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My average rating: 8.13
| Director Pantheon: Hiroshi Nagahama▲▼ | Rating▲▼ |
| Detroit Metal City (OAV) | Decent |
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| Flowers of Evil (TV) | Excellent |
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| Jubei-Chan 2: The Counterattack of Siberia Yagyu (TV) | Decent |
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| Mushi-Shi (TV) | Masterpiece |
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The tales of Ginko's travels through the countryside in search of mushi are utterly beguiling. He is gentle, ironic, sincere and clearsighted. This refreshing series follows its own idiosyncratic path and, while the storytelling is unusually grown-up for anime, it is never patronising or obscure. The absence of a story arc and having only one ongoing character require the viewer to appreciate Mushi-Shi on its own terms. Just relax, let your mind settle down to the slower pace and the rewards will be many. The background artwork is understated yet somehow ravishing at the same time. Even the generic depiction of the men and women encountered from episode to episode makes sense in the Mushi-Shi world view. Ginko is the ministering angel to everywoman and everyman, not always bringing relief from life's tribulations but, more often than not, a greater measure of understanding. |
| Mushishi Tokubetsu-hen: Hihamukage (special) | Excellent |
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An extended episode that follows the Mushi-Shi path of supernatural horror being the catalyst for human dilemma. An unnatural eclipse of the sun leads a young girl to wish for something she will come to regret. As ever, the slow page the artwork and story are totally beguiling. Ginko's advice to the girl neatly draws a parallel between the problem besetting the village and the problem the girl must overcome. |
| Mushishi Zoku-Shō Tokubetsu-hen: Odoro no Michi (special) | Decent |
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| Mushishi: The Next Chapter (TV) | Masterpiece |
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| Mushishi: Zoku-Shō: Suzu no Shizuku (movie) | Excellent |
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