Series synopsis
Folktales from Japan, also known as ふるさと再生 日本の昔ばなし is a Japanese animation drama television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 1, 2012. It stars Akira Emoto and Yoneko Matsukane.
Hometown Rebuilding: Folktales from Japan is a Japanese anime television series that adapts various traditional stories from Japan. The narration and all character voices are provided by veteran Japanese film actors Akira Emoto and Yoneko Matsukane. An English-subtitled version began "simulcast" availability on the streaming service Crunchyroll March 12, 2012.
Premise
Hometown Rebuilding: Folktales from Japan is a Japanese anime television series that adapts various traditional stories from Japan. The narration and all character voices are provided by veteran Japanese film actors Akira Emoto and Yoneko Matsukane. An English-subtitled version began "simulcast" availability on the streaming service Crunchyroll March 12, 2012.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 346 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 258 | April 1, 2012 | March 26, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 27 | April 7, 2013 | March 30, 2014 |
| Season 3 | 7 | April 6, 2014 | March 29, 2015 |
| Season 4 | 1 | April 5, 2015 | March 27, 2016 |
| Season 5 | 3 | April 3, 2016 | August 26, 2017 |
| Season 6 | 50 | April 2, 2017 | March 18, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Man Who Bought Dreams; The Rat Sutra In this episode, a dog rewards a kind master, and an old woman's gift is repaid, and a man buys a dream. Source: crunchyroll |
April 1, 2012 |
| 2 |
Little One Inch, The Rolling Rice Ball, The Cow's Marriage In this episode, the small shows the biggest bravery, and old man’s accidental gift is repaid, and the lazy man gets the cow. Source: crunchyroll |
April 8, 2012 |
| 3 |
The Old Man and His Bump, The Transforming Hood, The Love Potion An old man with a bump dances for a demon band, a fox gets tricked, and a love potion backfires horribly. Source: crunchyroll |
April 15, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mother's Crystal; The Rolling Rice Ball; The Golden Arches | April 7, 2013 |
| 2 | Bat; The Old Man and His Bump; Lunch Works | April 14, 2013 |
| 3 | Snake and Fox Repay a Debt; The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Pheasant and the Crow | April 21, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mountain Grannie of Mt. Choufuku; Sadaroku and Shiro; Zashiki-Warashi | April 6, 2014 |
| 2 | Render the Fat; The Star Wife; The Rich Kashiki | April 13, 2014 |
| 3 | The Phoenix; The Wood Buddha and the Gold Buddha; Shibahama | April 20, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monkey and Crab; Greedy Kihachi; The Spider's Twill | April 5, 2015 |
| 2 | Scary Buns; The Raindrop Monster; The Carpenter and Oniroku | April 12, 2015 |
| 3 | Kachikachi Mountain; Long Arms and Long Legs; Mountain Monk Rock | April 19, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Momotarou; The Sobagaki Priest; The Nose and Morning Gruel | April 3, 2016 |
| 2 | The Pond Snail Rich Man; Yaobikuni; The Child of the Giant Snake | April 10, 2016 |
| 3 | Episode 22 | August 26, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sameuratarou Became a Rock / Koukichi Flies Through the Sky A whale turns into a rock. A man wants to learn to fly, but runs into resistance from the Japanese government. Source: crunchyroll |
April 2, 2017 |
| 2 |
The Bamboo Shoot Child / The Demon Kite of Ikinoshim A child appears from inside a stalk of bamboo. A village makes a kite with the face of an oni. Source: crunchyroll |
April 9, 2017 |
| 3 |
The Catfish God / Inou Tadataka A wife unwittingly offends a powerful catfish god. Inou Tadataka becomes the first man to make a map of Japan. Source: crunchyroll |
April 16, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 1, 2012 |
| Last aired | March 18, 2018 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Schedule | Sunday at 09:00:00 |