Mushishi
Manga
蟲師
1999/11/01
Character count151,901
Word count71,661
Unique words8,356
Words (1-occurrence)4,234
Unique kanji1,780
Kanji (1-occurrence)380
Difficulty beta
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 count16,519
Word count7,859
Unique words2,104
Words (1-occurrence)1,331
Unique kanji866
Kanji (1-occurrence)323
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 2
Character count17,942
Word count8,561
Unique words2,268
Words (1-occurrence)1,429
Unique kanji902
Kanji (1-occurrence)336
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 3
Character count17,425
Word count8,408
Unique words2,154
Words (1-occurrence)1,299
Unique kanji853
Kanji (1-occurrence)295
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 4
Character count15,767
Word count7,479
Unique words1,953
Words (1-occurrence)1,191
Unique kanji784
Kanji (1-occurrence)309
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 5
Character count18,010
Word count8,490
Unique words2,205
Words (1-occurrence)1,312
Unique kanji859
Kanji (1-occurrence)292
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 6
Character count19,096
Word count8,915
Unique words2,538
Words (1-occurrence)1,536
Unique kanji994
Kanji (1-occurrence)342
Difficulty beta
Hard
Volume 7
Character count11,766
Word count5,530
Unique words1,669
Words (1-occurrence)1,046
Unique kanji717
Kanji (1-occurrence)280
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 8
Character count10,727
Word count4,879
Unique words1,476
Words (1-occurrence)912
Unique kanji669
Kanji (1-occurrence)288
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 9
Character count11,838
Word count5,521
Unique words1,627
Words (1-occurrence)1,026
Unique kanji670
Kanji (1-occurrence)266
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 10
Character count12,811
Word count6,019
Unique words1,584
Words (1-occurrence)937
Unique kanji665
Kanji (1-occurrence)276
Difficulty beta
Average