Mushishi Tokubetsu Hen: Hihamu Kage

Category: TV Special
Adult: No
Native: 蟲師 特別篇 日蝕む翳
Titles:
虫师 蚀日之翳
Mushi-shi Special Episode: The Shadow That Devours the Sun
Mushishi Special
Mushishi Tokubetsu-hen - Hihamukage
Мастер муси: Тень, поглотившая солнце
Мушіші, спеціальний випуск: Тінь, що поглинає сонце
Runtime: 45 minutes
Aired: Jan 4, 2014 [11 years 3 weeks ago]
Ended: Jan 4, 2014 [11 years 3 weeks ago]
Language: Japanese
Genres:
Adventure
Fantasy
Tags:
Tragedy
Daily Life
Angst
Contemporary Fantasy
Detective
Alternative Past
Links: ANIDB

Perceived as strange and alien, inferior and grotesque. These are beings that appear entirely unlike flora and fauna familiar to us. Since time immemorial, man has feared the misshappen ones. Over time, they came to be know as Mushi. — from intro When an eclipse occurs, the sun remains dark in one area. The Mushi expert Ginko must come and determine how to return the sun to the village before their crops die. The secret seems connected to twin girls who live nearby.

Episode 1: TV Special
Runtime: 45 minutes
Air Date: 2014-01-04
The mushi are said to become uneasy during an eclipse. Tanyu sends Ginko to monitor a village for the appearance of a mushi that causes a neverending eclipse. Her foreboding is justified when the village is enveloped in darkness... Source: crunchyroll