Yuki

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.

This stack lists anime that are about buddhism/shintoism or frequently reference at least one of the named religions/philosophies.

Some of the listed anime are surprisingly good and offer a insight into japanese/eastern history, traditions and mythology. Some might be unapologetic propaganda.

Every cinema or direct to video anime film that came out in 1981.

1980: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34002
1982: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34007

Missing on MyAnimeList:
- Horikawa Hiromichi 堀川弘通 (1916-2012), "Mister Giants Eikō no Sebangō 3" ミスター・ジャイアンツ 栄光の背番号３(Mister Giants Glory Number 3), Japan, 1981.
- Kim Seong-chil 김성칠, "Gugugui taeyang seongung isunsin" 구국의 태양 성웅 이순신 (Sun-Shin Yi, the Sun of Salvation), South Korea, 1981.

There is no duration limit.
❗Some are sequels.

One Main Character TV: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42870

Ongoing stack, pending completion

A list of anime that are adaptions of children's books (all around the globe). Recommended for reasons of nostalgia and as Iyashikei-anime before Iyashikei was a thing.