Mushishi
Manga
蟲師
1999/11/01
Character count151,844
Word count71,612
Unique words8,332
Words (1-occurrence)4,222
Unique kanji1,780
Kanji (1-occurrence)380
Difficulty Average
Volumes10
External Rating
85 %

Some live in the deep darkness behind your eyelids. Some eat silence. Some thoughtlessly kill. Some simply drive men mad. They are known as mushi—creatures that came into being shortly after life emerged from the primordial ooze. They still exist parallel to our own lives and can only be seen by a select few. As a mushishi, Ginko is one of the few who are aware of their existense, and this young man with a sardonic smile roams from place to place with the knowledge and skill to aid those unwittingly affected by mushi. (Source: Kodansha USA) Note: Won the Excellence Prize for Manga at the 7th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2003 and the Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga in 2006.

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Genres
Drama
Fantasy
Mystery
Slice of Life
Supernatural
Tags
Travel
Episodic
Youkai
Seinen
Countryside
Mythology
Philosophy
Male Protagonist
Tragedy
Urban Fantasy
Work
Historical
Demon
Subdecks
Volume 1
Character count16,511
Word count7,852
Unique words2,093
Words (1-occurrence)1,321
Unique kanji866
Kanji (1-occurrence)323
Difficulty Average
Volume 2
Character count17,940
Word count8,549
Unique words2,263
Words (1-occurrence)1,427
Unique kanji902
Kanji (1-occurrence)336
Difficulty Average
Volume 3
Character count17,419
Word count8,397
Unique words2,149
Words (1-occurrence)1,294
Unique kanji853
Kanji (1-occurrence)295
Difficulty Average
Volume 4
Character count15,759
Word count7,479
Unique words1,950
Words (1-occurrence)1,192
Unique kanji784
Kanji (1-occurrence)309
Difficulty Average
Volume 5
Character count17,997
Word count8,487
Unique words2,197
Words (1-occurrence)1,304
Unique kanji859
Kanji (1-occurrence)292
Difficulty Average
Volume 6
Character count19,090
Word count8,914
Unique words2,529
Words (1-occurrence)1,528
Unique kanji994
Kanji (1-occurrence)342
Difficulty Hard
Volume 7
Character count11,764
Word count5,530
Unique words1,663
Words (1-occurrence)1,038
Unique kanji717
Kanji (1-occurrence)280
Difficulty Average
Volume 8
Character count10,725
Word count4,876
Unique words1,475
Words (1-occurrence)917
Unique kanji669
Kanji (1-occurrence)288
Difficulty Average
Volume 9
Character count11,832
Word count5,511
Unique words1,620
Words (1-occurrence)1,021
Unique kanji670
Kanji (1-occurrence)266
Difficulty Average
Volume 10
Character count12,807
Word count6,017
Unique words1,577
Words (1-occurrence)930
Unique kanji665
Kanji (1-occurrence)276
Difficulty Average