About this season
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.
Episodes (27)
1. Mother's Crystal; The Rolling Rice Ball; The Golden Arches
Aired 7 April 2013
2. Bat; The Old Man and His Bump; Lunch Works
Aired 14 April 2013
3. Snake and Fox Repay a Debt; The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Pheasant and the Crow
Aired 21 April 2013
4. Tears Overflow; Strong Tarou; The Skylark and the Water of Youth
Aired 28 April 2013
5. Mother and Daughter Slay a Demon; Kintarou; The Farting Girl
Aired 5 May 2013
6. The Radish Samurai; The Furuya Forest; The Golden Horse Poop
Aired 12 May 2013
7. When the Moon's Ring Disappears; The Rat Sutra; A Punch as a Reward
Aired 19 May 2013
8. The Mermaid's Feast; The Fox and the Bear; The Beginning of Man
Aired 26 May 2013
9. The Red Thread; The Cow`s Marriage; Beyond the Mirror
Aired 2 June 2013
10. The Carp Wife; The Snot-Nosed Boy; The Giant Beanstalk
Aired 9 June 2013
11. The Monkey Repays a Debt; Little One Inch; The Gourd Boy
Aired 16 June 2013
12. The Female Fox; Hirabayashi; The Wild Warrior and the Ox Cart
Aired 23 June 2013
13. The Dragonfly Rich Man; The Fish Wife; Ikkyuu-san's Funny Story
Aired 30 June 2013
14. Monkey Masamune; The Days Pass So Fast; The Woodcutter & the Mountain Grannie
Aired 7 July 2013
15. Minister Yuriwaka; The Fire Man; The Priest and the Boy and the Poisonous Mochi
Aired 14 July 2013
16. The Talking Fish; Urashima Tarou; The Demon's Handprint
Aired 21 July 2013
17. The Swallow with the Broken Leg; Left Behind; The Legend of the Nine-Headed Dragon
Aired 28 July 2013
18. Filial Devotion in Dreams; Rat Sumo; A Story of Stolen Melons
Aired 4 August 2013
19. The Tree in the Pot; Princess Kaguya; The Monk and the Fox
Aired 11 August 2013
20. Earless Houichi; Niou and Dokkoi; Badger Disaster
Aired 18 August 2013
21. A Story of Futons; Chakurikakifu; The Dancing Bones
Aired 25 August 2013
22. Dandarabochi and the Giant Sandals; The Painted Wife; The Fox in the Bag
Aired 1 September 2013
23. The Puppet Master; The God of the Bathroom; The Whale and the Sea Cucumber
Aired 8 September 2013
24. Unspeaking Okiku; Ubasute Mountain; The Sumo Wrestler's Little Sister
Aired 15 September 2013
25. Monkey Crab; The Straw Headman; Head Lake
Aired 22 September 2013
26. Episode 78
Aired 29 September 2013
52. The Ear Statue; The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin; The Little Chestnut
Aired 30 March 2014
A Compilation of Three Tales from past Episodes