
Natsume's Book of Friends
Natsume's Book of Friends shares the Drama, Supernatural genres and similar themes: Episodic, Youkai, Rural.
View detailsThe 12 best manga like Mushishi — also known as mangas like Mushishi — that readers recommend next.
If you loved Mushishi, you're in for a treat. This Drama, Fantasy, Mystery manga (1999) is beloved for its Travel, Episodic, Environmental elements, and the titles below share that same DNA — handpicked based on community votes, overlapping genres, and thematic similarities. Each recommendation is ranked by reader affinity on AniList.

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Some live in the deep darkness behind your eyelids. Some eat silence. Some thoughtlessly kill. Some simply drive men mad. They are known as mushi—creatures that came into being shortly after life emerged from the primordial ooze. They still exist parallel to our own lives and can only be seen by a select few. As a mushishi, Ginko is one of the few who are aware of their existence, and this young man with a sardonic smile roams from place to place with the knowledge and skill to aid those unwittingly affected by mushi. (Source: Kodansha USA) Note: Won the Excellence Prize for Manga at the 7th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2003 and the Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga in 2006.
Some live in the deep darkness behind your eyelids. Some eat silence. Some thoughtlessly kill. Some simply drive men mad. They are known as mushi—creatures that came into being shortly after life emerged from the primordial ooze. They still exist parallel to our own lives and can only be seen by a s...
Mushishi has 50 chapters.
Mushishi belongs to the Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Slice of Life genres.
The top manga similar to Mushishi include Natsume's Book of Friends, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. These share key genres and themes with Mushishi.