Mushishi Vol. 3
Author: Yuki Urushibara
Desc: They live on the shadowy border between the possible and the impossible–ancient life-forms known as mushi. Rare is the individual who can see them but those with that special ability the mushishi can counter the creatures’ deadly effects on humans. After a young boy is orphaned in the forest he is saved by a reclusive female mushishi. But the lake near the mushishi’s home holds a deadly secret and the boy must find out what it is before his only friend is lost forever.