, 26

)
Osamu Yamazaki (eps 18, 23)
Ryo Miyata (ep 20 asst, 13, 16)
Satoshi Shimizu (ep 18, 23 asst)
Shinpei Miyashita (ep 2)
Shintaro Inokawa (ep 19)
Takuya Igarashi (ep 11)
Tatsuya Mine (ep 11)
Tatsuyuki Nagai (eps 3, 10)
Toshinori Narita (eps 8, 21, 24)

Music: Toshio Masuda

Original Manga: Yuki Urushibara

Character Design: Yoshihiko Umakoshi

Art director: Takeshi Waki

Chief Animation Director: Yoshihiko Umakoshi

Animation director:
Aiko Ranbe (ep 12 asst)
Kenichi Imaizumi (ep 5, 6 (asst), 17, 25)
Kyuuta Sakai (ep 8 asst)
Masaki Hyuga (ep 8, 13 asst, 16)
Masayoshi Tanaka (7 episodes

eps 3, 8, 10, 15-16, 20, 24

)
Masayuki Sato (ep 13 asst)
Mitsuko Baba (ep 6, 8,18 (asst),13,16, 20,21)
Noboru Sugimitsu (ep 13 (asst), 2, 9, 14, 22)
Nobuaki Shirai (ep 13 asst)
Nobuteru Yuki (ep 18)
Shouko Nakamura (ep 8, 18,24asst, 9, 16, 20, 23)
Tadashi Hiramatsu (ep 8 asst)
Takahiro Kagami (5 episodes

eps 5, 8, 12, 19, 26

)
Takako Shimizu (ep 8 asst)
Terumi Nishii (7,8,13,18,24asst11,16,19,20,23)
Usaku Myouchin (ep 18)
Yoshihiko Umakoshi (eps 1, 8, 26)
Yuko Iwasa (ep 8, 13 asst, 9)

Sound director: Kazuya Tanaka

Director of Photography: Yuki Hama

Producer:
Aya Kawamura (eps 21-26)
Hiroyuki Ooizumi
Shin Hieda
Yoshiaki Tamura (eps 1-20)

2nd Key Animation:
Ai Morishita (ep 22)
Kaoru Hattori (ep 22)
Kumiko Tokunaga (ep 22)
Mai Iesato (ep 22)
Mariko Gotou (ep 22)
Masami Yamashita (ep 22)
Michiko Asada (ep 22)
Mika Saitou (ep 22)
Natsuko Kondou (ep 22)
Takashi Torii (ep 22)
Yukiko Okada (ep 22)

3DCGI: Yudai Takahashi (ep 20)

Assistant producer: Aya Kawamura (eps 1-20)

Background Art:
Ayari Wake (GREEN - ep 14, 15)
Cindy Shouyan Lee (ep 9, 16, 17, 19, 21 - GREEN)
Eri Nakamura (ep 1-5, 7, 9-13, 15-19 - GREEN)
Hiromi Kamiyama (ep 1 - GREEN)
Jin Hwan Sung (ep 23-26 - GREEN)
Kaori Sakai (ep 5-12, 14-20- GREEN)
Kaori Touda (ep 1-4 - GREEN)
Manami Masuda (ep 1-11, 13-26 - GREEN)
Miyoko Kohama (ep 1-13,15-19,2122,25,26-GREEN)
Takuya Ebisawa (ep 1,5 - GREEN)
Tomoe Ookubo (ep 15 - GREEN)
Yukari Yasuda (ep 15 - GREEN)
Yumiko Kondou (ep 12-16- GREEN)

Biwa Performance: Junko Tahara (ep 25)

Colour Check:
Aiko Mizuno (Studio Ron - ep 8, 13, 24)
Azusa Sasaki (ep 18)
Kazu Takeuchi (eps 18, 23)
Keiko Yamashita (5 episodes

eps 2, 7, 10, 14, 25

)
Kuniharu Okano (5 episodes

eps 3, 11, 15, 19, 26

)
Rieko Sakai (eps 18, 23)
Rika Nishio (5 episodes

eps 4, 6, 12, 16, 20

)
Tomoko Yamazaki (6 episodes

eps 1, 5, 9, 16, 21, 26

)

Colour Design:
Keiko Yamashita (7 episodes

eps 2, 7, 10, 14, 18, 22, 25

)
Kuniharu Okano (6 episodes

eps 3, 8, 11, 15, 19, 23

)
Rika Nishio (7 episodes

eps 4, 6, 12, 16, 20, 24, 26

)
Tomoko Yamazaki (6 episodes

eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 16, 21

)

Colour Designation:
Aiko Mizuno (Studio Ron - ep 8, 13, 24)
Azusa Sasaki (ep 18)
Kazu Takeuchi (eps 18, 23)
Keiko Yamashita (5 episodes

eps 2, 7, 10, 14, 25

)
Kuniharu Okano (5 episodes

eps 3, 11, 15, 19, 26

)
Rieko Sakai (eps 18, 23)
Rika Nishio (5 episodes

eps 4, 6, 12, 16, 20

)
Tomoko Yamazaki (6 episodes

eps 1, 5, 9, 16, 21, 26

)

Composite: Mayae Ookubo (Asahi Production - ep 1-16)

