Mushi-Shi: Next Passage
Mushi-Shi: Next Passage Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | ||
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| S1 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 |
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About
"A meditative folklore anthology about living alongside mystery"
Mushi-Shi: Next Passage continues the quiet wanderings of Ginko, a silver-haired mushi master who travels rural landscapes helping people afflicted by mushi, ancient near-invisible organisms that blur the line between nature and spirit. Each episode is a self-contained folk tale, slow and hushed, more interested in mood and mystery than plot momentum. Watching it feels like sitting by a stream and losing track of time: contemplative, melancholic, oddly soothing. Gorgeous, painterly backgrounds and a spare, atmospheric score carry the show far more than dialogue or drama ever do.
the meditative, folklore-inspired vignettes and hushed, painterly atmosphere that lingers long after each episode.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
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| ▶ | 1 | Banquet at the Forest's Edge | 8.0 | 191 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Warbling Sea Shell | 8.4 | 181 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Beneath the Snow | 8.3 | 168 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | The Hand That Caresses the Night | 8.2 | 173 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Mirror Lake | 7.9 | 166 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Floral Delusion | 8.4 | 164 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Cloudless Rain | 8.3 | 161 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | The Wind Raiser | 8.1 | 160 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Valley of the Welling Tide | 7.9 | 157 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | The Depths of Winter | 8.3 | 162 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Path of Thorns: Part 1 | 8.1 | 163 | — | |
| ▶ | 12 | Path of Thorns: Part 2 | 8.0 | 144 | — | |
| ▶ | 13 | Grass Cushion | 8.7 | 177 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | Fragrant Darkness | 8.8 | 207 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | Lingering Crimson | 8.8 | 185 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | Hidden Cove | 7.3 | 141 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 17 | Thread of Light | 7.8 | 147 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 18 | Sea of Otherworldly Stars | 8.1 | 149 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 19 | Azure Waters | 8.5 | 166 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 20 | Lightning's End | 8.2 | 155 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 21 | Mud Grass | 8.4 | 145 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 22 | Tree of Eternity | 8.6 | 164 | 23 min |