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Mushi-Shi S1E20 — A Sea of Writings
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Mushi-Shi•Season 1•Episode 20

A Sea of Writings

8.7/10 · 267 votesMar 12, 200624 min

Ranked #4 of 26 in Season 1•+0.6 vs season avg

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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

Directed byKouichirou Sohtome, Hiroshi Nagahama
Written byKinuko Kuwahata
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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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Kouichirou Sohtome

Kouichirou Sohtome

Director

Shoko Nakamura

Shoko Nakamura

Animation Director

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Noboru Sugimitsu

Key Animation

K

Kinuko Kuwahata

Writer

Hiroshi Nagahama

Hiroshi Nagahama

Director

T

Takayuki Gotan

Key Animation

Tadashi Hiramatsu

Tadashi Hiramatsu

Key Animation

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Hanako Enomoto

Key Animation

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Masaki Hinata

Key Animation

M

Marie Ino

Key Animation

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Mitsuko Baba

Key Animation

T

Toshihiro Goto

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"A Sea of Writings" is episode 20 of Mushi-Shi season 1. It scored 8.7/10 from 267 votes, ranking #4 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Kouichirou Sohtome, Hiroshi Nagahama and written by Kinuko Kuwahata, it aired on March 12, 2006.

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