Digital Paint:
Asami Saitou (10 episodes

eps 14-17, 20-22, 24-26

)
Keiko Yamashita (22 episodes

eps 1-7, 10-17, 19-22, 24-26

)
Kuniharu Okano (6 episodes

eps 6, 13, 17, 21, 25-26

)
Rie Takahashi (10 episodes

eps 14-17, 20-22, 24-26

)
Rieko Sakai (ep 23)
Rika Nishio (1,3,4,6,7,10,11,13-26(-18,2021)
Sayuri Sugawara (eps 1, 3-4)
Tomoko Yamazaki (22 episodes

eps 1, 3-7, 9-17, 19-22, 24-26

)
Yoriko Matsumori (12 episodes

eps 12-17, 20-22, 24-26

)

Editing:
Masahiro Matsumura
Naoki Watanabe (Jay Film - asst)

In-Between Animation:
Ai Morishita (23 episodes

eps 1-17, 19-22, 24-25

)
Chiaki Suda (13 episodes

eps 1, 3-4, 7, 10-13, 15-16, 19-21

)
Hiroe Sawada (5 episodes

eps 20-22, 24-25

)
Issei Fukuda (ep 23)
Kaoru Hattori (23 episodes

eps 1-8, 10-17, 19-22, 24-26

)
Keiko Inoue (4 episodes

eps 21-22, 24-25

)
Kumiko Tokunaga (22 episodes

eps 1-8, 10-15, 17, 19-22, 24-26

)
Mai Iesato (19 episodes

eps 1, 3-4, 6-7, 10-17, 19-22, 24-25

)
Mariko Gotou (17 episodes

eps 1, 3-4, 6, 10-17, 19-22, 25

)
Michiko Asada (23 episodes

eps 1-8, 10-17, 19-22, 24-26

)
Mika Saitou (23 episodes

eps 1-8, 10-17, 19-22, 24-26

)
Miyuki Koga (20 episodes

eps 1-8, 10-17, 19-22

)
Natsuko Kondou (23 episodes

eps 1-17, 19-22, 24-25

)
Takaaki Izumo (ep 23)
Takashi Torii (19 episodes

eps 1, 3-6, 8, 10-16, 19-22, 24-25

)
Takayoshi Nakamura (eps 21, 25-26)
Takushi Ueno (6 episodes

eps 1, 3-4, 7, 10-11

)
Yukiko Okada (ep 2,3,5,6,8,10,12,14,15,22etc)

In-Between Check:
Ai Morishita (eps 9, 17)
Aika Kawasaki (eps 18, 23)
Chiaki Suda (eps 3, 6, 11)
Kumiko Tokunaga (eps 10, 17)
Mai Iesato (eps 15, 25)
Mariko Gotou (eps 16, 24)
Michiko Asada (eps 4, 10, 22)
Mika Saitou (eps 4, 14, 22)
Natsuko Kondou (eps 9, 14)
Takashi Torii (6 episodes

eps 1, 5, 8, 13, 19, 21

)
Takushi Ueno (ep 4)
Yukiko Okada (5 episodes

eps 2, 7, 12, 20, 26

)

Key Animation:
Ai Morishita (eps 6-7, 9, 16)
Aika Kawasaki (eps 18, 23)
Aiko Ranbe (7 episodes

eps 6, 12, 16, 19-21, 26

)
Akemi Hayashi (ep 20)
Akemi Masuda (ep 24)
Akihiro Gotou (ep1,4,7,9,12,15,19,20,22,24,26)
Akiko Ito (7 episodes

eps 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 22, 24

)
Atsuko Sugawara (eps 3, 9, 16-17)
Ayaka Suga (eps 4, 7-8)
Chiaki Suda (ep 6, 7, 10-13、24)
Chieko Miyakawa (ep 6)
Chika Yamazaki (eps 1, 4)
Chisato Ikehira (eps 7, 20)
Daisuke Saito (ep 9)
Eiji Uemura (5 episodes

eps 2, 9, 14, 16, 25

)
Emi Watanabe (ep 18)
Eri Baba (eps 19, 24, 26)
Etsuko Minami (eps 3, 9, 16-17)
Fujiko Aoyagi (8 episodes

eps 2, 6, 12, 15, 20, 22, 25-26

)
Fumiyo Kimura (7 episodes

eps 6, 10, 12, 14, 20, 22, 26

)
Geong Seog Choe (ep 5)
Gou Kakihara (eps 3, 13, 24)
Gou Suzuki (ep 10)
Hanako Enomoto (eps 1, 16, 20)
Harumi Kakuda (eps 3, 9, 16-17)
Hideo Kawaguchi (ep 8)
Hideyuki Arao (1,2,4,8,91014,1517,19-22,24,26)
Hiroe Sawada (7 episodes

