History YMMV / Mushishi

* HilariousInHindsight: The original two ''Mushishi'' short stories took place in a contemporary setting, and while there is a little traveling, the main characters largely stay in the same place solving the mystery of the week. ''Neko ga Nishi Mukiya'', released much later into Urushibata's career, is pretty much the prototype ''Mushishi'' right down to the "laidback adult and serious child" dynamic (although in ''Neko's'' case, the "child" is a grown woman who age regressed due to a Flow).

* FriendlyFandoms: With ''Anime/{{Mononoke}}'' and ''LightNovel/KinosJourney''.

* StupidSexyFlanders: Ginko has been known to have this effect on male fans.

* FriendlyFandoms: With ''Anime/{{Mononoke}}'' and ''Anime/KinosJourney''.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: In the wistful hopes of thinking that he isn't a scumbag, some fans wonder if [[spoiler:Sayo's husband built an entirely different family in the village to the West not because he was cheating on her, but because he also got affected by a Kagedama ''mushi'' on one of his long travels.]]

** The full version of the main theme can be [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments hilarious]] once you hear it. The TV size version lyrics go really well with the mood of the show and personality of the main character. The second verse though...[[LyricalDissonance not so much]]
-->"I stole ten-thousand pounds, ten thousand pounds to see you.
-->I robbed convenience stores because I thought they'd make it easier.
--> I lived off rats and toads and I starved for you.
-->I fought off giant bears and I killed them too"

* ParanoiaFuel: ''So'' much. Two examples being episode 4 ([[spoiler:Had a nightmare recently? ''It may become reality'']]) and episode 17 ([[spoiler:Don't. ''Ever.'' Close. Any. Door. Or be in any completely closed place. Not even for a second.]])

* StupidSexyFlanders: Ginko has been known to have this effect on male fans, even [[http://anime.miao.us/archives/2006/03/30/683/ Jason Miao]].

* CounterpartComparison: Ginko has a number of similarities to [[Franchise/TheWitcher Geralt]], being a [[TheStoic stoic]], [[MysticalWhiteHair white haired]] [[WalkingTheEarth wanderer]] who goes from town to town helping common people deal with strange monsters and curses. The primary difference is that Ginko is a BadassPacifist and CelibateHero, while Geralt... [[OneManArmy is]][[ReallyGetsAround n't]].

* SuperlativeDubbing: The English dub has been very highly regarded by both American audiences and Japanese audiences, even to the point of some of the original Japanese staff members complimenting it.

** More BodyHorror, with ''Mud Grass'' from Zoku Shou. Plants and buds ''growing out of peoples' skin''.

** The full version of the main theme can be [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Crowning Music of Funny]] once you hear it. The TV size version lyrics go really well with the mood of the show and personality of the main character. The second verse though...[[LyricalDissonance not so much]]

* StoicWoobie: Ginko, aware that [[YourDaysAreNumbered his days are numbered]] and forced to [[WalkingTheEarth walk the earth]] because his presence will inevitable bring trouble to any place he stays too long. He mostly seems to have made some degree of peace with his situation and never really ''complains'', but his reactions to other characters who have strong ties to a single place where they've settled makes it clear that he envies them, and in "Those Who Chase The Rainbow" he joins Kourou in his search as a "vacation" from his constant otherwise-aimless wandering.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The soundtrack is ''beautiful''. Even the short, simple main theme is profoundly emotional to listen to.
** The full version of the main theme can be [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Crowning Music of Funny]] once you hear it. The TV size version lyrics go really well with the mood of the show and personality of the main character. The second verse though...[[LyricalDissonance not so much]]

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Adashino, the monocle-toting doctor that Ginko occassionally visits.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Adashino.

* {{Squick}}: Via BodyHorror in seaoson 2, episode 9. [[spoiler: A mushi causes a breastfeeding woman to bleed and cry milk.]]