Mushishi Zoku Shou Episode 3 Discussion

koreye said:
Toshiro Masuda seems to have outdone himself in the music department. Is it just me, or the music in these last three eps has been a notch above most of the tracks in the last season?

AnimageNeby said:

Well put, Tingy.

I'm glad you like Mushishi too. I'm usually not too keen on anime where nothing much happens (slice of life comes to mind), but this kind of 'slow' anime, with a tinge of strangeness and mystery, is something I love. The music, the pacing, the calmness of it: it all fits.

Indeed, Ginko was mostly just an observer this time around. In fact, to some extend, he always is. But it shows, as you said, that he's only human too, and can't solve everything. I mean, what was he supposed to do: force the guy and chain him up close to a fire? That would have been out of character. He helps people who want to be helped, but for those that refuse help, he simply observes, albeit with empathy.

It's such a great character, and with the unseen world of strange 'living' creatures, it gives such a great but weird and mysterious impression as an anime. It's completely different than all other anime out there. The closest - in terms of strangeness - that comes to it, is Kino's Journey, but that has less of the soothing calmness in it.