Mushishi
Manga
蟲師
1999/11/01
Character count153,320
Word count73,149
Unique words8,283
Words (1-occurrence)4,185
Unique kanji1,781
Kanji (1-occurrence)378
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 count16,617
Word count8,007
Unique words2,098
Words (1-occurrence)1,322
Unique kanji866
Kanji (1-occurrence)323
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 2
Character count18,099
Word count8,723
Unique words2,274
Words (1-occurrence)1,434
Unique kanji902
Kanji (1-occurrence)336
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 3
Character count17,597
Word count8,616
Unique words2,149
Words (1-occurrence)1,302
Unique kanji853
Kanji (1-occurrence)295
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 4
Character count15,925
Word count7,639
Unique words1,947
Words (1-occurrence)1,178
Unique kanji784
Kanji (1-occurrence)309
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 5
Character count18,196
Word count8,674
Unique words2,215
Words (1-occurrence)1,330
Unique kanji859
Kanji (1-occurrence)292
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 6
Character count19,268
Word count9,096
Unique words2,529
Words (1-occurrence)1,528
Unique kanji994
Kanji (1-occurrence)342
Difficulty beta
Hard
Volume 7
Character count11,876
Word count5,645
Unique words1,667
Words (1-occurrence)1,032
Unique kanji717
Kanji (1-occurrence)280
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 8
Character count10,841
Word count4,987
Unique words1,458
Words (1-occurrence)900
Unique kanji669
Kanji (1-occurrence)288
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 9
Character count11,981
Word count5,653
Unique words1,607
Words (1-occurrence)1,010
Unique kanji670
Kanji (1-occurrence)266
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 10
Character count12,920
Word count6,109
Unique words1,570
Words (1-occurrence)933
Unique kanji665
Kanji (1-occurrence)276
Difficulty beta
Average