Furusato Saisei: Nippon no Mukashibanashi

No. 32 is Kirin Monoshiri Daiquiri: Manga Bushiness with 366 episodes, and starting on August 3rd, 1970 and ending in September 30th, 1971.

Episode count and broadcasting dates in notes

Anime either based on, heavily influenced by or drawing key aspects from folklore. Folklore encompasses the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, people or culture passed down through the generations by word of mouth and later often recorded in written form.

While the majority of works listed in this club have their origins in East Asian folklore (for obvious reasons) also included are examples of folklore ranging from portrayals of the mythology of Ancient Greece, stories featuring local spirits, legendary folk heroes, adaptions of Brothers Grimm fairy tales and narratives featuring the Gods of the Norse pantheon as characters. Modernised interpretations and retellings have been largely excluded.

As MAL currently sadly only allows a max of 50 entries on interests stacks this list prioritises the stand out and most high quality examples of folkloric anime. For a more comprehensive list which also includes manga, I direct you to my accompanying folklore club of the same name.

animes where there are appearances of primates; monkeys, gorillas, etc..

Educational Anime
- (contains Anime that aren't educational for everyone or shows that are educational in a wider sense).
- excluding adaptations of western literature like Heidi, Three Musketeers etc.

Retellings of the Japanese folklore "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter". 🎍👸🌕

Tags: Folklore, Folktale, Bamboo, Princess, Moon

Wikis:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter
https://fairytale.fandom.com/wiki/Princess_Kaguya_and_the_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter

Check the Interest Stacks Repository club for more:
Fairy Tales, Folktales and Folklores: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2170508

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🔞 Kaguya-hime: Taketori Monogatari
https://myanimelist.net/anime/14471/Kaguya-hime__Taketori_Monogatari
*Used to be in this stack but its hentai so it made the stack not visible in the DB.

Shows in which parts of the natural world such as its landscapes, flora and fauna and the people who live harmoniously alongside it are portrayed with a particular focus and reverence.

Retellings of the folklore "Momotarō" or "Peach Boy". 🍑👦

Tags: Folklore, Folktale, Momotarou, Dog, Monkey, Pheasant, Hero, Giant Peach, Dumpling, Oni, Demon, Demon Slayer, Okayama Prefecture

Wikis:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotar%C5%8D
https://fairytale.fandom.com/wiki/Momotar%C5%8D_the_Peach_Boy

Also check NHK WORLD-JAPAN's Story Land (https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/storyland/):
Peach Boy
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/4040007/

Check the Interest Stacks Repository club for more:
Fairy Tales, Folktales and Folklores: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2170508

Retellings of the Japanese folklore "Urashima Tarou". 🐢

Tags: Folklore, Folktale, Urashima Tarō, Urashimako, Urashima no ko, Ura no Shimako, Fisherman, Turtle, Dragon Palace, Otohime, Oto-hime, Treasure Box, Rip Van Winkle

Wikis:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urashima_Tar%C5%8D
https://fairytale.fandom.com/wiki/Urashima_Tar%C5%8D_the_Immortal_Fisherman

Interesting read:
Urashima Taro: The Timeless Tale of a Japanese Fisherman and a Magical Turtle
https://www.bokksu.com/blogs/news/urashima-taro-the-timeless-tale-of-a-japanese-fisherman-and-a-magical-turtle

Also check NHK WORLD-JAPAN's Story Land (https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/storyland/):
Urashima Taro
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/4040008/

Check the Interest Stacks Repository club for more:
Fairy Tales, Folktales and Folklores: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2170508