Ep 12. One-Eyed Fish

In Mushishi season 1 episode 12, entitled "One-Eyed Fish," viewers are introduced to a young girl named Hinata who lives near a stream in a small village. One day, she discovers a strange fish with only one eye swimming in the stream. As she watches it, she realizes that it seems to be in pain and struggling to swim. Hinata decides to take the fish home and care for it, hoping to help it recover.

When she shows the fish to her mother, however, she is scolded for bringing a strange creature into their home. Her mother insists that they return it to the stream, but Hinata can't bear to leave the fish there alone. Eventually, her mother relents and allows Hinata to keep the fish in a jar of water.

As the days pass, Hinata grows increasingly attached to the fish, and begins to notice that it seems to be growing bigger and stronger. However, one day she wakes up to find that the fish has disappeared from its jar. Desperate to find it, she sets out to search for it in the nearby stream.

As she searches, she encounters a mysterious man who tells her about the legend of the one-eyed fish. According to the legend, the fish is said to grant wishes to the person who captures it. However, it is also said that the wish comes at a great cost, and that those who make a wish are doomed to suffer tragic consequences.

Hinata becomes obsessed with finding the fish, believing that it will be able to grant her wish to live with her father again. However, as she pursues the fish, she begins to experience strange and disturbing events, and realizes that her wish may not be worth the price she will have to pay.

As the episode comes to a close, Hinata must make a difficult decision about her wish and the fate of the one-eyed fish. Through her journey, she learns about the dangers of obsession and the importance of cherishing what she has. The episode concludes with a poignant reflection on the beauty and fragility of life, as well as the power of our desires and the consequences of our actions.