Edition contents & overlap
Mushishi Collector's Edition: Which Volumes Are in Each Book
Published 29 October 2026 · Source dates are listed with each edition
Kodansha's Mushishi Collector's Edition has 5 hardcover books, each holding two Japanese volumes (1–2 up to 9–10). See release dates and what book 5 adds.
Volume count: Penguin Random House lists five Collector's Edition books. Book 5, the last listed, includes Japanese volumes 9–10 and is scheduled for June 15, 2027. Penguin Random House, Mushishi Collector's Edition 5, checked 2026-10-29.
Mapped coverage: Kodansha's five Mushishi Collector's Edition hardcovers, covering Japanese volumes 1–10. Collector's Edition 4 and 5 are scheduled releases. Earlier English printings are outside this map.
Creator: Yuki Urushibara Publisher: Kodansha
Short answer
Mushishi Collector's Edition: books and Japanese volumes
Kodansha’s Mushishi Collector’s Edition has 5 hardcover books, and each holds two Japanese volumes: book 1 has volumes 1–2, book 2 has 3–4, book 3 has 5–6, book 4 has 7–8 and book 5 has 9–10 (for example, the book 1 record says the edition “includes Japanese volumes 1-2”). Books 1 to 3 are out; book 4 is scheduled for December 15, 2026 and book 5 for June 15, 2027. Book 5 also includes a story that the distributor’s record calls never-before-published.
| Book | Japanese volumes | Released | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collector’s Edition 1 | 1–2 | November 4, 2025 | 464 |
| Collector’s Edition 2 | 3–4 | April 14, 2026 | 496 |
| Collector’s Edition 3 | 5–6 | September 22, 2026 | 504 |
| Collector’s Edition 4 | 7–8 | December 15, 2026 (scheduled) | 464 |
| Collector’s Edition 5 | 9–10 | June 15, 2027 (scheduled) | 608 |
Sources: Penguin Random House: Collector's Edition 1; Penguin Random House: Collector's Edition 2; Penguin Random House: Collector's Edition 3; Penguin Random House: Collector's Edition 4; Penguin Random House: Collector's Edition 5.
Documented contents
What each edition covers
Numbering: Japanese volume numbers, as the distributor's Collector's Edition records state them. It describes mapped story units only; separately documented extras remain separate. Each Collector's Edition book holds two Japanese volumes. Book 5 also holds a story that the distributor's record calls never-before-published; it is listed as an extra, not as a numbered volume.
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| Edition | Covered volume | Format | Language / market | ISBN-13 | Extras | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mushishi Collector's Edition 1View on Amazon US ↗ | 1–2 | Collector hardcover | English / US | 9798888776346 | Unknown | Distributor record (Penguin Random House) for Mushishi Collector's Edition 1 Checked 2026-10-29 |
| Mushishi Collector's Edition 2View on Amazon US ↗ | 3–4 | Collector hardcover | English / US | 9798888776353 | Unknown | Distributor record (Penguin Random House) for Mushishi Collector's Edition 2 Checked 2026-10-29 |
| Mushishi Collector's Edition 3View on Amazon US ↗ | 5–6 | Collector hardcover | English / US | 9798888776360 | Unknown | Distributor record (Penguin Random House) for Mushishi Collector's Edition 3 Checked 2026-10-29 |
| Mushishi Collector's Edition 4Search Amazon for Mushishi Collector's Edition 4 ↗ | 7–8 | Collector hardcover | English / US | 9798888776377 | Unknown | Distributor record (Penguin Random House) for Mushishi Collector's Edition 4 Checked 2026-10-29 |
| Mushishi Collector's Edition 5Search Amazon for Mushishi Collector's Edition 5 ↗ | 9–10 | Collector hardcover | English / US | 9798888776384 | Never-before-published story, "The Shadow That Swallows the Sun" | Distributor record (Penguin Random House) for Mushishi Collector's Edition 5 Checked 2026-10-29 |
Each record retains its own source-check date. A missing ISBN is reported as not verified; unknown extras are never inferred.
Mapped coverage
1–10 · 10 mapped story units across 5 documented editions. This is the range in this map, not a claim that the series is complete.
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Mushishi Collector’s Edition book numbers are not Japanese volume numbers. Book 3 holds Japanese volumes 5–6, and book 5 holds 9–10. Match the volume range in the table, not the book number, against what you own.
What the distributor says is new
The distributor’s descriptions call the line a “hardcover omnibus edition featuring a completely original translation and new cover designs,” with “an all-new translation and lettering, and beautiful color pages and cover illustrations never seen in the U.S. before.” They add that English copies of the series had been “out of print for 15 years.” This page does not map those earlier English printings, because their numbering was not checked.
Book 5 and the new story
Book 5’s record reads “Includes Japanese volumes 9-10 and never-before-published story, “The Shadow That Swallows the Sun.”” The story is listed as an extra, not as a numbered volume, so it does not change which Japanese volumes the book covers. Books 4 and 5 are scheduled releases, and a publisher’s date can move.
Worked examples
- You own books 1 to 3. You hold Japanese volumes 1–6, and the next book is book 4 (volumes 7–8), scheduled for December 15, 2026.
- You own only book 2. You hold volumes 3–4 and still lack 1–2 and everything after 4.
- You want the last volumes in this line. That is book 5, volumes 9–10, which also carries the new story.
Use the calculator below to mark the volumes you own and see which books repeat them. For the general method, read the box-set duplicate check, and check each ISBN-13 against a listing with the ISBN edition check.