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Mushi-Shi S1E17 — Pickers of Empty Cocoons
8.2
Mushi-Shi•Season 1•Episode 17

Pickers of Empty Cocoons

8.2/10 · 250 votesFeb 19, 200624 min

Ranked #9 of 26 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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"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,

Directed byKenichi Imaizumi
Written byYuka Yamada
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Cast4

Yuto Nakano

Yuto Nakano

Ginko (voice)

Mika Doi

Mika Doi

Narrator / Nui (voice)

Ai Kobayashi

Ai Kobayashi

Tanyuu Karibusa (voice)

Yuji Ueda

Yuji Ueda

Adashino (voice)

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N

Noboru Sugimitsu

Key Animation

K

Kouhei Yamazaki

Key Animation

Y

Yuka Yamada

Writer

S

Seiko Asai

Key Animation

Kenichi Imaizumi

Kenichi Imaizumi

Director

Kenichi Imaizumi

Kenichi Imaizumi

Storyboard Artist

A

Atsuko Sugawara

Key Animation

M

Marie Ino

Key Animation

H

Hiroyo Yamamoto

Key Animation

T

Takafumi Torii

Key Animation

M

Mia Kanazawa

Key Animation

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Naoko Ozawa

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Pickers of Empty Cocoons" is episode 17 of Mushi-Shi season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 250 votes, ranking #9 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Kenichi Imaizumi and written by Yuka Yamada, it aired on February 19, 2006.

Next: E18 · Clothes That Embrace the MountainBest of Season 1