eps 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12-13

)
Hiroki Moritomo (4 episodes

eps 3, 6, 12, 25

)
Hiromi Imaizumi (eps 5, 17, 25)
Hiromi Naganawa (7 episodes

eps 1, 4-5, 7, 11, 15, 20

)
Hiromi Oikawa (ep 17)
Hiromi Okazaki (eps 12, 24)
Hiroyo Yamamoto (eps 14, 17, 25)
Hisako Tanaka (ep 8)
Hisashi Oohashi (ep 14)
Ikumi Fukumoto (eps 13, 16)
Jimmy Stone (ep 3)
Jun Yukawa (ep 24)
Kaori Akimoto (ep 8)
Kaoru Hattori (ep 25)
Kaoru Miura (eps 18, 23)
Katsuya Kikuchi (eps 1, 15)
Kazuaki Gotan (ep 19)
Kazuya Hisada (eps 12, 19)
Kei Ajiki (ep 23)
Kei Kawamoto (ep 11)
Keisuke Masunaga (ep 1)
Kenichi Imaizumi (5 episodes

eps 5, 17, 20, 22, 25

)
Kiyomi Masuda (4 episodes

eps 2, 6, 12, 14

)
Kiyomi Yamashita (eps 9, 25)
Koichiro Sohtome (eps 4, 7)
Kouhei Yamazaki (eps 5, 8-9, 17)
Kouichiro Kawano (ep 23)
Kouta Michishita (eps 18, 23)
Kumi Nakajou (eps 12, 19)
Kumiko Kasuga (ep 8)
Kumiko Matsushita (ep 22)
Kumiko Tokunaga (eps 7, 16)
Kyoko Sugiyama (ep 5, 10, 22. 25)
Madoka Ozawa (ep 1)
Mai Iesato (6 episodes

eps 6, 12, 15-16, 24-25

)
Makoto Sawazaki (ep 9)
Mamoru Abiko (ep 18)
Marie Ino (7 episodes

eps 7, 11, 16-17, 20-21, 26

)
Mariko Gotou (6 episodes

eps 6, 12, 15-16, 24-25

)
Masaki Hyuga (8 episodes

eps 2, 4, 8, 13, 15, 20-22

)
Masami Yamashita (7 episodes

eps 2, 4-6, 8, 14, 16

)
Masatomo Ichihara (ep 24)
Masaya Tanaka (ep 2)
Masaya Yasutome (eps 18, 23)
Masayoshi Tanaka (6 episodes

eps 3, 10, 15, 20, 22, 24

)
Masayuki Sato (ep 1)
Masumi Fujii (ep 10)
Mia Kanazawa (eps 14, 17, 25)
Michiko Asada (eps 7, 16, 25)
Mieko Ogata (eps 2, 9)
Mika Saitou (5 episodes

eps 6-7, 12, 16, 25

)
Mika Uchiki (eps 18, 23)
Miki Yoshikawa (eps 1, 4, 7)
Min-seob Shin (ep 14)
Mineko Ueda (eps 18, 23)
Mitsuaki Tobisawa (ep 6)
Mitsuhiro Okumura (4 episodes

eps 2, 6, 12, 16

)
Mitsuko Baba (ep 4, 6, 11, 20. 24, 26)
Miwako Tobita (eps 22, 24)
Miyabi Ozeki (9 episodes

eps 1, 10, 16, 19-22, 24, 26

)
Miyako Sakurada (9 episodes

eps 1, 7, 11, 15-16, 20-21, 25-26

)
Miyuki Goto (eps 18, 23)
Motoaki Satou (ep 12)
Naoko Ichikawa (ep 6)
Naoko Ozawa (4 episodes

eps 13-14, 17, 25

)
Naotoshi Shida (eps 12, 19)
Natsuko Kondou (eps 7, 9, 16)
Noboru Sugimitsu (ep 2 9,10,14,17,19,20,22,24,26)
Nobuaki Shirai (9 episodes

eps 1, 3, 8-10, 13, 15, 17, 20

)
Norihito Yoshida (eps 8, 13-14)
Noriko Kai (ep 7)
Noriko Takahashi (ep 23)
Rie Maehara (5 episodes

eps 2, 6, 13, 20, 24

)
Risako Yoshida (eps 18, 23)
Ruriko Watanabe (eps 12, 26)
Ryouko Nakano (7 episodes

eps 4, 8, 10, 12-13, 15, 17

)
Sachiko Kamimura (ep 18)
Saho Saito (ep 8, 10 , 13, 16)
Sakiko Yoshida (eps 15, 22)
Satomi Yamanaka (eps 12, 15, 18)
Satoru Yamashita (eps 14, 16)
Satoshi Sakai (eps 3, 9)
Satoyuki Hashimoto (10 episodes

eps 1, 5-6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 19, 22, 24

)
Se Yeong Hong (ep 6)
Seiichi Nodate (ep 2)
Seika Oota (eps 8-9, 16-17)
Seiko Asai (eps 14, 17)
Shin Matsuo (ep 15)
Shingo Abe (eps 5, 8)
Shinichi Toda (10 episodes

eps 1, 3, 9, 13-14, 19, 21-22, 24, 26

)
Shinobu Yoshioka (ep 24)
Shinya Kokaji (6 episodes

eps 3, 6, 11, 13, 19, 24

)
Shinya Suzuki (eps 3, 15)
Shougo Hanagami (ep 13)
Shouko Nakamura (7 episodes

eps 6-7, 16, 20-21, 23, 26

)
Sushio (ep 16)
Tadashi Hiramatsu (eps 16, 20)
Takaaki Yamashita (ep 21)
Takahiro Kagami (6 episodes

