Comments on: Mushishi – 26 – And so ends a landmark anime production http://www.bateszi.me/2006/10/20/mushishi-26-and-so-ends-a-landmark-anime-production/ Anime fans forever Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:01:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Bateszi Anime Blog » Blog Archive » This anime fan forever looks back on 2007 http://www.bateszi.me/2006/10/20/mushishi-26-and-so-ends-a-landmark-anime-production/#comment-3852 Bateszi Anime Blog » Blog Archive » This anime fan forever looks back on 2007 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:23:58 +0000 http://localhost/?p=120#comment-3852 [...] 23 minutes later, the episode has finished and I'll move on to something else. It's a lot like Mushishi; episodic and few-to-none recurring characters, but where that's magical, reflective and relaxed, [...] [...] 23 minutes later, the episode has finished and I’ll move on to something else. It’s a lot like Mushishi; episodic and few-to-none recurring characters, but where that’s magical, reflective and relaxed, [...]

]]> By: bateszi http://www.bateszi.me/2006/10/20/mushishi-26-and-so-ends-a-landmark-anime-production/#comment-503 bateszi Sat, 09 Jun 2007 13:23:33 +0000 http://localhost/?p=120#comment-503 The thing with Mushishi though is that every episode is all about human drama and catharsis. It's a beautiful and magical series; in other words, a masterpiece. It's not really something that you can watch one episode after the other, much one episode a night and you'll find yourself utterly convinced of it's quality. The thing with Mushishi though is that every episode is all about human drama and catharsis. It’s a beautiful and magical series; in other words, a masterpiece. It’s not really something that you can watch one episode after the other, much one episode a night and you’ll find yourself utterly convinced of it’s quality.

]]> By: kauldron26 http://www.bateszi.me/2006/10/20/mushishi-26-and-so-ends-a-landmark-anime-production/#comment-504 kauldron26 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:30:26 +0000 http://localhost/?p=120#comment-504 so funny thing, i have really, really, really tried to get into mushishi and GITS, but because i have heard that they dont have overarching stories, and this in turn means that there is less room for catharsis and character development, i have not had motivation to watch it. tho it has been on my hdd for a loooooong while now. so funny thing, i have really, really, really tried to get into mushishi and GITS, but because i have heard that they dont have overarching stories, and this in turn means that there is less room for catharsis and character development, i have not had motivation to watch it. tho it has been on my hdd for a loooooong while now.

]]> By: Martin http://www.bateszi.me/2006/10/20/mushishi-26-and-so-ends-a-landmark-anime-production/#comment-502 Martin Sat, 21 Oct 2006 20:07:18 +0000 http://localhost/?p=120#comment-502 It truly was a fitting and enjoyable end to the series. The way things made something of a full circle to emphasise the point was especially appropriate - everything from the art to the story met even the show's own high standards, ensuring that my final memories of watching this show were bittersweet and beautiful. Series like Mushishi are rare but it's a joy when we find them! The closing line neatly summed up the show for me: "the world is filled with life unknown to man." So very true, and proved twenty-six times in this timeless classic of a series. It truly was a fitting and enjoyable end to the series. The way things made something of a full circle to emphasise the point was especially appropriate – everything from the art to the story met even the show’s own high standards, ensuring that my final memories of watching this show were bittersweet and beautiful. Series like Mushishi are rare but it’s a joy when we find them!

The closing line neatly summed up the show for me: "the world is filled with life unknown to man." So very true, and proved twenty-six times in this timeless classic of a series.

]]> By: quigonkenny http://www.bateszi.me/2006/10/20/mushishi-26-and-so-ends-a-landmark-anime-production/#comment-501 quigonkenny Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:53:43 +0000 http://localhost/?p=120#comment-501 Agreed. Mushishi is truly one of the greatest anime of all time, and more than that, is one of the greatest TV series of all time. Much like its varied "antagonists," there's something primeval about the storytelling in Mushishi that brings back the childlike sense of wonder I felt when first introduced to Grimm's fairy tales, and other long-lived tales. It makes me think of sitting around the tribal bonfire, with the ancient storyteller rattling on in some near-forgotten tongue, her audience every bit as transfixed as it was when she first heard those tales as a child. No car chases, no frivolous love affairs, no political intrigue, no plucky teens battling to save the world (well, except for the one), just man, nature, and the unknown. Storytelling at its most basic and at its best, like it was before all the stuff we came up with to make it "better" that usually just mucks it all up. That's not to say I don't like modern storytelling. FMA is still my favorite anime of all time, with Bebop and Haruhi right up there as well, and all three are steeped in the more modern storytelling techniques. But I hold no illusions that in many ways Mushishi surpasses them all. Don't fear for Mushishi's place in history. Nothing this bright can stay hidden long. Agreed. Mushishi is truly one of the greatest anime of all time, and more than that, is one of the greatest TV series of all time. Much like its varied "antagonists," there’s something primeval about the storytelling in Mushishi that brings back the childlike sense of wonder I felt when first introduced to Grimm’s fairy tales, and other long-lived tales. It makes me think of sitting around the tribal bonfire, with the ancient storyteller rattling on in some near-forgotten tongue, her audience every bit as transfixed as it was when she first heard those tales as a child.

No car chases, no frivolous love affairs, no political intrigue, no plucky teens battling to save the world (well, except for the one), just man, nature, and the unknown. Storytelling at its most basic and at its best, like it was before all the stuff we came up with to make it "better" that usually just mucks it all up.

That’s not to say I don’t like modern storytelling. FMA is still my favorite anime of all time, with Bebop and Haruhi right up there as well, and all three are steeped in the more modern storytelling techniques. But I hold no illusions that in many ways Mushishi surpasses them all. Don’t fear for Mushishi’s place in history. Nothing this bright can stay hidden long.

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