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YuiYui

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  • Joined Feb 25, 2013
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Mushishi: Hihamukage

Jun 19, 2017

Warning this Review May Contain Spoilers-

Oh, Mushishi, one of the anime that stand above the rest in the slow and steady category. This special was no different, taking what we love from the series and putting it into the form of an anime, this allows people who haven't seen the original anime to experience the feeling you get from the Mushishi anime. 

STORY

The story of the special was extremely detailed and focused a lot of human relationships and the emotional value between each. It helps us understand the pain of being kept indoors and the struggle to get through everyday life, this special included some of these low-key moral messages. It also uses an interesting way to present these emotions through Mushi and how that brings more people together, therefore making the special more fulfilling. 

ANIMATION

Animation for this series is beautiful, it definitely lives up to the standard that the original TV series presented to us. The detail in the character designs despite it originally appearing as quite simple, is impressive and was beautiful to watch. If you have seen the main TV series (or any of the sequels) then here is another amazingly stunning addition to the franchise.

SOUND

The OST for this franchise, in general, is amazing, along with this special this standard isn't lowered. The emotional soundtrack adds to the story and the animation, it just makes the whole thing amazing. In terms of voice-actors, nothing to complain about - just they represent the characters and everything.

CHARACTERS

This franchise has allowed for a range of characters, these just add to the list with the main few characters for the special and then Ginko doing what Ginko does best. The range of characters in this special in particular was well diverse and helped with the explanation on why certain events happened.

In conclusion, even if you haven't seen the main series just check this special out, due to the episodic nature of the main series as well this just fits in perfectly.

-AngelBeatsYui-

PS: This is a review for DAMC June/July

9/10 story
9/10 animation
8/10 sound
8/10 characters
8/10 overall
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