Mushi-Shi

This anime is set in a world very much like our own, the one main difference being that in their world there are things called Mushi. Mushi are creatures akin to spirits or ghosts, very few people can see these strange creatures and just as few know of their existence. One such person is Ginko, a Mushi master. Ginko travels around the country collecting knowledge about Mushi as well as taking care of troublesome Mushi. The animation is top notch and to be honest I can't recall any time when the animation didn't impress me. Another thing to note about the animation is that all of the special effects and stuff are hand drawn. That alone sounds awesome but when we start talking about 30 to 35 frames per second it gets kind of ridiculous And awesome. Now we can't talk about Mushi-Shi without talking about the sound track, which was brilliant. It set the tone perfectly and there was a new track every episode, similar to bartender where there was a new track every time he made a new drink. Eventhough I really liked this anime I can't claim it to be perfect. In fact it was far from perfect, for everything that Artland did right, something else was left out. A major gripe that many people, including me, have about this anime is its obvious lack of plot. In 26 episodes not a hint of a plot is to be found, sure it's nice for the first couple episodes but after a while, it gets kinda boring. Sure its cool meeting new Mushi and seeing what Ginko does to solve the problem (if he does, sometimes he leaves after doing absolutely nothing about the Mushi he initially stopped to take care of) but without any main plot there isn't any real reason for people to come back week after week. Now that's not saying people shouldn't watch this anime, in fact I strongly suggest it to people who don't mind a lack of plot and just want to see something different. Although I caution people not to take off more than one or two episodes at a time, simply because the lack of plot makes it hard to marathon Mushi-Shi and leaves you wondering why you marathoned it in the first place. Overall Mushi-Shi is a great anime that suffers from some pretty obvious flaws, but if you can look past those flaws and remember to pace yourself while watching it, than you are in for a rare and unique treat that normally isn't seen in the anime community.