eps 6, 9, 12, 19, 21, 26

)
Takako Shimizu (eps 15, 21)
Takao Suzuki (eps 5, 8)
Takashi Torii (7 episodes

eps 7, 10, 12, 16-17, 24-25

)
Takayuki Gotan (4 episodes

eps 16, 20, 22, 24

)
Takushi Ueno (eps 7, 10)
Tatsuya Shiraishi (ep 14)
Tatsuzou Nishida (ep 21)
Terumi Nishii (7 episodes

eps 7, 11, 16, 20-21, 23, 26

)
Tetsurou Katou (ep 2)
Tetsuya Wakano (ep 8)
Tomoyuki Ohshita (eps 8, 25)
Tsugio Sakamoto (ep 16)
Tsutomu Matsuura (eps 18, 23)
Tsuyoshi Tanabe (ep 4)
Usaku Myouchin (eps 18, 23)
Yamato Yoshioka (ep 10)
Yoshihiko Umakoshi (7 episodes

eps 1, 6-7, 11, 21, 23, 26

)
Yoshio Usuda (ep 4)
Yousuke Obuchi (ep 24)
Yukako Tsuzuki (6 episodes

eps 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 22

)
Yukiko Okada (ep 15)
Yuko Iwasa (ep 15)
Yumiko Ishii (ep 8)

Music producer: Yukifumi Makino

Overall Production:
Atsushi Suzuki
Haruki Nakayama
Kenji Shimizu

Planning:
Yoshiaki Matsumoto
Yoshiro Kataoka
Yoshito Takaya

Planning Assistance:
Naotaka Nishiya ("Afternoon" editing dept.)
Shohei Yoshida ("Afternoon" editing dept.)

Production Desk: Aya Yoshida (all)

Production manager: Noboru Ishiguro (Artland)

Production producer: Hidenobu Watanabe

Production Runner:
Aya Yoshida (ep 26)
Chihiro Okamoto (ep 17. 25)
Juri Matsuo (eps 4, 10, 22)
Noriko Doi (eps 5, 8, 14)
Shuuichirou Okano (eps 13, 21)
Sumihisa Ueda (ep 2 onwards asst + ep 11, 19)
Takao Kinoshita (eps 2, 6, 24)
Yasunari Muraoka (4 episodes

eps 1, 7, 12, 20

)
Yuri Hanasaka (eps 18, 23)
Yuusuke Uchimura (ep 20 onwards(Sound effects))
Zen'ichi Tominaga (eps 3, 9, 16)

Publicity: Takako Masaoka (Fuji TV)

Recording Adjustment: Yasushi Nagura (Digital Circus)

Recording Assistant: Mika Kamemoto (Digital Circus)

Sound Effects:
Noriko Izumo
Yuki Okuda

Special Effects:
Azusa Sasaki (ep 18)
Kuniharu Okano (all except 13 and 18)
Takeshi Hirooka (ep 18. 23)
Tomomi Ishihara (Studio Ron - ep 13)
Tomoyuki Shimizu (ep 23)

Technical Advisor: Yoshihisa Oyama

Theme Song Performance: Ally Kerr (OP)

Video Editing:
Hideyuki Kaetsu
Kenichi Nomoto

Voice Casting: Masami Kida (Nelke Planning)

Yuto Nakano as Ginko

Yuji Ueda as Adashino-sensei

Ai Kobayashi as Tanyuu (ep 20)

Akari Kudou as Shige (younger; ep 23)

Akemi Okamura as Kaji (ep 16)

Aki Tachikawa as Kisuke's sister (ep 14)

Akiko Oka as Sui (ep 2)

Akio Nojima as Master (ep 23)

Akira Nakagawa as Biki's mother (ep 2)

Ami Koshimizu as Isaza (ep 26)

Arashi Tsurutani as Old Man (ep 5)

Atsuko Bungo as Kai's sister (ep 18)

Atsushi Sekiguchi as Village men (ep 6)

Ayaka Saito as Watahiko (ep 21)

Azusa Nakao as Saishu's wife (ep 9)

Chie Kitagawa as Old woman (ep 17)

Chieko Ichikawa as Villagers (ep 14)

Chiemi Chiba as Akoya (ep 6)

Chihiro Yarita as Daughter (ep 14)

Daisuke Fujita as Shirou (ep 8)

Eiji Takemoto as Tetsu (ep 23)

Eri Miyajima as Mio (ep 22)

Eugene Nomura as Mushishi (ep 20)

Gan Iwata as
Customer on boat (ep 16)
Villagers (ep 11)

Haruhi Terada as
Mushi (ep 1)
Woman (ep 4)

Hayao Senda as Grandpa from Head Family (ep 17)

Hiroko Igarashi as Shige (ep 23)

Hiroko Kasahara as Maho's mother (ep 3)

Hiroshi Shimozaki as
Farmers (ep 9)
Father (ep 10)
Fishermen (eps 5, 7)
Man at Inn (ep 25)
Merchant (ep 16)
Mushishi (ep 26)
Townspeople (ep 23)
Village men (ep 6)
Villager (ep 18)
Villagers (4 episodes

eps 11, 13, 15, 24

)
Yasuke (ep 21)

Hiroya Morita as Old man (ep 18)

Hiroyuki Sawada as
Father (ep 17)
Father of family (ep 16)

