Unaired episode of Mushishi Zoku Shou bundled with anime's third Blu-ray/DVD volume. 
 
Adapts "Odoro no Michi" (Path of Thorns) manga chapters.

They existed long before anyone can remember. They are simple and strange in nature, not resembling any other plant or animal in this world. In ancient times, people revered these bizarre creatures and called them "Mushi." 
 
People once again began to believe in the existence of these "Mushi" when they began affecting their lives in inexplicable ways. 
 
The one who connects the world of "Mushi" to the world of humans—they were called the "Mushi-shi." 
 
All life exists not to hinder others in this world. 
 
They are simply there to live as they were meant to. 
 
(Source: Aniplex of America)

Second season of Mushishi Zoku Shou.
 
Ghostly, primordial beings known as Mushi continue to cause mysterious changes in the lives of humans. The travelling Mushishi, Ginko, persists in trying to set right the strange and unsettling situations he encounters. Time loops, living shadows, and telepathy are among the overt effects of interference from Mushi, but more subtle symptoms that take years to be noticed also rouse Ginko's concern as he passes from village to village.

Some live in the deep darkness behind your eyelids. Some eat silence. Some thoughtlessly kill. Some simply drive men mad. They are known as mushi—creatures that came into being shortly after life emerged from the primordial ooze. They still exist parallel to our own lives and can only be seen by a select few. As a mushishi, Ginko is one of the few who are aware of their existense, and this young man with a sardonic smile roams from place to place with the knowledge and skill to aid those unwittingly affected by mushi.
 
(Source: Kodansha USA)
 
Note: Won the Excellence Prize for Manga at the 7th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2003 and the Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga in 2006.

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