Mushi-Uta
ムシウタ
“Future where dream-eating Mushi grant powers; fugitive Shiika, pursued by GARDEN, joins Mushibane resistance.”
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Synopsis
Future where dream-eating Mushi grant powers; fugitive Shiika, pursued by GARDEN, joins Mushibane resistance.
Mushi-uta's story takes place in the near future. Ten years before the story's opening, strange insect-like creatures known as "Mushi" began appearing. The Mushi are able to consume peoples' dreams and thoughts in return for supernatural powers. At the end of episode one, protagonist Daisuke "Kakkou" Kusuriya encounters a young girl named Shiika Anmoto. The two, in time, become quite close. However, unbeknownst to Kakkou, Shiika is an escapee from a secret prison known as GARDEN where those posessed by the Mushi, known as the Mushitsuki are held. GARDEN's military force, the Special Environmental Conservation Executive Office, dispatches its finest killer to track down Shiika. However, they are faced with resistance from the Mushibane resistance organisation, led by the secretive "Ladybird." (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
6.2/10
What 9
viewers
settled on.
63% recommend
Score distribution
Agreement
SplitPolarized
σ 2.44 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.9 ptsRecommenders 8.2 · others 3.3
Yes
8.2
No
3.3
Score over time
2.22Verbosity
Short · 22%
Medium · 0%
Long · 78%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7/10 “The animation is smooth and visually appealing, and the initial concept is genuinely intriguing and hooks you immediately. However, the series suffers from rushed pacing, a forced and disappointing...”
- 10/10 “Mushi-Uta is an addictive, tragic masterpiece featuring exceptional character depth, high-quality animation, and a stellar soundtrack that kept me hooked throughout. While the plot can be somewhat...”
- 9/10 “I thoroughly enjoyed this series, particularly for its compelling "Mushi" power trade-off concept, excellent voice acting, and a deeply emotional ending theme. However, the adaptation suffers from...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Mushi-Uta begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-2390
- Format
- 12 × 24′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 4h 48m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Jul 2007 – Oct 2007
- Summer 2007
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-2390
- catalog