Mushi-Shi: Next Passage (2014)

Animation · Drama · Fantasy

Ginko, a Mushi master, travels from place to place researching the Mushi and helping people who are suffering because of it.

IMDb rating: 8.8 (3,695 votes)
Episode average: 8.2 -0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

8.24 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.6 23 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Banquet at the Forest's Edge	8.0	192
2	The Warbling Sea Shell	8.4	182
3	Beneath the Snow	8.3	169
4	The Hand That Caresses the Night	8.2	174
5	Mirror Lake	7.9	168
6	Floral Delusion	8.4	165
7	Cloudless Rain	8.3	162
8	The Wind Raiser	8.2	161
9	Valley of the Welling Tide	7.9	158
10	The Depths of Winter	8.3	163
11	Path of Thorns: Part 1	8.1	164
12	Path of Thorns: Part 2	8.0	145
13	Grass Cushion	8.7	178
14	Fragrant Darkness	8.9	209
15	Lingering Crimson	8.8	186
16	Hidden Cove	7.3	142
17	Thread of Light	7.8	148
18	Sea of Otherworldly Stars	8.1	150
19	Azure Waters	8.5	167
20	Lightning's End	8.2	156
21	Mud Grass	8.4	146
22	Tree of Eternity	8.6	165