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In my first foray into the wonderful enchanting world of Mushishi, I was treated to a very rare instance of deafness in anime. In episode 3 of Mushishi, Tender Horns (sub here or dub here), we delve into the concept of sound and … Continue reading →
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In my first foray into the wonderful enchanting world of Mushishi, I was treated to a very rare instance of deafness in anime. In episode 3 of Mushishi, Tender Horns (sub here or dub here), we delve into the concept of sound and … Continue reading →
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The first episode of Mushishi is supernaturally stunning - introducing the viewer into an unreal realm of creation, alongside simple entities with elaborate inner ideals of deeper meaning.
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The Movable Manga Feast is a project started by David of the The Manga Curmudgeon. Once a month a different manga that needs some attention is highlighted and over the course of a week everyone participating writes an article about the title in question. It is called a Movable Manga Feast because every month a [...]
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Melinda Beasi takes a look at the month to come in this week’s Manhwa Monday column at Manga Bookshelf. Kate Dacey checks out this week’s shoujo-heavy new comics list. Michelle Smith checks in with a late entry to the Manga Moveable Feast, her review of vol. 1 of Mushishi, at Soliloquy in Blue, and host Ed Sizemore [...]
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Ed Sizemore rounds up the latest additions to the Manga Moveable Feast at Comics Worth Reading, while David Welsh suggests some alternatives that fans of Mushishi might enjoy. At the librarian site EarlyWord, Robin Brenner explains why there were five volumes of One Piece on last week’s NYT best-seller list and none this week, and how [...]
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This review is part of the Movable Manga Feast – a monthly get together of manga bloggers and critics where everyone gives their thoughts on the same title. This month it is being hosted by the legendary Ed Sizemore over at Manga Worth Reading. Ginko treats those infected by mushi for a living, strange ephemeral [...]
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Deb Aoki polls her readers: How much would you pay to read Yen Plus online? The Manga Moveable Feast continues: Sean Gaffney and Rob McMonigal review this month’s book, Mushishi, and Tangognat and Jason Yadao link to some older posts. Melinda Beasi brings us all the latest Korean-comics news in her latest Manhwa Monday post. Helen McCarthy [...]
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If anything, it was worse than the anime. Stitches between story arcs were annoying. Acting was super-weird, certainly not Kurosawa-like. More like theater than cinema, if you ask me. Uninitiated got confused by the flashback in the end.
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I was extremely interested in the Mushishi live action film right from the first rumours and announcements; not only is it one of my all-time favourite animated TV shows (I really ought to read the graphic novels sometime), the fact that Katsuhiro Otomo was in charge as director made me preorder a copy without a [...]
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After a spectacular pilot episode, my hopes were set pretty high for Letter Bee, and the series (which begins some good amount of time prior to the events in the pilot) does not disappoint. This could be the show to look out for this fall as a surefire heart-bleeder and artistic joy-ride.
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Or maybe that should be “Araraginko”. In the maligned episode 10 of Bakemonogatari, at about 7:57 in the episode, Mushishi fans can hear that familiar three chord descent on the piano, interweaved with a jazzy tune (Mushishi meets Brubeck’s Time Out). Oshinbo may have the mushi-mastery, but Araragi is the one who keeps trying [...]
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Bakemonogatari 9 started and I thought I’d stumbled on a lost episode of Mushishi This episode (the first of the Nadeko Snake arc) was a visual feast — from the bamboo as Araragi and Suruga climb to the shrine To the bibliophile-pandering bookstore porn Until we discover that Koyomi still has some vampire left in him, since [...]
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Now this is what I call going full-circle. Back when I first started anime blogging Mushishi was the one series that really cemented my burning desire to write. The self-contained nature of each instalment suited my episodic approach at the time but above all else every outing, without exception, was crammed with insight and meaning [...]
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It took me a year, but I finally finished Mushishi. A year, because I hit a major stumbling block in the form of episode 4, which all but left me a depressed wreck after viewing it. In hindsight, I’ve probably overreacted about it, but still, OUCH. Many months later, I decided to skip to episode [...]
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This set was getting good reviews on video quality and new 5.1 mix sound, so I ended up getting it. This show is one of my all time favorites, and I just couldn't help it. The only reason why I hesitated getting this set was that it was SD upconvert. Al..글 전체보기
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Finished my review for Mushishi. I was kind of surprised at how quickly I plowed through this series considering it's completely episodic and has no overarching storyline. It's usually a lot harder for me to get into those kinds of series, and that's actually the reason I'm having such a hard time finishing Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei right now, lol. The first series was great, but I think I
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