Tama Minai is a Mushishi who is committed to protecting the Scribe of the Karibusa family.

Tama's ancestor sealed The Forbidden Mushi into the Karibusa Family. The Mushi has since then been passed on to each member of the family in the form of a birthmark. The members with the birthmark contain the Forbidden Mushi sealed in them and are called Scribes. The current Scribe of the fourth generation is [Tanyuu Karibusa](https://anilist.co/character/13714).

(Source: Mushishi Wiki)

Neither good nor evil, they are life in its purest form. Vulgar and strange, they have inspired fear in humans since the dawn of time and have, over the ages, come to be known as "mushi." The stories of the Mushi and the people they affect are all linked together by a traveling Mushi-shi, or "Mushi Master," who seeks rare Mushi sightings and uses his shaman-like knowledge of Mushi to help the affected people. 
 
What are the Mushi and what do they want? 
 
(Source: Funimation)

She was married to fellow voice actor [Grant James](https://anilist.co/staff/100442/Grant-James) from 1984 until his passing in 2022.

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)

When an eclipse occurs, the sun remains dark in one area. The mushi expert Ginko must come and determine how to return the sun to the village before their crops die. The secret seems connected to twin girls who live nearby. 
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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