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The Best Episodes of Mushi-Shi

Every episode of Mushi-Shi ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Mushi-Shi!

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Ginko, a Mushi master, travels from place to place researching the Mushi and helping people who are suffering because of it.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Mushi-Shi Season 1 Episode 8 - Where Sea Meets Man
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Where Sea Meets Man

    S1:E8

    Ginko is waiting along the sea shore, for a transport to get him across the bay when he meets a man called Shirou, who lost his wife under strange circumstances. Ginko seems interested and decides to listen to his story about how he lost his wife in a swarm of sea snakes, during fog. Ginko later comes back with information on the Mushi that caused the bizarre events.

    Director:Toshinori Narita
    Writer:Yuka Yamada

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  2. Mushi-Shi Season 1 Episode 12 - One-Eyed Fish
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #2 - One-Eyed Fish

    S1:E12

    "Don't let yourself be blinded by fear and anger. Everything is only as it is..." A boy named Yoki, who's able to see Mushi, was found in the woods by some mysterious lady named Nui with only one eye. It turns out that Yoki was travelling with his mother when a mudslide crushed his mother and he was left all on his own. Yoki's leg later heals itself however he doesn't seem to have anywhere to go so he stays with the Nui and begins to learn some things about the Mushi known as "Tokoyami".

    Director:Kouichirou Sohtome
    Writer:Kinuko Kuwahata

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  3. Mushi-Shi Season 2 Episode 13 - Lingering Crimson
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Lingering Crimson

    S2:E13

    At dusk, about to go home after playing with her friends, a young girl named Akane found a shadow without a caster. On that same day, she disappeared. Several years later, Ginko is told the story of Mikage, a girl who appeared with no memories at Akane's village shortly after the vanishing of the latter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Hiroshi Nagahama

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  4. Mushi-Shi Season 2 Episode 14 - Hidden Cove
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #4 - Hidden Cove

    S2:E14

    Yura and Sumi, the former's caretaker, were close friends. Eventually, as they were moved apart, Yura could still feel Sumi's presence. However, whenever that happened, she'd become like an empty shell, worrying her father. As Ginko comes to know of the case, he proceeds to offer them advice, as the condition is caused by a mushi that can connect people's minds.

    Director:Tomihiko Ohkubo
    Writer:Hiroshi Nagahama

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  5. Mushi-Shi Season 1 Episode 19 - String from the Sky
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #5 - String from the Sky

    S1:E19

    Seijirou is fascinated by the stars and enjoys stargazing. One day he was by the riverbed with the village nanny Fuki when she notices a string coming down the sky and as she tries to pull all of a sudden she disappears, right before Seijirou's eye. Ginko is travelling through the mountains and is being followed by a peculiar girl. It turns out that it's Fuki, who has been exposed to a strong Mushi presence and can't be seen by anyone.

    Director:Shintaro Inokawa
    Writer:Aki Itami

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  6. Mushi-Shi Season 1 Episode 4 - The Pillow Pathway
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #6 - The Pillow Pathway

    S1:E4

    Ginko hears a rumor around town that a man is has prophetic dreams every once in a while. He suspects that Mushi are living in his dreams. He gives the man medicine to keep them under control and says he will come back when he has used about all of them. When Ginko returns, the village is deserted and torn up. Ginko finds the man alone in is house. The man then tells him about what happened while he was away.

    Director:Kouichirou Sohtome
    Writer:Yuka Yamada

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  7. Mushi-Shi Season 1 Episode 5 - The Traveling Swamp
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #7 - The Traveling Swamp

    S1:E5

    Adashino-sensei is looking to buy some of the items that Ginko has obtained on his journey. He especially wants the wine cup that was drawn by Shinra, But Ginko says it's too rare to be sold to collectors. He tells Adoshenei-sensei about the strange being he met while in the forest and he also explains how the swamp is moving towards the sea. This looks like the work of a Mushi...

    Director:Kenichi Imaizumi
    Writer:Kinuko Kuwahata

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  8. Mushi-Shi Season 1 Episode 7 - Raindrops and Rainbows
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Raindrops and Rainbows

    S1:E7

    On a rainy day Ginko takes a rest from his travels and comes across a man named Kourou who seems to be obsessed with a rainbow. To pass the time Kourou reminisces in his past, with the events which led to him pursuing rainbows whenever they appear. Ginko explains to him that the rainbow which he is searching for is actually a Mushi known as "Koda" but there seems to be more to it.