Hisako Kyouda as Tama (ep 20)

Hitoshi Nishimura as Man (ep 4)

Hyo-sei as Saku (ep 11)

Ikuko Sugita as Kai's grandmother (ep 18)

Ikumi Iwazaki as Mother of family (ep 16)

Jun Hazumi as Akoya's father (ep 6)

Junko Iwao as Setsu (ep 14)

Junko Midori as Shirasawa (ep 3)

Kachiko Hino as Shinra's Grandmother (ep 1)

Kana Honda as Mother (ep 6)

Kaori Fukumori as Mother (ep 10)

Kaori Nazuka as Aya (older - ep 17)

Kaori Shimizu as Michihi (ep 8)

Katsuya as Mushishi (ep 20)

Kazuhiro Yamaji as Amane's father (ep 25)

Kazuki Matsuoka as Boys (ep 10)

Keiko Nakamura as
Village girls (ep 5)
Woman (ep 8)

Kengo Kumagai as Miharu (ep 15)

Kenji Hamada as Taku (older; ep 26)

Kokoro Kikuchi as Fusa (ep 25)

Kouichi Nagano as Man (ep 4)

Kouji Ishii as Taku's father (ep 26)

Koujun Itou as Village elder (ep 11)

Kujira as Mushi (ep 1)

Kyouko Chikiri as Young boy (ep 5)

Maaya Sakamoto as Amane (ep 25)

Makoto Yasumura as Kisuke (ep 14)

Mari Adachi as Kinu (ep 4)

Mariya Ise as Renzu (ep 1)

Masami Iwasaki as Man (ep 7)

Masami Suzuki as
Isana (ep 22)
Village girls (ep 5)

Masaru Inoue as Seijirou (ep 19)

Masashi Yabe as
Art dealer (ep 18)
Boatmen (ep 8)
Innkeeper (ep 25)
Man (ep 4)
Mushi (ep 1)
Saku's brother (ep 11)
Servant (ep 23)
Villagers (eps 9, 24)
Watari (ep 26)

Masatsugu Ozasa as Fishermen (ep 8)

Mayumi Tsuchiya as
Village girls (ep 5)
Woman (ep 8)

Michiru Wada as Shige's mother (ep 23)

Midori Tamai as Hana's mother (ep 13)

Mika Doi as
Narration
Nui (ep 12)

Mika Itou as Taku (younger; ep 26)

Miki Itou as Saki (ep 25)

Miki Ootani as
Townspeople (ep 23)
Villagers (ep 24)

Miyu Tsuzurahara as
Aya (younger - ep 17)
Tanyuu (younger; ep 20)

Miyuki Sawashiro as
Ginko (younger; ep 26)
Yoki (ep 12)

Mizuki Kaihou as Girl (ep 10)

Naoto Adachi as Kodama (ep 11)

Naoya Sekine as Kenrou (ep 7)

Narumi Hidaka as Tagane (ep 10)

Noriko Kitou as Suzu (ep 15)

Reiko Yasuhara as Yahagi (ep 24)

Reina Ebisu as Miku (ep 24)

Rina Satou as Io (ep 5)

Rion Kako as Zen (ep 13)

Ririka Maki as Toyo (ep 18)

Rokurou Abe as Tagane's father (ep 10)

Ryo Naitou as
Farmers (ep 9)
Fishermen (eps 5, 7)
Man (eps 3, 12)
Pawn shop owner (ep 18)
Seller (ep 10)
Shige's father (ep 23)
Taku's uncle (ep 26)
Villagers (eps 11, 13, 24)

Ryuichi Horibe as Mio's father (ep 22)

Satomi Akesaka as Nami (ep 8)

Satomi Hanamura as Sane (ep 9)

Sei Hirayama as Midwife (ep 21)

Shigemi Tanaka as Fishermen (ep 5)

Shigeru Sugimoto as
Kai's father (ep 18)
Man (ep 7)
Tagane's fiancee (ep 10)

Shigeru Wakita as Seijirou's father (ep 19)

Shin Akagi as Fishermen (ep 5)

Shinji Kawada as Kai (ep 18)

Shizuka Okohira as
Domestic servant (ep 23)
Farmer girl (ep 10)
Io's mother (ep 5)

Shouhei Yamauchi as Nao (ep 24)

Sumiko Hori as Kodama's mother (ep 11)

Takashi Matsuyama as
Father (ep 7)
Villagers (ep 24)

Takeshi Aono as Grandpa from the Mountains (ep 17)

Takeshi Maeda as
Boatmen (ep 8)
Brothers (ep 18)
Kourou (ep 7)
Villagers (eps 9, 13, 24)

Takeshi Minato as Young Kourou (ep 7)

Takuya Tachibana as Fishermen (ep 5)

Tamio Sobami as Doctor (ep 18)

Tomoko Kawakami as Aki (ep 21)

Tomomi Seo as Mother (ep 17)

Toshinobu Tsugamura as Fishermen (ep 5)

Tsuyoshi Koyama as Jin (ep 4)

Tsuyoshi Minato as Young Koro (ep 7)

Wahei Iida as Doctor (ep 4)

Yasushi Kageyama as Saishu (ep 9)

Yoshihiro Nozoe as Antique shop owner (ep 18)

