The Next Chapter
(2014)
Overview
Mushishi: The Next Chapter continues the story of Mushishi Ginko on his journey to help the visible world to coexist with the Mushi. During his travels, Ginko discovers various gifted individuals—those cursed by circumstance and those maintaining a fragile symbiosis with the Mushi—inevitably confronting the question of whether humanity, talented and tortured alike, can manage the responsibility of the unseen. Moreover, as a Mushishi, Ginko must learn more about these strange beings and decide …
Cast
as Ginko (voice)
as Voice (voice)
Episodes
Banquet at the Forest's Edge 8.3
April 5, 2014
A sake brewer once lost his way home and chanced upon a strange ceremony. There, he tasted a sweet, glowing sake that h…
The Warbling Seashell 8.7
April 12, 2014
Near a village by the sea, a girl lives with her father on a secluded crag. She wants to make friends, but her father, …
Beneath the Snow 8.7
April 19, 2014
Ginko visits a village where it snows most of the year to study snow mushi. He finds a boy with a strange affliction th…
The Hand That Caresses the Night 9.0
April 26, 2014
A young man has the power to lure animals to him using a scent issuing from his hand. He inherited this power from his …
Mirror Lake 8.7
May 3, 2014
Ginko encounters a young woman being followed by a mysterious, watery creature. The woman becomes weak, and her family …
Floral Delusion 8.3
May 10, 2014
Ginko meets a woman with a striking beauty that lacks all five senses and according to the man who takes care of her, i…
Cloudless Rain 9.0
May 24, 2014
A woman afflicted by a water-type mushi decides to make use of her condition to help those in need.
Wind Raiser 8.7
June 7, 2014
While on board a boat, Ginko meets a young man who has developed a connection to a flock of bird-type mushi able to cre…
Valley of the Welling Tide 9.0
June 14, 2014
Ginko falls unconscious on a snowy mountain. He is helped by locals who somehow manage to grow their fields despite the…
Depths of Winter 8.0
June 21, 2014
On his way to answer a summons, Ginko is trapped on a mountain that has been sealed by the mountain lord, and is experi…
Cushion of Grass 9.0
October 19, 2014
After his encounter with Nui and before becoming a mushishi, young Ginko moved from place to place, due to his conditio…
Fragrant Darkness 9.0
October 26, 2014
A man feels something vaguely familiar, yet terrifying, as he smells the scent of flowers at night. As an old man, walk…
Lingering Crimson 9.3
November 2, 2014
At dusk, about to go home after playing with her friends, a young girl named Akane found a shadow without a caster. On …
Hidden Cove 9.3
November 9, 2014
Yura and Sumi, the former's caretaker, were close friends. Eventually, as they were moved apart, Yura could still feel …
Thread of Light 9.0
November 16, 2014
A young boy named Gen troubles his father by being too rough with other kids, who pick on him due to his absent mother.…
Sea of Otherworldly Stars 9.0
November 23, 2014
Izumi is alone in a world that mirrors our own. Having forgotten how she came to be there, she remains trapped while he…
Azure Waters 8.7
November 30, 2014
Ginko encounters Yuuta, a boy who is excellent at swimming and fishing but has webbed hands and cold skin. After discov…
Lightning's End 8.3
December 7, 2014
Multiple lightning strikes have been observed hitting the same tree, and Ginko investigates. He meets a strange boy who…
Mud Grass 8.0
December 14, 2014
Shigeru's daughter (Yuri) is found dead in the mountains. A painful skin infection breaks out in his village. Ginko can…
Tree of Eternity 9.0
December 21, 2014
A restless man, Kanta, on his way home to his wife and young daughter (Futaba), sits down to rest in a forest. He is ti…