The story is set in a world with a mysterious phenomenon known as "flow," and centers two people (and one cat) who make a living dealing with it.

The story is set in a world with a mysterious phenomenon known as "flow," and centers two people (and one cat) who make a living dealing with it.

Some live in the deep darkness behind your eyelids. Some eat silence. Some thoughtlessly kill. Some simply drive men mad. Shortly after life emerged from the primordial ooze, these strange creatures, called "mushi", came into being. Ginko, a wanderer with a sardonic smile, is a "mushishi" one who has the knowledge and the skill, to help people get rid of their various mushi related problems.

Includes: She Got Off the Bus at the Peninsula: Mitsuko Kunizaki has inherited a small grocery store from her grandmother. Being a single mother to a little boy, she intends to close it down and move on with life. However, in the solitary store that sits next to the last bus stop at the tip of a peninsula lie some long-buried memories that slowly reemerge as Mitsuko arrives at what used to be her home—memories of a lonesome childhood and of people who came to the peninsula to end their lives. The Labyrinth Cat: Residents who have just moved in are always lost in this complex apartment. However, there is one little feline that will help them get back to their apartment house. Bio Luminescence (created under the pen-name Soyogo Shima) Also includes two Mushishi stories set in modern day Japan and with different characters than the long running series.

An anthology dedicated to Mushishi.

A tribute anthology for Mushishi.

From Anime News Network: The fantasy-themed story centers on a middle school student on the swim team during a mysterious summer vacation. While training at school during a drought a young girl faints from heat exhaustion. She instantly finds herself in the country side by a cool, clear river. Every time she falls asleep she is drawn deeper into this alternate setting.

The world is full of stories... novels, manga, movies, and anime. These stories that are thought to be fiction are a record of a world that actually exists as "another world". This is the story of a summoner who connects the world of stories and reality.