Reviews

Mushishi, Vol. 4 by Yuki Urushibara

adubrow's review against another edition

5.0

For thoughts on the series overall and what Mushishi is about see this review for the first volume: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9488184)

"Feeling myself so strongly seduced by both light and darkness is something I never want to forget" - Yuki Urushibara
Needless to say, volume 4, is definitely my favorite so far. The stories were really haunting and creepy which I've come to expect from this series, but more moving than usual. The bamboo story and the waterfall story were just really thought-provoking and powerful.

hollowspine's review against another edition

4.0

I'm starting to see a trend in these books, not just in the beautiful watercolor artwork and wonderful storylines, but in the nature of the stories themselves. Each volume seems to deal a lot with love, but more specifically family love. I saw that especially in this volume of Mushishi, starting with a case of sisterly love and guilt. Then a man who cannot move past the death of his love. Next a brother and sister trying to keep each other alive in a harsh climate. Then a man has to choose between cutting ties with one family and abandoning another. Finally a story about two different families and the ties they form together. All more or less having to do with family relationships, hardships and love. Another thing I like about it is that even with the strange events happening with the mushi and Ginko the story doesn't really need those elements to be good. The characters, the art and the story are good all on their own. Put together...well...I really am considering owning a manga series...no matter how geeky that would make me seem.