Mushi-Shi

In *Mushi-Shi*, “mushi” are described as the world’s most fundamental life forms—entities that exist simply to be, unbound by human ideas of good and evil. They appear in innumerable shapes and can imitate aspects of the natural world, from plants and illnesses to strange phenomena like rainbows. Even so, the term is only a rough label for something far more elusive, and reliable knowledge about mushi is rare largely because most people don’t realize they’re there at all.

Ginko, a mushishi who studies these beings, travels from place to place following rumors of incidents that may be connected to mushi. With each lead, he searches for a clearer understanding of what mushi are, why they exist, and where they fit within the broader order of life—questions that feel inseparable from the meaning of existence itself.