Mushishi Collector's Edition 2

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. 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.

Includes Japanese volumes 3-4 in a premium casewrap hardcover featuring a new-to-English cover illustration.

The World of Mushishi
Though 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 mushi-shi carry the knowledge of how to deal with them.

A mushi-shi named Ginko wanders the Japanese countryside, following rumors of various unusual occurrences:

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...

Legacy and Acclaim
Upon 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

Recommendation as a top read for teens by the American Library Association

The series inspired two TV anime adaptations (2005 and 2014) and a live-action film directed by the legendary Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of AKIRA.

The New Edition
After being out of print for 15 years, English copies became as elusive as the creatures themselves — until now. Kodansha's new edition features:

An all-new translation and lettering

Color pages

Cover illustrations never seen in the U.S. before