The Green Gathering

The Green Gathering (緑の座 Midori no Za) is the first chapter of the manga series.

Summary
An isolated boy with the mysterious ability to make things drawn with his left hand come to life intrigues Ginko and prompts the mushishi to visit him.

Plot
Shinra Ioroi begins penning a letter when some of the characters he wrote start moving. One takes the form of a bird and flies off the page and outside before he can stop it. He gives chase, only to find Ginko has unwittingly caught it on his hand.

Shinra is surprised to see him as he sent a letter asking him not to bother visiting. He explains to Ginko that other mushishi have wanted to take on his case, but he turned them all away. His late grandmother, who viewed his power as wrong and going against the gods, forbade him from using his left hand and made him stay isolated from everyone.

He emphasizes to Ginko that he doesn't want his case looked into. However, seeing as he made the long journey out to see him, and it's been so long since Shinra's had someone to talk with, he allows Ginko to rest and stay the night.

Trivia

 * Not all of the characters Shinra writes become animated. Only logographs, kanji characters that were originally pictures, and drawings themselves are affected.