Mushishi
I love it. This is one of my favourite anime of all time. In fact, it could be my most favourite one. I believe it is a masterpiece with a matchless originality. First time I watched it, I was deeply intrigued by the stories and the concept. It gave this such perfectly subtle atmosphere. There are tenderness, gentleness, and cruelty in the stories. There is nothing boring about this anime, and if there are, I must have overlooked it, for everything in this anime is beautifully forgiving. Perhaps it is the charm of it. Then again, I might be one of the forgiving audience out there. The setting is very ideal and suitable, back to the time when life was simple and almost no social ills. It is perfect for the anime. Personally, this kind of setting is something that I long for.
The stories are full of nostalgia, a sense of longing, serenity, goodness, beauty, pureness, innocence, despair, love, sadness, and sometimes regret. The characters are well-done, though not all of them pose such deep impact, only a few of them. But everything else makes up for it. I think it does not affect the anime so much, because what's important is the whole impact of the package, and this package really does give a lot of impact to me at a personal level. A lot of times, I am overcome with my feelings after watching the episodes. The stories seem like they do not try to make an effort to provoke your tears, but they do, for some reason. At least it is for me. No matter how many times I watch it, I am as interested and intrigued as I was before. One time is not enough.
The background music in this anime is to die for. Everything is so heart-felt. How can simple melodies and such small sounds can convey such great emotions? The music itself is a masterpiece. Masuda Toshio-san is a genius for coming up with the music. It completes the anime in all its strength. You might think that the music is almost the same,but I think each has a different story to tell. I have to say, each piece of music is wonderfully composed, and it means a lot to me, even though without lyrics or voices, for the simple sounds are all that matters. They create this gorgeous and serene landscape of melodies, it's like it penetrates your body and straight to your heart and touches you with gentleness. Pay attention to it and so you will feel. You will feel and understand. Such a beautiful, beautiful sound.
The stories are full of nostalgia, a sense of longing, serenity, goodness, beauty, pureness, innocence, despair, love, sadness, and sometimes regret. The characters are well-done, though not all of them pose such deep impact, only a few of them. But everything else makes up for it. I think it does not affect the anime so much, because what's important is the whole impact of the package, and this package really does give a lot of impact to me at a personal level. A lot of times, I am overcome with my feelings after watching the episodes. The stories seem like they do not try to make an effort to provoke your tears, but they do, for some reason. At least it is for me. No matter how many times I watch it, I am as interested and intrigued as I was before. One time is not enough.
The background music in this anime is to die for. Everything is so heart-felt. How can simple melodies and such small sounds can convey such great emotions? The music itself is a masterpiece. Masuda Toshio-san is a genius for coming up with the music. It completes the anime in all its strength. You might think that the music is almost the same,but I think each has a different story to tell. I have to say, each piece of music is wonderfully composed, and it means a lot to me, even though without lyrics or voices, for the simple sounds are all that matters. They create this gorgeous and serene landscape of melodies, it's like it penetrates your body and straight to your heart and touches you with gentleness. Pay attention to it and so you will feel. You will feel and understand. Such a beautiful, beautiful sound.
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