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Folktales from Japan

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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.

Apr 1, 20126 seasons346 episodesReturning SeriesJA

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Seasons

Season 1

258 episodes

Premiered Apr 1, 2012

Season 2

27 episodes

Premiered Apr 7, 2013

Season 3

7 episodes

Premiered Apr 6, 2014

Season 4

1 episodes

Premiered Apr 5, 2015

Season 5

3 episodes

Premiered Apr 3, 2016

Season 6

50 episodes

Premiered Apr 2, 2017

Episodes

1–6 of 258

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Ep 1

The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Man Who Bought Dreams; The Rat Sutra

Apr 1, 2012

25m

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

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Ep 2

Little One Inch, The Rolling Rice Ball, The Cow's Marriage

Apr 8, 2012

25m

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

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Ep 3

The Old Man and His Bump, The Transforming Hood, The Love Potion

Apr 15, 2012

25m

An old man with a bump dances for a demon band, a fox gets tricked, and a love potion backfires horribly. Source: crunchyroll

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Ep 4

Strong Tarou, The Village of the Nightengales, Hirabayashi

Apr 22, 2012

25m

A couple creates a child from dirt, a woodcutter breaks his promise, and in the last tale we learn the meaning of “Hirarin, Heirin, Tairarin, Tairabayashi and Ippachijuu no Mokumoku, and Hitotsutoyattsudetokkikki” Source: crunchyroll

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Ep 5

Urashima Tarou, The Monkey Buddha, Comparing Treasures

Apr 29, 2012

25m

A Fisherman’s is given a gift that turns about to be a curse, monkeys worship a Buddha without getting their butts wet, and a merchant learns what is important in life. Source: crunchyroll

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Ep 6