Yoshihisa Kawahara as Man (ep 4)

Yoshiko Iseki as
Koro's Mother (ep 7)
Mother (ep 7)
Woman (ep 8)

Yoshiko Takemura as Yoki's mother (ep 12)

Yoshisada Sakaguchi as Mujika (ep 11)

Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi as Tanyuu's father (ep 20)

Youhei Kiyoda as Kai (young - ep 18)

Youko Takayanagi as
Taku's mother (ep 26)
Villagers (ep 14)

Yuka Imai as Nagi (ep 6)

Yukari Fukui as Fuki (ep 19)

Yukari Kokubun as Biki (ep 2)

Yuki Hirata as
Taku's wife (ep 26)
Townspeople (ep 23)

Yuko Sanpei as Shinra Ioroi (ep 1)

Yume Miyamoto as
Ito (younger - ep 17)
Mayu (ep 4)
Mushi (ep 1)

Yumiya Iwazaki as
Child of family (ep 16)
Youngest sister (ep 19)

Yuri Amano as Sayo (ep 16)

Yuuko Mougi as Mio's mother (ep 22)

Yuuko Shima as
Fumi (ep 26)
Villagers (ep 24)

Yuuma Tamura as
Boys (ep 10)
Kai's student (ep 18)

Yuuna Inamura as Hana (ep 13)

Yuutaro Motoshiro as Maho (ep 3)

Zenichi Nagano as Village men (ep 6)

Japanese companies

Animation Production: Artland

Background Art:
Green
Kaze Animation

Broadcaster:
Fuji TV (2005-10-22)
Hokkaido TV (2005-10-28)
Kansai TV (2005-10-22)
Tokai TV (2005-10-26)
TV Shinhiroshima (2005-10-26)

Digital Composite: Asahi Production

Digital Paint:
AIC (4 episodes

eps 1, 4, 10, 15

)
Argoroad (ep 10)
arp Japan (eps 5, 8-10, 17)
Asahi Production (eps 6, 23)
cube A motion (eps 22-26)
EASIA (eps 2, 6-25)
FAI (eps 1, 3)
Fan Out (6 episodes

eps 2, 6, 16, 19-20, 26

)
Front Line (eps 18, 23)
Hayashi (4 episodes

eps 6, 20, 22, 25

)
Mouse (ep 18)
MSC (eps 5, 10)
MSJ (ep 18)
Nendai Animation (13 episodes

eps 1-4, 6-7, 9, 11-12, 15, 19-20, 25

)
RIC (ep 1)
SHAFT (eps 3, 7)
Shanghai Xinyang Animation (ep 18)
Studio B2 (eps 2, 6)
Studio Gimlet (eps 4, 10)
Studio L (11 episodes

eps 1, 3-7, 10, 15, 22-23, 25

)
Studio Road (eps 2-4, 10)
Studio Ron (eps 8, 24)
Studio Step (eps 3-4, 7)
Studio Tarje (ep 9)
Tamazawa Animation House (eps 3, 17)
Triple A (eps 18, 23)
Yumeta Company (eps 4-5)

In-Between Animation:
AIC (ep 10)
arp Japan (7 episodes

eps 4-5, 8-10, 15, 17

)
Artland (ep 23)
Asahi Production (eps 6, 23)
cube A motion (eps 22-26)
EASIA (eps 2, 6-25)
FAI (eps 1, 3, 17)
Fan Out (6 episodes

eps 2, 6, 16, 19-20, 26

)
Feel (ep 5)
Front Line (eps 18, 23)
Hayashi (4 episodes

eps 6, 20, 22, 25

)
IMAGIN (ep 4)
Kagura (ep 2)
Magic Bus (ep 3)
Mook Animation (ep 15)
Mouse (ep 18)
MSJ (ep 18)
Nendai Animation (15 episodes

eps 1-4, 6-7, 9-12, 15, 17, 19-20, 25

)
P.A. Works (ep 5)
Production I.G (eps 10, 22)
RIC (ep 1)
SHAFT (ep 15)
Shanghai Xinyang Animation (ep 18)
Snow Light Staff (ep 3)
Studio B2 (eps 2, 6)
Studio Gimlet (eps 4-5, 10)
Studio L (ep 10)
Studio Live (ep 3)
Studio Mark (ep 3)
Studio Mook (ep 10)
Studio Ron (eps 8, 24)
Synergy SP (ep 15)
Tamazawa Animation House (eps 2-3)
Tokyo Animation Center (ep 5)
Tokyo Kids (eps 4-5)
Triple A (eps 18, 23)
ZEXCS (eps 2, 10)

Key Animation:
arp Japan (eps 2, 9, 17)
Artland (ep 18)
Garan (ep 11)
Kagura (ep 4)
Nakamura Production (eps 4, 9)
Tokyo Animation Center (eps 9, 11, 14)

Production:
Marvelous Entertainment
Mushishi Production Committee

Production Assistance:
ADK
Minamimachi Bugyousho (ep 18, 23 animation)

Recording Studio: Delphi Sound

Sound Production: Delphi Sound

English cast

English staff

ADR Director: Mike McFarland

ADR Script:
John Burgmeier (eps 1-2, 11-12)
Mike McFarland (11 episodes

eps 4, 6-10, 13-14, 16, 23, 26

)
Sean Whitley (7 episodes

eps 3, 5, 17-18, 20, 22, 25

)
Spencer Prokop (4 episodes

eps 15, 19, 21, 24

)

