Episode guide
Mushi-Shi: The Next Passage
20 episodes · first aired Apr 5, 2014
Perceived as strange and feared by man, over time the misshapen ones came to be known as Mushi. Although they harbor no ill intentions towards humans, many suffer from the side effects of their existence and strange nature; exploiting the Mushi without understanding them, even unintentionally, can lead to disaster and strife for any involved. Mushishi Zoku Shou continues the story of Mushishi Ginko on his journey to help the visible world to coexist with the Mushi. During his travels, Ginko discovers various gifted individuals—those cursed by circumstance and those maintaining a fragile symbiosis with the Mushi—inevitably confronting the question of whether humanity, talented and tortured alike, can manage the responsibility of the unseen. Moreover, as a Mushishi, Ginko must learn more about these strange beings and decide if he has the right to interfere with the complex relationships between Mushi and mankind.
- 1 Banquet at the Forest's Edge Apr 5, 2014 · 24m 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…
- 2 The Warbling Seashell Apr 12, 2014 · 24m 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…
- 3 Beneath the Snow Apr 19, 2014 · 24m 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…
- 4 The Hand That Caresses the Night Apr 26, 2014 · 24m 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…
- 5 Mirror Lake May 3, 2014 · 24m Ginko encounters a young woman being followed by a mysterious, watery creature. The woman becomes weak, and her family believes it to be lovesickness. Ginko reveals the truth of the mushi…
- 6 Floral Delusion May 10, 2014 · 24m Ginko meets a woman with a striking beauty that lacks all five senses and according to the man who takes care of her, is over 80 years old and has lived in his family for generations…
- 7 Cloudless Rain May 24, 2014 · 24m A woman afflicted by a water-type mushi decides to make use of her condition to help those in need.
- 8 Wind Raiser Jun 7, 2014 · 24m While on board a boat, Ginko meets a young man who has developed a connection to a flock of bird-type mushi able to create wind.
- 9 Valley of the Welling Tide Jun 14, 2014 · 24m 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…
- 10 Depths of Winter Jun 21, 2014 · 24m On his way to answer a summons, Ginko is trapped on a mountain that has been sealed by the mountain lord, and is experiencing an eternal winter because of some trapped snow-mushi. Why has…
- 11 Cushion of Grass Oct 19, 2014 · 24m 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…
- 12 Fragrant Darkness Oct 26, 2014 · 24m 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…
- 13 Lingering Crimson Nov 2, 2014 · 24m 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…
- 14 Hidden Cove Nov 9, 2014 · 24m 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…
- 15 Thread of Light Nov 16, 2014 · 24m 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…
- 16 Sea of Otherworldly Stars Nov 23, 2014 · 24m 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…
- 17 Azure Waters Nov 30, 2014 · 24m Ginko encounters Yuuta, a boy who is excellent at swimming and fishing but has webbed hands and cold skin. After discovering the boy's unnatural affinity for water, he sets out to treat…
- 18 Lightning's End Dec 7, 2014 · 24m Multiple lightning strikes have been observed hitting the same tree, and Ginko investigates. He meets a strange boy who attracts lightning to himself due to a mushi's influence. His mother…
- 19 Mud Grass Dec 14, 2014 · 24m Shigeru's daughter (Yuri) is found dead in the mountains. A painful skin infection breaks out in his village. Ginko can cure the disease of the villagers but Shigeru has a much more…
- 20 Tree of Eternity Dec 21, 2014 · 24m 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…