18th Animation Division Jury Selections
MUSHI-SHI – Next Passage –
Animated TV series
NAGAHAMA Hiroshi [Japan]
Outline
This is a sequel to the 2005-06 animated TV series adaptation of URUSHIBARA Yuki’s manga Mushi-shi. The Mushi are primitive creatures that are completely different to the animals and plants we know. A variant group of these creatures have been feared by humans from long ago. The main character Ginko is a Mushi-shi, a “Mushi master” who acts as a bridge between the Mushi and humans, and he must confront the various phenomena caused by the creatures.