Executive producer: Gen Fukunaga

Producer:
Carly Hunter
Justin Cook

ADR Engineer: Jason Grundy

Assistant ADR Director: Leah Clark

DVD Authoring:
Dylan Rogers (Vol. 1-3)
Matthew O'Hara (Vol. 5-6)
Trace Furniss (Vol. 4-6)

DVD Editor: Jeremy Jimenez

DVD Menu Audio: Nathan Madsen

DVD Menu Design: Kris Pierce

DVD Producer: Clarine Harp

DVD Quality Control:
Anthony Benavides
DJ Fonner
Rob Schindlbeck

Head Writer: John Burgmeier

Line Producer: Mike McFarland

Logo Animation: Chas Naylor

Mix Engineer: Nathanael Harrison

Production Assistant:
Alese Johnson
Chiye Green

Rotoscoping: Josh Tyler

Talent Coordinator: Tara Williams

Video Editor:
Daniel Mancilla
Jeremy Jimenez
Jessie Mancilla

Travis Willingham as Ginko

Chuck Huber as Adashino

Jennifer Seman as Narrator

Aaron Dismuke as
Yoki (ep 12)
Young Ginko (ep 26)

Alison Viktorin as
Isana (ep 22)
Maho (ep 3)

Amber Cotton as Kai's Sister (ep 18)

Amy Rosenthal as Mother (ep 6)

Andrew Chandler as Villager (eps 11, 13)

Anthony Bowling as
Fisherman (ep 5)
Villager (eps 4, 6)

Barry Yandell as
Akoya's Father (ep 6)
Art Dealer (ep 18)
Fisherman (ep 5)

Bill Flynn as
Elder (ep 17)
Mushishi 1 (ep 26)
Village Elder (ep 11)

Bill Jenkins as
Elder (ep 5)
Humanoid (ep 1)

Brad Hawkins as Villager (ep 4)

Brandon Bristow as
Mushishi 2 (ep 26)
Villager (ep 24)

Brandon Potter as
Ferryman (ep 8)
Villager (ep 6)

Brian Capshaw as Bridge Builder (ep 7)

Brina Palencia as
Biki (ep 2)
Nami (ep 8)
Shige (ep 23)
Young Koro (ep 7)

Brittney Karbowski as Ito Tozawa (ep 17)

Caitlin Glass as
Hana (ep 13)
Villager (ep 23)

Carrie Savage as
Akoya (ep 6)
Miharu (ep 15)

Charles Baker as
Tanyu's Father (ep 20)
Villager (ep 23)

Cherami Leigh as
Nao (ep 24)
Renzu (ep 1)

Christine Auten as
Miku (ep 24)
Tagane (ep 10)
Taku's Wife (ep 26)

Christopher Bevins as Villager (eps 11, 13)

Christopher R. Sabat as Koro's Father (ep 7)

Cole Brown as
Uncle (ep 26)
Villager (eps 11, 13, 24)

Colleen Clinkenbeard as
Infant (ep 19)
Koro's Mother (ep 7)
Setsu (ep 14)

Cynthia Cranz as
Biki's Mother (ep 2)
Kai's Aunt (ep 18)
Kisuke's Sister (ep 14)
Saku (ep 11)

Dana Schultes as
Kodama's Mom (ep 11)
Taku's Mother (ep 26)
Villager (eps 23-24)

David Trosko as
Deliveryman (ep 17)
Senior Student (ep 18)

Duncan Brannan as
Father (ep 10)
Tetsu (ep 23)

Ed Blaylock as
Servant (ep 19)
Villager (ep 23)

George Manley as Boatman (ep 16)

Grant James as Mujika (ep 11)

Greg Ayres as Kaji (ep 16)

Greg Dulcie as
Father (ep 19)
Man B (ep 7)
Taku's Father (ep 26)
Villager (ep 24)

Greg Silva as
Staff (ep 25)
Villager (eps 23-24)

Gwendolyn Lau as Sayo (ep 16)

J Paul Slavens as Antiques Dealer (ep 18)

J. Michael Tatum as Taku (ep 26)

Jamie Marchi as
Matsu (ep 3)
Villager (eps 23-24)
Woman (ep 5)

Jason Liebrecht as Zen (ep 13)

Jayme Westman as Woman (ep 5)

Jeff Johnson as Villager (eps 11, 13)

Jennifer Sekiguchi as
Tanyu (ep 20)
Young Tanyu (eps 20-21)

Jennifer Seman as Nui (ep 12)

Jeremy Inman as
Fisherman (ep 5)
Villager (ep 4)

Jerry Russell as
Boss (ep 23)
Fisherman (ep 5)
Man (ep 18)
Villager (ep 4)

Jerry Zumwalt as
Man (ep 25)
Villager (ep 24)

Jessica Boone as Fuki (ep 19)

Jim Johnson as Villager (eps 23-24)

John Burgmeier as Shiro (ep 8)

John Gremillion as
Family (ep 16)
Man (ep 18)
Villager (ep 24)

