Mushishi Zoku Shou: Odoro no Michi (2025)

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Mushishi Zoku Shou Special, Mushi-shi Zoku Shou: Odoro no Michi, Mushishi Zoku Shou Episode 11 and 12, Mushishi Next Passage: Path of Thorns

Japanese: 蟲師続章

English: Mushi-shi Path of Thorns

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Information

Type: TV Special

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Aug 20, 2014

Producers: Aniplex, Kodansha, Delfi Sound

Licensors: Aniplex of America

Studios: Artland

Source: Manga

Genres: Adventure, Mystery, Slice of Life, Supernatural

Themes: Adult Cast, Historical, Iyashikei

Demographic: Seinen

Duration: 47 min.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.43¹ (scored by 51,251 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #175²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #2118

Members: 104,439

Favorites: 124

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Synopsis

Mysterious, unknowable creatures alien to the laws of nature—known only to some and feared by others—"Mushi" lie behind many of life's strange phenomena.

Long ago, a Mushi of terrifying power threatened to extinguish all life. The Minai clan of Mushishi were born from those who stopped this malevolent force, their members bound by duty to serve as retainers to the Karibusa family, within whom the Mushi remains sealed. The Mushishi Ginko is given a job request from Tanyuu Karibusa: oversee the work of the head of the Minai clan, Kumado Minai, in investigating an abandoned village where dead wood and even houses spring back to life as flourishing plants.

Though the Minai clan are oddly ruthless among Mushishi, even more peculiar is their widespread dull character, with little appreciation for beauty or sentiment. Tanyuu believes there is more to this trend than meets the eye. Ginko aims to answer her curiosity as he follows Kumado into a "Path of Thorns," a place where Mushi flow from their own strange sources into the world of the living. Rare and deadly varieties of Mushi lurk in these depths, along with the secret nature of the Minai clan's resolve to their ancient task.

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Prequel (TV)

Mushishi Zoku Shou

Sequel (TV)

Mushishi Zoku Shou 2nd Season

Adaptation (Manga)

Mushishi

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Characters & Voice Actors

Ginko

Main

Nakano, Yuto
Japanese

Minai, Kumado

Main

Mikami, Satoshi
Japanese

Karibusa, Tanyuu

Supporting

Kobayashi, Ai
Japanese

Narrator

Supporting

Doi, Mika
Japanese

Tama

Supporting

Kyouda, Hisako
Japanese

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Staff

Odagiri, Narumi

Assistant Producer

Soutome, Kouichirou

Episode Director

Rose, Lucy

Theme Song Performance

Urushibara, Yuki

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Opening Theme

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"Shiver" by Lucy Rose

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Ending Theme

""Odoro no Michi" (棘のみち)" by Toshio Masuda

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4 Recommended

1 Mixed Feelings

0 Not Recommended

All reviews (5)

Feb 28, 2015

ZachM

Recommended

Not much needs to be said here. This is Mushishi. One of the most respected and revered anime to ever grace the medium. And like the rest of the series, this 47 minute special (episode 11/12 of Zoku Shou) is a treat to watch.

Story and Characters
As with the usual format, this story shows us another one of the Mushishi Ginko's encounters with Mushi, but this time, we find ourselves ANOTHER Mushishi, named Kumado. Kumado is from a clan of Mushishi who have been researching a way to deal with a certain "forbidden" Mushi. (For the sake of spoilers, I'll stop there) The story is great ...

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Nov 10, 2017

Joe_Med

Recommended

-Does he dislike me?
I have never seen his smile...
=He had a very strict upbringing..
his soul has become frozen..
However his soul should thaw...
please don't think badly of him.

Another marvelous special as we used to get from mushishi series, the series that I count watching an episode of it is like consuming one gem of a treasure full of a limited number of them , a sound track I listen to for about 4 hours straight and enjoying it every single time , stories told in wonderful atmosphere and full of wonderful quotes.

I have no more words to say as I write more I ...

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Nov 2, 2021

Resting_Bonfire

Mixed Feelings

Mushishi
- Mushishi Path of Thorns

This is a special episode of Mushishi, bringing closer the story of the "Forbidden Mushi", which moved into the world many years before the beginning of the story.
- For me, this is the most interesting topic. I just want to know more about this Mushi and how it was born in the first place. Unfortunately, the episode raises a lot of tension but ends without new knowledge.

Unlike the normal episodes of Mushishi, this one is a double episode lasting over 40 minutes. Which again drags things out, but is also larger in content than a normal episode.

Among other ...

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Recent News

'Mushishi Zoku Shou' to Have 1 Hour Special

According to the official site and the special program that aired today, unaired episodes 11 and 12, which cover Odoro no Michi, of Mushishi Zoku Shou will be broadc...read more

Jun 27, 2014 8:50 AM by tsubasalover | Discuss (33 comments)

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Mushishi Zoku Shou: Odoro no Michi (2025)

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