    Director:Kouichirou Sohtome
    Writer:Aki Itami

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  9. Mushi-Shi Season 1 Episode 10 - The White Which Lives Within the Ink Stone
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #9 - The White Which Lives Within the Ink Stone

    S1:E10

    Some kids enter Adashino-sensei's shed and find a lot of strange things, but there's one thing in particular that interests them. It's night and Adashino-sensei is called upon to look at one of the kids, a girl who has become bitterly cold, and the cause is a mysterious ink stone she touched. Luckily for Adashino-sensei, Ginko is passing through the village, and he shows him the ink stone, which he identifies it as a "Kumohami."

    Director:Tatsuyuki Nagai
    Writer:Yuka Yamada

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  10. Mushi-Shi Season 1 Episode 6 - Those Who Inhale the Dew
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Those Who Inhale the Dew

    S1:E6

    Ginko is on another adventure as he is brought to a very peculiar island, by a young boy Nagi. Ginko is taken to see a girl, who the island inhabitants refer to as "Ikigami" and is said to be able to perform miracles however Ginko discovers that there is more to this.

    Director:Akira Mano
    Writer:Aki Itami

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  11. Mushi-Shi Season 1 Episode 17 - Pickers of Empty Cocoons
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Pickers of Empty Cocoons

    S1:E17

    "There are countless fissures in the physical world. Those who vanish like smoke are lost in such hollows. Without their memories, without their souls..." Ginko receives a letter in a cocoon, but it isn't adressed to him. Rather, it's addressed to an old accquaintance, Aya Tozawa, so he decides to visit her. Ginko is concerned about Aya, as she is still searching for her sister, who has been trapped in an Uroana for 5 years.

    Director:Kenichi Imaizumi
    Writer:Yuka Yamada

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  12. Mushi-Shi Season 1 Episode 21 - Cotton Changeling
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Cotton Changeling

    S1:E21

    A lady named Aki discovered a green stain on her wedding gown, one year later she gave birth to a boy who, now grown up, has the same marks on his body. It turns out that the boy was originally born not as a human but as some shapeless green blob, which then turned into a human. Her husband asks for Ginko's help yet he is unable to save her son because it's the work of a "Watahaki".

    Director:Toshinori Narita
    Writer:Yuka Yamada

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  13. Mushi-Shi Season 1 Episode 22 - Shrine in the Sea
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Shrine in the Sea

    S1:E22

    "Give birth to me once more. I want to meet you once more. I want to see this beautiful ocean once more..." Ginko arrives on an island asking about the so called "Rebirths" but to no luck. At night he later meets a peculiar lady who happens to be able to see a strange light in the sea and she ends up inviting him to her home. She later explains to him what "Rebirths" are; when a person is about to die they can be taken deep inside the Ryuugu, where they are reborn.

    Director:Kazu Yokota
    Writer:Kinuko Kuwahata

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  14. Mushi-Shi Season 2 Episode 4 - The Hand That Caresses the Night
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #14 - The Hand That Caresses the Night

    S2:E4

    A young man has the power to lure animals to him using a scent issuing from his hand. He inherited this power from his father, and it makes hunting easier. But it makes the meat from his prey taste foul. More serious is the risk of losing his mind to the power and confusing family with prey. There's a cure, but will the boy be willing to give up his power?

    Director:Nobukage Kimura
    Writer:Hiroshi Nagahama

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  15. Mushi-Shi Season 2 Episode 7 - Cloudless Rain
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Cloudless Rain

    S2:E7

    A woman afflicted by a water-type mushi decides to make use of her condition to help those in need.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Hiroshi Nagahama

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  16. Mushi-Shi Season 2 Episode 9 - Valley of the Welling Tide
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Valley of the Welling Tide

    S2:E9

    Ginko falls unconscious on a snowy mountain. He is helped by locals who somehow manage to grow their fields despite the weather, mainly because of a worker with unabated stamina. But at what cost does this vigor come?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Hiroshi Nagahama

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  17. Mushi-Shi Season 2 Episode 11 - Cushion of Grass
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Cushion of Grass

    S2:E11

    After his encounter with Nui and before becoming a mushishi, young Ginko moved from place to place, due to his condition of attracting mushi. At one point he found himself instructed and cared for by a mushishi named Suguro, in the lands of a dying Mountain Lord. Ginko wonders about his place in the world and the natural order, as Suguro worries that the new Mountain Lord hasn't yet appeared.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Hiroshi Nagahama

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  18. Mushi-Shi Season 2 Episode 12 - Fragrant Darkness
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Fragrant Darkness

    S2:E12

    A man feels something vaguely familiar, yet terrifying, as he smells the scent of flowers at night. As an old man, walking through the woods, he finds a tunnel, and is compelled to enter it. While going through it, he reminisces about important events in his life up to that point, but it seems there is something he can't quite recall. Perhaps long ago, the visit of a traveler looking for shelter on a rainy day, might help shed light on the unsettled feeling he has.