John Swasey as
Doctor (ep 18)
Pawn Shop Owner (ep 18)
Saishu (ep 9)
Shige's Father (ep 23)

Jonathan Brands as Villager (ep 6)

Jonathan C. Osborne as Customer (ep 16)

Joseph Myers as
Fisherman (ep 5)
Villager (eps 4, 24)

Judy O'Laughlin as Saishu's Wife (ep 9)

Juli Erickson as Tama (ep 20)

Julie Mayfield as Maid (ep 23)

Justin Cook as
Ferryman (ep 8)
Fisherman (ep 5)
Villager (ep 4)

Kate Oxley as Sane (ep 9)

Kenny Green as
Farmhand (ep 23)
Mushi Master B (ep 20)
Tagane's Father (ep 10)
Villager (ep 13)

Kent Williams as
Jin (ep 4)
Kai's Father (ep 18)

Kevin M. Connolly as
Fisherman (ep 5)
Kai (ep 18)

Kira Vincent-Davis as Io (ep 5)

Kyle Hebert as
Man (ep 12)
Villager (eps 15, 24)

Larissa Wolcott as Aki (ep 21)

Laura Bailey as
Amane (ep 25)
Sui (ep 2)

Laurie Steele as Old Woman (ep 14)

Leah Clark as
Boy (ep 5)
Kenro (ep 7)
Kodama (ep 11)
Michihi (ep 8)
Villager (ep 6)
Young Kai (ep 18)

Linda Leonard as Io's Mother (ep 5)

Linda Young as Shirasawa (ep 3)

Luci Christian as
Family (ep 16)
Mio (ep 22)
Shinra Ioroi (ep 1)
Student (ep 18)

Maeghan Albach as
Saki (ep 25)
Villager (ep 23)

Majken Bullard as Girl (ep 10)

Mark Stoddard as
Amane's Father (ep 25)
Villager (ep 23)

Mary Morgan as
Fusa (ep 25)
Villager (ep 24)

Melinda Wood Allen as
Shige's Mother (ep 23)
Wife (ep 3)

Michael Sinterniklaas as Isaza (ep 26)

Mike McFarland as
Fisherman (ep 5)
Kōrō (ep 7)

Monica Rial as
Aya Tozawa (ep 17)
Boy (ep 10)
Daughter (ep 14)
Toyo (ep 18)

Orion Pitts as
Fisherman (ep 5)
Young Taku (ep 26)

Pam Dougherty as
Hana's Mother (ep 13)
Midwife (ep 21)
Old Woman (ep 14)
Shinra's Grandmother (ep 1)

Patrick Seitz as Seishiro (ep 19)

Peter Hawkinson as Fisherman (ep 5)

Phil Parsons as
Fiancee (ep 10)
Villager (eps 11, 13)
Watari (ep 26)

R Bruce Elliott as
Mio's Father (ep 22)
Villager (eps 6, 13)

Randy Tallman as
Fisherman (ep 5)
Man A (ep 7)
Saku's Brother (ep 11)

Reilly Harrison as
Mayu (ep 4)
Villager (ep 6)

Robert McCollum as
Father (ep 17)
Merchant (ep 16)

Scott Freeman as
Fisherman (ep 5)
Mushi Master A (ep 20)

Sean Hennigan as Jiisama (ep 17)

Stephanie Young as
Kinu (ep 4)
Mother (ep 17)
Yahagi (ep 24)
Yoki's Mom (ep 11)

Tiffany Grant as
Suzu (ep 15)
Woman (ep 5)

Todd Haberkorn as Nagi (ep 6)

Trina Nishimura as
Boy (ep 10)
Watahiko (ep 21)

Troy Baker as
Man (ep 3)
Villager (ep 4)
Yasuke (ep 21)

Vic Mignogna as Kisuke (ep 14)

Wendy Powell as Mana (ep 22)

Z. Charles Bolton as Fisherman (ep 5)

English companies

ADR Production: FUNimation Studios

Broadcaster: FUNimation Channel

Distributor:
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia & New Zealand)
Revelation Films (UK)

Licensed by: FUNimation Entertainment

Translation: JN Productions

Korean staff

(none)

Korean companies

Broadcaster: Animax Korea

Korean cast

(none)

French staff

French companies

(none)

Distributor: Dybex

French cast

(none)

Spanish cast

Spanish staff

Translation: Pedro Fernandez (Spain dub)

Casting Director: Maite Guedes

Enric Puig as Ginko (Spain dub)

Benja Figueres as Kai (Spain dub)

Cesar Lechiguero as
Jin (Spain dub)
Koro (Spain dub)

Cristina Soler as
Biki (Spain dub)
Sane (Spain dub)

Eva Bau as
Maho (Spain dub)
Maho's mother (Spain dub)
Saishu's wife (Spain dub)

Francesca Guillen as Narradora (Spain dub)

Ignasi Diaz Ferrando as Nagi (Spain dub)

Laura Violeta as Kinu (Spain dub)

Ledner Belisario as Ginko

Marina Vinyals as Biki's mother (Spain dub)

Marta Aparicio as
Ikuko's grandmother (Spain dub)
Kai's sister (Spain dub)
Koro (young) (Spain dub)
Renzu (old) (Spain dub)
Toyo (Spain dub)