Mushishi Manga Reviews

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Jun 20, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

最高

highest

なんとも切ない話がたくさん。読んだ後にじんわりと胸に染み込んでくる何かがある。物理的に内容が厚く、一冊読むのに結構時間かかる。

There are so many sad stories. There is something that slowly seeps into my heart after reading it. The physical content is thick, and it takes quite a while to read one book.

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Dec 15, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

不思議な世界

Mysterious world

This review contains spoilers. 世界がこんなふうに見える人もいるんだと思うと面白かった！様々な困り事、蟲な原因でそれを解決していくストーリー。古いお話みたいだけど初めて読んだのでとても新鮮だった！

This review contains spoilers. It was interesting to think that there are people who see the world this way! It's a story about solving various problems and bad causes. It sounds like an old story, but it was my first time reading it, so it was so fresh!

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Sep 15, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

アニメもすごい！漫画もすごい！

The anime is amazing too! The comics are amazing too!

この漫画は本当にすごいと思います。絵も綺麗、設定も秀逸。この作家さんじゃないとつくれない世界観は、さすがとしかいいようがありません。アニメもすごいけど、ぜひ漫画読んでほしいです。

I think this comic is really amazing. The pictures are beautiful and the settings are excellent. As expected, there is nothing but a good view of the world that can only be created by this artist. The anime is amazing too, but I definitely want you to read the manga.

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Mar 06, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

永遠に続きを読んでいたい漫画

Manga I want to keep reading forever

This review contains spoilers. 考えられないくらい美しいアニメ化がされて最高な作品でした。明治くらいの、洋装と和装が入り混じる、まだ緑が圧倒的だったころの世界が見てきたみたいに緻密に描かれていて最高でした。お話も、蟲をからめたいろんなエピソードがありますが、なんでこんな話を作れるんだろうと不思議でしょうがないです。発想が天才というか。愛憎からめたえぐるようなエピソードもありますが、なんどでも読みたいです。銀子の出生について描き切ってくれたのが嬉しいです。銀子のキャラがクールなようでお人好しでもあって、でも人外みもあって、唯一無二の素敵なキャラですね。足に蟲がついて産まれてきた少女の話、史上最強の蟲バトルもいつか見せて欲しいです。

This review contains spoilers. It was an unimaginably beautiful animation and it was a great work. It was amazing that the world around the Meiji era, where Western and Japanese clothing were mixed, was depicted in such detail as if it had been seen when greenery was still overwhelming. As for the story, there are various episodes involving insects, but it's no wonder why this kind of story can be made. The idea is genius, isn't it? There are also episodes where love and hate make me angry, but I want to read them any number of times. I'm happy that you've drawn up all the details about Ginko's birth. Ginko's character seems cool and friendly, but she also has an outsider, making her a unique and wonderful character. I want them to show me the story of a girl who was born with bugs on her feet, and the strongest bug battle in history someday.

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Feb 26, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

思い出

reminiscences

大好きな作品です。アニメ版とマンガ版では相違やオリジナルストーリーなどがあるので可能なら両方ともみることをオススメです。民話とか昔話や怪談好きな人はハマると思います。またあまり自己主張しない主人公が不思議な味を出してるように思います

It's a work I love. There are differences and original stories between the anime version and the manga version, so I recommend watching both if possible. I think people who like folktales, folktales, and ghost stories will fall in love with it. Also, I think the main character, who doesn't assert himself very much, has a strange flavor

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Jan 02, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

おおっ

Whoa

アニメ版は作りこみすぎて、赤字だったらしいです。究極の出来でした。その原作も素晴らしい出来栄えですね。文句無し星５。２５．０１．０３記

It seems that the anime version was so well-made that it was in the red. It was the ultimate result. The original work is also excellent. No complaints 5 stars. Record 25.01.03

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Dec 16, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

アニメから

From anime

原作もモチロン良かったです。アニメにすごくハマりました。音楽とナレーションが良かったので・・。世界観がステキで、マンガもアニメも読んで、見て欲しいと思います。

The original story also had a good motif. I'm really addicted to anime. The music and narration were good, so... The view of the world is wonderful, and I want them to read and watch both manga and anime.

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Dec 04, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

独特の世界観

A unique view of the world

This review contains spoilers. 妖怪よりももっと太古からいて、もっと原始的で、動物とも植物とも神とも言えないような微妙な存在として蟲が描かれていて独特な雰囲気です。絵柄とも合っていて昔の日本のような世界観もなんというか・・・不思議。

This review contains spoilers. Bugs are more ancient than monsters, are more primitive, and are depicted as subtle beings that cannot be called animals, plants, or gods, and it has a unique atmosphere. It matches the design, and the view of the world like Japan in the old days is... strange.

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Nov 03, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

目に見えぬものと、人間お業と

What is invisible to the eye and human work

情人の目には見えない「蟲」をめぐる話。妖怪や陰陽師ものと雰囲気は似ているかもしれません。主人公の蟲師ギンコが旅をしながら、蟲にまつわる謎や病を解決し、治していくストーリー。それぞれに、思惑、願い、悲しみが詰まっていて、心揺さぶられました。ニヒルだけれど、人にも蟲にも深い思い入れを持つギンコがとてもかっこいい。渋みのあるダークヒーローで、惹かれました。

A story about “bugs” that cannot be seen by a lover's eyes. The atmosphere may be similar to Yokai and Onmyoji. This is a story where the main character, Mushishi Ginko, solves and cures mysteries and diseases related to insects while traveling. Each one was filled with speculations, wishes, and sorrows, and my heart was shaken. Although it is a nihir, the ginkgo, which has a deep fondness for both humans and insects, is very cool. I was drawn to the dark hero with an austerity.

