The beloved fantasy manga returns in a hardcover omnibus edition featuring a completely original translation and new cover designs. Before life as we know it, there existed entities that don''t obey the laws of our reality--primordial beings known as Includes Japanese volumes 3-4 in a premium casewrap hardcover featuring a new to English cover illustration. Though invisible to most, tiny creatures known as Upon its release in the 2000s, Kodansha''s new edition of Mushishi features an all-new translation and lettering and color pages and cover illustrations never seen in the U.S. before.

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Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture at the extreme southwestern edge of Japan's main island of Honshu, Yuki Urushibara's debut series Mushishi (1999-2013) became an internationally-acclaimed best-seller, inspiring two TV anime adaptations, an anime film, and a live-action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo (AKIRA). Winner of the Afternoon Shikishou newcomer's prize and the Japan Media Arts Award, Urushibara's other works include When a Cat Faces West and Suiiki.