Name: (English) Ginko
(Japanese)
Name: (English) Ginko
(Japanese)
Hair: White
Eyes: Green
Status: wandering Mushi-shi, or Mushi master
Anime: Mushishi
Voice: (English) Trqavis Willingham (Japanese) Yuto Nakano
History and Personality: Ginko's unusual white hair and green eye color is the result of an incident involving a mushi that occurred when he was a child. No explanation is given as to why his rather modern clothes do not seem to match the time period reflected by all other characters. Ginko is a rare person who attracts mushi, and thus the reason he wanders constantly. Staying in one place too long will gather a potentially dangerous amount of mushi. He also smokes constantly in order to keep mushi away. In terms of personality, Ginko is rather laid back, but can be very serious when it comes to protecting people from mushi. He also often stresses that the mushi are not evil, but merely trying to survive like everyone else. Ginko is a mushi-shi, a mushi master or sort of medicine man, who travels the world attempting to help people with Mushi related problems, and to explain the world of Mushi to others.
Relationships: Due to the episodic nature of the series we see very few relationships develop between Ginko and others. He is always on the move, and rarely returns to the same place twice. He does appear to have a friendship of sorts with Adashino, a village doctor at a seaside village.
Trivia: Ginko has only one real eye, the other is glass.
Ginko carries with him a wooden box which is known to contain mementos and letters, most of the contents are a mystery.
Why we love him: Laid back, mysterious, and on a mission to help others. Three good things, rarely found in one package. We must take opportunity when it comes!
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