The beloved fantasy manga returns in a hardcover omnibus edition featuring a completely original translation and new cover designs.
Before life as we know it, there existed entities that don't obey the laws of our reality—primordial beings known as
mushi
. In Japan, a man named Ginko wanders the land, investigating incursions by
into the human world—and by us into theirs. He is a
master…a
mushi-shi
.
Includes Japanese volumes 1-2.
Though invisible to most, tiny creatures known as
lurk beneath the surface of everyday reality. They exert a strange and occasionally terrifying influence on people's lives, and only experts known as mushishi carry the knowledge of how to deal with them. A mushishi named Ginko wanders the Japanese countryside, following rumors of various unusual occurences: a young man who dreams the future; a child with horns growing from his forehead; a boy with the power to write creatures into being; and more...
Upon its release in the 2000s,
Mushishi
earned global acclaim for its poetic episodic storytelling and delicate, beautiful artwork, winning the Japan Media Arts Prize, selection as a Best Manga by the Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs, and recommendation as a top read for teens by the American Library Association. The series inspired two TV anime adaptations in 2005 and 2014 and a live-action film directed by the legendary Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of
AKIRA
. Unfortunately, after being out of print for 15 years, English copies of
became as elusive as the strange creatures that populate its pages—until now.
Kodansha's new edition of
features an all-new translation and lettering, and beautiful color pages and cover illustrations never seen in the U.S. before.