Mushi-shi: Next Passage Part 1

Long regarded with suspicion and fear, the formless life known as Mushi exists beyond ordinary sight. They mean no harm, yet their unusual nature can bring unintended consequences, and treating them as tools—whether through ignorance or greed—often invites misfortune for everyone involved.

*Mushi-shi: Next Passage Part 1* follows Ginko, a wandering Mushishi who investigates these phenomena and helps people find a way to live alongside the Mushi. Along the road he meets those marked by circumstance and those bound to the Mushi in delicate balance, raising difficult questions about responsibility, coexistence, and how far one person should go in meddling with ties that are older and more complex than they appear.