Comments on: Mushi-shi – Series Review

By: karasz

karasz — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:15:48 +0000

i watched Mushi-shi last year.It’s more interesting than I had thought. Before I seen this animation, I was always believe good animation should give our eyes a feast, but not try to change our life.[I can't really express my thoughts]

however,Mushishi was just like a bomb.its blasting effect made me consider what i should take in from animation. what’s happening?i began to survey everything arround me.

Ordinary,yes,we are ordinary and we have ordinary issue.The people in Mushishi’s world just represent people living in real world. we may meet the same problem that mushishi’s people have to deal with. Watching Mushishi is a process of finding solution.

p.s. Mushihi’s music is great,peaceful and wonderful. your neglecting will be a pity.

By: Cryton Valance

Cryton Valance — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:22:15 +0000

Just watched the first two episodes, and I’m liking what I see so far. twsl, I think you’re referring to the series Mushi Uta http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,4005,ylbkfm,mushi_uta.html

By: Nightingale

Nightingale — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:51:28 +0000

@ Brian Woon
Yes they did make a live-action adaptation of it. You mite have read it from Garten’s blog – Memento.

By: Brian Woon

Brian Woon — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 20:37:41 +0000

I watched Mushi-shi before. It was sort of a unique anime with it’s own charms. Each episode tells a different story but shows how the character is on a journey. They made a movie or a drama out of it,right? I remember reading it somewhere….

By: Nightingale

Nightingale — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:56:03 +0000

Lazy to pin-point, but yea, everything about this series is more than breath-taking extraordinary. The story was excellently adapted into anime terms, lively representing each scene from the manga. Even the music and 26 different ED theme was put much amount of work. U’d think ur watching a movie.

I especially like the theme of co-existing with the mushi, and how everyone is just trying their best to surive, no one can be blamed of the many tragedy. Its how life is, and life goes on.

WATCH IT NAO – I second that.

By: twsl

twsl — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 10:24:16 +0000

lol i thought i saw this series a couple of weeks ago xD but it was a kind of dark-themed pokemon anime with huuuuge starshiptroopers-ish insects :XXXX hmm.. i guess i’m confused with something else then~ U_____U;;;

By: 0rion

0rion — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 02:44:05 +0000

Glad to see more people taking an interest in Mushishi. It is without a doubt one of the most amazing anime I’ve ever had the pleasure of watching. It was pretty intense mentally at some points, but by the time the quiet ending music began and the credits rolled, I was always filled with such a sense of awe and peace. My favorite way was to watch the show was right before bed.

I’m surprised you didn’t care for the music or animation, though. I own the Mushishi soundtrack, and it’s by far one of the most listened to albums in my entire library. I also enjoyed the artwork, including the juxtaposition of the especially the gorgeous background art with the somewhat simpler character designs.

As to people looking the same, I think it’s simply because they’re drawn like what they are – ordinary people. No blue hair or crazy outfits to help you remember which one is which. Just ordinary people in ordinary clothes, trying to cope with the ordinary problems that humanity faces throughout life – all presented in an extraordinary setting. I felt that was part of the magic of Mushishi, and what helps make it so believable. Like a folktale come to life, it’s not about the characters themselves. They simply serve to set the scene, the palette on which the story is painted.

By: Siva

Siva — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:44:34 +0000

Oh ho, orangee and Soda, both of u seem to be fell so deep into this anime.

By: orangee

orangee — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:08:11 +0000

Mushishi is my favorite anime series, and even as I look back I can’t think of any other series that has managed to keep me interested from start to end, and make me really think. I remember talking to my self and contemplating after watching an episode because I felt some parts were just way beyond my comprehension. xD

Animation for me though was one of the highlights. The lush environment that Ginko wanders through was like one of those Japanese paintings, and it managed to enhance my viewing experience more.