- 8.3/103 votes
#1 - Banquet at the Forest's Edge
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2014
A sake brewer once lost his way home and chanced upon a strange ceremony. There, he tasted a sweet, glowing sake that he's never been able to forget. Years later, his son has followed in his footsteps and is trying to brew a sake to match his dad's. When he, too, encounters a late-night ceremony, he pretends to be part of it, meeting Ginko during the occasion.
Director: Hiroshi Nagahama
Writer: Hiroshi Nagahama
- 7.9/107 votes
#2 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2024
As Shuichi urges Kirie to escape the town with him, the real "spiral" horror begins.
Director: Hiroshi Nagahama
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/103 votes
#3 - The Sound of Footsteps on the Grass
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 6/18/2006
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..."
Director: Hiroshi Nagahama
Writer: Kinuko Kuwahata
- 7.6/109 votes
#4 - The Green Seat
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/23/2005
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!
Director: Hiroshi Nagahama
Writer: Kinuko Kuwahata
- 7.3/103 votes
#5 - A Sea of Brushes
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/12/2006
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.
Director: Hiroshi Nagahama
Writer: Kinuko Kuwahata