Asatir: Mirai no Mukashi Banashi


Future Folktales

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: アサティール 未来の昔ばなし
English: Future Folktales
German: Asateer: Future's Folktales
Spanish: Asateer: Future's Folktales
French: Asateer: Future's Folktales
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Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 4, 2020 to Jun 27, 2020
Premiered: Spring 2020
Broadcast: Saturdays at 08:00 (JST)
Producers: Manga Productions
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Toei Animation
Source: Original
Genre: AdventureAdventure
Duration: 25 min. per ep.
Rating: PG - Children

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Score: 6.081 (scored by 11261,126 users)
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Ranked: #93992
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Popularity: #9178
Members: 4,446
Favorites: 7

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Synopsis

In 2050 Riyadh, elder Asma's richly captivating storytelling transports her cherished grandchildren to fabled times where they learn that modern-day dilemmas are no match for the trials, tribulations and words of wisdom passed from generation to generation through their fascinating folktales.

(Source: Sentai Filmworks)

Characters & Voice Actors

Asma

Main
Nozawa, Masako
Japanese

Ryan

Main

Sultan

Main

Maha

Main

Zarqa

Supporting

Staff

Shimoda, Masami
Director
Mano, Akira
Episode Director
Takenouchi, Kazuhisa
Storyboard
Rizk, Rasha
Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement


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"Mirai no Mukashibanashi (未来の昔ばなし)" by Sachiko Watabe (渡部沙智子)
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Ending Theme

"Kioku no Mukou (記憶の向こう)" by Sachiko Watabe (渡部沙智子)




Reviews

Jun 27, 2020
Story ( 7/10) Future Folktales is a series about old Arabian folks. There is a Grandmother who know about old Arabian Stories and she tell these Story to her three grandchildren.

Art (7/10) is not the best but it's good because i saw many anime got art worst than this.

Sound (10/10) I think sound is the best why because every voice actors sounds suit in characters and sound effect everything is perfect

Characters (10/10) Every characters in this anime are different and I really like them i don't have any complain

Enjoyment (8/10) I really enjoyed every stories Grandmother said in this anime and i never ...
Jun 27, 2020
Future Folktales is set in the future where VR, flying cars, and household robots are a normality. It introduces us to a family in which a grandmother retells her 3 grandchildren Arabian stories and in doing so teaches them life lessons.

Honestly, the fact that its a Japanese anime set in the middle east is still so cool to me. We never seem to get to see middle eastern stories or people in anime often, so its a great change of pace!

I know the audience here is supposed to be more toward children but I found myself really enjoying every lesson they offered. Especially the one ...
May 10, 2020
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (6/13 eps)
Future Folktales is a series with a different Arabian fable every episode: a short tale that teaches a moral. Each episode, there's a grandmother that tells a fascinating story to her three grandchildren ( four, including me, the viewer) so they can learn that our modern-day dilemmas are easily solved by a simple story. Wisdom comes from the past.

The stories (so far) are all located in a similar background, but the characters are different. Also, IMO there are some stories that have a meaningful ending, while others are quite bland. Still relaxing though.

I'm watching this because this is a ~very~ comforting anime and it's ...

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