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“Feudal Japan's Insect Magistrate Office recruits Jinbee to battle giant insects and redeem his past.”
Joujuu Senjin!! Mushibugyou
常住戦陣!! ムシブギョー（蟲奉行）
7.5
3,266 rank · 6,259 readers · 45 favorites
Shounen
Historical
Samurai
Action
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Feudal Japan's Insect Magistrate Office recruits Jinbee to battle giant insects and redeem his past.
In Feudal Japan, the people of Edo are under siege by giant insects that ravage the land. The people desperately beg the government to do something about it. Thus the Insect Magistrate Office is established, gathering strong warriors to defend against the onset of pests. Joujuu Senjin!! Mushibugyou follows Jinbee Tsukishima, a young man striving to be a master swordsman like his father. To atone for a horrific incident that occurred at his fault, Jinbee seeks to take his father's place as a member of the Insect Magistrate Office. On his journey there, he meets the lovely Haru, a young woman who helps manage her family's tea house, and is forced to put his sword to good use in saving her from a grisly fate. This act of bravery that earns him a spot in the Insect Magistrate. Will this rookie exterminator be able to rid the land of the horde of insects swarming in?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
6.5
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 3.20
Agreement
Polarized
σ 3.20 · split reception
The polarity gap
7.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 1.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 1.50
Running avg · Mar 2015 → Feb 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “On the beginning i want say sorry for my english as it's not my main language. How is the easiest way to describe this manga? it grow in You while You reading it. At the beginning it seems to be...”
- 9 “This is THE most shounen shounen series I have ever read, and honestly? It's brilliant. Story Premise: 8/10 Huge bugs infested the world and only the Mushibugyou can stop them from killing...”
- 8 “This manga is set during the Tokugawa period, predominantly in Edo. It features the Mushibugyou, which means the Insect Magistrate Office, who are a group dedicated to the extermination of giant...”
Verbosity
Short · 25%
Medium · 25%
Long · 50%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 316 × 32 ch × vol
- Total read 42h 08m approx
- Published Jan 2011 – Sep 2017
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M18751 catalog