The Mushishi anime is based on the manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Urushibara, published in Kodansha's Afternoon magazine from January 1999 to August 2008.
Mushishi focuses on the adventures of a Mushi Master, Ginko, who travels from place to place chasing rumors of occurrences that could be tied to mushi.
Season 1[]
The first season contains 26 episodes that aired from October 23, 2005 to June 19, 2006.
- The Green Seat
- The Light of the Eyelid
- Tender Horns
- The Pillow Pathway
- The Traveling Swamp
- Those Who Inhale the Dew
- Raindrops and Rainbows
- Where Sea Meets Man
- The Heavy Seed
- The White Which Lives Within the Ink Stone
- The Sleeping Mountain
- One-Eyed Fish
- One-Night Bridge
- Inside the Cage
- Pretense of Spring
- Sunrise Serpent
- Pickers of Empty Cocoons
- Clothes that Embrace the Mountain
- String From the Sky
- A Sea of Writings
- Cotton Changeling
- Shrine in the Sea
- The Sound of Rust
- The Journey to the Field of Fire
- Eye of Fortune, Eye of Misfortune
- The Sound of Footsteps on the Grass
Note: After going on hiatus in March after Episode 20, the show resumed airing in May.
Special Episodes[]
READ MORE AT Mushishi Special: The Shadow That Devours the Sun
An OVA titled Special Episode: The Shadow That Devours the Sun (Tokubetsu-hen: Hi Hamu Kage) aired on January 4, 2014.
Season 2[]
The second season contains 20 episodes that aired from April 5, 2014 to December 21, 2015.
- Banquet at the Forest's Edge
- The Warbling Sea Shell
- Beneath the Snow
- The Hand That Caresses the Night
- Mirror Lake
- Floral Delusion
- Cloudless Rain
- Wind Raiser
- Valley of the Welling Tides
- Depths of Winter
- Cushion of Grass
- Fragrant Darkness
- Lingering Crimson
- Hidden Cove
- Thread of Light
- Sea of Otherworldly Stars
- Azure Waters
- Lightning's End
- Mud Grass
- Tree of Eternity
Note: The season went on hiatus in June, after Episode 10. Then a two-part special titled Special Chapter: Path of Thorns (Tokubetsu-hen: Odoro no Michi) aired in August. The show resumed airing in October with the final ten episodes.
Special Episodes[]
READ MORE AT Mushishi Special: Path of Thorns
An OVA titled Special Episode: Path of Thorns (Tokubetsu-hen: Odoro no Michi) aired on August 20, 2014.
Films[]
READ MORE AT Mushishi Film: Bell Droplets
A film titled Bell Droplets (Suzu no Shizuku) aired on May 16, 2015.