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Folktales from Japan

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Synonyms: Hometown Rebuilding: Folktales from Japan
Japanese: ふるさと再生 日本の昔ばなし
English: Folktales from Japan
German: Folktales from Japan
Spanish: Historias Tradicionales Japonesas para la Reconstrucción de los Pueblos
French: Folktales from Japan
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Type: TV
Episodes: 258
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 1, 2012 to Mar 26, 2017
Premiered: Spring 2012
Broadcast: Sundays at 09:00 (JST)
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: Tomason
Source: Other
Genre: SupernaturalSupernatural
Theme: HistoricalHistorical
Demographic: KidsKids
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: G - All Ages

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Score: 6.941 (scored by 27832,783 users)
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Ranked: #46182
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Popularity: #6400
Members: 11,100
Favorites: 25

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Preliminary Spoiler
Apr 4, 2012
Preliminary (1/258 eps)
If like to learn about other culture tales, and in this case Japanese Folktales, you will probably enjoy this show.

The first thing you must have in mind is that the target public of this show is children. So if are expecting for something very elaborated that's not your show. With that in mind, let's go to the review.

The tales are like Aesop's fables, with a strong allegoric and moral background. But at the same time are simple. This simplicity is reinforced by the way the story is told, with clear and direct language since the narrator to characters.

The sound goes well with the animation, ...
Apr 1, 2012
Preliminary (1/258 eps)
This has the feel of a show for young children. Similar to an adaptation of Aesop's fables for westerners, this anime tells traditional Japanese stories that have a strong moral aspect.

The art is unusual and reminds me of My Neighbours the Yamadas (Studio Ghibli). The sound also emphasises the children's show aspect with 'noises' for walking and so forth. The opening and ending songs are sugary and nothing special.

Each episode consists of two or three tales and I think that character development is good for such a short delivery time. These are excellent stories told by a narrator in the style of bed-time story, ...
Mar 16, 2024
Preliminary (30/258 eps)
Mukashi mukashi..

As a person who loves Japanese history and mythology this hits all the right notes for me.

Folktales from Japan is what the name implies, it's a show aimed at children that retells folk tales..from Japan.

Each episode is divided into 3 segments or stories. Sometimes 2 but usually 3.

Each story uses a different art style. Some look similar but they're almost always different.

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