'Mushishi' Creator Yuki Urushibara Launches New Manga 'Suiheisen no Nella'

by Vindstot
Feb 25, 9:41 PM | 9 Comments

Yuki Urushibara, the acclaimed creator of Mushishi, has launched a new fantasy manga, Suiheisen no Nella (Nella of the Horizon), in the April issue of Afternoon magazine on Tuesday.

Set in a seaside town, Suiheisen no Nella follows Minagi, a young girl living with her fisherman grandfather. One day, during a powerful tide, she encounters a mysterious blue-eyed young man named Nagi, who claims to be searching for a mermaid. Years later, Nagi reappears before Minagi, looking exactly the same as before. On another fateful night of a great tide, Minagi is drawn into the sea as if guided by an unseen force.

The series debuted with a full-color, 110-page opening chapter. Unlike a traditional serialized manga, Suiheisen no Nella will continue as an irregularly published series of short stories.

Urushibara originally serialized Mushishi in Afternoon Season Zoukan from 1999 to 2002. Following the magazine's cessation, the manga switched to Monthly Afternoon, where it ended in 2008. The magazine ran a two-chapter special titled Mushishi Tokubetsu-hen: Hihamukage in November–December in 2013. Urushibara published a special one-shot subtitled Chi Kakeru Kage in March 2021.

The manga was adapted into a 26-episode anime series by Artland, airing from Fall 2005 to Spring 2006. The Mushishi: Hihamukage (Mushi-shi: The Shadow that Devours the Sun) special followed in January 2014.

Mushishi Zoku Shou (Mushi-shi: Next Passage), the second anime season, aired in split cours in Spring 2014 and Fall 2014. Mushishi Zoku Shou: Odoro no Michi (Mushi-shi: Path of Thorns), a second special, aired in August 2014. The Mushishi Zoku Shou: Suzu no Shizuku (Mushi-shi: The Next Chapter - Bell Droplets) film premiered in May 2015, adapting the manga's final arc.

Source: Comic Natalie

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Hopefully this gets licensed quick.

Mar 10, 8:08 PM by malvarez1

If it's half as good as Mushishi, it will be a masterpiece. eyes will be kept on this.

Mar 8, 5:16 PM by vpnburneraccount

Great news- Mushishi is a brilliant work. The story of this sounds very similar to one of the episodes of Mushishi, I think Series 1 "Beyond the Sea" when Ginko meets a man who is constantly sitting by the shore, waiting for his wife to return. They had gotten lost in the fog off shore...
Several of the episodes had marine themes, and Adashino even lives by the seashore, so the themes here sound close to the author's area of knowledge.

An anime adaptation would be great!

Feb 26, 8:35 AM by SuperAdventure

Cool, after neko ga nishi mukya I was looking for a new manga from Urushibara sensei

Feb 26, 6:38 AM by Clonazenyan

@Retro8bit As the title of the article says: it's a new series. So, it makes sense that you don't know about it.

Feb 26, 5:36 AM by Infernalization

They're also reprinting the Mushishi artbook as a celebration for this new manga beginning, so if you want that artbook get it now since it was heavily out of print for 10+ years.

Feb 26, 4:37 AM by alpha_shadow

Another wanderer granted/cursed with immortality by way of mermaid flesh?

Feb 26, 1:36 AM by WatchTillTandava

Never heard of this series, but it seems to have a very whimsical feel to it.

Feb 26, 12:34 AM by Retro8bit

The 1st chapter isn't full-color, only the first 4 pages are.

Anyway, it was a very good read. So glad to see Urushibara back.

Feb 25, 11:56 PM by Karibusa