Mushishi Zoku Shou

Just like the first series, Mushishi Zoku Shou is intriguing and beautiful. The sequel was able to retain the mood and the quality of the previous series. Still episodic, it has the same qualities the fans loved in the first installment.  It almost feels like you're just continuing the first series.In a short 10-episode series, the viewer is taken by Ginko to the strange world of the mushi. The cases involved here are more complicated and mind-boggling. How the series can be so effective with such format and pace however is still amazing. One factor probably is how each case is concluded. The art is one of the best and it is consistently good from the opening song up to the last.

Mushi are neither good nor bad. They exist because they do. Whatever purpose they have is as mysterious as the question of the purpose of life. The series has managed to consistently put forth that idea. What was slightly different however is that people who are affected by strange phenomena are shown in a different light. Perhaps just like the mushi people are not inherently good or bad. We just make do with what available choices are offered to us.

Rating: 10 out of 10