{"title":"Mushishi Collector's Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse \u003cstrong\u003eMushishi Collector's Edition manga in English\u003c\/strong\u003e by Yuki Urushibara, published by Kodansha Comics. We list 3 books in the series here, in reading order: start with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mushishi-collectors-edition-1\"\u003eVolume 1\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the first volume: The beloved fantasy manga returns in a hardcover omnibus edition featuring a completely original translation and new cover designs. Before life as we know it, there existed entities that don't obey the laws of our reality—primordial beings known as mushi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach book’s page shows current availability. Follow the series to get one email when the next volume goes up for pre-order.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mushishi-collectors-edition-1","title":"Mushishi Collector's Edition 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe beloved fantasy manga returns in a hardcover omnibus edition featuring a completely original translation and new cover designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore life as we know it, there existed entities that don't obey the laws of our reality—primordial beings known as mushi. In Japan, a man named Ginko wanders the land, investigating incursions by mushi into the human world—and by us into theirs. He is a mushi master…a mushi-shi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes Japanese volumes 1-2.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough invisible to most, tiny creatures known as mushi lurk beneath the surface of everyday reality. They exert a strange and occasionally terrifying influence on people's lives, and only experts known as mushishi carry the knowledge of how to deal with them. A mushishi named Ginko wanders the Japanese countryside, following rumors of various unusual occurences: a young man who dreams the future; a child with horns growing from his forehead; a boy with the power to write creatures into being; and more...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpon its release in the 2000s, Mushishi earned global acclaim for its poetic episodic storytelling and delicate, beautiful artwork, winning the Japan Media Arts Prize, selection as a Best Manga by the Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs, and recommendation as a top read for teens by the American Library Association. The series inspired two TV anime adaptations in 2005 and 2014 and a live-action film directed by the legendary Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of AKIRA. Unfortunately, after being out of print for 15 years, English copies of Mushishi became as elusive as the strange creatures that populate its pages—until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKodansha's new edition of Mushishi features an all-new translation and lettering, and beautiful color pages and cover illustrations never seen in the U.S. before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"genre-line\"\u003eGenre: Horror, Mystery, Crime \u0026amp; Mystery, Thriller \u0026amp; Suspense. 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He is a mushi master…a mushi-shi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes Japanese volumes 7-8 in a premium casewrap hardcover featuring a new to English cover illustration..\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is a life when one has no soul? Ginko is a mushishi who scours the land learning about mushi--a different form of life--and their influence on the world. An influence that can cause a trade-off in what it means to be human. A woman who has insurmountable beauty and a long life but is just as fragile as a cherry blossom petal. A heartbroken girl who feels she could be easily replaced. And a man who belongs to the most ancient of mushishi clans, tasked with holding back a mushi that could bring a Great Calamity, but at what cost? His soul?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpon its release in the 2000s, Mushishi earned global acclaim for its poetic episodic storytelling and delicate, beautiful artwork, winning the Japan Media Arts Prize, selection as a Best Manga by the Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs, and recommendation as a top read for teens by the American Library Association. The series inspired two TV anime adaptations in 2005 and 2014 and a live-action film directed by the legendary Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of AKIRA. Unfortunately, after being out of print for 15 years, English copies of Mushishi became as elusive as the strange creatures that populate its pages--until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKodansha's new edition of Mushishi features an all-new translation and lettering, and beautiful color pages and cover illustrations never seen in the U.S. before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"genre-line\"\u003eGenre: Horror, Mystery. 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There are some you can see, and some you cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMushi are a different form of life--one that Ginko, a mushishi, travels across the land seeking to decipher. Some mushi can affect a person's limbs, causing a rust-like stiffness that leaves them all but bedridden. Others can envelop people in an eerie sea mist that disrupts their sense of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven as he observes mushi and deduces how to live with them, Ginko keeps his feet firmly planted in the real world. But when a boy finds a \"false spring\" in the barren winter landscape, Ginko himself comes dangerously close to crossing over to the other side. 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