Mushi-Shi
TV anime2005–20142 seasons46 episodesOriginal: mangaYuki Urushibara
Kodansha Manga Award 2006Ginko, a Mushi master, travels from place to place researching the Mushi and helping people who are suffering because of it.
After Season 2, continue with Vol. 5

Season 1
- Anime ends at
- Ep 26Original: Vol. 6
- Continue from
- Vol. 6
- Read next
- Vol. 3manga · English · Kodansha Comics
The first series adapts one story from original volume 6 out of order, so reading this volume includes some overlap.
Mushishi Collector's Edition 3
Kodansha ComicsEnglishHardcover
Vol. 3 collects Vol. 5–Vol. 6 of the original, so the continuation point Vol. 6 is inside it.
Also in other languages:
Where it stops:
1 side entrySPreading notes
- Mushi-Shi: The Shadow That Devours the SunSPThe Shadow That Devours the Sun adapts a separately published two-part story, not a numbered volume of the main manga.

Season 2
- Anime ends at
- Ep 20
- Continue from
- Vol. 10
- Read next
- Vol. 5manga · English · Kodansha Comics
The television series has already adapted some stories from the final volume; Bell Droplets adapts its final two-part story.
Mushishi Collector's Edition 5
Kodansha ComicsEnglishHardcover
Vol. 5 collects Vol. 9–Vol. 10 of the original, so the continuation point Vol. 10 is inside it.
Also in other languages:
Where it stops:
2 side entriesSPFreading notes
- Mushi-Shi: Path of ThornsSPPath of Thorns adapts a two-part story from original volume 7 within the main series, whose episodes follow a different order from the manga.
- Mushi-Shi: Bell DropletsFBell Droplets adapts the final two-part story in original volume 10; there is no later main-series volume.
Original · Manga
Mushishi
蟲師
Yuki UrushibaraKodanshaCompleted10 volumes
- JapaneseKodansha10 volumesNov 2000 – Nov 2008
- EnglishKodansha Comics3 volumes so farsince Nov 2025
- FrenchKana10 volumesMay 2007 – Oct 2009
- SpanishNorma Editorial10 volumesMay 2007 – May 2009
Awards
- 2006
Kodansha Manga AwardGeneral
- 2003
Japan Media Arts FestivalManga Excellence Award
All volumes
Before you read
Suggested reading (English · Kodansha Comics): Season 1 ends at Ep 26. Continue with Vol. 3. Reading notes: The first series adapts one story from original volume 6 out of order, so reading this volume includes some overlap.
Suggested reading (English · Kodansha Comics): Season 2 ends at Ep 20. Continue with Vol. 5. Reading notes: The television series has already adapted some stories from the final volume; Bell Droplets adapts its final two-part story.
The original manga is complete in 10 volumes.
English · Kodansha Comics uses its own volume numbering. Check which original volumes or chapters each book contains; the same number in another edition may refer to different content.
Kodansha: The Japanese edition is at Vol. 10.
Kana: The French edition is at Vol. 10.
Norma Editorial: The Spanish edition is at Vol. 10.
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