Mushishi: Volume 1

by Yuki Urushibara

Overview

THEY HAVE EXISTED SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME. Some live in the deep darkness behind your eyelids. Some eat silence. Some thoughtlessly kill. Some simply drive men mad. They are known as mushi-creatures that came into being shortly after life emerged from the primordial ooze. They still exist parallel to our own lives and can only be seen by a select few. As a mushishi, Ginko is one of the few who are aware of their existense, and this young man with a sardonic smile roams from place to place with the knowledge and skill to aid those unwittingly affected by mushi.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612627571
Publisher:	Kodansha International
Publication date:	09/01/2015
Series:	Mushishi , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Sales rank:	444,347
File size:	220 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	16 Years

Editorial Reviews

Gr 8 Up
Ginko is a Mushishi, or a mushi master. He travels around Japan studying and controlling mushi, otherworldly beings that often latch on to humans in harmful ways. They live in a boy's ears and feed on sounds, they breed in a girl's eyes, and they even infect a man's dreams. The illustrations of their wide-eyed, haunted victims should draw readers into the story, and the layouts are inventive, with overlapping panels of varying shapes and sizes and cinematic, abrupt cuts between panels. While this title is less accessible than other, more action-filled manga, teens interested in the paranormal and fans of manga's extreme drama will enjoy it.-Lisa Goldstein, Brooklyn Public Library, NY

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