Mushishi

Mushi are primitive beings that exist outside ordinary ideas of good, evil, and even life itself. They may appear as light, disease, sound, or phenomena resembling dreams, and most people cannot perceive them at all. When Mushi intersect with human lives, however, they can alter bodies, memories, and entire environments in ways few understand. Ginko is a wandering Mushishi who studies these beings and treats problems caused by contact between their world and humanity. He does not travel simply to destroy what he finds. More often, the answer lies in understanding what a Mushi is doing and finding a way for both people and nature to continue without one consuming the other.