<b>The beloved fantasy manga returns in a hardcover omnibus edition featuring a completely original translation and new cover designs.<br /> <br />Before life as we know it, there existed entities that don't obey the laws of our reality-primordial beings known as <i>mushi</i>. In Japan, a man named Ginko wanders the land, investigating incursions by <i>mushi</i> into the human world-and by us into theirs. He is a <i>mushi</i> master...a <i>mushi-shi</i>.<br /> <br />Includes Japanese volumes 5-6 in a premium casewrap hardcover featuring a new to English cover illustration..</b><br /><br />Though invisible to most, tiny creatures known as <i>mushi</i> lurk beneath the surface of everyday reality. They exert a strange and occasionally terrifying influence on people's lives, and only experts known as mushishi carry the knowledge of how to deal with them. A mushishi named Ginko wanders the Japanese countryside, following rumors of various unusual occurences: a young man who dreams the future; a child with horns growing from his forehead; a boy with the power to write creatures into being; and more...<br /><br />Upon its release in the 2000s, <i>Mushishi</i> earned global acclaim for its poetic episodic storytelling and delicate, beautiful artwork, winning the Japan Media Arts Prize, selection as a Best Manga by the Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs, and recommendation as a top read for teens by the American Library Association. The series inspired two TV anime adaptations in 2005 and 2014 and a live-action film directed by the legendary Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of <i>AKIRA</i>. Unfortunately, after being out of print for 15 years, English copies of <i>Mushishi</i> became as elusive as the strange creatures that populate its pages--until now.<br /><br />Kodansha's new edition of <i>Mushishi</i> features an all-new translation and lettering, and beautiful color pages and cover illustrations never seen in the U.S. before.