    Director:Yasuyuki Fuse
    Writer:Hiroshi Nagahama

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  19. Mushi-Shi Season 2 Episode 15 - Thread of Light
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Thread of Light

    S2:E15

    A young boy named Gen troubles his father by being too rough with other kids, who pick on him due to his absent mother. The child, too strong for his age, also claims to be able to see strange creatures that no one else sees. As Ginko arrives at Gen's place, the story behind Gen's strength is revealed as the mushishi recounts the day he met a woman who'd woven a mysterious seamless garment.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Hiroshi Nagahama

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  20. Mushi-Shi Season 2 Episode 16 - Sea of Otherworldly Stars
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Sea of Otherworldly Stars

    S2:E16

    Izumi is alone in a world that mirrors our own. Having forgotten how she came to be there, she remains trapped while her family searches in vain. Her father believes she has been kidnapped, while her mother and sister Mizuho believe that she is still inside the house, even though they cannot see her. Ginko crosses into the other world to try to save her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Hiroshi Nagahama

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  21. Mushi-Shi Season 2 Episode 20 - Tree of Eternity
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Tree of Eternity

    S2:E20

    A restless man, Kanta, on his way home to his wife and young daughter (Futaba), sits down to rest in a forest. He is tired and thirsty so he eats a red fruit that was lying on the ground near him, and gives thanks to the plum. Some time after this, he starts having vivid memories both in his dreams and while awake of times going back before his birth. He goes looking for a huge tree but finding it does not make him happy.

    Director:Kouichirou Sohtome
    Writer:Hiroshi Nagahama

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  22. Mushi-Shi Season 1 Episode 9 - The Heavy Seed
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #22 - The Heavy Seed

    S1:E9

    While on his journey, Ginko stumbles upon a town which has yielded a great crop this year, thanks to their ancestors. However, it is said that someone must be sacrificed in exchange. Ginko finds this peculiar and decides to investigate further, by going to see the village "Saishu-sama" (chief mourner) who may have something to do with it.

    Director:Kouichirou Sohtome
    Writer:Kinuko Kuwahata

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  23. Mushi-Shi Season 1 Episode 14 - Inside the Cage
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #23 - Inside the Cage

    S1:E14

    While resting in a bamboo forest, Ginko is approached by an odd man named Kisuke, who tells Ginko that he has been lost in the forest for 3 years. Ginko seems to have also become lost, and decides to go off and figure something out about the forest. After managing to get out of the forest, Ginko figures out that it's the work of a "Magaridake".

    Director:Kazu Yokota
    Writer:Yuka Yamada

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  24. Mushi-Shi Season 2 Episode 2 - The Warbling Seashell
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #24 - The Warbling Seashell

    S2:E2

    Near a village by the sea, a girl lives with her father on a secluded crag. She wants to make friends, but her father, for some reason, doesn't want her associating with the village people. When Ginko arrives, he finds a mushi that's an omen of disaster. Will the girl's father be able to forgive past events and help the village?

    Director:Kouichirou Sohtome
    Writer:Hiroshi Nagahama

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  25. Mushi-Shi Season 2 Episode 3 - Beneath the Snow
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #25 - Beneath the Snow

    S2:E3

    Ginko visits a village where it snows most of the year to study snow mushi. He finds a boy with a strange affliction that causes snow to fall on him perpetually. He's become insensitive to the cold, and warmth is painful for him. It's dangerous for him to expose himself to the cold so much, but he doesn't even seem to care.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Hiroshi Nagahama

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Best Episodes Summary

"Where Sea Meets Man" is the best rated episode of "Mushi-Shi". It scored 8.6/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Toshinori Narita and written by Yuka Yamada, it aired on 12/11/2005. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "One-Eyed Fish".