Folktales from Japan

About the Show

Simulcast on Saturdays 8:30pm EDT

Like in any culture, Japanese kids grow up listening to the stories repeatedly told by their parents and grandparents. The boy born from a Like in any culture, Japanese kids grow up listening to the stories repeatedly told by their parents and grandparents. The boy born from a peach; the princess from the moon who is discovered inside a bamboo; the old man who can make a dead cherry tree blossom, etc. These short stories that teach kids to see both the dark and bright sides of life have passed traditional moral values from generation to generation. ... more

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Availability Information

Episodes 27 and 52 repeated stories from previous episodes and are thus omitted.

Details

• Publisher: TV TOKYO
• Year: 2012
• Tags: anime, folktales from japan, furusato saisei nippon no mukashi banashi, mukashi banashi, crunchyroll folktales, japanese folktales, drama, shounen, educational, historical

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