Mushi-shi Special
Crunchyroll managed to surprise a lot of people by simulcasting the TV special for Mushi-shi earlier this year and now we’ve got a few details about the upcoming home video release in Japan. The show is being distributed on home video by Aniplex Japan and it’s set for an April 23rd, 2014 release. The Blu-ray is priced at 6,825 yen while the DVD is set to land for 5,775 yen. A few details have surfaced about what the Blu-ray release will include as it’ll have a sixty page booklet that covers storyboard material, interviews with the creators and more, a TV spot compilation and a new illustrated design for the packaging that’s done by the specials character designer, Yoshihiko Umakoshi.
Plot concept: They are creatures only known as ‘Mushi,’ whose abilities range well into the supernatural. While their existence and appearances are unknown to the humans around them, there are a few like Ginko who is a ‘Mushi-shi’ that travels around to investigate and find out more about the ‘Mushi.’ During the course of his discovery and understanding, he helps those who are troubled by the Mushi themselves…
