The Next Chapter poster

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

Yuto Nakano as Ginko (voice)
Yuto Nakano

as Ginko (voice)

Mika Doi as Voice (voice)
Mika Doi

as Voice (voice)

Episodes

Banquet at the Forest's Edge poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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…