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Jun 24, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

大好き

really like

独特な雰囲気と物語が大好きです。幼い頃に出会い、私という人間をつくったものの一つだと言っても過言ではありません。しっとりと、心の深いところに染み込むような、静かな、淡々とした、でもどこか情熱的な作品だと思います。

I love the unique atmosphere and story. It is no exaggeration to say that it is one of the things that made me the person I am, which I met when I was young. I think it's a quiet, unobtrusive, yet somewhat passionate work that is moist and seeps into the depths of the heart.

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May 20, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

何も語る事は無いくらい自然な世界

A natural world where there's nothing to talk about

本来なら、人はこうあるべきなんだろう...と思える世界感の作品です。自然と調和し、見えないものが影響を及ぼす、蟲師はそういった体質や巡り合わせによる問題を解決する自然の医者なんでしょうね。

It's a work with a sense of the world that makes you think people should be like this... In harmony with nature, where things you can't see have an effect, Mushishi is probably a natural doctor who solves problems caused by such constitution and encounters.

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May 08, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

大好きです

I love it

アニメでハマって原作を読みました！世界観や雰囲気がすごく好きで何回も読み返してます。切ない話や感動する話など1話で綺麗にまとめられているので読みやすいです。

I read the original anime Hama! I really like the world view and atmosphere, and I've reread it over and over again. The sad stories and moving stories are neatly summarized in one episode, so it's easy to read.

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Mar 14, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

ええ作品

Yes, the work

ええ作品です!(^^)!奥が深い(T_T)(T_T)！！アニメ化もしているのですが、私は原作の方が好きかな(>_<)(>_<)

Yes, it's a work! (^^)! Deep (T_T) (T_T)! It has also been made into an animation, but I wonder if I like the original one better (>_<) (>_<)

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Feb 05, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

いい

That's good

せつな良い話が多くて、悲しかったり温かかったり、いろいろ考えさせられる深いお話。あんま他の作品で例えるの良くないんだろうけど、夏目友人帳と同じおもしろさがある。どちらも最高に良い

There are a lot of good and sad stories, and it's a deep story that makes you think about various things, such as sad and warm. It's probably not good to compare it to another work, but it's just as interesting as Natsume's Book of Friends. Both are the best

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Jan 27, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

原作もアニメも◎

Both the original story and the anime ◎

いつどこでどんな状況で読んでも面白いし癒されます。基本1話完結型なので好きな所からちょろっと読み返せるのが良い。アニメも雰囲気出てておすすめですよ。

No matter when, where, and in any situation, you read it, it's interesting and soothing. It's basically a complete episode 1, so it's nice to be able to reread it a little bit from where you like. The anime also has an atmosphere, so I recommend it.

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Dec 28, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

大人向けの日本昔話

Japanese folktales for adults

アニメから入ったせいか、アニメの雰囲気に引っ張られる。主人公ギンコの声もナレーションも、自然に頭の中で聞こえてくる。それさえも、超自然現象の様に感じます。

I'm drawn to the anime atmosphere, probably because I started from anime. I can naturally hear the voice and narration of the main character, Ginkgo, in my head. Even that feels like a supernatural phenomenon.

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Nov 30, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

大好きな作品

Favorite work

一番好きな漫画は？と聞かれたらおそらく蟲師と答えると思います、それぐらい好きです。まず表紙！この水彩画がたまりません、材質が紙なのでそれにとても合っています。基本的に1話完結で読みやすく、たまに前編と後編に分かれた作品があります。とにかくギンコが良い男過ぎます、本当に理想の男像です。どんなに時間がかかってもいいから、もう一度連載して欲しいです、またギンコの物語が読みたいです。因みに途中からギンコの描き方が変わりますが、私はどちらかというと初期のギンコの方が幼くみえて好きです。

What manga do you like the most? If asked, I would probably answer Mushishi; I like it that much. First, the cover! This watercolor painting is irresistible, and since the material is paper, it goes very well with it. Basically, one episode is complete and is easy to read, and occasionally there are works that are divided into a first part and a second part. Anyway, he's too good-natured; he really is the image of an ideal man. It doesn't matter how long it takes, so I want it to be serialized again, and I want to read the story of Ginkgo again. Incidentally, the way ginkgo is drawn changes halfway through, but I like the early ginkgo because it looks rather childish.

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昔から好きな作品！！

A work I've always liked!!

何年も前に、漫画喫茶で全巻読んだ思い出があります笑ファンタジーな世界観にどハマり。哀愁が漂うなかに、人間の愛もあり、自然の厳しさもあり。何度読み返しても、良いなーとなります。

I have memories of reading the entire volume at a manga cafe many years ago lol I'm addicted to the fantasy world view. While there is melancholy in the air, there is also human love, and so is the severity of nature. No matter how many times you reread it, it will be fine.

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全てを理解できないけれど

I don't understand everything

私の読解力では全てを理解する事ができません。そこが少しむず痒くもありますが、この作品の持つ不思議な魅力に取り憑かれています。読解力が欲しい。

I can't understand everything with my reading comprehension skills. It's a bit difficult, but I'm obsessed with the mysterious appeal of this work. I want reading comprehension skills.

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大好きです

I love it

全てハピエンとかではないので身がキュッとなるような終わり方もあるのですが、大好きなお話です。作者さんの作品は何冊も買っていますが、やはり一番はコレ！

Not all of them are happy, so there are ways to end in a way that makes you cringe, but it's a story I love. I've bought many books of the author's work, but this one is still the best one!

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